"The Tang Dynasty Strange Stories: Journey to the West" has surpassed its predecessor in terms of popularity and reputation.
Most of the popular drama series in July are costume dramas. The sequels of past masterpieces have become the main force in the drama market this month. For example, "The Tang Dynasty's Journey to the West" and " Sauvignon Blanc 2" have maintained their popularity on the basis of their predecessors. " Haitian Eagle " and " Alone in the Lost City " are both starring Mesozoic powerful actors. The performance of the series itself is relatively mediocre, attracting fixed audiences who love war and military themes; " You are more beautiful than the starlight" " " Execution Judge " is a popular workplace theme, but some plots fail to escape the common workplace drama problems of suspension and distortion, and the performance is unsatisfactory; " Young White Horse Drunken Spring Breeze " differentiates itself as a "young martial arts" The characteristics have attracted a lot of discussion and attention, and are in line with the aesthetics and preferences of the younger group.
The Entertainment Index has been revised!
In July 2024, the Nandu Entertainment Index has been completely revised, and the drama and variety show rankings are here to meet you. Narada Entertainment uses a new indicator system and information sources to conduct objective, authoritative and professional third-party evaluation and ranking of the month's popular dramas and variety shows. We use the World Bank's frontier distance method, combined with the "min-max normalization" method, to perform dimensionless processing of various indicators. After calculating the results, we then perform linear transformation to convert the first- and second-level dimensional data and the total score of the ranking list, so as to compare and analyze the evaluation objects in a more intuitive way.
The total score of both rankings is 100 points. The higher the score and ranking of the evaluation object, the higher the overall popularity.
Among them, the drama score list is composed of three first-level dimensions: platform popularity (full score 40 points), viewing popularity (full score 30 points) and market popularity (full score 30). Platform popularity mainly examines the reputation and reputation of each network platform. Topic popularity, the evaluation direction includes the number of topic discussions on the platform, search engine popularity, number of barrages, Douban ratings and other indicators; viewing popularity mainly evaluates the ratings of relevant dramas on corresponding TV channels and video websites, including daily average ratings, overall ratings, etc. Internet broadcast popularity, broadcast volume, etc.; market popularity mainly examines the market recognition and acceptance of relevant drama series, including the market share of effective broadcasts of feature films on different platforms.
The variety show sub-list is composed of the variety show popularity values of the two major sub-lists, with a score ratio of 50% each. Among them, the Guduo Index (full score is 50 points), which is the average daily popularity of the Guduo platform on the entire network, mainly examines the word-of-mouth and topic popularity of the object on various network platforms, including the number of comments, search engine popularity, Douban score and other indicators. The Xunyi Index (full score is 50 points), which is the popularity of Xunyi variety shows, aims to examine the amount of playback of the object on relevant video websites, as well as the ratings on the corresponding TV stations.
Drama Episodes
In the July drama rankings, "The Tang Dynasty's Journey to the West", "Sauvignon Blanc 2" and "You Are More Beautiful than the Starlight" ranked in the top three.
The costume fantasy suspense drama "Tang Dynasty Strange Stories: Journey to the West", which started airing on iQiyi on July 18, topped the drama list with a score of 87.53. The popularity of the platform received a perfect score of 40 points, ranking first. Indicators such as word-of-mouth, search engine popularity, and discussion volume all lead each drama series. After the show was launched, it scored a high score of 8.1, and it has steadily increased since then. As of press time, the Douban score has reached 8.4. The drama also ranks among the top five in terms of viewing popularity and market popularity.
The popular IP drama series "Sauvignon Blanc 2" ranked second with a narrow gap of less than 0.5 points. In terms of popularity on the platform, the drama only lags behind "The Strange Story of the Tang Dynasty: Journey West". Although it has a mediocre reputation, the topic on Weibo, search engines and other platforms is very popular, which has boosted the score of "Sauvignon Blanc 2" a lot. It also ranked second in popularity, second only to the military drama "Eagle of the Sea and Sky". In terms of market popularity, the show's performance was average, which affected the overall score.
"The Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty: Journey to the West"
Breaking the "Sequel Curse" and raising the quality and popularity
As the sequel to "The Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty" broadcast in 2022, "Tang Dynasty" starring Yang Xuwen and Yang Zhigang "The Curse of the Sequel" has completely broken the "sequel curse" and surpassed its predecessor in terms of popularity and reputation. This is due to the creative team's efforts to maintain the quality of the original series while also actively accepting the audience's suggestions and paying attention to The positive interaction with the audience at the content level surpasses the previous work in terms of details.
The original novel "The Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty: Journey to the West" combines weirdness, fantasy, and horror, with interlocking and fascinating plots. In this sequel, the main line is from the perspective of the "five-person detective team" heading west after being demoted from Chang'an. There are eight unit stories along the way. Each story focuses on the "cunning" and involves... The folk customs, legends, legends, cultural background, and palace secret history of the Tang Dynasty all follow the prominent feature of "numerous mysteries" in the novel. Behind the monsters and legends, there is also a historical reflection on the hidden sufferings of the people in the context of the "Prosperity of the Tang Dynasty", which further demonstrates the humanistic care and heritage of the drama.
On the basis of the first part, the creative team has upgraded the service, post-production, picture shooting and other aspects, showing the natural charm of the Tang Dynasty and the Chinese cultural heritage. These are the reasons why the reputation and popularity of "The Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty: Journey to the West" have reached a higher level.
"Sauvignon Blanc 2"
Due to the pull of love, it was unable to continue the "big bang" of the first season
"Sauvignon Blanc 2" was filmed at the same time as the first season, but was broadcast in two parts. The showrunners did not pay attention to the differences between the two parts. There is no foreshadowing of the characters, background, etc., which makes it difficult for viewers who have not watched the first season to understand the character relationships and story plots, and it is difficult to attract new viewers to "get involved". For fans of "Sauvignon Blanc 1", "Sauvignon Blanc 2" also has certain flaws, some of which are "tasteless to eat and a pity to discard." "Sauvignon Blanc" takes the emotional drama that touches the audience the most in the ancient puppet drama as the top priority of the whole drama. It combines Yang Zi's Haoling Wang Ji Xiaoyao and Zhang Wanyi's Xuanxuan and Deng The emotional entanglements between the male characters Tu Shanjing played by Tan Jianci played by are unfolded delicately and completely. Each character is treated like a "male protagonist", making the relationship between the characters appear complex. The love of "one woman and three men". However, the complex emotional drama of "Sauvignon Blanc 2" squeezes the development space for the character's growth. As a result, problems such as ambiguous character design and inconsistent logic of character behavior have arisen, preventing the audience from seeing the clear growth of the "big heroine" character. , but it is limited by the pull of love, which makes it difficult to impress the audience and cannot replicate the success of the first season.
"Young White Horse Drunken in the Spring Breeze"
A new attempt to rejuvenate the martial arts drama by mixing the two-dimensional and national style with national trends
With a group of "young people" such as Baili Dongjun, Ye Dingzhi, Yueyao, and Sikong Changfeng, they used their chivalrous and passionate hearts as their background to create their own path in the world. The series casts young actors such as Hou Minghao, He Yu, Hu Lianxin, Xia Zhiguang, and Jiang Zhenyu, which further enhances the youthful passion of the series. It carries the audience's yearning for heroic dreams and chivalrous spirit, is very close to the preferences of young people, and is in line with young people's expectations. The aesthetic paradigm of traditional culture.
In addition to the selling point of "Young Martial Arts", the audio-visual presentation and special effects of "Young White Horse Drunk in the Spring Breeze" draw on animation and game styles, mixing the two-dimensional light comedy style with national styles and national trends, giving the martial arts film a youthful brilliance . However, the romantic lines and special effects that are completely different from traditional martial arts dramas in the drama also made many viewers feel that it was abrupt and the pace was too slow.
Variety show
In the July variety show rankings, Zhejiang Satellite TV's "Running Season 12" continues to lead the way, ranking in the top three in both major indices, showing stable performance."Singer 2024", which ushered in the final battle, followed closely behind and ranked second. Although the final results caused some controversy, the always-online discussion helped it achieve a perfect score of 50 points in the Guduo Index. In addition, programs such as "Farming Season 2", "Fifty Kilometers Taohuawu Season 4", " Happy Wonderful Night " and "Chengfeng 2024" also continue to be on the list. The performance of the new variety shows "Back to Reality in 10 Days" and "Chinese Restaurant Season 8" that were newly added to the list this month are worthy of attention.
"Back to Reality in 10 Days": an innovative attempt at a "drama variety show"
"Back to Reality in 10 Days" introduces the concept of a "drama variety show" and is officially positioned as an "immersive survival survival show". The program invited a total of 39 celebrities and amateurs to live in a closed real-life game space for 10 days. During these 10 days, challengers need to pass a different game level every day. If they are eliminated in the game, they will leave the show. After seeing this setting, many netizens will think of the previously popular Korean drama "Squid Game" and are full of expectations for the show.
Judging from the two episodes currently broadcast, the program’s setting is luxurious and exquisite, making the immersive level-breaking experience feel immersive. In terms of game rules, it also provides a high degree of openness. With the players' "brainstorming" and full cooperation, unexpected results will appear. For example, in the second phase of the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors", the rules set by the game are that the two players with the lowest points will be eliminated. In the end, with the full cooperation of all players, all players achieved a tie for promotion with 0 points, showing a sense of surprise and excitement that is rare in other "brain comprehensives".
The post-production of the program has weakened the sense of variety show. There are no fancy words, sound effects, after-effects, etc. that are common in other reality shows. This is an effective innovation of "drama-style variety show".
"Chinese Restaurant Season 8": Combining Olympic hot spots and committing to cultural exchanges
"Chinese Restaurant Season 8" returns to France again. 2024 is the year of the Paris Olympics, the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, and the China-France Cultural Tourism Year. In this context, the program closely follows the two major focuses of Olympic hot spots and cultural exchanges, and exports food culture in a rhythmic manner.
For example, in this episode broadcast on the night of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the program not only invited two Olympic athletes, Deng Yaping and Su Bingtian, to be guests, but also created Olympic menus such as "Five-ring Eggs" and "Dingsheng Cake" to provide Olympic athletes with Let's cheer. Subsequent programs will also have special themes such as "National Trend Week" and "Sino-French Cultural Exchange Week", striving to use food as a carrier to spread Chinese culture and promote cultural exchanges.
Written by: Nandu reporter Chen Zeran Cai Liyi Zhu Wenyi intern Lin Minqian
