Preface
Time flies, time flies, do you still remember the sensational grand occasion of the first season of "Celebrating More Than Years" five years ago? The little prince Fan Xian of the year earned enough girl's heart, and Zhang Ruoyun's round and immature baby face surrounded the hearts of countless girl idols in front of the screen. Unexpectedly, after five years, with the heavy restart of the second season, the former little prince has grown into a resolute man with hard lines and sharp edges, replaced by a long face as thin as a blade, which instantly made countless former little girls exclaim, "Why is Fan Xian so thin"!
That's right, in order to thoroughly implement the character's personality and image needs, Zhang Ruoyun started the "road to weight loss" five years ago. It is said that in order to play the role of Xu Fengnian in "The Sword in the Snow", he lost 30 pounds of fat in the way of action and actual combat, and he was 181 cm tall at the time, his weight was only 120 pounds, and his waist circumference was only 62 cm, which almost surpassed the slenderness of ordinary women. The whole person looks skinny, skinny, and his face is sunken and emaciated, and it is completely difficult to associate him with the little prince Fan Xian back then. And now, in "Celebrating More Than Years 2", although Zhang Ruoyun has recovered a little physique, his masculine and heroic, tough and domineering spirit is becoming more and more prominent, his eyes are sharp and sharp, and he is really refreshed from the inside out.
Compared with Zhang Ruoyun's "muscular man" image, the other leading actor Guo Qilin was not so lucky in the second season. As soon as Fan Sizhen played by him appeared, it made people feel that the meat that his brother had lost in the past five years seemed to have grown on him! The word "greasy" is written everywhere on his body, and the whole person is black and fat, and he can't even see the outline of his neck clearly, like a fat pig. What's even more ridiculous is that even his face has become hateful, revealing a corrupt atmosphere of obscenity, indulgence, alcoholism and debauchery, completely no longer the cute and lovely aura of the past, but a typical gentleman, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling with a completely rotten face.
Faced with Guo Qilin's appearance, the audience couldn't help but sigh jokingly: "The American drama is desolate, and the ugly drama is hot." After all, at the level of appearance, Guo Qilin has always been at a disadvantage, but in this drama, he is too "self-free", this kind of overnourished fat outfit is simply desperately disfigured!
Time flies, vicissitudes of life, and these long five years have made earth-shaking changes for many leading actors in "Celebrating More Than Years". For actresses, this trace of time is undoubtedly the most unfriendly. Especially Li Qin, the actor who played the heroine Lin Wan'er, has gone from being a 28-year-old young and lovely woman last season to a 33-year-old middle-aged woman now. What's even more infuriating is that the crew doesn't seem to pay much attention to her arrangement in this season, and it is a pity that not a single mandarin duck appeared in the first five episodes. However, perhaps the screenwriters are also well versed in the principle of "less suspicion", and they are afraid that Li Qin's old state will drag down the plot, so they are so perfunctory.
After all, compared with the heroine of this "old dragon clock", the other stunning beauties in the play are much more beautiful. Whether it is a lively and delicate chick like Wang Churan and Mao Xiaotong, or a mature and beautiful girl like the charming and sultry Gao Lu, Wang Xiaochen, or a group of stunning beauties such as Jin Chen and Dai Wenwen who will appear one after another in the later stage, all of them are bright and moving, fresh and tender beauties, they are simply glamorous and beautiful! In contrast, Li Qin, the heroine's appearance time, may be greatly reduced, so as not to seriously drag down the appearance of the whole drama as soon as she puts it on the camera.
Speaking of the most dramatic and eye-catching, there is no one more than the role of Aunt Liu. Actor Zhao Ke's eyes widened throughout the whole process, his face was exaggerated and artificial, and he had a strange muttering line, he couldn't see any comedy talent at all, and he was really dramatic. This makeup character, which should be full of joy, suddenly lost its cuteness under her interpretation, which made people feel quite disappointed. Fortunately, she doesn't have many scenes, otherwise I'm afraid that she will be scolded for being a bloody fisherman.
In contrast, Yan Bingyun, who was changed from Xiao Zhan to newcomer Wu Xingjian, is the icing on the cake. Wu Xingjian was born with a beautiful and elegant face, although he was not as flamboyant and dazzling as Xiao Zhan, he could also be called a decent little beauty. It's just that judging from the current plot advancement, his role is not too much, and it remains to be seen whether he will have more room to display in the future.
In addition to these new faces, the appearance of the old actors in "Celebrating More Than Years 2" remains basically the same. Whether it is Chen Pingping, Emperor Qing, or even Fan Jian, all of them maintain the same charm as five years ago. It seems that the time of the past few years has not caused much damage to them, on the contrary, it is more like the wisdom and wisdom of their lives are engraved in every wrinkle of their faces, which is awe-inspiring.
As for the plot, the audience naturally has some complaints about the beginning of "Celebrating More Than Years 2". Especially in the first two episodes, in order to pave the plot of Fan Xian's fake death, the screenwriters seem to be too perfunctory, and their methods are clumsy and sloppy, so that people can't see the necessity. Even why Fan Xian, the male protagonist, needs such a big drama of "escaping from death", people can't guess the hidden secret. The pace of the whole plot drags on slowly, and some forcibly funny memes are inserted between the lines from time to time, which really makes people feel quite contrived and far-fetched.
But fortunately, with the investigation of the Baoyuelou case, the spell contest between several princes finally kicked off the climax of the plot, and the plot suddenly heated up, and the excitement was also rising. Among them, the second prince played by Liu Duanduan played this humorous and responsible talent, with a distinct personality, sometimes frivolous and banter, sometimes funny, which amused people. For this funny veteran, the audience finally breathed a sigh of relief, and fortunately the screenwriters did not attribute it to perfunctory.
Although "Celebrating More Than Years 2" is indeed suspected of being exaggerated and unnatural in some details, in terms of the overall tone, the screenwriters' skills are remarkable. From their portrayal of the personalities of each character to the foreshadowing of the plot, good skills can be seen everywhere. Although the plot is still flat for the time being, it can be seen that the climactic conflict will continue to escalate in the next episodes, making people secretly look forward to the exciting things to come.
Of course, as a series that lasted for 5 years, the second season of "Celebrating More Than Years" is destined to have many differences and changes from the first season. Time passes, people are different, and everything is changing dramatically. But whether it is the transformation of the actors' appearance, or the rapid progress of the plot, or the full firepower of the production team, this highly-anticipated annual drama will undoubtedly continue to bring us a unique sensory experience and ideological impact. Let's hold the eyes of anticipation and wait patiently for this bloody power struggle to continue to be staged!