Chapter 552: Alternative humorous style that kills in one sentence
Like most sitcoms, the first episode of "The Big Bang Theory" mainly introduces the five leading actors, allowing the audience to understand the basic information of these characters as quickly as possible.
Therefore, when Pei Ni came to the home of Lai Dai and asked about it, she used the words of Lai Dai and the two to reveal their identities to the audience.
Xie Duo, graduated from PBC University, holds three doctorates, is currently a teacher at Aurora University, and has his own academic topics.
Lai Dai, a doctorate from Beijing University, another top university in China, is also a teacher at Aurora University.
"A top student!"
Liu Qingqing exclaimed. As a teacher, she knew the importance of a "doctor", let alone a doctor from the highest university in China, a truly top highly educated talent.
Han Jun on the side did not pay special attention to the status of the two academic masters. From the previous donation of tadpoles and the various academic Analects they said during the bickering and chatting, he had an expectation of their high IQ.
What really interested him was their school.
Wudaokou Beijing University.
These two top universities in China have always been in love with each other, hurting each other, and are notorious for not dealing with each other.
The two roommates are students from two schools respectively. It can be foreseen that the famous scene of students from the two schools of Peking University in Wudaokou falling in love and killing each other will definitely be inevitable in the future.
The identities of Lai Dai and Pei Ni were revealed, and Pei Ni also introduced their background.
A girl from the northwest came to Shanghai to pursue her dream of becoming a star. However, the progress was not smooth and she could only make a living as a waitress in a restaurant.
Not long ago, she had a falling out with her best friend who she rented with because her best friend had a boyfriend and she found out that this best friend's boyfriend was a scumbag.
She originally wanted to save her best friend from suffering, but she was beaten down by a scumbag who said that she was cheating on her best friend, and her best friend forgot about friends because of sex. Eventually, the sisters turned against each other. She was so angry that she moved into the small apartment next door to Sheldon and the others.
While the basic background of the characters is established, it also reflects some of the character traits of several characters.
Pei Ni has a carefree personality, and she doesn't have a big heart. This is why she dared to enter the house with Lai Dai the first time she met them, and even revealed all her own secrets.
Lai Dai is that kind of sultry nerd. He has a crush on the beautiful Penny, but he doesn't know how to seduce her, so he can only try his best to express himself awkwardly in front of Penny.
Xie Duo, so far, has been acting a bit dumb, outspoken, and seems to have a different brain circuit than ordinary people, so much so that he is frantically trying to embarrass his roommates.
In just ten minutes of the scene, the biggest laugh is that Lai Dai was tricked by Sheldo in front of Penny, and she went from being complacent to becoming desperate.
Han Jun, who has watched all Zuo Le's sitcoms, keenly discovered the difference in this "Big Bang Theory".
In fact, many people have discussed before that Zuo Le's sitcoms can be roughly divided into three subcategories.
The representative work of the first subcategory is the two-part "Underground Traffic Station", which is characterized by the use of absurd lines and exaggerated performances to create laughter.
It can be said that this sub-genre of sitcoms is the funniest, with crazy piles of laughs.
The representative works of the second subcategory are "Family with Children" and "The Story of the Cooking Class".
This sub-category may not have so many laughs, but focuses more on creating an overall atmosphere. It basically uses the starring role as the plot driver, and it is more about letting you feel the charm of the character and make you smile knowingly.
The third sub-category is "Wulin Gaiden", which is also the combination and culmination of the previous two sub-categories.
The laughter is rich, the atmosphere is well created, and the fresh and varied elements of crazy jokes finally make this sitcom the pinnacle of the show.
After "Wulin Gaiden", Zuo Le only filmed one sitcom, "The Story of the Cooking Class 2", which still followed the style framework of the first film.
Later, Shanhe launched a sitcom series "Stories of College Students", which continued the path of "Wulin Gaiden", but unfortunately it failed to create the same brilliance.
After "The Story of a College Student", Shanhe did not launch any new sitcoms.
There is only one old drama, "All About Us". As the plot changes over time, "All About Us" gradually breaks away from the frame of a sitcom and gradually becomes a more normal TV series.
There is no Shanhe sitcom, and there are a few sitcoms made here and there by the outside world. They all imitate and plagiarize the style of Zuo Le's works, with few novel elements.
Unexpectedly, now that Zuo Le has come out again, he has re-added new elements to the original structure of the sitcom.
It's a bit similar to the dry humor of a talk show.
To put it bluntly, it means using lines to "confront each other", often with famous scenes of killing each other with one word, and then giving other characters reactions to form contradictory contrasts and create laughter.
Prior to this, there were similar settings in Zuo Le's works, but they were not used much. In "The Big Bang Theory", there are a large number of similar plots in the first half of the first episode alone.
This also led Han Jun to discover the difference between "The Big Bang Theory" and previous sitcoms.
Han Jun didn't know whether this change and setting was good or bad, but at least the laughs in the half episode he watched made him feel good.
He and Liu Qingqing also took the time to discuss it.
The two believe that some people may not like this style, but as long as they can accept it, they can quickly adapt to this style of humor.
Even if some people really can't accept it, they still shouldn't delay watching "The Big Bang Theory".
Zuo Le, who is known as the king of sitcoms, not only knows how to play "dry humor", but also has his old background in sitcoms. Even if he is not interested in "dry humor", he will still be made to laugh.
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Back to the plot, the two leading actors interacted for a while. Penny accidentally poured a drink on her body and went to the bathroom to clean up. The other two leading actors came on stage.
Raj, played by Rohank, is okay, a dull-looking little follower. Qi Bin, who plays Howard, is worthy of being one of the best comedians of the new generation, with profound comedy skills.
Wearing a floral shirt and tight pants, just two coquettish turns as soon as they appeared on the stage, they succeeded in defeating the Han Jun couple, and the barrage was full of hahaha.
Howard, who had just appeared, took out a CD from his arms with a vulgar look on his face, his eyes shining with excitement.
"Brothers, look what good things I got."
Lai Dai misunderstood for a moment, glanced nervously in the direction of the bathroom, and quickly stopped him.
"Put it away quickly, there are people at home today."
"Put it away for what?"
Howard lifted the cover of the CD: "My own video of Professor Hawking's speech at Harvard University in 1978, a high-definition remastered version with Chinese and English subtitles."
Lai Dai: "..."
Han Jun: "..."
Liu Qingqing: "..."
Why is a lecture video so sneaky? I almost thought it was Mr. Cang making a comeback.
Lai Dai was anxious to leave a good impression on you, and didn't want to cause trouble, so she kept urging Raj and Howard to get out. While the three of them were arguing, Penny came out of the bathroom.
Because she had just cleaned her clothes, Pei Ni had a small tuck on the hem of her white T-shirt, revealing half of her flat and smooth belly.
Feng Yang has a good reputation and a good figure. She showed off her charm a little.
On and off the TV, the five men, except for the inexperienced Sheldo, the four pairs of men's eyes were shining brightly, glowing like fire.
"Ouch."
Han Jun was pinched hard on the waist by Liu Qingqing, and he quickly sat upright, frowned with a righteous look, and reprimanded angrily.
"The world is really in decline. People with the surname Zuo are now playing side games, which is despised."
Liu Qingqing rolled her eyes at this inconsistent man and looked at the TV.
Howard, who was arguing with Lai Dai, saw the beautiful and lively Penny, his hormones instantly exploded, and he rushed to her, affectionately.
"Beauty, do you believe in love at first sight? The moment I saw you just now, I knew that I had fallen."
Lai Dai held her forehead, and Pei Ni was speechless. She was stunned for a moment, then introduced herself to change the subject.
"Hello, my name is Penny, Sheldo and Lai Dai's new neighbor."
"I am Huo Dehua, a master's degree from Beijing Airlines and a teacher from Aurora University. Do you know about the Chang'e lunar exploration project? I am one of the participants."
"Really?"
Penny looked at Howard with admiration, but Lai Dai on the side did not hesitate to undermine him.
"He only went as an intern for a few months, and his main contribution to the "Chang'e Project" was to help run errands and copy documents."
"By the way, he helped us get the signatures of an astronaut and two academicians." Sheldow added.
"That's also amazing."
Penny is a kind girl and takes the initiative to support her. Howard becomes even more excited when he sees this and starts an offensive of earthy love words.
"Penny, I want to go somewhere now."
"where?"
"In your heart."
Penny: "..."
Seeing the embarrassed Penny, Lai Dai came to the rescue and explained the reason for Howard's weird behavior.
I have been single for more than 20 years, and my obsession with being single has almost reached the point of madness. When I see a woman flirting with another woman, I can just choose to ignore it.
According to Lai Dai's words, ignoring the estrous Howard, Penny noticed Tianzhu's Asan's friend Raj, but Raj did not dare to speak in front of women.
Penny thought that Raj was shy and introverted, and thought such boys were cute, which made Lai Dai and Howard feel regretful.
If I had known she was so good at this, I would have pretended to be dumb...
Everyone met for the first time, and the audience also had a preliminary impression of the five leading actors. The plot of the first episode was officially launched.
Pei Ni came to ask Lai Dai for something. When she lived with her best friend, she bought a TV at her own expense.
Because she was in a hurry to move, she left the TV at her best friend's house. She wanted to pick it up, but she didn't want to see her best friend who had turned against her, so she asked Lai Dai and the two for help.
Laidai, who was already obsessed with lust, agreed to the matter without saying a word, and even dragged Sherdor into the water.
Sherduo was very dissatisfied and thought that if they came to visit, Penny's best friend would probably get angry. Lai Dai didn't take it seriously, so Sherduo gave him some knowledge about the fighting power of the old women he had seen in his hometown outside the customs when he was a child.
Lai Dai, who had a cowardly personality, was trembling, but thinking about Penny, she still came here.
On the way, Lai Dai kept cheering himself up and thought of a lot of rhetoric, planning to persuade and educate his best friend from many aspects such as morality, law, and emotion, and finally get the TV back.
However, when they rang the doorbell, the door opened and standing in front of them was a 1.94-meter-tall, shirtless man covered in tattoos.
"What?"
The big man asked angrily, and Serdor poked Ladai.
"Have you prepared a persuasive education backup for adult strong men on the way?"
Lai Dai: "..."
As soon as the scene changed, Lai Dai and the two of them were sitting shirtless in the car with expressions of despair. Pei Ni's new Fetion voice message came from Lai Dai's mobile phone.
"I forgot to tell you, you must go after three o'clock in the afternoon to avoid that scumbag. He is a boxing pro and a municipal champion."
The carriage fell into a deathly silence, and it took a long time before Sherdor spoke up.
"Are you sure you want to chase her? Your children may have poor memory."
"From a genetic point of view, a child's intelligence has little to do with the genetics of his parents. This is what you said yesterday when you donated tadpoles to the hospital."
"My three Ph.D.s are not in biology."
"..."
The two of them went back dejectedly. As they were walking up the stairs, Lai Dai felt that she had failed in this matter and had lost such a big face. She thought it was a mistake to chase Penny.
Unexpectedly, when she got home, Pei Ni was shocked when she saw the appearance of the two of them. After learning what happened, she felt even more guilty and said that she wanted to treat her to a meal as compensation.
Watching Pei Ni go home to get her wallet, Lai Dai leaned against the door frame, full of longing.
"Our child will be beautiful and smart."
"The imagination is unparalleled."
Sheldur glanced at him and hit the target accurately.
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"Hahaha."
At the end of the first episode, Han Jun and Liu Qingqing laughed out loud at Sherry Duo's wonderful summary at the end.
Zuo Le is worthy of being recognized as the king of sitcoms. He has not made sitcoms for many years, and his skills have not deteriorated. Instead, he has been trained in other subjects. Now he is shooting sitcoms, which feels like returning to his original nature.
It may seem lighthearted, but in the short first episode of "The Big Bang Theory", the lines, rhythm, character performance, arrangement, atmosphere creation, etc. are all just right.
New audiences like Liu Qingqing laughed out loud and were immersed in it. Long-time sitcom fans like Han Jun also regained the passion and satisfaction of watching the drama.
The couple did not stop watching the show and started the second episode of "The Big Bang Theory" without stopping.
In the first episode, the focus was mainly on Pei Ni and Lai Dai, while Sheldo was more interested in making trouble and making complaints.
But by the second episode, this character's weird nature began to show.
The pre-plot shows off a little bit, using takeaways to show how difficult Sheldon is.
Guobao pork is made from tenderloin, without shredded carrots. It must be made with orange juice, sugar and vinegar, and there is no tomato sauce.
For fried rice, you need overnight rice, add diced ham but not too salty, and only use green onion leaves, not white green onions.
Milk tea, no sugar added, double coconut milk, half chocolate powder and half matcha powder on top of the milk.
The audience was dumbfounded by these bizarre requests, and finally expressed their feelings through Howard.
"If I open a store and encounter a customer like you, I will definitely put you on the blacklist..."
In addition to being picky, Sheldo also has a particularly severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Seeing Penny's messy room, he couldn't help it in the middle of the night and sneaked into her room to clean it up, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep.
Naturally, this act of crossing the line was strongly resisted by Pei Ni. The two sides started a cold war over this episode, and finally reconciled with the help of Lai Dai.
Xie Duo and others took the initiative to help Pei Ni assemble the hangers. Unfortunately, they were a bunch of weaklings. After studying the drawings for a long time, they didn't know how to do it. In the end, Pei Ni did it by herself...
