When it comes to the originator of the mainland palace fighting drama, it is definitely indispensable to "The Biography of Zhen Huan".
Since its premiere in 2011, it has once become an insurmountable classic, and now ten years later, it is still the favorite of countless audiences.
The reason for the success of "The Biography of Zhen Huan" is nothing more than a good script and the blessing of excellent actors.
As a costume Qing Palace struggle drama, there are many characters in "The Biography of Zhen Huan", and there are countless female characters, but in the writer's pen, each character is very distinctive, which impresses the audience.
A simple girl who does not understand the world, and finally grows up to be a zhen huan who is good at scheming;
Concubine Hua, who is flappy and competitive, but loves the emperor with all her heart;
Empress Yixiu, who had a delicate mind and a very deep city government, almost killed the emperor and cut off her children and grandchildren.
However, about the story behind this drama, in fact, many people do not know.
I think at the beginning, after filming this drama, Cai Shaofen indicated in an interview that she was pregnant, which made countless actors and directors on the side sweat.
Everyone is also curious, why did Cai Shaofen hide the news of pregnancy and insist on starring in "The Biography of Zhen Huan"?
This matter also has to start from the screenwriter of this drama, the original author of "The Biography of Zhen Huan", Liu Yizi, was born in 1984, and everyone knows that the childhood of the post-80s just bumped into the heyday of TVB.
At that time, Liu Yizi, who was still studying teacher training, liked TVB's self-made dramas very much, and it was the period when "Roselle" was broadcast, and Liu Yizi took Cai Shaofen, who played Zhen Mi, as an idol.
Liu Yizi also had a screenwriter's dream in her heart, so she published the story outline of "The Biography of Zhen Huan" on the Internet, and unexpectedly won the love of many readers.
Therefore, Liu Yizi regarded Cai Shaofen as Zhen Huan and gradually completed the novel.
Later, director Zheng Xiaolong planned to make a TV series, and the original author Liu Yizi strongly recommended Cai Shaofen, so the script reached Cai Shaofen's hands.
After Cai Shaofen saw the script, she liked this palace fight drama very much, but because the protagonist Zhen Huan had a lot of drama, plus the director himself was more interested in Sun Li, so Cai Shaofen took the role of empress.
In fact, Cai Shaofen is not all because she likes this drama, but to make up for her original regrets.
Cai Shaofen is a Hong Kong sister, loved by TVB executives, just signed a lot of works, and later TVB created "Golden Branch Desire", invited Cai Shaofen to star.
Cai Shaofen also specially filmed a pilot film for the promotion of the show, although this drama is definitely the originator of the palace fight drama in the current view, but at that time, this drama was not the highlight of TVB.
At that time, TVB had several dramas in the filming, such as "Chu Han Jiaoxiong", "The Legend of The Tang Dynasty Double Dragon", etc., and the audience also liked to watch this kind of work similar to the power plot martial arts.
Therefore, "The Desire of the Golden Branch" was not taken seriously, and there was not even a title sponsorship from advertisers, at that time, the play only had an outline, which belonged to the shooting and writing, which made many actors retreat.
At that time, Cai Shaofen was in the limelight, and soon signed a contract for "Water Moon Cave Heaven", because the scenes in "Water Moon Cave Heaven" were filmed in the mainland, so she quit acting in "Golden Branch Desire".
The crew had no choice but to let Li Zi play the role of "Yuying" in place of Cai Shaofen, and she did not expect that after the broadcast, she won the annual ratings championship.
Li Zi, She Shiman, Deng Cuiwen and other actors were also nominated for the aftermath, and the heroine Li Zi won the 2004 queen, who was originally in the trough of her career, and had unlimited scenery for a while.
Although the ratings of "Water Moon Cave Heaven" are also extraordinary, there is still a big gap compared with "Golden Branch Desire".
It is precisely because of the missed role of "Yuying", after receiving the script of "The Biography of Zhen Huan", Cai Shaofen insisted on acting despite pregnancy, which can also be regarded as making up for the regret in her heart.
Cai Shaofen's performance in "The Biography of Zhen Huan" is definitely the peak moment in her acting career, and the queen's forbearance and unavoidable interpretation are quite in place, laying the cornerstone for her development in the mainland.