"Amazing Century" is a horror TV series produced by Hong Kong Television Network, starring Lam Ka Wah, Tang Ning, Chow Chun Wai, Luo Yingjun, Leung Xiaoice and others. The play is based on eight unit stories, which revolve around hospitals, luxury mansions, university professors, psychologists and hypnotists, mysterious old men, serial murders, old camera lenses and high-end hotels, each story has a different horror element and horror atmosphere, and at the same time is interconnected with a continuous story, revealing a surprising truth.
Synopsis:
Episode 1 "Parasitic Beast": A female patient is found dead in a hospital with a strange parasite in her body. Doctors Chen Lok Ming (Lin Ka Wah) and Zhou Xinyi (Tang Ning) try to find out the truth, but find out that there are more parasites hidden in the hospital, and they must find out who is behind the incident before the government covers up the incident.
Episode 2 "Painting Spell": Private caretaker Xie Yonger (played by Tangning) is hired to take care of the insane Zeng Tai (played by Leung Xiaoice), but finds that there is an oil painting in her house that is extremely strange, and the children in the painting will come out at night. Xie Yonger decides to investigate the origin of the painting, but is shocked to realize that she has been involved in a terrible conspiracy.
Episode 3 "Solution": Folklore professor Yan Mu (played by Zhou Junwei) is a liberation master, and he and his assistant teacher Liu Zhiyuan (played by Zhou Junwei) and security guard Peng Haijia (played by Liang Xiaoice) often encounter various cases of head lowering techniques. Once, they encounter a head lowering master, Xu Cuiyan (Tangning), who is the enemy of Yan Mu's father, and she has inflicted all kinds of vicious head lowering on them, and Yan Mu must use all his strength to save himself and his friends.
Episode 4 "77mmf1.4": Photographer Wen Zixian (Chow Junwei) accidentally gets an old camera lens during a shoot, and he discovers that this lens has the magical ability to see other people's secrets. Wen Zixian began to use this lens to satisfy his curiosity and selfish desires, but he did not know that there was a tragic story hidden behind this lens.
Episode 5 "The Vanishing 13th Floor": Fang Xiaoqing (played by Tangning) is a senior project development manager of Fujian Pharmaceutical, and she seduces general manager Du Feng (played by Lin Jiahua) in order to climb to a high position. One day, she was scheduled to go to the 13th floor for an important meeting, only to find that it was a terrifying hell. It turned out that the 13th floor was the secret laboratory of Fujian Pharmaceutical, where some people who were used as drug trials were held, and they all suffered endless torture and pain.
Episode 6 "Night Hunting": Du Feng (played by Lin Jiahua) is a psychologist and hypnotist who often uses hypnosis to help some people with psychological problems. One day, he receives a mysterious phone call asking him to go to an old manor to help an old man named Lin Guoliang (Luo Yingjun). When Du Feng arrives there, he discovers an amazing secret there, Lin Guoliang turned out to be a vampire, and he asks Du Feng to help him find a way to lift his curse.
Episode 7 "77mmf1.4": Wen Zixian (played by Zhou Junwei) and Fang Xiaoqing (played by Tangning) meet a mysterious old man (played by Luo Yingjun) in the process of escaping Fujian Pharmaceutical, and he gives them a map and guides them to an island to find rescue. Wen Zixian and Fang Xiaoqing arrive on the island, only to find a crazy lighthouse keeper (Lin Jiahua) there, who asks them to tell horror stories or he will kill them. Wen Zixian and Fang Xiaoqing had to make up various stories to deal with him, while also trying to find an opportunity to escape.
Episode 8 "The Vanishing 13th Floor": Du Feng (Lin Jiahua) and Zhou Xiaojuan (Tangning) meet a mysterious old man (Luo Yingjun) in the process of escaping Fujian Pharmaceutical, and he gives them a map to guide them to an island to find rescue. Du Feng and Zhou Xiaojuan arrive on the island, only to find a crazy lighthouse keeper (Lin Jiahua) there, who asks them to tell horror stories or else he will kill them. Du Feng and Zhou Xiaojuan had to make up various stories to deal with him, while also trying to find a chance to escape.
Episode 9 "The Truth": It turns out that all the stories were fantasized by Wen Zixian (played by Zhou Junwei) in a mental hospital. Wen Zixian, a researcher at Fujian Pharmaceutical, died because his wife Fang Xiaoqing (Tangning) took untested nutrients for pregnant women, and discovered that Fujian Pharmaceutical has many hidden secrets. In revenge, Wen Zixian planned a ship bombing incident in an attempt to kill all the employees of Fujian Pharmaceutical. However, he did not succeed and was arrested and imprisoned instead. In prison, he meets Du Feng (played by Lin Jiahua), who turns out to be Fang Xiaoqing's husband and the general manager of Fujian Pharmaceutical. Du Feng suspected that Fang Xiaoqing and Wen Zixian had Fang Xiaoqing's lover, and he poisoned her in order to take revenge on Fang Xiaoqing.
Du Feng tortured Wen Zixian with hypnotism, causing him to experience various terrifying hallucinations. In his pain, Wen Zixian remembered the good memories of him and Fang Xiaoqing, as well as the various people and things he encountered in order to seek the truth. He finally understood that he was used by Du Feng, and Fang Xiaoqing actually loved him. At the last moment, Wen Zixian killed Du Feng with all his strength, and then embraced Fang Xiaoqing's soul.
"Amazing Century" is a TV series that integrates horror, thrill, suspense and love, which uses eight stories to connect a complex and shocking truth, allowing the audience to feel a variety of different emotions during the viewing process. The cast of the play is strong, and the starring actors such as Lin Jiahua and Tangning have excellent performances, making each character come to life. The director of the play also has superb skills, using a variety of shooting techniques and sound effects to create a creepy atmosphere. The script of the play is also cleverly conceived, each story has its own characteristics and themes, while echoing the overall story, forming a complete and compact story structure. "Age of Wonder" is a horror thriller drama worth watching, which not only makes the audience feel fear and tension, but also makes the audience think about the question of human nature and truth.