On January 4, although the small web drama "The Favorite Concubine of the Two Worlds" has achieved some success in terms of unique dual characters and funny plots, in fact, its production is shoddy, and the plot is embarrassing.
In this drama, the traversal life experience of Qu Xiaotan and Qu Tan'er played by Liang Jie makes the whole plot full of absurd laughs, and it has become a "masterpiece" that entertainment fans are looking forward to.
This web drama takes the very modern Qu Xiaotan as the protagonist, travels from modern society to the ancient Dongyue Kingdom, and shares the same fate with Qu Tan'er. Liang Jie skillfully interprets the two-sided character of this heroine, one is a shrewd and capable modern woman, and the other is incarnated as the second lady of Qufu, laughing and scolding. She shuttled between two time and space, attracting a series of happy and funny plots, making the audience feel strong humor while laughing.
However, the plot setting in the play seems very old-fashioned, and elements such as the prince's love for a crossing girl, court intrigue, love and hatred are all outdated routines in palace fighting dramas. The development of the plot is often illogical, and the relationship between the characters is tortuous and complex, but there is not enough laying out and explanation, which makes the audience inevitably confused when watching. This kind of rough production flaw makes the series appear rather clumsy in quality.
However, the success of this web drama lies in its unique ridiculous style, abandoning the heavy and solemn atmosphere of the usual costume court drama, and replacing it with a light-hearted, humorous, witty and light comedy atmosphere. The characters in the play are lively and vivid, the plot is cleverly set up, and it is full of unexpected and funny elements.
In addition, although the dual character settings in the play are highlights, they are too blunt and deliberate in their performance, lacking a sense of realism. The characterization also appears superficial, lacking depth and emotional core. Sometimes, the audience is attracted more by Liang Jie's own performance of switching between the two characters than by the charm of the characters themselves.
The plot design in the play, which is known as the "neurosis of the plot", is obviously out of the best catering to popular elements, but it makes the plot too exaggerated and low-level. For a time-traveling drama, the plot seems too casual, the logic is chaotic, and the lines are even more embarrassing and ridiculous, making the audience sigh "Is this the production team serious?"
However, recently, a person familiar with the matter broke the news about the real profitability of this seemingly poorly produced small web drama, which is jaw-dropping. It was revealed that although the show only invested 15 million, the final profit reached an incredible billion!
This news made netizens exclaim: "Unbelievable, are you sure he's not talking big? I really admire him for making so much money!", "The Favorite Concubine of the Two Worlds" is really a low-cost web drama, the first broadcast volume is as high as 5.2 billion, and the OST nine machine is even more popular, and it has successfully made Ye Xuanqing, an OST professional, popular. ”
The news of this revelation makes people want to know more about the secrets behind the production of this web series. The investment of 15 million has brought such a huge return, which is an incredible legend in the entertainment industry.
This also makes people think, what factors have made this seemingly "embarrassing" and "rough" little online drama such an amazing success in the market? Perhaps, it is its exaggerated and low-level plot, as well as its strong catering to popular elements, that make the audience willing to become "melon-eating masses" and become part of this Internet craze.