"Failed Scholar" is a super hilarious drama that ingeniously incorporates all the elements of comedy. All the actors in the play are so mischievous an[Expand All]
"Failed Scholar" is a super hilarious drama that ingeniously incorporates all the elements of comedy. All the actors in the play are so mischievous and their performances are extremely hilarious, even nonsensical. Even modern specialized terms like "MMS" have been incorporated into the play. The story is about Li Changwen, a poor scholar from the Jiangnan region. He failed the imperial examinations for eight consecutive years and had no choice but to do odd jobs at the famous store "Big Money Cabinet" in Suzhou, Jiangnan. He became the laughingstock of everyone and was given the beautiful title of "Failed Scholar". This year, Li Changwen took the imperial examination together with Sima Suan, a schoolmate who was ignorant and uneducated, relying on his father's official position in the court to benefit the local people. The emperor found that his minister's memorial was illogical and suspected that there was something wrong with the examination hall. He disguised himself and came to the south of the Yangtze River. The night before the exam, Sima invited the examinees to a banquet, but in fact, he was selling the questions to them. The list has been released. Sima made it onto the list, but Li Changwen failed to make it. Qian Xiaoxiao, the childhood sweetheart and fiancee, left in a fit of rage. In order to purchase the "Big Money Cabinet" restaurant and convert it into a brothel, Sima Suan tried every possible way to make things difficult for the restaurant's owner, Du Meiniang, in every possible way. To help Du Meiniang get through the hard time, Li Changwen, who was working in a restaurant, came up with some advice. A battle broke out over the ownership of the restaurant. This struggle caught the attention of the emperor of the current dynasty who was visiting in disguise, thus revealing the secrets hidden in the tavern. With the emperor's covert assistance, Li Changwen, relying on his wisdom, eventually defeated Sima Suan, saved the tavern and foiled the conspiracy of Sima Suan's father and others.[Collapse]
