The Upstart and the Self-Made Man

The Upstart and the Self-Made Man

1987 · 1 Season · 20 Episodes · 0.0

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E11. Episode 141m · 1987-06-02Chang Chien-chiang and Li Hsueh-liang, childhood friends and neighbors in government housing estates, are on good terms with each other. But sharing the same toilet, the two families - Chiang's mother and Hsueh-liang's father Li Sheng - often quarrel over minor affairs. Li Sheng, a widower and a fisherman, has brought up his son and daughter. He cherishes the traditional concept that a son may bring credit to the family, and is biased against his daughter. When Hsueh-liang becomes matriculated, he is overcome with pride and spreads the news of it. Chien-chiang discontinues his studies to become a mechanic in a garage. His mother feels that a manual worker is a dead-end job and pins her hope on her younger son who's studying in a university. On the other hand, his father Chang Piao takes a more pragmatic approach.… ...E22. Episode 242m · 1987-06-03E33. Episode 341m · 1987-06-04E44. Episode 442m · 1987-06-05E55. Episode 542m · 1987-06-08E66. Episode 643m · 1987-06-09E77. Episode 743m · 1987-06-10E88. Episode 842m · 1987-06-11E99. Episode 942m · 1987-06-12E1010. Episode 1042m · 1987-06-15E1111. Episode 1142m · 1987-06-16E1212. Episode 1242m · 1987-06-17E1313. Episode 1342m · 1987-06-18E1414. Episode 1442m · 1987-06-19E1515. Episode 1542m · 1987-06-22E1616. Episode 1642m · 1987-06-23E1717. Episode 1742m · 1987-06-24E1818. Episode 1842m · 1987-06-25E1919. Episode 1942m · 1987-06-26E2020. Episode 2041m · 1987-06-29

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