Royal Feast (Chinese: 尚食; pinyin: Shàng Shí) is a historical costume drama series directed by Wang Wei and Bai Yunmo, starring Xu Kai, Wu Jinyan and Wang Churan in main roles.
The drama tells the inspirational emotional story of Yao Zijin, a girl who was selected as the - maid of the Shangshi Bureau, during the Yongle period in the Ming Dynasty.
[1] Yao Zijin, a young girl, during the Ming dynasty under the rule of Emperor Yongle, enters the palace to become a maid in "Food Bureau" department.
She gets the task of delivering meals for the Emperor’s grandson, Zhanji, during this time they develop a connection.
However, Zijin has a mysterious background that she wants to keep hidden, and her principles make her hesitant to enter into a romantic relationship with Zhanji.
After entering the Shangshi Bureau, she began to understand the real way of drinking and writing and met Zhu Zhanji.
The cold and proud female official of the Shang Food Bureau, came from a family of famous chefs; her biological mother left her without saying goodbye when she was a child, which brought her a lifetime of confusion.
She never admits defeat, learns the art of cooking, and uses all her powers to enter the palace under false pretenses, trying to compete for the position of Shangshi in the Ming Dynasty, and completely change her destiny.
She is respectful, docile, smart and decisive, not only has the ability to recognize people and break things, but also is very brave and resourceful, and is deeply loved by Zhu Di and Xu.
The last one managed to suppress the famous chefs of Guanglu Temple and Shangshan Superintendent and became the noblest food in the Ming Dynasty.
The elegant and gentle prince, with a personality like the soft moonlight, always scrutinized the Ming Dynasty's government, allowing the people to rest and recuperate, and was deeply respected and loved by all officials, but because he could not resist the temptation of delicious food, he was obese, and he was not good at riding.
In order to pursue the coveted position of Shang Shi, you can never marry for life, and you can work hard to defeat all competitors at all costs.
Gentle and elegant, good at Danqing, the eldest prince has no plans for power and status on the surface.
[5][8][9][10] Although "Shangshi" has lost the flashy coat of "Shuang drama", and has lost the "I will pay back ten times if anyone commits a crime", it still follows the old way of fighting monsters and upgrading: one episode solves the emperor's dietary crisis; two The episode presented a secret recipe, which won the attention of the emperor's grandson; in the three episodes, he helped the sisters escape from danger, and cleverly cooked the prince's vegetarian food, which attracted Jin Yiwei's admiration.
However, whether "Chinese cuisine + inspirational heroine" can pass the test depends on whether the follow-up plot and performance are stretched ("Wen Wei Po" review).
Many netizens who are familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty "picked" out that many details of the play follow historical records as much as possible.