The play mainly tells the story that during the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the island squire Wu took up arms to fight against the Japanese aggressors, and the fisherman Ye Dai protected the second young master of the Wu family and was killed by the Japanese aggressors. Aunt Ye's eldest sons Ye Zhong Yi and Wu Zaiqing became sworn brothers, and the two brothers fell in love with Ah Chun, the daughter of the troupe owner.
Ye Zhongyi was persecuted and fled to the mainland to become a PLA officer; Wu Zaiqing moved to Taiwan Province with Chen Ren to become a senior agent, but he still remembers Ah Chun. Ye, a coastal defense soldier who is already Ah Chun's husband, started a new competition with Zaiqing in order to perform his duties and defend his love. After the reform and opening up, the old people separated for 30 years reunited and gained their love.
Taizhou local TV series "Hai Yao" is a large-scale TV series based on the liberation of Jiangshan Island and the reclamation of Chenda Island, which shows the beautiful vision of compatriots on both sides of the strait who are more affectionate than water and look forward to reunion and reunification.
On May 17, "The Ballad of the Sea" was broadcast in CCTV 8 2 1:26 prime time, and the audience responded well, with the ratings always topping the list in the same period and soaring all the way. On May 26th, the audience rating reached 0.9578%, and the market share was 8.0333%, ranking first in the TV series of the same period in the whole network. The audience in Taizhou is more enthusiastic about watching movies, with an increase of 39% in the last week alone.