Title: Contenders
Chinese Title: 狮城山海 / Shi Cheng Shan Hai
Broadcast Network: Tencent
Broadcast Date: TBA
Genre: Period
Director: Ju Xing Mao
Screenwriter: He Qi An, Guo Jing Yu
Executive Producer: Guo Jing Yu
Production Company: Tencent, G.H.Y Culture & Media
Episodes: 48
Contenders Synopsis
In the late 1940s, many Chinese people who came to make a living gathered along the banks of the Malacca River. They helped each other in the hardships of the years and fought hard. After gaining a firm foothold, a legendary gang “Shanhai Gang” gradually became the development center of local Chinese.
The story revolves around the adventures, love and hatred of Cheng Hui, the leader of the “Shanhai Gang”. He had already retired, but when the “Shanhai Gang” encountered challenges from other gangs, he returned to Xingzhou to reorganize the gang. The second-in-command Liu Xiongwu was murdered, and behind it was a series of conspiracies involving power grabs, turf disputes, and newcomers…
The second generation of the “Shanhai Gang” gradually emerged, and moved forward with difficulty with the problems left over from the previous generation; the third generation of young people also began to emerge. Faced with a series of events manipulated by the colonists behind the scenes, where should the “Shanhai Gang” and these people who pursue heroes in the rivers and lakes go…
Contenders Cast
Wei Zi as Cheng Hui
Yang Xu Wen as Liu Zhendong
Wang Zi Wei as Cheng Nanping
Yue Li Na as Hong Yan
Hong Jun Jia as Huang Zhongxin
Tay Ping Hui as He Yaohui
Hugo Ng as Huang Youpeng
Cheng Dong as Yu Xingwang
Zhang Li Wei as Liu Furong
Zhang Li Ming as Uncle Zhuang
Zhao Heng Xuan as Zhao Tiehan
Benz Hui as Brother Liu Liu
Lawrence Ng as Zheng Qiu