War and Destiny - 亂世佳人
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The story opens in 1937 when northeastern China is seized by the Japanese army. KOO PING-ON (WU, MYOLIE), along with her seriously ill mother and TIN HAU-YEE (NG CHEUK HAI, RON), a friend whom she trusts as a brother, comes to Nanjing (formerly known as Nanking) to seek refuge with her biological father KU MAN-CHAI (LAU DAN), who is the wealthiest rice merchant in the city. Sadly, the three of them are not welcomed by the KOOs and are treated like dirt in the big mansion. Following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident (also known as the Lugouqiao Incident of July 7 in China), Nanjing falls to the Japanese troops. Not until this point does ON realize that her closest childhood buddy YEE is actually the son of the Japanese General KOWASHI MATSUDA (SHEK SHAU). What shocks her even more is that this man whom she sees as her future husband has been having an affair with her father’s mistress CHENG YUET-FUNG (TONG, LEILA). Seeing that a Japanese colonel has a crush on ON, POON SAI-CHEONG (CHAN KAM HUNG, SUNNY), a traitor, buys off her freedom before the colonel, to which she is reluctant. ON hates CHEONG more than anything, but as time goes by, she begins to fall in love with him…

一九三七年,中國東北已被日軍佔領,平安與孝義均在東北鄉間長大,孝義自幼喪母,平安母親秀蓮遂將孝義養育成人,孝義更視秀蓮如親生母親般看待。雖然平安知道生父在南京是個富有米商,但見秀蓮似乎不想多提,故也識趣地不多問。平安與孝義青梅竹馬,在平安心目中,更視孝義為未來的另一半。 後來秀蓮病重,遂決定往南京找平安生父顧萬齊,希望萬齊能在自己過身之後,照顧平安及孝義。平安與孝義帶著病重的秀蓮到達南京後,卻被萬齊的原配容玉華從中作梗,令平安無法接觸萬齊,後來又遇上欲染指萬齊米行的奸商潘世昌,時間一再被阻,最終秀蓮在臨終前也無法見到萬齊最後一面,為此,平安與孝義均對世昌痛恨不已。 萬齊雖願意照顧平安,但因碰巧自己要娶鄭月鳳為四姨太,紅白相沖,暫時不便留平安在大宅中居住,在平安心目中,萬齊是個只顧傳宗接代,毫無夫妻感情的人。平安與孝義更遭玉華趕往米行落腳,玉華冷言冷語侮辱秀蓮,平安不忿母親被辱,決意打工賺錢還給萬齊。平安辦完秀蓮的喪事後,便在一間餐廳打工,後來才發現老闆竟是世昌,由於平安已向餐廳借了糧,唯有忍氣吞聲繼續工作。 喜事過後,平安與孝義終於回到顧家大宅居住,孝義卻然發現四姨太月鳳竟然是個十八出頭的少女,於大宅慘受欺凌,由於二人年紀相若,話題漸多,二人更成好友,由於相對日久,孝義與月鳳竟然暗生情愫,奈何月鳳已為人婦,二人只好將愛意埋藏於心中。時值七七事變,日軍快將攻入南京城,世昌更藉萬齊米行出現經濟危機,提出收購,卻被萬齊斷言拒絕,但世昌死心不息,精密佈局下,世昌利用平安的身份,巧施妙計,將米行據為己有。萬齊百年基業一朝喪,震怒之餘,遂將平安逐出家門,更因此一病不起。 南京淪陷 孝義身份暴光 南京城終於淪陷,萬齊在別無選擇之下,只好攜同家眷,逃往鄉間避難,月鳳本已對顧家毫無感情,欲藉此機會逃往別處,重過新生,無奈竟天意弄人,月鳳竟發現懷有萬齊骨肉,月鳳萬念俱灰,從此過著行屍酒肉般的生活。孝義本應陪同平安等人到鄉間避難,中途卻遇山賊截劫,孝義與平安失散之餘,身陷險境,幸得世昌及時出迎相救,孝義更視世昌為救命恩人,然而世昌卻發現孝義竟是松田毅之子。 世昌心中矛盾,不知應否告知孝義,後來松田毅漸對世昌身份起疑,世昌顧全大局,只好將孝義雙手奉送給松田毅。孝義認定世昌用自己作棋子,以圖私利,對世昌恨之入骨。 另一方面,平安與家人終於來到鄉間,顧家各人一向嬌生慣養,又怎能捱得苦,不但沒與平安合力共度難關,更怨言多多。平安不但沒有洩氣,更用盡每分力氣,不眠不休照顧各人,平安的堅毅,漸漸感動了各人,而萬齊亦對平安改觀,第一次正視這個女兒。平安終於感受到從未有過的父愛,日子過得雖苦亦樂。 後來日軍清鄉,平安只好帶著家人返回南京,萬齊病情卻日漸惡化,雖然米行早已落入世昌手中,但萬齊仍希望平安能延續米業,平安為完成父親遺願,遂與家人在日軍鐵蹄下,歷盡艱辛,終於在世昌手中取回往日的米行,萬齊眼見心願得償,亦老懷安慰。 屠殺展開 世昌身份被悉破 平安在城中重遇孝義,得知孝義真正身份之餘,更發現孝義性情大變,與往日的忠厚老實判若兩人。平安查得孝義受不了事實打擊,所以才一時迷失,平安遂鼓勵之,身份並不影響一個人的本質,孝義終於撥開迷霧,決利用自己的日本人身份,暗中為同胞做事。 時平安發現孝義心中一直愛慕之人,竟然是月鳳,震驚不已,擔心萬齊再受刺激,懇求二人不要作出有違道德之事。月鳳被平安感動,亦答應以家庭及兒子為重,拒絕孝義。孝義雖然失望,亦明白月鳳之苦衷,決收拾心情,為國家民族做一點事。 某次,平安被一日軍看中,世昌為保護平安,唯有搶先「包起」平安,平安最初對世昌痛恨不已,後見世昌一直以禮相待,才漸漸發現世昌不是壞人,對其改觀。無奈世昌與日軍為伍,迫害中國同胞,做盡傷天害理之事,平安又怎能說服自己,接受一個漢奸。後來世昌真正身份被平安發現,原來他身在曹營心在漢,暗中為政府做事。平安對世昌完全改觀,亦為自己之前的誤解而愧疚不已。二人本正式展開感情,但孝義不知就裡,認定世昌玩弄平安,對世昌更加恨之入骨。 始終紙包不住火,松田毅查得世昌間諜身份,不動聲色,要抗日義士互相殘殺,然後一網打盡。松田毅遂使出一招借刀殺人,將孝義好友林振聲殺死,然後嫁禍給世昌。孝義果然上當,誓要殺世昌為好友報仇。世昌四面受敵,命懸一線.... 戰火過去,中國終於光復,永豐號的招牌重新掛上,平安望著招牌,心中感慨萬千,世昌自從當日離去便再沒回來,到底是生是死?