Love Is Payable is a 1997 Chinese-language period romance television series produced by Young Pei-pei, set in the Shanghai International Settlement during the Second Sino-Japanese War (which was policed by British and Americans before 1941 even after Shanghai fell to the Japanese in 1937). The series was filmed in Tianjin and Shanghai and first broadcast on Taiwan's Formosa Television.
Originally, Anita Mui was the first choice to play Xiangxue'er, and Stephen Chow was the first choice for the role of Bai Lang. However, they were unavailable, so Carina Lau and Steven Ma were cast instead.
In 2010, Young Pei-pei produced a remake, titled Entangling Love in Shanghai in English (the Chinese title remains the same).
Cast Carina Lau as Xiangxue'er Steve Ma as Bai Lang Leanne Liu as Bai Ping Lee Li-chun as Qiao Xiannong Lawrence Ng as Zhang Guiting Sun Xing as Ma Xianliang Angus Tung as Chen Congming Song Chunli as Hu Ying Lu Wen as Liao Wanzhen Yue Yueli as Han Dong Chen Zihan as Yang Ming Doze Niu as Da Mi Chu Zhong-heng as Rong San Dong Xiaoyan
Awards and nominations #AwardCategoryIndividualResult34thGolden Bell AwardsBest Television SeriesBest Supporting ActorLee Li-chunBest Sound EffectHu Lianzhong, Huang GaopingBest LightningLin Helong, Chen Zelin
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