Disillusionment

This film (drama)Also known as幻灭，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2003Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating0.0(For reference only)。

The story takes place in the coastal city of Nanzhuang in a southern province of China around the New Year in the late 20th century. Just as the city’s cigarette anti-counterfeiting joint office announced its first victory and went on vacation, the director of the municipal tobacco monopoly bureau, Zhao Cheng, suddenly died in a car accident. This shocking news deeply surprised Lin Miaozhuo, the head of the consumer protection department, who had just been transferred back to the industrial and commercial bureau from the anti-counterfeiting office: one hour before the incident, the deceased had called someone to urgently meet. The public security department initiated a traffic accident investigation according to procedures. As the deputy director of the joint anti-counterfeiting office, Lin Miaozhuo, based on her experience working with Director Zhao over the past year, determined that this was not a simple car accident, but likely related to a counterfeit cigarette gang trying to protect their immediate profits. However, her view did not receive support from Mayor Zhang Ling. Lin Miaozhuo, 27 years old, is attractive and has an extraordinary demeanor. At the age of 7, her biological father, Lin Xingshui, was killed by a tractor in the "sent-down youth" village of Shipaicun, and her mother soon after mysteriously disappeared and was taken in by He Baoshan as an adopted daughter. She graduated from Beijing University of Economics and Trade five years ago and returned to work in Nanzhuang City. Due to her intelligence and capability, and with strong recommendations from her adoptive father He Baoshan, who was then the director of the county party office, she was promoted by Mayor Zhang Ling and had a smooth career. Just a few days before Director Zhao's death, she met insurance broker Chen Dawei while intercepting a major counterfeit cigarette case. Due to the twenty years of nurturing, Lin Miaozhuo feels immense gratitude and respect for her adoptive father He Baoshan, who is now the county mayor, and remains unaware that he is secretly acting as a shield for the counterfeit gang led by the Chinese expatriate Xiang Ming. This ignorance plants the seeds of disaster in her fate. Xiang Ming had a strong bond with Lin Xingshui and He Baoshan, who also participated in the "sent-down youth" movement and became sworn brothers. Lin Xingshui, at that time, was a tractor driver, while Xiang and He were loading and unloading goods. Once, due to He Baoshan’s reckless driving causing a rollover, Lin Xingshui was trapped beneath the vehicle. Because Xiang Ming had long harbored ill intentions towards Lin Xingshui's wife, A Xiu, he incited her to abandon her husband by helping He Baoshan evade responsibility, resulting in Lin Xingshui's helpless death. Later, Xiang Ming indeed lured A Xiu away, abandoning the young Lin Miaozhuo. After twenty years of struggle, Xiang Ming, who made his fortune in Thailand, could not escape the Asian financial crisis and was nearly bankrupt, forcing him to sell off his assets and return to Nanzhuang City. He established the "Green Sunshine" biological products group with He Baoshan's support in name while secretly collaborating with He Baoshan's nephews, Fang Guodong and Fang Guoliang, to engage in illegal counterfeiting to amass wealth. The death of Zhao Cheng was also an extreme emergency measure taken by Fang Guoliang after learning that his counterfeit den had been discovered by Zhao Cheng. After Lin Miaozhuo became the director of the joint anti-counterfeiting office, regardless of her adoptive father and boyfriend Chen Dawei's advice, she insisted on investigating the truth behind Zhao Cheng's death, which angered Mayor Zhang Ling. When Lin Miaozhuo, with the support of Wang Yong, the police criminal investigation team leader, broke through layers of resistance and was about to convert Zhao Cheng's death case into a criminal investigation, the cunning Xiang Ming hired professional "hitmen" to surrender, meticulously fabricating a facade of a hit-and-run, causing the investigation to fall into difficulty again. Lin Miaozhuo still did not relax her investigation, which made Zhang Ling worry that her actions might tarnish the city's work performance. Hence, on the first day of the New Year, she was sent to Beijing under the pretext of submitting the city's anti-counterfeiting documentary "3.15 Memorandum." Thus, with mixed feelings, she took an empty train, leaving her work, family, and friends, finally realizing the complexity of anti-counterfeiting work. In Beijing, Lin Miaozhuo, through her mentor Dai Yingjie at university, accidentally met Mr. Zhou, who had previously been involved in counterfeit cigarette sales in Nanzhuang City. Now a representative of a major American company in China, Mr. Zhou fell in love with Lin Miaozhuo at first sight and generously promised to assist her in the anti-counterfeiting work. After returning to Nanzhuang City, Lin Miaozhuo immediately participated in the competition for the deputy director position of the municipal tobacco monopoly bureau. Naturally, this was strongly opposed by Mayor Zhang Ling. Subsequently, due to the special relationship between anti-counterfeiting office member Li Bin and Xiang Ming’s daughter, Xiang Ruyun, Xiang Ming learned of the situation and set a trap to lure Lin Miaozhuo and others into mistakenly raiding an underground counterfeit factory in the Baizi Bay "Zhang Family Ancestral Hall," causing public anger and leading to an incident. As a result, Lin Miaozhuo not only lost her chance to enter the tobacco monopoly bureau but was also ordered to suspend her work. Suspended at home, Lin Miaozhuo did not stop her investigation of the counterfeit gang. However, she could not accept that the underground cigarette factory she discovered had direct connections with her childhood cousin, Fang Guodong, who had always been kind and supportive of her! Wang Yong, the criminal investigation team leader, had analyzed the situation and particularly reassessed the blood writing left by Zhao Cheng before his death, pointing towards Fang Guodong. Lin Miaozhuo was facing a test of emotion and morality. Wang Yong and Lin Miaozhuo were childhood classmates, and Wang Yong had once caused trouble for Lin Miaozhuo when they were young, leading to her disciplinary action. They buried resentments until the incident of Zhao Cheng’s death forced them to confront the awkwardness. The public security bureau had solid evidence of Fang Guodong's connections with the counterfeit group and decided to take action against him; Xiang Ming's group also made an emergency response, deciding to proactively dispose of some counterfeiting equipment to protect Fang Guodong. However, this process further revealed their involvement. Fang Guodong was therefore arranged to be smuggled out of the country. For the purpose of pursuing the counterfeit gang's background and not forgetting the affection and help Fang Guodong had shown her since childhood, Lin Miaozhuo disregarded her personal safety and went to the border to persuade Fang Guodong to surrender. Xiang Ming sent bodyguard Bai Yulong to track Lin and Fang, and on Wanwei Island, Fang Guodong, cornered like a trapped beast, faced Lin Miaozhuo, who had been as close as sisters since childhood, ultimately persuaded him to return. Just as he was coming to his senses, the hidden Bai Yulong shot him with a fatal bullet. Fang Guodong's death suddenly made Lin Miaozhuo's situation perilous. On one hand, Xiang Ming deployed Bai Yulong to prevent Fang Guodong from leaking information and kidnapped Lin Miaozhuo, who had become a witness controlled by the police; on the other hand, he contacted Chen Dawei, enticing him to persuade Lin Miaozhuo to distance herself from the case investigation, while Chen Dawei took the opportunity to threaten Xiang Ming by seizing evidence of his bribing "hitmen" to take the blame, forcing Xiang Ming to promise that after accomplishing the deal, he would help him invest in setting up an insurance website, thus reaching a transaction for their mutual benefit. At this moment, Wang Yong had also pursued to Wanwei Island. Given his understanding of Lin Miaozhuo, he could not believe that this idealistic beautiful woman was involved in crime. Li Bin, who had secretly harbored feelings for Lin Miaozhuo, also came with Wang Yong. He was anxious because he couldn't find Lin Miaozhuo. On a dark and windy night, Lin Miaozhuo, who was held captive in a shipyard, unexpectedly met her boyfriend, Chen Dawei, which brought her great joy... However, after a night of deep conversation, it left her in immense pain, as if waking from a nightmare! She refused to leave with Chen Dawei, resolutely choosing to remain in the shipyard rather than negotiating any terms with her adversaries. Xiang Ming’s daughter, Xiang Ruyun—a uniquely individual modern girl—was fascinated by Li Bin's cool charisma and pursued him relentlessly after their chance encounter. Learning that Li Bin went to rescue Lin Miaozhuo, she followed him but unexpectedly found her father with Zhao Cheng's daughter, Pingping, in the arms of his overseas employee! As she had a profound impression of the sisterly bond between Lin Miaozhuo and this little girl, she naturally grew suspicious. Through her clever investigation, she unexpectedly found Lin Miaozhuo in captivity and rescued her. Upon returning to Nanzhuang City, Lin Miaozhuo found herself in a more unfavorable situation, being under dual surveillance of law enforcement and Xiang Ming's counterfeit gang... As the investigative work deepened, the counterfeit gang experienced internal disagreements due to conflicts of interest. He Baoshan, to protect the position he had defended his whole life, decided to shift all the blame onto his nephews, the Fang brothers. Fang Guoliang, on the other hand, was still haunted by the murder of his older brother and desperately sought the killer. His extreme personality was exploited by Xiang Ming, mistakenly targeting the uncle he believed always opposed him and the Lin Miaozhuo, whom he thought had wronged him since childhood. Taking advantage of Lin Miaozhuo’s visit home to see her elderly parents, he detonated a remote-controlled bomb... The police found He Baoshan's body at the scene of the explosion and his wife, severely injured with a traumatic brain injury. They also discovered four bankbooks totaling over ten million yuan, all under Lin Miaozhuo's name! This cast Lin Miaozhuo as a suspect of having an unknown source of huge assets. As the criminal investigation team leader, Wang Yong found himself torn between emotions and reason over the odd case, secretly resolving to clear Lin Miaozhuo's name and seek justice for her. Severely burned and disfigured, Lin Miaozhuo was saved by Li Bin and Xiang Ruyun, needing to hide temporarily. Fortunately, she received treatment from the "dual-faced man" Shang Jiusi, who had recently become acquainted with her during hardships, allowing her to find temporary shelter; she bravely fought through life and death with the attentive care and encouragement from Li Bin and others... Despite the pain from her disfigurement, Lin Miaozhuo insisted on returning to Beijing to seek criminal clues about the counterfeit gang. After discussing it, Shang Jiusi accompanied her on the journey. To ensure everything went smoothly, Li Bin and Xiang Ruyun returned to Nanzhuang City to cover Lin Miaozhuo and Shang Jiusi's northbound trip. Although Wang Yong was deeply concerned about Lin Miaozhuo going north, he knew that determining who was innocent and who was guilty depended on finding the real culprit and making the facts known to all. He intensified his efforts to capture "Little Mao Ge," surrounded Bai Yulong, and devised counter-plots to dismantle Xiang Ming’s camp, leading to substantial breakthroughs in the investigation. Just then, he learned that a major client calling himself Mr. Zhou had already placed an order for counterfeit cigarettes worth over ten million yuan with Xiang Ming, and shortly after, Mr. Zhou and two bodyguards appeared in Nanzhuang City... All of this came into Wang Yong’s sights, making Xiang Ming suspicious. On one hand, Wang Yong seized the opportunity to create pressure; on the other hand, Mr. Zhou’s group showed no signs of sincerity, forcing the cornered Xiang Ming to take a desperate gamble, hoping to secure cash before fleeing the mainland. Since returning to Nanzhuang City, Xiang Ruyun not only had deep feelings for this "hero," Li Bin, but also admired "Sister Lin." When she accidentally discovered that the woman she admired was actually her biological sister, she naturally resolved to secretly assist her sister in clearing her name... unbeknownst to her that the dark hand fighting against her was her very own deeply loving biological father. Cunningly, Xiang Ming arranged to meet Mr. Zhou to pay at an abandoned mountain deity temple concealing secret passages, sending a senior figure, Lao Qu, from the tobacco industry to scout the location. When Mr. Zhou saw through this, Xiang Ming, under enormous pressure and tempted by immense profits, agreed to personally attend the meeting. It was at this crucial moment that Wang Yong received an anonymous call, obtaining accurate intelligence. Facing this brilliantly constructed trap, Wang Yong felt reassured, further sensing Lin Miaozhuo’s presence. ... A battle of wits and courage, intertwined with love, hate, and personal vendettas, eventually concluded with the downfall of the counterfeit gang. In the midst of this thrilling process, Lin Miaozhuo sadly witnessed that the one aiding Xiang Ming's escape was unexpectedly her former lover, Chen Dawei! In the hospital's intensive care unit, He Baoshan's wife, Lin Miaozhuo’s adoptive mother, finally regained consciousness. While she cleared Lin Miaozhuo of the unjust accusation of the four bankbooks, she said not a word about her late husband He Baoshan's evil deeds in life... On the Qingming Festival of 2001, after undergoing surgery to restore her appearance, Lin Miaozhuo, accompanied by Wang Yong, Li Bin, and Xiang Ruyun, visited the grave of Zhao Cheng, the former director of the municipal tobacco monopoly bureau, who sacrificed his life in the fight against cigarette counterfeiting and sales. These four young people, after being tempered by the anti-counterfeiting battle, stepped forward with more mature strides into their future lives.