On September 15, the official announcement of the TV series "Kunlun Shrine" was scheduled for September 21, and Tencent Video broadcast exclusively. This TV series is still based on the "Ghost Blowing Lights" series of novels sung by tianxia Ba. The main actors are Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi and Jiang Chao. These three leading actors have been affectionately called "Ghost Blowing Lights Iron Triangle" by the audience. Several other TV drama works in the "Ghost Blowing Lights" series starring them have been very successful in terms of broadcast results.
Regarding the plot content of "Kunlun Shrine", in fact, there is no need for more introduction. The "Ghost Blowing Lights" series of TV series is actually more like a work for fans of the original novel to watch. Everyone is also very familiar with the story content of this play. In fact, basically all the stories of "Ghost Blowing Lights" are similar, nothing more than several protagonists teaming up to go down to the tomb, and then there are all kinds of wonderful, fighting, and escape journeys.
Such a TV series, the main thing to watch should be special effects visuals. The popularity of the "Ghost Blowing Lights" series of film and television dramas is also related to the emergence of China's film and television drama market entering the "big era", under the premise of abundant funds, the film and television drama market needs special effects blockbusters and dramas. And the fantasy color of the story of "Ghost Blowing Lights" is just suitable for the special effects production mode of these big scenes. Therefore, the theme of tomb robbery and the rise of special effects visuals in the Chinese film and television drama market have achieved a one-shot relationship.
Based on the fixed trailer currently released by "Kunlun Shrine", its special effects visuals will still not disappoint the audience, and even some visual scenes can be compared with the level of cinema films and international film and television dramas. Obviously, for the audience who like to watch this series, such a picture perception can be recognized by everyone.
Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi and Jiang Chao and several other starring in the earlier "Ghost Blowing Lights" series, which was most praised by fans, was also a special effects visual and picture that felt really good. In this series, the highest audience reputation is "Angry Qing Xiangxi", which is as high as 7.1 points. This achievement is rare in film and television dramas with the theme of tomb robbery. Of course, the "Yunnan Bug Valley" filmed by the original team of people and horses has experienced a decline in word of mouth, only 6.1 points.
In the face of the decline in word-of-mouth, "Kunlun Shrine" may face more challenges. It needs to make the show a word-of-mouth reversal, not continue to slide. Otherwise, a failing work will obviously eventually affect the performance of the play's network broadcast. At present, "Kunlun Shrine" can achieve a counterattack on word of mouth? I was pinching a handful of sweat.
Although the main actors of this TV series are reunited, it is also Liu Anqi as the chief screenwriter, and there is no change of screenwriter. However, the director of "Kunlun Shrine" has changed. Earlier, the director of the "Ghost Blowing Lights" series was Fei Zhenxiang. It can be said that it is precisely because of Fei Zhenxiang's excellent directing style that it has opened up a good audience reputation for this TV series. When it came to "Kunlun Shrine", the director of the play was changed to Cai Yuexun.
Director Cai Yuexun's closest work to us should be his TV series "Late Night Canteen", which brings together more than ten well-known actors such as Huang Lei, Zhao Youting, Zhang Junning, Haiqing, He Jiong, etc., but the final audience score is only 2.9 points. There are many reasons behind such an embarrassing grading score. Of course, the director's directing style is not accepted by ordinary audiences, and it is also a matter that must be paid attention to. What I am more worried about is that director Cai Yuexun's good style of telling stories in aesthetic romance may not be suitable for the style of "Kunlun Shrine".
The narrative style of "Kunlun Shrine" should be tough, fast-paced, and heavy conflict. At the same time, we must also have a sense of the times that can withstand scrutiny. On these levels, director Cai Yuexun is worrying. The director's previous style of play is all the style of the motherland's treasure island (the treasure island is an inseparable part of the motherland!). ), and "Kunlun Shrine" is a typical mainland temperament, Beijing temperament and so on. Can the director accurately grasp these temperaments?
Earlier, "Yunnan Bug Valley" faced the problem of deletion. This time, the Kunlun Shrine had not heard of any deletion problems. The drama only has a 16-episode plot, and it is estimated that the platform will stage a provincial broadcast mode. In terms of subject matter content, this kind of content needs to finally have a reason that can justify itself. In the past, film and television drama works adapted from "Ghost Blowing Lights" and so on, in the end, they had to put explanatory content on the side of reality. This time, where the foothold of "Kunlun Shrine" is, it is also worth noting. (Text/Ma Qingyun)