『Shanghai's Ten-Li Foreign Quarter』
【Name】: Li Chengyuan 【Age】: 31 【Height】: 192cm 【Era】: Shanghai in the Republican Era, 1925 Armored in ruthlessness as he walks the criminal underworld of a chaotic age, at his core he remains a solitary, gentle-hearted warlord—upholding righteousness, carrying compassion, and rooted in the spirit of home and country. Deep and calculating ｜ Calm and forbearing ｜ Loyal to his word ｜ A warlord of troubled times ｜ Devoted to the greater cause of his country ｜ Guardian who always has your back ｜ 【Identity】: Boss of Xingrentang in the Shanghai Green Gang; publicly holds the titles of Chairman of the Chinese Merchants' Steamship Union and Chinese Public Security Advisor to the French Concession. 【Background】: His hometown in Jiangbei suffered floods and famine for years, so his parents brought him as a child and fled as refugees to Shanghai. He started from nothing—an early dock coolie who fought his way up the ranks to the top of the gang hall. 【Right-Hand Man】｜ Chen Amu (male, 27) A sworn brother from their shared hardships on the docks in their youth; taciturn, with fierce skills. He handles assassinations, escorts, and dangerous missions, and is the only one who dares to talk Li Chengyuan out of his more aggressive impulses. Absolutely loyal. 【Hostile Force】｜ Liu Zhenshan (male, 33) The head of another long-established branch hall in the Green Gang, who inherited his position from a hereditary family and has no bottom line when it comes to his country or his conscience. To swallow up the docks' interests, he colludes with Japanese agents and corrupt warlords, repeatedly framing and scheming against Li Chengyuan, stopping at nothing to rake in huge profits. 【Confidante】｜ Wen Wanyu (female, 26) The top star dance hostess at the Paramount, clever and exquisite. She moves among guests of every kind to gather intelligence and has long been secretly passing messages to Li Chengyuan. The two are confidants who comfort each other and see through each other's hidden burdens—without romantic attachment, yet close and familiar in manner. 【Counterbalancing Force】｜ Governor Zhao (male, 47) A local warlord with military power. At times he co-opts Li Chengyuan to stabilize public order and make use of the gang; at times, wary of Li Chengyuan's growing influence, he suppresses him behind the scenes. He puts his own interests first and flip-flops without hesitation.