Big Trick

The play is based on the decline of the feudal dynasty and social transformation in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. It tells the story of folk magic artists using simple and instinctive patriotic feelings to inherit and protect the quintessence of the country. Chinese magic, which has a history of thousands of years, formed three major factions by the end of the Qing Dynasty: "Shen Jiatang Cai", "Moshi Hand Cai" in the north and "Ghost Magic" in the south. However, as the cultural infiltration of the great powers intensifies, Japanese magicians are eyeing my magic secret book "The Art of the Immortal" that has been passed down for thousands of years. In the name of passing on the art, they sneaked into Tianjin, created a murderous case and provoked a fight between our magic factions, bribed local officials to control our folk artists, and attempted to take our national treasure as their own. At the same time, Yuan Keding, the son of Yuan Shikai, forced artists to serve his political conspiracy through suppression, inducement, and frame-up. This double oppression makes the living space of folk artists extremely narrow and difficult. A group of folk artists led by Shen Wankui, the head of "Shen Jiatang Cai", braved hardships and dangers, vowed to protect the national essence and inherit Chinese civilization, thereby interpreting a thrilling and tragic history. The whole play is run through the two main lines of "revenge" and "protecting the national quintessence". The protagonist Lai Bao's life trajectory changes from the first half, which focuses on avenging his father's murder and revitalizing the "Mo's Handicraft", to the second half, which focuses on fighting against the Japanese magician Akira Muto and promoting the counterattack.