In recent years, the position of historical suspense dramas in the Chinese TV market has gradually declined, with few works able to attract widespread attention from viewers. It has been a long time since a historical suspense drama has truly impressed the audience. The Chinese TV market is highly competitive, with a plethora of dramas of various genres and types. In this environment, historical suspense dramas face fierce competition from other popular genres.

Contemporary genres such as urban romance, idol dramas, and fantasy wuxia dramas are more likely to capture the audience's attention, while historical suspense dramas are relatively niche. This drama combines the elements of martial arts world and mystery solving, telling the story of Song Ci, a judge in the Southern Song Dynasty who fearlessly solves complex cases and upholds justice. What is the story about? Many people born in the 1980s should be familiar with the character of Song Ci because there was a previous TV drama titled "The Song Dynasty Judge."

The character of Song Ci in that drama was deliberately portrayed by the director as a righteous and uncompromising figure, which made him appear somewhat aloof. However, the new version of "The Forensic Examiner Song Ci" revolves around two murder cases that occur during the Five-State Alliance in the Southern Song Dynasty, and the exceptionally talented young forensic examiner, Song Ci, takes on the task of solving the cases.

In the intricate and mysterious court and martial arts world, he successfully solves nine extraordinary cases and eventually uncovers a conspiracy. The story revolves around Song Ci gradually unraveling a series of mysteries during his investigation. Currently, five episodes have been released, and overall, I think it's definitely worth watching. The director of this drama is very clever.

The character's unwavering righteousness allows him to repeatedly solve baffling cases, which is truly uplifting. Li Nai Wen, no need for further introduction, has recently played one of the main characters in "The Three Squads." Many people are paying close attention to this actor, as he previously portrayed a Japanese spy in the TV drama "Undercover" and successfully portrayed the character's inner world with fluent Japanese communication skills.

As for Dong Xuan, another actress, she graduated from the Beijing Film Academy's performance department and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 18th Golden Rooster Awards for her role as Teacher Xiao Zhang in director Gu Changwei's film "Springtime." Although her performance in this drama may not be exceptional, it is overall satisfactory. Dong Xuan demonstrates a high level of acting skills when portraying Song Qing. She accurately captures the character's emotions and traits, vividly interpreting Song Qing's neurotic and comedic qualities.

There are several scenes in the drama that I find very interesting and humorous, which never fails to make me laugh. On the other hand, Sun Ze Yuan's acting falls short due to a lack of training and experience, resulting in relatively weak performance. I felt very awkward and disconnected when watching him, especially during the process of investigating and unraveling mysteries, where Sun Ze Yuan's expression was mostly blank, failing to captivate the audience through emotional portrayal of the character.

Are celebrity influencers entering the acting industry a good or bad thing? After watching five episodes of "The Forensic Examiner Song Ci," I noticed a significant difference in acting skills between the young and inexperienced actors and the seasoned veterans. I don't understand why directors always prefer to cast these young actors without much acting talent.

If it's for the sake of popularity, I can somewhat understand, but Sun Ze Yuan is not a huge star either. After watching the performances of these young actors in so many historical dramas this year, I realized that Chen Daoming's harsh criticism of celebrity influencers as "plastic actors created through hype" was indeed not wrong.

Looking at today's young stars, they are no longer part of the artistic world but rather the world of popularity. They are truly plastic actors manufactured and hyped up by capital, lacking genuine talent and skills. It is this group of people that tarnishes the integrity of the entertainment industry.