Sohu Entertainment Special Article (Lin Zhenxin/text) "My Fireworks in the World" scored 4.1 on Douban, far below the passing line. And Wei Daxun, the special star of the show, has accumulated 4.817 billion followers in the past week, and gained 888,000 fans, far surpassing the lead star Yang Yang. Back then, "Fireworks in My World" went online with the topic of "Suspected Real Couples", earning enough attention. Unexpectedly, the leading role and the main CP were not popular. Instead, Wei Daxun, the third male actor, made his way out of the circle by relying on character design + acting skills, which attracted all the fun people on the Internet to talk about "the supporting role overwhelms the leading role". Counting this year's major dramas in detail, from Chen Duling to Wei Daxun, the supporting actors not only appeared on the table, but also had the potential to "turn the table". As a result, the protagonists who are frequently "overwhelmed" can't sit still. Are you overwhelmed? Supporting roles out of the circle and overtaking the protagonist have become a new landscape in the drama market this year. In "Hurricane", which started broadcasting at the end of last year, Gao Ye became popular with the role of his sister-in-law Chen Shuting and became the heroine in the hearts of the audience, which has remained popular until this year. And since the beginning of the new year in 2023, there was Chen Duling, the second female lead in "Long Moon Embers", and Ma Boqian, the second male lead in "I Can't Hide Secretly". Out of circle. Of course, supporting roles are not just appearing this year. Counting forward, the female lead Gao Wen played by Di Lieba in "Carat Lover" is more popular than the heroine; compared with Wang Ou and Song Yi, the heroine of "The Pretender" has a very weak sense of existence. This situation is more common in ancient puppet. In "Long Song Xing", the popularity of Liu Yuning x Zhao Lusi's deputy CP once surpassed that of the male and female protagonists; on the day "Agarwood Like Chips" was broadcast, there was a hot search topic on the Internet related to "Mencius Yiyan overwhelms Yang Zi"; Two fans of Liu Xueyi and the hero Bai Jingting had a heated discussion about "whether they are hot or not". Under such a trend, playing a supporting role in a big project has almost become a profitable business. The leading role of traffic has its own attention, the chance of showing its face is greatly increased, and the hot search topic is in place in one step. If you're lucky, you can turn over and "beautiful". For example, after the broadcast of "Mrs. Huzhu", the second female Chen Xiaoyun was once evaluated by an amateur netizen as "the only bright spot in the play". Chen Xiaojun himself replied, "Miss Mi is my idol, and a very dedicated artist who is willing to endure hardships", which aroused heated discussions. There are more and more cases like this, and the supporting actors will inevitably give birth to "Sima Zhao's heart". Yixuan He Yan revealed that the male supporting team of a certain ancient puppet show has been ready to move since before the show aired, and has done a lot of preparations for the "sex press" in an attempt to overwhelm the male lead in terms of marketing. In the early stage of the show, the male protagonist was indeed suppressed by the marketing of the male supporting role, but later he succeeded in making a comeback thanks to his acting skills and charisma. Turning the table for the supporting role in "Who is "turning the table" for Wei Daxun?" "In the article, we have analyzed in detail that Wei Daxun's exit from the circle is not only a marketing event, but also a resistance made by the audience under the rebellious mentality of "suffering traffic for a long time", so I won't repeat it here. What this article wants to discuss more is the industry problems behind the protagonist's supporting role. After talking to a number of producers and screenwriters, Sohu Entertainment summarized the three reasons why supporting actors are out of the circle in the eyes of industry insiders. From the content point of view, the routine story of the perfect protagonist obviously cannot satisfy the current audience. "Due to various reasons, our domestic dramas do not accept protagonists with flawed personalities and morals, so it is actually difficult to make the characters 'faulty' when shaping the protagonists, but many times the interesting points of the characters and the points that can be knocked out are the same. It comes from the character's fault." Screenwriter Green Almond concluded. The character design is very important, and the overall performance of the actors is also very important. Xiao Jiu, who was deeply involved in the early work of "My Fireworks in the World", revealed that they did not pay special attention to the role of Meng Yanchen at the time, and the script was originally based on Song Yan X Xu Qin, Meng Yanchen X Song Yan's cousin. The focus is on the CP line. "In the early days, everyone was trying their best to increase the charm of the first male. Meng Yanchen was downgraded from the second male to the third male, and the current male second Jiang Yu has also been weakened a lot. The brotherhood between Suo Jun and Song Yan is special because of being taken care of. The portrayal is not weakened." Xiao Jiu also mentioned that when casting the role in the early stage, the role of Meng Yanchen was originally going to be played by a young actor S. The male second was approved by the main creative team. Therefore, according to Xiao Jiu's words, Wei Daxun is not the first choice for this role.But after the episode aired, many people thought Wei Daxun was the chosen Meng Yanchen. "I didn't really believe that Wei Daxun could play the boss before, but now I'm on top like everyone else. He really knows how to act." Xiao Jiu sighed. As the audience said, Wei Daxun did put aside the variety show personality and grasped the essence of Meng Yanchen. But what the audience doesn't know is that in addition to acting skills, there are many other factors in the filming process of film and television dramas that will also affect the presentation of characters. Producer Alex told Sohu Entertainment that compared to the leading actors, supporting actors have a lot of time left for their roles, producers and directors. "In most cases, the lead actor signs a 12-hour working day, excluding the 1.5-2 hours for makeup and hair, and the rest time for two meals, the actual shooting is only 6-7 hours, and they will get off work when the time comes. But supporting actors Maybe I will sign for 14 hours, I will agree to work overtime, and I am willing to listen to the director, so I have more time to think about the characters, and the director does not have to worry about overtime when shooting, and has more room to play." Alex believes that Wei Daxun in "My Fireworks" Staring at the scene where the wall of butterfly specimens shattered silently, the changes of light and shadow and the scheduling of the camera, it was quite time-consuming and labor-intensive to watch. "The director and actors are willing to spend so long waiting for such a special shot, which is very rare in a highly assembly-line industrialized series shooting." Who is breaking the defense? After the supporting roles are overwhelmed, the fans are the first to break the defense. After some comparisons by passers-by, the starring fans couldn't sit still. Criticism, anti-crime, and Aite’s drama crew have clearly defined their positions, and a set of procedures has added "fun" to the Internet. "Even if the appearance is suppressed, as long as the acting is good, it will still be recognized. Being completely crushed can only show that the character is too poorly completed." A 95-flower fan Nini complained about the main character being suppressed. You can't criticize the owner, fans will only point the finger at the team. "The team still doesn't understand, don't take on the role of a big beauty! Only a thick face is suitable for playing a big beauty, so don't try to trick her!" Nini complained. The fans put pressure on the artist team, and the artist team was miserable. "After the show airs, every day is my good day!" the artist publicist Shishi complained. Xiaohua, who is in charge of Shishi, has an S+ drama series starring in this year. Xiaohua, who is on the rise, fell into the vortex of "beauty comparison" between the heroine and the second heroine during the broadcast of the series. "Artists are being scolded every day, and the team is in meetings every day." The overwhelmed Shishi almost collapsed after working overtime for several weeks, roaring: "Now the supporting roles are really hard to guard against!" Also anxious. In addition to intuitive business promotion, their "counterattack" is also reflected in the intervention in the casting of supporting roles. "The protagonist chooses supporting roles all the time. Especially when the actors of the first echelon are selected to carry the show, they can only choose, choose the actors of the opponent's play, and choose the supporting roles." Producer 85 revealed that a certain popular ancient costume In Xianxia drama, the second female candidate is personally appointed by the male lead. "For the script, the male and female protagonists will definitely control the amount of their own scenes the most, and will also carefully check to see if there are any fatal plots that will affect the actors." Screenwriter Green Almond For example, if the male supporting role belongs to the same type as the male protagonist, or the overall It feels a bit like it, so it will definitely be changed. But the intervention of the protagonists is also limited. The limitation is that many actors and teams don't even notice that supporting characters will go out of the circle. "There are more plays and fewer plays can be deleted, but it is impossible to judge who is more exciting from the script. The supporting roles are not more solid than the male and female ones. Which screenwriter is so free, so he insists on giving fewer roles. Write the best play for your character?" said screenwriter Green Almond. Producer A Lu told Sohu Entertainment that the appearance of the second female lead in "Long Moon Ember" can be predicted. "The character Ye Bingshang knew that he would be popular just by reading the script." "To be honest, some actors are really not that smart." Alu gave an example. Last year, the heroine of a drama series that came out of the circle did not notice it during the filming process. There was a problem with the male two, and she still felt very puzzled until the audience collectively "judged" the male second after the episode was broadcast. After the staff explained, she reacted. Looking at it now, it is better to say that the audience has "awakened" than the supporting role.The improvement of the audience's aesthetics means that we will no longer accept the right and wrong arranged by the screenwriter from the perspective of the protagonist, and have malice towards the supporting characters who have not been blackened, and the supporting characters should not be taken for granted as thin tool people. Just like in the current fast-traveling novels, it is no longer popular to travel as the protagonist, but as a supporting role. This is the general trend. Moreover, when the script is excellent, the development of the plot will constantly correct the audience's one-sided idea of the characters. Just like viewers who haven't read the original work, they won't think the queen is a villain when they first read "The Legend of Zhen Huan". The audience has awakened, but what about the actors? (The interviewees in this article are all pseudonyms)But after the episode aired, many people thought Wei Daxun was the chosen Meng Yanchen. "I didn't really believe that Wei Daxun could play the boss before, but now I'm on top like everyone else. He really knows how to act." Xiao Jiu sighed. As the audience said, Wei Daxun did put aside the variety show personality and grasped the essence of Meng Yanchen. But what the audience doesn't know is that in addition to acting skills, there are many other factors in the filming process of film and television dramas that will also affect the presentation of characters. Producer Alex told Sohu Entertainment that compared to the leading actors, supporting actors have a lot of time left for their roles, producers and directors. "In most cases, the lead actor signs a 12-hour working day, excluding the 1.5-2 hours for makeup and hair, and the rest time for two meals, the actual shooting is only 6-7 hours, and they will get off work when the time comes. But supporting actors Maybe I will sign for 14 hours, I will agree to work overtime, and I am willing to listen to the director, so I have more time to think about the characters, and the director does not have to worry about overtime when shooting, and has more room to play." Alex believes that Wei Daxun in "My Fireworks" Staring at the scene where the wall of butterfly specimens shattered silently, the changes of light and shadow and the scheduling of the camera, it was quite time-consuming and labor-intensive to watch. "The director and actors are willing to spend so long waiting for such a special shot, which is very rare in a highly assembly-line industrialized series shooting." Who is breaking the defense? After the supporting roles are overwhelmed, the fans are the first to break the defense. After some comparisons by passers-by, the starring fans couldn't sit still. Criticism, anti-crime, and Aite’s drama crew have clearly defined their positions, and a set of procedures has added "fun" to the Internet. "Even if the appearance is suppressed, as long as the acting is good, it will still be recognized. Being completely crushed can only show that the character is too poorly completed." A 95-flower fan Nini complained about the main character being suppressed. You can't criticize the owner, fans will only point the finger at the team. "The team still doesn't understand, don't take on the role of a big beauty! Only a thick face is suitable for playing a big beauty, so don't try to trick her!" Nini complained. The fans put pressure on the artist team, and the artist team was miserable. "After the show airs, every day is my good day!" the artist publicist Shishi complained. Xiaohua, who is in charge of Shishi, has an S+ drama series starring in this year. Xiaohua, who is on the rise, fell into the vortex of "beauty comparison" between the heroine and the second heroine during the broadcast of the series. "Artists are being scolded every day, and the team is in meetings every day." The overwhelmed Shishi almost collapsed after working overtime for several weeks, roaring: "Now the supporting roles are really hard to guard against!" Also anxious. In addition to intuitive business promotion, their "counterattack" is also reflected in the intervention in the casting of supporting roles. "The protagonist chooses supporting roles all the time. Especially when the actors of the first echelon are selected to carry the show, they can only choose, choose the actors of the opponent's play, and choose the supporting roles." Producer 85 revealed that a certain popular ancient costume In Xianxia drama, the second female candidate is personally appointed by the male lead. "For the script, the male and female protagonists will definitely control the amount of their own scenes the most, and will also carefully check to see if there are any fatal plots that will affect the actors." Screenwriter Green Almond For example, if the male supporting role belongs to the same type as the male protagonist, or the overall It feels a bit like it, so it will definitely be changed. But the intervention of the protagonists is also limited. The limitation is that many actors and teams don't even notice that supporting characters will go out of the circle. "There are more plays and fewer plays can be deleted, but it is impossible to judge who is more exciting from the script. The supporting roles are not more solid than the male and female ones. Which screenwriter is so free, so he insists on giving fewer roles. Write the best play for your character?" said screenwriter Green Almond. Producer A Lu told Sohu Entertainment that the appearance of the second female lead in "Long Moon Ember" can be predicted. "The character Ye Bingshang knew that he would be popular just by reading the script." "To be honest, some actors are really not that smart." Alu gave an example. Last year, the heroine of a drama series that came out of the circle did not notice it during the filming process. There was a problem with the male two, and she still felt very puzzled until the audience collectively "judged" the male second after the episode was broadcast. After the staff explained, she reacted. Looking at it now, it is better to say that the audience has "awakened" than the supporting role.The improvement of the audience's aesthetics means that we will no longer accept the right and wrong arranged by the screenwriter from the perspective of the protagonist, and have malice towards the supporting characters who have not been blackened, and the supporting characters should not be taken for granted as thin tool people. Just like in the current fast-traveling novels, it is no longer popular to travel as the protagonist, but as a supporting role. This is the general trend. Moreover, when the script is excellent, the development of the plot will constantly correct the audience's one-sided idea of the characters. Just like viewers who haven't read the original work, they won't think the queen is a villain when they first read "The Legend of Zhen Huan". The audience has awakened, but what about the actors? (The interviewees in this article are all pseudonyms)