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In the past few years, there is one type of domestic drama that is gradually decreasing.
Comedy show set in ancient times.
18 years ago, "Wulin Gaiden" was undoubtedly the last widely acclaimed and popular costume comedy, which was loved by the public.
Douban gave 9has a score of 6 points, which makes the audience after ** out of reach.
Next, we may see "Dragon Gate Dart Game" starring Guo Jingfei, but this drama is already a classic 11 years ago.
Over the past few years, the number of costume comedies has continued to decrease and gradually disappeared from the audience's view.
It was only the previous year that there were signs of recovery.
The Legend of Magpie Knife Gate is a work by Uncle Benshan and Zhao Jiaban who returned to the rivers and lakes together, and is currently on Douban 82**。
"The Happy Affair of Lan Boudoir" is a work created by the eldest lady Liu Lin with all her might, and the current ranking on Douban is 77。
Both of these works are newly produced bench units of the Goose Factory, bringing a touch of sweetness to the long-drought costume comedy audience.
However, these two outstanding works have not continued until now**.
Even TVB, which used to be the best performer in costume comedy, recently launched the Spring Festival comedy "The King of Kings", which also brings together the strength of Wang Haoxin and Chen Haomin, but its reputation does not seem to be very satisfactory.
Costume comedy appeared so briefly?
Luckily, the bench unit has taken action again –
The book "Happy Volume".
Frankly, despite the two excellent works as a base, I didn't dare to expect too much at first.
Comedians such as Da Pan, Gao Xiaopan, Shang Jiuxi and Hammer Na Lisa also participated in the event.
Ma Tianyu and Xiaohua Bu Guanjin, who rarely appeared in comedies, have now become the main actors.
In addition, the heroine speaks the dialect of Hubei, which really makes people a little worried, worried about whether the drama will break the bench.
However, the truth is, I was humiliated again.
In the four episodes that aired for the first time, the platform's opening score was 91, although it was later reduced to 89, but the broadcast result of "The Happy Affair of the Lan Boudoir" is still a draw.
In other words, this drama is not only not a so-called "bad drama", but also has great potential to become a new dark horse comparable to "The Happy Affair of the Lan Boudoir" and "The Legend of Magpie Knife Gate".
On this rating**, it received high ratings of four and five stars from Issuzu, and many viewers saw it as the new entertainment.
This is an online drama that is not attractive on the outside, how did it achieve a counterattack?
After chasing 4 episodes in a row, I summed up the three major success factors of this show: original laughter, ** acting skills and deep resonance with the story.
It seems that this time the bench has brought a lot of impact to the domestic costume comedy at the beginning of 2024.
1. The protagonist of the story becomes more and more "frivolous", making money as a "negative second generation" instead of participating in the compilation of online jokes, which allows him to win in originality.
At the moment, the reason why comedy is difficult to become popular is largely because the screenwriters are too lazy.
Many comedies rely on online footage to accumulate jokes, but most of the resulting jokes are outdated jokes that make it difficult to laugh.
"Joy Scroll Changle City" inherits the style of "Lan Boudoir Happy Event", although the story content is relatively old, but its stalks are all new, at least there is no ready-made version on the Internet.
The story is subversive from the start.
Xie Quanjia, a rural woman looking for her father in Chang'an, originally turned from a sparrow to a phoenix overnight, and eventually became the only daughter of Li Tiandi, the richest man in Chang'an.
Unexpectedly, the opening of an old idol drama soon takes an unexpected turn.
With the encouragement and influence of his daughter, Li Tiandi is determined to use all the family property to pay off all the debts and create a warm home for his daughter.
However, Li Tiandi ignores the fact that darts are risky.
When the much-talked-about dart cart finally arrived at the scene, what the dart master handed over to Li Tiandi was not dart silver, but a detailed list of ** pensions, and he also made a fractional mark for this list - all ** are real, all lying on the dart cart.
The silver was indeed stolen.
It's unbelievable that this girl, known as the daughter of the sparrow, has turned into a girl with a huge debt.
From this moment on, the show has assembled the team of protagonists in a very unique way - forming a collective phenomenon of "constant drifting".
The male protagonist played by Ma Tianyu originally planned to solve the problem by going into debt and dissolving the marriage, but unexpectedly, he had neither money nor dissolution, and everyone was trapped here.
In addition to Fan Zhongju, a talented talent who went to Beijing to take the exam to find a place to live, Liu Lang, a young man from the Tang Sect who was ordered to repay Li Tiandi's kindness, and a pair of princesses and maids from the Western Regions who escaped marriage, and Guo Dongli, the shopkeeper who worked in the chain inn opposite, a group of "Chang Piao" newcomers gathered in the Li family.
Whether it is a costume-style love apartment or a Changpiao version of Wulin Gaiden, in short, a costume comedy has been staged like this, and the first four episodes alone show three different funny techniques:
The first strategy is to make the plot humorous.
For example, Li Tiandi, the father of the heroine played by Fan Ming, pretends to pass out when he sees the situation is unfavorable, but when he wants to run away at night, he is stabbed by Fan Zhongju, played by Wei Wei.
After Fan Zhongju shouted loudly, Fan Ming immediately rode his horse and fell. Shout loudly, then lie down, shout again, lie down again.
In the end, when everyone thought that Fan Zhongju was in a bad mental state, Fan Ming still pretended to pass out and scolded him for being sick in his busy life.
Master Li said some foul language."
Liu Lang, a young chivalrous man from the Tang Sect, was a very wise man, and he urgently called a doctor at night. Two cunning old Taoist priests immediately staged a human drama, one of them claimed to be bleeding, and the other lit a ring, begging for mercy, and there was a wrench. "Okay, you're ruthless enough, take them all.
Master Li could no longer lie down after escaping the bloodletting, so he left a letter the next day and fled.
The humorous elements of this comedy rely entirely on the plot reversal and the brilliant performances of the actors, and it is not enough to miss any of them, and when this performance ended, I was deeply intrigued.
However, Daddy has left, leaving only Xie Quanjia with a home and a lot of debts. He was a poor farmer, without a job, and his life was very difficult. The only viable way is to raise funds to make ends meet.
This is a story full of jokes and jokes about Chang Piao making money, and it officially begins.
The process of chasing the drama is like following a team called Chang Piao, who work in Changle City on the one hand, and achieve their respective goals on the other hand, relying on the storyline alone, they successfully attract the audience's attention.
This show also has a humorous second trick - sarcasm and funny.
Similar to "The Joy of the Princess", this drama also shows real life scenes and satirizes the chaos in them by depicting ancient characters.
The first to be hit was undoubtedly the school district's housing.
Escaped from the residence left behind by Abba, which coincidentally is located near the Changle City School District, and has been offered as much as 6,000 yuan.
This is undoubtedly a rare opportunity for the actor Shangguan Furukawa, who must find a way to obtain the real estate certificate and ** the property.
His most powerful help comes from Guo Dongli, who runs a chain inn, and you, who played the role of the county lord in "Under the Prosperous City".
When he debuted, his mouth was filled with the slang of the internet, giving a sense of "new", "win-win", "faulty" and "razi" closeness", and in order to obtain the school district's real estate, the two men resorted to various means: the first means was theft.
One person treats a treat, and the other does it.
But for such a thing, it is relatively simple to deal with for the first time, and it makes perfect sense for Housewarming to invite everyone to dinner.
Unfortunately, Shangguan Furukawa was hit by a hidden weapon, resulting in injuries to one of his legs.
I can only keep asking and keep stealing.
Is this the second way of expression? "Today is the seventh day of the housewarming, and I would like to invite everyone to have a hot pot again. ”
Housewarming also mentioned the seventh topic? ”
Shangguan Furukawa was unfortunately attacked again by a hidden weapon, resulting in an injury to one of his legs.
So far, we have no way back, and this is the third attempt.
The reason this time is - "Today is the 14th day of the housewarming. ”
As a result, you have a celebration every seven days. ”
Hahaha, seeing this scene, I really can't help it.
If you can't steal it, what to do, then "pretend".
Just like all costume comedies in pretending to be ghosts, they have been **, therefore, this show has introduced a humorous third trick-
This line is really interesting.
Shangguan Furukawa, the current male lead, confides in the heroine about his predicament. He stated that although he grew up living a carefree, carefree life, he was just a canary and did not want to be a canary.
The heroine's words made him choke up - "Wang Ba doesn't want to be Wang Ba either".
Oops, it's weird, I'm not talking about me, how can there be a feeling of being hidden deeply.
Zhao Haitang often shows a literary style of nonsense in his daily life, oh no, it is a dialogue between Liu Lang of the Tang Sect and the heroine.
Master Li pretended to faint, and everyone discussed how to wake him up.
Have you ever learned the art of helping others in the Tang Sect? Acupuncture and cupping are also possible. "The poison needle, aimed at the enemy's vital point, is deadly with one shot. However, the Tang Sect not only has the art of saving people, but also has a unique healing secret technique that can bring people back to life. Among them, the Soul Rejuvenation Pill is a medical miracle, instantly dispelling body toxins and rejuvenating life. "Do you use a poison needle to **? Get to the heart of the matter. ”
So, do you know how to formulate a drug? ”
Can toxic drugs be used? If the medication reaches the end of life. ”
Isn't there really a slightly kinder martial art? ”
Hahahaha, I laughed like cry.
On the Internet, the humorous jokes in "Happy Scroll Changle City" are not common, they are not simple jokes, but integrate plot elements, making the jokes endless and making the audience laugh non-stop.
That's why we find it interesting.
Second, the actors are engrossed in the performance, and only the audience can laugh out loud.
Wu Yuze, the director of this drama, has the face of the male protagonist in an idol drama.
I'm not exaggerating when I say this, who is Wu Yuze?
The role in the series "Together Through the Window" is played by Lu Qiaochuan.
This is not his first time directing, his "The Story of He Jiajia's Peach Blossom Spring" has already won quite a good reputation, and this time it is a costume comedy.
* When it comes to comedy, the most unbearable thing is that the actors find it funny and the audience find it difficult to laugh.
Truly excellent comedy performances are often when the actors show humor without realizing it, as shown in the past "Wulin Gaiden".
Therefore, the biggest unsolved mystery of this drama is whether the male and female protagonists will be able to let go of their heavy burdens and devote themselves to the plot.
Unexpectedly, Ma Tianyu's performance far exceeded my original expectations.
Such handsome and somewhat "goofy" characters were not common in costume comedies in the past, because even big names had a hard time showing their image in comedy.
However, Ma Tianyu is very dedicated, judging from Liu Ma Tianyu's performance alone, his voice is full of emotion and natural expression, and the most unsuccessful rich second generation of a debt collector feels completely like a performance.
However, in the plot, his facial expressions, body movements, and lines, as long as he does nothing with Shangguan Furukawa, he can enjoy endless wealth. And if he wants to develop some career, he will have nothing left in his pocket, and it will immediately become ridiculous.
The characters who really make people laugh are often the ones who laugh unconsciously.
Whenever I see Shangguan Gongzi pretending to beep, I will be dumbfounded with laughter - "If this matter is unsolvable for me, then the solution does not exist at all." “
The contrast between the serious performance and the silent plot spit is clear in a moment, and the comedic effect is to the extreme, far superior to those contrived and exaggerated styles.
Today's Bu Guan is still accurate.
In the past, her two most notable roles were Sun Jia in "Donkey Gets Water" and Jiang Xiaoguo in "Twenty Don't Confuse". And this time, she plays Xie Quanjia, a young woman from other places with a strong Hubei accent.
If you put such a character in other comedy works, it will definitely seem too exaggerated, like spittle.
However, in this play, the dialogue between the young woman and the male lead, Liu Lang of the Tang Gate, does not have much body language or crooked eyes, but her every sentence is either full of tension and gunpowder or irony, and it is very natural.
Both the male and female protagonists persevered, and there was no need to worry too much about such a colorful combination of comedy supporting actors.
Zhang Yiduo and Chengguo have both starred in "Love Apartment 5", and Zhao Haitang and Zhuge Dali are also very good characters, and their performance is still very good in the "Broken Things" series.
This time, Zhang Yiduo's Liu Lang is known as a giant of nonsense literature, and his every sentence is full of nonsense, which is really interesting.
Jia Yuhuan's outstanding performance not only showed a lot of facial expressions, but also made me realize that the image of Dali's ancient costume is so sweet.
Such an image and appearance are enough to make her the heroine of ancient puppet dramas.
Li Yinwei, played by Internet celebrity Wei Wei, is undoubtedly a rational representative in the whole play, he has profound attainments in imitating his own handwriting, few people know that he is actually the famous poet Li Kuan?
also mentioned that the heroine of Xing Zhutou Fan Ming is "really a headache". I've seen pits for my daughter, but I've never seen such a cruel pit.
In the Tang sect, the character played by Da Pan said: "My surname is after my father-in-law, not my wife's surname, which is the dignity of a man." ”
What a teacher is so ruthless. When I saw Hammer Na Lisa's appearance, I understood what she meant.
However, the biggest surprise for me was the role of Guo Dongli played by Zong Juntao.
Although many viewers ** "Under the Prosperous City", it was difficult for them to recognize him due to the huge differences between the characters.
Just like those who have passed the "Annual Comedy Contest", it is difficult for the county lord and the growing little turtle in "Fancheng" to identify their true identities.
However, Zong Juntao is actually the go-to drama actor for director Lai Shengchuan, who has starred in "Treasure Island Village" and "Dream Like a Dream", but his acting skills are obviously greatly underrated.
In this drama, he vividly shows the professional manager of a chain inn who wholeheartedly wants to make money, so that the audience can't tell whether they want to beat him or be betrayed by him.
He succeeded in portraying a character first, and only then did he perform comedy.
It is this sincere and unpretentious expression that makes this show more fresh in the current comedy field, it does not embarrass the audience, and every joke is so natural.
3. Ensuring that the plot is closely connected to real life and resonates with the audience is the key to the success of comedy.
The third popularity of Himaki Changle City is the high stability of its plot.
This story mainly describes the daily life of the Changpiao squad, and the content covers family trivialities, which is both interesting and not excessive.
In this drama, almost every character is witty, except for Liu Lang Shaoxia of Tangmen, even the doctors invited by Tangmen Shaoxia can adapt to changes and are very smart.
To put it simply, whether it is the plot or the character setting, there is a certain amount of creativity.
Some people think that comedy is just for entertainment and seems illogical on any issue
However, a truly great comedy requires not only thoughtfulness, but also a lot of heart.
Zhao Benshan and Zhao Lirong in the sketches at that time, many of them had the meaning of criticizing social evils, which was both humorous and profound.
Looking back on "Wulin Gaiden", it seems to be rich in content, and it is by no means a simple humor that can be described.
Of course, if comedy is just blindly pursuing humor and lacking its intrinsic spiritual value, then it is actually acceptable. Every comedy should have its own unique emotional resonance, not just stop at the level of laughter. We can't expect every comedy to reach such a high level.
What is confusing is that many domestic comedy works do not even meet the basic standard of "funny", the jokes rely entirely on online transcription, and the performances rely entirely on hard comedy.
The most appealing part of "Joy Roll Chang'an City" is undoubtedly its humorous and natural atmosphere.
In the process of creating laughter, you can also unconsciously express your ambitions.
For example, throughout the show, the one who never showed up but harshly criticized the heroine of the domestic ancient puppet, the mother of the heroine Xie Quanjia.
At the beginning of the story, Shangguan Furukawa, who had a baby kiss with Xie Quanjia, decided to withdraw from the marriage, but Xie Quanjia firmly disagreed, she did not want to be divorced by the man, and she decided to cut off the relationship with her.
Shangguan Furukawa once said: "It is not common for women to be married in history", but the heroine retorted-
Ah Niang once mentioned that women who are able to make decisions for their marriages usually have a quality of life that is not too bad."
When she meets a foreign princess wandering in the inn, she chooses to stay without hesitation, because Ah Niang tells her that "women should lend a hand".
This is not only the warm background of the TV series, but also injects a heroic atmosphere into the characters.
The main characters in the play, as part of the "Chang Piao" team, actually play the role of "workers" in modern society.
Some people are saddled with debt to work, some people are rich second generation but still have dreams, and some people are afraid of marriage.
Although on the surface it is the filming of the ancient love apartment and the new version of Wulin Gaiden, it is actually more of the laughter and tears of young people growing up.
This work presents the daily life of contemporary people in the context of a fictional era, where the rivers and lakes and martial arts are changing, and the confusion and pain of the younger generation are similar.
Although there are still some things that need to be improved in this drama, such as the plot at the beginning is not tight enough, some of the plots are not responsive enough, the Hubei dialect used by the heroine, some people find it interesting, some people find it uncomfortable, and so on.
Despite its minor flaws, this low-budget costume comedy can bring a touch of humor to the tiring everyday life and provide spiritual solace to migrant workers who have been busy all year long.
What's not to do with enjoying a hot comedy hot pot in such a cold wave?
If you don't use your heart to amuse, the audience can feel it.
It's only when the audience genuinely laughs out loud that it's the right way to show comedy.
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