Thirteen Years of Dust
Adapted from Lou Xiaopeng's novel《The Light of the Dark Night》- Reg：C-Drama
- Genre： Myst
- Premiere：Apr 06, 2023
- No. Ep：Total 24 Episodes
- Ep Duration：40 Minutes
- Actor： Bai Xiaofu Yang Man Chen Xiao Chen Jianbin
- Plat： iQIYI
- Freq：Starting from April 6th, it will be broadcast for 5 consecutive days, and members will be able to watch 4 episodes for the first time!Every Thursday to Monday, 2 episodes are updated for members.Two additional episodes (finale) will be added on Tuesday, April 18th.
The plot tells the story of the murderer of a mysterious case in Nandu City in 1997 who reappeared 13 years later. The real murderer was never traced back then. The criminal guard Zhengrong was hit hard and left the front line, while the once fledgling new police officer Lu Xingzhi has lost his innocence and become a rigorous police officer.A meticulous criminal investigation expert.Thirteen years later, many coincidences in the case evidence brought the criminal police master and apprentice together again. When faced with doubts, the two peeled off the cocoons and worked together to hunt down the real culprit.
The origin of the story is that in 1997, a major case occurred in Nandu City.The criminals had certain counterintelligence capabilities, but the detection technology of that era was limited, resulting in the real murderer not being caught.This mysterious case lasted for 13 years.A similar major criminal case surfaced again in 2010. Based on the traces left by the murderer at the scene, it can be concluded that the 1997 case was committed by the same murderer.Wei Zhengrong and Lu Xingzhi's master and apprentice once again joined forces to pursue him.
Due to the death of his first love Bai Xiaofu and the failure to solve 97% of the cases, Wei Zhengrong withdrew from the front line of criminal investigation.Wei Zhengrong (played by Chen Jianbin) served in the army before becoming a criminal police officer.During this period, he thought he was going to be seriously ill and die, so he asked someone to bring a message to his fiancée Bai Xiaofu, asking her to remarry.Bai Xiaofu hated Wei Zhengrong's selfishness and how he would marry anyone at will.Later, Wei Zhengrong did not die, but Bai Xiaofu got married, so he married Hu Haixia (played by Liu Mintao).
Bai Xiaofu's marriage of convenience was very unhappy, and she died shortly after the divorce.Wei Zhengrong's marriage also broke up due to overwork.After the divorce, his ex-wife became seriously ill and he raised his son alone.In general, the work of a criminal police officer is very hard, and the family members of the criminal police officers must put in more energy.In addition, the reason why Wei Zhengrong and Hu Haixia broke up was not because their relationship was completely broken down, but because Hu Haixia could not accept Wei Zhengrong solving the case day and night.13 years ago, Wei Zhengrong left the front line of criminal investigation because he could not solve the case and could not overcome the obstacles in his mind.However, he trained Lu Xingzhi (Chen Xiao), an excellent criminal investigation expert, from rookie to independent.
Lu Xingzhi worked harder for his career than his teacher.When he first joined the criminal police team, he felt like vomiting when he saw corpses, so he worked hard to adapt.Due to his lack of practical experience, he not only enthusiastically absorbed the lessons Wei Zhengrong taught him, but also humbly learned from everyone around him.Although Wei Zhengrong withdrew from the front line, the situation in 1997 was still a concern for him.After his apprentice Lu Xingzhi became a school captain, he did not give up his vigilance about this case.Lu Xingzhi even adopted the victim's daughter and named her Lu Anning, which means a peaceful life.
In the end, Lu Anning found out Lu Xingzhi's identity as a criminal police officer. When he saw him, he thought of his dead relatives and was afraid that Lu Xingzhi would be killed before he got off work.For Lu Anning's healthy growth, Lu Xingzhi had no choice but to divorce his wife Yang Man, just so that Lu Anning would never see Lu Xingzhi again in her life, and so that Lu Anning would no longer have nightmares and insomnia every night.If Wei Zhengrong broke up with his first love Bai Xiaofu, it was because he was afraid of delaying Bai Xiaofu's youth.Now, Lu Xingzhi and Yang Man are separated to raise the victim's children.Great!
| Bai Xiaofu / Zuo Xiaoqing | Yang Man / Di Ni | Chen Xiao / Lu Xingzhi | Chen Jianbin / Wei Zhengrong |
| Zhang Yichi / Wu Xiaowen | Tan Kai / Guo Shengli | Wang Xiao / Qu Zhenxiang |
| Zuo Xiaoqing / Bai Xiaofu | Di Ni / Yang Man | Lu Xingzhi / Chen Xiao | Wei Zhengrong / Chen Jianbin |
| Wu Xiaowen / Zhang Yichi | Guo Shengli / Tan Kai | Qu Zhenxiang / Wang Xiao |
The serial murder case was finally solved, and the murderer Wu Jia (formerly known as Zhang Shanshan) was arrested and severely punished.Meanwhile, Zhang Sicheng (张思成) did not end well either.The play tells the story of criminal guards Zheng Rong and Lu Xingzhi who spent thirteen years investigating a cold case. In the end, the master and apprentice worked together to arrest the real culprit of the serial murder case.Together, Wei Zhengrong and Lu Xingzhi solved a murder case that had been hidden for thirteen years, cured Lu Anning's psychological problems, and gave all the police officers fighting on the front line an inner reward.12
In the finale, Wu Jia fell into the trap, and a heart-rending madness that lasted for thirteen years finally came to an end.Wei Zhengrong fulfilled Wu Jia's last wish and buried him in the place called “Paradise”.The solution of this unsolved case brings not joy and relief to the audience, but another kind of heaviness.
In addition, the play also shows many characters' desire for the truth and insistence on justice.Wu Xiaowen has become a difficult character, and his experience is deeply regrettable.Zhang Sicheng's motive for killing and the story behind it were also revealed. His behavior stemmed from cold violence and revenge against Bai Xiaofu.
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 1-4 Update time: April 6, 2023
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 5-6 Update time: April 7, 2023
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 7-8 Updated on April 8, 2023
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 9-10 Update time: April 9, 2023
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 11-12 Update time: April 10, 2023
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 13-14 Update time: April 13, 2023
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 15-16 Update time: April 14, 2023
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 17-18 Updated on April 15, 2023
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 19-20 Update time: April 16, 2023
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 21-22 Updated: February 17, 2023
《Thirteen Years of Dust》Episodes 23-24 Updated on February 18, 2023
1. In 1997, it was an alley area, and everyone knew everyone.Every alley is an intelligence network, and old men and women are all intelligence agents.Now that the buildings are taller, people are farther away from each other.
2. Nature is a stubborn thing, but it cannot determine life.
3. Genes load the bullet, character takes aim, and environment pulls the trigger.
4. The people's police are the team that bleeds the most and makes the most sacrifices in peacetime.
5. Safety is because someone blocks the danger for us.
6. They are police officers and ordinary people, fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, sons and daughters. They used their flesh and blood to build the Great Wall of Steel in peacetime.We are always well and well protected by those who are the bravest.
7. Put down the gun. How often do you hit the target? If you can’t kill me with one shot, I will light a fire. The water will burn and no one can save it.
8. I came here last year. I wanted it to change back to its original color, so I lit the water on fire. It didn’t work. It was still the same after two days.
9. Since then, he has put all his evil desires on me.For all these years, I didn’t know how I survived.After he died, I discovered something even more terrifying. I also wanted to kill someone. Especially when I returned to this place for the first time and saw the filth and desolation, I felt that there was nothing worthy of mercy in the world.
10. Wei Zhengrong, why haven’t you come to me in all these years? How could my mother have fallen in love with you, such a coward like you?You had to be nice to my mother and protect her. How could my mother die? What kind of man are you?
11. After Zhang Sicheng died, my name was no longer Zhang Shanshan, but Wu Jia, because I have had no home since I was ten years old.
12. Race with the devil so that he cannot catch up with you or reach you.
13. I also want to be like Lu Anning, heal myself, let the scars in my heart slowly get better, feel the kindness of the world, feel the warmth, maybe, I can have a normal life.
14. In many things, women are more ambitious than men.
In order to restore the dual time and space setting in the play and match the real situation, the crew specially chose to shoot the scenes in 1997 and 2010 in winter and summer respectively.
In order to highlight the sense of layering that spans 13 years, Chen Xiao took the initiative to remove the hairline and sideburns to increase the sense of vicissitudes.
Veteran actor Niu Piao lost 20 pounds in a few months to show the difference in his role.
The play's styling director went deep into the streets of Chongqing to observe the image of local ordinary people, and designed a makeup look for each actor that not only has the temperament of a mountain city but also fits the character's personality.
In order to arouse the anger of the opponent's actor during the performance, Chen Jianbin suddenly burst into the door without the opponent's defense, allowing the actor to instantly transform the interrupted anger into the character, and the emotions in the play became very real.
Wang Xiaokun was originally invited to sing by the producer of the show. It happened that one of the characters in the show was a rock youth, and he and Chen Xiao were old acquaintances, so he made a guest appearance.
On January 5, 2022, the drama was launched for the first time; in April, the drama passed the registration; on September 22, the drama was launched for the second time at Chongqing Banan Film and Television Base; on October 24, the drama was completed in Chongqing; in DecemberOn the 29th, the play obtained a distribution license.
