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Chapter 124 Gossip and Highlights
Although "The Twins of the Immortal World" became popular because of Gu Qingge's superb performance, it is not a perfect work.
Even director Yang Hansong admitted that this work was not worthy of Gu Qingge's performance.
First of all, the acting skills of the other leading actors are completely unable to keep up with Gu Qingge, and the cast is too poor.
But this is not actually a problem with the leading actors. The original positioning of this drama was to be a costume idol fantasy drama.
There are many such dramas on the market, and the leading actors are all handsome men and beautiful women who have little acting skills.
So strictly speaking, this is Gu Qingge's problem. The acting skills of this new actor seem to have been honed through thousands of trials and tribulations. It is really great.
Secondly, the special effects of this drama did not keep up, and the sense of disconnection between the beginning and the end was very serious.
People who have been following the updates of the drama may subconsciously ignore the loopholes in it, because they are already immersed in the show and their eyes are full of the performance of the drama queen Gu Qingge.
But there are also many viewers who watch the entire drama in one go, and they think this drama is nonsense!
This part of the audience gave the show low scores, and their comments were as follows:
"I came to see 'The Twins' because of its reputation, but to be honest I'm very disappointed. It's a work with a completely broken plot."
"I thought the show was actually okay at first, pretty standard, with great fighting scenes. It's a show that's superficially about fantasy but actually about martial arts. But then, in order to elevate the character of Zhong Shenxiu, I felt like the screenwriter let himself go!"
"Just a joke, the ruthless empress travels by horseback... But I have to say, Gu Qingge's riding skills seem pretty good."
"It's neither martial arts nor fairy tales, nor fantasy. How can this be hyped up as a masterpiece?"
"The special effects throughout the show are so lame, only the last episode has any flavor. I hope they'll just release a fantasy special effects blockbuster starring Gu Qingge. It's really a waste of her talent to be in a web drama."
"The crew was too conceited and blindly catered to the audience, making the entire show a mess."
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Objectively speaking, the comments from these viewers are still very pertinent, because the change in style before and after the show is indeed a bit abrupt.
It's like the author started out writing a martial arts novel, then it turned into a fairy tale, and finally into a fantasy novel, with all kinds of great emperors appearing...
Looking back at it this way, what was the point of the fighting scene at the beginning?
Do emperors fight with each other using cold weapons and fists and feet?
Fighting spirit turns into a horse?
It’s funny just to think about it.
All I can say is that the screenwriter of this drama "The Twins of the Immortal World" does have a lot of ideas and a big imagination, but its investment and special effects cannot support him to realize his ideas perfectly.
Fortunately, as an actor, Gu Qingge is not bad at all. She is really good at playing such a role with full of style and strong aura.
Then, although she played the role of the brother with few scenes, the image of the handsome man in ancient costume, Zhong Fan, has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Female fans also called for the drama to release peripheral posters as soon as possible, as they couldn't wait to have Brother Zhong Fan.
This is the charm of the male character played by Gu Qingge. "He" is too lethal to female audiences.
In fact, since Zhong Shenxiu's unmasking, there haven't been many martial arts scenes in the entire drama. The whole show is just her pretending to be cool, handing out lunch boxes, and being awesome all the way.
In any case, after the finale of "The Twins of the Immortal Realm" was broadcast, many viewers who had come to see Gu Qingge's performance naturally expressed their satisfaction.
"I don't care how bad this show is, I just think my Gu Gu acted well and created a classic character!"
"The scene at the end where Gu Qingge softly recites 'I will climb to the summit and overlook all the mountains' is absolutely stunning. This ancient poem is absolutely a classic, and it must have been written by Gu Qingge!"
"I really want to see the sequel. Where did the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin go? Is there anyone who can write a fanfiction?"
"There's no need to write fan fiction, just use the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin meme. The screenwriter seemed to use this meme casually during an interview, and he himself is a veteran fan of popular fantasy."
"It's really hard to not have any dramas starring Gu Qingge to watch. Is there any news about her next TV series or movie?"
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When "The Twins of the Immortal World" was on the air, a lot of gossip about the show came out, which surprised the fans.
For example, the two male protagonists sj and qwf fell in love during the filming, and they also had an affair in real life, and the rumors about who was the top and who was the bottom were full of details.
In fact, they just became good friends and went out to play together. As a result, they were photographed by paparazzi entering and leaving the hotel together. Combined with their "brotherhood" in the drama, this gossip scandal was arranged.
There is also gossip that the heroine Lyn disliked GQG from the beginning, and privately said that she wanted to overshadow the other party during the performance, but ended up being overshadowed. Then she learned her lesson and lay down to allow herself to be ridiculed and act humble.
After gqg men's clothing, lyn seemed to become the other party's licking dog, trying his best to please gqg...
In private, gqg is very nice to the assistants and staff around her. Although the characters she plays in the drama have a very strong aura, she is down-to-earth and humble in real life.
But gqg's show is really grand. Although she has only been in the entertainment industry for a short time, she already has the aura of a superstar. However, with her talent and professional ability, she is indeed worthy of such a show.
gqg has no financial backer, she herself is the financial backer.
You may not believe it, but gqg performed all the fighting scenes herself, without using a body double. The entire crew was stunned at the time, thinking she was possessed by some Kung Fu superstar...
In addition, gqg really likes to play games. Besides filming, she will find time to play games. She seems to be playing a card-drawing mobile game.
However, when she started acting, she could instantly get into the role and transform herself into the character she was playing.
This makes her filming efficiency extremely high, and she can almost get it right in one take with no NGs at all. Which director or staff member, regardless of gender, would not like such an actor?
Let me put it this way, as a behind-the-scenes staff member of the crew, I originally looked down on new actors like gqg, because new actors will have a lot of problems. Some newcomers don’t even know how to act at all and have to be taught by acting teachers on the spot. But who made them have traffic?
A new actor like gqg is simply a natural-born actor. Anyway, I am very optimistic about her development in the film industry. There are very few actresses in the film industry with her good looks and acting skills.
When gqg first joined the crew, she was indeed just there to play the cannon fodder villain. She did not speak nonsense or act in a Versailles manner during the interview; she was telling the truth.
But whether it was the director, screenwriter, or even the producer, they all felt that her performance needed to be enhanced!
Later, the play was extended... and you can see the result.
When these gossips about the crew of "The Twins of the Immortal World" were leaked, many people who saw them were skeptical.
What they least believed was that Gu Qingge did not use a stand-in the entire time.
And in this situation, the crew of "The Twins of the Immortal World" directly released all the behind-the-scenes footage of Gu Qingge's fighting scenes.
Director Yang Hansong felt very sorry at the time that these fighting scenes could not be squeezed into the main film and could only be used as behind-the-scenes footage.
Now some people on the Internet are questioning Gu Qingge's fighting scenes. Isn't this just walking into trouble?