"The Young Man Who Mings the Dragon" has finally come to its finale, but the direction of the plot caught me by surprise. The screenwriter tortures every pair of CPs equally, so no one can take a bite of candy. When the audience is still thinking about the future of the five children in Class 11, the screenwriter directly teaches you a lesson personally. Don’t think about it. I have already written the plot twelve years later. Let me tell you what the cruel reality is.
Let me first talk about Cheng Yushan and Li Ran, whom everyone is most concerned about. After the college entrance examination, they did get together. They even held hands in front of the teacher when they took a group photo, publicly showing their affection. Both Cheng Yushan and Li Ran were admitted to Qingbei University, but Cheng Yushan went and Li Ran did not. Instead, he chose to go to the Aerospace University. However, they are all in the same city.
Twelve years later, Cheng Yushan and Li Ran were not together. Next to Cheng Yushan, Shen Yao has always been with her. Although the plot is not stated clearly, the director always puts them in the same frame. Also, Shen Yao is not a student in Class 11. He should be absent from Lao Lei’s agreement every year. Therefore, his appearance was most likely accompanied by Cheng Yushan. Why would he accompany her to see the teacher? The answer is self-evident.
Li Ran was obviously a loner. He came to see Lei Ming a week in advance. If he got married, he would not have so much time and would not come alone. The director also specially gave a close-up shot of Li Ran's hand, without a wedding ring on it, so I am even more sure that he is still single.
The plot also arranged several scenes of Cheng Yushan watching Li Ran's appearance. The first time was when Li Ran passed by the window. She recognized him at a glance, but she did not stop him or go out to confirm. The second time was when Li Ran officially appeared. Cheng Yushan looked at Li Ran quietly, the same way he looked at his predecessor. They also had a tacit understanding and did not say hello to each other.
The screenwriters did not write them without warning. At the beginning of this episode, the five students in Class 11 imagine themselves ten years from now, and the foreshadowing has already been laid. Cheng Yushan wants to become a career-oriented strong woman in ten years. In her future, a boyfriend is not a necessity; enjoying life freely is what she pursues.
Cheng Yushan also took the initiative to ask Li Ran, what do you want to do in ten years. As a result, Li Ran showed three fingers and said that he wanted to have three children and he just wanted to be a good father. Therefore, the dreams of Cheng Yushan and Li Ran are very different. Unless Li Ran can give birth to her own children, if Cheng Yushan really gives birth to three children, it will not only affect her career, but she will even lose her free time.
As for Bian Xiaoxiao and Jiang Qinglang, they got together after graduation and even got married. However, they chose to divorce ten years later. The specific reason for the divorce is not explained in the plot, but judging from their expressions, it seems that they have been grudges for a long time. Bian Xiaoxiao even showed displeasure on her face when Jiang Qinglang met her. This cruel reality directly shocked the CP-eating audience.
After Bian Xiaoxiao experienced marriage, her eyes lost light and she felt less words. Jiang Qinglang's character, on the other hand, has not changed much. However, judging from the way he is dressed, he may not have become a rapper, but has finally faced reality.
From Jiang Qinglang's attitude towards Bian Xiaoxiao, it can be seen that they are indeed inappropriate. Those who can still be brothers after divorce are either big-hearted or simply don’t love them that deeply. When he was a student, Bian Xiaoxiao was worried about having to shave his head. Jiang Qinglang's heart was not with Bian Xiaoxiao. His Bai Yueguang was Cheng Yushan. Bian Xiaoxiao still knew about this key matter, so you can imagine how rich the content would be when they quarreled.
The only one who has not been abused is Yu Yang, who has always been single. Yu Yang is also in the best condition. He no longer stutters when speaking and can even joke with everyone. He has also relied on his own ability to become a master of historical online writing. His income is very high, and he can almost catch up with Teacher Xiaozhou.
This plot that takes place twelve years later could not be filmed at all. The plot stays at the happy ending after the college entrance examination results are released, which is quite good. Screenwriter, even if you write an open ending and let the audience figure it out, it is better than teaching the audience a lesson directly. The point is, all the actors have changed after twelve years. Wouldn’t it be good for the original cast to star? The real age of the original cast members is only in their 20s, and they can look more mature with a little makeup. Why bother, changing all the actors will affect the viewing experience and make you feel like you are watching another drama.
In the end, the only couple that can become a couple is Lei Ming and Sang Xia. However, their love life was not smooth either. From Lei Ming's appearance twelve years later, we can tell that he is not doing well. He looks older than his father, Lei Lizhou. After all, he and Sang Xia had been having an affair for nearly twelve years without breaking the news. It was probably that both parties were mentally exhausted.
When the students in Class 11 took the college entrance examination, they already knew each other's feelings. As a result, it could be delayed again and again, for twelve years. For a moment, I didn't know if Lei Ming and Sang Xia were in true love or if they liked each other. How patient they must be to be able to delay getting together for so long. Human life is only a few 12 years.
Honestly, you might as well tell me that they didn't end up together. Because this kind of forced pairing, it is better to just give it a be ending. For example, Sangxia's family disagreed. After all, Lei Ming didn't even have a house and was completely destitute. Although this couple has become a couple, the smell of industrial saccharin is too strong. Adding to the abuse point of being together for 12 years will not save anything.
In short, the screenwriter just doesn't take the usual path. The cp that the audience most hopes to be together will all have a be ending. There weren't many people taking CP, so he just got together as a couple and kept taking pictures of how ambiguous they were. This finale gave me a personal feeling that it was "superfluous".
