In the summer of 2023, the drama market is booming. Costume dramas such as “Sauvignon Blanc” and “Lotus House” are one after another. Who will fight for the bronze king? There are also female themes such as “City” and other female themes. Among various themes, the reporter noticed that many comedians were shining brightly. The “Zhaojiaban” led by Zhao Benshan carried the banner of martial arts to save comedy. Talk show actors Yang Li and Yang Mengen appeared in the costume drama “Auspicious Seven Seasons”. Jiang Shimeng, who was out of the “Annual Comedy Contest”, “pretended” to be famous in “Revelation”.
Yangtze Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Zhang Nan
A talk show actor “flying” in Xianxia drama
Recently, netizens actually discovered talk show actor Yang Mengen’s “re-employment” in the costume drama “Auspicious Seven Hours”, and posted screenshots of his appearance in the drama. Also playing the fairy in the play is Yang Li, a talk show actor who is also well-known from “Talk Show Conference”. Because costume dramas, especially fairy tale themes, have high requirements on the appearance of actors, the appearance of two talk show actors in the drama is indeed beyond the expectations of netizens, but it also caters to the light comedy style required by the plot.
This is not the first time a talk show actor has been exposed to movies and TV series. In addition to “Seven Occasions”, Yang Li also participated in the contemporary urban drama “Dragon Boy” starring Zhang Ruoyun. Coincidentally, Wang Mian, the champion of “The Third Season of the Talk Show Conference”, has participated in dramas such as “I’m Fine in a Foreign Land”, “Ms. Dignity” and “The Ordinary Road”.
From the inventory point of view, Xu Zhisheng, who gained topicality with his appearance, has a higher starting point. After successively appearing on CCTV and various David TV Spring Festival Gala, he also made guest appearances in the movies “Lonely Walking on the Moon” and “Exchanging Lives”. “Peking University Talented Girl” Li Xueqin not only played an important role in Dapeng’s movie “Keep You Safe”, but also starred in the movie “Getaway” which was shortlisted for the new director competition unit of the San Sebastian Film Festival; iQIYI’s short comedy drama “The Sticky Club” has guest-starred in the costume drama “Bending the Waist” and the modern drama “Ranging Heart”. The types of TV dramas are very rich.
B “Comedy Contest” contestants are too good at “pretending”
In addition, many of the actors from drama variety shows such as “Annual Comedy Contest” are originally from majors, or have a foundation in acting. It is not surprising that they appear in film and television dramas, such as Jiang Shimeng, Jiang Long, Jiang Yi’s “Three Jiangs” fit into the movie “A Great Night”. The recent “Dark Horse Drama” “Apocalyptic Apocalypse” scored 8.3 points on Douban. Wang Lv, a senior lawyer of the “Red Circle” played by Jiang Shimeng, works in the CBD of China World Trade Center. Medium is high-ranking, with the attitude of “new middle class in first-tier cities”, behaviors include but not limited to: practicing calligraphy, cooking (and Western food), and filling philosophy books at home, etc. Pretending, on social media, is an ideal version of myself, while pretending in life is more to fit into a circle. But pretending will eventually lead to not pretending, and everything will return to the essence of life. Wang Lv works all day to catch fish and fool clients. In fact, there is still a miserable life behind her. She is suffering from a disease and unable to do what she wants, so she chooses to pretend like this. In the end, she is determined to give up this stressful job and pursue the career of a food blogger. dream. At the moment when the answer was revealed, many netizens in the barrage were quite moved.
C “Zhaojiaban” martial arts sitcom laughing at life
He can’t be seen on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala. There are not many scenes in “Country Love” and “Liu Laogen”. The popular costume martial arts comedy “Legend of Magpie Knife Gate” satisfies the audience’s desire to “see Zhao Benshan”. The drama handed over the answer sheet with a score of 8.1 on Douban, showing different aspects of joy in life with distinctive episodes.
Among the costume dramas of handsome men and beauties in the summer, “Legend of Magpie Knife Gate” focuses on family comedy effects. Some people commented that this is the costume version of “The Story of Ivory Mountain”. This time, Zhao Benshan challenged one person to play the two roles of the Ximen brothers at the same time. The younger brother is a chivalrous hero, while the older brother is a timid and kind cook.
“Legend of Magpie Knife Gate” focuses on social topics, and modern elements are implanted in it, which also brings sudden joy. The second apprentice Zhao Dezhu has a good impression of Ximen Rou (played by Li Xiaohe), the daughter of Ximen Changhai. In order to pursue Ximen Rou, he wants to pretend to be the empress of the famous “Zhao Benshan”. A series of entertainment elements “chaotic stewing” were also clapped and laughed by netizens, saying, “Uncle Benshan dares to shoot.” Yang Guo’s descendants “Yang Lie Er Guo”, Caribbean virtues, crazy martial arts fans, live broadcasts, martial arts tabloids reporting fierce news, Zhao Benshan’s line summed it up, “What is a rivers and lakes is not about fighting and killing, but about the world.” The work that caused the audience to think about “jianghu” in the laughter and cursing is still the “Wulin Biography” that people will never forget.
When martial arts dramas meet sitcoms, the brand-new attempts create a sense of contrast. The sentient beings of martial arts comedy allow the audience to look at life with a smile from the rivers and lakes.
Original title: The summer file is full of wind and water, comedians laugh at life
