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The Scale of Desire

2022 · 1 season

A slow-burning procedural that pulls you into a labyrinth of financial deceit, rewarding patience with mounting tension.

Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Overview
Xiao Jian, director of economic investigation, cracked a mysterious financial case with the financial tycoon Xu Feng as the mastermind, but later became involved in a larger transnational money laundering group. Xiao Jian accidentally obtained Xu Feng's hidden diary and discovered another identity that Xu Feng tried so hard to conceal.
How it feels
Tense, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Corruption, crime, conspiracy, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Created by
Guang Liu, XiaoYun Qian
Starring
Guo Jingfei, Yu Yi, Tong Liya, Zhang Fengyi, Lynn Hung Doi-lam, Zhang Xilin
Length
1 seasons, 40 episodes, 40 min each
Network
iQiyi, Jiangsu Television
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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