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Sun Yat-sen was one of the key figures of the Chinese revolution, a man who worked tirelessly to free his nation from the tyranny of the Qing Dynasty and became the first provisional president of the People's Republic of China, and this historical drama offers a look at his public and private lives during a crucial period. In 1910, Sun (played by Winston Chao) has been exiled to Malaysia as he struggles to raise financial support for his army of rebels at home; however, his most likely benefactor is an opium trader named Xu Boheng (Wang Jiancheng) who shows little interest in his cause. Sun travels with Chen Cuifen (Wu Yue), his wife and personal assistant who tries to lend him emotional support as he struggles to bring a new rule to China. However, as much as Chen loves Sun, she has begun to doubt his cause after years of staying one step ahead of danger. Sun greatest ally besides Chen is his daughter from his first marriage, Danrong (Angelica Lee), though they've had a falling out ever since Sun tried to persuade her to wed the son of a powerful politician. Danrong is in love with idealistic school teacher Luo Zhaolin (Zhao Zheng), but what she doesn't know is Luo is actually an agent for the Qing Dynasty, who is using her to get close to Sun in a bid to assassinate the troublesome rebel.