The big play “outlet”, which was born in 1999, has won a high praise of 9 points in Douban. It has also won the Singapore Red Star Award, but it is quite popular. Through the joys and sorrows of three couples, just like the theme song “I can afford to suffer” of the power train, the play condenses the bitterness and pain of Chinese people going to Nanyang, which is impressive.
It brought together the most popular men and women on the Singapore screen at that time, such as xieshaoguang, xumeizhen, caoguohui, lijinmei, linxiangping, zhengbinhui, chunyushanshan, etc. their roles were basically from Fujian, China. They were all despondent little people who came across the sea to Singapore to seek a way out. Unexpectedly, the environment was much worse than they imagined.
The rich young master zhangjiafu played by Xie Shaoguang is not as despicable and evil as the pangolin in journey to the East. However, the young master in a rich family, who was spoiled by childhood, wandered around all day and was framed by bad guys, simply lost his wealth and had to take his pregnant daughter-in-law to Singapore to make a living.
A Ju, played by lijinmei, never left her husband, the black sheep of her family, after her rich wife fell down, showing her virtue and infatuation. Unexpectedly, her husband could not help her to the wall. He was lazy and could not take care of her pregnant wife. He also gambled with an old prostitute and was beaten in debt. He was directly angry and left ah Ju.
It’s easy to see that her husband is getting better. Ah Ju gave birth to a daughter and returned to her family to live a good life. She was attracted by local profiteers and was directly bullied and robbed to give birth to a son. Unscrupulous businessmen threatened her with her husband’s life, and Zhang Jiafu had to misunderstand her vanity before leaving. The plot setting is very regular, but the narration is very smooth.
Xumeizhen, a popular beauty in tofu street, plays a woman named Hongdou who is suffering from many disasters. She was forced to marry by her poor father and shaved her head to resist. She also accidentally killed people. If her boyfriend Chen shrimp hadn’t bought them off, she would have been shot, and she would have to elope with Chen shrimp. The two were also accidentally separated, and the various processes were slightly bloody!
Chen shrimp and red bean are easy to reunite, but they can’t be happy together because they met Liu Mei, the leader of the guild. Liu Mei, played by zhengbinhui, is basically the number one male in the middle part. He seems handsome and affectionate, but he is violent and domineering. He can kill people in the street. Whoever refuses to obey will use force to win. He is a standard leader of the black and evil forces.
After Liu Mei pursued Hongdou, she first surrounded and chased her, then Hongdou was kidnapped by the gangs. He directly killed the big brother. Even if she was lame, she would snatch the beauty back. Hongdou was forced to marry Liu Mei at last. She said that she had love in adversity, but rather that she had the elements of gratitude and compassion, which led to the birth of tragedy!
Later, because Liu Mei became disabled, her temper became more and more irritable. She not only often beat and scolded red beans, but also burned down her wife’s hard-working shop because she was jealous. He was finally killed by Japanese soldiers because he protected his wife and children. Is it fate or evil between Liu Mei and Hongdou? Every spectator may have his own answer!
Liuxiangping plays Haiyan, not as unruly and willful as lilac in journey to the East, but more like a stubborn girl friend. She married Nanyang rice merchant and became her aunt. She was nearly disfigured. It was easy for her to cooperate with Hongdou to open a shop, and her small business was burned down. But she doesn’t accept the love of long-term worker chenbaotian. It’s a little inhumane!
The 30 episode series was not expected to be shocking, but it dared to expose the darkness of reality and made subtle changes. For example, the profiteers and villains cooperated with the Japanese in doing business. Because Japanese goods were boycotted during the war, he changed the label to Chinese goods and stole money from others; Another example is chenbaotian’s jewelry, which was collected by women when Haiyan returned after many years. It’s so romantic!
When Chen shrimp became the owner of the biscuit factory, in the face of Liu Mei’s son inciting the workers to strike, he also paid wages and made clear the pros and cons. After all, the emerging small enterprises can not be compared with the large European factories. This treatment is also very wise. Unscrupulous businessmen and villains absconded with money. They were refused to give money to good people. They were directly besieged by the masses to death. It seems that they are very relieved!
It seems to be a fictional drama, but there are some things I fear. For example, Chen shrimp bribed the police and saved his girlfriend from death; At first, Liu Mei and the profiteer boss were poor people who went to Nanyang. When they entered the underworld or colluded with the Japanese, they became powerful and rich. They go to occupy women in good families. They have no rules and the rule of law, and eventually they get burned.
On the contrary, the tragedies of Hongdou, ah Ju and Hai Yan in love and life have concentrated the bitterness and pain behind the wave of immigration. Even zhangjiafu, who has a lot of wealth, is a little depressed after his wife died of illness and returned home in wealth.
Although the story is very routine, the fate of the lower Nanyang people in the 1930s and 1940s and the difficulties of the lower class people are vividly displayed.