Author: a dead end
Reprinted source: a little drama reading (ID: yidianjd)
"I don’t believe in him (Chen Gong), I believe in my heart."
"Kill me yourself as your last warlords."
"If you are a wandering owl, your life is not your own."
"One person is exposed, which involves the lives of all people on the whole line."
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These sounds like lines from spy movies, which can pull people into a turbulent era in one second, but in fact, this unique temperament comes from a "spy war drama in costume"-"The Wind Rises in Longxi" directed by Lu Yang and starring Chen Kun and White.
With the familiar stories of the Three Kingdoms, such as the Battle of the Northern Expedition and the defeat of the street pavilion, The Wind Rises in Longxi has opened an unknown intelligence battlefield of the Three Kingdoms, and its unique perspective has made it one of the most anticipated new dramas in the May 1 ST file.
"Help, after watching the first two episodes, I would like to call it my best drama-chasing this year", "The military division between Cao and Wei is too awesome, and it is broken step by step by following the clues just left by Shu and Han"-social platforms such as Douban and Weibo, and many viewers are transformed into tap water Amway.
Director Lu Yang’s lens language and pictures always give people a sense of mystery, which is the inherent temperament of the play "The Wind Rises in Longxi", and the story of the Three Kingdoms is familiar to the public. However, like Ma Boyong, under the creative principle of "historical possibility novels", it is rare to focus on a group of little people-"spy war informers" during the war period and give them ancient costume spy war dramas with flesh and blood and rich feelings for home and country.
From the perspective of subject matter, a number of producers such as iQiyi are undoubtedly "pioneering"; Looking back, the concept of "the universe of ancient Chinese city" of iQiyi was completely established after the successful launch of "The Wind Rises in Luoyang" adapted from Ma Boyong IP last year. Now, this wind has blown from Luoyang to Longxi.
After chasing six episodes in one breath, it can be said that the domestic costume spy war "The King of Drama" and "The Wind Rises in Longxi" are stable!
The Three Kingdoms version of Infernal Affairs,
Who is "Candle dragon" in The Wind Rises in Longxi?
In 228 AD, the northern expedition of Shu defeated Wei. Zhuge Liang, the military steward, shed tears and beheaded Ma Su, thus ending the Northern Expedition of Shu Army. Why did Zhuge Liang fail in this battle? Some people say that even a wise man sometimes nods, while others attribute the failure of this campaign to Ma Su’s embarrassing task.
In Ma Boyong’s works, another key point of the failure of this campaign lies in the intelligence error of the Shu army lurking in Wei, code-named "Bai Di", which led to the defeat of this war.
Then who will carry out this task? Of course, it is Feng Ying’s right-hand man Xun Xu (White). Interestingly, just before Xun Xu left, Feng Ying tortured him like a procedure and fed him poison before he was released. Xun Xu, who finally came to the state of Wei, made a "personal threat" to Chen Gong before he met him, which confirmed that he had not defected. What really led to the mistakes in military intelligence was the "Chi Di" planted by Wei in Shu, code-named Candle dragon.What a Three Kingdoms version of Infernal Affairs!
Judging from the first six episodes that have been updated at present, there are many things to watch in Wind Up and Longxi.One is the strong plot and fast pace based on spy war.For example, after the defeat of the Northern Expedition, the Shu army gave an order to exterminate the undercover and sent people to Wei to find out. Xun Xu learned the truth and went together with Chen Gong to find "Candle dragon". When watching a play, the audience really has a kind of pleasure to lift their hearts to their throats.
Then again. Why can Chen Gong gain a foothold in Shu and gain the trust of Guo Gang?This is due to the reasonable logical arrangement of the screenwriter.Lurking in the Wei Dynasty, Chen Gong did what he liked every day. In the World War I of Cao Wei and Tianshui, it was the key that he took risks to save Guo Gang’s life. This also indirectly explains why Chen Gong is suitable for "spy war".
In addition to the suspenseful spy fighting method, the drama "workplace palace heart" is also step by step. For example, the political struggle between Zhuge Liang and the general Li Yan, and Li Yan’s actions such as placing confidants around Zhuge Liang’s henchmen after his success in the upper position, all made the audience quite enjoyable.I have to say that the team’s careful polishing and layout of the relationship between the characters in the play are quite ingenious.
In a word,"The Wind Rises in Longxi" is a rare spy war masterpiece in domestic dramas in recent years.Its fine features are not only strong plot, fast-paced and logical plot, but also reflected in its picture.
Immersive pursuit of drama,
The "real" version of the Three Kingdoms context is coming!
What is the real context of the Three Kingdoms? Director Lu Yang once mentioned this sentence in the production of the special edition."It (the Three Kingdoms) is a period of war, and it is doomed that its scenery is relatively simple."Therefore, the whole article of The Wind in Luoyang can be said to adopt an aesthetic design of "doing subtraction".
For example, in the layout of military camps and homes in Shu and Wei countries, the simple layout of "one table, one chair and one candlestick" is mostly adopted (more blanks are left).There is a scene in the play, in which Chen Gong and Xun Xu discuss how to annihilate Guo Gang and replace Sima Mi. They sit at the table face to face, and the minimalist environmental layout and square gold composition in the room not only highlight the complex mood of the characters at this time, but also explain the wandering situation during the war.
Lu Yang’s shots are always subtle and poetic. For example, at the beginning of the series, Chen Gong and Guo Gang stood on the tower, and the panoramic view was swept away. Under the tower was Tianshui County, which was recovered. The two men smiled at each other, and the sky was overcast, suggesting that a real coup was about to take place in the city.
In addition to the superb use of lens aesthetics, the actors’ manners, including lighting design, are quite absent-mindedThe clothes worn by Chen Gong, Xun Xu and others are mostly cotton and linen cloth, which conforms to the background of the Three Kingdoms. White, Nie Yuan and many other people’s beards in the play were also specially stored by the actors before the crew started shooting. In lighting design, natural light, candlelight and other light sources are mostly used in the whole film, aiming at creating a real "Three Kingdoms" situation for the audience.
Actually, it’s not just that.There is also a lot of "real" elegance in the play.For example, the actor’s martial arts drama, the action design of "boxing to meat, never two knives that can be solved with one knife", all echoes the background of the Three Kingdoms; Wei Shu’s different climate environment, such as Shu’s humid, when shooting this part of the play, we choose the drizzle scene or create a thin sense of water vapor; Wei, on the other hand, is relatively rough and dry, and mostly adopts simple composition.
Why did the director team go to so much trouble to make these details? Lu Yang believes that this isCreate an immersive drama-following experience for the audience.. This kind of experience, in addition to his production level, is also reflected in many "small thoughts" of the film.
For example, at the beginning of each story, the audience will see the opening phrase "idiom". For example, the stealing of the beam in the first episode, the robbery in the second episode, and the shelling of the golden cicada in the third episode all have the meaning of "point". The adoption of this drama creation mode also shows the intention of the film-to facilitate the audience to better understand the plot. No wonder some netizens shouted: "Looking at" The Wind Rises in Longxi ",I seem to have read a book" The Art of War "."
At present, the audience is no longer a "simple" audience who is preoccupied with TV and just wants to watch men and women talk about love. They are constantly advancing with the times with high demands on the plot and detailed requirements.Whether it is a story or a scene picture, the "immersive" drama-chasing experience established by "Wind Up in Longxi" makes the audience feel refreshed and immersed.
This is an important reason why "The Wind Rises in Longxi" can stand out from a number of new dramas in the market at present, and continuously gain high-quality reputation. It is also the core driving force for the audience to enjoy it and keep chasing it.
Rebuilding the "China Story" in the Universe of Huaxia Ancient City
Now when we talk about the story of China, what will the audience think of first? Is it the ancient times when Nu Wa filled the stone and Jingwei filled the sea, or when Liu Guanzhang fought Cao Cao? Both. But it’s not complete.
The Wind Rises in Longxi is just such a "China Story" between history and fiction. Its traditional culture is not only reflected in the war between Wei and Shu in Longxi during the Three Kingdoms period, but also reflected in the humanistic spirit behind it.
What is humanistic spirit? exactlyA group of "little people" are constantly struggling, tumbling and firmly determined in the flood of war.Just like Chen Gong and Xun Xu, they are Shu people. For the sake of the great cause of their country, they both devoted themselves to the cause of spy war. After going through life and death tests again and again, they never changed their minds and remained bright. The purpose is to let the people end their wandering life as soon as possible. In the process of careful study, they also showed the affection for children in human care, such as the brotherly feelings of mutual trust and caring, the war love and ideal feelings of Chen Gong and his wife Zhai Yue.
Even as opposites, the "pseudo-brotherhood" between Chen Gong and Guo Gang was once moving. Sima Mi’s determination to Wei is equally valuable; Including Angelababy’s female masterpiece, it seems that there is also an unknown side.
It can be said that "The Wind Rises in Longxi" vividly expresses the positive and negative aspects of human nature.There is no absolute bad guy in the play, only a relative "loyal gentleman". This is the intriguing aspect of this drama, and it is also the humanistic spirit that has been mentioned in our traditional culture.
In fact,It is not the first time that Iqiyi has laid out the story of China and constructed the cosmic map of the ancient Chinese city.As early as in "The Wind Rises in Luoyang", which was also adapted for Ma Boyong IP, this traditional cultural spirit and China story, which went deep into the bone marrow, were expressed incisively and vividly. Although Gao Bingzhu, Bai Li Hongyi and Wu Siyue in the play are a group of small people with different backgrounds, they also have a benevolent heart to firmly protect the capital and let the people live a better life.
It is not difficult to find that, based on the core of China traditional culture, the background is set in the Millennium ancient city with rich cultural heritage, and with the help of wonderful story interpretation, the audience seems to be in the history of Chinese civilization, and explore the humanistic spirit behind the story … These are the expression of the value of the universe in the ancient city of Aiqiyi Huaxia.
At present, in the universe of the ancient Chinese city, there are Thirteen Lines of Guangzhou, which are based on Guangdong merchants in the Qing Dynasty, both of which are adapted from Ma Boyong IP, focusing on the 15th of Liangjing during the first year of Hongxi, Daming, and Dunhuang, a new network of red cities after the Forbidden City became popular in the market. These new explorations focusing on the story of China and uncovering the mysterious theme of the ancient city of China all correspond to the pursuit of the "Renaissance" by the trend of the Z era.
"It’s windy", just like a line by White in the play. Now, this hot air, which belongs to "The Wind Rises in Longxi" and belongs to the universe map of iQiyi Huaxia Ancient City, has just begun.