The Shell Game (II)(1981)

The Shell Game is a Chinese drama series set in 1935 Shanghai, following Ah Long, a young gambler from the countryside who arrives in the city with ambitions to challenge Tu Yi Xiao, the notorious "King Punter of the North." Outmatched and humbled, Ah Long becomes Tu's apprentice instead. As Tu's gambling empire expands rapidly, rival gangs grow increasingly threatened by his success, igniting dangerous rivalries and power struggles across Shanghai's underworld. The series explores the high-stakes world of illegal gambling, loyalty, and survival in a city torn between tradition and modernization during China's turbulent pre-war era.