Liu Xiao's Dream of Chinese Records finally appeared in the playlist of Tencent's new drama in May. Coupled with the investment information released to the outside world, the probability of really broadcasting this time is very high.
Rarely has a new drama in ancient costume been so highly anticipated before it is broadcast.
Only posters and stills are passed on from mouth to mouth.
Evaluation of two words: beautiful.
With what? Come on, let's take a picture first, let's open our eyes. Liu Yifei+Chen Xiao, this combination of costume gods, is it a feast for dogs?
Liu Yifei's "Heroes of the Condor" will stage a costume drama in 15 years. Is it expected?
More than that, come again.
Ada, a white-toothed moth eyebrow.
Jelly Lin, a panoramic view of the city.
Gan nai, gorgeous and shining.
Daisy, beautiful and cool.
Book in advance, and the domestic costume drama will have a new ceiling again.
However, do you really think this drama is only ugly?
The series of stories of this drama are adapted from Guan Hanqing's version, the romantic story of Zhao's saving the dust, and the title of this drama "Dream Record" is of course reminiscent of Yuan's masterpiece "Dream Record in Tokyo".
In other words, is this drama really as simple as the costume drama Yan Dian?
Don't forget, the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty was a peak in ancient China. The Chinese Dream undoubtedly restored this wonderful artistic conception.
The materials released in this series can't be summarized by the words "symmetrical composition and meticulous lighting".
But as changeable as ancient poetry and song poetry.
Or quaint, or quiet, or beautiful. The charm of this play alone is like another attractive beauty.
Created by Yang Yang, a national first-class director, she not only has a 9-minute drama "Proof of Memory" in hand, but also produced a costume drama "The Night" which has attracted much attention.
Stories, actors and beautiful women are in harmony. Will this be a costume drama that washes away the pomp, dog blood and impatience of ancient Chinese puppet shows, respects history in details, respects humanity in roles and respects aesthetics in makeup?
Why not unveil this amazing drama "Beauty" together? Perhaps these three core views are more related to the success or failure of the play than the values of men and women.
The first layer of yarn is beautiful.
The drama series is based on the script of Guan Hanqing's Yuanqu, and the adaptation scope is really not small. There is naturally less dust, but there are more beautiful women.
The story tells that Zhao (Liu Yifei), who runs a teahouse in Hangzhou, received the good news that her fiance Ouyang Xu was exploring flowers in Beijing High School, and was abandoned. Unwilling to be fated, she vowed to go to Beijing for justice. On her way to Beijing, she first saved her good sister Song (Jelly Lin) who was cheated and abused, and then saved Sun Sanniang (Ada) who committed suicide in the ancient water.
Ouyang Xu learned that Zhao came to Beijing to find himself and managed to drive her out of Bianjing.
I didn't intend to stay in Bianjing. That's great. Zhao, Song and Sun San Niang decided to stay in Bianjing and make a career and strive for industry on their own. In the end, they experienced all kinds of hardships. The three sisters finally managed the small teahouse into the largest restaurant in Bianjing.
Although there are ancient costumes like Chen Xiao in the drama series, there are also old actors Rainbow, Luo Yong and Jianfeng Bao.
But the most striking thing is the beautiful scenery. How good is this play? It is the degree to which the value of Yan exceeds the standard in domestic dramas.
The costume modeling of Liu Yifei and Chen Xiao was originally recognized as the ceiling of domestic costume by the whole network. There are many beautiful actors in the whole drama, but Yang Yang wants not only the beauty of skin appearance, but also the beauty of bone appearance.
The role modeling published at present is actually very informative.
First of all, the costumes of all the characters are in line with the minimalist beauty of the Song Dynasty, not complicated, but extremely exquisite.
Every character has its own beauty.
Liu Yifei, dressed in a pale pink costume dress, holding a cattail leaf fan and holding her chin, looks into the distance, beautiful and moving, revealing the girl's character.
When her snow-like wrist gently turns the fan, the whole person suddenly becomes smart and elegant, with a variety of eyes, but it is not charming, but convincing beauty.
I admit that I can't understand Ouyang Xu in the play. Zhao cares so much about his appearance, how can he have the heart to refuse her? This is not what normal men can do.
It is expected that Liu Yifei's ancient costumes will look good, but Jelly Lin's ancient costumes are unexpected.
I didn't expect her to play Song Zhang Yin. In the play, she put on gorgeous makeup and costumes, played the pipa, and the picture overflowed the screen. The whole person exudes a charming atmosphere. It seems that she finally found her right way to open the ancient costume.
Ada's style is also different from the past. She is dressed in Tsing Yi, with delicate pink patterns on the neckline and cuffs, and a headscarf wrapped in her bun. Compared with the previous style, this style is obviously more concise and relaxed, but it has a fresh and refined aesthetic feeling.
Xinjiang beauty Gan Nai plays the role of "Zhang" in the play. It seems that it is probably a woman in the rouge world, and her makeup is gorgeous and exquisite. The facial features, which are already outstanding, add an antique charm under heavy makeup, with a beautiful city, peerless appearance and charming charm.
However, Daisy, who played Shen Yindeng in Si Teng and once surprised everyone with her ethereal beauty,
This time, I took the tomboy route, dressed in cloth, dressed in heroic spirit, and had a cool taste.
Liu Kejun played the queen in the play, and the elegant atmosphere was suddenly revealed.
These shapes are highly similar to historical portraits in the past. But more than that, the director wants to restore the characters to history, bring out their personalities in a slow pace, and tell their experiences in costumes.
Of course, the story is about the growth of women, but it is more effective to let the audience sing than anything else, and it is not necessary to rely on long lines to make the United States speak.
But the beauty of the characters is only the beginning, and the second layer is the elegance of the times.
How exquisite are the details of Flower Dream Road?
An ancient night scene of Bianjing in the trailer slowly spread out a picture of an era.
Bianjing at night is full of lights and people come and go.
Although some Jianghu experts wear night clothes to chase and walk on the eaves under the cover of night, they inadvertently bring the audience another kind of beauty of ancient Bianjing.
There is also a scene where a group of women are dancing among the flowers.
Dance, fly.
Ancient rhyme overflowed from the screen between dances.
It is not difficult to see that, compared with the increasingly plastic and templated domestic costume drama set designers, this drama's paranoia of pursuing historical beauty is well-intentioned.
In those days, Dream of China in Tokyo seemed to be a popular science book, but in fact it contained the author's deep affection. With the current production technology, it is not too difficult to copy the capital of Tokyo. The difficult thing is to quietly weave a picture of the dynasty with a large number of fine needles.
Historian Chen Yinque once said:
The culture of the Chinese nation has developed for thousands of years and reached its peak in the Zhao and Song Dynasties.
At that time, there were celebrities such as Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Yan Shu, Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, Wen Yanbo, Han Qi and Huang Tingjian, but there were also folk women like Zhao.
They * * * isomorphic became the sunny weather in the Song Dynasty.
Scenes like the dancing of the hostess, if swallowed, are easy to miss the subtle charm of the play.
In addition to capturing details.
What's more important is to look at it and feel it, and that era will come to you.
Speaking of which, it's not hard to find.
Hua Meng Lu is by no means a cool drama that spreads dog blood under the banner of historical drama. On the contrary, the director should not blindly pursue the popular sweet pet, but should spend more time on the sculpture of characters with the appearance of light comedy in ancient costumes.
So there is a third layer of yarn: the charm of ancient costume.
Previously, Andy's works, similar to Biography of Female Doctor and Legend of Lu Zhen, were not low in ratings and popularity, but some of them were lost to dog blood. However, after watching the plays such as Heart and Night directed by Yang Yang, we can see that the director is not keen on dog blood. Sure enough, Ida's spoiler in the interview explained everything: many exaggerated scenes were not staged at all.
I didn't play it. It is very likely that the introverted director Yang Yang won. This restraint has given me more confidence in this play.
If you want to enter the rhythm of Chinese Dream, you should know the absolute protagonist: Zhao.
In the past costume dramas, the female host was either waiting for the rescue of the male host or the female host with superior force value.
Of course, Lu's heroine doesn't need a man to save her. She not only does not rely on the man, but also struggles on her own, beating gongs and drums in the street.
However, it can be seen that the force value of the female host is also close to zero. What Yang Yang wants is not the dream hostess, but to tear off the glittering coat of the role first.
Add flesh and blood to a name in Yuan Zaju, a female symbol to save the dust.
Beauty is only the surface.
To decode this word further, we need to look at another word: Gang.
Even in the trailer, you can see her attacking frequently, walking in the rain and staring at the man. There is also a scene where Liu Yifei is put into a water tank to be punished.
Disappointed with her fiance, she can't speak with her own hands in reality, and she was framed by Luo Zhi, but did Liu Yifei's role ever shrink back?
I have to say, in the whole story full of complex elements such as surprise and conspiracy, Liu Yifei's interpretation seems accurate enough to be remarkable.
Beautiful, subtle, and heartfelt.
It's not just the actors who didn't show their excellent performances. Need more emotional preparation and plot preparation.
"The Record of Hua Meng" uses a big pen, so we should engrave the word "Gang" into the texture and carve it incisively and vividly.
To stand alone.
How to shoot a costume drama with a female theme? The answer lies in the lines in the play-"Why do you forget your original heart because of a man and a storm?" .
Whether born in Qiantang Mountain or in the Imperial Garden, people will naturally appreciate the taste. "
If it were another director, it would definitely shoot women fighting, two women fighting, and the gun was behind the arrow.
The Chinese Dream is about the growth of people's hearts and the publicity of women.
Shoot the struggle and complex humanity under the shell of women's rise.
Because what Director Yang Yang pursues is a symphony woven by precise layout and persistent emotion.
There is an echo, there is an echo, there is a weak vibration.
The director spared no expense in painting and made detailed preparations for several major female roles. This is a rare patience.
What is even more rare is a profound lasting appeal.
This charm is not a means to push up. It is a necessary way to brew meaning.
A real costume drama can only be mellow if it is simmered slowly.
For the audience, a good drama also needs patience to taste.
We should not only see the ceiling of the costume, but also understand the profound meaning of every scene and every shot, so as not to waste money.
Domestic clothing, this beautiful dream.