We can't expect the "Wushuang" (Ji Tanyin) in this drama to surpass "Zixuan" in "Sword and Fairy III".

But this is not Tang Yan's problem.

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"More like a man than a woman, like a dead man than a man, like a woman who does white things, and a character like a mother and son ......."

"The corners of the mouth can't hide the sense of age, the age is here, and it is very unharmonious to play the goddess again."

There are comments.

"I always talk about age, can't I live to this age?"

broke the joy of netizens......

watched a few episodes of "Nian Wushuang", and looked back at the comments, netizens' mouth damage was really damaged, and passers-by laughed like me.

But for the actors, there are some personal attacks.

I remember Tang Yan talking about the issue of "return" in an interview, and her attitude was "That's where I came from", which I think is very good. No matter what you play, it's a good thing that the actors themselves are confident, even though it has been nearly 16 years since "The Legend of Sword and Fairy III" (broadcast in 2009, hereinafter referred to as "Sword and Fairy III").

From my point of view, "Ji Tanyin (Wushuang)" (played by Tang Yan) has maintained a good image as a whole, I'm talking about the appearance, 40 flowers are basically "0+" or so today, Tang Yan's figure and state are maintained very well, some people will say "filter, dermabrasion" and the like, but I think even with the blessing of science and technology, there must be a good foundation.

In addition, "Nian Wushuang" seems to have been filmed earlier than "Flowers", which shows that Tang Yan's overall state is okay, at least you have to admit that no matter whether the costume is modern (drama), Tang Yan is more like makeup, and her makeup at this age is more flavorful than "Zixuan" in 09 years (personal aesthetics), and there is also Liu Yifei who also gives me this feeling of "Royal Sister", who is also a character who came out of "Fairy Sword".

So Tang Yan's return to Xianxia drama is not a problem in my opinion, the problem is that the track of "Xianxia" still can't accommodate the fairies of the year, or understand it like this:

Is there a good story that allows Tang Yan and other actors to reawaken the memories of a generation of audiences?

01

Over the years, it is like a world away

The general context of the first 6 episodes of "Nian Wushuang" is clear:

The Protoss Wushuang was ordered to incarnate as a Terran girl, and went to the Youhu Clan to regain the "left hand of the gods", for which she was willing to be the personal maid of the priest Yuan Zhong (played by Liu Xueyi).

In the first episode, Wushuang and Yuan Zhong had a "small misunderstanding", and then several lines began to be divided in the process of advancing the plot, such as the mission of the Protoss, the villain conspiracy, the problems of the male and female protagonists, and so on.

The overall feeling is that the plot is relatively flat, and a few skirmishes are also standard actions. The most important thing is the male and female protagonists, Yuan Zhong probably belongs to the "cold and sadistic type", similar to the "white painting" in "Flower Thousand Bone", occasionally revealing some silly and sweet characteristics to arouse the young ladies' desire to protect, and then continue to beg for abuse.

I haven't seen the clear characteristics of the character design of "Wushuang", it stands to reason that the male and female protagonists complement each other, but the current role gives me the feeling that it is still "thoughtful", and there may be further design in the future.

However, it is indeed difficult to catch the audience in the first two episodes, and the popular understanding is "not lively enough", the characters and lines are relatively bland, and it is generally the plot trend of "I misunderstood you, you misunderstood me, and the estrangement was eliminated in the misunderstanding, and the love was born over time".

Some people say that the domestic "Xianxia" is basically this routine, and the protagonist group is either you who is stupid, or I am stupid. I disagree:

Xianxia (including ancient puppets) has long complained about problems such as similar plots and thin character designs, just looking at the dense film list, almost identical posters are easy to make people visually fatigued.

At present, the best solution is to strengthen the story core of this type of drama and enrich the characters. You don't have to come up and can't wait to explain the background of the story clearly, and you can also leave some space for the audience to interpret in terms of character design. In addition, it is not impossible to incorporate some suspense and comedy elements, after all, the audience has watched a lot of dramas now, and some experienced old viewers can know who is decent and who is the villain at a glance, the "freshness" index is not high, and the "forward shake" is too long, it is really easy to abandon the drama.

In addition, I will focus on the topic of "return" -

"Zixuan" is not so high-ranked female characters in "Sword and Fairy III" (the first is Yang Mi, the second is Liu Shishi), and the main reason why the audience loved "Zixuan" back then was affection. That is, the third love affair with Xu Changqing (played by Huo Jianhua). The character was very popular at the time, plus the emotional values vibe (you know) of the 2020s and 0s were not the same.

"Love in the third world, never give up", affectionate women may be criticized as "flattering men" today, but in 2009 years, many male and female audiences have indeed been harvested, Tang Yan at that time was smart and small, and the "Fairy Sword" series was also willing to set up various suspense in the character and story, to say that the biggest feature of the ancient domestic Xianxia is that the audience can still see you and me in the red world.

So stripping away all the settings, what does the audience watch Xianxia watch?

1. Value

2. Love

3. Value + love

Therefore, many Xianxia (ancient puppets) simply only focused on these two things, and the setting, core, character building, etc. basically showed "evolutionary convergence", and the considerable audience base made many film and television workers pour into this track, and the actors are getting younger and younger, but the watchability of the story and the depth of the characters have become rare.

For actors, especially those who have become famous with Xianxia, returning to Xianxia after many years is naturally facing a market that is like a world away.

02

The fragrance of flowers overflows, only the heart smells

There are many actresses who have been praised in the 2000s with Xianxia (ancient puppet), Liu Yifei , Yang Mi , Liu Shishi , Tang Yan , An Yixuan , Zhao Liying , etc. all gathered a wave of popularity that year, among which Liu Yifei , Yang Mi , Liu Shishi , Zhao Liying and so on later returned to the Xianxia (ancient puppet) track after each of them had their own new masterpieces.

For example, Liu Yifei filmed "Menghualu" (ancient puppet), but at this time, the "Zhao Paner" she played was less "fairy" and more "earthly" - incarnated as an ancient entrepreneur, and played a happy rivalry with Chen Xiao.

I think this kind of "return" is sensible, after all, 2020 flowers in the 0s are facing youth and beauty can not consider a rather forward-looking problem:

When the audience looks at "fairy energy", they naturally have more and more immature faces.

In view of this, Liu Yifei filmed "To a Windy Place" and "The Story of Rose", etc., and basically the response was good.

Zhao Liying is the same, it was ten years ago (2015 years) since the broadcast of "Flower Thousand Bone", and in the past two years, Zhao Liying has actively explored a new image with a change that can be seen with the naked eye.

尤其是在電影方面，比如《第二十條》里被強暴的村婦啞女郝秀萍、《浴火之路》裡苦求復讎的李紅櫻，還有即將上映的《向陽·花》里刑滿釋放的女囚高月香。電視劇方面，她也在去年主演了仙俠劇《與鳳行》，但總體上她依然偏向發力現實主義題材影視劇。

以上二位頗值得同行之人參考借鑒。

As for Tang Yan, in addition to the role of "Zixuan", I may be most impressed by her like everyone else, that is, "Miss Wang" in "Flowers".

Before starring in "Flowers", Tang Yan's overall presence was not as good as Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying.

But the explosion of "Flowers" gave her a new lease of life almost overnight, and in terms of character fullness, I think "Miss Wang" is not inferior to the female number one Xin Zhilei. So the question goes back to the beginning:

Is there a good story that allows Tang Yan and others to reawaken the memories of a generation of audiences?

"Flowers" is of course a good story, when I waited for the "old man" to see Tang Yan sitting lonely in a restaurant with glasses and waiting for a pork rib rice cake, I suddenly saw the Zixuan who was "in love with the third world".

But there are some feelings that can stop at nostalgia.

Times are advancing, and people (actors, stories) are also moving forward.

Before "Flowers", I watched "Yanyuntai" starring her, the heroine in ancient costumes, similar to the Khitan version of "Da Yuer", Tang Yan acted very interestingly, 2020 years of drama, the characters have clear characteristics, can be literary and martial, combined with Tang Yan's own image There is a subtle sense of contrast and beauty, "red makeup and angry horses, live up to the world", and the character's momentum "poof" came out at once. It is also the way to evolve her acting career.

It can be seen that Tang Yan's plasticity is no worse than that of other actresses, but these actresses need scripts like "Flowers" more to refine their own "flavor", and they themselves have this potential.

03

Ran away for half a life, and returned without a pair

Speaking of "Nian Wushuang", my opinion is:

But this is not Tang Yan's problem.

It's not even just a matter of a drama.

Even if there are still many news headlines highlighting "41-year-old return to Xianxia drama", I don't think it's the point that needs to be emphasized.

Just like looking at the basically similar Xianxia (ancient puppet) drama posters, even if other actresses who are now among the first-line actresses return to Xianxia dramas, the reviews in the market may not be too good-

If the "forward swing" is too long, the character creation lacks novelty, and the plot setting is similar to that next door.

The audience will eventually "return" to the level of "eating faces" to examine a work.

So embarrassing is naturally self-evident.

Some people commented that Tang Yan's appearance in "Nian Wushuang" was "running away for half a life, and returning is still stupid and sweet".

may also reflect a dilemma for actresses, but it will not rise to the point of "character collapse".

On the contrary, the moment "Wushuang" appeared, I still think of "Zixuan" who pitied countless boys and girls more than ten years ago.

Looking at this drama with a normal heart, it may be a more objective attitude.

It's just an actor's "way to come" looking back, and when she turns her head, there are still infinite possibilities.

Perhaps, this is also my greatest expectation and blessing for "Zixuan".

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