Recently, the field of costume comedy has been really hot, and I remember that the one that made everyone laugh the most was "The Happy Affair of the Lan Boudoir".
In that play, Liu Lin led a group of young actors to stage a funny story in the family.
and Zhao Benshan brought his apprentices to bring us "The Legend of Magpie Knife Gate", which is also quite funny.
In the second half of 2023, although there is no big hit like "Wulin Gaiden" in the TV drama market, there are still many popular light-hearted comedies, which are really interesting to watch.
The Spring Festival in 24 is approaching, and the bench unit of Tencent** has released a new drama "Happy Scroll Changle City".
This drama has a total of 24 episodes, and 7 episodes have been broadcast so far, and it seems that it is going to make everyone laugh in the New Year.
This kind of light comedy is really suitable for everyone to watch when they are reunited, it is both relaxed and joyful, you don't need to use your brain too much, you just have fun watching it.
Especially in these busy days, it is so necessary to have such a drama to adjust the atmosphere.
Plot
This story is very interesting, it is about a small town peasant girl named Xie Quanjia, who went to Changle City to find her father, and turned out to be the daughter of the rich Li Tiandi overnight.
Sounds good, but who doesn't want to suddenly make a fortune? But here's the problem, she inherited a lot of debt.
Just when she was at a loss, a group of people broke into the Li Mansion:
A noble son Shangguan Guchuan who came to collect debts, a scholar Fan Zhongju who wanted to enter Beijing to take the exam and find a place to live, and a young man Liu Lang who came to repay his kindness.
Now it's okay, a large family is gathered around the Li Mansion.
Although Xie Quanjia was short of money, he still let these people live, and rented out the empty house in the mansion to the princess of the Western Regions who escaped marriage and Guo Dongli, a restaurant shopkeeper, just to relieve the pressure of debt.
Since then, these people who live together have begun to work hard to break out of the world in Changle City, chasing their dreams while responding to the visitors who come to them, although their lives are chaotic, but they are also quite happy.
This story tells us that even if life gives you a big surprise (or is it a fright?) As long as you can adjust your mindset and face it positively, you can even find happiness in chaos.
Although Xie Quanjia has inherited a bunch of debts, her story is full of laughter and optimism, which is really a very attractive comedy plot.
Role
When it comes to comedy, the hardest thing is that the actor has to be funny but doesn't know it.
Just like "Wulin Gaiden", the actors themselves don't think it's funny, but the audience can laugh when they watch it.
The biggest challenge of this drama is to see if the male and female protagonists can let go and play the roles alive.
Ma Tianyu simply surprised me this time. He played a failed rich second generation, but he acted too naturally.
It's not intentional at first glance, but it's particularly funny when combined with the plot. His expressions, movements, and lines are all just right.
Bu Guanjin is also very powerful. She used to act very well in "Donkey Gets Water" and "Twenty Don't Confuse".
This time, she played Xie Quanjia, a girl in a foreign land, speaking with a Hubei accent, and her interaction with Ma Tianyu was natural and full of gunpowder.
The supporting cast of this drama is also full of highlights. Zhang Yiduo and the results are all from "Love Apartment 5", and they performed well.
Liu Lang, played by Zhang Yiduo here, is simply a master of nonsense literature, and every sentence is funny.
Not to mention the head of the Tang Sect played by Da Pan, that self-respecting character is simply amazing.
This type of costume comedy is rare, especially when a performance like this is both natural and hilarious.
Although the cast of this drama is not the kind of super traffic star, their acting skills are very natural, and everyone seems to have been born for this role.
Especially Ma Tianyu, he is simply talented in acting in comedy, which matches the feeling of "wanting to be strong but not strong enough" that he plays Shangguan Furukawa Gongzi.
The atmosphere of the whole play is relaxed and joyful, just like all the actors are letting themselves go.
They all seem to have a deep understanding of the spirit of the play, and take a route of "all members are mentally ill, but there is joy in the absurdity".
This mode of "all members are mentally ill, absurd and joyful" gives people the feeling that it is both crazy and full of fun.
The eclectic performances of the actors, coupled with those hilarious plots, make the whole show look both relaxing and full of surprises.
This kind of comedy is really rare, and watching it makes people feel good and forget their troubles.