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The track of costume suspense dramas is definitely the king's game, not that there are too many high-quality products in this track, but that this track is too difficult.
In the past two years, suspense dramas have blossomed everywhere, from "The Hidden Corner" to "The Long Season", word-of-mouth suspense dramas have been issued one after another, but in the track of costume suspense dramas, only one "Tang Dynasty Legends" has been solidly out of the circle.
The most outrageous thing is that there is actually no shortage of high-quality configurations in this track, the score of "The Wind Rises in Luoyang" in 2021 is just over the passing line, and the score of "Da Ming under the Microscope" in 2023 is only 8, and the popularity is mediocre.
As for "Dali Temple Shaoqing Tour" and "Tang Di Gong Case", which will focus on ancient costume suspense positioning in 2024, they are all top-notch configurations, but there is still no splash.
The audience's expectations for costume suspense dramas will have a strong gap after the broadcast of the drama every time, and they can only wait for "Tang Dynasty Legends" to shoot again.
Fortunately, after two years, "Tales of the Tang Dynasty 2" really gathered the original team and made a blockbuster return.
The trailer highlights the texture, and the quality amazes everyone
In fact, when "Tang Dynasty Legends" was launched, the audience was not optimistic, compared with the first-line actor configuration, the starring actors of this drama Yang Xuwen and Yang Zhigang cannot be regarded as popular actors, but it is such a work with a full sense of networking, conquering the audience with quality and content.
With the explosion of the first part, "Tang Dynasty Legends 2" gathered the original team to attract capital into the game, so the texture and quality of the second part have also been significantly improved.
In the trailer, it is still a typical Chinese-style horror route, the red coffin hung by chains, the Dunhuang singer flying in the air, and the undercurrent surging in the bustling Chang'an City, these elements that have amazed the audience in the first part are eye-catching again in the trailer of the second part, and they have the charm of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Not only that, "Tang Dynasty Legends 2" also has a lot of pictures that make the audience goosebumps, such as the huge mythical beasts that are enough to make the audience have a phobia of giant objects across the screen, such as the desert yellow sand, the loneliness of the eagle hitting the sky, the stormy waves, and the tense scenes of the giant ship out of control.
In terms of picture texture, "Tang Dynasty Legends 2" is more interesting and dazzling.
And the most important thing is that "Tang Dynasty Legends 2" has a new highlight in the plot line. This season, there is a fierce battle for power above the court, and the game inside the palace walls is also closely related to the folk tricks outside the city walls.
This time, the protagonist travels westward, to avoid the scourge of the power struggle, but also to observe the people's feelings, solve the folk tricks, and the westward march is bound to be a more intense plot and a more treacherous case.
What kind of difficulties the protagonist group will encounter and what kind of opponents they will encounter have become the key to attracting the audience of "Tang Dynasty Legends 2".
Of course, "Tang Dynasty Legends 2" can surprise the audience with the trailer, which is inseparable from the eye-catching cast.
The original cast returned, and the quality of the performance was still on top
Judging from the trailer, Su Wuming, played by Yang Zhigang, is still the core protagonist of this drama. When the first season was launched, Yang Zhigang's mature and steady acting skills were recognized by the audience, and in the second part, Yang Zhigang once again caught the audience's attention with a limited appearance in a short trailer.
His voice texture is calm and powerful, the original lines are full of tension, and it has a treacherous suspense atmosphere, and the launch of "Tang Dynasty Legends 2" proves that Yang Zhigang's acting strength has really been suppressed by various works of the same theme.
As for Yang Xuwen, who partnered with Yang Zhigang, he also performed well.
His image is outstanding, full of juvenile feeling, compared with the actors on the same track, Yang Xuwen is very handsome, he does not have excessive makeup and packaging in the picture, and even his lips are white and weak in many shots, but Yang Xuwen's bones and facial features are very outstanding.
Especially with the director's very aesthetic lens language, it is even more difficult for him to hide the charm of Lu Lingfeng.
For example, there is a picture in the trailer where Lu Lingfeng is holding a long sword, and the blade is still stained with blood, and the picture is from bottom to top, looking up at the protagonist.
At this moment, actor Yang Xuwen's resolute face and full of male sexual tension make the picture both ornamental and curious. Few people can handle the cold face and wood feeling so measured, but Yang Xuwen did it.
Of course, the success of "Tales of the Tang Dynasty" is inseparable from the strong combination of Yang Zhigang and Yang Xuwen.
The tacit understanding that has been cultivated in the first part will definitely become more eye-catching in "Tang Dynasty Legends 2".
In addition, "Tang Dynasty Legends 2" also has many powerful actors returning.
Chen Chuang, who portrayed Fei Jishi, is a roaring dog familiar to the audience, and he is also a brilliant supporting role in "Tang Dynasty Legends".
In the first part, Chen Chuang performed a sense of mystery about strange people in the ghost market, and in the first season, after Fei Jishi learned that Su Wuming was a disciple of Di Gong, he became Su Wuming's disciple.
In the new season, Su Wuming will encounter more difficult cases when he sets foot on his journey to the west, and Fei Jishi, a strange man who is good at medicine and knows how to deal with the world, will definitely be Su Wuming's right-hand man on the road to investigating the case.
In the trailer, Chen Chuang's appearance was a familiar feeling.
Cynical and chic, but his eyes are clear, and he has both a strange sense of vicissitudes and an old way to see through everything.
Only Chen Chuang can play the temperament and charm of the role of Fei Jishi.
As for the young actors, actresses Gao Siwen and Sun Xuening also stood up to the charm of female characters.
Pei Xijun, played by Gao Siwen, is emotional, Su Wuming's sister-in-law, and Lu Lingfeng's fan sister.
In the first season, Pei Xijun's emotional line was emphasized, but if you want to plump up the characters, only the emotional line is not enough, this time the actor Gao Siwen can bring the audience what surprises, we will wait and see.
And the cherry played by Sun Xuening does not have a strong sense of presence in the first season, but judging from the proportion of the trailer, the cherry in the second season is likely to go deeper into the main line and become one of the important protagonists.
What story this character will lead to is definitely worth the audience's expectations.
All in all, there are really not many IPs in domestic dramas that can stick to the original cast, especially costume suspense dramas, which is extremely difficult, "Tang Dynasty Legends 2" is back after two years, and the launch of the original cast is enough to highlight the sincerity of the drama party.
This time, I bet that "Tang Dynasty Legends 2" as a sequel, will continue the quality of the previous one, and even surpass the highlights of the previous one.
Finally, what do you think of "Tang Dynasty Tales 2"?
Can you get the charm of this season in the trailer?
Join the discussion in the comments section to share your thoughts or share what you're most looking forward to.