''Sinful Debt 2'' is a

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and the sequel of the 1995 hit series ''

Sinful Debt ''Sinful Debt'' is a 1995 Chinese television drama directed by Huang Shuqin and produced by Shanghai Television. It was written by Ye Xin (writer), Ye Xin, based on his 1992 novel ''Educated Youth (novel), Educated Youth''. The series follows five ...

''. Again created by novelist

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, the story follows the same 5 children of

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s—no longer teens but young adults nearing 30, as they establish careers and relationships in a post-modern world. Close to a dozen veteran actors repeated their memorable roles, but the 5 main characters were all portrayed by new actors. Filming began in March 2009 in

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. Part of the story is set in Myanmar close to the

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, and scenes were filmed on the border in both

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and

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. The series was first broadcast locally on Shanghai's East Movie Channel on January 10, 2010, exactly 1 day after the 15th anniversary of the original series. It was broadcast nationally on

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in 2011. Inevitably compared to the successful original series, the sequel was overwhelmingly considered disappointing.《孽债2》被指少了“知青味”“上海味”
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Cast and characters

Returning characters

''Italics denote actors reprising their roles from ''

* Yao Di as Shen Meixia *''Zhao Youliang'' as Shen Ruochen *''Yan Xiaopin'' as Mei Yunqing *Li Chenjie as Shen Yang (Yangyang) *''Shen Guangwei'' as Shen Guanchen *Zhai Tianlin as Liang Sifan *''Wu Mian'' as Ling Shanshan *Chen Xuming as Liang Mancheng * Zhang Mo as Sheng Tianhua *''Tu Ruying'' as Yu Leyin *''Chi Huaqiong'' as Ma Yumin *Cao Kunqi as Ma Chaojun *''Tan Zengwei'' as Tu Yingde *Zhang Linxiong as Sheng Jiawei *Ji Ning as Lu Xiaofeng *''Li Jiayao'' as Lu Pinsan *Du Jiang as An Yonghui *'' Wu Jing'' as Yang Shaoquan *''Wang Huaying'' as Wu Guanchao *''Zhang Xiaoming'' as Han Ping *Song Ge as Ningning *Xiao Shumin as An Wenjiang

New characters

*Allen Ting as Lin Miao *Luo Wei as Shang Miya *Wei Lai as Su Rourou *Wan Yang as Song Biyu *Wang Weiwei as Lu Xiaozhou *Gu Yan as Shang Haili *Zhu Manfang as Shang Haili's mother *Shi Tianshuo as Cheng Shanshan

References

{{reflist 2010 Chinese television series debuts 2010 Chinese television series endings Television shows set in Shanghai Television shows set in Myanmar Television shows filmed in Shanghai Television shows filmed in Yunnan Mandarin-language television shows Wu-language television shows Chinese drama television series Sequel television series Television shows set in Anhui