Last night, the finale that you want to watch but you are afraid to watch came.
is exaggerated enough. It won the first place in the hit list, and then won the first place in the whole network.
Don't say it's unpredictable. As early as the first day of the show's broadcast, I solemnly reminded me that it must not be taken lightly - an ancient costume fantasy suspense drama that seems to be nothing, but it breaks through everything step by step. People's circle of friends - " Tang Dynasty Weird Stories ". The popularity of
iQIYI went from the mediocre 4,000 on the day of the broadcast to 8,800 in the finale. Is there a sequel? The last scene of the whole play made it clear and clear - "The old case has been closed, the new case will start, and the wonderful follow-up is welcome." What does
mean? Translate it in modern Chinese : I know you can't wait, the sequel has been arranged, and the adventure of the five-person team such as Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng is not over, but just begun. What's up with
? A suspenseful detective drama that is not top-notch, has minefields, and has a classic old partner of Chinese drama Guo Jingyu Yang Zhigang, can a sequel be made? Why are they?
is based on four words: quality and word of mouth.
The second part, or even the third part, of "Story of the Tang Dynasty" is not an inevitable result, but a "strange" incident.
In other words, it was "The Story of Tang Dynasty" that rewrote its ending. This sequel is earned by its ability.
Now that the old case of the first season of the story has been settled, the three questions left by the series should also be solved -
1. The ending
The ending, "The Tower".
tricky. Compared with the previous story scenes, the finale of
is obviously more self-reliant, showing the unique tone of the team of " Soul Ferry ", capturing the strange, atmospheric and unfathomable beauty.
has a weird temperament.
The towering building has 33 floors above the ground and three floors underground. It is magnificent and spectacular. Referring to the design of the 36-story heaven in ancient Chinese mythology, there is also a layer of heaven and earth on the towering tower, overlooking the Chang'an , the sky and the earth are vast. ,A bird's eye view.
On the night of the full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the World Illusion Conference is being held here.
sure enough, a visual feast.
Someone, a cherry, turned into a tree. The Son of Heaven tastes it, it's delicious.
There are people who do it out of thin air. The carp jumped up and looked good.
still have masters, saying that they want to borrow a touch of moonlight from Chang'an, and play tricks? But seeing him shake his long coat, the moon shines brightly,
leaps high again, like the stars and moon shining brightly.
and more, the illusionist said, after receiving the invitation from the Moon Palace, he climbed the ladder. Go up the ladder, board the sky, and get the moonlight food - moon cakes.
Do you think this is enough to explode?
There are days outside the sky.
saw an illusionist again. Without saying a word, he directly summoned the phoenix and the real dragon.
was towering over the sky, surrounded by clouds and mist, and the real dragon was hovering.
The ancient strange novel, fantastic and beautiful, finally appeared in the picture, poking in the audience's heart.
's so-called eccentricities, anecdotes, illusions... all are in the finale, reaching the top. Special effects, art, group performance, impeccable.
is well-known for its aesthetics, dedication, and dedication.
is in a strange situation.
illusion conference, just illusion conference?
is naturally not that simple. It uses the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty as the curtain, but smears the strokes of the game in the game: using fantasy to do the game, solving the case to catch the "trick", the secret of the heart...
At this time, it is the Tang Dynasty Jingyun period , Ruizong Li Dan is in power, and Li Longji and Princess Taiping of the East Palace are their respective camps, occupying one side. At the
illusion conference, the three supreme powers of the Tang Dynasty, one sat in the middle, two on the left and one on the right.
The illusion killer Shas finally acted on his own accord. The question is, who is his target? The clues of
are buried here: the eunuch reminded that the emperor took a rest and got up and wanted to slip away?
was stopped by Su Wuming: For the sake of Tang Dynasty, please take the emperor back.
good guy, dare to stop the emperor?
Lu Lingfeng stopped drinking in the hall, Wang Yuantong!
The real SARS, lurking in the Tang Dynasty for 12 years, disguised himself and saw his legs, and finally appeared.
At this time, the flying kites came out together and released sharp arrows.
was resolved by the organ that Lu Lingfeng had arranged for a long time.
The visual spectacle is just an auxiliary, and even more exciting, it is time for the story to showdown.
pay attention to one detail: when Shas spoke, he kept looking at the emperor, but the emperor didn't dare to look at him. Princess
looked at the emperor with one look.
is designed with people's hearts, the hall changes, and it can be seen in an instant.
The clues came out: Pei Shilang was sent by the emperor to pick up Wang Yuantong, Wang Yuantong was dressed by Shas, the construction of the tower was restarted by the emperor, and the design of the eighteenth floor of the tower was proposed by Wang Yuantong and at the behest of the emperor, Shas The real purpose of killing the designer Yuwen Mukai was to cover up the last secret of the towering tower. The
puzzle emerges. Before
, every detail left a lot of mysteries and imagination space, which tickles the appetite and makes people scratch their hearts...
is obviously full of information at this time, but you can't guess.
Until Sha Si was disheartened and wanted to return with the Tang Dynasty, when the bird flew directly to the 18th floor, the emperor was afraid and shouted: he is going to destroy the building, save me quickly.
Why does the emperor know the real purpose of SARS? So it's really just a killer plot?
more than that. Clues put together an interlocking conspiracy.
But if you combine the sars in the finale with the intriguing words of the snake face in the first Changan black tea case: he also said that if he can make a fortune with Changan black tea, he will show a saint and make me the king of the ghost market.
played a saint?
It turns out that killing the game is certainly killing the game, but who sets the killing game has a lot of articles.
In the killing game, what really drives the wind and calls the rain is not the towering illusion conference, but the illusion of people's hearts, and it is the "illusion" of power.
The so-called strange thing, the most strange and unpredictable, is the human heart.
pierces the shell of illusion.
Looking inside, it is a game of thrones under the dynastic curtain, a group portrait of all beings.
2. How was the ending of the puzzle solving
? The good thing about
is that the screenwriter and director gather all the buried story clues in one place. At the same time,
also found a good foothold for the fate of the main characters. The bad thing about
is that the story of this episode still continues the shortcomings of "Human Mianhua": there are too many suspense but not precise, and the layout is broad and difficult to self-consistent.
But even if it is not the best chapter of the whole drama, this ending is definitely not a bad ending, enough to hang most similar domestic dramas.
Now that the first part of "Story of the Tang Dynasty" has been completely completed, it is time to unravel the three questions left by it.
1. Is the finale a comedy or a tragedy ?
After watching the finale, my first feeling was that something was wrong. What's wrong with
? In forcible co-ordination.
As we all know, one of the reasons why this show is popular is that it seems that each chapter has its own way, but it is actually a perfect "Mobius ring" plot. The plot of each chapter fits perfectly.
but the ending doesn't really finish the story.
On the surface, all the cases are over, and the protagonists have their own destiny.
Even Su Wuming discussed with the pretty girl about the plan and difficulty of having a baby.
Isn't this a comedy ending? No, of course not.
didn't solve it because of the core contradiction of the story.
"Story of Tang Dynasty" is launched in the form of a unit detective drama, three or four episodes and one case, the main line is a series of strange and mysterious cases solved by a five-person detective team under the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
But in addition to the main line of the story of detecting and solving the mystery, there is also a consistent clue, which is a game of power within the Tang Dynasty.
Combining the background of the times, Li Longji and Princess Taiping's aunt and nephew were fighting each other, and it can be seen that at that time Chao Gang was not one of Tang Ruizong's words, but between Princess Taiping who received the residual power of Wei Shi and Wu Shi, and Li Longji, the crown prince, each other. Pull the contest. After brushing
over and over again, I finally understood the key to the plot.
The key point is to see the ups and downs of the officialdom of the two male protagonists. What's the meaning?
A plot that breaks the question lies in - starting from Chang'an and returning to Chang'an.
At first, Lu Lingfeng was ordered by the prince to investigate the black tea case; Su Wuming was invited by the princess to become an official in Chang'an.
But when the two solved the case, Lu Lingfeng was cut from his official position by the prince instead of being rewarded, and he was expelled from Chang'an.
This is the real reason why Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng didn't get the award, they ruined the emperor's plan. After
, the clear line of the story is that the two of them work together to solve the mystery case. They have a Conan physique.
The secret line is that Su Wuming was constantly dispatched by the princess, from Nanzhou Sima to Luoyang Long History, but in the end he was demoted to Shouling. In the finale, he became famous in the first battle, and was promoted to the fourth-rank Dali Temple Temple Secretary.
Behind the ups and downs of his career, in fact, it has always been the call of power.
But Su Wuming and Pei Shilang are both good officials, and Su is even more talented as a prime minister, but one was demoted to guard the mausoleum, and the other was demoted to Orange County to be the county magistrate.
Isn't this a tragedy?
What's more tragic is, has the real black hand behind the case been found out? In a feudal society, would anyone dare to investigate? "Don't even think about it"
Everything is a game.
If there is no Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng to disrupt the situation, according to the original plan, the emperor left halfway, and Sha Si used the mechanical bird to kill, then the death should include the prince and the princess at the same time.
Since then, there are no princesses, princes, and emperors.
The problem is that the spoiler has appeared, but the bigger tragedy is: when the emperor becomes the emperor, is everything over?
Note the key figure in the story: Prince .
From beginning to end, the prince looks like the purest and most harmless character.
But is he really so pure? For such a simple character, why should Liu Zhiyang play it? Unless this character, it is not simple at all.
In the case of human face, he said on the surface that he was protecting his aunt, but the princess was in the back room, so he secretly glanced in from the outside, and that glance was very interesting.
He will investigate both the Chang'an black tea case and the Renminhua case, but who are the people behind the two cases, one is the emperor and the other is the princess. Cha, who benefits?
Also, why does the prince want to protect the princess? Really affectionate? Note that although the prince is in a weak position in the court battle, he will inherit the throne sooner or later, but if the princess falls first, what will happen?
From the perspective of checks and balances of power, before he ascends the throne, it is the most favorable pattern for him and the princess to check and balance each other, on the contrary, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.
If you look at history again, it is even more chilling.
According to history, in August 712 of the lunar calendar, Li Dan passed the throne to Li Longji, which should have been shortly after the towering tower case.
And just one year after Li Longji ascended the throne, he launched a military raid, surrounded the Princess Mansion, and Taiping committed suicide.
So the question is, the screenwriter is obviously familiar with history, so is the prince acting now, or is he really a little white rabbit? The answer speaks for itself.
The entire "Story of Tang Dynasty" is a process of "skinning". Take off the camouflage and reveal your true face.
Like Su Wuming said, there are no ghosts in this world.
only people play tricks.
So when did the prince turn into a wolf? When are you going to attack the princess?
Most likely, the writers and directors are left to the opening, or ending, of the second season. The people under the skin of
are the real tricks that are hard to distinguish between black and white.
2, is there a second season? Will the original crew be retained? When is the second season coming out?
looks like a string of problems, but it's actually one problem: Season 2.
's domestic drama development model is different from American dramas. If you want to shoot an American drama represented by "Netflix" and HBO, you will sign a multi-year contract with the main actor, just like an on-air drama. The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones prequels.
However, there is almost no such precedent in China. Even the popular " Celebrating More Than Years ", the main actors are finalized season by season.
According to reason, a web drama like "The Story of the Tang Dynasty" that has no big names, no traffic, no publicity, and no hype should not be considered for the second season at the beginning.
But don't forget, this is the team that developed Soul Ferry. That is to say, the line of words at the end of the film is probably not added later, but planned from the beginning, but the popularity of the episode exceeded expectations, turning the planning into a reality that is almost a certainty. The
series has an excellent reputation, and the most important thing is that the popularity has been rising. Many viewers are begging the original team to start the second season with their real names. The
platform does not need any big data, and can feel the enthusiasm of the audience. After many years of "Soul Ferry", Guo Jingyu's team has finally developed an ace IP that is very popular and suitable for multi-season development.
In fact, the original work and screenwriter Wei Fenghua has not waited for the finale, and has frequently "expressed" on Weibo: the second season is underway.
Even the title of the first episode of the second season has been circulated on the Internet: Hell Change. Whether
is true or not, at least it can be said that the second season is indeed on the line.
Second small question: Will the original cast be retained? Not a big problem. The starring role of
is not too popular, it is the biggest premise for the reunion of the original team. From the plot point of view, the towering tower case is still unfinished, and a new change will begin immediately. Although Xiao Xuehuan did not participate in the finale, his education level has gone down , Fei Ji also went to Orange County, but the reunion of the investigation team was a matter of minutes.
One last little question: When will the second season come?
has no firm news yet, but it should be "very slow".
yes, very slow.
Don't forget, the first season of "Tang Wei" took more than 7 months to shoot, and most of the scenes were real scenes that were smashed with real money, so it was so textured. In the second season of
, if you want to be fast according to this production level, you will not be able to be fast. If you want to be fast for the sake of fast, it is better not to be fast.
Moreover, the story of the first season is the result of many years of brewing by the screenwriter. It is definitely not something that can be completed in a moment to write a story of the same level.
It's okay, we still have time, you can shoot for a while, and the audience is willing to wait.
3. Why did "The Story of Tang Dynasty" counterattack? Why is there a second season?
This may be the biggest suspense in the whole play.
is a pure web drama that costs a lot of money. Compared with the more orthodox costume detective dramas in the past, the case of "Tang Wei" is relatively simple and does not account for much reasoning. Elemental and self-contained style costume fantasy detectivesdrama.
What's so good about it?
is first of all a "strange" word.
is bizarre, that is, mixed with a variety of strange elements, a number of bizarre and bizarre unit cases.
and even the original works are based on Tang Dynasty 's strange notes "Youyang Zazu", "Legend", " Xuanweilu ", " Guangyi Ji " and other books, to excavate the dark and mysterious behind the prosperous Tang Dynasty. .
is quirky, creating an atmosphere.
From the beginning of the story, illusion has added a lot to create a weird Chinese-style horror atmosphere. In
"Chang'an Black Tea", there are Eleven Niang, who can be transformed freely, and the phantom beast that Lu Lingfeng won after two battles.
"Gan Tangyi" includes the terrifying Liu Shiba, the human-like Liu Shijiu, and a group of giant pythons who almost killed Lu Lingfeng.
"Shiqiao Tu" has hundreds of poisonous insects that can penetrate the human brain.
"Tuoshen" has agile and fierce giant crocodiles,
"Human Mian Hua" has Tian Tie Xiong who can capture elephants and kill lions, and finally Lu Lingfeng and his apprentice teamed up to fight to the death, and
and coquettish and wicked, instantly humanized Human face flower for skeleton.
quirky, more in the story. The story of each unit of
"The Story of the Tang Dynasty" can be watched independently as a suspenseful fantasy movie, and the quality is excellent, which is definitely not inferior to Di Renjie, a variety of netizens.
From the story alone, the first and last cases are the weakest. They are too similar to the Di Renjie series, and the rhythm is relatively slow and the logic is not so rigorous.
But from the second case, the plot got better. Especially the three units of "Gan Tangyi", "Huangmei Killing" and "Shiqiao Tu", in terms of story layout, reasoning and atmosphere, all make people see the sincerity of the play. The most amazing thing about
is that when the screenwriter wrote the story, he turned some bizarre records of Tang Zhiguai into story clues for each unit. For example, "Youyang Zazu" records the legend of "Human Mianhua", with only 34 characters in the original text; the introduction to the "Chang'an Black Tea" case comes from the case of the disappearance of the bride recorded in " Ji Wen "; In the case of "God", the clues for inspiration came from the records in " Duyizhi "; the clues in the case of "Shiqiao Tu" came from the records of a missing famous painting in "Youyang Zazu". The screenwriter of
took this as an introduction, and also incorporated elements such as illusion, , disguise, , python, crocodile, hundred poisonous insects, etc., and then incorporated a lot of comedy, workplace drama, romance into the treacherous case. The elements of the drama, the plot drama, how can the story not look good?
Weird, still vibe. The main creator of
tried his best to create a quaint and gloomy texture, combining fantasy and ancient meaning to create an intriguing and delicate sense of terror, which is not exaggerated, but can be thoughtful and terrifying.
filmed in real scenes, there is a high-level wabi-sabi beauty everywhere in the play, which is definitely rare in Chinese dramas.
The second is a "people" word.
"Story of the Tang Dynasty" uses two male protagonists, a pair of civil and military detectives; the benchmark Di Renjie and Yuanfang , as well as the well-known doctor Fei Ji, the "portrait artist" Pei Xijun of the Tang Dynasty, and the young Xue Huan.
Yang Zhigang's expressions, actions and lines in this play can be called reborn. The early stage is eclectic, and the later stage is full of contrasts and cuteness. Lu Lingfeng's play is wonderful and his acting is natural. Xiao Xuehuan is smart and handsome, Fei Jishi played by Chen Chuang is in charge of comedy, and
Xijun can be called the heroine of the costume detective drama to set the ceiling.
plus Zhang Zijian , Wang Jinsong , Luo Jialiang and other old actors, the performance is also quite stable.
In addition, more than 150 people appeared in six cases, evenA small supporting role who plays soy sauce also has a name and a surname. Almost every story will give an explanation and reference to the corresponding human history. In
, the yamen, masters, villains, and even beggars on the roadside have solid acting skills.
For example, "Gan Tang Station" Zhou Junchao plays the role of three brothers, even if they dress exactly the same, the audience can easily distinguish who is who.
If you have people, you can play.
is finally a "Tang Dynasty". Although
is a detective and suspenseful drama, while the drama is trying its best to dig out the strange stories of the Tang Dynasty and present the "fantasy" of history, the presentation of history itself, whether it is the power of the government and the public, the dark side of the imperial examination, or the daily necessities of the people, all follow the official history. The context of history, the sense of heaviness of history even exceeds that of many shoddy historical dramas.
It can be said that the whole drama is restoring the Tang style and Tang customs from the characters, lines and actions, and the historical details are exquisite, showing a three-dimensional style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
In the play, you can not only see the prosperous style of in the towering tower, but also in the ghost city, you can see the city scene where Hu people and Han people live together.
The "black tea case" involved the east and west cities and the underground ghost market, which are extremely sophisticated.
In "Stone Bridge", there are literati and gentlemen who painted tea, poetry and wine to add to the fun, and in "Human Mian Hua", you can also see folk women competing for powder and hairpin dresses.
It can be said that the drama is like an encyclopedia of the Tang Dynasty, and it is very profound. For example, the drama has always emphasized that Lu Lingfeng was born " Fan Yang Lu's ". Several behind-the-scenes bosses in
's play are also related to the feudal system of the Tang Dynasty's imperial examination system and gentry system.
In the final analysis, behind the conspiracy, there are people. The story of
is about the human heart, as well as the greed and evil of human nature. Some people cook black tea with the bride's flesh and blood as a guide. Some people shape themselves into "gods" and control the officials and the people. Some people are trapped in obsessions, and some people are in power. Clouds and rains in the game.
But there are still people who are determined to seek the truth. For example, Su Wuming, Lu Lingfeng, Di Renjie, who has been "voiced" countless times by friendship. The reason why the audience was moved is not only the conspiracy, but also these people in the Tang Dynasty, this kind of character.
Of course, "Story of the Tang Dynasty" is by no means perfect. For example, the tricks are too simple, the reasoning is too hasty, and the emotional drama is too general.
But the more I watch this drama, the more I want to ask a question -
How many crews are there in our domestic TV dramas, who can work as hard as this crew?
How many supporting characters, who may have flesh and blood, stories and souls, have been simplified into tool people. How many original wonderful scenes have
turned into ppt backgrounds?
This show has shown ambition from the very beginning, and the audience will watch it.
episodes can "open low and go high", and halfway through the broadcast, they have been urged to update the second season, because the audience saw the intention of the main creator. What is the future of
?
breakout? Stunning? subversion?
routine? dull? Rollover?
don't know, but from the development of this counter-attack drama all the way up, I see the limitlessness of national dramas.
That's good, the puzzles in the first season have been solved, let's see, how many more "weird things" can the screenwriter and director lead the Tang Dynasty detective team?
