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Looking back on the adaptation process of "Years of Green Lotus", it is not difficult for us to find that the past and present life of this drama can be described as twists and turns. This high-profile TV series was not originally called by this name, but was called "The Legend of Concubine Xi".
In 2019, the TV series of the same name, adapted from the popular novel "The Legend of Concubine Xi", officially began filming. Starring powerful actors He Rundong and He Hongshan, this drama has undoubtedly attracted widespread attention.
However, shortly after the filming was completed, things took a sudden turn.
At that time, some official media in China published a number of articles critical of court dramas. This undoubtedly casts a shadow on "The Legend of Concubine Xi", which is in post-production.
In the end, this drama, which was already full of attention, was silently shelved and failed to meet the audience as scheduled.
After a long waiting period, it was not until May 2023 that the show reappeared in the audience's eyes with a new look. However, this time it has changed its name and become "Years of Green Lotus".
In the plot of "Years of Green Lotus", there is a striking power struggle. The beginning of the story is after the death of Da Mu Guojun. The new monarch could not compete with the powerful prime minister, so in order to preserve his strength, he had to canonize the general He Yunshuo as the king of An and send him to the frontier.
He Yunshuo worked hard in the frontier for 30 years, and finally turned a barren land into a prosperous city. From a sturdy middle-aged man to his twilight years, He Yunshuo left behind five sons.
Among the sons, the most striking was naturally Ho Lianxin, who was regarded as the future prince.
As the second son of the old prince, He Lianxin is known as a heroic figure and has extraordinary heroism. However, what is puzzling is that this young man who should be heroic and sassy is now immersed in an idle life and is called an "idle boy".
At this time, the old prince died. In order to show respect for the old prince, the new monarch decided to find a new wife for him. This "selection" activity immediately became a battlefield for all parties to compete for power.
Several princes and their wives and concubines participated in the process, trying to increase their status and influence in this way.
Among them, the heroine Luo Qinglian is also a member of this competition. As the jewel of the treasurer of the official office, she was supposed to spend a happy life with her childhood sweetheart Lu Beiyi.
However, fate did not favor Luo Qinglian. In order to help her son Lu Beiyi in his career, Luo Qinglian's mother did not hesitate to arrange for her daughter to participate in this draft.
In the process of screening layer by layer, the intelligent Luo Qinglian skillfully used the potion given by her lover and successfully avoided this terrible draft. However, this scene was discovered by the former princess's personal maid, Mama Jinfang.
It turned out that Mama Jinfang could see at a glance the resemblance between Luo Qinglian and the late princess. She immediately informed Mu Haiyao, the side room of the third prince, of the news, which triggered a new conspiracy.
In order to protect the safety of her family, Luo Qinglian finally had to devote herself to this selection activity again. She worked hard to learn various manners and techniques, and finally showed an outstanding performance when it came to the official meeting of the king.
However, at this critical moment, a puzzling event suddenly happened.
In the process of cleansing the faces of the beautiful women, Luo Qinglian's basin actually remained clear, while the others suffered a disfiguring disaster. This aroused strong doubts from everyone present, and they unanimously determined that Luo Qinglian was a "poisoned show girl".
Even if Luo Qinglian had defended herself to the top, she couldn't change everyone's opinion. On the contrary, they even threatened with their lives to force the king to make a judgment against Luo Qinglian.
In a desperate situation, Luo Qinglian's bamboo horse Lu Beiyi desperately broke into the main hall to try to save his beloved woman. However, just as everyone was about to kill the two, Luo Qinglian took the initiative to admit that she was the culprit, hoping to exchange it for Lu Beiyi's life.
She earnestly begged the king for forgiveness, hoping that he would see the resemblance between herself and the deceased lady.
At the moment of crisis, the first princess's personal maid, Mama Jin Fang, suddenly stepped forward and fiercely defended Luo Qinglian. But alas, she lacked conclusive evidence in her hands and finally chose to commit suicide in despair.
This scene undoubtedly shocked everyone, and it also made people sigh.
In the end, although the king said that he would seriously investigate the case, Luo Qinglian could not escape the fate of being reduced to a slave after all. However, the actor He Lianxin did not give up, he skillfully used a BMW and successfully let the five princes take over this "hot potato".
It seems that no matter how big the obstacle is, he will not give up on the woman he likes.
In the process of adapting "Years of Green Lotus", in addition to the controversial plot design, the selection of the cast has also become the focus of the audience's attention. Although this drama invited many well-known actors to participate in the starring, it is still difficult to fully meet the audience's expectations.
Among them, the performance of Mr. Ho Yun Tung has attracted the most attention. As an actor who is loved by the audience, Mr. Ho Yundong's early character portrayal in the play is indeed impressive.
He succeeded in bringing to life a profligate aristocratic teenager and left a lasting impression.
But unfortunately, in the subsequent plot development, the interaction between Mr. He Rundong and the heroine He Hongshan, as well as the emotional journey between the female No. 2 Huang Shengyi, failed to show a special chemical reaction.
The reason for this may be related to Mr. Ho Yundong's age.
At the time of filming the play, Mr. Ho Run-tung had entered the golden age of his life at the age of 45, which was a little out of touch with the image of the young aristocrat that the work was going to describe. Although in the process of trying to seduce the heroine, he inevitably revealed some obscene atmosphere, but what the audience expects more is that he can show a more mature and stable gentlemanly demeanor, just like Wu Ping he played in "The Year the Flowers Bloomed and the Moon Was Full".
And the performance of the heroine He Hongshan was not satisfactory. In recent years, she has been involved in many film and television works, from villains to supporting roles. But at the same time, the audience also found that she seemed to have a special aura that could shine when creating a supporting role, but when she played the leading role, her performance seemed mediocre.
In "Years of Green Lotus", the overall image presented by He Hongshan is not ideal. She always gives people the feeling of a small jasper, whether she plays the ancient affectionate princess, or the eldest lady of the family with an extraordinary temperament, her aura is always slightly insufficient.
In addition, she herself has a trace of natural bitterness, as long as her face is expressionless, she will form a melancholy and poignant appearance.
And her crying performance surprised the audience. The facial muscles are tense, the facial features are distorted and deformed, but there are few tears, which really can't resonate with the audience.
Many viewers even bluntly said that in this play, only the role of Mama can truly show the most temperamental and happy female image.
As for another actress, Huang Shengyi, although the role she plays in the play is not the protagonist, as Mu Haiyao, the side room of the third son, she can also act as she wants in the mansion.
However, the audience also has some doubts about Huang Shengyi's performance. After she returned from maternity leave a few years ago, there seemed to be few new breakthroughs, and her performance did improve compared to the ridiculous image of Haiwa in the past.
However, her makeup is still not ideal, her hair is all pulled up, making her face more slender and her facial features relatively resolute and strong. Some viewers even mistakenly thought that the actor He Lianxin only had Mu Haiyao in a side room, and it was not until the plot developed in depth that they learned that he had three other ones, including Mrs. Yan, Mrs. Shu and Mrs. Qi.
Although Mrs. Qi is played by Zhou Liqi, and her performance is also a highlight, compared with it, the heroine is more like an ordinary fire girl, which is difficult to attract the attention of the audience.
Although "Years of Green Lotus" has such a strong cast, in the eyes of the audience, the overall performance of this TV series is not ideal. Not only did there be many loopholes in the plot design, which led to confusion in logic, but even the character creation failed to fully meet the audience's expectations.
It's no wonder that as soon as the show was launched on Tencent Video, it encountered a sudden "technical problem" and was forced to urgently suspend the broadcast.
Judging from the public's response, this TV series adapted from the popular novel "The Legend of Concubine Xi" is indeed difficult to compare with the original work. Even some fans of the original work, after learning about the plot outline, have said that "I will abandon the drama when I see the starring role".
This undoubtedly shows that this highly-anticipated work has failed to meet the audience's expectations in many aspects.
The reason may be related to the crew's excessive freedom in the adaptation process. The original novel "The Legend of Concubine Xi" is a well-known classic in itself, and it has a large number of loyal fans on the Internet.
But unfortunately, in the process of adapting it into a TV series, the crew not only changed the original plot design, but also changed the character settings and backgrounds dramatically.
At the same time, at key points in the plot, there are also some puzzling plot settings. For example, in the draft event, why did a strange incident suddenly occur in which the show girls were unrecognizable, and why was the heroine accused by everyone of being "poisoned show girls"? The appearance of these unexpected situations undoubtedly added to the twists and turns of the plot, but it was also questioned by the audience.
In short, "Years of Green Lotus", adapted from the classic novel, is obviously too capricious in the process of adaptation, and fails to fully respect the tone and style of the original work. This undoubtedly aroused strong dissatisfaction among the audience, and also laid hidden dangers for the broadcast of the show.
It's no wonder that the show was just launched on the Tencent video platform, but it encountered a sudden "technical problem" and was forced to stop urgently. This undoubtedly hit the long-awaited audience again, and it also made people wonder if there was any hidden danger within the production team.