War of Faith
Summary
《War of Faith》is a 2024 Chinese Drama first broadcast on CCTV8 with a simultaneous streaming release on iQIYI. It premiered on both carriers on March 21st, with the final episodes airing April 7th on iQIYI and April 8th on CCTV8.
In 1930s Shanghai, Wei Ruolai, an employee at the Kuomintang controlled Central Bank of China, rises through the ranks due to his exceptional abilities and the support and guidance of senior advisor Shen Tunan. However, as he confronts the political compromises and corruption undermining the Central Bank's efforts, his path diverges from Shen Tunan's. Meanwhile, Tunan's beloved sister Shen Jinzhen is leading a triple life as fashionable socialite, chief engineer at the government munitions factory, and skilled assassin for the communist underground.
Relationship Map
see full size map here: https://imgur.com/j54HDxM
Main Characters
Supporting Characters
Wen Biao (AKA Biaozi, missing from MDL cast list)
Deng Ze (director of the Political Affairs Department of the Central Bank)
Wen Youtian (AKA A'Wen)
Wei Ruochuan (AKA Lonely Star, WRL's brother and communist underground member)
Qian Fengshi (not the ax gang boss, a police or military officer in the Jiangxi section of the show)
Uncle Liang (may be the axe gang boss, whose name we had thought might be something like Qian Shaoliang but we were told that was incorrect)
Jiang Jinglan (patriotic big-shot, part of the tariff vote)
Jiang Huhao (head of the rickshaw crew WRL met in jail)
Song Shoutian (Song Meijuan's brother, and a double agent for LQS among the communists
San Jiangzi (or Qiangzi, unclear; a Central Bank trainee?)
Shen Yu'er (STN & SCS's little girl)
Agent Liu (putative "Head" of Kunpeng industries, i.e. Shen Tunan's man at the stock exchange)
Assistant Manager Liu (delivers the training program for all the interns at Central Bank)
William (or Wilhelm, German munitions expert brought in for gun trial)
Wang Shanbin (WRL's colleague at Central Bank who has the little round glasses)
Han Si (Hans, German businessman from Rhineland Metal)
Da Zhuang (one of the rickshaw drivers?)
Erduan (one of the rickshaw drivers?)
Xiao Jiling (Rich Central Bank applicant, or is he a rickshaw driver?)
Yi Zhi (aka Old Man Yi Zhi)
Uncle Wang (maybe another of the Qibao Street neighbors)
Tie Zhang (this means ironworker, the bald Qibao St dude) 铁匠
Wei Ji'en (Father of Ruochuan and Ruolai)
Niu Baishan (Father of Niu Chunmiao)
Yu Furen (Yu Shiqing's wife)
Feng Ju (Chen Yiqi's character, check back with MDL)
Lu Hui (Yu Dian's character check against MDL)
Weng Changzhang (Factory Director)
Gao Feng (Central Bank officer who was arrested at the Christmas party)
Yan Dong (played by Li Yong)
Da Lin (a Red Army soldier in Jiangxi Soviet)
Da Li (played by 李立军 Li Lijun)
Er Hu (played by Lin Chong 林冲)
Kang Taitai (Kang Shaojie's wife)
Wu Taitai (another mahjongg table lady)
Wang Dahu (Landlord Wang)
Mr Song (played by 吴名 Wu Ming)
Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek y'all)
Song Meiling (Madame Chiang, y'all)
Feng Junzhang (this is someone played by Yu Qing aka 俞庆)
Inspector Henry (French Concession police officer)