Recently, the farce has been deserted, and since the finale of "Son-in-law", I don't know what to watch.
When watching "Son-in-law", it feels extremely comfortable, does not need to bring a brain, and can also bring you joy. Even if you can guess the ending, you are still willing to follow the silly music. This feeling has rarely been experienced since "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty" many years ago.
But I don't want to brush up on "Son-in-law" twice, this feeling is like being very hungry and making a bowl of instant noodles, eating it cool and enjoyable. But for some time after that, don't let me smell instant noodles. "Son-in-law" is like this, convenient, fast, cool when eating, and don't want to think about it later.
In fact, there are quite a few problems exposed in "Son-in-law", just compare it with the cross-over drama "Good Man of the Tang Dynasty" adapted from the same male novel, "Son-in-law" is also incomparable. But why can "Son-in-law" be popular on the screen?
< h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" >: Why is "Son-in-law" inferior to "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty"</h1>
The reason why I compare "Son-in-law" with "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty" is because there are still many similarities between the two. All are adaptations of novels by the big male protagonist, all of which travel back to ancient times, and all of them are used by the male protagonists to mix in modern knowledge.
However, many of the problems exposed in "Son-in-law" were solved in "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty".
1. Creative difficulty
"Son-in-law" is an overhead novel, even if it is put on the screen, it is a non-existent Wu Dynasty. But "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty" is a real historical background.
In terms of creative difficulty, it will be more difficult to use real history as the background. Why? Because everything you do requires seeking truth from facts.
For example, drinking tea, in "Son-in-law", Ning Yi gave tea to the elders of each room after marriage, and there was no problem. But in "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty", it is different, because the Tang Dynasty period is not brewing tea, it is Sencha.
The specific method is to crush the tea leaves into a powder and add shallots, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, mint, orange peel and salt. Then put it in a pot and boil it together, and the tea that comes out of the last boil is viscous, just like drinking soup, so it is called eating tea. After Prince Hao ate tea for the first time, his expression was quite painful.
Similar small details are very well shown in "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty", such as the usual diet of the large families in the Tang Dynasty, because pigs and sheep are not slaughtered without ancestor worship, and cattle are not allowed to eat.
The wines drunk are all low-grade because there is no purification technique. Although there is paper, it is very expensive, so you can only use a bamboo skewer to go to the toilet.
It can be seen that when writing novels and adapting them into TV series, both authors and screenwriters must have a deep understanding of Tang Dynasty culture in order to create and adapt. The difficulty of this is more complicated than writing an overhead novel.
2. The details are more reasonable
The problem with many cross-over dramas is that it is obviously a scum, but it is automatically opened and hung after wearing back to ancient times. It's like opening the eyes of heaven, suddenly becoming able to do everything, and understanding the ingredients of everything. Whether it's cooking and tailoring, or making a variety of modern weapons, it's easy to take down.
This problem also exists in "Son-in-law", Ning Yi in his own ear room, not only write romance novels almost to reach the day, but also time to make golf balls, masks, fire bolts and so on.
In "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty", although Wang Zihao is also hanging, he is far more reasonable than Ning Yi. For example, when he made an aunt towel for his wife, he first painted, then improved, and finally sewed by hand.
Another example is the production of flower dew, he opened a small workshop, arranged workers to manually shake the gourd to mix various materials, and put into production after various attempts, rather than Wang Zihao casually moving his fingers to make it all at once.
"Good Men of the Tang Dynasty" pays more attention to the rational use of relatively primitive materials, and allows Wang Zihao to experience some small twists and turns before achieving success. In "Son-in-law", Ning Yi's divine powers did open up too much, and the late stage was obviously insufficient.
3. The heroine is more grounded
In "Son-in-law", Su Tan'er, played by Song Yi, transformed from a female business elite at the beginning into a silly white sweet. Until the end of the play, she did not show any outstanding strengths, and the whole person was completely supported by the heroine's aura and Song Yi's appearance.
And Chen Xueying in "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty", although her appearance was hanged by Song Yi, her personality was more grounded.
Although Chen Xueying is kind, she is also stingy; although she is sensible, she is very vain. She is like the little daughter-in-law around you and me, loving beauty, loving husband, love nagging, a little thing can be angry for half a day, a little benefit and immediately moved.
Although in the play, she and Wang Zihao directly entered the state of married life and did not talk about a vigorous love like Ning Yi and Su Tan'er, the interaction between the two of them was very tacit. It is said and done to eat and drink Lasa, chicken and garlic skin, but it is very grounded.
< h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" >: Why did "Son-in-law" catch fire? </h1>
Having said that "Good Man of the Tang Dynasty" has so many advantages, but it is still not as popular as "Son-in-law", why is this? Because "Son-in-law" did the following points correctly.
1. The broadcast time is well chosen
We all know that many actors in "Son-in-law" have appeared in "Qing Yu Nian".
"Qing Yu Nian" was on fire, and when people were still talking about this drama, "Son-in-law" had already started filming and creating momentum. Therefore, as soon as the actors appeared in "Son-in-law", they immediately mixed up a familiar face.
To a certain extent, "Son-in-law" is indeed stained with the light of "Qing Yu Nian".
In fact, the male and female protagonists of "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty" are also acquaintances. The name of Wang Zihao is Zhang Junhan, who plays Wei Ran in "The Legend of Mi Yue". The name of Zhan Jingyi, who plays the heroine Chen Xueying, is the little girl Liu Zhu in "The Biography of Zhen Huan".
But combing through the timeline, you can understand why when watching "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty", no one feels familiar.
"The Biography of Zhen Huan" was broadcast in 2011; "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty" was broadcast in 2013, and "The Biography of Mi Yue" was broadcast in 2015.
That is to say, "The Biography of Zhen Huan" was popular for two years before the "Good Man of the Tang Dynasty", and at this time, "The Biography of Mi Yue" had not yet started.
The male protagonist did not borrow the heat of "The Legend of Mi Yue"; although the female protagonist's face was familiar, she was also cold, nor did she borrow the heat of "The Biography of Zhen Huan".
2. The protagonist is well chosen
I have to say that it is really good that the male protagonist of "Son-in-law" chose Guo Qilin, and how many people went to see him.
Guo Qilin is not rubbing the heat of "Qing Yu Nian", he himself has his own traffic. In this era when traffic determines heat, whoever has traffic has the lead.
Although Guo Qilin was at the beginning, he was also complained that his appearance was not too hard, and he could not support the role of the big male protagonist. But people win in the fans, and he said that he came from a cross-talk background, with his own comedic effects, which is very compatible with the funny style of "Son-in-law".
More importantly, Guo Qilin is one of the few good children in the entire entertainment industry who has no hype, no scandals, and understands politeness, and has almost achieved the point of "people seeing people love, flowers seeing flowers, and cars seeing cars burst tires".
With him in it, can this drama not be popular?
3. Supporting roles have characteristics
There are too many special supporting roles in "Son-in-law", such as Su Wenxing, who collided with King Jiji, Lao Geng, who collided with Xiong Er, and Wu Qihao, who collided with the face of the big horse monkey, which one was pulled out with a distinct personality.
In addition, those supporting actresses also show their unique charm.
For example, Lou Shuwan first only smelled his name and did not see his person. It was not easy to make a stunning appearance, and then made a big oolong, and was tested by Ning Yi as a modern person. After the blackening, she was even more sassy, not only successful in revenge, but also pulled a team of her own.
Another example is the lively and lovely Liu Watermelon, she is a righteous person, although she is born as a bandit, she cares about the well-being of the people. She faked marriage in order to protect Ning Yi, and because of the difference in Tao, she was different from him, which really earned everyone's tears.
These cute supporting characters in "Son-in-law", which one alone can become an independent unit.
And this does not exist in "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty". Although the supporting roles of "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty" also try to have their own characteristics, compared with these independent supporting characters in "Son-in-law", the supporting roles of "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty" are much thinner.
4. The pattern is larger and the plot is richer and more complete
The rhythm of "Son-in-law" is very tight, and only 36 episodes concentrate on the content of several major sections such as doing business in Jiangning, separating in Lin'an, and engaging in politics in Wudu.
Of course, because it is too compact, it also seems that some plots are a bit ridiculous.
For example, a prosperous and important city of Lin'an actually became a den of bandits overnight, and the guards became decorations. Another example is the king of a country, who single-handedly followed the small businessman Ning Yi and went to meet the king of the enemy country.
However, for TV dramas that do not need to be watched without brains, good villains can do self-justification, and finally do not pull crotch.
The plot of "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty" is too uncompromising, and the entire 40 episodes only perform the process of Prince Hao's business becoming rich. Although I later filmed the second part, except for the male protagonist, everyone else has changed blood, and there is really no way to watch it.
Comparatively speaking, "Son-in-law" is larger than "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty", with a wider range of coverage, richer and more complete plots, which is also one of the reasons for its success.
What other views do you have about these two TV series? Welcome to leave a message to discuss together.
I am @ Instant Heng, a post-80s mother, who likes to read strange books, likes to write articles that love to write, and likes to share with you what you see and hear.