Bu Wancang was the first veteran filmmaker who inspired Wu Pang to join the film industry. During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, he remained in Zhonglian and Huaying film companies under the control of the Japanese, making Daughter of the Fisherman (1943). The catchy song ‘Crazy World' sung by Zhou Xuan was from this film. After Songs of the Peach Blossom River (1956) started a craze for musicals, The Fisherman's Daughter was made based on the old film from the 1940s, with songs composed by Yao Min who was at the top of his career. Unlike the realistic manner of Fishing Village in the War, this film adheres to the Shanghainese style. Even though he was in Hong Kong, Bu Wancang's heart was in Shanghai. Set in a fishing bay south of the Yangtze River, this film depicts a love triangle between the fisherman's daughter Linda Lin Dai, the heiress Wang Lai and the painter Yan Jun. While the story is not convincing, the film shows the contrast between city and countryside frequently seen in Shanghainese films of the 30s and 40s. The story moves from an idyllic fishing village south of the Yangtze River to the Shanghai metropolis. However, the former was actually shot on location in Tai O and Sai Kung.

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