Love Is Payable

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.

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 (1997-07-23)
Related
Entangling Love in Shanghai (2010)

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