Wen | Ding Hui
The story of "The Wind Rises in Longxi" is set in the period when the Three Kingdoms were at its peak, victory and defeat were not divided, and the Shu Han Dynasty was at its peak. However, the protagonist of the story is not one of the many historical celebrities during the founding of the Three Kingdoms, but two pawns who do not leave a single one in the history books- Chen Gong and Xun Xue.
The TV series "Wind Rises longxi" is adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name, and the story begins with an event known to everyone - Zhuge Liang of the Lost Street Pavilion tearfully chopping horses.
As Ma Boyong said, "Historical facts leave many gaps, which can be filled with countless possibilities", "The Wind Rises in Longxi" is such a series that is filled with "possibilities" from the brain hole, implanting a Three Kingdoms infernal affairs plot in the historical background of the period from "Lost Street Pavilion" to Li Yan's depose. Three Kingdoms + espionage war, these two elements are enough to lift the audience's appetite.
In the past, historical costume dramas have always started from big people, especially in the Three Kingdoms period, and they were full of celebrities. There were Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan and other conspirators, as well as Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and other famous scholars. But "The Wind Rises in The West" is clearly meant to present a completely different story of the Three Kingdoms than before. The three countries in this story are not only the iron-blooded battles on the battlefield, but also the invisible intelligence war between the spies in the rear; there are the vertical and horizontal plots of the heads of state, and there are also small people fighting for faith and ideals.
Writing the story of unknown people in a historical event, especially the story of small people, has always been the style of Ma Boyong's works. The little people he wrote, whether they were conscientious Shu Han officials or death row prisoners full of desire to survive, their fate, in the established historical background, can make people more deeply understand the fate of the characters under the historical trend.
Historical background does not come out of thin air, borrowing history, not copying, need to use many details to reconstruct the known unknown. He is good at laying out the world view, whether it is the main story or the side story, there are "many branches", which make the protagonist's life more vivid and credible. At the same time, this also provides a great space for the film and television of the series, enhancing the main story or cutting the side stories.
Watching a drama is different from reading a novel, it does not attract the attention of the audience, and the thumb press of the remote control may change the station, so it is extremely important to grab the attention of the audience in the first few episodes.
In the world of "The Wind Rises longxi", for such a huge and complex information world, the audience needs to have a character, event or protagonist dilemma that quickly attracts the audience's attention, and brings out the other characters in the story from point to point.
But in the play, not only does it lack such an anchor of interest, but it also swings a stroke at a key plot moment to describe other character plots. The audience's attention has lost its direction in the switching locations, the characters who appear one after another, and the entanglement of interests between different forces of Wei Shu, and it is difficult to empathize with the fate of the protagonist's characters.
The factors that affect the reputation of a costume TV series, in addition to the most important plot, are the visual presentation of the lives of the ancients.
How to make the audience believe that this story is a story that takes place in the Three Kingdoms period, and the creators need to spend a lot of effort from the set to the costume. These can be presented under the lens of the film, for example, Shudi presents the texture of the humid air, Weidi presents the rough and dry texture, and the visual presentation of the ancients' crisp and neat movements when fighting. All this makes the texture of the show tend to be real.
Text: Ding Hui
Editor-in-charge: Zhang Yongqun
Editor: Sun Xiaoting Xing Yanyan