The film Gudizi tells the story of Lvliang Hanzi Guzi and Lvliang's sister Qihong who returned to their hometowns to start businesses after graduation, leading their fellow villagers to get rid of poverty and become rich collectively. Different from other films with the theme of "getting rid of poverty and rejuvenating the countryside", The Ancient Emperor not only has a touching plot, but also highlights the depiction of emotional scenes, which makes the film full of emotions. There are two emotional lines in the film, one is sweet and the other is abusive. After watching the movie, many netizens left comments such as "The King of Guo Jun is not a tragic ending in the end" and "The emotional drama between Ethan and the heroine is much sweeter than that between him and Sun Li".

A tribute to the film "Ancient", which showed the "poverty-alleviation cadres", was well received.

Feng Guaizi, a veteran of the Red Army played by Liu Zhibing, also has a heart-wrenching love in the film. Before liberation, Feng Guaizi joined the army and came to the Jin-Sui border region. He was bombed by enemy planes, and a local female cadre took a bullet for him and died unfortunately. This scene made people cry, which made many netizens feel: "I didn't understand why Feng Guaizi has been single until I saw the end." "Old play bones are old play bones, and a few eyes show an unforgettable love." "I thought the gift film would be boring, but I didn't expect the emotional drama to be so beautiful."