Shui was obviously very excited, and she couldn't wait to verify her conjecture, but the play was too confusing.
As an online article author, she knows this routine very well. Before any climax plot breaks out, there must always be some foreshadowing to emphasize the plot, heighten the atmosphere, and arouse readers' expectations.
Qu Yi Xing calls this technique three times and four times, and Shui Mingming thinks this name is particularly appropriate.
"Three times and four times" is just a reference. How many times it is repeated and which time it is followed by the real thing are different.
But under normal circumstances, three or four times are basically the best. The plot has been foreshadowed enough, the audience has become emotional, and the time is just right, then you can "see it all".
If it really drags on for a long time and makes the audience and readers anxious, the gain outweighs the loss...
Many viewers and readers feel that this is deliberately showing off and is not sincere.
This is not the case.
Storytelling requires skill. If you don't foreshadow a big climax plot, you just release it carelessly. If there is not enough emphasis and no ups and downs, it will appear too dry.
The plot effect you want to present must be greatly compromised.
If this plot arrangement is particularly important, it will be a fatal blow to the entire book or play.
In the drama "Lotus Lantern", Erlang Shen is the main villain, and throughout the whole drama, the audience hates him so much that he turns around and clears his name in the end.
If there is not enough foreshadowing, there will be no shock value, and it will not reflect the pattern of the character itself, or even the concept of the drama "Lotus Lantern".
Therefore, we must live a healthy life!
The more eager the audience is to know the inside story, the more the rhythm has to be stretched, with urgency and slowness, to reveal the truth.
………
The plot picks up again, Erlang Shen is already at the end of his road and is about to be killed by the Eighth Prince, but the Roaring Sky Dog comes out to block him.
From the words of Roaring Sky Dog and Erlang Shen, the audience can know that there is an inside story behind Erlang Shen, and their expectations naturally rise.
But Roaring Sky Dog was not worthy enough. It was originally Erlang Shen's dog and was very loyal. He could not be trusted when he argued for Erlang Shen, so he was kicked out by Erlang Shen.
This is the first episode.
Back to the moment, the Eight Prince raised the rake in his hand again, and was stopped by Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu said that Erlangshen was a good person and everything he did was for agarwood.
The audience's expectations have escalated again.
Xiaoyu's weight is heavier than Roaring Sky Dog, not in terms of their roles or roles, but because Xiaoyu is a decent person. She stands by Erlangshen, which is undoubtedly a confirmation that Erlangshen is a good person.
This is also reflected in the play. When Roaring Sky Dog said it, everyone didn't believe it, but when Xiaoyu showed up, everyone immediately began to hesitate.
But Erlangshen wanted to die and threw Xiaoyu away. Without her to stop him, the people who deeply hated Erlangshen were inspired to kill by his few words.
This is the second episode.
Returning to his original appearance again, the Eighth Prince raised the rake again and smashed it at Erlang Shen with hatred.
As expected, he was still stopped.
Eight Princes:mmp
After the previous two foreshadowings, all the viewers understood that Erlang Shen was about to turn around, and this time he came to be the key figure who could make the final decision.
The four princesses of the East China Sea who came back from the dead.
You must know that in the play, everyone surrounded and killed Erlang Shen, a big reason was because Yang Jian killed the fourth princess and beat her soul to pieces, leaving no way for her to survive.
Because of this, many viewers have turned against Erlang Shen. After all, she is the aunt/sister of the Fourth Princess. She is gentle, approachable, kind and peaceful, and she is very protective of the protagonists. The audience likes her very much.
Yang Jian brutally killed her, which naturally aroused public outrage. Before Ding Xiang's death, this was Erlang Shen's biggest black spot.
The result is now a big turnaround. The fourth princess is not dead, so how can we determine the crime of murder?
The plot did not give the audience enough time to sort out their emotions. Instead, it used the memories of the four princesses, that is, the plot flashback, to begin to reveal the "secret" of Yang Jian.
The plot here is slightly different from the original version of "Lotus Lantern". The original version was originally set to be a drama "Lotus Lantern" without considering the prequel.
The latter probably saw the popularity of "Baolian Lantern" and felt that the role of Erlang Shen was worth exploring, and then filmed it.
The connection between the two dramas is often unclear, and the two dramas can even be regarded as parallel works in a strict sense.
However, when it came time to shoot the Shanhe version of "Lotus Lantern", because the script outline of "Lotus Lantern Prequel" was already available at that time, and even because it was necessary to sort out the plot, the characters were directly aligned with the two dramas.
Therefore, although it was not confirmed that "The Prequel to the Lotus Lantern" would be filmed at that time, we still made some contacts and added a lot of plot details related to the prequel in the "Lotus Lantern" drama.
For example, when Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong met Agarwood for the first time, they both said that they were the sons of old friends, indicating that they had a close relationship with the Three Holy Mothers.
One time, Zhu Bajie got so anxious that he pointed at Erlang Shen and scolded him, saying that he was ungrateful and said that he had saved Erlang Shen when he was Marshal Peng.
There is also the relationship between Erlang Shen and Roaring Sky Dog. In the original version of "Lotus Lantern", they are one master and one servant, but in "The Prequel of Baolian Lantern" it can be said that they share life and death. It is said that the master and servant are actually brothers in life and death.
Therefore, the relationship between humans and dogs in the Shanhe version of "Baolian Lantern" has also become much stronger, and various details have also changed accordingly.
The attitudes of other Nezha, Chang'e, the Third Holy Mother, the Fourth Princess and Erlang Shen also changed to some extent.
This is also more in line with the main line of the story. For the sake of power, Erlang Shen went crazy. Everyone was dissatisfied and stayed away. In the end, they even joined forces to attack him because of his evil deeds.
If the original version was two parallel independent dramas, then the current Shanhe version might not make sense if it is said to be a series, but the settings and characters are roughly the same, but the plots are relatively different.
It is precisely because of this that the final "whitewashing" of Erlang Shen is mixed with a lot of settings from "The Prequel of the Lotus Lantern", and it also clarifies Erlang Shen's purpose more clearly.
To be honest, the explanation of this paragraph in the original version of "Lotus Lantern" is a bit vague.
Why does Agarwood have to be used to get the new rules of heaven?
It was not made clear in the play, it seemed to be set up for the sake of the plot, and it was more or less forced. Later, the prequel to "Lotus Lantern" was supplemented to round out the logic.
Shanhe's version of "Baolian Lantern" used this setting in advance to make Erlang Shen's "whitewashing" journey more complete.
Erlang Shen witnessed the decay of Tian Tiao and wanted to introduce a new Tian Tiao, but the matter was closely related. He was the god of justice, the first general in heaven, and had a wide influence.
If Erlang Shen comes to promote the new rules of heaven, once it gets out of control, no one can suppress the situation. If heaven is in turmoil, then the three realms will be completely destroyed.
Therefore, Erlangshen decided to find a replacement to be the person to promote the new rules of heaven. He would silently protect and support the situation behind the scenes and control the situation to prevent it from getting completely out of control.
As for this man, he chose Chenxiang, the newly born son of his third sister.
Let me talk about the setting of the Lotus Lantern world. Half-human and half-gods are endowed with extraordinary talents. Love, hatred and hatred are the source of their power. As long as there is enough stimulation, their mana will grow very quickly.
This is also the reason why Agarwood was able to tie with Erlang Shen in just a few years.
Erlang Shen felt that his growth from an ordinary boy in Guanjiangkou to a god of justice was due to his hatred of his uncle, the Jade Emperor.
Now if Chenxiang wants to grow quickly, he must also have a big evil person to stimulate his talent. Erlangshen thinks that he, as his uncle, is very suitable to be this big evil person.
Therefore, the Huashan Suppression of the Three Holy Mothers broke out.
Back then, Erlang Shen was tricked by his uncle, and now it is his turn to trick his nephew. It is considered a good reincarnation...
In order to promote the emergence of this new rule of heaven, Erlang Shen did not hesitate to bear the humiliation and played the role of this evil man vividly. This also caused everyone to misunderstand him and leave him one by one.
The only people who knew this secret were him and his master Yuding at first. Later, because Roaring Sky Dog didn't know the truth, he wanted to kill Chenxiang for the sake of his master.
Fearing that he would do something bad and not wanting his good brother to be implicated in it, Erlang Shen demoted him to the mortal world.
Unexpectedly, Roaring Sky Dog is still loyal and never abandons him. He tries his best to serve Erlangshen. He has no choice but to tell Erlangshen the truth.
As for the fourth princess, the main reason is that she and Chang'e pampered Chenxiang too much, which caused Chenxiang to lose his fighting spirit and become obsessed with love. Erlang Shen wanted to stimulate Chenxiang's ambition.
He ruthlessly killed the fourth princess in front of him, and instigated Chenxiang and Xiaoyu to fall out, successfully allowing Chenxiang to grow up.
What a good uncle...
Of course, the fourth princess was his old friend, and Erlangshen would certainly not be able to kill her, so later Judiciary restrained his soul and asked the Supreme Lord to rescue her.
Therefore, the fourth princess and Taishang Laojun also knew about his plan. As for the last Xiaoyu, it was to prevent her from falling in love with Chenxiang again, and because Erlangshen needed a strong helper, he told him the truth.
After the fourth princess and Erlang Shen finished speaking one after another, all the truth was revealed, and Chenxiang knelt down and called her uncle.
In this section, the fourth princess is the third one, and Erlang Shen is the last one.
The two of them joined forces. The fourth princess first revealed the truth and completely confirmed Erlangshen's upright identity. Then Erlangshen himself revealed the inside story and made it clear all the causes and consequences of the matter.
In addition, after Erlangshen's reversal and cleansing, there is still another link, which is to fill in the gaps and explain the key points that were left behind in the previous plot.
For example, why he harmed Princess Baihua, why he captured Sun Wukong, etc., basically all were planned by Erlang Shen, and the purpose was to promote the growth of Agarwood, or indirectly support it.
As for Ding Xiang's death being an accident, he didn't want to kill Ding Xiang. It was Ding Xiang who voluntarily transformed into the axe spirit of Kaitian, and Erlang Shen followed suit.
After all, for the sake of Xintian Tiao, he would sacrifice himself, his sister, and his nephew, let alone his nephew and his wife.
At the same time, it also revealed a point that had been deliberately buried before.
That is, the Lotus Lamp must require benevolent magic to be used. Erlang Shen can use it, not because the wick has turned into lamp oil, but because he is a benevolent god.
………
The villain's final twist in "Lotus Lantern" unsurprisingly shocked many viewers, including Shui Mingming.
She knew that there might be a reversal in Erlang Shen, but she didn't understand the inside story. After reading it, her heart was filled with overwhelming emotions.
The majestic God of Justice, for the sake of the new rule of heaven to benefit the common people, is willing to sacrifice thousands of years of wisdom and be reviled by thousands of people.
He turned against his friends and brothers, was looked down upon by the one he loved, his own sister was trapped at the bottom of a mountain for more than ten years without seeing the light of day, and his nephew who he had trained without knowing the truth was beating and killing him.
Such a man deserves to be his idol.
Shui Mingming felt guilty that he had hesitated towards Erlang Shen before, and his whole heart was immersed in Yang Jian's unparalleled handsome face.
This kind of liking caused Shui Mingming's thoughts to fall into some extremes, and he was also very unhappy with Chen Xiang and others.
The second master endured the humiliation and bore the burden, but you people, even though you got the benefits, still stood on the moral high ground, sarcastically and insulted the second master, and even almost killed him in the end.
It's so heartless!
There is also that Chang'e, who is so bitchy, she looks very affectionate towards the second master, but she doesn't understand him at all. If she really likes him, how come she doesn't have any trust at all.
If agarwood is only the crime of beheading, Chang'e should be beheaded...
Shui Mingming is now very dissatisfied with Chen Xiang and other protagonists, which leads to the subsequent plot, except for the appearance of Erlang Shen to cheer up, the rest is not very interesting.
In fact, the subsequent plot is also simple. After Erlangshen is cleared, everyone joins forces to attack Huashan, but the result is unsuccessful.
Erlang Shen is the implementer of all plans and understands the reason best. He pointed out that the Qiankun Bowl is also the most precious treasure in the world, and the Kaitian God Ax can only suppress it. To break it, Chenxiang has to use the power of the Lotus Lamp.
Borrow the power of the lotus lantern to dissolve the remaining elixir power in your body, increase your magic power, and then merge with the lotus lantern and human lantern to use the divine ax to split the mountain.
The method is simple, but the process is very dangerous. There is not much lamp oil left in the lotus lamp. If the agarwood does not complete the integration of human and lamp before the lamp oil burns out, the soul will fly away.
In order to save her mother, Chenxiang is willing to take risks, but as expected, the lamp oil is not enough. At the critical moment, Xiaoyu sacrifices herself and becomes the wick of the lotus lamp.
When Shui Mingming saw this, he was also a little moved by Xiaoyu's sacrifice, and the disgust in his heart subsided a little. But he still couldn't help complaining.
Agarwood's two daughters-in-law, one turned into the ax spirit that opened the divine axe, and the other turned into the wick of the lotus lamp.
This is the life of a wife...
Complaints are complaints, borrowing the power of two treasures, agarwood splits Huashan Mountain, and after some twists and turns, successfully rescues the Three Holy Mothers, reunites the family, and the Queen Mother is willing to admit defeat and repair the new rule of heaven.
Then there is a happy ending, Xiaoyu is resurrected and married to Chenxiang, Dingxiang is reincarnated, and the dog-licking Eight Prince gets his wish.
The protagonist Tuan has a happy life, but there is no explanation between Erlangshen and Chang'e, and the dog that never leaves him is still by his side.
Shui Mingming, who was a little depressed at first, saw this, and the fire in his heart suddenly started again. He turned off the TV bitterly and sat on the sofa to sulk. The more he thought about it, the more he felt aggrieved for Erlang Shen.
Then, Shui Mingming went online to complain to the author's friend who also followed the drama "Lotus Lantern".
Previously, they had clearly guessed that Erlangshen was an upright person and won everyone's admiration. At the same time, they were also successfully attracted by the character of Erlangshen.
However, other authors are not as extreme as Shui Mingming. They like Erlang Shen and also like Chen Xiang and other protagonists.
There is only one author with the pen name "Dongdong Shi", whose ideas are very similar to Shui Mingming's, and even more radical than Shui Mingming's.
She even said that she would write a fanfic about Erlang Shen from "Lotus Lantern", in which she would torture the main characters and vent her anger on Erlangshen's behalf.
Dong Dongshi's words made Shui Mingming's eyes light up. Yes, why didn't he think of writing it?
The role of the Second Master in the TV series is quite well set up. I can completely create a fanfic around the Second Master...
At this time, Shui Mingming had no intention of making money from this fanfic. She was just unhappy and wanted to use the article to express her anger.
Thinking that Dong Dongshi had similar ideas to his own, Shui Mingming simply invited Dong Dongshi to co-write this "Lotus Lantern" fanfic with him.
Dong Dongshi and Shui Mingming had the same idea. They wanted to write this fanfic just because of their hobby. It would be great to have someone to collaborate with, which can not only save effort, but also improve the quality of the work.
The two hit it off immediately, and immediately began to organize the outline and sort out the plot. They also jointly came up with a double pseudonym for this fanfic, and agreed that if there is any profit in the future, they will split it 50-50.
This double pen name consists of two characters named Shui Mingming and one character named Dongdong Shi. Together they are called - [Shui Mingshi].