In Shanghai in the 1930s, Feng Yilun, who grew up in an orphanage, got a job as a journalist by chance. Because his boss arranged him to be in the film and television pages, he formed an indissoluble bond with the then actress Xu Laiyi., in the process of developing his career, he was influenced by Li Ruoyi, who was nominally the inspector of the patrol house, but was actually a progressive young man with positive thoughts. From a simple entertainment reporter, he became one who exposed the darkness and ugliness of the society at that time, and strived to return the favor to the public.The reporter who was telling the truth also discovered the mystery of his life experience. When he learned that his father had been persecuted and died because of challenging the reactionary government for the benefit of the workers, he resolutely made the same choice as his father.Secretly cooperating with Li Ruoyi, he completed the operation to destroy the Japanese invaders' plan, and thus gained Xu Laiyi's favor.The two finally chose to go to Yan'an with the progressive young people in Shanghai, and devoted themselves to the liberation battle with perseverance, leaving behind a legendary life story that will be talked about by future generations.

shooting process

The film was shot in places such as Guangzhou Street and Shanghai Street in Hengdian Film and Television City, and Republic of China Street in the Red Army Long March Expo City.In June 2017, the drama was successfully completed in Hengdian.

The whole play is divided into ten units and revolves around the ten-mile foreign market where war and singing and dancing crisscrossed each other in the Shanghai Concession from 1910 to the end of the 20th century.Use film-style shooting and combine it with a unique music MV style to present the title sequence.In terms of narrative structure, it boldly launched a new model of "one drama with ten female protagonists", telling the story behind a female star every three episodes.

In order to meet the quality-first production requirements of the producer DMG, this scene took three and a half months to create. It restored the unique style of old Shanghai one to one in the old photos. The exquisiteness of the scene was even reflected in the bricks and tiles and the moss on the wall.In addition to a large number of lighting equipment for the studio, the lighting department assembled more than 600 light boxes by itself to ensure the light and shadow effect of the studio scene.The other two large studios are also classics. One is the studio where female stars play in their scenes; the other is the luxurious Paramount Ballroom.The total scene is about 20,000 square meters, with more than 200 large and small rooms. Even the furniture and small items and props in the house have all reached the collection level and are all rented from collectors.