It was shaping up so well until the final few episodes. How did the master drug maker not know his own formula…
The professor wasnât the original drug maker. He was pressured into taking over the operation after his student was killed. Originally, the professor had been trying to develop a cure for depression. His student used parts of that research to create the drug. After the studentâs death, his criminal accomplices approached the professor and convinced him to manufacture a similar drug for them. At the time, the professor was strapped for funds, so he deluded himself into believing it was all for the greater good.
I think this drama was filmed in 2019. Dates on the files and cases are from 2019
The show was filmed in 2024, but the script was written around 2019 and had been gathering dust for five years. It was considered a fairly risky project (no existing IP to rely on, and a real chance of not passing censorship due to its dark themes), so the producers only managed to secure funding after Luo Yunxi signed on.
YES! I think Qi Sizhe doesn't even carry a gun or anything, and he just happily went into that tunnel on his own,…
I get the feeling the creators were heavily pressured to cut everything deemed ânon-essentialâ from the plot. The Truth Within was filmed right around the time Youku execs decided that only short, âNetflix-styleâ series would be allowed on the platform from 2025 onward. Theyâve since backtracked on that decision, but for some shows, the damage may already have been done.
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Took only 6 years đ
Originally, the professor had been trying to develop a cure for depression. His student used parts of that research to create the drug. After the studentâs death, his criminal accomplices approached the professor and convinced him to manufacture a similar drug for them.
At the time, the professor was strapped for funds, so he deluded himself into believing it was all for the greater good.