The lives of the protagonists in martial arts stories are enviable, but the most enviable part may not be that they can learn all kinds of magic skills, it is just a "necessary condition" for them to break through, and what really makes people jealous and even hate is their peach blossom luck.
For example, people who have read "The Condor Heroes" should have heard the sentence "When you see Yang Guo, you will mistake it for life", those amorous and beautiful women in the book will inevitably fall in love with Yang Guo, if it were not for Yang Guo's dedication, he would have married those women.
There are also Zhang Wuji in "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", Wei Xiaobao in "Deer and Ding", etc.
(Duan Zhengchun and lover stills)
But it's strange to say, Duan Zhengchun in "Dragon Babu" is just a supporting role, why can he gain the love of so many lovers?
1. The amorous Duan Wangye
Sometimes people just have double standards, those protagonists are entangled with multiple women, readers will only say that he is amorous, and a supporting role like Duan Zhengchun who wanders between many women, readers will most likely scold him for being shameless.
Especially through the Hong Kong version of the TV series, the audience who understands "Dragon Babu" will inevitably dislike the role of Duan Zhengchun, after all, his romance is not in line with mainstream values, and in most people's cognition, those chivalrous people in martial arts stories should be dedicated.
Imagine that Yang Guo married Xiaolongnu, Guo Xiang, Lu Wushuang, and Cheng Ying at the same time, will his image be so perfect? "Amorous" is never a plus in most people's cognition, it only makes people feel scum.
And this kind of behavior happened to Duan Zhengchun, a supporting character, which is even more unacceptable, he is just a middle-aged uncle, why?
Of course, someone has to say that Duan Zhengchun's identity determines that he will inevitably be the most eye-catching presence in the crowd.
(Duan Zhengchun, Qin Hongmian stills)
This is true, he is the king of Dali Zhennan, and he enjoys endless glory and wealth, but the question is which of his lovers is his wealth? After all, except for the original wife Dao Baifeng, women such as Gan Baobao, Qin Hongmian, Ruan Xingzhu, and Li Qingluo did not accompany him, so it can be said that they didn't get any benefits, didn't they?
At the same time, after Duan Zhengchun had emotional entanglements with these women, he left them alone, isn't this a typical scumbag?
At least we inevitably thought so in the past, but if you taste the original book carefully, you will know that Duan Zhengchun is not only not scum, but very responsible.
2. Be affectionate and righteous to your lover
If Duan Zhengchun really abandoned those lovers, those lovers would not forget him, but except for the poisonous woman Kang Min, the rest of his lovers, without exception, always thought of his goodness.
And Jin Yong also described Duan Zhengchun's "good" in detail in the original work.
For example, when they saw Gan Baobao, there was such a conversation between them: "Duan Zhengchun's chest was full of blood, and he said in his heart: 'I won't be a prince anymore, I'll be a thief and a strong man, and let you follow me for the rest of your life.'" What is this prince doing? I only heard Gan Baobao say again: 'Is it ...... Am I really going to never see you again in this life? Can't even see you? I...... I'm still dead...... Brother Chun ......, Brother Chun...... Do you think I don't want to? These few low shouts are really resounding. Duan Zhengchun couldn't help but whisper: "Baby, kiss the baby." ’”
(Duan Zhengchun and the women's stills)
When facing Qin Hongmian, the book mentions this paragraph: "Under the candlelight, Duan Zhengchun saw her light and angry expression, recalled the night of love in the past, and couldn't help but feel excited, and stepped forward to incense her cheeks. Qin Hongmian's upper body was able to move, and with a slap of his left hand, he slapped him crisply and loudly. If Duan Zhengchun wanted to dodge the block, it was not difficult, but he deliberately slapped her and whispered in her ear: "Shura will die under the knife, and it will be romantic to be a ghost!" ’”
Treating Ruan Xingzhu, he would rather give up his life to save their mother and daughter: "Duan Yanqing has an iron rod, and he has already arrived in front of Duan Zhengchun, and said: 'You want to fight alone with me, not involving others, yes or no?' Duan Zhengchun said: "Not bad! You just want to kill me alone, and then go to Dali to kill my imperial brother, whether you can get your wish depends on your luck. My subordinates and family members have nothing to do with the affairs between you and me. He knew that Duan Yanqing's martial arts were too strong, and he would probably die today, but he hoped that he would not embarrass Ruan Xingzhu, Ah Zi, and Fan Hua again. ”
He is heart-to-heart for every woman, is he a performative personality? Even if he said that he didn't think that the prince was fake, he deliberately took Qin Hongmian's palm because the other party couldn't bear to hurt him, but how could Duan Yanqing cooperate with him to act?
Even later during the battle of Shaomu Mountain, Xiao Yuanshan said that Ye Erniang had a relationship with someone, and Duan Zhengchun also said responsibly: "I know a lot of women, is she included?" Why can't you remember the slightest? If I really tired her like this, even if she was discredited before the heroes of the world, Duan Mou would never treat her badly in the slightest. Merely...... Merely...... Why can't you remember at all? ”
Obviously, every decision he made came from the bottom of his heart, and he really treated people with sincerity.
(Xiao Feng stills)
But if you think that Duan Zhengchun is just very attentive to those women, then you are wrong, his character has never only had an "amorous" side, but he also has special respect for heroes and heroes.
3. Sympathy for heroes
The most eye-catching thing in martial arts stories has never been a "merry prince", but a "hero", or a "hero", and Duan Zhengchun's personality is also worthy of the praise of "hero".
When he witnessed Xiao Feng being besieged by the heroes, he didn't have the mentality of watching a play, and he didn't hold a grudge against Xiao Feng for having a misunderstanding with him, he only remembered that Xiao Feng once saved his life in the hands of Duan Yanqing.
At this time, he had such a conversation with his subordinates: "Duan Zhengchun whispered to Hua Hegen, Fan Hua, and Ba Tianshi: 'This Xiao Daxia has the grace to save my life, and when it is critical, let's rush into the crowd and help him get out of danger. Fan Hua said: "Yes! He glanced at the thousands of heroes who were facing each other and said, "There are many people on the other side, I don't know what the lord has to do?" Duan Zhengchun shook his head and said, "The husband has clear grievances, do his best, and repay him with death." The Dali scholars said in unison: "It should be so!" ’”
(Duan Zhengchun, Dao Baifeng stills)
In the face of an impossible opponent, how many people can be as calm as Duan Zhengchun? Knowing that he might die, he just wants to do his best, this courage, this sincerity, who can disagree?
When I was a child, I felt that Duan Zhengchun was a scumbag, but he looked at him from a modern perspective, under the background of the times in the story, as the king of Dali Zhennan, why not have many lovers? What's more, he is such a heroic man, it is reasonable to be favored by those women, not so much because he is amorous, but because his personality charm makes those women love him so much that they can't extricate themselves.