Whether you like it or not, you have to admit that " Celebrating More Than Years 2" is a "popular popular drama" - not everyone likes it, but it is a TV drama that mainstream TV audiences prefer. Before the
series was broadcast, the number of reservations on the platform exceeded 18 million+; after the premiere, "Qing Yu Nian Drama King" exploded on the hot search; on the night of the premiere, the highest popularity value in the platform's history reached 32,906 - what is the concept, this The popularity value can be ranked 4th in the popularity ranking of the platform over the years, and this is only the first day of the broadcast of "Qing Yu Nian 2". Its starting point is already the end point of many S+ dramas.
"Qing Yu Nian 2" has achieved an astonishing popularity after its premiere
After 5 episodes of its premiere, there are people who like and hate it, and they have their own reasons. Sudden changes in some characters' personalities or changes in actors and actresses have also aroused discussion. But in general, "Qing Yu Nian 2" still continues the vein of the first season in terms of content. The three pillars of comedy, intrigue and emotion are all present.
Fan Xian (played by Zhang Ruoyun)
The comedy is still the "cheap whoosh" style of screenwriter Wang Juan. Wang Juan especially likes to intersperse unexpected light-hearted moments in tense, serious or tragic atmospheres. The originally solemn scenes suddenly turn into light-hearted humor, or he solves problems in an unconventional way at critical moments. It makes the audience find it funny, but also make them laugh out loud. For example, when the news of Fan Xian (played by Zhang Ruoyun)'s death reached Kyoto, Wang Juan's "exaggerated" performance by the three "fathers" was intentional.
Emperor Qing ( Chen Daoming ) learned the news of Fan Xian's death. This deliberately "exaggerated" performance
Wang Juan's dialogue writing does not stick to the formality of a costume drama, but is full of wit and banter. Many lines pass through Puns, quips, or deliberately misinterpreting situations to create humor. The "cheap swish" language makes the plot interesting, and the audience can also feel the interesting interactions and intellectual confrontation between the characters. For example, Wang Qinian (played by Tian Yu)'s wife (played by Gao Lu) and daughter "Ba Ba" are both called "human spirits". It's no wonder that the human spirit Wang Qinian is so thoroughly manipulated.
Wang Qinian’s wife and daughter are both “human spirits”
However, comedy is also a point that caused huge controversy after the premiere of "Qing Yu Nian 2", because there are too many "gags" in the opening chapter, which somewhat affects the advancement of the effective plot. Audiences who don't like Wang Juan's comedy style will think the plot is a bit "watery". Entering the third episode, after the effective plot started, the viewing experience was much better - although Wang Juan's "cheap swish" comedy scenes still appeared from time to time in unexpected places for the audience.
The plot line is still the main line of "Qing Yu Nian 2".
Fan Xian's struggle has escalated this season. He is not only fighting against the second prince Li Chengze (played by Liu Duanduan), but may also directly confront Emperor Qing (played by Chen Daoming).
Second Prince Li Chengze (played by Liu Duanduan)
A major change in the plot line in the second season is that Fan Xian changed from the status of "chess piece" in the first season to that of "chess player". In the first season of
, although Fan Xian showed extraordinary wisdom and ability, he was largely limited by the complex political environment and the competition between various forces. His actions were often forced to deal with various emergencies. situation, or act according to other people's arrangements. This makes him essentially a "chess piece" that is exploited by many parties, including Chen Pingping (played by Wu Gang) and Emperor Qing.
Chen Pingping (played by Wu Gang)
But from the beginning of the first season, he persuaded Yan Bingyun (played by Wu Xingjian in the second season) to cooperate with him. He wanted to fake his death. Fan Xian has become a chess player and he has his own goals. With ambition and means, he no longer relies solely on external motivation, but tries to rely on his own wisdom and strength to influence and change the world. The second season is about him playing chess against the major villains as a new "chess player".
's fake death was a carefully planned plan by Fan Xian. He took this opportunity to hide his true state and gradually build up his own power network in order to secretly investigate and grasp more behind-the-scenes truth.Of course, fake death is a high-risk, high-reward strategic retreat. If he doesn't play it well, his fake death may turn into real death. After all, this is the crime of deceiving the emperor.
No matter how awesome Fan Xian was, he was still scared, so he knelt down to Emperor Qing for the first time in his life and even slapped the rainbow fart against his will. The technique of retreating to advance not only demonstrates Fan Xian's extraordinary resourcefulness and courage, but also reflects his ability to bend, stretch, retreat, advance, understand confusion and induce, which is the key for a chess player to control the game.
Fan Xian knelt down to "beg for mercy", and was able to bend and stretch his
"feelings". This is the value that has been inherited from " Qing Yu Nian " to "Qing Yu Nian 2". It is the spiritual core of the drama and determines the value of the drama.
Shao Yanjun, a professor of Chinese at Peking University, summarized the original Mao Ni novel, which was later widely accepted by Mao Ni readers and researchers, that is, "Qing Yu Nian" "writes 'feelings' with 'shuangwen'".
From novels to dramas, the "Celebrating More Than Years" series has the characteristics of fast pace, strong plot, passionate encounters, golden fingers, and the protagonist's successful counterattack, etc., satisfying the needs of entertainment and escaping reality. The novel is a "shuangwen" and the drama series is a "shuangju".
"Feelings" refers to the deep emotions, humanistic care, moral ideals, etc. contained in the works, which go beyond simple entertainment and touch the depths of the audience's soul. The value pursuit of "Qing Yu Nian 2" can be summarized in two sentences from the first season, "People should be born equal, and there is no distinction between high and low." "Without all living beings, there would be no Qingguo and no world. I want to do it for these people. , fight with the truth of the world, and tell those big shots that they are not careless. "
The highlight line of the first season is also the values of the drama
The belief that all people are created equal reflects Fan Xian's basic values-everyone should. Enjoy equal dignity and rights without distinction based on origin, status or wealth. This challenged the hierarchy prevalent in feudal society. "Without sentient beings, there would be no Qingguo and no human world." It emphasizes that the people are the foundation of the country and society. Without the support and efforts of the broad masses of the people, no political power or country can exist. This is a reflection and criticism of the traditional ideas of divine right of kings and aristocratic rule.
The problem is that those "big people" don't think so, so Fan Xian "wants to fight against the truth of the world for these people." Fan Xian gradually inherited Ye Qingmei's legacy and used practical actions to challenge those "big shots" who abused their power and ignored the well-being of the people, reminding them that every life is precious and ordinary people cannot be treated as trivial matters that can be trampled on at will. This is a direct challenge to the existing power structure, and it is also a practice to build an equal, free and fair social picture.
People-oriented thinking and feelings of resistance to "big shots" are also included in "Qing Yu Nian 2".
currently has two sections, which vividly reflect the crushing crushing of "big shots" by "little people".
In order to fight against the second prince, Fan Xian chose to cooperate with the prince. Fan Xian may have some "misunderstandings" about the prince, thinking that he would be a "big shot" with a little bit of humanity, but he didn't know that the prince was just as cruel and inhumane. Fan Xian asked the prince to keep the news of his visit secret (Fan Xian was rumored to be dead at this time), and the prince naturally agreed. After Fan Xian left, the prince walked out of the palace and said to the guards outside the door, "No one can be ruthless except grass and trees. You have been with me for so many years. Let's leave the body intact."
The prince got rid of his bodyguard just because the bodyguard might have bumped into Fan Xian.
The prince's move typically reflects the common characteristics of the "big men" in the play. They have an absolute and pathological desire for control. In order to ensure their own The power struggle plan is foolproof, and he will not hesitate to take extreme measures to eliminate anyone who may leak information, even if these people are his cronies or subordinates. The extreme disregard for human life by "big shots" highlights the distortion of moral ethics and the loss of personal morality in an environment of extreme power struggle.
The prince is like this, the second prince is like this, and Emperor Qing is like this.
The second plot is when Fan Xian goes to Baoyuelou ("brothel") to look for someone. He sees the convoy of people buying goods from Baoyuelou approaching slowly. Fan Xian hides in the vegetable basket, where there is an old vegetable seller named Lao Jin. The head ( Wang Jianguo ) is also hidden in the basket. He is going to Baoyuelou to save his daughter.
Lao Jintou told Fan Xian his experience. He sells vegetables to the palace, which seems to be a good thing, but Eunuch Dai, who buys vegetables, has to accept gifts, and birthdays cannot be missed. Lao Jintou really has no money to give gifts, so Eunuch Dai makes things difficult for him by saying that the vegetables are not fresh, which is a disservice to the royal family. Being disrespectful, he was punished every day and owed every day. In the end, Lao Jintou actually owed his father-in-law five hundred taels of silver. Lao Jintou's daughter had to sell herself to pay for her father. Lao Jintou went into Baoyue Tower to see his daughter and redeem her as soon as possible.
The seller actually owed the buyer money.
Fan Xian was very angry after hearing this. Can't you just give it away? Lao Jintou said, no, this is deceiving the emperor. Fan Xian asked, can't he sue based on the king's law? Lao Jintou said that Eunuch Dai was the "King's Law".
It has something to do with power, that is, a "big shot", and the big shot is Wang Fa
Fan Xian and Wang Qinian gathered a gang of 500 taels of old gold heads to go see their daughter. Lao Jintou originally thought that he could redeem his daughter with five hundred taels, but he didn't expect that five hundred taels would be enough to see his daughter for two hours, and it would cost ten thousand taels to redeem his daughter.
Lao Jintou left Baoyue Tower in despair. Fan Xian discovered that Lao Jintou's back had been beaten to a bloody pulp, and he fell down and died within a few steps. The thugs from Baoyuelou dragged Lao Jintou away and used brooms and buckets to clean up the blood stains at the door. A life was lost so easily.
Human life is so light, and the blood stains are gone with a swipe.
Wang Juan is very good at giving the audience such a cruel blow suddenly. The "big shot" is the "King's Law". Just a eunuch who buys vegetables can use his power to extort money and show the corruption of the power system; the "King's Law" has expired, or in other words, the "King's Law" only protects those with power. Without powerful people, the rights and interests of ordinary people cannot be protected, and justice cannot be served.
The mastermind behind Baoyuelou not only took advantage of the crisis and raised the ransom price to astronomical figures, but also violently killed Lao Jintou, who was trying to save his daughter, and then cleaned up the scene as if nothing had happened. Indifference to life and loss of moral bottom line.
Such human tragedies deeply hurt Fan Xian, allowing him to see clearly that in today's world, laws are ineffective, morality is corrupt, and human nature is ugly. It also more strongly inspired his pursuit of fairness and justice, and promoted his fight against the "big shots" .
A good costume drama must have "feelings" and be able to convey profound core values and principles of life through a specific historical background and storyline. For example, the revelation of conspiracy, the identification of facts, the pursuit of truth, and the maintenance of justice encourage the current audience to think about what justice is, what morality is, and what is the correct way to do things.
This feeling is there and can be conveyed through an effective dramatic plot. "Qing Yu Nian 2" is worthy of our continued watching.
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