The Republic of China was in chaos and filled with smoke. When Qiu Haotan, a seven-year-old child, was dying of cold and hunger, he was picked up by Shen Moxian, the head teacher of the Honors Class, and stepped into the seemingly prosperous but actually strict pear garden. Accompanied by hard work and whipping all day long, he struggled out of the pile of corpse-like "actors" with his astonishing understanding and forbearance, and finally became a famous actor who "pityed the official" and became popular in Peiping.
However, the brilliance on the stage is just a touch of glitz in troubled times. When Japan's iron hoof trampled the mountains and rivers, he seemed to be intoxicated by the applause and adulation, but in fact he used a paint mask to hide his true feelings, walking on thin ice among the powerful people of all parties.
An unexpected pursuit and a panicked figure completely tied the fate of the two people. Pei Zhuxuan, a young lady from an aristocratic family codenamed "Red Eagle" by the underground organization, was forced to break into his theater troupe in order to complete her mission. With a startling glance, love quietly arises in troubled times. Up and down the stage, ink and smoke intertwined; hatred between country and family, tenderness and mission collided. He turned the troupe into the most dangerous intelligence hub, dancing on the enemy's knife edge; with him as the center, she weaved a spy network that was related to the survival of her family and country.
But troubled times do not allow children to love each other. We get together again and again for a short time, and we part ways again and again. In order to protect her, Qiu Haotan was willing to go to jail, her face was completely ruined, her singing voice became mute, she suffered countless infamy, and fell into dust from the clouds. When the beacon smoke dissipated and the mountains and rivers revived, under the setting sun in the deep courtyard, only an old man was left, dragging his body, facing the deserted courtyard, using broken syllables to sing intermittently about the past that no one knew about.
A dream in a pear garden, filled with love and hate for half a lifetime. When the curtain falls, who will remember burning their whole life for one person and one promise?
