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A Father’s Promise, a Storm’s Price

Gene Chandler offers 32 yuan for the village durians; Warren Hayes pushes everyone to hold out for 45.

About 2.6 hours in all

Watch on NetShort

A Father’s Promise, a Storm’s Price streams on NetShort. 50 episodes: episodes 1–8 are free, the other 42 are locked. No free official video on our list: we link only the apps' own YouTube and TikTok channels, not Dailymotion or re-upload accounts.

FreeEp 1–8on NetShort
Locked42of 50 episodes
CheckedOct 24app's site

Characters

  • Gene Chandler: durian buyer
  • Warren Hayes: stirs the village to hold out
  • Eugene Hayes: signs the deal for his daughter's surgery

RevengeSecond chance & regretUnderdog rise

Story

Gene Chandler proposes a 32-yuan contract to buy the village's durians and haul them away, but Warren Hayes brands him a lowballer and stirs up the villagers to wait for 45. Eugene Hayes signs to cover his daughter's surgery, while Warren offers him cash to back out.

Business / rags-to-richesFamily & ethicsdurian harvestvillage standoff

Who will like it: viewers who liked village dramas about a hard choice for family.

Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 24, 2026.

Episodes

Mint ticks: 8 free. Grey: 42 locked. About 2.6 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).

Where to watch

NetShort
Episodes
50
Free
8
Locked
42
Checked
Oct 24, 2026 read from the app's site
AppEpisodesFreeLockedCost to finishChecked
NetShort50842—Oct 24, 2026read from the app's site

Cost to finish

Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.

Questions about A Father’s Promise, a Storm’s Price

Where can I watch A Father’s Promise, a Storm’s Price?
On NetShort. The "Watch on" buttons at the top of this page open each app's page for it. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
How many episodes does A Father’s Promise, a Storm’s Price have?
50 episodes, per NetShort (app's site), checked Oct 24, 2026.
How many episodes of A Father’s Promise, a Storm’s Price are free?
Episodes 1 to 8 on NetShort; the other 42 are locked behind coins or a membership. Per NetShort (app's site), checked Oct 24, 2026.
Can I watch A Father’s Promise, a Storm’s Price free on YouTube or Dailymotion?
Not as an official upload: no video of it from NetShort's own channels is on our list (YouTube @NetShort-app). Copies posted by other accounts are not from the app, and we do not link them. The free official way: episodes 1 to 8 on NetShort, per NetShort (app's site), checked Oct 24, 2026.
Who are the main characters in A Father’s Promise, a Storm’s Price?
Gene Chandler, durian buyer; Warren Hayes, stirs the village to hold out; Eugene Hayes, signs the deal for his daughter's surgery.

How it compares on NetShort

Length
50 episodes is longer than 73% of the 2236 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 38).
Free episodes
8 free episodes is the same as the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 16% of the story before the paywall.

“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.