Remember that? There was a hot topic on the Internet - "Ancient Doll Ugly Man 101".
"Fuse" is a series of ancient puppet dramas launched that year, which have two characteristics: 1. Heat and word of mouth are lost. 2, the male protagonist "ugly" out of the circle.
Netizens can't help but complain, while taking stock of the appearance of the male protagonist of the ancient puppet drama, counter-examples, not lacking, positive examples, most of them are the ancient tianya four beauty, Hu Ge and Huo Jianhua in the Immortal Sword, but the inventory to the positive cases in recent years, the face-changing acting male god is more, the really recognized male protagonist in the divine face costume, perhaps, only he -
Yang Yang.
In recent years, Yang Yang, who is committed to breaking through himself, has begun to appear in military dramas such as "Special Warfare Glory", and costume dramas have been performed less. Will the ceiling of the male protagonist's appearance in this costume drama return to the ancient doll?
Finally waited - "And try the world", premiered tonight, Tencent Video.
The series is based on the novel of the same name by Pouring Cold Moon, the original is a long-established kuwen martial arts novel, which scored a high score of 7.9 on Douban, and the biggest feature is that it won a young audience in one fell swoop.
Undoubtedly, this is also a major reason why the platform has come up with the specifications of S-level projects to create this new costume drama feast.
However, in recent years, the S-class costume project has a film backing field, a top-notch franchise, losing more and winning less. Yang Yang's return to the costume drama jianghu can break the spell of the S-level project of the national drama?
Compared with the controversy over the appearance of the heroine, I am more concerned about the five core points of view, which not only determine the success or failure of the series, but perhaps, also determine the new martial arts road of this costume drama, can it be passed?
Success or failure, tonight, and try the world.
1. Story: The original book is wonderful, but can the original novel of 55 chapters support the plot of 45 episodes?
A big reason for the success of the original work of "And Try the World" is to integrate the cool characters of the fantasy novel into the traditional martial arts, creating a cool martial arts style in which the male and female protagonists walk horizontally in black and white.
The original book has only 55 chapters, which can basically be divided into two parts: the first half is before the identity of the male and female protagonists is exposed, and they go hand in hand to break through the rivers and lakes.
The second half is that after the identity of the male and female protagonists is exposed, the competition for the world is finally hidden.
In the story, the male protagonist and heroine are called white wind and black breath, and the black breath is the male protagonist Feng LanXi (yang Yang) with a unique appearance and a deep heart.
Bai Feng is the heroine Bai Fengxi (Zhao Lusi), who later became the King of Wind.
In fact, the whole book of the original book can be summarized into one sentence: women all over the world love Feng LanXi, and men all over the world love Bai Fengxi.
The two met when they traveled in the jianghu, although they hated each other in their mouths, they actually had similar temperaments, and often acted together, cracking a lot of puzzles in the jianghu.
However, after the true identities of the two were revealed, they went against each other because of their respective nationalities, and when the crowds were competing for hegemony, Bai Fengxi asked Feng Lanxi for help, and Feng Lanxi did not shoot at the suggestion of the military master, although the wind country was eventually saved by the fifty thousand wind horses, but it also caused a misunderstanding between the two.
In the final battle, Bai Fengxi was injured in a major battle, and Feng Lanxi scattered his life's cultivation to save her, and the two finally abandoned the world and went into hiding together.
To put it simply, this is the story of two cool men and women working together to use the world as a test strip to understand each other's intentions.
Because the original novel only has 55 chapters of content, so the adaptation of this drama is also very different from the past network adaptation: in the past, the creator of the network novel of several million words, the creator needs to delete a lot of content, and the problem in front of the screenwriter this time may be: how to support 45 episodes, and how to balance the content of the jianghu and the court.
Although the original novel is ancient, it is definitely quite wonderful, and just watching the trailer, you can already feel a strong sense of suspense. The male and female protagonists who hide their identities are involved in a storm of rivers and lakes, and finally reveal their identities and compete for the world, which is simply not too exciting.
Unlike many TV series, the premiere of "And Try the World" will release 8 episodes in one go, and the trailer covers almost one-sixth of the first six of the entire series.
From it, it is not difficult to peek into the "world".
First, the opening meeting of the whole drama will be based on the male and female protagonists walking in the rivers and lakes, supplemented by the dark war in the temple.
In the first episode of the whole drama, the male and female protagonists have already traveled into the rivers and lakes together, and have experienced the jianghu storms such as searching for relics, the heroine being seriously injured, and the jianghu gate sect being concentrated and destroyed.
At the same time, Yang Yang's black wind breath encountered the secret battle of the court, and after being grounded, he secretly went out, resulting in a plot of life and death.
Second, the overall style of the series combines ancient dolls and martial arts, and the overall style of the opening is relatively relaxed.
In particular, the scenes of the male and female protagonists getting along can be said to be very funny, full of mutual hatred, to a certain extent, diluting the bloody storm of the rivers and lakes,
It can also be seen why the platform will choose Zhao Lusi as the heroine, because compared with the original work, the script has completed a round of young adaptation.
But whether the audience pays the bill or not, a test to know.
2, Shen Yan: Led by Yang Yang, the value of one is better than one, will it be a feast of face value powder?
The reason why the original work was a great success that year, in addition to the strong enough text and wonderful story, a key reason was the character shaping, whether it was the white wind of the world, the black wind breath of the belly, the domineering and sober imperial dynasty, or a group of female supporting roles such as Fengqi Wu and Hua Chunran, each of which has its own unique charm.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, the original novel presents a rare feast of appearance in martial arts novels.
When the original book was adapted into a series, there was no doubt that it was also a feast for yan fans.
The most anticipated, of course, is Yang Yang.
This April, Yang Yang opened the hegemonic screen mode, "Special Battle Glory" is still popular, and "And Try the World" is also about to start broadcasting. The meaning of these two dramas to Yang Yang is also completely different.
The former is a breakthrough and the latter is a regression.
Yang Yang's two costume roles are in the movie "Three Lives and Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" and Zhang Li's "Wudong Qiankun", with invincible appearance, but his acting skills have caused controversy.
Many people think that Yang Yang's return to costume drama is just to see his face, in fact, Yang Yang's appearance is indeed worthy of a magnificent sentence.
In the past, many costume dramas failed because of the positioning of the roles, most of them were the most beautiful men in the world with the best appearance, and the appearance could not support the human setting, and the audience could not see it at a glance.
And Yang Yang's persuasiveness is 100%. Good martial arts, high appearance, unparalleled strategy, such a man makes the world's beauties covet I believe.
But in addition to the appearance value, in fact, the role of the black wind breath is played.
This Fengguo Shizi, with a unique appearance and a deep heart, the world is in his calculations, he founded the Moyu Rider, and later became the King of Feng, who was deeply loved by the people in the name of King Ren, but There was also ambition behind Kuan Ren, and at the beginning he went to the throne.
But when he recognized his feelings for the heroine, he finally gave up the jiangshan that was already within his reach, and returned to the hidden rivers and lakes with the heroine.
The fate of the characters is very open, and the characters are extremely emotional, so they are particularly attractive.
Watching the trailer, Yang Yang's performance style has converged a lot, plus the role itself is crazy and cool, moderate exaggeration but shows cuteness, in short, well acted, this is a very story, and can be called a "stunning" character.
Yang Yang should also be able to prove with this role: as long as he wants, the world of costume drama is his.
Second, Xuan Lu, who plays Fengqi Wu.
Fengqi Wu is a descendant of the Feng family, Wen can rule the world, Wu can fix Qiankun, and it is rumored that the daughter of the Feng family will win the world. She loves Black Fengxi and is also the only character in the original who can compete with the female protagonist for the true heart of the male protagonist.
This casting should not be too reliable.
Xuanlu's costumes have always been beautiful, the best sister in "Chen Qingling", Lan Masanti in "Legend of Dance Music", and jade in "Soul Ferry" are all impressive.
Her dance skills are very good, the play is filmed like a fish, and there is a kind of cold and stubborn temperament that is rare for young actresses at the moment, watching her horse style in the play, cool and cool, it is a good foil behind her character, it is with fierceness, and there is a brilliant scene of fighting wolves alone.
I expect this character to be the most fanatic of the female characters.
Third, he played an Innocent Creek, the world's first beauty in the original work.
All ancient puppet dramas love to shape the world's first beauty, and this kind of role is also the most easily criticized, but the appearance of An Yuexi in the play is still very beautiful.
Eight years ago, she played the role of Dumb Sugar Treasure in "Flowers and Bones", and this time played the princess of Huaguo who was loved by thousands of people.
Although this character loves Hei Fengxi, he eventually marries the Imperial Dynasty Shizi who loves Bai Fengxi, and finally becomes the empress of a country.
In the trailer, her style is pleasing to the eye, her slender body is well highlighted, and her brocade dress is also in line with her sweet temperament.
An Yuexi's appearance and acting skills are not bad, what is missing is an opportunity, and this role should be her best opportunity in recent years.
Fourth, Lai Yi, who played the imperial dynasty.
This character has great ambitions since childhood, and eventually the male and female protagonists have joined hands to return to the hidden mountains and forests, and he has won the world with the trend, and he is also a very dramatic character.
In the past, Lai Yi's supporting roles were always very brilliant, and the protagonist was questioned, and his appearance also followed the shape up and down, and this role should be a stable role for him.
Fifth, He Kailang, who plays Yan Yingzhou.
This should be the face value of the male characters in the whole drama outside Yang Yang.
Yan Yingzhou is a fierce general of the imperial dynasty, known as the general of Lieyun, loyal and brave, likes the wind and clouds but is killed by the wind and clouds, the role is sad and flattering, if you grasp well, He Kailang has a high probability of going out of the circle.
Sixth, Feng Ju, played by Liu Ruilin.
The third son of Yongzhou, Feng Lanxi's half-brother, is also the biggest crisis maker of the male protagonist in the first few episodes, in the words of the actor Liu Ruilin, this villain role "does not rely on his mother to rely on himself".
Liu Ruilin is an old face of costume dramas, from "Three Lives and Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" and "Fire Like a Song", and the male second Qin Xuan in "Yan Yu Fu" made him successfully out of the circle.
This time playing the reverse role, the appearance still looks very stable at first glance, and then it depends on his acting skills.
Speaking of this, some people will ask, what about the heroine? The heroine, Zhao Lusi, must be said separately.
3. Controversy: Zhao Lusi took up the big heroine of the martial arts drama for the first time, can he defeat the doubt?
If Yang Yang is the most predictable part of the play, then Zhao Lusi is the biggest unknown in the whole play.
In the past film and television dramas, it was she who was regarded as the leader of 95 Flowers, and it was she who was questioned for her exaggerated staring Korean performance.
And this time, her role may be more difficult to interpret than all the roles she has created in the past.
The female protagonist, Feng Xiyun, the name of the jianghu Bai Fengxi, is the white wind in the "white wind and black breath" in the martial forest. Another identity is the Princess Xiyun of the Wind Kingdom, who later became the Wind King and single-handedly created the Wind and Cloud Rider.
As a white wind, she was greedy and playful, broke into the rivers and lakes, had a heroine's temperament, and had great righteousness in her chest.
When he was the King of the Wind, he was forced to take on the fate of a royal family and have the world in mind.
As a general with 100,000 iron horses, she had the strength to fight the world, but she eventually gave up the opportunity to avoid the destruction of life.
This is a seemingly sassy but tragic role, acting well, extremely brilliant, not acting well, it is easy to be ridiculed by the group.
In the past, Zhao Lusi's playing of ancient dolls was extremely pleasing. Although the facial features are somewhat "blunt", the round face is naturally popular with the audience, and it is a "sweet female protagonist's face" that will never be outdated. Up to the uncle Lin Shen, down to the same age Ding Yuxi, who is in love with a face. The smile is full of vitality, the apple machine is full, and the girlish feeling is full.
However, what she is best at is the eccentric ghost horse girl, "Rumored Chen Qianqian" appeared in a set of red clothes to amaze the four sides, and the domineering spirit of the three princesses was occasionally done.
If you really want to play the sinister and cunning Ma Xueyun in "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix", who will stop at nothing to achieve the goal, it seems too childish.
The audience's impression of her is that the little white rabbit, such as Li Leyan, is soft and weak, and cries at every turn, but the rabbit is so cute, how can you not love the rabbit. Who can resist the sweetness of the sweet girl!
But this time it was changed to play the heroine of Sasshuang, and it was different.
Watching the trailer, the aura of Zhao Lusi's performance is still there, and it should not be a problem to support the white wind xi of the first half of the river and lake,
The question is whether the second half can hold up. Can you let the audience pity this heroine from the bottom of their hearts?
At that time, Zhao Liying, also from the female lead of the sweet drama, passed this hurdle in "The Biography of Chu Qiao", and only then did she sit firmly in the position of the big heroine of the ancient puppet drama.
It can only be said that this is her breakout moment. Rushing out, is the coffee upgrade, can not rush out, is also into the ancient doll, sleepy also ancient puppet.
4. Drama bones: Two old drama bones have raised the acting skills of the whole play
Compared with the previous few, the performance of the two old drama bones is the most reassuring.
The first, Zhang Fengyi, who played the Yong King.
In the past, he often appeared as a tough guy, and the image of the soldier played in "The Sky of History" and other dramas was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the representative work "Overlord Farewell" was the peak of The History of Chinese Cinema, and recently this old drama bone has also entered the hegemonic screen mode, "Qingshan No Ink" and "Mountains and Rivers Bright Moon" have him.
But he doesn't play many villains.
The Yong King of this drama is Feng Lanxi's father, but also the person who killed Feng Lanxi's mother, who only has the world in his heart, which can be called fierce, but he is also the most complex character in the original work, handed over to Zhang Fengyi to play, it can be said that it is the most infallible casting.
The second, Li Ruotong played the Princess of Yongwang, Bai Lishi.
When the series was established, I was curious about who would play this fierce and beautiful role, and I didn't expect that the crew would find Li Ruotong, the goddess of martial arts dramas.
Li Ruotong's performance of costume dramas has always been reassuring, she performed the most recognized "Little Dragon Girl" and "Wang Yuyan", yangmen female generals are impressive, once a generation of people in the heart of the costume goddess.
The villain role is most afraid of the face, find an actor who does not look like a bad person to play, more dramatic, Li Ruotong has actually been acting in recent years, but there is not much impression left, this time the villain role looks beautiful, there are also plays to play, the probability will be brilliant.
The acting skills of these two old drama bones may stand out in the play, and the acting skills of the whole play are also a powerful blessing.
But whether the series can be made or not depends on a key character.
5. Type: Yin Tao strikes again, can the new martial arts style defeat the world in one battle?
Yin Tao.
The series was listed as an S-level project by the platform, and Yang Yang was also found to come out of the mountain, which is one of the best ancient puppet dramas after the beginning of this year.
But the ancient puppet drama has not been a hit for a long time, and the last one is director Yin Tao's "Liu Li". The last dark horse in ancient costume is still his director's "Under the Golden Dress".
This may be why after the 5.2-point "Ancient Dust" and "Chang'annuo" and the 4.5-point "Listening to the Snow Building", the platform is still assured to hand over the big production to him.
Yin Tao's past works include martial arts dramas, fantasy dramas, and historical dramas, which just cover the original style of "And Try the World".
In addition, Zhang Wei, a screenwriter who holds masterpieces such as "The Legend of the Female Doctor Mingfei" and "The Legend of Lu Zhen"; from the production team of "Langya List" and "Great Rivers and Rivers". Coupled with the original work and Yang Yang's blessing, this is definitely the top configuration of the ancient puppet drama.
However, whether "And Try the World" can become popular this time is still unknown.
One is the script.
In the past, many ancient puppet dramas have failed, and the problem is not in the actors, but in the adaptation of the script, which has lost the essence of the original work. No matter how strong the actor's strength is, he can't resist the script flaws of the play, and the result is that the more it is broadcast, the more silent it is, and the peak is the beginning of the broadcast.
The second is style.
The original book actually covers martial arts and war types, and there is no shortage of depictions of large-scale war scenes, especially near the end, and there are hundreds of thousands of people at every turn.
So these money-burning scenes are hard to please, shoot, or not afraid?
The third is casting.
White wind and black breath, the combination of two swords is invincible in the world, but if the two swords cannot be combined, the power is greatly reduced.
Although the ancient puppet drama, the original fan and the male protagonist fan make the drama have a huge basic disk, whether it can retain the audience depends on the quality of the episode to lay its own foundation.
"And Try the World" will most likely take a differentiated way of playing: find a balance between "small and beautiful" and quality drama, although the original belongs to martial arts, but it should be made out of "broken dimensional costume drama", covering a variety of styles, facing young audiences.
But innovation is a double-edged sword.
The recent costume drama production seems to be more and more willing to spend money, and it is becoming more and more sophisticated. But the thin story has led to a configuration imbalance.
What is even more sad is that nowadays, more and more ancient puppet dramas, not only the content has not been improved, but even the production has been lost.
To have no plot, to have no characters, to have no appearance. Fu Hua Dao also began to be shoddily made, revealing a sense of cheap plastic everywhere. Everything is perfunctory with a ten-level skin polishing whitening filter.
In the final analysis, the environment of ancient puppet dramas has been seriously damaged.
"And Try the World", can it save the face that ancient puppet dramas have lost day by day?
The world is there, can you win back the costume drama world, see the face is not enough, to win, just like the white wind and black breath, their own world, fight back.