Newest version of the "Water Margins": All Men are Bros
[UPCOMING] 2010 Mainland Series
TRAILER:
TITLE: 水浒传
ENGLISH TITLE: The Water Margin
CAST: Ady An (安以轩) will be playing Li Shi Shi, a prostitute from the capital city who has a romance with Yan Qing, which is played by Yan Kuan (严宽) in this version. She will often help him out as well as the other Liangshan heroes. All I can say is, it's about time that these two got paired up!
This is a men driven series, so there's really little female stars here, but I'm glad Ady gets to be one of them. Other female artists you might know are Hu Ke and Anita Yuen. Some other names you might be familiar with also plays supporting/minor/lead characters are: Du Chun, Chen Long, Huang Hai Bing, Ray Lui, and etc.
NUMBER OF EPISODES: 80
STORY:
"The story opens when an imperial official, Marshal Hong, who is sent by the Emperor is seeking Heavenly Master Zhang to help them in combating the plague. On the way, Hong visits a temple and unsuspectingly releases 108 demons imprisoned in a secret chamber for centuries. The demons spread out throughout the land after being released and are incarnated into the 108 Liangshan heroes. As if predestined, the stone tablet which holds the demons bears the words "Opens when Hong arrives".
The story basically tells about the exploits of a group of 108 outlaws(105 men and 3 women), who are called "bandits" by the imperial, but considered as "heroes" by people, representing all classes of Chinese society, who rose up, under the leadership of Song Jiang, against the tyranny of a corrupt and unjust official in the Song dynasty. The Liangshan heroes consisted of 36 Heavenly Spirits and 72 Earthly Fiends.
Stories of the 108 outlaws are told separately. Connections between characters are vague, but the individual stories are eventually pieced together after Song Jiang becomes the leader of the outlaw band at Liangshan Marsh.
Eventually, after defeating the Imperial forces sent to suppress them, they were granted amnesty and invited to form their own company in the Imperial army. They were then sent to attack Fang La in the south, who had declared himself an emperor, and met a tragic end."
BROADCAST PERIOD: Unconfirmed
