

Au Revoir Shanghai
The story takes place in the 1930s. NIP CHUN (MIU KIU WAI), one of the most influential gang leaders in Shanghai for the past twenty years, decides to step down after the sudden death of his wife. He earns his living by selling Shanghai steamed buns, and to make it up to HO SHUI-SAU (HEUNG HOI LAN, ANNE), he hires the lady as his helper. His withdrawal from gang activities has deeply disappointed SHEK SAI-KAU (WONG CHUNG CHAK, BOSCO), who is an ardent follower of him. CHUN was determined not to get involved with any criminal activities. But when he finds out that WU TAI-TSUEN, a buddy from his gang, may have something to do with his wife’s death, and when he sees how his former gang mates are mysteriously killed one by one...
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
12-08-200844mFamous for his courage and bravery, NIP TSUN has been assisting KOO CHEUNG-SHING, the principal gang leader in Shanghai since the 1920s. SHING’s blood sister TONG-YAN is married to...
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
13-08-200844mSAU is running out of money. She hopes to get back CHEUNG’s ashes as soon as possible so that she can return home without further delay. She is offered a low-paid job, which allows...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
14-08-200844mSAU is heartbroken when she sees that the ashes are scattered all over the ground. TSUN points out that SAU has been deceived and that what she has got is only incense ash. The lan...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
15-08-200844mTo make it up to SAU and Mrs. MA, TSUN decides to put them up at Chun Fung. SAU, however, rejects him at once. KAU and WAH go to pick up Mrs. MA as instructed. Mrs. MA takes full a...
- Ep 5
5.Episode 5
18-08-200844mBONG is shocked to find SUEN’s body and his suicide note. In fact it is all planned by TSUEN. SAU cannot accept the death of SUEN. She bursts out crying and howling, during which s...
- Ep 6
6.Episode 6
19-08-200844mA teenage gang challenge TSUN to a contest. But TSUN remembers his promise to his late wife and would rather take the insult. Luckily the police arrive in time and manage to stop t...
- Ep 7
7.Episode 7
20-08-200844mSAU means to burn TSUN’s cookbook, through which she hopes he can forget the past and look for a new life. TSUN recalls what his late wife said and he decides to work along with hi...
- Ep 8
8.Episode 8
21-08-200844mHaving taken CHI’s advice, SAU refers to westerners’ pie recipes, based on which she has finally created her own unique Shanghai steamed buns and made them a specialty of Chun Fung...
- Ep 9
9.Episode 9
22-08-200844mThe new shop is named “Chun Fung Restaurant”. TSUN invites KIN’s ex-wife PING to help out at the restaurant. PING is so domineering that complaints against her are heard almost eve...
- Ep 10
10.Episode 10
25-08-200844mTSUEN has suffered a great loss in stock market investment. He runs into an old friend CHEONG and the two of them decide to collaborate. The next day, CHEONG wins a huge amount of...
- Ep 11
11.Episode 11
26-08-200844mTSUN comes to realize that YAN’s death was a planned murder. SAU goes to see BONG hoping to enlist the police to help investigate the death of YAN. BONG gets a bit envious when he...
- Ep 12
12.Episode 12
27-08-200844mKnowing the truth behind YAN’s death, WAH gets so worked up and gives TSUN a terrible telling-off. Feeling that it is so hard to choose between friendship and righteousness, TSUN i...
- Ep 13
13.Episode 13
28-08-200844mPING requests TSUN to dismiss SAU after the food-poisoning incident. But everyone at Chun Fung tries to intercede for SAU, which irks PING no end. SAU discovers that it was PING wh...
- Ep 14
14.Episode 14
29-08-200844mSAU is almost knocked down by a car around the train station. The near-miss accident makes TSUN realize how much SAU means to him. As her leg is injured, SAU decides to follow TSUN...
- Ep 15
15.Episode 15
01-09-200844mKAU and his mates hurry to the hospital upon receiving the news of PUN’s death. Sergeant HUNG reveals that he has found CHAN’s button and he suspects that CHAN has something to do...
- Ep 16
16.Episode 16
02-09-200844mSAU finds it so hard to face the killer of CHO-CHEUNG. Filled with anger, she decides to leave Chun Fung. BONG runs into SAU and brings her to LAN’s place later on. BONG goes to se...
- Ep 17
17.Episode 17
03-09-200844mHaving learnt the truth from TSUEN, TSUN is now resolved to seek revenge on SHING. As TSUN is about to pull the trigger, SHING discloses that he is the biological father of WAH. No...
- Ep 18
18.Episode 18
04-09-200844mTSUN plans to move to Switzerland with WAH after selling Chun Fung Restaurant. It is decided that the money raised from the sale of the restaurant will be allocated to all members...
- Ep 19
19.Episode 19
05-09-200844mKIN tries to shield KAU from a gunshot and is killed on the spot. NGAI comes along soon after and is misled into believing that KIN is killed by KAU. BONG reveals that YIM-HUNG has...
- Ep 20
20.Episode 20
08-09-200844mIn his own interests, CHI chooses to betray SHING. He teams up with TSUN and lures SHING back to the Chinese Settlement so that Sergeant HUNG can go and arrest the culprit. CHI pay...
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