"The Magic Chef Xiao Fugui" is an inspirational growth work for teenagers with the background of the late Qing Dynasty in my country.
He seems to be a gourmet show, but the growth of the protagonist corresponding to the gourmet food is equally wonderful.
The episode is narrated from the perspective of the protagonist Hong (young) Fugui.
Xiao Fugui moved forward step by step in the torrent of destiny, and finally became the chief imperial chef of the Qing Dynasty. However, at the last moment, he realized that "there is true love in the world" and decided to pursue his true self... Among them, Xiao Fugui had an innocent friendship with Emperor Guangxu and Xiao UFO.
; The complex emotions of being both an enemy and a friend of Little Eunuch Li; The struggle with the evil forces headed by Mr. K, the plot has ups and downs.
In addition, the characters in this cartoon are full-bodied and have their own characteristics, which is very worth watching.
(1) Lao Hongtou - "I finally want to honor my ancestors." The background of Xiao Fugui's era was the Eight-Power Allied Forces' invasion of China. Lafayette and the emperor fled Xi'an and needed a new accompanying imperial cook during their escape.
Immediately, a shocking conspiracy was involved, a political struggle between the reform faction represented by the emperor and the conservative evil forces represented by Lord Lafayette K. Hong Fugui's grandfather, Lao Hongtou, became a victim of this political struggle.
He was framed as an imperialist and poisoned murderer.
Before he was caught, he was so happy that he was going to prosper and was even forced to abandon his only grandson.
Lao Hongtou was nothing more than one of the thousands of ordinary Chinese people of that era.
In order to live a good life, he naturally needs to seize every opportunity to brag about his Hong family recipes in front of little Eunuch Li, and also introduce that his Hong family dishes have received a plaque from Emperor Qianlong.
Misfortune comes from the mouth, and it was these words that aroused little Eunuch Li's conspiracy, and the plaque given to him by Emperor Qianlong now became his reminder. Ironically, it was once his greatest honor.
Contrary to Lao Hongtou's desire to achieve success, in reality he is a conservative in thought and action.
In the first episode, Xiao Fugui mentioned that he wanted to renovate the Hong family's dishes, but Lao Hongtou disagreed and thought that Xiao Fugui was not down-to-earth.
The subsequent plot was just the opposite. It was Xiao Fugui who made braised pork head and solved the urgent need.
Later, Lao Hongtou proposed his own method for treating hair loss at Lafayette, but the effect was still not good, causing Lafayette to kill another group of people.
When I was watching this plot when I was a child, I just found it annoying that Lao Hongtou put on a parental face. When I grow up, I will appreciate it again. Isn't this a conflict between old and new ideas?
If cooking in life can only rely on recipes, what should you do if you encounter "braised pork head meat" that is not on the recipe?
(2) Little Eunuch Li - "Oh my God, it's so painful." In this animation, another popular character is Little Eunuch Li.
His relationship with Xiao Fugui can be seen throughout the entire animation.
They would quarrel over their attitudes toward the emperor, but they could fight together to provide food for Lafayette; they could be jealous of the little flying saucer (mainly Little Eunuch Li), and they could tease Jin Daya together at the beginning, and they could
After that, Xiao Lizi was bribed by Jin Daya and turned to do sabotage for Xiao Fugui. Finally, he was rescued by Xiao Fugui and finally helped Xiao Fugui defeat Jin Daya's "Poppy" conspiracy... Later, in order to see his parents, he chose to meet Xiao Fugui again.
Gui became the enemy, which ruined Xiao Fugui's golden finger.
The "frenemies and friends" relationship between Little Eunuch Li and Little Fugui seems to be interchangeable at any time, but the change of roles is relatively reasonable.
In the early stage, the conflict between Fu and Li was with Emperor Guangxu, and the point of cooperation was that they had to feed Lafayette and had to cooperate.
As for Jin Daya, little Eunuch Li took his first step. Although he was betrayed by Jin Daya, he gave up the temptation of one hundred thousand taels.
Later, when faced with the whereabouts of his parents, he had to bow to power and reality and betrayed his best friend.
It can be said that Xiao Lizi is also a complex character.
An interesting foreshadowing is that Xiao Lizi helps Xiao Fugui take a bath at the beginning and popularizes how royal chefs usually take baths and dust them with swan feathers.
In the last episode, Xiao Lizi really helped Xiao Fugui dust off the dust with swan feathers and took a bath with high-end potion. But it was the last scene. At this moment, Xiao Lizi also shed tears. It can be seen that Xiao Lizi has also grown up. He is
I really treat Xiao Fugui as a friend.
But he finally failed to save his friend.
Often when animation reaches this scene, it may be the moment when the protagonist reaches the top and defeats the bad guys. At this moment of achievement, the protagonist's goal of "golden kitchen utensils" and "chief chef" throughout the whole drama is like a mirror, funny and sad.
(3) Guangxu and Cixi - "Dad" and "Useless Thing" The relationship between Cixi and Guangxu is a bit complicated. Guangxu is both Cixi's adopted son and Cixi's nephew.
However, those who have watched the cartoon should know that Guangxu called Cixi "dad."
According to the "Second Years of the Qing Palace" written by Princess De Ling, who served as a female official for Cixi, she wrote: "The emperor and others all call the queen mother by her male title." It can be seen that the names of characters in this cartoon still have a certain influence on history.
Sophisticated.