Love Is Payable

*Love Is Payable*
Love Is Payable
	Vietnamese VHS cover
Also known as
Traditional Chinese	儂本多情
Simplified Chinese	侬本多情
Literal meaning	You Are Sentimental at Heart
Hanyu Pinyin	Nóng Běn Duō Qíng
Written by	Bo Hua
Directed by	Raymond Lee; Lai Shui-ching; Lo Leun Seung;
Starring	Steve Ma; Carina Lau; Leanne Liu; Lee Li-chun; Song Chunli; Sun Xing; Angus Tung; Lawrence Ng; Lu Wen;
Opening theme	"Duo Qing Ren" (多情人) performed by Mindy Quah
Ending theme	"Ditu" (地圖) performed by Chiang Yu-heng
Composer	Chen Ming-chang
Country of origin	Taiwan; China;
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	40
Production
Producer	Young Pei-pei
Cinematography	Lin Ho-lung; Hsiao Bi-tsun;
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Young Pei-pei Studio; Tianjin Television;
Original release
Network	Formosa Television
Release	July 23, 1997
Related
	Entangling Love in Shanghai (2010)

Love Is Payable is a 1997 Chinese-language period romance television series produced by Young Pei-pei, set in the Shanghai International Settlement during the Second Sino-Japanese War (which was policed by British and Americans before 1941 even after Shanghai fell to the Japanese in 1937). The series was filmed in Tianjin and Shanghai and first broadcast on Taiwan's Formosa Television.

Originally, Anita Mui was the first choice to play Xiangxue'er, and Stephen Chow was the first choice for the role of Bai Lang. However, they were unavailable, so Carina Lau and Steven Ma were cast instead.

In 2010, Young Pei-pei produced a remake, titled Entangling Love in Shanghai in English (the Chinese title remains the same).

Cast

Carina Lau as Xiangxue'er
Steve Ma as Bai Lang
Leanne Liu as Bai Ping
Lee Li-chun as Qiao Xiannong
Lawrence Ng as Zhang Guiting
Sun Xing as Ma Xianliang
Angus Tung as Chen Congming
Song Chunli as Hu Ying
Lu Wen as Liao Wanzhen
Yue Yueli as Han Dong
Chen Zihan as Yang Ming
Doze Niu as Da Mi
Chu Zhong-heng as Rong San
Dong Xiaoyan

Awards and nominations

#	Award	Category	Individual	Result
34th^[1]	Golden Bell Awards	Best Television Series	Does not appear	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Lee Li-chun	Nominated
		Best Sound Effect	Hu Lianzhong, Huang Gaoping	Nominated
		Best Lightning	Lin Helong, Chen Zelin	Nominated

References

^ "88年電視金鐘獎入圍名單" [List of Nominees for 1999 Television Golden Bell Awards]. Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development (in Chinese).

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[1] "88年電視金鐘獎入圍名單" [List of Nominees for 1999 Television Golden Bell Awards]. Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development (in Chinese).

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