The New Chapter of Wang Baozhang II - From Death to Life

This film (drama)Also known as王保长新篇Ⅱ死去生来，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2007Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin, Sichuan Dialect，Current Douban rating8.2(For reference only)。

The gunfire of the People's Liberation Army shook Longyin Town, and Wang Baozhang rescued the Dingdang couple, instructing Pan Tuobei to escort them to the already liberated Liuliu Village for safety, while he prepared for a peaceful uprising. The Third Sister-in-law was determined to marry Wang Baozhang as promised, but he refused, saying that his future safety was uncertain and he did not want to involve her. The Third Sister-in-law asked Tang Jishi to announce with a drum that she would marry him on the 8th of this month. Wang Baozhang rushed to snatch the drum, sadly beating it and stating that he had not married the Third Sister-in-law on the 8th, leaving the villagers confused; the Third Sister-in-law quietly shed tears upon hearing this. Pan Tuobei, seeing that Yuan Baozhang of Liuliu Village was shot, believed that Wang Baozhang would meet the same fate, so he plotted to replace him and sought to curry favor with the PLA squad leader, Yuziwa, to gain his trust, bringing the troops to occupy Longyin Town. Wang Baozhang led the militia to welcome the PLA, preparing for a peaceful uprising, but Pan Tuobei, furious that Wang Baozhang still wanted to be an official, devised a malicious scheme. During the ceremony for the peaceful uprising, the welcoming banner mistakenly read “Welcome the Jiang bandits, drive away the PLA,” which caused an uproar, and the meticulously prepared peaceful surrender ceremony nearly cost Wang Baozhang his life, only for Jiang Dagui to master policies that spared him from unjust punishment. Wang Baozhang thought he had saved Yuziwa's wife and Jiang Dagui, believing the Communist Party would treat him favorably, yet no one could vouch for these acts, and with Pan Tuobei's instigation, his situation was dire. Furthermore, after this, inexplicable disasters repeatedly fell upon Wang Baozhang. He became homeless and built a hut in the bamboo forest. The PLA received a tip-off and found a portrait of Chiang Kai-shek and two pieces of “The Number One Protector in the World” in the straw pile where he slept. He buried some valuables in a graveyard, which were inadvertently dug up by the Li brothers, resulting in a pursuit led by Yuziwa, and to help Li Laoshuan, he admitted to having buried the valuables under the stern warning of the Third Sister-in-law. Bandit leader Lu and Wang Jinbiao from Longyin Mountain both sought to recruit him. He was taken to the execution ground, and just before his execution, the Third Sister-in-law formally married him, with everyone believing he would meet his end, but at the last moment, it was Jiang Dagui, knowledgeable about the Communist policies, who rescued him. However, that night, Lu and his bandits broke into his home, killing the militia guards and ultimately forcing him to leave home. Yuziwa pursued them and eliminated the bandits, while Wang Yaozu fled with Tang Jishi and Hou Qi (Three Hands) to Anzhou County, preparing to search for Yuziwa's wife. Wang Baozhang accidentally took a leather vest containing the list of enemy spies hidden in the “Kitchen God” picture at the Li mansion in Anzhou County. Leader Li and Juanjuan searched everywhere for Wang Yaozu, while the bandit leader Lu and Wang Jinbiao also came to Anzhou County to seek illicit gains. Thus, three factions staged a comical farce that played out like a praying mantis trying to catch a cicada. Leader Li pretended to be police and demanded the capture of the counter-revolutionary fugitive Wang Baozhang, which Wang Baozhang used to evade Lu's tracking. In the end, he believed he had outsmarted Leader Li's plan, but he was still kidnapped by Lu to Longyin Mountain. Li and Juanjuan also came to Longyin Mountain to retrieve the Kitchen God picture, attempting to recruit Lu, but Juanjuan was deceived despite her seductive efforts. Wang Baozhang maneuvered between them and discovered the true purpose of the Kitchen God picture, so he went down the mountain to Anzhou County to retrieve the leather vest, but was unfortunately stolen by Pan Tuobei, who had come to find Yuziwa's wife. Pan Tuobei took the picture back to Longyin Town, receiving government recognition and becoming the head of the Longyin Town Commune, while Wang Baozhang returned to Longyin Town, hiding in the sweet potato cellar of the Third Sister-in-law’s home. As the head of the commune, Pan Tuobei sought a divorce from Li Yaomei, who came from a landlord family, and seduced Xiao Yu’er, while planning to capture Wang Baozhang in a complex scheme. Li Laoshuan was imprisoned for harboring criminals, and the Third Sister-in-law sought justice for him. In the end, Jiang Dagui learned the truth and, to capture Leader Li and his group, entrusted the Kitchen God picture to Wang Yaozu, cleverly leading them into the PLA's encirclement. With his wit, silver tongue, and determination to change, Wang Yaozu completed the task assigned by Jiang Dagui. Yuziwa found his wife, who had come back to life, and finally understood that it was Wang Baozhang who saved her and her child, thus clearing Wang Baozhang's name and achieving great merit. Pan Tuobei was dismissed for his misdeeds, and Wang Baozhang received commendation from the county government, becoming a member of the county's CPPCC, leading a peaceful and happy life with the Third Sister-in-law from then on.