Season 1 • Episode 60
LatestDeng Sidi, is a poor rickshaw driver working in Guangzhou. Desperate to make more money so he can afford eye treatment for his girlfriend Ah Chun, he takes on a job from Ou Shuyun, the rebellious daughter of the Guangdong inspector-general and a supporter of revolutionary Chen Shaobai. To Sidi’s surprise, his job is to pretend to be Li Chongguang, the son of businessman Li Yutang. However, he was never told that Chongguang was killed. In order to prevent Yutang from discovering the truth, Ou Shuyun arranges for Sidi to become Chongguang’s replacement. All seems to be well until Shuyun’s father discovers that his daughter is in a relationship with Chen Shaobai and tries to cover it up by forcing Chongguang and Shuyun to get married. This is a drama adaptation of the 2009 Hong-Kong film "Bodyguards and Assassins"
Acting
Wallace Chung's dual-layered performance: rickshaw driver pretending to be aristocrat.
Production
Sumptuous 1910s Guangzhou sets with revolutionary underground atmosphere.
Writing
Tight 60-episode pacing that keeps the fake-identity tension snapping.
Creator
Lin Lisheng
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series adapts the 2009 Hong Kong film Bodyguards and Assassins, which fictionalized real 1906 revolutionary Chen Shaobai's protection of Sun Yat-sen during a Qing assassination plot.
The 60-episode expansion allowed the series to explore the rickshaw driver Sidi's backstory and fake-identity predicament far beyond the film's focus on bodyguards protecting the revolutionary leader.
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