The Wayward Son of the Zhou Family

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

Early 1930s Beijing. The wealthy young man Xie Yiting is obsessed with traditional Chinese arts, especially crosstalk, and harbors dreams of becoming an artist. He is deeply in love with Bai Mudan, a female performer in the "De Yan Ban" troupe. Zhang Suxin has secretly been in love with Xie Yiting, which leaves her feeling very dejected. The Xie family is a prominent household in the capital and views Yiting as a rebellious son. During a performance rescue, Yiting defies his family's objections and takes the stage, inadvertently offending the Xie family’s arch-enemy Yang Fengmei, which leads to a deadly feud between the two families. The thug Yuan Gui, incited by Yang Fengmei, relentlessly persecutes Xie Yiting and forcibly marries Zhang Suxin. Faced with constant trouble from enemies and his son’s disgrace, Xie Fuchen, the head of the Xie household, dies of anger. Soon after, Yiting is expelled from home by his brother Xie Yizhai. However, Yiting becomes even more infatuated with crosstalk, disregarding wealth and life, and firmly resolves to pursue his artistic career, taking on the stage name Bao Zhong, thus beginning his performing life. Yang Fengmei colludes with Yuan Gui, causing Xie Baozhong to suffer numerous misfortunes, ending up on the streets. Zhang Suxin, still harboring feelings for him, secretly helps him, eventually leading to Baozhong’s rise to fame. Wang Baoxin, Yiting’s junior, out of jealousy, aligns himself with Yang Fengmei’s husband, the bully Gao Botai, stirs discord, and plots to frame Baozhong, leading to his disgrace. An old performer from a juggling troupe kills a Japanese soldier in Northeast China and returns to Beijing to seek refuge, but is hunted down by secret police and killed. Baozhong, filled with righteous indignation, promotes anti-Japanese sentiment on stage, but is imprisoned by treacherous military police. Bai Mudan goes to save Baozhong, accepting an invitation to perform at Gao’s residence, but is schemed against and raped by Yuan Gui...