How long have we not seen a costume drama that broke through 100 million plays in 3 hours on the day of its premiere and made overseas fans burst into liver chase dramas overnight? If you don't remember, it doesn't matter, because there is such a good drama at the moment - "Mirror Twin Cities" launched on Tencent and Youku dual platforms on January 16, and broadcast simultaneously on WeTV Thailand and Vietnam.
First, there were 8 episodes of The Thai audience bursting into the liver, and now it has also appeared on the home page of the official Tubing of Vietnam, Thailand, Spain and Arabia... What is cultural export?
I have to say that I was shocked by the appearance of "Mirrors and Two Cities", which is simply a proper realization of cultural going to sea!
So, what exactly does "Mirror Twin Cities" do to make word-of-mouth and popularity fly together, domestic and overseas? Can't wait to watch a few episodes of the new update, I found the answer.
In episode 12, there is one scene that is particularly moving. When the QuanXian people were still hating Khlong Sang for being enslaved by the Qing king of Khlong Sang a hundred years ago, and when Ning Liang wanted to use the "mind control technique" to control the Cangliu nobles as Cangliu did to Xiao, Su G (Li Yifeng) used his patience and tolerance to dissuade Ning Liang.
What Su G did was full of oriental implications: "Do not do to others what you do not want."
In his heart, it was his duty and fate to unseal the Dragon God and lead his people back to the Biluo Sea. The strength of the fish is weak, and if they choose to fight alone, they will only increase the unnecessary sacrifice.
In order to achieve his long-cherished wish, he can repay his grievances with virtue, let go of all the previous mustards, and unite all the forces that can be united.
Although the lively and mischievous young man of the past has become cold and condensed, his pure heart has not changed in the slightest- the feud with Khlong Sang is a small section, and because of this, Su G does not agree with Zhen Lan's way of cooperation by exchanging a seal for a seal, but instead proposes that Quan Xian and Khlong Sang can cooperate for a long time to fight against the common enemy.
Under Li Yifeng's interpretation, Su G became more and more like a qualified leader- but all his imperial mental skills, painstakingly combined and indulged, were not for his own selfish desires, but to let the people who had wandered for seven thousand years regain their freedom.
This kind of sentiment abounds in "Mirrors of Two Cities".
For example, there is Bai Ying, played by Chen Yuqi.
In order to let the people of Kongsang, who were sleeping in the colorless city, be able to wake up, Princess Bai Ying of Kongsang was worried about her life because she was burned by the sun several times, but she never regretted it.
I have seen that the grass and trees are green. I have to say that the reason why "Mirrors and Twin Cities" can be popular at home and abroad is not because of how sweet, spoiled, and how good it is, but because it really tells an oriental mythological story with heart.
In this story, no one agrees that you can do whatever it takes to get justice, and people uphold the principle of going straight, never flying and dogs.
In this story, there is the oriental sadomasochism that cannot be kept by love, there is the robe of sympathy for each other, and there is also the warm and healing affection.
In this story, there is no personal heroism, no one is reckless and secretly born, but the sons and daughters of the chaotic world work together for the homeland and the future of the clan, regardless of gain or loss, and there is no need to live or die.
This great love belonging to "Mirror Twin Cities" believes that fans of every country can understand and be moved by it, so it is expected that it will be so popular overseas.
Not exaggerated, not pretentious, but completely constructed into a magnificent world full of oriental aesthetic myths and delicate and moving performances, like a picture scroll slowly unfolding in front of you... This is the real cultural self-confidence.
Following the simultaneous broadcast of WeTV Thailand and Vietnam, "Mirrors and Two Cities" will also land on the North American RAKUTEN VIKI platform, which carries the oriental mythological story of the great righteousness of the home country, and what kind of viewing frenzy will be set off overseas? I'm really looking forward to it!