In many people's memories, "The Fairy Sword" came out two years ago, which can be regarded as opening up the market for inland fairy tale dramas.
Although the core of Xianxia is still inseparable from the grudges and boundless love of martial arts, the fighting methods, the living environment of the legendary "immortal" and the fantasy-style main story of the plot make the audience feel completely novel.
There are flaws in any drama, and the same was true for "Sword" at that time. It was criticized for many things, but the one that got the most criticism was the special effects.
"This special effect cost 10 million? You won't believe it!" Some comments said at the time, and some industry professionals criticized this point by naming the crew of "Sword and Fairy".
At the time, Tang Ren Film and Television deliberately raised the special effects production budget to raise the expectations of more viewers because this was the first time this type of drama had appeared in mainland China. In order to find more gimmicks to attract the audience, it deliberately raised the production budget for special effects.
Exaggerate marketing, the global film and television market has always been like this.
In the past two years after "Sword and Fairy", there have not been many domestic production companies following the trend. This is different from the market trends in the past where a large number of homogeneous dramas appeared after a genre drama became popular.
Because many people have found the weakness of "Sword and Fairy"'s special effects. After the audience has the initial concept of a fairy tale drama, if there is another fairy tale drama, the audience will definitely pay more attention to the special effects.
But special effects cost money, so almost no company immediately put fairy tale dramas on their agenda. Instead, they continued to wait for the market to ferment, and adopted a wait-and-see attitude towards the film and television market for fairy tale dramas.
At that time, only Bright Times announced the news of "Zhu Xian". Once it was announced, it aroused heated discussions. It was also produced by Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, which made many viewers look forward to it.
However, nearly two years have passed, and there has been no news of the broadcast of "Zhu Xian". The viewers who have been waiting so hard have gradually lost their impression of it. It was not until the news of the broadcast that they focused their attention again.
"Zhu Xian" will be aired immediately after "Struggle".
Under such circumstances, with the preview of "Zhu Xian" inserted by Mango Channel during the broadcast of "Struggle" and the joint promotion with Bright Times, it is difficult for viewers watching "Struggle" to know the broadcast status of "Zhu Xian".
If "Struggle" became popular due to the high popularity of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei in the early stages of its broadcast, then under the leadership of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying have become a small hit, attracting more viewers
Looking forward to the broadcast of "Zhu Xian".
In addition, "Zhu Xian" is produced for Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei. This news has been specially promoted by Mango Channel and Bright Times. Thanks to the popularity of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, today's broadcast of "Zhu Xian" is even more popular.
Widely noticed.
The "Fairy Sword" two years ago made the audience feel novel, and Liu Yifei became famous because of it. Her appearance is even more pleasing to the eye, and it is now a classic.
As the second inland fairy tale masterpiece that is promoted as being more ambitious than "Sword of Immortal", "Zhu Xian", what kind of scene is it? What kind of plot is it? Can it surpass "Sword of Immortal" and become a more ambitious masterpiece?
Classic film and television drama?
The audience is eagerly looking forward to this.
"It's coming, it's coming!" Shenghai's Xiaoyun sat cross-legged on the sofa, looking at the TV with a look full of interest.
""Zhu Xian" is coming." Xiao Xi from Beijing put down her mobile phone and looked up at the TV, looking forward to "Zhu Xian".
"Here we go!" Xiaoru and Xiaohui, siblings who go to college in Star City, watch TV with several classmates at a friend's house at this moment.
At the same time, viewers watching Mango TV across the country stopped communicating for the time being. Seeing the commercial end and entering the scene of "Zhu Xian", everyone's eyes were filled with interest.
Beijing time came to eight o'clock in the evening on time. In the eyes of the national audience, everything on the TV was not clear. The singing of the theme song instantly brought the audience into the situation.
"The mountains have no edges and the rivers are exhausted.
Thunders in winter, rain and snow in summer~
The road is long and the distance is silent,
Farewell at the end of the world."]
In the picture, Lu Xueqi, played by Dong Xuan, suddenly looked back, and looked at each other in the air with the black-clothed ghost Li, played by Huang Xuan. The two were speechless, staring at each other for a long time, and finally turned and left at the same time without looking back.
"With these lyrics and this picture, you're going to stab me again?" As soon as the title appeared, a male audience member expressed his first impression.
"Here I go, is this sadomasochism again?" a female audience member speculated.
"It's over, it's over. This is a drama produced by Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei. It's just an emotional drama between the two of them. It's a drama produced by them, so you'd better prepare tissues and be prepared to cry." Some viewers joked.
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【"Long-term lovesickness, I miss you forever,
There is snow all over the world.
I sing a song for you, but the world is far away,
Things in the world are so confusing.”]
In the TV screen, Baguio, played by Zhao Liying, is in the green hills of the Ghost King Sect, holding the falling snow in her hands, staring at the sky, the direction should be Qingyun Gate, her eyes full of longing.
"Wow, Zhao Liying looks so beautiful and cute." Zhao Liying is wearing an aqua dress, which makes many viewers' eyes light up. This completely different temperament and image from Yang Xiaoyun in "Struggle" also makes many viewers moved.
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"Are these two heroines or what? A love triangle?" some viewers couldn't help but wonder.
"Dong Xuan seems to be a little worse, Zhao Liying is okay, Huang Xuan is average, but still passable. Zhang Xiaofan, Lu Xueqi and Baguio all appeared, which is basically in line with expectations. I hope the quality of the plot is not too bad, and it doesn't ruin my heart.
A sacred book." Audiences from the original party made assessments and prayed in their hearts.
【“Looking through the setting sun, I cannot see,
The light of the sword is about to split and the darkness is like blood.
A song to the end of the world,
Looking at thousands of mountains,
The bright moon in the sea."]
In the TV picture, the sky looks like a moonlit night.
The Cangsong Taoist played by Wang Jinsong is covered in black cloak and striding diagonally, as if he were stepping on seven stars. In an instant, dark clouds in the sky cover the moon, and the clouds rotate, forming an abyss-like eye of the storm.
"The Nine Heavens Mysterious Temple turns into divine thunder, and the brilliant power of heaven is used to attract it with the sword."
The cold, low and terrifying voice came to the ears of the audience in front of the TV. Some viewers wanted to praise this cool-sounding formula, and then they saw a shocking scene.
There was a roaring sound of "click", and the swords spinning around the masked man suddenly shot up through the air, merging with the thick thunder and lightning falling straight down from the eye of the rotating wind in the sky.
The originally irregular blue thunder and lightning turned into a thunder sword, and the thunder tail flame trailed by the sword tail stretched infinitely from the eye of the sky, and the thunder light for tens of thousands of miles connected the sky and the earth.
However, the poisonous blood flag behind the masked man was eerie and terrifying, and the blood emitted by the ghostly shadows stained the sky. Combined with this lightning, the original blue lightning turned into a bloody red shadow, which was very strange.
Opposite the masked man, a solemn-faced monk had solemn eyes, his hands were in Buddha's seal, and golden Buddha lotuses sprouted from the soles of his feet. The next moment, a golden light shield condensed and protected the surroundings.
After finishing the seal, the eminent monk raised his right hand slowly, with his palm facing the sky, facing the bloody thunder sword that fell straight down, and a huge golden "swastika" appeared above his head.
In the astonished eyes of the audience, the golden "Swastika" collided with the bloody thunder sword that connected the sky and the earth with thousands of miles of lightning, and a golden ripple mixed with blood formed a circle.
This ripple formed a ring and spread out rapidly from the two people as a circle. Those covered by this aftermath, the vegetation turned into powder, the rocks broke instantly, the houses collapsed and were destroyed, and the living people suddenly died in the sight of blood.
"Damn it! This special effect is awesome!!" Many viewers looked at it with admiration.
"The special effects are really amazing!" Many viewers also praised it.
"It's so shocking!" Some female viewers were so cute. It was probably the first time they had seen such a big scene and did not violate the special effects of a TV series.
"This special effect is better than most movies!" Some viewers praised it without hesitation.
"Awesome, if the special effects of the whole drama are of this level, I will believe the special effects budget of "Zhu Xian" of 35 million yuan." Some viewers said.
【"Before the old dream, I need to ask about the sword,
At the end of the sword, your heart is as solid as iron.
The ringing sound is chaotic, the front is cold,
Just for you, I look forward to you.
The world of life and death, dreams and souls are far away, but the longing for love is never ending."]
In the TV screen, Zhang Xiaofan, played by Huang Xuan, has a calm face and blood oozing from the corners of his mouth. A sword flashing with fear and power flies from the sky in front of his eyes. He closes his eyes and waits for death.
But the next moment, a green light appeared from the sky, and when everyone in the screen looked up, the screen switched.
When the audience saw this scene, they were probably still immersed in the special effects of the big scene just now, and did not have too many feelings or guesses about this scene.
At this time, Chu Xuan was predicting how many people would shed tears when the main film was played to this point.
"Did you sing this song?" Huang Bo looked at Su Chang and Huang Xuan.
Su Chang and Huang Xuan looked at Huang Bo and nodded.
"Okay, it sounds good." Huang Bo praised.
"Su Chang has made a record after all, and his voice and timbre are pretty good. Huang Xuan can also do some drama. They are both actors in "Zhu Xian", so I just let them sing." Chu Xuan held the back of his head with his hands.
, leaned back on the sofa.
Last year, when "Zhu Xian" was still in post-production, the company announced the news of recruiting the theme song for "Zhu Xian".
In this era, a lot of music is popular due to TV series, so many musicians or companies attach great importance to the career of TV series theme songs.
Within a few months, the crew's mailbox received many emails with relevant recommendations or self-recommendations.
In the end, Zhao Jian and the company's project department staff who were in charge of soundtracks selected the song "End of the World".
When he and Liu Yifei listened to the demo, they thought it was very good. The arrangement gave people the impression of being a fairy tale, but some of the lyrics didn't match "Zhu Xian".
Later, after rewriting by this music studio, for example, the original "piano sound" was changed to the "ring sound" of Baguio's exclusive Albizia bell, etc., so that the lyrics could better fit the situation of the script, and the current version of the lyrics was created.
"The special effects are really good." Luo Jin suddenly said.
As the actor who plays Zeng Shushu, he participated in the entire filming process of "Zhu Xian". Unlike the crews he has been in before, the "Zhu Xian" crew has a special special effects team, and the shooting method is slightly different when shooting in front of a green cloth.
, which made him feel deeply.
As one of the main actors of this drama, he has been looking forward to the broadcast of this drama for the past two years. Whether his career is prosperous or not is probably related to this drama.
What he didn't expect was that the quality of just one title sequence was so high, and the just-right special effects always made his eyes shine.
Different from the sticker-like special effects on the market, the special effects he just saw blended well with the picture and did not feel any sense of disobedience.
It is worthy of the technical team that worked on the special effects of "Hope". When "Hope" appeared last year, the whole country was shocked by the special effects scenes all over the Internet. It is still vivid in our minds now. Now it seems that "Zhu Xian" is not as good in terms of special effects.
How much weaker is "Hope"?
With such quality special effects and being broadcast on Mango Channel, he feels that the quality of the group portrait script of "Zhu Xian" is also very high. He thinks it will be difficult for "Zhu Xian" not to become a hit.
At this point, the title sequence ends and the main film begins.
What is shown on the screen should not be called the feature film, but should be called the prologue.
["There are no gods or gods in this world, but since time immemorial, human beings have seen all kinds of strange things in the world around them, including lightning and thunder, natural and man-made disasters, countless casualties, and mourning everywhere. It is absolutely beyond the power of human power."]
Narrated in a solemn tone similar to that of a news broadcast, this opening sentence also serves as the beginning of the prologue of "Zhu Xian".
In the picture, there is a scene of the universe that has not yet opened, full of chaos.
In the eyes of the audience, they intuitively feel that this world view is of high quality and has a complete structure.
Following the solemn narration voice, the scene of the beginning of chaos appeared on the screen.
There is a spiritual bird in the sky that flaps its huge wings and makes a "chirp" sound across the sky.
There is a two-horned beast on the ground. Every time it takes a step, the earth trembles and makes a thick "moo" sound, running across the earth.
There is a unicorn walking on the water and singing, looking up to the sky and roaring, majestic.
There is also a huge black snake that looks coldly and spits out long letters, which is weird and infiltrating.
Immediately afterwards, thunder and lightning flashed in the sky, magma spewed from the ground, rocks fell and fell, and hurricanes roared.
Either due to a fight between murderers or due to a natural disaster, the people in the city were displaced, wailing, and dead and injured, creating a scene of devastation.
【"There are disasters in the sky, troubles on the earth, and people also have their own way. This is for the balance of the way."
Every time there is a disaster, monks will come from across the sky and step on the sword.
Kill demons, overcome disasters, protect the safety of a place, and protect the tranquility of a place."]
In the picture, there is a sword cultivator in fluttering white clothes, stepping on a sword in the air, waving his arms gently, and the sword under his feet is like an arm and a finger to seal the throat of the ferocious beast that is raging and harming people on the earth.
There was an old man who looked like he was holding a wine gourd. He took a sip of wine with his feet in the air, and then spat the wine in his mouth onto the earth thousands of miles below. The wine turned into a sea current and drowned a group of ferocious beasts.
Save a disaster victim.
There is a fairy-like female monk who is as airy as a fairy. With the hem of her skirt flying, she slowly lifts up the snow-like catkins. She reaches out and makes only one or two seals with her two fingers, causing the rocks to fall over, blocking the impact of the flood and protecting her.
Peace for the people of one place.
Such a scene made the audience's eyes ripple.
"The special effects are really explosive, I don't even think it's fake."
"This is the immortal cultivator in my mind! Those gods in TV series used to fight like martial arts. What the hell are they?"
"This spell is awesome!"
Just a title and an unfinished prologue made many viewers feel that this drama was different.
Whether it's the huge world view or the particularly eye-catching special effects, it is immediately very different from previous TV series of similar types.
In this regard, the audience has high expectations for "Zhu Xian" and continues to read on.
"So I thought that above the Nine Heavens, there are all kinds of gods, and below the Nine Netherworlds, there is also the place where the ghosts return, the Hall of Yama.
Therefore, the theory of immortals and gods spread throughout the world.
Countless people of all ethnic groups sincerely prostrate themselves to the various gods they imagined and created, praying for blessings and complaining, in the hope that the incense will flourish and everything will go smoothly."]
In the TV pictures, seemingly simple people in various cities either went to small temples to burn incense and worship Buddha, or placed longevity tablets at home and knelt down to worship.
Whenever a monk passes by in the sky, people on the street spontaneously gather and kneel to the sky to show their respect.
[And in the meantime, there is also the theory of immortality.
However, practicing Taoism? Immortality?
Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs.
Everything is said to be "fate".]
The narration ends here, the screen goes black, then slowly reappears, and the subtitles appear - [Episode 1].
In the picture, the clouds and fog dispersed, the morning light appeared, the sun shone on a green mountain, the birds in the forest sang happily, and occasionally a giant shadow could be seen flashing across the forest.
Although the specific appearance of the giant shadow cannot be seen clearly, viewers who have watched the prologue know that it must be a ferocious beast.
In the eyes of the national audience, the camera moved from the green mountains slowly to quickly, and finally focused on a mountain village, and the corresponding subtitles appeared on the screen - [Caomiao Village].
In the village, there are hawkers selling goods on carrying poles, aunts setting up street stalls selling steamed buns, and farmers holding hoes and preparing to go out to work in the village. People from all walks of life greet each other warmly and respond with smiles.
Caomiao Village is a peaceful and warm scene.
"Zhang Xiaofan! Stop!"
A child's tender voice came, and the main plot of "Zhu Xian" began.
The audience's eyes were filled with anticipation and they watched attentively.
But as time went by, some viewers became less interested.
For about ten to twenty minutes, the story revolved around two children, with some friendly interactions between the villagers inserted from time to time. The main plot was still unclear, and some viewers were confused.
I only know from the conversations among the villagers that the "Qingyun Sect" on the mountain is a very powerful monastic sect. Everyone in the mountain wants to join the sect to practice monasticism, but there is no information at all.
Audiences who have followed the drama for a long time know what the current plot is foreshadowing. Audiences who watched the drama because of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei did not feel anything and continued watching. Audiences who watched the drama because of Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying had to be patient and wanted to see it.
The appearance of these two people made some passersby a little impatient.
Fortunately, the plot that foreshadows the peaceful atmosphere of Caomiao Village, Zhao Jian firmly grasped the timing of the plot, and estimated the time when the audience would be impatient, so that the edited plot immediately entered a turning point.
"Is this the scene at the beginning of the film?"
"The man in black, the monk, the ruined temple, and the fight scene at the beginning of the film are coming!"
"Tao vs. Buddha, the full version is coming!"
Seeing the appearance of Puzhi and the invisible Cangsong, the audience immediately became interested, and their impatience disappeared.
Until the same fighting scene as the opening scene appeared, I saw the full version of the thunder and Buddha's seal, I saw the surrounding environment sound shaking in the aftermath, I saw the villagers being swept away by the aftermath, their horrified faces fell to the ground and they died before they could react.
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This scene is more delicate than the opening scene, allowing the audience to experience the climax of the first act caused by the exploding special effects.
"Holy shit, this is so powerful."
"It was just the aftermath, and the whole village died. Sure enough, ordinary people are like ants in front of the ascetics."
"Only Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu are alive, and there is also a child who was scared to death."
The audience saw some information points from the plot, and also got a suspense from the conversation between the man in black and Pu Zhi.
"The man in black is from the Qingyun Sect?"
"Puzhi said that only people from the Qingyun Sect know the True Sword and Thunder Control Technique. This man in black is the villain!"
"Isn't Qingyun Sect the authentic sect of Xuanmen? It actually hides a villain?"
With this suspense, the audience continued to watch.
I saw Puzhi giving Zhang Xiaofan the evil treasure, the Bloodthirsty Bead, and imparting Buddhist skills to Zhang Xiaofan.
The audience immediately thought of the last sentence in the prologue - everything is said to be "fate".
"Isn't Zhang Xiaofan a destined person?"
"Zhang Xiaofan is the protagonist, I thought it was Lin Jingyu."
The climax of this scene ends with Puzhi sitting down and the man in black escaping.
At the end of the first episode, Lu Xueqi and others from the Qingyun Sect flew in. They were shocked and angry when they saw the tragedy of Caomiao Village being wiped out. They felt emotional when they saw the only remaining Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu, so they decided to accept their two children into the clan.
Door.
At the end of the first episode, many viewers couldn't help but go online to communicate while waiting for commercials.
[I have to say, the special effects are really explosive, it’s so fun to watch!]
[Is domestic special effects technology so advanced? The special effects are really powerful, it really feels like gods fighting.]
[It’s not that domestic special effects technology is high, it’s that there is already a certain amount of technology, but no company is willing to spend money on it. 】
[No matter what, I want to keep watching just for the special effects. This is definitely the biggest highlight of this drama.]
Some people discuss the special effects, while others discuss the plot.
[Zhang Xiaofan joins the Qingyun Sect and makes a blind guess. The hidden man in black is definitely Zhang Xiaofan’s stepping stone.]
[The man in black has such a high level of cultivation, so his status must be extraordinary.]
[It’s okay, look at my sharp eyes, I will catch him as soon as he appears.]
[Dong Xuan’s Lu Xueqi is so beautiful, really cold and rusty!]
[Those who have read the original work will tell you that there are still some differences between Dong Xuan and Lu Xueqi in the book. The actor was not chosen right.]
[Original book partisans, get out! I watch TV series and don’t read the original novel. I’m most annoyed by those of you who are obsessed with the original novel. You’re sick.]
[The second episode is here, farewell!]
The next two episodes don't have any climactic plot points.
When Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu grew up, one was Huang Xuan and the other was Hu Ge, which made many viewers complain.
[Are you sure Huang Xuan is the protagonist, not Hu Ge? 】
[It’s not that Huang Xuan is ugly, it’s just that he’s not handsome, but there’s still a big gap between him and Hu Ge, right? This is the first time I’ve seen such a cast of leading and supporting actors. 】
[The original author tells you that Huang Xuan is more suitable for Zhang Xiaofan than Hu Ge.]
[Original party members get out! Mader is here again.]
[Huang Xuan is also very good. He brought the image of the prodigal Xiang Nan to life in "Struggle". His acting skills are really good. No matter what you say, I like Huang Xuan anyway.]
At the end of the third episode, the plot ends with the suspense point of "Seven Meridians Martial Arts". Even though it has been foreshadowed for two episodes, various characters appear, such as Peng Yuyan, Luo Jin, Su Chang and other handsome guys and beauties.
If nothing else, it is quite eye-catching, and the shocking quality of the special effects also makes the audience have more expectations for the subsequent plot.
At around eleven o'clock in the evening, the first three episodes of "Zhu Xian" ended.
The theme song "Tianya" of the book "Zhu Xian" is an episode of Tianya Mingyuedao game. I personally think it is more suitable for "Zhu Xian". Some of the lyrics have been changed to fit the plot. If you don't like it, don't criticize it.
