The ancient puppet "Traveling with the Phoenix" starring Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin can be said to have attracted much attention from the official lineup announcement to finalization and broadcast.
From the perspective of production configuration, the director of this drama is Deng Ke, whose director "The Son-in-law" has achieved gratifying results, and "Broken Back" and "The Watcher" are even more anticipated. Deng Ke can also be said to be one of the more famous directors in costume dramas, and everyone has full confidence in his directorial skills;
From the perspective of the cast, the collaboration between Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin is also very surprising. At first, the ancient puppet "The Legend of Chu Qiao" starring the two of them achieved gratifying results after it was broadcast. Because it had an open ending, everyone was looking forward to the two of them collaborating again.
With a famous director in charge, and the starring Zhao Liying, an 85-year-old with good popularity, popularity and reputation, the premiere performance of "Walking with the Phoenix" is indeed extraordinary. The popularity of the show quickly exceeded 30,000, and topics related to it frequently appeared on the hot search lists on social platforms.
was an instant hit when it first aired. Just when everyone was looking forward to "Hong Kong Phoenix" becoming the first hit drama in 2024, they found that the popularity, topicality and discussion of the drama began to decline, and it no longer regained the grandeur it had on the day it aired.
Along with the popularity, the reputation of the leading actors has also declined. The acting skills of the female lead Zhao Liying have also been questioned. Some viewers said bluntly that although everyone always said that Zhao Liying was well-maintained and looked good in the drama, her fatigue and age were very obvious, and her eyes were always empty and wandering. Generally speaking, Zhao Liying's eyes are very empty.
It can be seen from the performance in "Traveling with the Phoenix" that Zhao Liying always gives people a dull feeling. She stands there in a daze, and many times people cannot read the look in her eyes. Emotion, I even felt that there was no emotion in her eyes, very empty and lifeless.
Many viewers who follow the drama are aware of this. They feel that the more they watch "Traveling with the Phoenix", the more they feel like they can't get into it. Zhao Liying's state makes people unable to get into the drama. Watching it, I always feel like I'm out of the drama. Sometimes my eyes feel empty. Some people think that Zhao Liying's eyesight condition now is far worse than before.
As we all know, "Traveling with the Phoenix" is Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin's second film after "The Legend of Chu Qiao". Zhao Liying's performance in "The Legend of Chu Qiao" was remarkable. When she faced a powerful enemy, the fierceness and determination in her eyes moved people, and her stubborn and unyielding character was also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
However, when I saw Zhao Liying's performance in the new drama "Traveling with the Phoenix", when she showed her fierceness as a "prince" in fighting with the enemy, her eyes were still fierce, but a lot of content was missing. , the eyes are sometimes even empty, giving people the impression that the performance is superficial.
"Traveling with the Phoenix" is Zhao Liying's new work returning to the ancient puppet market after four years of absence since "You Fei" was broadcast in 2020.
At the beginning, many people did not understand that Zhao Liying, who had already shown her transformation intention with "Do You Know Should Be Green, Fat, Red and Thin", chose to return with the ancient idol "You Fei" when she came back after giving birth. Especially after the broadcast of "You Fei", the popularity and word-of-mouth hit the public, and Zhao Liying's acting skills were questioned. It was even more difficult for everyone to understand Zhao Liying's decision at that time.
Later, Zhao Liying starred in "Happiness Comes to Ten Thousands of Homes" directed by Zheng Xiaolong and "Wind Blowing Pinellia" directed by Fu Dongyu, restoring her reputation and quelling public doubts. However, after taking on two realistic-themed works, she took on the ancient puppet "Walking with the Phoenix", which again made it difficult for everyone to understand.
In an interview, Zhao Liying explained that she felt a little regretful that she did not give everyone a particularly good state during "You Fei". She hopes that "Walking with the Phoenix" can be in the best condition after that. For this reason, she also served as the producer of "Walking with the Phoenix".
This time, Zhao Liying's condition is indeed better than that in "You Fei", but the filters and skin grinding in "Traveling with the Phoenix" have been criticized by the audience. After the dermabrasion, Zhao Liying was in good condition in the play, but it gave people a fake feeling, and the dermabrasion did not make her look younger.
To make matters worse, after "Traveling with the Phoenix" was broadcast, Zhao Liying's acting skills were once again questioned, and the problem of her empty eyes was exposed during her performance. This can also be said to be a stubborn problem in Zhao Liying's performance. When "Do you know whether you should be green, fat, red and thin" was popular, some viewers mentioned it.
Whether you are playing against "Lin Xiaoniang" in the play, listening to "Lin Xiaoniang" belittle her mother with words, or playing against the "grandmother" in the play, facing her grandmother and her married woman. When she was crying reluctantly, her eyes were empty and unable to take in the drama.
Zhao Liying is both the star of "Hong Kong Phoenix" and the producer of "Hong Kong Phoenix". Naturally, she is also very concerned about the results of "Hong Kong Phoenix" after it is broadcast. In the few days after "Traveling with the Phoenix" was aired, she actively opened her business and promoted the new drama, but unexpectedly, she exposed another shortcoming of hers and was ridiculed for being illiterate.
The cause of the incident was that Zhao Liying had typos in several of her promotional copy. On the day of the broadcast, she typed "Are you watching Shen Li?" into "Are you watching Shen Li again?" and later changed the words in the picture The word "gan" for "touch" was written incorrectly, and recently "spiritual world" was typed as "spiritual world". He made the wrong word three times a week, which made people worry about his knowledge level.
Although Zhao Liying has frequent business and good publicity, the popularity, discussion and ratings of "Walking with Phoenix" are still declining.
It can be seen from the ratings data table of "Traveling with Phoenix" produced by a netizen that the CVB of the show was still above 0.5 on the day it was broadcast, but it has continued to fall since then, and the recent ratings have dropped to 0.4. At the same time, its Kuyun data also dropped from 0.6 to 0.5.
Her acting skills were questioned, she was ridiculed for being illiterate, and the ratings of her new drama continued to fall. All these circumstances were unfavorable to Zhao Liying.
In fact, there is no need for Zhao Liying to return to the ancient puppet market when her transformation is gradually successful. She should continue to impact on realistic-themed works, or march towards the big screen.
The reason why Liu Shishi and Tang Yan, who are both 85-flowers, are still wandering in the ancient puppet market is because they have failed in their transformation. 85-flowers like Liu Yifei and Yang Mi, whose popularity, traffic and national popularity are as high as those of Zhao Liying, are all transforming, and Zhao Liying has no need. Going back.
Perhaps, Zhao Liying should choose scripts more carefully, play more in-depth roles, and challenge more possibilities, instead of returning to the ancient puppet circuit after her reputation has increased and making some decisions that are not worth the gain. In short, I look forward to Zhao Liying choosing more roles of her own and bringing more meaningful works.
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