On April 1, 2020, Fei Zhenxiang's "Dragon Ridge Labyrinth of Ghost Blowing Lights" was officially launched.
Although before this, the tomb robbery series of works emerged in an endless stream,
But very few can be recognized by the audience.
The broadcast of "Dragon Ridge Labyrinth" has captured the "hearts" of countless netizens.
In the play, Pan Yueming plays Hu Bayi, and Jiang Chao plays Wang Fatzi,
Zhang Yuqi played Shirley Yang, and a new "Iron Triangle" group was born.
Compared with Jin Dong's version of Hu Bayi,
Pan Yueming does lack some temperament,
But all of this is compensated for by his acting skills and strong production team.
Coupled with Jiang Chao's funny and humorous, Zhang Yuqi's sexiness and calmness,
So the trio became the most popular "Iron Triangle" in the Ghost Blowing Lamp series.
From the broadcast to the end of this drama, it can be said that the praise is overwhelming,
On the Internet, it received a high rating of 8.1.
This also caused the audience to look forward to the update of the sequel.
On August 30, 2021, in the expectation of the audience, "Ghost Blowing Lights of Yunnan Bug Valley" arrived as promised.
The "Iron Triangle" remains unchanged, or Pan Yueming, Jiang Chao, Zhang Yuqi starred,
The director is still Fei Zhenxiang himself.
It can be said that the audience is very much looking forward to it.
Originally thought that there was the success of the first part,
"Yunnan Bug Valley" will have a certain improvement in all aspects.
But I never expected that, whether from the plot or from the production,
None of them reached the level of Dragon Ridge Labyrinth.
This also led to a plummeting reputation of the work,
Netizens even scored a low score of 6.1.
Even Pan Yueming, Jiang Chao and Zhang Yuqi were also complained about by some viewers.
This also led to a significant decrease in the audience's expectations for the next work.
But overall, it's a lot better than shoddily made pieces.
Now, a year has passed, and Pan Yueming's version of "Kunlun Shrine" is also temporarily scheduled to be broadcast in June.
A lot of people are questioning the quality of new works.
To tell the truth, this time Pan Yueming is under pressure,
After all, he signed five ghost blowing lamp works in one go.
If word of mouth is not as good as one, Hu Bayi, who he plays, is no longer popular.
If "Kunlun Shrine" can surpass the 6.1 points of "Yunnan Worm Valley",
That's a success.
But judging from the information revealed by the current lineup and trailer,
"Kunlun Shrine" is a bit difficult to surpass "Yunnan Bug Valley",
It is no exaggeration to say that "Kunlun Shrine" may be the worst one.
Why do I think so, from the analysis of 3 aspects to get the answer.
First: the director is no longer Fei Zhenxiang, but a director who shoots idol dramas
You know, the reason why "Dragon Ridge Labyrinth" will be so hot,
It is because of director Fei Zhenxiang's experience and strength.
Some people say that the second "Yunnan Bug Valley" is also directed by Fei Zhenxiang.
Why is word of mouth still declining?
To be honest, in fact, when filming "Yunnan Bug Valley",
The director has already been replaced, and the real director is Shi Ang,
Fei Zhenxiang just has the name of a general director.
This is why the reputation of "Yunnan Bug Valley" declined.
And when it came time to shoot "Kunlun Shrine",
It is said that Fei Zhenxiang was invited by Ning Hao to help his crew.
After that, Fei Zhenxiang let director Cai Yuexun stare at the filming of "Kunlun Shrine".
Maybe many people don't know Cai Yuexun, but people also have masterpieces,
That's Meteor Garden.
It's just that according to his shooting level, I think it is difficult to control the works of the "Ghost Blowing Lights" series.
And when "Kunlun Shrine" announced the temporary finalization,
It is obviously written by director Cai Yuexun.
But when looking up other platforms, the director is still Fei Zhenxiang.
It is estimated that Cai Yuexun's name was written, and no one will read it.
Second: the strength of the supporting actors is unknown
In the Ghost Blowing Lights series, Kunlun Shrine is a whole new story.
In addition to the "Iron Triangle" Pan Yueming, Jiang Chao and Zhang Yuqi unchanged,
The other characters have to be changed.
But from the list of people who have been released now,
In addition to the veteran actor Tang Zhenye and the former star Sha Baoliang, the newly added actors,
Some of the other supporting characters really haven't even heard of the name.
For example: Wang Yutian, Wen Qing, Yang Yitong, etc.,
How his acting skills are, it is really worrying.
Third: the magic change of the plot
Since the beginning of "The Ancient City of Excellence", many works have been scolded by the audience as useless,
The main reason is the chaotic compilation of the original work.
Except for "Dragon Ridge Labyrinth", which was scolded a little lightly,
None of the other works were recognized by the audience in terms of adaptations.
The reason why "Yunnan Bug Valley" was complained about was that the adaptation was messy,
And "Kunlun Shrine" directed by Cai Yuexun will not be an exception.
Because in the trailer there is a person whose name is Ak,
This is not in the original book.
It may be a parody of the routine in "Yunnan Bug Valley",
Directly added a plot of villagers leading the way.
But what bothers the audience the most is the magic change of the original work.
The focus is on the trailer, which gives people the feeling that the film is not a ghost blowing lights,
It's a magical blockbuster feel.
Without the atmosphere of horror and tension,
There are more magical and mysterious plots.
It is not known when this phenomenon of magic reform will be corrected.
Say at the end
At present, the number of episodes announced by "Kunlun Shrine" is only 18 episodes,
But according to the plot of the original book, it is far more than that.
This also shows that the plot of "Kunlun Shrine" has also suffered drastic deletions.
In fact, I personally feel that since I want to remake a work, I should shoot the essence.
If you cut out the most wonderful parts,
So what's the point of shooting it?
Moreover, since it is not directed by director Fei Zhenxiang,
Why write his name?
This is not good, this is smashing people's signboards.
But in general, it is really difficult for Kunlun Shrine to surpass "Yunnan Worm Valley".
But I don't think it should be so ugly.
I hope that after the broadcast, the audience will be disappointed less.