"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" starring Zhou Yiwei, Wang Likun, and Zhong Chuxi staged the suspenseful reasoning of Di Renjie's detective case, not only bringing exquisite and gorgeous pictures, but also a group of familiar faces of super cast!
Synopsis of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty".
Episodes: 32
Genre: Costume, Suspense, Detective
Original: Gao Luopei "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty"
Director: Li Yunliang
Starring actors: Zhou Yiwei, Wang Likun, Zhong Chuxi
Start time: February 6, 2024
Online viewing platforms: Youku, Netflix
Plot introduction: Luoyang, the divine capital of the Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie (played by Zhou Zhouwei), who was rushing to take the imperial examination, was accidentally involved in a bizarre murder case, in order to prove his innocence, he began to investigate the case, and found that this case was related to the loss of the phoenix seal of the queen Wu Zetian (played by Zhong Chuxi) and the killing of officials. tells the suspenseful detective story of Di Renjie's repeated strange cases, punishment of officialdom, help people's security, and law after Di Renjie entered his career.
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"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" is adapted from Gao Luopei's novel of the same name
"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" is adapted from Gao Luopei's novel of the same name, and what makes people unexpected is that this author is actually Dutch! Gao Luopei is a diplomat from the Netherlands who has served in many places in China, he is obsessed with Chinese culture, and he is particularly fond of the historical figure Di Renjie, so he carefully researched and published the novel "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty." The book is so thorough about Chinese classical culture and folklore that it is impossible to imagine that it was written by a foreigner. Although the original work is so exciting, the drama version has made a lot of changes, which has also caused two-sided comments from netizens.
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"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" character introduction 1: Di Renjie (played by Zhou Yiwei)
Di Renjie, who has the ability to never forget and has excellent brain power, not only solves strange cases and judges cases like a god, but also is a generation of celebrities who are honest and fair and strictly enforces the law. He held an official position under the rule of Empress Wu, and used his wisdom and courage to dare to disagree with her.
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"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" character introduction 2: Cao An (played by Wang Likun)
Cao An, who became a singer after being raided, is the first singer in Penglai and is good at playing the minor tune of Chengzhou. Smart and resolute, she is not only Di Renjie's right-hand man, but also has complex emotional entanglements with him.
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"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" Character Introduction 3: Queen (played by Zhong Chuxi)
Wu Zetian, the empress of Tang Emperor Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, had strategies and means, and used the Fengyin case to set off chaos in the court and China, and took the opportunity to get rid of the enemy. She has great ambitions when she implements the New Deal, and she also intends to train Di Renjie to become her own person.
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"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" Character Introduction 4: Wei Wuji (played by Zhang Jiayi)
Di Renjie's mentor Wei Wujian is a scholar of Hongwenguan University, and his students are everywhere, and he is known as Wei Shi. On the surface, she is the executor of the New Deal after the Martial Arts, but behind her back, she hates her tolerance of women and opposes the New Deal. Although Wei Wujian told Di Renjie that he was unwilling to participate in the court battle, he was actually one of the participants in the Fengyin case, and he was extremely ruthless in order to frame Empress Wu.
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"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" Character Introduction 5: Hou Yu (played by Li Chen)
Di Renjie's friend Hou Yu for many years seems harmless on the surface, but he is a person who is very deep in the city. He was deprived of his official position because of Empress Wu's implementation of the New Deal Reform, hated Empress Wu and committed a heinous crime, not hesitating to betray his friends and kill countless people.
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"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" Character Introduction 6: Hong Liang (played by You Yongzhi)
Di Renjie's housekeeper Hong Liang, who has followed his father's generation to the present, is loyal, reliable, brave and resourceful. is also a father and friend by Di Renjie's side, and relies on his excellent ability to solve cases to help him investigate and solve cases.
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"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" character introduction 7: Ma Rong (played by Ling Zi)
The tomboy Ma Rong was born as a horse thief in the Western Regions, and before he met Di Renjie, he engaged in stealing and defrauding other people's property, and after following Di Renjie, he became his entourage and right-hand man, but he had more emotional thoughts about him.
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Five highlights of the plot of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" 1: Nine suspenseful cases
"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" starts with the queen's "Phoenix Seal Case", involving a series of cases, nine strange cases are interlocking, throughout the whole play, and through Di Renjie's witty detective, the truth behind it is revealed one by one. Although "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" is based on the theme of detectives, after the broadcast, netizens' evaluation of solving the case is also the strongest, many people think that there is no original work in detail, and some of the plots are not scrutinized, but if it is used as a script, the whole is still exciting, and it is very exquisite in terms of picture and atmosphere shaping.
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Five highlights of the plot of "The Case of Tang Di Gong" 2: The cast lineup is super strong
In addition to Zhou Yiwei, who plays the protagonist Di Renjie, "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" also has familiar faces such as the beautiful Zhong Chuxi, Wang Likun, Chen Duling, Li Chen, Yang Xue, etc., and the gorgeous lineup makes it full of topics before it starts broadcasting.
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Five highlights of the plot of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" 3: "Celebrating More Than Years" Zhang Ruoyun made a special appearance
Zhang Ruoyun of "Celebrating More Than Years" also came to make a special appearance! He appeared in the case of "Chasing the Murderer in the Desert", playing the mysterious knight "Xi Xiaoguan" who uses violence to counter violence. The neat and handsome play coupled with the bad and ruffian personality made the audience's eyes shine, originally many people came to see it for Zhang Ruoyun, and now after he appeared, he was the favorite role of the show in the hearts of many audiences, basically I didn't see any bad reviews, and the performance can be said to be perfect!
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Five highlights of the plot of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" 4: The picture costumes are exquisite and gorgeous
"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty", which uses movie-textured pictures and gorgeous costumes as one of the propaganda points, has indeed done a very good job in this regard. Whether it is the set device, the lens screen, or the costume atmosphere, it is all super high-quality! Especially the suspenseful atmosphere created when the case occurs, it is praised by netizens as having goosebumps in Chinese-style horror aesthetics.
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Five highlights of the plot of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" 5: The female characters are brilliant
Compared with the male protagonist Di Renjie, the female characters in "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" have their own charms, and they seem to be more brilliant in the hearts of netizens. Especially the touching Qiu Yue (played by Chen Duling), even if she cries, she is very beautiful, her gentle and strong personality and the atmosphere full of brokenness are praised by netizens for being so beautiful!
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"The Case of Tang Di Gong" netizens complained about point 1: The picture is beautiful but the rhythm is procrastinated
Although "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" has beautiful pictures and high-quality production, there are many complaints from some netizens, such as the rhythm is too slow and slow. The detective script should be interlocking to create a compact story, but the show was scolded by netizens for the plot being too procrastinating and the lines being pale. Not only that, too many slow motion and close-up shots also made netizens puzzled: "I watched a suspense detective drama, not an idol drama!"
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"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" netizens complained about point 2: Di Renjie solved the case by guessing, and the logic of the story was chaotic
The story of Di Renjie's detective case has been used in many versions of film and television works before, so it is inevitable to compare it with his version. And netizens think that after the adaptation of the drama version of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty", Detective Di Renjie does not seem to have clear logical reasoning when solving the case, but more like relying on blind imagination. Often the case can be decided without evidence, or the murderer comes out to admit and restore the story by relying on words, and after a case is over, not only does it not explain it clearly, but the next story is started, the details are vague and full of bugs!
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"The Case of Tang Di Gong" netizens complained about point 3: The murderer just had to write his name on his face
"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" happened one after another by nine strange cases, and new characters will appear in each case, netizens found that every time the murderer is a close and seemingly impossible person to Di Renjie, or a star character who comes to play a special role! lost interest in guessing the murderer, and also lost the suspenseful atmosphere that the original reasoning theme should have.
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"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" netizens complained about point 4: increasing the emotional line and changing the case
In addition, "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" deleted many original characters in various cases, which also caused the aforementioned details, Di Renjie's seemingly guessing of the complaining points, and the original rich unsolved cases were deleted and naturally lost their excitement. And the anger of netizens is that the drama version of "Ma Rong", which was originally an uncle, turned it into a tomboy played by a girl, and insisted on inserting a corner in the relationship between Di Renjie and Cao An, creating the most hated female competition plot now, making the role of Ma Rong not only unpleasant, but even abused by netizens.
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Historical factsDi Renjie is not a detective, and the famous prime minister has both ability and political integrity
Although when it comes to Di Renjie, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is a detective solving a case, but Di Renjie in history is actually not famous for being a detective, but for his contribution to the country and the imperial court. He was loyal to his duties, honest and fair, strictly enforced the law and punished corrupt officials, and was deeply loved by the people, and was the prime minister during Wu Zetian's reign, although he did not completely agree with her autocracy, but contributed a lot to the continuation of the Tang Dynasty. And his image as a detective only comes from the novel "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" and later films, television, and literary works, creating his role like Oriental Sherlock Holmes.
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