Why is there only 56 episodes of Da Shengkui?

The reason why Da Shengkui only has 56 episodes is because it was deleted.

The Return of the Great Sage is a TV series jointly invested by Hohhot Municipal Government, Inner Mongolia TV Station, Yuquan District People's Government, Erdos Cashmere Group and Beijing Jinshang Museum in 2009, directed by Wang Xinmin and starring Yu Zhen, Qiao Zhenyu and Wu Liansheng. The play consists of three parts: starting a business, starting a business and closing down, with a historical span of 270 years. It tells the story of the rise and fall of Dashengkui, the largest transnational trading bank in China in the Qing Dynasty, which was founded by Shanxi merchants under the historical background of "going to the West" in the Qing Dynasty.

The Return of the Great Sage (original edition 100), 56 abridged editions. In the 100 episode version, it is divided into three episodes, but the SARFT has certain requirements for the number of TV episodes, so it was cut to 56 episodes.

Introduction of the main creative team of "Da Sheng Kui"

Wang Xinmin, who has successfully directed The Merchant of the East, The Swallow and Li San, Liancheng Tactics and Flying Tigers, is the general director of The Return of the Great Sage. Out of love for his hometown, Wang Xinmin began to prepare to shoot The Return of the Great Sage in 2006, trying to turn it into the first domestic TV series that reflects the national commercial glory of modern China in a panoramic way, involves the trade history of China and South Korea, and deeply explores the concept of oriental wealth.

The script writing team is divided into three generations: old, middle-aged and young. Wang Yang, a senior photographer from China People's Liberation Army Bayi Film Studio, took this photo. The crew invited Jiani Zhong, a gold medal costume designer who won many internationally renowned fashion design awards, to design costumes for many film and television works, such as the legendary swordsman, Sweet Flowers in May, Kangxi's Private Visit, and for the whole drama. Jiani Zhong designed various kinds of clothes in each period, which conformed to the development of the times in a large span and the personality of the characters in details.