Chapter 151 A Dark Horse Emerges
Hu Xiaoxiao took note of this incident. After returning home, he turned on the TV as soon as the time came, curled up on the sofa, ate snacks, and watched "Fan Lihua" starring Wang Shuangshuang.
Hu Xiaoxiao read it for several days in a row. After reading it, she understood what Zhu Wanwen meant, because she herself didn't know how to say it.
If this were a low-budget TV series, it's understandable that it was filmed this way. After all, with so little money, they couldn't have big scenes, relying on romantic scenes and a few short stories. Plus, the two main actors, Lu Xinghe and Wang Shasha, aren't actors with a background in action drama, so some of this can be forgiven.
However, as far as she knew, the investment in "Fan Lihua" was more than that of "Mu Guiying", and her second brother was invited to bring the show together. The supporting roles were all well-known artists, but the filming was so perfunctory.
The plot is all about love and the fighting scenes are all about casting spells.
The love affair between the protagonists Fan Lihua and Xue Dingshan takes up a large part of the plot, with their on-again and off-again relationships, numerous misunderstandings, and heartbreaking drama. Fan Lihua, a heroine, is portrayed as a delicate woman prone to tears.
Fan Lihua fell in love with Xue Dingshan and wanted to marry him and surrender to the Tang Dynasty. After returning home, she reported this to her father. Fan's father was furious and scolded Fan Lihua, saying that he had betrothed her to the defending general Yang Fan.
Fan Lihua disliked Yang Fan's ugliness and was unwilling to marry him. During an argument with her father, her father wanted to kill Fan Lihua, the unfilial daughter who disobeyed him. However, he accidentally fell and hit Fan Lihua's sword and died.
The Fan brothers thought that it was Fan Lihua who killed their father and wanted to kill Fan Lihua to avenge their father, but they didn't expect to be accidentally killed by Fan Lihua.
Because her father and brothers died because of her, Fan Lihua cried for a while and then surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
Then there is the famous plot of Xue Dingshan's three divorces and three invitations to Fan Lihua -
Xue Dingshan also believed that Fan Lihua had killed her biological father and could not tolerate this, so he divorced Fan Lihua. Later, when Xue Dingshan was in trouble, Fan Lihua ran to save him, and Xue Dingshan divorced her again.
The third time he divorced his wife was because Fan Lihua adopted Xue Yinglong as her adopted son. Xue Dingshan became suspicious of his wife and divorced her again. However, Fan Lihua still had deep feelings for Xue Dingshan and would cry and be unable to speak clearly every time she was misunderstood.
After that, Xue Dingshan was defeated and finally remembered Fan Lihua's kindness. He went to ask Fan Lihua for help for the third time. The two reconciled and lived in love with each other.
In addition to the original famous plot, the TV series "Fan Lihua" also added other emotional entanglements.
Fan Lihua and Xue Dingshan were emotionally entangled, and Fan Lihua was entangled with Yang Fan, and then the Prince of Xiliang fell in love with her. The reason why Xiliang attacked Tang was because of Fan Lihua...
In the TV series, Fan Lihua not only cries and talks about love, but also repays evil with kindness in various ways.
Every time Fan Lihua fights, she uses magic, computer-generated special effects to create magic, such as moving mountains and seas, turning beans into soldiers, and becoming invisible. Fan Lihua can even ride on clouds...
The computer effects were crude and blunt. Hu Xiaoxiao wasn't sure what the audience thought, but she found them a bit distracting. While the original "Fan Lihua" story has a much richer mythology than "Mu Guiying," the sheer number of spells and their exaggerated use, combined with the crude computer technology, made for a less than pleasant viewing experience.
After watching it for a few days, Hu Xiaoxiao switched channels and watched programs on other channels.
After the drama "Fan Lihua" was broadcast, unexpectedly, the housewives did not buy it, because there were too many emotional scenes between Wang Shuangshuang and Lu Xinghe in "Fan Lihua", which made the housewives disgusted.
Lu Xinghe is a married man, but in the play he is always flirting with others, not doing his job, not fighting but only talking about love. He also always misunderstands Fan Lihua and does not appreciate her efforts. He looks like a scumbag.
The housewives couldn't help but think of the scandal that Lu Xinghe had caused that was known throughout Hong Kong. The forgotten memories became clear again, and for a while, Lu Xinghe's reputation began to decline again.
If "Fan Lihua" only had low ratings due to the excessive emotional drama and crude special effects, perhaps the entire series could have been successfully broadcast.
But man proposes, God disposes. Wang Shuangshuang only regards Hu Xiaoxiao as her opponent and wants to defeat him, but she doesn't know that their real opponent is at the other end, Baozhutai, the real opponent of Baogangtai.
Just when "Fan Lihua" was halfway through its broadcast and had low ratings and bad reputation, Baozhu TV launched a carefully produced TV series "Martial Spirit", which was broadcast at the same time as "Fan Lihua".
This is a story about the heroes of Jingwumen. The protagonist is an extraordinary martial artist. After joining Jingwumen, he joins a group of people with lofty ideals to fight against the Qing Dynasty and Japan and restore the dignity of the Chinese people.
Almost everyone in Hong Kong and Taiwan has seen the story about Fist of Fury. This film "Martial Spirit" has a strong audience base, and most people know what the story is about as soon as they hear the name.
"Martial Spirit" has enjoyed steadily rising ratings since its premiere. This is because, in addition to its familiar historical background and nostalgic atmosphere, it also features thrilling and exciting martial arts scenes, each one a true fight. This is a departure from the superficial trappings of previous martial arts films, creating an immersive experience, as if the actors are actually engaging in real combat in every scene.
When watching "Martial Spirit", the audience felt so involved that they were reluctant to change channels, which led to a continuous increase in the ratings of Baozhu Channel.
In addition, there are too many complicated emotional scenes in "Fan Lihua", and the special effects are obviously fake, far less realistic and immersive than in "Martial Spirit".
As a result, more and more viewers began to switch channels and choose to watch more realistic stories.
The dark horse that suddenly emerged from Baozhutai beat "Fan Lihua" without any chance of fighting back. Wang Shuangshuang was completely stunned, and Qiu Lihua was also stunned.
They snatched away a large amount of resources from "Mu Guiying" and even got to broadcast it first. But after fighting for a long time, they found out that their opponent was not "Mu Guiying" at all. How could they not be dumbfounded?
Qiu Lihua had a vague feeling that he was in trouble, so he immediately issued various orders to the crew of "Fan Lihua", asking them to carry out extensive publicity.
Appear on shows, play games, accept interviews, and go out to various crowded places to promote.
But the results were minimal. The ratings of "Fan Lihua" were far lower than those of "Martial Spirit", almost breaking the historical record.
Just when Qiu Lihua was trying desperately to restore the ratings, the media dealt a fatal blow to the TV series "Fan Lihua".
A senior media person published an article after watching these two TV series.
The article first praised Baozhutai's innovative ability. Whether it is the previous martial arts drama or the current "Martial Spirit", Baozhutai is far superior to its peers in terms of martial arts innovation and TV drama conception.
Then he made a scathing comment on T.V. Hong Kong TV, criticizing it for always imitating but never surpassing, and that the TV series "Fan Lihua" had experienced a major historical setback in terms of both story content and martial arts plot, causing T.V. Hong Kong TV's production level to regress by ten years.
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