Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

With the invention of electric lights, the urban tradition of "working at sunrise and resting at sunset" has been completely changed. With the development, Chinese cities are possessing an unprecedentedly rich dimension of nighttime vitality and presenting a brand new urban night character.

Perhaps every city dweller can only get closer to their true self at night. For example, Shanghai ranks first in the country in nighttime walking, Hangzhou has the most people buying alcohol at night, and Chengdu has more people buying stomach-strengthening and digestion-promoting tablets at night than other cities...

Yanjing is the city that goes to bed the earliest at night.

It's surprising, right? After midnight, Yanjing is not the place with the nightclubs around Gongti, the bustling atmosphere of Guijie Street, or the supercar races outside the Fifth Ring Road.

Night data shows that Yanjing residents are the most active in taking public transportation among first-tier cities. The peak time for taking public transportation in the evening is 11 o'clock. They spend the shortest time on dinner and supper and finish the earliest. After o'clock at night, the curve of the catering industry drops sharply. They prefer to spend the evening with family and friends, with both roses and bread. The sales of tickets for various performances are the highest in the country.

Late at night in Yanjing, he looks like a middle-aged man who follows routine and works hard to take care of his family.

Today, many people rush home after school or get off work in the afternoon.

After entering the door, Liu Shishi rushed over to turn on the TV as fast as she could. Seeing that it was still on commercials, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought I would miss it."

I had a dance rehearsal today and didn't get home until 7:.

Xu Weiwei panted heavily and said, "I'm so tired. I didn't see you so enthusiastic when we were rehearsing the dance."

Liu Shishi leaned back on the sofa and said, "How can this be the same? We can rehearse the dance tomorrow. If you miss the finale, it will all be spoilers."

Xu Weiwei pondered and said, "That's right. One time I didn't make it. When I got to school the next day, my classmate spoiled the whole thing for me. I felt really bad."

Like them, many viewers are waiting for the last two episodes of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1".

Even though the opening theme had already started, the audience still seemed eager to watch.

At this moment, Liu Shishi and Xu Weiwei were both in the same state, staring at the TV intently, which shows how charming this drama is.

After the one minute and forty second opening credits were played, the main film officially began. The plot of the previous episode mentioned that Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Linger fulfilled their last wish of "getting married in a church", and the undercover Liu Jinyuan won the trust of the Moon Worshiping Sect leader, while Li Xiaoyao and Tang Yu joined the Moon Worshiping Sect.

[Bai Yue placed a picture in front of Li Xiaoyao and Tang Yu. On the top, there were five small circles strung together, with the word "地大" written in the middle, and a big circle at the bottom.

Baiyue asked Li Xiaoyao: "Do you know what this is?"

Li Xiaoyao smiled contemptuously and said, "I don't bother to know."

Baiyue was not angry, and said slowly: "Not long ago, you went back to ten years ago. You wanted to change history, not letting Ling'er return to Xianling Island, not letting our brothers find her, and not even letting you find her yourself. You thought everything was changing. Don't look at me, I'm right. You are hating why nothing has changed, why you sent her to a place you thought was safe, and nothing has changed after you came back."

Hearing this, Li Xiaoyao angrily said, "You are the one who is causing trouble!"

Baiyue continued: "Do you know? It was you who sent her to Xianling Island."

Li Xiaoyao flatly denied it, "No, Xianling Island is clearly to the east of Nanzhao State. I deliberately sent her to the west that day."

Baiyue explained: "But you also noticed that the sun didn't set, right?"

Li Xiaoyao asked: "So what?"

Baiyue smiled faintly and said, "Don't you find it strange?"

Li Xiaoyao snorted and said, "The world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things. The strangest thing is that a bunch of lunatics like you live in this world!"

Baiyue said slowly: "You are wrong. The earth we live on is actually round, a round sphere."

When Li Xiaoyao heard this, he said, "Do you think I'm the same as those idiots out there?"

Baiyue said again: "In fact, ignorance is a sin. When you find out the truth, you will hate yourself. You thought the place where you sent Ling'er that day was the safest island in the west, but I tell you, it was the real Fairy Island."

Li Xiaoyao retorted: "It's ridiculous. I was clearly going in the opposite direction. How could I be sent back to Xianling Island?"

Baiyue smiled and said, "Then how do you explain that nothing has changed? That day you rode the golden-winged phoenix and flew around the earth, but you didn't see the sun set. You walked westward, thinking you could get farther and farther away from the Fairy Island, but you didn't expect to return to the starting point."

...]

Liu Shishi and Xu Weiwei looked at each other. This situation was really surprising.

Xu Weiwei exclaimed in surprise: "Bai Yue turned out to be a 'scientist'!"

Liu Shishi was skeptical about this and said, "His viewpoint belongs to 'idealism'. Can it be considered science?"

Xu Weiwei paused for a moment and then said, "Idealism belongs to the category of philosophy. However, judging from the level of civilization in the play, Baiyue's thoughts at least have signs of scientific budding. The whole play revolves around cultivation and love, but he is the only one who is committed to studying."

Liu Shishi smiled and said, "A philosopher and scientist, he seems to have been born in the wrong era, but to be precise, the earth is an irregular sphere that is slightly bulging at the equator and slightly flattened at the poles."

The two of them actually started a scientific discussion on this.

It turns out that Baiyue was just a scientific madman from the beginning to the end, and his purpose was to transform the world. He conducted scientific research quietly, but the Taoists would not let him go and even did not allow him to have fans.

In fact, Baiyue’s character is extremely extreme. He has been a child longing for love since he was young. Due to lack of care since childhood, he became a person with an unfortunate past. He studies the world and all living beings just to prove that there is no love in the world.

After this clip made the audience laugh, the plot returned to the main line.

[Liu Jinyuan's undercover plan went very smoothly. In the decisive battle with Li Xiaoyao, he faked Li Xiaoyao's death, which earned him more trust from Baiyue and promoted him to a priest. But in the end, Baiyue discovered that Li Xiaoyao was not dead, so he injured Liu Jinyuan.]

After the 33rd episode, Liu Shishi and Xu Weiwei breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that no one was dead, and the audience also breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone still likes a happy and happy ending.

However, this drama cannot satisfy their wish.

Liu Shishi couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, there is only one episode left. I really can't get enough of it."

Xu Weiwei nodded in agreement and continued, "Yes."

Although Shen Lang did not star in this drama and the content is very different from the game, the wonderful performances of all the actors, including Hu Xuan's Li Xiaoyao, Liu Yifei's Zhao Linger, Tang Yan's Lin Yueru, Yan Yikuan's Tang Yu, Yang Mi's Anu, and Xu Jinkang's Baiyue, presented them with a feast of fairy tale drama.

So, when everything is about to end, it is inevitable to feel reluctant.

Just as the two were chatting, the commercial ended and the last episode began.

Liu Shishi and Xu Weiwei's attention immediately shifted to the TV.

However, at the beginning of this episode, Liu Jinyuan, who was seriously injured by Baiyue, died in front of Li Xiaoyao and Tang Yu. Even though Liu Jinyuan was only a supporting role, he still aroused the audience's emotion.

Liu Jinyuan is a very tragic character in the play. He is a newly crowned top scholar, knowledgeable, gentle and elegant, and hates fighting and killing the most. He becomes Li Xiaoyao's apprentice just because he falls in love with his cousin Lin Yueru, hoping to become the person his cousin likes, but the result is that his cousin died, Caidie died, his parents died, and finally even he himself died at Baiyue's hands.

"Ugh……"

Liu Shishi and Xu Weiwei sighed softly.

At this moment, they had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem, but were just feeling sorry for Liu Jinyuan's death.

[At the last moment of his life, Liu Jinyuan slowly revealed the mysterious power of the pendant - if two lovers who truly love each other hold the pendant and make a wish, their wish will come true, but they will turn into flying birds.

Baiyue, who longs to reshape the world, summons the horrible water beast again. Floods rage and the earth sinks into a vast ocean. Zhao Linger and Li Xiaoyao rush to stop it. They know that this is a battle that concerns the survival of the world.

At this time, Anu remembered the memories when she was controlled, and painfully discovered that she was the one who killed her biological father and broke Tang Yu's arm. She was in agony and tears of regret poured out like a flood. Fortunately, Tang Yu stopped her in time. He gave Anu strength with his gentle eyes and firm words.

Zhao Linger and Li Xiaoyao were gradually losing the upper hand in the fierce competition with Baiyue. At the critical moment, Anu and Tang Yu looked at each other, their minds were connected, and they each took the pendant and made a sincere wish. The pendant emitted a dazzling light and called back the power of the earth.

...]

In the blink of an eye, two more supporting characters were gone.

Compared to Liu Jinyuan, there are far more viewers who like Anu and Tang Yu.

It was very sad to see my favorite character end up like this.

Liu Shishi was silent for a while, then said helplessly: "This may be the best ending for this ill-fated couple. They will live together forever, and no one will separate them."

Xu Weiwei's nose was a little sore, and she couldn't hold back her tears. She had always liked Anu and Tang Yu. She choked up and said, "I want to send a razor blade to the screenwriter! Why do you treat them like this?"

Liu Shishi handed her a tissue and reminded her, "Uh...it seems that Brother Lang is the screenwriter."

Xu Weiwei was stunned for a moment, and her tears stopped instantly. Then, she pouted and said, "Well, let's forget it this time."

Brother Lang! You really make people love and hate you!
This is true.

Because it is set in the original time and space, the plot, characters, and acting of this drama have all been criticized by game fans.

Hu Xuan was said to have an appearance that was very consistent with Li Xiaoyao, but his acting was exaggerated and superficial; An Yixuan's character was criticized for being too noisy and rude, and not having the temperament of a rich lady from a famous family; the character of Anu was considered to be too naive and childish, like a little kid; other supporting roles, including the Moon Worshiper played by Xu Jinchang, the Drunken Swordsman played by Xie Junhao, Jiang Ming played by Patrick Tam, etc., were all criticized.

Therefore, Shen Lang not only changed the script, but also gave a rough framework for the performances of the main actors.

Especially newcomers Yan Yikuan and Yang Mi, their characters Tang Yu and Anu have quite a few scenes, and most of them are with the male and female protagonists. If they don't perform well, it will affect the overall plot.

Now it seems that his preparations were useful.

He made everyone fall in love with every character and also made himself a "love-hate" screenwriter.

[Anu and Tang Yu's wish came into effect, the power of the earth slowly recovered, the world seemed to wake up from its slumber and be reborn, the sun shone through the clouds, warming every inch of land, bringing hope and vitality.

Baiyue never thought that there really existed a love that would last forever. In his mind, love was fragile and vulnerable. However, it was this love that he despised the most that became the sharp blade that defeated him in the end. He was full of doubts, why was he the only one who had never received love from birth to now? He was frustrated and stood there in a daze.

Seeing this, Li Xiaoyao seized the opportunity and used his self-created special move "Infinite Love". At that moment, the soul images of those deceased friends appeared one by one, and they seemed to turn into a dazzling sword light, flying towards Baiyue in front.

Baiyue took the move without dodging, and the moment his consciousness disappeared, his life emerged in his mind like a kaleidoscope. He remembered the kind heart of Elder Shi beneath his stern appearance, and his adoptive father's teachings over the years. It turned out that it was not that he had never received love, but that he had always shut it all out.

...]

When Liu Shishi saw this scene, she said softly: "The belief in worshipping the moon has collapsed."

Xu Weiwei shook her head and responded, "It's a pity that I realized it too late."

With respect to the original version of this drama, the most significantly changed part is the plot where Li Xiaoyao uses his own unique trick to defeat the Moon Worshiping Cult leader.

At that time, Li Xiaoyao took Tang Yu and Xiaobao to dinner, and many people including Elder Shi gathered around the fire. The scene was warm and full of hope. Everyone shared their unique skills with Li Xiaoyao without reservation, and the friendship flickered in the firelight. Later, Li Xiaoyao integrated these unique skills into one, which became his own powerful force, and specially named it "Love is Infinite".

It has to be said that there is nothing wrong with the creativity of this trick itself. It embodies the friendship of everyone and represents the power of unity and love. However, it is a little lacking in expressiveness. From the beginning to the end of the play, the Moon Worshiper has always been set as an "invincible" existence. His strength is like an insurmountable mountain. But such a seemingly invincible character was killed instantly by this sudden trick in the end. Logically speaking, it is a bit unreasonable.

Although Shen Lang made some changes to it, it is still basically the same. Baiyue's power makes the direction of the plot difficult. It seems that only by arranging a "plot kill" can the story be concluded. In this way, it inevitably gives people a feeling of "a tiger with a head but a snake with a tail".

But surprisingly, most of the audience accepted the ending of this big boss in this way.

[When the figure of the Moon Worshiper fell in the plot, it was thought that the storm of immortal heroes would soon subside. However, the waves of fate were far from over, and the water monsters were still wreaking havoc in the world.

Li Xiaoyao, at this moment, was lying on the ground due to his serious injuries, his eyes full of anxiety and helplessness. He watched the water monster wreaking havoc, but was powerless to do anything.

At this time, only Zhao Linger was left facing this terrible water monster alone. She knew very well that the water monster was too powerful and conventional attacks would be ineffective. So, with her courage and wisdom, she found the right time to drill into the belly of the water monster and attack.

Finally, with her unremitting efforts, the water monster was successfully defeated. However, the price of this victory was heavy, and she fell into the lake due to exhaustion, and her life or death was unknown.

...]

"No way……"

"It's already the end, and you still want Zhao Linger to die?"

Liu Shishi and Xu Weiwei were filled with shock and heartache.

At this moment, all the audience had the same idea.

Fortunately, the scene changed, and amid Li Xiaoyao's grief-stricken cries, Zhao Linger, wearing the clothes she wore when she first met him, slowly flew out of the lake.

"call……"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked relieved.

Although only two main characters were left after their deaths, at least Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Linger were kept together, and the story ended with a beautiful love story, which was somewhat comforting.

However, things are not that simple! (End of this chapter)