Although in the entertainment industry, there are various theories about taking over the baton for 95 yuan or 00 yuan from time to time, but when it comes to actually carrying the drama, few can withstand the cruel test of the market. As the representative of 85 Flowers, Liu Shishi once again appeared in the costume drama "One Thought of Guanshan" after 6 years. She has a strong presence in the country and there is no shortage of topics in the series. Within 5 hours of its launch, it broke the 2023 iQiyi first-day popularity record, with 123 broadcasts The popularity of iQiyi on the site exceeded 10,000 during the hour. Although the indexes of major platforms are becoming more and more inflationary, they can also reflect the popularity index of dramas to a certain extent.
Liu Shishi's personal poster for "One Thought of Guanshan"
Judging purely from the type of drama, "One Thought Guanshan" belongs to the "double strong" type of ancient dramas with a low chance of becoming hits.
In all likelihood, these two-power dramas are mixed with elements such as intrigue, family, country, and world, and the trend is almost always a "main theme costume drama." "One Thought Guanshan" is no exception. Although at the beginning of the series, the male protagonist will express his criticism of the rule of the ignorant king and his desire to live in seclusion, he will soon return to the world because of his feelings for his family and country, and work hard for a world where rivers are clear and Haiyan is peaceful. This is of course not to say that there is anything wrong with the main theme's conception, but that the conception is deliberately elevated (many times conveyed through the characters' lines), which can easily make the plot's power struggles less complex and lose suspense.
The male protagonist Ning Yuanzhou (played by Liu Yuning) is not loyal
In order to form a camp confrontation between the male and female protagonists, dual-power plot dramas often set up complex backgrounds. And because the story is fictional, the audience cannot make use of the original historical knowledge reserves, and the plot is not user-friendly enough to simply clarify the world view of the drama. It takes a lot of effort.
In "Yi Nian Guan Shan", the troubled times in the past hundred years have been divided into Beipan and the Central Plains. There are nine countries in the Central Plains, each occupying one side, and there have been constant disputes for many years. In particular, the two countries "Anguo" and "Wuguo" were the most powerful, and they fought for resources. Wu Guo's organization "Liu Daotang" is famous for its detective work and spying on intelligence. The male protagonist Ning Yuanzhou (played by Liu Yuning) was once the deputy head of Liu Daotang; An Guo's organization "Zhu Yiwei" is famous for its beautiful guests, Ren Ruyi ( Liu Shishi) was Zhu Yiwei's left envoy. They are "enemy countries" and belong to different intelligence agencies. The protagonists have different positions.
The worldview at the beginning of the story is quite complicated
Since the male and female protagonists have strong personalities as soon as they appear, the plot leaves limited space for the characters to grow. Many dual-power dramas will create relationship obstacles through the different positions of the male and female protagonists. However, the conflict between Ren Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou in "One Thought Off the Mountain" is much thinner. They both distrust the institutions they once belonged to, and there is no essential conflict in values. It is even more difficult to establish a sense of CP between characters.
Therefore, "One Thought of Guanshan" cannot be said to be very attractive based on the framework of the drama between two powerful powers. If it weren't for Liu Shishi's huge fan base, the audience might not have the patience to follow the screenwriter.
After all, the influence of actors is to make the audience willing to give a little more time to the series. Whether or not the audience can be retained depends on the ability of the screenwriter. "One Thought Guanshan" does have its novelty in the portrayal of female characters.
I wonder if the screenwriter made Ren Ruyi tailor-made for Liu Shishi. Ren Ruyi and Liu Shishi's "cold" temperament are highly compatible. Ren Ruyi is a killer who has experienced a miserable life. During her long career as a killer, she walks on the edge of a knife, unable to control her own destiny. Her life is like a piece of grass, cold and indifferent. Being able to survive in a life where the edge of a knife licks blood shows Ren Ruyi's strength and wisdom.
Ren Ruyi (played by Liu Shishi)
Although she is regarded as a murder tool, Ren Ruyi has not lost her goodwill because of this. On the contrary, because she has experienced the dark purgatory, she can cherish those beautiful and kind things more. Ren Ruyi couldn't believe that she could have them, but she was willing to give back to those who had given her kindness.
Ren Ruyi's character itself is very touching. Screenwriter Zhang Wei, who is good at writing female images, also uses rich details to give flesh and blood to Ren Ruyi's character. For example, she has a strong will to survive, is flexible and resilient, and is extremely tenacious, "I want to live, I don't want to die." She has a calm and accurate insight into world affairs, and she can immediately see through the situation of the princess Yang Ying (played by He Landou) who is on a mission. ; She is also the most important "mentor" in Yang Ying's growth, conveying to Yang Ying an independent and non-dependent survival philosophy.
Ren Ruyi is very resilient
Ren Ruyi is indeed like a cheetah with precise aim and swift movements, with an animalistic spunkiness, rather than a showy form that outweighs the content.
The screenwriter handled it a bit too hard, as Ren Ruyi kept holding on to Ning Yuanzhou and wanted to have a child with him. Ren Ruyi has this obsession because this is the last wish left by Queen Zhaojie (played by Wang Yan) who gave her warmth and kindness, "Never fall in love with a man easily, but you must have someone of your own." 's children". Queen Zhaojie hopes that after Ren Ruyi has a child, she will have sustenance and bonds, and be able to escape the fate of being a murder tool and live a "normal" life.
Treating men as reproductive tools seems very modern, but the setting of the drama is more to allow Ren Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou to interact and interact, so that the two people's feelings can have mutual understanding and continuous sublimation. the process of. Otherwise, "I must have a child of my own" is far-fetched. On the one hand, women do not have to have a child in order to live a so-called "normal" life, or in other words, not to be lonely; on the other hand, Ren Ruyi, who is cold-tempered, takes the initiative to "squint" and "force on the domineering girl" to Ning Yuanzhou. "Gong" is somewhat inconsistent with the character design. When the actors are Liu Shishi and Liu Yuning, the credibility is greatly weakened.
Ren Ruyi wants to have a baby with Ning Yuanzhou
In "One Thought Off the Mountain", Ren Ruyi's reasons for cooperating with Ning Yuanzhou are also not solid enough. Ren Ruyi hoped to use Ning Yuanzhou's power to solve the cause of Queen Zhaojie's death. Ning Yuanzhou's method was to go to the dusty secret file room to check the files after arriving in Anguo. Ning Yuanzhou was not from Anguo and had no special channels. How could Ren Ruyi be so sure that she would not be able to find the truth without Ning Yuanzhou's help? Moreover, why almost every time Ren Ruyi encounters difficulties, Ning Yuanzhou needs to appear at the critical moment and stage a "hero saves the beauty"?
"One Thought of Guanshan" is still more suitable for Ren Ruyi to be uniquely beautiful, although Ren Ruyi's character design is already flawed. Guyan should still make a bolder breakthrough, instead of having to give the heroine an official match.
In addition to Ren Ruyi, Yang Ying is also the outstanding female image in "One Thought of Guanshan". Yang Ying is responsible for the growth line of the series. Since the main line of the plot is that Ren Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou jointly escorted Princess Yang Ying of Wu State to Anguo, the three of them were almost inseparable along the way. From a certain perspective, Yang Ying was like the "child" of Ren Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou. Escort Yang Ying's growth.
Although she is a princess, Yang Ying was neglected when she was growing up in the palace due to her low status as mother and concubine. She is inexperienced, kind-hearted and naive, with a fragile personality and lack of independent opinions. She has a very simple understanding of both politics and human nature. She summoned up great courage to go on the mission, not only because of her kindness, but also to fight for her own autonomy in marriage. At this time, she is still essentially just a little girl.
Yang Ying (played by He Landou) was really stupid and naive at first
During the mission, various things that exceeded her knowledge and shattered her three views happened again and again. Under the guidance, supervision and teaching of Ren Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou, Yang Ying experienced constant pain and growth. When she learned that her trusted brother and sister-in-law actually wanted her to die, and her worldview collapsed, she also felt sorry for herself for a while. But Ning Yuanzhou told her to be clear-headed. No matter what, she was still a princess. As a princess, her years were at least 500 years, but the pension for those who died in battle was only one year. Everyone accompanied her to Anguo. It's not because of loyalty, but because we don't want the two countries to fall into war again, and to help clear the grievances of those brothers who died on the battlefield but were splashed with dirty water.
When Yang Ying witnessed so many people dying to protect her for the first time, she asked Ren Ruyi to teach her how to kill. She finally understood what Ren Ruyi had told her before, that she had to get rid of her delicate and delicate temperament, study hard, and strengthen her body. Only when she became truly strong could she trample those who had bullied her.
Yang Ying asked Ren Ruyi to teach her how to kill
The screenwriter wrote Yang Ying's transformation moment brilliantly, which can be called the highlight of the series. Her growth was marked by the stabbing to death of her lover Zheng Qingyun, whom she once cherished and never regretted. It's not that she is heartless, it's that she has never seen Zheng Qingyun's true face before. She originally thought that Zheng Qingyun's sudden appearance was a gift of happiness, but little did she know that Zheng Qingyun deceived and betrayed her for the sake of glory and wealth, and used her sincere love for him as a reason to humiliate her, making her love seem so humble. humble. Yang Ying stabbed him to death. At this moment, she was no longer the ignorant little girl she used to be. She was a complex adult, a princess with a mission, and the beginning of becoming a decisive politician.
Yang Ying learned to kill, and the first time she killed was her former lover.
As an ancient Chinese drama aimed at female audiences, the group portraits in "One Thought Guanshan" are quite friendly to female audiences. Regardless of the number of roles played, most of the various female images have impressive memories. It is worth mentioning that the Queen of Wu Kingdom, Xiao Yan (played by Chen Duling), when faced with her brother-in-law’s confession and the promise to give her the position of queen, Xiao Yan said, “Being a queen, all honors are only for It can come from your favor, but as the Queen Mother, until he takes charge, the power of this palace will only be in his own hands." Although it is still limited to the palace fighting mentality, the beautiful woman still looks very happy when she is "uniquely beautiful".
Xiao Yan (Chen Duling) is not simple either
In short, "One Thought of Guanshan" did well, and Liu Shishi made a great contribution. With 85 Flowers' strong influence and huge audience base, she brought the audience into the plot; the screenwriter also retained the audience with outstanding female group portraits. In addition, with the support of peers, the drama's costumes, scenes and martial arts are all of good quality, and it has become a bright spot in the costume drama market in recent times. If Ren Ruyi can be uniquely beautiful, I think "One Thought Guanshan" will be even more brilliant.
