Anyway, the ads are still running over there and the first episode isn’t over yet, so let’s take a look first.
It's better than watching ads, right?
Many viewers who just jumped from "The Sword of Love" to "The Longest Day in Chang'an" thought so in their hearts, but their eyes were immediately attracted by the pictures on the screen that perfectly restored the splendor of the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, the audience is not stupid, they all know what they are doing. It’s just that nowadays dramas are all about traffic and appearance, and they have no choice but to force themselves to accept that they only look at faces.
At this moment, I suddenly saw this exquisite and delicate picture with all kinds of details in front of me, and a long-lost urge to enjoy a good drama came over me.
In particular, many viewers who are well-versed in history can immediately see the crew's care and attention to detail from the scene layout, character costumes, and even the details of the bows and greetings between characters.
"Fuck, this show is good!"
"This could be used as a textbook on the humanities and customs of the Tang Dynasty."
"Is this Lei Tao? Why doesn't he look like him at all?"
"Who is this woman? She looks so beautiful!"
"Is this Zhou Xiyang? His acting skills seem pretty good."
At this time, the plot happened to be about the male protagonist played by Lei Tao being taken out of prison by the female protagonist Wang Jiayu. The child prodigy Li Bi played by Zhou Xiyang took him to a mysterious department that had just been established in the court: Jing'an Division.
When Zhou Xiyang introduced the Jing'an Division to Lei Tao, the camera pulled forward from behind the three of them, presenting the busy and orderly scenes of people coming and going in the Jing'an Division to the audience one by one.
This shot is very long, giving people an immersive feeling.
"Another long take! Director Chen is indeed worthy of his name!"
"This picture, this shot, is absolutely amazing!"
“This is so textured!”
The audience was amazed, and the barrage of comments on iQiyi and Apple TV gradually increased. If they were not turned off, they would almost cover the entire screen.
“The picture is OK, but why don’t I understand it?”
"+1 if you don't understand"
"If you don't understand, go watch the idol drama next door."
"With such a tight plot, it's better not to watch it if you don't have any intelligence."
However, some viewers found it a bit difficult to understand and continued watching simply because they were attracted by the pictures.
At this time, the advertisement for "Xianshan Love and Sword" ended, and some people left this side and went back to watch "Xianshan Love and Sword".
In the second episode, Luo Zhenzhen continued to flirt with Chen Xiran. One of them stared with eyes wide open, trying to show the temperament of a domineering swordsman, while the other had a zombie face throughout, also staring with eyes to express all emotions.
At the same time, the surrounding scenes seem a bit perfunctory, especially the sudden appearance of a dragon, which should have been a scene showing real technology.
But unfortunately, the special effects of this dragon are really lame, and it looks very fake at first glance, and many viewers can't help but lose interest in the show.
My mind uncontrollably began to recall the scene I had just seen next door: the exquisite costumes and props, the perfect long shots, the heavy textures, and the natural acting of Lei Tao, Zhou Xiyang, and Wang Jiayu...
Shit, I suddenly feel like I can’t stand this anymore?
Luo Zhenzhen and Chen Xiran worked together to fight off the five-hair dragon. They were both exhausted and fell down again, lips to lips again.
"Wow, how romantic!"
"Jinxi and I are so cute!"
"Chen Xiran is so beautiful!"
Fans of two people started posting comments.
"No, didn't these two just meet? They've already kissed twice?"
"What's the plot about? It's not like they'll kiss once in every episode, right?"
"Am I the only one who thinks these two have no expression?"
Some passersby found it difficult to understand, and some were speechless about the special effects just now.
"Oh my god, what kind of special effects are these? Didn't they say they invested hundreds of millions?"
"All the money went to the actors, so there was no money for special effects. Funny.jpg."
"Didn't you notice? Chen Xiran seemed to be cutting out the picture just now, right?"
Soon, some viewers began to change channels or exit the online platform. Those who had just watched a few episodes of "The Longest Day in Chang'an" during the commercials couldn't help but secretly run back to iYi Video.
Many of them originally had high expectations for "Sword of Love in the Immortal Mountain", and some were even fans of Chen Xiran and Luo Zhenzhen, but they didn't know what was wrong with them. Anyway, they couldn't forget the scenes they had just seen.
I'm sorry, Xiran, my body didn't betray you. I just couldn't control my eyes. It was my eyes that insisted on watching "The Longest Day in Chang'an". I'm crying...
When these fans tried to take a few more sneaky glances with guilt in their hearts, they couldn't take their eyes away.
Wow, this picture is so beautiful!
Wang Jiayu is so beautiful and has great acting skills!
Is Zhou Xiyang such a good actor? He seems to be better than Luo Zhenzhen?
Soon, the first episode of "The Longest Day in Chang'an" ended. There were many details in this episode, and the general outline of the whole story was explained very completely.
A group of foreign bandits attempted to take advantage of the Lantern Festival to carry out some currently unknown sabotage activities in Chang'an City.
The male protagonist Zhang Xiaojing, played by Lei Tao, is a death row prisoner who was originally the bad guy of Chang'an.
Li Bi, played by Zhou Xiyang, is the prince's confidant and the leader of the Jing'an Division. Tan Qi, played by Wang Jiayu, is Li Bi's maid and subordinate.
When the story begins, there are still twelve hours before the end of the Lantern Festival. Within these twelve hours, the Jing'an Division must find the foreign thieves and stop their conspiracy.
Because time is running out, Li Bi wants to use Zhang Xiaojing, who is familiar with both the black and white worlds in Chang'an City, to help him capture the bandits.
But they only have twelve hours left.
In addition to the perfect costumes, makeup and camera work in the first episode, the rhythm of the entire story is also excellent, successfully rendering the atmosphere of urgency and suspense.
Compared with the one next door, it is far superior in every aspect.
At this time, several hot searches about "The Longest Day in Chang'an" appeared on Weibo.
"Chen Guanghan's long shots."
"Lei Tao has lost weight."
"Zhou Xiyang's acting skills."
"Wang Jiayu Tanqi."
"Twelve hours is twenty-four hours."
After clicking on these trending searches, many netizens who were confused were attracted by the textured images, amazed by Wang Jiayu, or shocked by the exquisite costumes and props, and they all clicked on iYi Video or Apple TV.
A thought has come to many people's minds: How long has it been since we watched a truly well-made TV series?
When the second episode of "Sword of Love in the Immortal Mountain" started, most of the audience, except for the fans of Luo Zhenzhen and the other two, had already moved to iQiyi and Apple TV.
At the same time, two other popular dramas are facing the same situation.
Especially "Legend of Half Immortal", it and "Sword of Love in the Immortal Mountain" are both fairy tale idol dramas, relying on the popularity and appearance of the leading actors. The investment of "Legend of Half Immortal" is even worse, the plot is also terrible, and the special effects are even worse.
The casual viewers of this drama are leaving faster than those of "Sword of Love in the Immortal Mountain".
On the contrary, the situation is slightly more optimistic for "Scent of a Woman" broadcast on Apple TV.
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