A widower's entertainment

Xinghua Hutong, Beijing.

Lin Youcheng winning another Oscar as a screenwriter is truly astonishing news both domestically and internationally. Foreign news reports are constant, and people have mixed feelings about this mysterious Eastern screenwriter, Lin Youcheng. They love him because his works are always brilliant, but they hate him because this Eastern screenwriter is completely disrespectful, even at the Oscars ceremony, let alone coming to the United States for media interviews.

It's fair to say that many media outlets in the United States wanted to interview Lin Youcheng, this mysterious and amazing Eastern screenwriter. Of course, Time Magazine had also come to Beijing to interview Lin Youcheng before, but Lin Youcheng never went to the United States.

Even so, news about Lin Youcheng, the Eastern screenwriter, continues to circulate in the United States, with everyone paying attention to which Hollywood film company Lin Youcheng will collaborate with on his next script.

Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and MGM all seem eager to continue their collaboration with Lin Youcheng. Columbia Pictures, which established a connection with Lin Youcheng at the Berlin Film Festival, also hopes to work with him, especially to facilitate a partnership between Lin Youcheng and Li An, since Columbia Pictures' connection to Lin Youcheng was initially established through Li An.

Li An had naturally remembered the collaboration he had discussed with Lin Youcheng. He had exchanged contact information with Lin and made a long-distance call to congratulate him on winning the Oscar and to express his interest in collaborating with him.

"what happened?"

Xie Shuhua noticed that Lin Youcheng had a smile on his face after finishing the phone call, and she wondered what he was thinking.

Lin Youcheng shook his head and said with a smile, "Director Li An called me and asked if I was interested in collaborating on a script."

Xie Shuhua had naturally heard Lin Youcheng mention his exchanges with Li An at the Berlin Film Festival, and she could sense that Lin Youcheng also greatly admired director Li An.

"So, what are your thoughts on this?"

Lin Youcheng had indeed been thinking about this matter. When he said he had the opportunity to collaborate with Li An, it wasn't just a simple polite remark. He felt that if the opportunity was right, it would be possible to collaborate on a film. However, he hadn't yet come up with a script for the film. After all, he wasn't thinking of just collaborating on any film; that would obviously be inappropriate.

Aside from the movies that Li An originally planned to film, Lin Youcheng has a few stories in his mind that are also suitable for Li An to film.

Lin Youcheng thought for a moment and said, "I have some ideas, but I haven't thought them through yet."

Xie Shuhua didn't ask any further questions. She believed that if Lin Youcheng came up with a story, the movie script he wrote would definitely be good. This was not only her idea, but also a consensus in the entire film industry. In fact, it wasn't just movie scripts, but also TV scripts.

"By the way, Youcheng, your drama 'The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner' is about to air on CCTV, right?"

Lin Youcheng nodded upon hearing Xie Shuhua's words and said, "Yes."

The TV series "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner" is indeed about to air on CCTV. It can be said that the series has received a lot of attention because of the screenwriter Lin Youcheng, especially since the male lead is Chen Daoming. Although the director is the newcomer Kong Sheng, it has also been heard that director Tian Zhuangzhuang is also involved in the series. Naturally, everyone is looking forward to this period drama. It should be noted that this is another original TV series script written by Lin Youcheng after "Crossing the Guandong". It is truly remarkable that an international screenwriter who has won the Oscar twice can write a TV series script.

It was with this anticipation that the TV series "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner" was broadcast.

Because it was broadcast on CCTV, the pre-broadcast promotion was quite attractive. In addition, with Lin Youcheng, an international screenwriter, at the helm, the ratings were quite astonishing from the very first episode, approaching 40%, which amazed many industry insiders.

Of course, the most important aspect is that the opening scene of "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner" is quite exciting, with a tense and thrilling plot. Song Ci, a scholar from the Southern Song Dynasty who has just passed the imperial examination, invites his friend Meng Liangchen, who is also a fellow examinee, to a tavern. Meng Liangchen tells his sworn brother that he has applied for the position of magistrate of Meicheng County. Song Ci is very worried about his friend's departure. Zhu Yinggu, the daughter of the deceased magistrate of Meicheng County, Zhu Meiting, suspects that her father's death was suspicious and wants to ask Song Ci's father, Song Gong, a famous criminal investigator, to investigate the truth behind her father's death.

The crucial point is that on the day of Song Ci's wedding, his father was nowhere to be found. Just as the newlyweds were performing the three-bowing ceremony, a carriage braved the rain to bring back Song Ci's father's body.

Song Ci pressed the steward for answers and finally learned the cause of his father's death. Incredibly, when his father, Song Gong, was serving as the judicial officer of Jiaozhou, he "misjudged a person's life due to a momentary oversight." After realizing his mistake, he was filled with remorse and ultimately committed suicide by poison to atone for his sins. He left a will instructing his son to "be careful with human life and never get involved in criminal cases."

The whole plot is quite exciting, especially the scene where Song Ci examines the body of his own father, which is quite thrilling!

Because of the sudden death of Magistrate Song Gong and the death of Meng Liangchen, the newly appointed magistrate of Meicheng County, in a fire at an inn on his way to his post, Constable Wang and Yinggu earnestly urged Song Ci to go to Meicheng to solve the case. Song Ci finally understood the good intentions behind his father's dying words and rushed to Meicheng County with Constable Wang and Yinggu.

The plot really took a dramatic turn from the very first episode. Who would have thought that the protagonist Song Ci's father would be sacrificed right from the start?

This really is a story of sacrificing one's father right from the start, a truly explosive opening. Viewers were all saddened by it. Song Ci's father, Song Gong, had been a judge in the criminal justice system for over thirty years, advocating for the people. In a moment of carelessness, he caused a death. He was so upright and admirable. But even if he wanted to commit suicide to atone for his sins, he could have postponed it. His son's academic success and wedding turned a joyous occasion into a tragedy, which is truly unbelievable.

The two episodes were packed with a thrilling and exciting plot, and the cinematography and costume details were meticulously crafted. Chen Daoming's performance was also superb. With such a brilliant opening, the second episode, which aired on CCTV, saw its ratings soar to 41%, which is truly astonishing.

The plot then becomes even more exciting. News arrives from Meicheng County that the newly appointed magistrate, Meng Liangchen, has died in a fire at an inn on his way to his post. Constable Wang and Yinggu urge Song Ci to go to Meicheng to solve the case. With his mother's encouragement, Song Ci suddenly feels enlightened and resolutely heads to Meicheng. Song Ci visits the Meicheng County government office to pay his respects to Meng Liangchen and then exhumes the body for examination. Later, Song Ci and Prefect Lu go to the scene to investigate, but the only eyewitness, the postmaster, dies suddenly in the county jail, creating a series of difficulties. Song Ci decides to set fire to the scene to verify Meng Liangchen's cause of death and indeed finds bloodstains. Arriving at the prefect's office, Song Ci explains to Prefect Lu the suspicious circumstances surrounding Meng Liangchen's murder and learns that Registrar Yang is a former coroner. Later, Yinggu leads Song Ci to Luoma Slope, where her father died years ago, where they discover the body of Hei San, who was employed by Registrar Yang. Afterwards, Song Ci cleverly devised a plan to intimidate the enemy, proposing to Prefect Lu that the coffin of Magistrate Zhu, who had died six months earlier, be opened for an autopsy. Liu Yuehong, who had been injured and awoke, finally revealed the truth, and the murder of the two magistrates of Meicheng County became clear. Song Ci then asked his father-in-law for permission to close the net.

In the main hall, Lu Huaide, despite Song Ci's irrefutable reasoning, laughed wildly, saying that Song Ci could not find any evidence to murder Magistrate Meng.

Unexpectedly, Song Ci used a shocking method of examination to find evidence that Meng Liangchen had been murdered and then burned to destroy the evidence on the ground where the body lay.

It's truly astonishing!

This truly marks the beginning of Song Ci's ancient forensic medicine work, "Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified"!
Actually, in Hong Kong, TVB also filmed a story about Song Ci's "The Washing Away of Wrongs" in another timeline, but that was in 1999, earlier than "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner." However, this is 1996. Undoubtedly, this detective drama really impressed audiences across the country because the story was so exciting and novel. It was a period detective drama, and it was adapted from the real historical forensic medicine book "The Washing Away of Wrongs," rather than being made up out of thin air. It was extremely historically authentic and allowed the audience to see that my country already had world-class forensic medicine as early as the Song Dynasty, which was truly remarkable.

After all, aside from professionals, who else could think of verifying Meng Liangchen's cause of death at the scene of the fire like Song Ci did? He poured strong vinegar on the ground, and sure enough, a large patch of blood appeared where the body lay. This was truly amazing and enlightening, and it also broadened my knowledge of things I had never known before. It was like opening the door to a new world.

It's fair to say that there were no medical dramas or forensic dramas after this point, but the current period detective dramas are truly quite professional.

The TV series is a hit, and news about it is also very popular. It has attracted viewers of all ages across the country with its realistic storyline. Naturally, children will watch the show with their parents, and the remote control is in the hands of adults.

It can be said that at the same time, every household across the country was glued to their television sets, waiting for the broadcast of the drama "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner".

There's no way around it, this show is just too amazing. The cases are captivating, full of suspense, and thrilling.

Obviously, the news media will also report on the popularity of the TV series "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner". It has really been an unprecedented response. More news reports will discuss the autopsy behind the series. The autopsy is just a means, and the case is just a vehicle. The real conflict is the different values ​​of officials. The original sin behind almost every murder case is various officials. Using the case to talk about the officialdom itself is quite thrilling.

In particular, according to media reports and many literary and artistic workers, Song Ci, as a historical figure, has two most prominent identity labels: one is the title of "Father of Forensic Medicine", and the other is his book "Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified". In addition, the most important thing is that in 1996, the TV series "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner" was truly a pioneering work in terms of the ingenuity of the case setting and the detail of the introduction to forensic identification.

That's right, it's a groundbreaking work, a drama that suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the world of period dramas, absolutely standing out from the crowd!

More importantly, this groundbreaking work is not simply a mystery drama about solving cases, nor is it a documentary in the legal sense; it is also a political drama full of realistic implications.

Song Ci's abilities lie in his brilliant detective skills and meticulous thinking, while his breakthroughs in forensic medicine are his special talent. However, the story is not limited to these. If the depiction of officialdom were too didactic or obscure, it's unlikely that many viewers would be willing to watch it. But despite these crucial detective skills that determine the quality of the drama, screenwriter Lin Youcheng doesn't simply drag on and present only the entertaining aspects. The conflicts within the officialdom that follow each case unfold are so seamless, natural, and profoundly insightful.

Song Ci in this story is an almost idealized character. The "villains" who stand against him are not the criminals, but rather the officials. As the case unfolds and the officials on the opposing side become more and more prominent, the conflicts intensify, and the audience, like the protagonist Song Ci, feels increasingly helpless and insignificant.

The Song Ci in the TV series is not worldly or slick; he is just stubbornly upright and incorruptible. It is this uprightness that allows him to stand tall and proud even when he is in a dangerous or disadvantageous situation when he is fighting against the opposing side of the officialdom.

Song Ci possessed clear logic in solving cases, excellent eloquence when interrogating criminals, and unparalleled forensic skills. Coupled with his idealistic and upright personality, he existed as an invincible figure despite his loneliness.

This alone is enough to warrant extensive media coverage, with many outlets praising and reporting on this captivating period detective drama, creating an unprecedented buzz.

It can be said that the plot is becoming more and more exciting, with both happy and sad moments, and one climax after another, immersing the audience in the TV show. Every household is watching it, making it quite popular.

As the Yanjing Daily commented, other media outlets and newspapers also published reviews and discussions about the TV series "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner." Of course, because the TV series was still airing, many more media outlets and newspapers were reporting on the series' popularity and soaring ratings.

It's incredibly popular; everyone's talking about the show "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner".

It can be said that the artistry is also very high. The costumes and styling in the drama are exquisite and sophisticated, and the color tone of the picture further highlights the heavy atmosphere, giving people a sense that even if the case is successfully solved, there is no bright and clear world.

How could such a wonderful and suspenseful TV series not be loved by the general public?

An unprecedented TV series, an unprecedented new world!

Now, with the airing of "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner," the real craze has only just begun!
Knowing that the words "opening the mountain" meant—

The earth shook and mountains trembled; the earth shattered! (End of Chapter)