Strictly speaking, the drama "Lotus Lantern" is not like a depressing story about revenge and saving one's mother. The overall style is more relaxed.
Especially in the early stage, Chenxiang encountered almost no difficulties except for a roaring dog that was chasing after him.
Therefore, some viewers were confused and thought that the screenwriter made a mistake in plot arrangement and deliberately gave the protagonists a halo and let them wander around.
It wasn't until the big twist in the plot at the end that everyone realized how capable Erlang Shen was, and even the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas combined might not be able to match him.
Of course, it has not always been smooth sailing for "Lotus Lantern" agarwood.
Later in the plot, Chenxiang and Xiaoyu broke up, Erlangshen increased his output, Sun Wukong was trapped by Yang Jian again, several elders were "killed" by Erlangshen, Chenxiang lost his backer and grew up completely, and the atmosphere of the TV series became a bit heavy.
But soon, Chenxiang rose again, and all the people supported the protagonist group, suppressing the nominal "big villain" Erlang Shen and the actual big villain, the Queen Mother, and the previous depression and unhappiness were directly swept away.
Comparing Yang Jian's mother-saving experience in "The Prequel to the Lotus Lantern", Agarwood is more like "playing", letting his uncle Erlangshen arrange step by step to climb to the top while ensuring safety.
This is also the reason why many "Erye fans" particularly hate agarwood.
After all, he was saving his mother, but Yang Jian was in a much worse situation.
Chen Xiang's family of three was separated, but everyone was fine. Brother Yang Jian and his father died immediately, and he and his sister escaped with their own lives only after they had fought hard.
Agarwood starts with Xiaoyu, protected by the Eighth Prince, doted on by Chang'e, the Fourth Princess and several aunts, Erlang Shen and Roaring Dog, who may be hunting but actually protecting, paving the way for him to become Sun Wukong's disciple step by step.
At the beginning of the game, Yang Jian only has a sky eye that sometimes works but does not work. His sister does not have a lotus lantern. His master is a theoretical type and can only depend on a dog for his life.
Moreover, Yang Jian's pursuers were not "unrestrained uncles". The ten golden crows were trying hard to kill him. Tens of thousands of soldiers surrounded him, and various unexpected dangers occurred during the period. It was a narrow escape.
Chenxiang saves her mother and is accompanied by two beauties, a little fox and a fiancée, who fall in love when they have nothing to do.
In addition to practicing martial arts, Yang Jian is running for his life. He has someone in his heart, and he can only look at the moon and dare not tell him.
In the end, the two of them achieved their skills. Agarwood split Huashan and successfully reunited the family. Yang Jian split Peach Mountain and watched his mother being forced to death in front of his own eyes.
A man went to heaven, but because of the order of the Jade Emperor, the flood gates were opened and all his souls were devastated. He gave up revenge and fell into a loveless marriage again.
In the end, in order to amend the rules of heaven, he suppressed his own sister with his own hands, causing everyone to betray their relatives, and their thousand-year reputation was wiped out in one day.
His loved ones spurned him, his sworn brothers cut off their ties with him, gods and immortals looked down on him, his sister hated him, and his nephew wanted to kill him.
There is nothing but a dog around.
How can the two compare with such completely different character patterns?
Zuo Le read a sentence in a Goldfinger review and thought it was very appropriate.
"Lotus Lantern" is a myth for children, while the prequel to "Lotus Lantern" is a story for adults.
However, there is one thing to say: for a light-hearted TV series like "Lotus Lantern", its reputation may not be that great, but its ratings will definitely not be too bad.
On October 14, the 5th day of the broadcast of "Baolian Lantern", the ratings officially exceeded 2, and the Douhua score was 8.1.
This result is already quite good.
"Baolian Lantern" has a total of 36 episodes. If this trend continues, even if it does not break the 3 mark, it is very hopeful to catch up with "Miracle Doctor Xilaile".
As for word-of-mouth, due to the limitations of the plot, Zuo Le never expected to get a high score from the beginning. He would be very happy if it could be maintained above 8 points.
Previously his bottom line was 7.8, but now it seems that stabilizing at 8 points should not be a big problem.
This is thanks to the wonderful performance of the actors and the superb special effects guarantee of the behind-the-scenes team. These two aspects are important reasons why "Baolian Lantern" can be rated as an 8-point masterpiece.
Zuo Le estimates that in the future, if the finale of "Lotus Lantern" is reversed, its reputation will increase even more, and it will not lose its reputation as a mountain and river drama.
Alas, even if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them.
Shanhe is now so strong in the field of TV dramas, and it is under great pressure. The ratings and reputation of each drama must be considered.
If a new drama collapses significantly, it will be a big blow to Shanhe.
Therefore, Shanhe is now more cautious in choosing new projects. The screenwriting department still has many pretty good scripts, but due to obvious flaws, they have not been adopted yet.
Nowadays, Shanhe Development Master requires the word "stability", and Zuo Le even created a minimum guarantee system that is rare in the industry.
The ratings of each new drama must not be lower than 1.5, and the minimum word-of-mouth rating must be above 7 points. If any project exceeds this lower limit, it will be punished.
Fortunately, several directors at Shanhe are quite capable, especially this year. In the end, almost no drama was left behind, and all of them received great ratings and received excellent reputations.
However, one has to look further.
Mountains and rivers are now at their golden peak. Of course, gods will kill gods and Buddhas will kill Buddhas, but no one can guarantee that mountains and rivers will remain so strong in the future.
All Zuo Le is doing now is to avoid being so miserable if things turn upside down in the future, and at least to save some face.
Without further ado, at least for now, Shanhe Drama still maintains a growing momentum.
The results of "Lotus Lantern" ranked first among many TV series of the same period in October, which made Shanhe executives very happy.
In addition to the summer vacation "College Student Story 2", the only new drama to be aired by Shanhe Drama in the second half of the year is "Lotus Lantern".
In other words, after "Baolian Lantern", all Shanhe's projects in 2021 have been broadcast/released.
Therefore, everyone hopes that it will achieve good results and bring a successful end to the company's glorious year.
And "Lotus Lantern" did not disappoint everyone's expectations. Halfway through the broadcast, the ratings had reached 2.5, showing a strong upward trend.
Shanhe originally did not expect it to break 3, but now it seems that it is somewhat hopeful.
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At the same time, the popularity of "Lotus Lantern" has benefited the crew and the main creators a lot.
Let’s not talk about Jiao Jun. He is popular all over the Internet and his popularity is constantly rising, especially when "Seven Swords" became popular. Gu Xiaoge, who plays the role of Dugu Xiao, the young master of the Demon Cult, has great looks and brilliant character design.
, crazy fans.
After Jiao Jun, Chu Yuan, who played the male protagonist Chen Xiang, Mao Tong who played the female protagonist Xiaoyu, and Wu Jing, the eighth prince, became the most popular.
As for Ding Xiang, who is also part of the protagonist group of four, her character is not very likable and she is not as outstanding as the other three.
In addition, the Roaring Dog played by the second uncle is also a little popular, because the Huang Mei and You Suo he played before were "full of love", this time he is a loyal servant and a loving master, and has been re-composed by many CP
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There are also CP clips about him and Jiao Jun on the currency website. Zuo Leming went to search for them and almost vomited after reading them.
