"Shangshi" takes the Ming Dynasty as the historical background and tells the story of a palace maid who can cook. This is similar to the popular TV series "Dae Jang Geum" 20 years ago. "Shangshi" is obviously a benchmark for "Dae Jang Geum". The same female protagonist is also involved in palace struggles, but in a different country. The food culture is also popular among everyone.

The flow of actors has decreased

Judging from the design of the entire plot, "Shang Shi" has really worked hard on the road of persuasion. At the same time, the exquisite costumes in domestic costume dramas also help to promote Hanfu culture and perfectly combine this aspect of Chinese cuisine. "Shangshi" does this very well.

Although "Shangshi" has obvious traces of "Dae Jang Geum", some details and the presentation of food did give the audience a better impression. The most criticized thing is the protagonist's acting skills. And the direction of the plot, some people say: Even the most exquisite service can't save Yu Zheng's casting vision.

Wu Jinyan has basically not had any popular works since "Strategy of Yanxi Palace", and this is another collaboration between Yu Zheng and Wu Jinyan, and it is also the "second partner" of Wu Jinyan and Xu Kai. It's somewhat like speculating on CP to earn traffic. However, if "Shang Shi" is broadcast when "Story of Yanxi Palace" is in full swing, it may still gain some popularity. If it is re-released a few years later, the traffic it can obtain will naturally be greatly reduced.

The plot is dull and cliche, and the hostess has a lot of tricks up her sleeves

In the scene where the male protagonist and the female protagonist meet for the first time, Wu Jinyan is punished, and Xu Kai, the crown prince, passes by in the middle of the scene. According to normal logic, Wu Jinyan should have avoided the sedan at this time, but what people didn't expect was that Wu Jinyan not only failed to avoid it, but also bumped into it and fell!

What was even more unexpected was that Xu Kai was not angry after seeing it and spared her? Perhaps in order to highlight the hero's different feelings towards the heroine, the hero's behavior was deliberately different from usual. But the audience has also watched many classic palace fighting dramas, so why don’t you rub the audience’s IQ on the ground? Such an unreasonable plot is simply outrageous!

In addition, this outrageous plot is not the only one in the TV series! The heroine continued to look around even though the nobleman told her not to look around. Later, she was punished by her father-in-law to kneel down. After the punishment, the heroine not only did not feel ashamed at all, but smiled at her father-in-law. After her father-in-law left, the heroine actually began to admire her intoxicatedly. moon.

Please, the heroine, please recognize her own identity. If such a plot to seek death were included in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", I would not know how many times she would be rewarded by Concubine Hua! It can only be said that the aura of the protagonist is too strong, and he is clearly a replica of Wei Yingluo back then.

Gourmet and political intrigue, bit off more than you can chew

If a food drama cannot arouse appetite, there is no need to expect it to be palatable and contribute to the narrative. As for Machiavellianism, "Shang Shi"'s treatment is also "bland", and the heat and spiciness are far from enough.

First of all, power relations are weak. The first episode worked hard to create a thrilling atmosphere, but unexpectedly, there is only one unclear plot line of the second prince. Furthermore, the clues to Machiavellian plots are thin. In the first few episodes, there was only "a little blood on the horse's leg" to foreshadow something. Finally, when the emperor's grandson was poisoned and coughed up blood, it turned out that he had just eaten something unclean by mistake.

At the end of the fifth episode, food and political strategy finally ushered in a "dream linkage", and the top leader of the Shangshi Bureau personally took action and used food as a strategy. But the logic here is unclear. Although there is a simple explanation in the play, it is still difficult for the audience to understand how the emperor started spitting out the fragrance after eating a piece of cake, and what is the use of trying to make the emperor spit out the fragrance.

These doubts were not clarified, and the screenwriter immediately reversed the situation and played a "Mission: Impossible" game between the three forces of the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and Shang Shi. It is really a typical example of ambition but lack of strength.