In May 1949, the newly liberated Shanghai was still shrouded in the smoke of war and was riddled with holes. On May 28th, Chen Yi (played by Wei Qimin[Expand All]
In May 1949, the newly liberated Shanghai was still shrouded in the smoke of war and was riddled with holes. On May 28th, Chen Yi (played by Wei Qiming) took over the mess that had been ruled by the Kuomintang for several years as the mayor of the Communist Party. Everything is difficult at the beginning. As the largest industrial city in China at that time, Chen Yi couldn't sleep at night on how to manage it. He took the opportunity of attending a banquet to explain the policies of our Party to the capitalists, boost the confidence of the national capital industry in operation, quickly restore industrial production, stabilize prices and crack down on unscrupulous merchants. He also dealt with internal disciplinary violations without mercy and seriously. Even his father-in-law was sent back to his hometown to alleviate the burden on the country. Taking the opportunity of the Spring Festival, he visited worker Xu Genrong's (played by Zhao Jiayan) home to pay New Year's greetings. He used the incident of workers eating soybean residue to educate and influence Fu Yile (played by Zhang Fei), and adjusted the labor relations. He also used vivid examples to educate on class position and class sentiment, making the masses aware of the hard-won new China and new life......[Collapse]
