Finally here.

Liu Yifei and Chen Xiao's "Meng Hua Lu" finally appeared on Tencent's playlist of new dramas in May. Coupled with the investment information released to the outside world, there is a high probability that it will really be broadcast this time. .

Rarely is a new costume drama so highly anticipated before it is aired.

Just the posters and stills have spread word of mouth among fans.

Two words for evaluation: absolutely beautiful.

Why? Here, let’s take a picture first to open your eyes. Liu Yifei + Chen Xiao, this combination of ancient costumes and good looks, is considered a feast of beauty.

Is it highly anticipated that Liu Yifei will star in a costume drama again after 15 years in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?

No more, come again.

Liu Yan, with white teeth and eyebrows.

Lin Yun, one look at the city.

Kanai is so beautiful.

Li Muchen, elegant and refreshing.

Book in advance, and the appearance of domestic costume dramas will reach a new level.

But, do you really think that this drama only has Yan?

The story of the drama is adapted from Guan Hanqing's Yuan opera "Zhao Pan'er Fengyue Saves Fengchen", and the title of the drama "Meng Hua Lu" certainly reminds people of Meng Yuan's memory of the past after his journey to the south. Bianliang prosperous masterpiece "Tokyo Dreams".

In other words, is this drama really just a costume drama?

Don’t forget that the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty was a peak in ancient China. "Menghualu" undoubtedly restores this wonderful artistic conception.

The materials released in the series cannot be summed up in just a few words: "symmetrical composition and meticulous lighting".

But ancient poems and Song lyrics are as varied.

Some are quaint, some are tranquil, some are beautiful. The style of this series alone makes her look like another beautiful woman with outstanding grace.

The person who created her is a national first-class director who has a 9-point drama like "Proof of Memory" and a high-reputation costume drama like "Jian Ye" - —Yang Yang.

The story, cast, and looks are complete. This will be a costume drama that eliminates the exaggeration, bloody, and impetuous habits of domestic ancient puppet dramas. The details respect history, the characters respect human nature, and the makeup respects aesthetics. Drama?

Why not unveil this stunningly "beautiful" drama together. Compared with the appearance of the male and female protagonists, perhaps these three core attractions are more related to the success or failure of the series.

The first veil, beauty.

The drama is adapted from the storybook of Guan Hanqing Yuan's opera. The adaptation is indeed quite extensive. There is naturally less dust, but there are many beauties.

The story tells that Zhao Paner (played by Liu Yifei), who runs a tea shop in Hangzhou, received the good news that her fiancé Ouyang Xu was a high school prospect in Beijing, but was tragically abandoned. Unwilling to accept her fate, she vowed to go to Beijing to seek justice. On the way to Beijing, she first rescued her good sister Song Yinzhang (played by Lin Yun) who was deceived into a marriage and was mistreated, and then rescued Sun Sanniang (played by Liu Yan) who fell into the water and committed suicide after encountering an ancient scumbag.

When Ouyang Xu learned that Zhao Paner came to the capital and came to visit him, he actually tried to drive her out of Bianjing.

Originally, they did not plan to stay in Bianjing, but now it’s better. Zhao Paner, Song Yinzhang, and Sun Sanniang decided to stay in Bianjing and rely on their own abilities to build their own businesses. In the end, after experiencing all kinds of hardships, the three sisters He finally managed the small teahouse into the largest restaurant in Bianjing.

Although the series has ancient looks like Chen Xiao, as well as veteran drama stars such as Wang Luoyong and Bao Jianfeng,

But the most eye-catching thing is indeed the beauty. How many are in this drama? What about beauty? It's the level of appearance that exceeds the standard in domestic dramas.

The costume styles of Liu Yifei and Chen Xiao have been recognized by the entire Internet as the ceiling of domestic costumes. There are many beautiful actresses in the series, but the beauty that Director Yang Yang wants is not only in the skin, but also in the bones.

The character styles announced so far are actually very informative.

First of all, the costumes of all the characters are in line with the minimalist beauty of the Song Dynasty, not complicated, but extremely beautiful.

And each character is beautiful in his or her own way.

Liu Yifei is wearing a pale pink ancient dress and a cattail fan. She holds her chin with her hand and looks into the distance. She is beautiful and charming, but also reveals the girlishness of the character.

When she turned the fan gently with her snow-like wrist, her whole body suddenly became agile and elegant, and her eyes were full of charm, but it was not charming, but a beauty that was convincing.

I admit that I can’t understand Ouyang Xu in the play. How cruel does it take to reject Zhao Pan’er, who is so caring? This is not something a normal man can do.

It is expected that Liu Yifei’s costume style is beautiful, but Lin Yun’s style is unexpected.

Unexpectedly, she played the role of "Song Yinzhang". She put on gorgeous makeup and costumes in the play, played the pipa, and the scene overflowed the screen. Her whole person exuded a charming atmosphere. It seemed that she had finally found Learn the correct way to open ancient costumes.

Liu Yan’s style is also different from the past. She is dressed in Tsing Yi with delicate pink patterns on the collar and cuffs. Her bun is also simply wrapped with a headscarf. Compared with the more extroverted style in the past, this time’s style is obvious More simple and refreshing, not ostentatious, but with a fresh and refined beauty.

Xinjiang beauty Kana plays the role of "Zhang Haohao" in the play. It seems that she plays the role of a woman in a rouge shop, and her makeup is also gorgeous and exquisite. The already prominent facial features add to the ancient charm under the heavy makeup, giving her a kind of peerless appearance and charming beauty.

On the other hand, Li Muchen, who starred as Shen Yin Deng in "Si Teng" and once stunned everyone with his ethereal beauty,

This time he took the tomboy route, appearing in a commoner appearance, with a heroic appearance, Don't have a sassy taste.

Liu Kejun plays the role of the queen in the play, and she has a graceful and luxurious aura instantly.

There is a high degree of similarity between these shapes and historical portraits of the past. But it's more than that. The director wants to restore the characters to history, use a slow rhythm to bring out the personalities of these characters, and use costumes to tell the story of the characters' experiences.

Of course, the story is about the growth of women, but to make the audience scream, it does not necessarily have to rely on long lines. Let the beauty speak, which is more effective than anything else.

But the beauty of the characters is just the beginning. The second veil is the splendor of the times.

How exquisite are the details of "Menghualu"?

The night scene of ancient Bianjing in the trailer slowly unfolds the picture of an era.

Bianjing is brightly lit and bustling with people at night.

Although there are martial arts masters in night clothes chasing and racing on the eaves under the cover of night, they inadvertently bring the audience another layer of the beauty of ancient Bianjing.

There is also a scene where a group of women dance among the flowers.

The dance is graceful and the flying flowers are moving.

The ancient charm overflows from the screen in this graceful dance.

It is not difficult to see that compared to the increasingly plastic and stereotyped set art of domestic costume dramas, this drama pursues the paranoia of historical beauty and has good intentions.

"Tokyo Menghualu" back then looked like a popular science book, but in fact it contained the deep affection of the author. With today's production technology, it is not difficult to replicate a Tokyo Bianliang. What is difficult is that using a large number of The fine stitches quietly weave a picture of a dynasty.

Chen Yinke, a master of history, once said:

"The culture of the Chinese nation has evolved over thousands of years and reached its peak in the Zhao and Song Dynasties."

In that era, although there were celebrities such as Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Che, Ouyang Xiu, Zeng Gong, Wang Anshi, Yan Shu, Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, Wen Yanbo, Lu Yijian, Han Qi, and Huang Tingjian, there were also Characters like Zhao Pan'er are folk women.

Together they formed the clear atmosphere of the Song Dynasty.

If you swallow scenes like the heroine shaking a fan and dancing, it is easy to miss the subtle charm of the play.

In addition to capturing details.

You have to calm down to see and feel, then that era will come to you.

Speaking of this, it is actually not difficult to find.

"Menghualu" is by no means a fun drama that spreads blood under the guise of a historical drama. On the contrary, the director should not blindly pursue the popular sweet pet, but use the appearance of a costume light comedy to spend more time on the sculpting of the characters.

So there is the third veil: the charm of ancient costume.

In the past, screenwriter Zhang Wei's works, such as "The Legend of the Female Doctor Ming Fei" and "The Legend of Lu Zhen", were actually not low in ratings and popularity, but they were somewhat disappointing. But after watching dramas such as "The Art of Mind" and "Jiang Ye" directed by director Yang Yang, you can see that the director is not keen on bloodshed. Sure enough, Liu Yan's spoiler sentence in the interview said it all: many exaggerated scenes were not performed at all.

I didn’t play the role. Most likely, it was won by the restrained director Yang Yang. This kind of restraint gave me an extra point of confidence in the series.

In order to get into the rhythm of "Menghualu", you must understand the absolute protagonist in the play: Zhao Pan'er.

In the past costume dramas, the heroine was either waiting to be saved by the hero, or she was a heroine with superhuman strength.

The heroine of "Menghua Lu" naturally does not need the male protagonist to save her. Not only does she not rely on the male protagonist, she also has to work hard on her own and beat drums in the street.

But it can be seen that the heroine’s force value is close to zero. What Yang Yang wants is by no means a dreamy heroine, but to first tear off the character’s glittering coat.

Add flesh and blood to a name in the Yuan Dynasty storybook, a female symbol that saves Fengchen.

Beauty is only superficial.

To further decode this character, you need to see another word: Gang.

Even in the trailer, you can see her attacking frequently, walking in the rain, and staring at the male protagonist. There is also a scene of Liu Yifei being pushed into a water tank and tortured.

Being let down by her fiancé, being alone in reality, and being framed by Luo Zhi, did Liu Yifei’s character ever flinch?

I have to say that in a story full of stunning beauty and conspiracy and other complex elements, Liu Yifei’s interpretation seems to be accurate and remarkable.

Beautiful, subtle and heartfelt.

A performance that does not show off its majesty depends on more than just the actors. It also requires sufficient emotional build-up and plot foreshadowing.

"Menghua Lu" spends a lot of pen and ink to carve the word "rigid" into the texture and penetrate deeply into the wood.

The purpose is to stand up for a person.

How should a female-themed costume drama be filmed? The answer lies in the lines in the play - "Why should we forget our original intention just because of a man or a storm.

Whether we were born in the mountains of Qiantang or in the Royal Garden, naturally There will be people who appreciate it. "

If it were any other director, he would definitely film women fighting each other, two women fighting each other, openly and secretly.

"Meng Hua Lu" captures the growth of people's hearts and the publicity of women.

Photograph the struggles and complex human nature behind the rise of women.

Because what Director Yang Yang pursues is a symphony weaved by precise layout and continuous emotions.

There is a lingering sound, a sweet aftertaste, and a faint vibration.

The director spared no expense in the frame and made detailed preparations for several major female characters. This is a rare patience.

What is even more rare is a deep and far-reaching charm.

This kind of charm is not a means of raising the bar. It is a necessary method to brew meaning.

A truly good costume drama can only be beautiful if it is simmered slowly.

For the audience, good dramas also require patience.

Not only should you see the beauty ceiling of ancient costumes, but you should also understand the meaning of every scene and every shot, so that it is not in vain

Domestic costumes, this unique dream.