Drama Info:
Title: Like A Flowing River 2 (大江大河2) Da Jiang Da He 2
Episodes: 39
Release Date: December 20, 2020
Film Location: Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu
Summary: The Chinese drama continues from the first season, using the fortunes and struggles of Song Yun Hui, Lei Dong Bao, Yang Xun and others to show China’s economic reforms, social life changes, and political changes from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. The drama portrays the struggle, growth and change of reform practitioners.
Plot Synoposis:
Song Yun Hui arrives to Donghai and becomes the youngest deputy of Donghai Chemical’s leadership team. He brings his wife and daughter with him to Donghai.
Cheng Kai Yan’s laziness and suspicion leaves the two in a rift, and finally they end up in divorce.
With strong business capabilities, Song Yun Hui continues to be a leader and helps the Donghai Chemical project through difficulties during the preliminary preparations and establishment of the joint venture. However, he causes dissatisfaction due to the excessive limelight.
The pace of reform for Xiao Lei’s family gets bigger and bigger, but because he neglects safety issues, the copper factory has an explosion.
Lei Dong Bao is imprisoned for bribery. After his release, he establishes Thunder Company and finds a market for electric wires. Wei Chun Hong always stays supportive to Lei Dong Bao.
Yang Xun arrives to Donghai for development and helps the market flourish.
In cooperating with foreign representative Liang Si Shen, he makes false accounts and is discovered by Liang’s father. In addition to the death of his widowed mother, Yang Xun suffers multiple blows. Ren Xia, his trusted accountant, stays by his side.
Liang Si Shen, the foreign manager of the Sino-foreign joint venture factory, comes in contact with Song Yun Hui at work.
They respect each other’s abilities and opinions. Neither of them makes a first move, but their hearts get closer and closer to one another.
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Cast & Characters:
Wang Kai 王凯 as Song Yun Hui 宋运辉
A state-owned economic representative who grows from an ordinary technical person to a leader. With strong business capabilities, he continues to support and lead his company. He leads the Donghai project through many difficulties.
Yang Shuo 杨烁 as Lei Dong Bao 雷东宝
As a representative of the collective economy, his greatest characteristic is that he is resolute and dares to love and hate. But many of his behaviours are reckless and radical, so his fate is doomed to have many ups and downs.
Supporting Characters
Dong Zi Jian 董子健 as Yang Xun 杨巡
As an individual investor, he begins to find success in the 1990s, and also starts a relationship. Everything seems to go smoothly, but the price he pays is painful.
Yang Cai Yu 杨采钰 as Liang Si Shen 梁思申
A foreign capital representative. After returning from studying abroad, she serves as the foreign manager of a Sino-foreign joint venture factory.
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Airing Schedule
Start: December 20, 2020
Frequency: 2 episodes every Monday to Saturday, 1 episode on Sunday
End: January 12, 2021