2 years ago, there was a costume drama that did not have traffic stars to participate, nor was it adapted from a big IP, and there was no extra money marketing, and it could be said that it was unknown when it was broadcast.
But it is such a "three-no drama", but after it was broadcast, the audience found that it actually had "another mystery".
There is no traffic to participate, but the acting skills of every actor in the play are very strong;
There is no big IP to do the original work, but the story is surprisingly novel and brilliant;
There is no money for marketing, because all the funds are spent on the production of the series: the scenes are magnificent, the special effects are realistic, the scenes are exciting, and it is a hidden version of the big production.
In the end, with its excellent content quality, the popularity of the show continued to ferment, and the broadcast volume not only surpassed the dramas such as "Our Decade" and "The Big Exam" backed by TV stations, but even surpassed the TV series starring stars such as Cheng Yi, Ren Jialun, and Li Qin, and topped the broadcast list in the same period.
In 2022, "Tales of the Tang Dynasty" broke into the audience's sight with such a dark horse.
At the end of the show, almost all the audience was shouting that they hadn't seen enough of it, hoping that the show would have a sequel.
Now, everyone's wish has finally come true, and the second part is really here!
"Tang Dynasty Tricks: Westward Journey" was officially announced to be broadcast on July 18.
After watching the trailer, I summarized 3 reasons why the second part must be popular.
1. The story is treacherous, more "treacherous" than the first part
The most important thing for a good drama is to watch the plot.
After carefully dismantling the clues in the trailer, I think the second part is still very stable.
At the beginning of the trailer, a voiceover explained the reason for the five-person team to go west: "Lu Lingfeng, demoted to the county comfort of Yunding County, Hanzhou; Su was nameless, cut his post for the people, and blasted out of Chang'an. ”
It is precisely because they were both degraded that they had an adventure to the west.
And the treacherous nature of the second case is far more confusing than the first one, because Lu Lingfeng said: "I, Lu Lingfeng, have never encountered such a strange case in my life. ”
Su Wuming also said: "To solve this strange case, Su Wuming has no regrets even if he dies." ”
As for how treacherous the case is, clues are also given in the trailer.
In the colorless heaven and earth, the veiled girl is holding a bright red rose and pacing on the empty street.
A man held a bronze mirror to look at himself, but the face in the mirror was like a broken terracotta figurine, beginning to peel off piece by piece, full of weirdness.
Outside the mysterious courtyard with red veils fluttering, wearing a hideous mask, he rode a four-headed man slowly in, and even in the candle-lit room, he rode a monster and fought with Lu Lingfeng.
It can be seen from these pictures that the second part captures the essence of the first part, and the main focus is still a "trick" word, all the cases are strange forces at first glance, but when the truth is revealed little by little, I find that ghosts are far less terrible than people's hearts.
Viewers who have watched the first part should know that although "Tang Dynasty Legends" is a unit drama, each unit is related, and the dots are connected, and small cases lead to big cases.
The same is true for the second part, although several people encountered strange cases on the way to the west, but the sentence "The mastermind behind the scenes is not from Chang'an?" "It's already reminding the audience that this is a big game of chess that someone is planning behind the scenes.
Who is the mysterious man wearing the hood in the trailer, and is he the mastermind behind Cherry's mouth?
Although Tang Wei's five-member team left Chang'an in the center of the vortex, they couldn't get rid of the disputes in the court.
The affairs of the rivers and lakes and the court are intricately intertwined, which makes people more curious about how the plot will unfold.
Second, the original team starred, and the five-person team assembled again
As a sequel, do you care most about the drama or is it not the original cast?
For example, although "Celebrating More Than Years 2" only replaced actors in supporting roles such as Yan Bingyun and Ye Linger, it still sparked heated discussions and made many viewers say they are not used to it.
One of the most attractive things about "Tang Dynasty Legends: Westward Journey" is that all the leading and supporting roles are all played by the original cast.
Su Wuming played by Yang Zhigang, Lu Lingfeng played by Yang Xuwen, Fei Jishi played by Chen Chuang, Pei Xijun played by Gao Siwen, Cherry played by Sun Xuening, and Tang Wei's five-person team was not missing.
For me, who watched the first part, the original cast is really important. Because with the popularity of the first part, there will definitely be many more famous actors to snatch the opportunity to appear.
In the trailer, Yang Xuwen's performance is as stable as ever, and he has the style of a humble gentleman when he sits on the desk in white.
Holding a silver spear and standing with his hands behind his back, his temperament immediately became heroic again.
When holding a gun to meet the enemy, he is even more handsome.
I can't imagine how ruined the drama would be if the handsome and sunny Lu Lingfeng was replaced by a traffic student with oily hair and noodles.
and Yang Zhigang, in fact, I was skeptical of him at first, but after watching the first part, I found that he was really suitable for the role of Su Wuming, and even his unnatural lines, which he had been criticized, became reasonable on Su Wuming.
For example, the sentence in the trailer "Fight with you for my brother!" Let Yang Zhigang say it, there is just the right amount of enthusiasm in the second qi.
And Su Wuming's character is a little funny, Yang Zhigang is thin, and there is a difference between him and the big man in our impression, but it is very consistent with Su Wuming's temperament, to be honest, if he is replaced, I really can't think of anyone more suitable than him.
After the first part, Yang Xuwen and Yang Zhigang's sense of partnership is also incomparable.
The two actresses, Gao Siwen and Sun Xuening, are no worse than the current popular traffic flowers.
Pei Xijunwen, played by Gao Siwen, is the profiler in the team; Sun Xuening's cherry master martial arts has the heroic spirit of a heroine.
The acting skills of the two Xiaohua are passable, and their image and temperament are naturally not Internet celebrities, and they are very comfortable to watch.
and Chen Chuang, who plays Fei Jishi, I will always have the "Baolian Lantern" roaring dog filter for him.
I heard him say in the trailer, "I feel like I'm a bit like a detective now!" "You can imagine his funny appearance of a fox and a fake tiger.
The five main actors are all present, and you don't need to revisit it to make people feel like they have regained the feeling of the first part.
3. The Tang Dynasty version of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" still has the same features, and the production has been upgraded
Compared with other costume detectives, the unique features of "Tales of the Tang Dynasty" are animals and plays.
Animals appear in almost every case, so it is also laughed at as the Tang Dynasty version of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".
In the first season, animals such as crocodiles, pythons, and even dragons appeared.
And the second season ushered in a major upgrade in production, and the animals are also an improved version, with cold scales and flashing, sharp fangs, like lizards and antelopes, which are more suitable for the word "weird" than the animals in the first part.
The play has also been upgraded.
The showdown between Cherry and Cardinal gives a glimpse into what the true aesthetics of violence are. The two actresses, one black and one red, are very resolute colors, and Cherry holds a sword on the ground to make a move to flatten the sand and fall geese, forcing the dancer to fly in the air to dodge.
The movements of both men are both light and clean, and the degree of viewing is extremely high.
And Lu Lingfeng's fight scene is even more amazing.
On a rainy night, he dodged the enemy's paper umbrella and ice sword at the same time, one umbrella and one sword, this scene is really good-looking.
And now many costume dramas have added white filters in order to make the actors look good, which looks very cheap; However, "Tales of the Tang Dynasty" adheres to the most orthodox aesthetics, the picture is lit and the filters are normal, it looks very comfortable, and the texture of the drama is full.
Whether it is the story, the cast or the polishing of the details, "Tang Dynasty Legends: Westward Journey" has the temperament of a high-quality drama, which is really attractive.
I really can't wait to fast-forward to the day of the broadcast to see it.
(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Department: Yang Jing)