Rising Justice (蒸蒸日上)
If you love Enemies to Lovers combined with Friends to Lovers, and Slow Burn, and Forced Proximity, Rising Justice delivers an engaging narrative tailored for trope enthusiasts.
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- Source Material: The drama is adapted from a non-fiction series of真实 (true) legal stories collected by multiple lawyers, not a traditional fictional novel. The cases were drawn from real-life experiences recounted by lawyers.
- Episode Count Adjustment: The series was originally planned for 24 episodes but was later cut to 22 episodes for the final broadcast.
- Creative Expansion: The production team spent five years developing the scripts, with director Yao Tingting personally selecting the stories and adapting them for screen.
- Setting Recreation: The production team built an entire "Lawyer Street" set from scratch in Shenyang, renovating an old street to recreate the authentic Northeastern atmosphere of the story.
Plot Overview
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In a bustling Northeastern city, chivalrous and humorous lawyer Xiao Longnv opens a law firm above a public bathhouse after leaving the city's most prestigious Honghu Law Firm over a stand for justice, breaking ties with her colleague and childhood sweetheart, Li Xin. While Li Xin rises to become Honghu's youngest senior partner, Xiao Longnv loses all her clients and becomes the laughingstock of Lawyer Street. Together with Gu Miaomiao, Dong Beihu, and Luo Zhi—a ragtag team with no polished résumés—she takes on 12 real-life cases involving ordinary people, battling elite lawyer Li Xin in court and life, and sparking growth and change for everyone involved.
Main Cast
Deep Dive: Story Arcs & Episode Guide
The series has 22 episodes (originally planned for 24, later cut to 22), with a 2-3 episode per case unit structure covering 12 cases. The arcs can be broadly divided as follows:
- Act 1: Building the Ragtag Team (Episodes 1-6 approx.): Xiao Longnv opens her firm above a bathhouse and recruits her unusual team—Gu Miaomiao, Dong Beihu, and Luo Zhi. They take on their first cases, including a wage dispute for a worker named Wu Lian. She also clashes with her childhood sweetheart Li Xin for the first time.
- Act 2: Clashing with the Elite (Episodes 7-14 approx.): The "ragtag team" faces off against Li Xin's elite legal team in a series of cases. Their contrasting approaches—"wild ways" versus strict procedure—create intense friction and professional rivalry, while their personal history adds emotional complexity.
- Act 3: Growing Through Adversity (Episodes 15-19 approx.): The team tackles more challenging cases, including a chemical plant pollution case that leaves fishermen with nothing and a case involving a hearing-impaired woman being blackmailed by her boyfriend. The characters confront their own limitations and begin to grow both professionally and personally.
- Act 4: Unity and Resolution (Episodes 20-22 approx.): The team comes together to overcome their biggest challenges, and the relationship between Xiao Longnv and Li Xin evolves from rivalry toward cooperation and mutual understanding. Each character achieves personal and professional breakthroughs.
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