Butterfly Lovers [Film and TV Commentary]

In AD 337, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, family status was at its peak. In order to consolidate her position in the court, the Zhu family, a third-rank official, clung to power and betrothed her only daughter Zhu Yingtai (Yang Caini) to the prefect of the Ma family. Worried that her daughter who had no intention of studying would be rude to others, she asked her to dress up as a man and come to the academy to take good supplements. Since the academy was full of boys, Mrs. Zhu (Wu Jiali) asked the dean's wife to take special care of her beloved daughter. In the academy, Zhu Yingtai got acquainted with Liang Shanbo, who was born in poverty but worked hard to learn. Because of their similar friendship, the two had a close friendship. They met each other day by day. Zhu Yingtai's daughter was discovered by Liang Shanbo, and the two fell in love. From then on, Liang Shanbo worked harder to study, hoping to marry Zhu Yingtai after gaining fame. However, the estrangement between family backgrounds could not be eliminated.