The allusion of 'Riding on a Red Dust Concubine Laughing, No One Knows It's Litchi Coming', which is only a few strokes in the annals of history, has now been extended into a play that penetrates the curtain of history and evokes empathy among modern people - the recently popular ancient costume drama 'Litchi in Chang'an', adapted from the novel of the same name, restores the legend of fresh lychee coursing thousands of miles in Tang poetry to the story of Li Shande, an unknown Chang'an official who struggled to complete the task of 'Litchi Fresh Tribute' during the Tang Dynasty, revealing the living conditions of ordinary people in the context of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The drama constructs a biological clock like narrative rhythm with the theme of "lychee decay time limit", and uses suspenseful narrative techniques to vividly demonstrate the transportation process of lychee, revealing various difficulties encountered by transporters. Among them, there are both preservation problems in lychee transportation and institutional problems under official rules. The fusion of micro narrative and grand narrative breaks through the traditional narrative framework of ancient costume dramas and presents a vivid humanistic aspect. As the creator of the drama said, the character creation of the protagonist Li Shande incorporates reflections on the modern workplace, which can easily resonate with the current audience's psychology. Although Li Shande has a timid personality and is not good at communication, he has outstanding "strengths" in professional skills, demonstrating outstanding talents in areas such as mathematical calculations and overall planning. These traits became a key advantage in the ancient "impossible task" of transporting fresh lychee, gradually giving him control over the discourse power of the transportation team. The various difficulties encountered by Li Shande during the transportation of lychee, such as cross departmental communication and coordination, handling document processes under standardized systems, optimizing limited resource allocation, and responding to unexpected situations, are highly consistent with the challenges faced by professionals in the workplace today. Taking this as a starting point, the series also successfully constructed a vivid group of characters. Li Shande's professional persistence and survival anxiety, Zheng Ping'an's smooth worldly wisdom and inner perseverance, Amita's strong decisiveness and fragile hidden pain, Zhao Xinmin's cleverness and selfishness... These complex and three-dimensional character settings vividly present the survival situation under different philosophies of life. Each character is like a prism, forming a wonderful resonance with the life experiences of contemporary audiences, becoming a vivid reflection of contemporary and even workplace culture. If the good story framework and character setting are bones and bones, then the rich cultural capacity of the drama is flesh and blood. In terms of audio-visual expression, the director presents the audience with a familiar Chang'an and a fresh Lingnan. The Litchi of Chang'an breaks free from the limitations of traditional works that only focus on Chang'an and cover the entire Tang Dynasty with a single point. It traces the footsteps of a small official transporting lychees and spans thousands of miles from north to south. From the political center of Chang'an to remote small towns, differentiated designs of visual language such as light, shadow, and color tones have strengthened the unique charm of regional culture, creating a sharp contrast between the subtropical style of Lingnan and the officialdom atmosphere of Chang'an. The customs and traditions of different regions are presented in the drama, and the scenery and character designs are also inspired as much as possible by patterns, colors, and styles that can be traced in history. The panoramic presentation of the differences between the north and south, as well as cultural differences in the drama, allows the audience to understand the diverse forms of Tang society from multiple dimensions. This not only enriches the visual experience, but also deepens the cultural connotation of the work. Based on solid historical research, 'Litchi of Chang'an' takes the fate of ordinary people as a starting point and turns the camera to the 'nameless ones' in the current of history. This narrative strategy of "big history, small figures" not only expands the boundaries of the subject matter, but also conveys moral thinking and humanistic care beyond the times through Li Shande's ultimate value choice. The dramatic twist in which Li Shande chooses to reveal the truth after completing his mission in the drama is both unexpected and reasonable, triggering the audience's deep reflection on history and reality. The Litchi of Chang'an "reconstructs historical memory from a contemporary perspective, allowing those" nameless ones "who have been forgotten in history to regain narrative subjectivity and have another sense of" proof of presence "- history is no longer just a stage for nobles and generals, but a shared memory and foundation of life for all. This provides inspiration for the creation of ancient costume dramas: good ancient costume drama creation should not only be rooted in the fertile soil of excellent traditional Chinese culture, but also face the spiritual needs of contemporary audiences, finding a balance between historical reality and artistic imagination. (New Society)