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On Monday this week, the members of the suspense detective web series "Gentleman's League" ended, and the detective and puzzle journey of Lan Jue, a waiter of the Ministry of Ceremonies, and Zhang Ping, a scholar, came to an end. At the end of the story, Zhang Ping left Yiping County, and Lan Jue was transferred to serve as an inspector, and his heart was solved for many years.
I haven't watched Jing Boran Zheng'er perform a costume drama for a long time, and the last time I saw him look like an ancient man with outstanding looks had to be traced back to 2015's "Love Shuttles Through a Thousand Years".
This time's "Gentleman's League", he really did not disappoint the fans who had been looking forward to his costume for a long time, and the play described the role of Lan Jue played by Jing Boran as follows, "solemn as the wind under a pine, bright as the moon among the clouds". Lord Lan not only has outstanding appearance, but also has a complex background, and he is also tortured by his heart demons behind closed doors. Not to mention that when he first appeared, he made a move to frame a political opponent.
The courtesy attendant is as gentle as jade, but also good and evil, Jing Boran is satisfied this time, not only the eyes of the fans.
When the "Gentlemen's League" ends, we will talk about this Lord Lan Jue who is difficult to say.
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Lan Jue, intact after breaking
As Jing Boran said, friends who have watched the play may think, "Lan Jue, both good and evil, is it good or bad?" ”
After the end of "Gentleman's League", Jing Boran issued a long article to analyze this role and answer the audience's questions. He believes that "Lan Jue is like a cat, and in order to find the truth, he has to live as a fox." ”
This is not a simple inconsistency, but a complex interweaving of good and evil.
Lord Lanlan, an attendant of the Ministry of Ceremonies, was a model of a gentle civil official, he was knowledgeable and clean-sleeved, he did not easily take sides in the officialdom, and did not care about the stubborn shackles sent to the door. He always gives people a calm and self-contained appearance, only showing a little cunning in front of his friend Wang Yan, and occasionally choking on Geng Zhi's Zhang Ping so that he can't speak.
Elegant and funny, it is indeed the best look of a gentleman.
However, Lan Jue, who seems to live in the light, also has darkness that is raised by her own purpose. In order to ascend to high positions, he was willing to become a clever officialdom slippery head, fighting for power and playing with people's hearts. He curried favor with his superiors for the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, confronted his rival Guo Yun, and even repeatedly obstructed Zhang Ping in finding clues in the early stage.
Undoubtedly, this is a multifaceted and complex character, but everyone in the world has cause and effect. "The gentleman of flowers, unswerving. is for Lan; The jade striking, its sound Qingyue, is for Jue. This is the origin of Lan Jue's name, such as Lan Ruyu's innocence and purity is his true heart, and the actions that go against his heart are all due to an obsession.
Twenty years ago, Lan Jue's father was accused of treason, and none of the dozens of people in Lan Mansion survived except Lan Jue. The case is full of doubts. Since then, he studied hard in the cold window, spared no effort to gain fame, and after joining the army, he continued to climb up by any means, just to find out the truth and seek justice for his father.
This obsession also allowed him to learn the half-truthful past from the mystery of one of the people involved, and he was wrapped up in demons and fell into a state of collapse and madness. Almost gave up his body and forged evidence to be the real traitorous villain. At a critical moment, Lan Jue remembered his father's instructions and did not make a move to forge evidence, he firmed up the justice and original intention in his heart.
Lan Jue was split in half by this obsession, and outside the obsession was good and inside was evil, and he was already broken. In the process of further exploring the truth, he discovered that the mastermind behind the Lanfu case was the Empress Dowager, who mastered that life and death could shake the foundation of the country.
And the reason why Lan Jue is Lan Jue is also that he can finally keep his heart. In order to avoid the destruction of the world's lives, he gave up the opportunity to kill the enemy and chose to prevent another revenge that was already crazy. Even this Avenger, the goal is the same as him.
Lan Jue is not afraid to be a "grasshopper" who "shakes the tree", but he will not sacrifice the lives of many innocent people for the feud of his family. This hatred locked him in for twenty years, but in the face of something bigger, he chose to unravel it for the time being.
From the small righteousness that originally vindicated his father to the great righteousness of his heart, at this moment, Lan Jue's character has grown and sublimated. After all the dust settled, he was able to walk freely and as he pleased. After a long period of shattering, he was also reincomplete.
This is the story of Lan Jue interpreted by Jing Boran, there are too many helplessness, flaws and imperfections, but there are always some perseverance, kindness and beauty. Jing Boran played it well, and as a spectator, we also experienced too many emotions through him in this tortuous character.
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Half by acting, half by appearance
Lan Jue's brokenness is a contradiction, and if you want to present it, the requirements for the performer's acting skills are naturally not low.
Talking about Jing Boran, you will think of many movies, film and television dramas he has starred in before, such as Huba's father Song Tianyin in "Monster Hunting", the rich second-generation Wang Can in "Waiting for the Wind to Come", Shi Dafu Gongming in "Love and Shuttling Through a Thousand Years", Zeng Shuai, a kidnapped car repair guy in "Orphaned", Yang Jiadong, a police officer in "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind", and Qian Kaiyi, the anchor of "Female Psychologist"... These different types of works made his actor quickly known and accepted by the audience.
With more than ten years of acting experience in the past, even a role like Lan Jue that has never been tried, Jing Boran can calmly control. His original lines have also received numerous praises in terms of emotion and explosiveness.
Especially the scene where Lan Jue mistakenly thinks that Zhang Ping is the son of an enemy and tries to forge evidence to overturn the case for his father, when Shujing Boran struggles and collapses the most in the play, it also best reflects the contrast between Lan Jue's humility on the outside and "madness" in his heart.
Instead of being gentle and calm as usual, Lan Jue released her panic and anger in her vision. When he writes, he leans over; When rummaging through the cat's litter, his waist plate was no longer straight. The face with frowning and gritting teeth seems to be fiercely confrontation with the real heart.
Jing Boran's performance made the audience substitute the plot, and couldn't help but feel sorry for him, and the barrage floated through the lines of "Look at your own name is worthy of your father's high hopes" and "Lord Lan wake up". At the same time, some audiences began to "fish in troubled waters", hitting "Lan Daren blackened with a good feeling" and "Jing Boran playing crazy criticism of beauty is a good match" on the public screen. Unexpectedly, such a fragile Lan Jue let the audience discover another look of Jing Boran.
However, these are further requirements for the role, which can allow Lan Jue to enter the hearts of the audience in a moment, and Jing Boran's appearance and temperament that fit with costume dramas have played a great role.
Lan Juefeng in the vermilion dynasty is handsome, and has the spirit of "seeing all the Chang'an flowers in one day". Plain white clothes, jade crown and tied hair, he held a fan in his hand, and he looked strategizing. With a peacock blue dark pattern burqa, a light green tunic with half-draped hair, a white background gold pattern and other shapes, it looks like the chosen ancients.
When the ancients had superior appearance and costume, half of the success was achieved, and the other half was in the demeanor that every costume drama must be judged.
In ancient times on the mainland, the Ministry of Rites was usually in charge of cultural and religious etiquette, and the Ministry of Rites, as the second in command, should be the most self-denying, generous and decent.
Director Yang Fan recalled in an interview with the media that Jing Boran tried on the first time, he put on a costume, put on the figure of the ceremonial waiter, and then gently sat down, elegantly picked up the spoon and fiddled with the tea ceremony. At that moment, everyone present recognized him as the gentle and all-round Lan Da man.
After the episode was broadcast, every action of Lan Jue fanning, watering flowers, cooking tea, saluting, and sitting down convinced the audience that he was the best choice for Lan Jue, a waiter in the Ministry of Ceremonies.
It is undeniable that Jing Boran has some talent for playing the ancients, but more importantly, he has worked hard behind his back. Yang Fan also revealed, "Jing Boran is the hardest student in the crew's etiquette class, humbly seeking advice from etiquette teachers and demanding of himself. Whether it was standing, sitting, or tea ceremony, he practiced it all carefully and assiduously.
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Jing Boran's aesthetics of life
A closer look at Jing Boran's work list will find that he is not a particularly prolific actor, and his output on both large and small screens is not intensive.
Some media asked Jing Boran if he was worried that his "slow" did not match the fast-paced film and television industry. His answer was that he wanted to see stories and characters that were more exciting and fresh and could excite him, so he was willing to wait. He has also been observing what kind of content the market is exporting, to comprehensively consider and seek his ideal cooperation.
However, as long as he decides to do it, he must give it his best and do it perfectly. Not only did he practice etiquette hard in order to play Lan Jue well, but he also acted in a cliff fall drama for the role of Li Guoliang in "The Climber", climbing the mountain more than 20 times in a row.
Jing Boran, who chooses the role of "picky", seems to have a lot more time for himself, so what is he doing when he is not acting?
He's living well and he's well prepared for his next role.
Jing Boran's body is intertwined with a natural sense of nobility and literary art, which is also related to his high-end aesthetic of dressing and fashion. Whether it is leisure, literature, elegance, and class, it can be reflected in him.
He summed up his fashion attitude as "simple and comfortable, keep your own style, and don't blindly follow the trend". From his daily wear, you can also see that he loves textured basic pieces that are stress-free and fresh and natural.
As one of the most wearable male stars in domestic entertainment, Jing Boran is a frequent customer of Harper's Bazaar, Hongxiu, Vogue, Esquire, ELLE, Jiaren and other major magazines. In terms of business endorsements, he has also won the favor of international well-known brands such as Shiseido, Chanel, and Margiela.
Jing Boran once said that if he stopped filming one day, he wanted to be a "single man apartment designer". The homes he designs for himself are as simple as his outfits. The industrial design style, straight lines and cool colors are full of colors, and the surface seems to be a little cold and hard. However, the details, such as cute doll chairs and various tea sets with childlike fun, soften it a lot.
In fact, being able to spend energy on design also shows Jing Boran's love of life and strong self-drive. Life is his nourishment everywhere, and the days he has quietly carved will always give him the best reward.
Of course, as ordinary audiences, we still hope to see more excellent works of Jing Boran on the screen. I previously saw Jing Boran's upcoming drama "Homecoming" in iQiyi's 2023 drama list, and he played Lu Yanchen as a special police officer who guards the frontier, and a completely different genre from his predecessor.
I expect Jing Boran to continue to break his performance boundaries, and also look forward to the wonderful he creates in life, which can become another brilliant thing in addition to his identity as an actor.