On the evening of January 29, the TV series "I'm Here" premiered in a single episode on TVB Jade Channel. This TV series stars actors such as Xie Dongmin and Kong Dexian. It tells the story of Lu Dongbin in a small town in the south during the Republic of China. It is a relatively typical light comedy.
The story of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea was a holiday memory for many young viewers in the 1990s. Back then, during the winter and summer vacations, TV stations would broadcast the story of and the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. Lu Dongbin’s chapter is a very important part of it. Therefore, when it comes to Lu Dongbin, it is estimated that many middle-aged and elderly viewers can think of themselves decades ago.
This time, "The Lord Is Here" also tells the story of Lu Dongbin, but it has little to do with the story of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. The play tells the story of Lu Dongbin who has become an immortal and a master in heaven. At this time, Lu Dongbin's temple had become an important temple in various small towns in the south. Everyone asked Lu Dongbin for anything.
In the context of a small town in the Republic of China, this story officially unfolds. In a small town, there is a temple of Lu Dongbin. In this temple, there is a handsome Taoist priest, who is the male protagonist of this TV series. He serves as a Taoist priest in this temple. By the way, it seems that the residence of a Taoist priest should be called a Taoist temple, not a temple. However, in the play, it is clearly a temple.
The interesting thing about this temple is that when everyone came to pray for the statue of Lu Dongbin, there was obviously no one else in the temple. However, the male protagonist can always know what these people want, and use this knowledge to complete Lu Dongbin's mission, thereby defrauding everyone of their money. Obviously, the male protagonist, a fake Taoist priest, had tampered with the temple. In fact, it is just a simplified version of the bugging device from the Republic of China.
This fake Taoist male protagonist uses the guise of Lu Dongbin to deceive and cheat. Lu Dongbin in heaven was already very dissatisfied. Lu Dongbin decided to go down to earth, look for the male protagonist, and talk to him. At this juncture, something big happened in the temple. A girl was praying for incense, and at this time, a rich ruffian came into the temple. The gangster did something inappropriate to the girl, causing the girl to be injured.
There were only two of them in the temple, so there was no third party to prove that the perpetrator was the rich ruffian Kuo Shao. The "official government" of the Republic of China refused to arrest this wealthy young man on the grounds that there was no certification. At this juncture, the father of the victim woman proposed that Lu Dongbin was also present. As long as the male protagonist asked Lu Dongbin to come down to earth, the real murderer would be caught.
The perpetrator, Kuo Shao, secretly bribed the male protagonist. The male protagonist started to help the rich young man when he was doing it the next day. However, when the male protagonist saw the injured young lady coming to the scene, he realized his conscience and decided to use Lu Dongbin's deception to testify about the true situation at that time and bring Mr. Kuo to justice.
Kuo Shao was then taken away by the government. Kuo Shao's father, on the other hand, harbors a grudge against the male protagonist. Next, the male protagonist is about to run away. But who knows, Kuo Shao's father is one step ahead and catches the hero, ties him to a big kite and flies it away. They wanted to use this method to kill the male protagonist.
However, there is no sure path. The male protagonist flew high in the sky for a long time and unexpectedly came to another small town. This small town is being troubled by mountain monsters, and the wealthy people in the town are organizing a plan to invite the real Lu Dongbin to come down to earth to catch the monsters. The real Lu Dongbin happened to come down to earth to find the male protagonist. After doing this, the real Lu Dongbin came, and so did the male protagonist. Roaring Sky Dog is also here. Roaring Sky Dog and Zhenlu Dongbin fought for a long time.
The residents in the town thought this was Lu Dongbin catching a monster. Therefore, when the male protagonist's mentor dressed up and went down the mountain, he was mistaken for Zhen Lu Dongbin. Everyone carried a large sedan chair and invited the hero to the town. Then, the hero used his intelligence to punish evil and promote good in this town. As for the real Lu Dongbin, seeing that the fake Lu Dongbin was a good person, he also started the reconciliation mode.
This TV drama story about real and fake Lu Dongbin doing good deeds is very consistent with the traditional Chinese setting of good and evil.For young audiences, this kind of story is thin and not very interesting. For viewers who have grown up watching Lu Dongbin's story, this "I'm Here" can be regarded as a light comedy that can be watched. (Text/Ma Qingyun)
