Chinanews Client Beijing, November 9th (Reporter Ren Siyu) "I love you! I don't want this look!" Recently, "The Sea of Stars" starring Liu Tao and Lin Feng has gone viral.
Coffee-splashing encounters, shoulder-shaking and roaring confession, big water pipes nourishing water confession... This TV series positioning the urban entrepreneurial inspirational drama first attracted a wave of attention with the local flavor of Mary Su.
Despite this, its ratings have hit a new high. While the audience complained about "middle-aged idol dramas" and "Blood Mary Su", they couldn't stop when they saw it. Why?
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Comes with eight times the speed of the TV series
Some people always say that the current domestic drama is too slow, but "Stars and the Sea" is different, each episode is as fast as it comes with eight times the speed.
In the beginning, the heroine who was still a little girl enjoyed a happy life: her mother was gentle, her father was dexterous, her academic performance was among the best, and everything seemed perfect.
But the heroine’s name is Jane Eyre, just like the identity set in the famous book "Jane Eyre", her growth is full of misfortune: the seemingly loving parents actually seem to be divorced, Jane accidentally ran into her mother and cheated, and her father was furious. Killing her mother and committing suicide, she became an orphan overnight.
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The patriarchal aunt coveted the family's money and took care of Jane Eyre, but did not allow her to go to university. She also "sold" Jane Eyre to the country to be a wife in order to pay off her son who was in trouble.
When Jane was not easy to escape, she was verbally abused by her aunt. With her rigid personality, she injured her aunt with a vase and ran to Guangzhou.
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When she arrived in Guangzhou, Jane Eyre's professional career officially began. First she became a waiter in a noodle restaurant, and then she was stayed overnight by two girls of the same age. However, she just refused to work with the clubhouse and met the harassment of the noodle restaurant owner when she turned around.
Although it sounds unrealistic, Jane Eyre walked into the company wearing the work clothes of her resigned roommate, and she really succeeded in applying for the job and became a logistical girl; although she accidentally spilled coffee on the main hero who came to talk about business, but President Ba not only didn't mind, but happily helped her keep her job.
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And this is just the content of the short three episodes of "The Sea of Stars", judging from the scale of the entire play's forty episodes, the protagonists will experience more ups and downs in their lives.
Dog blood drama or inspirational drama?
It seems that the heroine has a miserable life, but in fact, the dominant hero is not smooth sailing. Although he is the son of a wealthy businessman in Southeast Asia, he has not been publicly recognized by his father, and he needs to compete with his half brother for position in the family business.
As for the relationship between the host and the host, in addition to the love between the two, there are also "I love you but I have a fiancé", "I can give you everything except your name" and so on.
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In short, the audience can taste many classic TV series here: the best relatives, workplace inspiration, business war games, family grievances, rich family, multi-angular sadomasochism, and even kidnapping and gunfights...
Netizens often comment on this story with hundreds of thousands of turns, "upper".
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For example, Jane Eyre's career can be called "upgrading and fighting monsters" all the way.
In the early ten episodes, she went from a little tea girl to a merchandiser and salesman with outstanding performance. She left and opened a restaurant to work for the male owner’s foreign trade company. According to the plot brief, she would also take the Chinese foreign trade. Dongfeng of development eventually became the chairman of a multinational group.
Jane Eyre’s personality has a very "cool" side. Despite her miserable life, she is diligent, motivated and resilient. When her roommate is trying to make quick money to accompany the wine, she is memorizing words to improve herself. Can tear each other directly.
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Although, there is no lack of "coincidences" on this upgrade road: I saved a colleague who committed suicide in the bathroom and gained professional knowledge counseling; picking up a colleague's work phone can help big companies solve their urgent needs; when they are worried about not being able to participate in the exhibition, When I turned around, I met a big customer...
In the dramatic plot, there is no lack of details to complete the scene. The story of "The Sea of Stars" took place in the 1990s, and some settings are also full of age, such as the aunt raising nutria, such as a video store , BP machine and so on.
After a while, the story is reliable, and the hero and heroine's "beautiful" and "professional" personality, as well as the fast-paced advancement that the audience loves to hear, make this drama quickly out of the circle because of its "coolness".
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How did the creator respond?
Although the ratings are divided into two extremes, the ratings of "Stars and the Sea" are as high as its solid hot search position, and some netizens even joked that the female lead Liu Tao is the "rating savior."
The creators of the TV series have also recently responded to the controversy and audience comments on "The Sea of Stars".
The screenwriter Su Xiaoyuan, who created "The Flower Blooms That Year The Moon Is Full", said that whether it is "crazy literature" or "middle-aged idol drama", it is a label given to the show by the audience.
"The judgement of a drama is really to be handed over to the audience. What kind of score the audience gives you, what kind of comment they give you, we have to accept it humbly."
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Faced with the issue of the age span in the play, the lead actor Liu Tao said in an interview that he had also expressed to the director that he was unwilling to "play tenderly", but the producer and director persuaded her, "The actor still serves the script in the end. Act according to the direction of the plot.” She said, “Actually, I don’t think it is against everyone now. What we watch is the drama and the plot. Don’t always use the age of the actor to'spur' the role.”
Liu Tao believes that good ratings can be attributed to the plot and tight rhythm of catching people, which can resonate with everyone. She revealed that she has also become a member of the drama chasing every day. "As long as the people love to watch, everything is worthwhile. It is floating clouds, the most important thing is the affirmation of the audience, and the most important thing is that the person holding the remote control is really waiting for you every day." (End)