Chapter 518: The Wonderful Sherduo, Dongshan Nerd Lai Dai, and Northwest Sweet Girl Penny
The Shanhe version of "The Big Bang Theory" that has been transformed into Chinese version has been moved a few years ahead of reality and is set in 2015.
This is not because of the original version. Shanhe has also changed many dramas over the years. It is not particularly difficult to completely and logically adapt the original plot to the current era.
Unless there are some special circumstances.
For example, this is the case with "The Big Bang Theory". The plot can be applied. However, some scientific research discussions and the like often have a lag, so Zuo Le deliberately moved forward a few years and set up a buffer period.
In addition, Zuo Le also intentionally differentiates it from the "Family with Children" series.
Because "Family with Children" is synchronized with real time, many times the show will combine current events and appear some fresh popular memes, which can be regarded as one of the highlights of this show.
"The Big Bang Theory", as a long-running urban sitcom series, can also apply this model.
But I felt that this conflicted with "Family with Children", so I decided to find another way, advance the timeline of "The Big Bang Theory" and take the memory route.
The audience sees the plot, recalls some events a few years ago, and then sees the characters in the play making choices in the face of the events, and the results are good or bad, which can give the audience expectations and laughter.
For example, in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the protagonist lost all his money and bet on Germany, vowing to build a villa near the sea.
The audience sees this "stupid" behavior from God's perspective, and the comedy effect is doubled.
For another example, you can also set up another protagonist who doesn't understand football, picks a team at random, and bets on Croatia to reach the final. Everyone in the play laughs at him.
But viewers who have been "spoiled" by reality will look forward to the highlight moment when the protagonist slaps him in the face when they see this scene.
In fact, whether you choose to synchronize the real timeline or advance the background timeline, there are pros and cons.
If there was no "Family with Children", Zuo Le would most likely choose to synchronize the real timeline, but now in order to differentiate, he chose the latter.
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The location is the magical city of Aurora University, the time is 2015, and the backgrounds of many protagonists have also been changed to Chinese versions.
The first is Sheldon, the well-deserved "first protagonist" of this show.
In fact, in the earliest days of the original "The Big Bang Theory", the male protagonist was Leonard, and the story was also about his love affair with Penny. Sheldon was set up as a weird roommate, and he was actually the second male lead.
However, in the later period, the character of Sheldon was so charming that he directly surpassed the male and female protagonists. He had the highest sense of presence in the whole drama and was deeply loved by the audience.
The producers were keenly aware of this change and began to increase Sheldon's role in the second season, changing from the second male lead to one of the two male leads.
Later, because Sheldon's role was so outstanding, even though he was one of the two male protagonists, his popularity surpassed that of Leonard. As his fame accumulated, after two seasons, Sheldon became the star of "The Big Bang Theory"
The first protagonist.
However, this inspiring story of the second male lead's counterattack can never be replicated again?
Because Zuo Le, who knew the follow-up development, set Sheldon as one of the two male protagonists from the beginning, and even because most of the laughs were on him, he was vaguely regarded as the first protagonist in the whole drama.
It is no exaggeration to say that the success of the original "The Big Bang Theory" was indispensable to Sheldon's popular character. Without him, the excitement of this show would be dimmed by 30%, or even more.
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It is precisely because of this that Zuo Le treats this role very carefully. Whether it is the Chinese version of the demon background or the casting, he puts it first among the leading actors.
First of all, there is the name. Sheldon’s English pronunciation is homophonic to “Sheldon”, which is also his nickname in the audience comments.
When Zuo Le was named, he directly changed the nickname's homophony into a surname of Xie and a given name of Erduo (duo).
Playful!
In the original "The Big Bang Theory," Sheldon's mother is a devout Christian, his father is a football coach, and he has a twin sister who loves to complain about him.
Sheldon lives in Texas, a country with tough folk customs, and there are many Texas red-necked terriers in the show.
Zuo Le personally likes this unique family, so during the Chinese translation, he only made localization modifications to the background and did not adjust the characters' personalities.
Zuo Le moved from his hometown in Dezhou, a country with strong folk customs, to the three provinces outside Guanxi, which are generous and generous.
There are many Texas Terriers in the United States, and there are also many Chinese Terriers outside China (not in a derogatory sense).
Moreover, among the carefree outsiders, there is such a weirdo like Sheldur, which is very conflicting and interesting.
In some special sections, Sherdow can also be asked to say a few foreign words, which is also easy to produce results.
Mom is still superstitious, but there is no need to believe in Christ. The five fairies outside the customs are the "red, yellow, white and willow gray" ones that are down to earth. You can also learn about shaman culture.
Dad directly became a football coach, and Guanwai is one of the birthplaces of Chinese football.
In the early years, professional youth football coaches were rare in other places, but they were quite common outside China.
The younger sister is just an ordinary person. The brother and sister love each other and kill each other. Xie Duo despises the younger sister for her low IQ. The younger sister annoys him and has many problems. He pinches her whenever they meet, but in fact they have a very good relationship.
According to the setting, Sheldo is a young genius with an IQ of 187 and amazing image memory. He was admitted to PBC University at the age of eleven and holds multiple doctorates and master's degrees.
Because of his high IQ, Sheldon's thinking logic is different from that of ordinary people.
He often got into trouble when he was young, but his arrogant parents didn't take it seriously. They still doted on their son without imposing any restrictions. The relaxed and harmonious family atmosphere made Serdoch carefree from childhood and rarely considered things other than studying.
Later, when he went to college, he was too young and the classmates around him were much older than him, so they did not take this child to play.
So Sheldon concentrated on his studies and had little contact with the real society, and developed a series of eccentricities.
Picky about things, live an extremely regular life, do not understand the ways of the world, like to show off their IQ, do not understand the language, such as being unable to hear the humor and sarcasm in other people's words, have no interest in social interaction, are highly rational and rigid, and have extremely practical ability
Well, I have many strange hobbies...
These "bad" characters made Sheldo an oddball in the eyes of many people, and he easily blended into normal social groups.
As a result, Sheldo, who was originally unsociable, became more and more withdrawn, and his personality became more and more stubborn. Although he had a good career, he only had a few friends.
Throughout the "Big Bang Theory" series, Sheldon slowly "transforms" into an ordinary person inspired by friendship and love, which is an important branch of the entire show.
At the same time, most of the laughs in this show rely on Sheldon's quirks to create conflicts.
When Zuo Le came out with the script before, some people raised doubts, thinking that such a high-IQ genius weirdo would not be liked by domestic audiences.
Zuo Le refuted the opponent, saying that many people underestimated the appreciation and psychological endurance of domestic audiences.
Especially young audiences, under the impact of the Internet wave, have never seen any weird ways.
A genius with a high IQ is just trivial.
Moreover, Zuo Le feels that such a rare protagonist type is more fresh.
In China, doctors, professors, scholars, and scientific researchers always have a serious and elite filter. In fact, if they are set to be a bit weird, they will appear more down-to-earth.
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After talking about the first protagonist Sheldur, let’s talk about the other double male protagonist Leonard.
Because he often acted dull-witted in the play, he was nicknamed Lai Dai. The name Zuo Le gave him was also a homophonic Chinese name, Lai Dai (the surname Lai really does exist).
The background is set to people from Dongshan, and the "Dai" in the name refers to the phrase "How is Mr. Dai Zongfu" in Dongshan Taishan.
Lai Dai in the play holds a doctorate from Beijing University, and his personality is not as weird as Sheldo's. He is just a bit cowardly and coquettish, and is a typical otaku nerd image.
In the original version, because America itself is an anti-intellectual society, such nerdy academics are the main group bullied in school, which is also the main reason for Lai Dai's cowardly character.
Now moving the background to China, the aspect of school violence is not particularly adequate.
At least in most normal schools, there are very few bad students who cause trouble for top students, because they have teachers who are always paying attention. The real victims of school violence are those transparent people with average or lower grades.
Therefore, a top student may be bullied occasionally, but it is not particularly reasonable to suffer school violence for a long time.
Therefore, Zuo Le weakened the aspect of Laidai School and attributed the cause of his character to his family.
Lai Dai's family comes from a scholarly family. His father is a world-leading anthropologist, his mother is one of the best psychologists in the country, his brother is a law professor, and his sister is a cutting-edge medical researcher.
There are many perverts in the family, and Lai Dai, who was already quite powerful, is at the bottom of the family.
However, Ladai's mother is a female version of Sheldon. She is very different from ordinary mothers. She does not know how to express care and love. Instead, she often provokes and belittles Ladai.
This is also the reason why he can tolerate Sheldo. He has been used to getting along with "weird people" since he was a child.
Because he was the lowest achiever in his family, he was often suppressed and disliked, which made Lai Dai weak and inferior.
This is why he, a young and promising associate professor at a prestigious university, has no confidence in pursuing a waiter, and often hesitates when it comes to emotional issues, and is at a loss.
An outstanding associate professor with comprehensive moral, intellectual and physical development is certainly not a good match for an ordinary waiter.
But it is not so out of the ordinary for a nerdy associate professor with a huge personality flaw to pursue a waiter.
In addition, the most important point is that in Zuo Le's setting, the heroine Penny is a great beauty, and he will also find a beautiful actress to play the role.
The associate professor is not a good match for the waiter, but he seems to be a perfect match for the beautiful waiter.
Maybe Yan Gou dislikes Lai Dai.
In this society where looks are valued, good looks have become an important asset and can smooth over many things...
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After Lai Dai, there is the heroine Penny.
There's really not much to say about this heroine. She's a typical American sweet girl. She's beautiful and has a good figure, but she's not very smart.
Zuo Le sometimes feels that such a heroine is really not a group of screenwriters who are trying to slander American women, but if you think about those domestic Mary Sues, you will understand.
Who wants the audience to enjoy this...
However, since the Chinese version of the movie has been changed, the heroine's character also needs to make some changes. Domestic audiences don't dislike bold and generous girls, but they don't like silly older sisters who have no sense of proportion.
To be honest, the original version of Penny has a bit of this meaning, but it may be due to different national conditions, but overall it is still very likable.
After the Chinese transformation, her name still had a homophone and became Pei Ni. She is located in the northwest and is an open-minded and forthright girl.
Because I was good-looking since I was a child, I had a dream of becoming a star. I came to Shanghai with the intention of realizing my dream, but I encountered obstacles everywhere and had no choice but to work as a waiter in a restaurant.
When talking about the original heroine, one thing that has to be mentioned is her rich love history. I won’t mention the narration before the plot timeline. It can be described as "indulgent". The boyfriend who appears in the official plot is close to double digits.
Zuo Le didn't know whether a love story of this level would be considered ordinary or outstanding in Meijian, but he was certain that given the domestic culture, such a heroine would not be accepted.
This is different from the high-IQ geek mentioned above. It is just a personality, and it is a positive personality, and the audience has no resistance.
However, the heroine has a rich love history, which to a certain extent is considered a category of social customs and national conditions.
Therefore, Penny became a good girl who said, "I don't smoke, I don't get tattoos, I don't perm my hair, I don't mess around, and I don't have abortions."
There were also ex-boyfriends, but to put it simply, it mainly revolved around the relationship between Lai Dai and the two. The male friends who appeared were either catalysts or boosters for the two of them.
In the same way, the original Leonard had a lot of luck.
Everything has been corrected here, and it has become an ambiguous or single relationship. There is no need to think about the sex scene, and even if it is a relationship, it will not be too long. It is mainly because of Penny's jealousy. In the end, he is still the first official partner.
The role of Penny is still very important in "The Big Bang Theory". On the one hand, it is the emotional scene with Lai Dai, and on the other hand, she is an ordinary person who serves as a foil to the geniuses and "weirdos" of Sheldon and others.
The collision between ordinary people (stupid students) and academic masters and academic gods is also an important laugh element of this drama.
At the same time, Penny is also one of the important growing protagonists in the "Big Bang Theory" series.
The sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" has actually been promoting the growth of several leading actors despite its daily comedy.
Sheldon is back to normal from "weird".
Lai Dai makes up for her character flaws and gets out of the shadow of childhood.
As for Pei Ni, the girl with the lowest education and lowest IQ among the protagonists, the main line of her growth is from ordinary to outstanding.
From an ordinary restaurant waiter, he gradually grew up, found his own career, and gradually became successful, step by step becoming a person who can be compared with his friends.
The sweet girl story about an ugly duckling turning into a white swan is loved by Americans, and there is also a market for Chinese audiences.
Now that the three most important leading actors have been introduced, two more leading actors must be mentioned.
