Love Is Payable | |
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Traditional Chinese | 儂 本 多 情 |
Simplified Chinese | 侬 本 多 情 |
Literal meaning | You Are Sentimental at Heart |
Hanyu Pinyin | Nóng Běn Duō Qíng |
Written by | Bo Hua |
Directed by |
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Starring | |
Opening theme | "Duo Qing Ren" (多情人) performed by Mindy Quah |
Ending theme | "Ditu" (地圖) performed by Chiang Yu-heng |
Composer | Chen Ming-chang |
Country of origin |
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Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 40 |
Production | |
Producer | Young Pei-pei |
Cinematography |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | Formosa Television |
Release | July 23, 1997 |
Related | |
Entangling Love in Shanghai (2010) |
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).
# | Award | Category | Individual | Result |
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34th [1] | Golden Bell Awards | Best Television Series | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Lee Li-chun | Nominated | ||
Best Sound Effect | Hu Lianzhong, Huang Gaoping | Nominated | ||
Best Lightning | Lin Helong, Chen Zelin | Nominated |
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