Episode 6 recap: Wang Miao Seeks Answers from Ye Wenjie
Shi Qiang quickly handed the photos to Chang Wei Si, urging him to take a close look. Chang Wei Si was eager to know what Wang Miao had been up to, unrelated to the countdown. It turned out that Wang Miao had shut down the nanomaterial experiment, and as a result, the countdown disappeared. Shi Qiang sensed that something fishy was going on and knew that this time it was no ordinary matter.
Shen Yu Fei was the one who ordered the experiment to be shut down, which intrigued Chang Wei Si. He wanted to understand what would happen after the countdown reached zero. This was precisely the task that Shi Qiang would undertake next. He also inquired about Wang Miao's situation. Shen Yu Fei had clearly put a lot of effort into Wang Miao, and Chang Wei Si firmly believed that Wang Miao was the breakthrough they needed to get closer to the truth.
Soon, Chang Wei Si attended a scientific conference and openly mentioned that a special case had emerged in the Asian theater, involving the countdown phenomenon. The photos showed preliminary developments and were quite eerie, a situation that no one had encountered before.
Shi Qiang quickly sought out Wang Miao to discuss the matter together. It turned out that he wanted Wang Miao to go undercover in the scientific community because of Shen Yu Fei's connection to that world. Since Shen Yu Fei had contacted Wang Miao personally, Shi Qiang believed it was an opportune moment. Wang Miao had previously viewed the scientific community as a conventional organization, but now he had a different understanding of them. They were all desperate to face a harsh reality, and Wang Miao realized that whether they were having a meal, chatting, or advancing civilization and technology, their understanding of society ultimately amounted to nothing more than a group of turkeys in a dilapidated farm.
Wang Miao felt that Shi Qiang couldn't understand everything he had experienced before and now. After listening to Wang Miao, Shi Qiang patted his chest and promised to stand by his side. As they sat in the car on the way back, Shi Qiang asked about the situation with Wang Miao's nanomaterial dagger. Wang Miao explained that the current nanomaterial daggers were manufactured using molecular assembly methods, which consumed significant resources. However, they were trying to replace the molecular assembly method with a catalytic reaction. The experiments had not been successful so far, and everyone needed to continue their efforts. As for whether they could complete it before the countdown, Wang Miao was not sure. It was revealed that Manfred had also been in contact with Shen Yufei. Initially, Shi Qiang thought she was involved with Yang Dong's affairs, but he didn't think it seemed likely because Ye Wenjie herself was a scientist. It appeared that there was no clear pattern between the fact that Ye Wenjie and Wang Miao hadn't died.
The next day, Chang Weisi took Shi Qiang to his office and introduced him to Xu Bing Bing, a member of the Criminal Investigation Division. Before leaving, he assured Shi Qiang of Xu Bing Bing's professional abilities. However, Shi Qiang didn't believe in her capabilities and deliberately challenged Xu Bing Bing with difficult questions, which she answered one by one.
When Wang Miao returned home, his daughter Dou Dou helped him apply eye drops. It was soon time for dinner, and his wife called them to the table, but Wang Miao didn't stay for the meal. Instead, he immediately went to Yang Dong's mother, Ye Wenjie's house, and asked her about whether she believed that the universe would flicker. However, within Ye Wenjie's personal scope of understanding, she found it impossible. Wang Miao persisted and asked about another possibility. Ye Wenjie told him that when science went beyond everyone's understanding, it was often considered as nonsense. Shi Qiang returned to the room to check on Xu Bing Bing's progress. After seeing her performance, he nodded in satisfaction.
Meanwhile, Xu Bing Bing quickly sought out Sha Rui Shan to understand more about the flickering of the universe. Shi Qiang and Wang Miao stayed together, and Wang Miao continued to insist that science didn't exist. Soon, Shi Qiang decided to take him to his office to let him thoroughly examine and study Ye Wenjie's files. After reading Ye Wenjie's information, Wang Miao was astonished by the many things she had experienced and how calmly she could face the news of her daughter's death. At the same time, Shen Yufei sat at her computer, receiving a message: If Wang Miao doesn't stop his research, eliminate him!
Ye Wenjie's hysterical behavior needs some context from the book. It is mentioned that her father, Ye Zhe Tai, was a prominent university physics professor who was condemned due to his ideological beliefs.
He was brutally beaten to death by four female students (identity assumed) wielding belts with copper buckles. When those four girls violently took her father's life, Ye Wenjie wanted to rush onto the stage, but two elderly school workers tightly held her back and whispered in her ear, urging her not to sacrifice her own life.
Furthermore, Ye Wenjie's mother, in order to protect herself, actually took the stage and exposed his crimes. Moreover, in the original work, when Ye Wenjie's sister, Ye Wen Xue, is mentioned, it is noted that she was at the forefront of criticizing their biological father.
The death of Ye Wenjie's father led her to become disillusioned with human nature. Further details regarding subsequent events can be supplemented as the plot unfolds.
Ye Wenjie appears as a kind and amiable professor and is the mother of the scientist Yang Dong, who committed suicide. However, Ye Wenjie has another identity as the leader of the Three-Body Organization.
In that painful and desperate era, Ye Wenjie witnessed her father being beaten to death and her sister dying in the same year.
Later, she met Bai Mulin at Radar Peak, and their relationship grew stronger. However, Ye Wenjie was betrayed by Bai Mulin.
Ye Wenjie is not a bad person. She has experienced so much tragedy, and her ideal is not to seek revenge on humanity but to believe that humanity is in a state of decay and needs external intervention.
So, upon discovering the existence of the Trisolarans, she resolutely sent a signal, making the Trisolarans aware of Earth's existence and initiating the tragic fate of humanity.
Ye Wenjie is too "naive." Although she is the leader of the Three-Body Organization, she exists only as a spiritual leader, and the one truly controlling people is Evans.
The Three-Body Organization is divided into three factions, which engage in open and hidden power struggles, becoming increasingly uncontrollable. As Ye Wenjie later said, "I ignited the fire, but I can't control it." Ye Wenjie believed that the arrival of the Trisolarans could help cleanse the evil souls of humanity, but she didn't realize that the Trisolarans were not "gods" but "demons." Ye Wenjie's naivety brought forth the demons of hell.
After learning the truth about Trisolaran civilization, Ye Wenjie regrets her actions. This is evident in her subtle hints to Luo Ji, hoping that he can save Earth and all of humanity. However, Ye Wenjie's regret cannot change everything.
Actions have consequences. Ye Wenjie's tragic fate is the cause, and the collaboration with the Trisolarans leading to Earth's downfall is the effect. Ye Wenjie's collaboration with the Trisolarans is the cause, and the death of her daughter Yang Dong at the hands of the Trisolarans is the effect.
Ye Wenjie cannot be simply described as a good or bad person. She is complex and multifaceted.
When the director portrays the older Ye Wenjie, the scenes have a nostalgic atmosphere, giving a sense of tranquility in the passage of time.
Who can discover the secrets hidden within this elderly person? In the flashback scenes, the filter becomes dark, and the fragmented dialogue reveals Ye Wenjie's helplessness. She can only express her emotions through tears and shouts.
The melancholic background music plays, causing the audience to involuntarily empathize with Ye Wenjie. Can light and darkness reflect the two traits in Ye Wenjie? She is both the perpetrator leading humanity into darkness and the goddess leaving behind a spark of hope.