《The Mermaid》 is a social suspense drama broadcast on Tencent Video. It is adapted from Remy's novel of the same name. It is directed by Yang Lei, written by Tian Liangliang and Chen Chen, and stars Liu Zi, Zhang Kaitai, Huang Yangtiantian, Dong Yong and others.The series sets the story in the living environment of the 1990s, starting with a sudden disappearance of a girl.The case is like a tightened thread, connecting several families who had no intersection with each other before, and slowly bringing to light the scars, misunderstandings and secrets that had been covered up for many years.
Huang Yangtiantian plays Su Lin.She grew up in a family that lacked care, and her living conditions were not easy, but she always studied hard, hoping to change her situation through her own abilities.After a seemingly ordinary night, Su Lin disappeared.Her disappearance forced her family, classmates, and adults around her to face their relationships with each other again, and also allowed the stories hidden in the above-ground and underground spaces of a city to be gradually revealed.
The case is not just about finding the whereabouts of a girl.As the investigation deepens, the life choices of several girls are put into the same picture: some are wandering between family expectations and self-protection, some have suffered the harm caused by campus relationships for a long time, and some thought that silence would keep them out of the situation, but ultimately found themselves trapped in the same predicament.The series does not describe growth as a simple counterattack, but finds the strength to move forward from the fears, hesitations and mutual support of ordinary people.
Characters such as Dong Yong, Kai Tai and Liu Zi approach the truth from different positions.The information held by everyone is incomplete, and good intentions and concealment often coexist.Surrounding Su Lin's disappearance, the seemingly normal interactions between family members are re-examined, and details in urban culverts, campus life and family space continue to provide new clues.The revelation of the truth is not only about the case, but also about how these people understand each other and face the past.
《The Mermaid》Advances the narrative in the suspense genre while retaining attention to female growth, family relationships and social environment.The above-ground city represents the daily order, while the underground pipelines are like secrets suppressed beneath the surface of life; Su Lin struggles to move forward among them, and also completes the re-choice of her own destiny.Through a disappearance case, the series juxtaposes the joys and sorrows of different families, and ultimately focuses on overcoming trauma, finding hope and self-salvation.
Episode 1 plot introduction
In the 1990s, life in a city along the river seemed peaceful, but Su Lin, a young girl, always wanted to seize the opportunity to change her destiny.She carefully prepared for school activities and practiced her spoken English repeatedly to win the role of “小美The Mermaid”.For Su Lin, this role is not only an opportunity to appear on stage, but also a little hope for her to prove herself and temporarily escape from her repressed life.
Su Lin's efforts did not result in an easy campus life.There was a gap between her and her classmates that was difficult to bridge, and conflicts surrounding her role and daily interactions were also accumulating in the dark.Some people regard her persistence as a way to get the limelight, while others use jokes and rejection to test her bottom line.Su Lin did not back down immediately, but she also did not realize that a malicious attack on her was crossing the boundary of ordinary classmates' conflict.
The conflict that day suddenly got out of control.Su Lin was violently pushed down in the chaos and fell into the intricate drainage pipes underground in the city.People on the ground quickly lost sight of her, and an ordinary day turned into an unexplained disappearance.The dark and damp underground space separated Su Lin from the familiar streets, and for the first time she truly faced the fear of having nowhere to turn to.
Su Lin's disappearance alarmed her family, school and surrounding residents.Some people are eager to find her, some are avoiding what happened that day, and some are trying to turn the conflict into an accident.As the search begins, the neglected details of Su Lin's life gradually emerge: the silence at home, the cold eyes on campus, and the distress signals that were not spoken in time all make the disappearance case more complicated.
Episode 2 plot introduction
After Su Lin disappeared, the school and home fell into chaos.She failed to show up on time and left no message explaining her whereabouts.The family tried to recall the abnormalities before her disappearance, only to discover that the girl had already hidden many grievances.Conflicts surrounding role selection and getting along with classmates began to be brought up again.
Su Lin's family is not easy.The feeling of being neglected for a long time, her preference for her younger brother, and the disputes in her life made her accustomed to keeping her worries inside.After the disappearance, while the family was searching anxiously, they had to face problems that had been treated as trivial matters in the past.The silence that I thought would have no consequences now became particularly glaring.
The school began to check the whereabouts of the day, and the relationship between Su Lin and her classmates was also sorted out one by one.Some people say that she just hid temporarily, but some people remember her abnormality before the conflict.The traces left near the entrance of the underground drainage pipe made this disappearance no longer look like a simple runaway from home.Those looking for Su Lin must follow the scattered clues and enter the unnoticed corners of the city.
Jiang Ting was also involved in the incident.She kept a distance from Su Lin on the surface, but she knew that the hidden rejection and hurt on campus never really stopped.When questioned, her hesitation made it difficult to determine exactly what she had seen.There is no answer to Su Lin's whereabouts, but cracks first appeared in the relationship between the several girls.
Episode 3 plot introduction
The search for Su Lin extends from the school to the city underground.The drainage pipes are intricate, damp, dark and difficult to identify. Once you enter them, it is difficult to leave clear traces.People on the ground repeatedly checked along possible exits and surrounding areas, but they never got any information that could confirm Su Lin's safety.
The pressure caused by Su Lin's disappearance also brought old conflicts in the school to the surface.Jiang Ting was invited by her teacher to join the English recitation team. This should have been a joyful thing, but instead she became the subject of discussion among her classmates again.She began to realize the gaze and rejection that Su Lin had endured, and found that she could not stay out of it like she had in the past.
The news surrounding Su Lin is spreading more and more, but there are very few details that can be confirmed.Some people remember that she practiced speaking to win roles, while others only remember that she had an argument with her classmates.The fragments everyone told seemed to be true, but they were not enough to spell out the complete story.As the investigation deepens, the family situations and growing pressure of several girls are gradually connected.
At the same time, Ma Dongchen's mention of the past also added new doubts to the incident.Whether Su Lin ever wanted to leave school and who handled the relevant procedures for her have become issues that need to be verified.On the surface, these are just trivial matters in life; when placed in a disappearance case, they may point to some kind of decision she had made before the accident.
Episode 4 plot introduction
Su Lin still has not returned to the ground, and the search operation has entered a more difficult stage.The underground space is like a network that hides secrets. What happened in the past and who has been there need to be slowly restored through scattered traces.The uneasiness caused by the case began to spread to the school and the community, and people who were originally unrelated to each other had to re-examine their relationships.
Jiang Ting's situation in the recitation team did not become easier because of the teacher's approval.The new opportunity made her more visible and brought her directly into contact with peer pressure.She began to understand that Su Lin's silence was not weakness, but a kind of self-protection in the absence of support.This realization led to a change in her attitude towards the disappearance.
Su Lin's family continues to search for answers amid self-blame and disputes.Some people want to end things as an accident as soon as possible, while others insist on tracing all the overlooked details of the day.The long-standing prejudices and estrangements in the family were exposed again and again, and everyone realized that it was not that Su Lin did not send a signal before leaving, but no one listened carefully.
As new clues emerge, the disappearance is no longer just about the whereabouts of a girl.Several families, several campus relationships and the choices of different people are all involved.Everyone wants to prove that they have nothing to do with Su Lin's experience, but the more they avoid it, the more clearly the harm hidden in daily life becomes apparent.
