On the eve of liberation in Shanghai, Chen Qiyuan, a staff member of a foreign firm, and his wife Greina lived a middle-class American lifestyle. As the People's Liberation Army headed south, Greina strongly advocated leaving Shanghai for Hong Kong, while her husband was determined to stay in Shanghai. After the liberation of Shanghai, foreign firms closed down and Chen Qiyuan lost his job. Through someone's introduction, he joined a state-owned machinery factory and became a supplier enjoying the supply system
On the eve of liberation in Shanghai, Chen Qiyuan, a staff member of a foreign firm, and his wife Greina lived a middle-class American lifestyle. As the People's Liberation Army headed south, Greina strongly advocated leaving Shanghai for Hong Kong, while her husband was determined to stay in Shanghai. After the liberation of Shanghai, foreign firms closed down and Chen Qiyuan lost his job. Through someone's introduction, he joined a state-owned machinery factory and became a supplier enjoying the supply system