The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 679 Different

Beijing, community.

Liu Shishi brought her boyfriend home for dinner today.

After dinner, Lu Yuan and Liu's father played chess in the living room, while she sat cross-legged and played King of Glory on her iPad.

After a round, she quit the game and watched the trailer of "My Love from the Star" on Hunan TV.

After a while, she came to the chessboard again and started to give bad ideas. Lu Yuan's sure win was about to be ruined because of her intervention.

"Get off and drive."

Father Liu felt that he had won unfairly: "Go play your game, don't make trouble here!"

"Hmph, you can't win without me." Liu Shishi pouted.

Except for the first day he visited, when Lu Yuan deliberately lost a few games, he never lost again after that. His old father was not very good at chess and could not beat his future son-in-law at all.

She ignored Liu's father's gaze and went to the refrigerator barefoot to find something to eat. She saw a can of meatballs wrapped in silver tinfoil in the fresh-keeping room, about a dozen of them. She took it in her hand and looked at it curiously.

Just then her mother came over and she asked, "Mom, what is this treasure?"

“The black sesame balls I made a few days ago.”

"You still do this? It's not poisonous."

"Just leave it there if you don't want to eat it." Liu's mother wanted to hit her.

"I made this for you two. Black sesame pills can enhance gastrointestinal function, improve hair quality, prevent hair loss, and improve sleep quality. It is said that they can also replenish kidney qi."

"Thank you, Mom." Liu Shishi's eyes lit up when she heard that.

Being an actor, one has an irregular work and rest schedule. When filming, it is common to have a reversed day and night schedule, and hair can easily lose its luster.

She quickly unscrewed the lid and ate one whole. Before she could chew it twice, her little face wrinkled.

"what happened?"

"Feeling a bit bitter?"

Mother Liu was surprised: "Is it bitter? It shouldn't be like that. I put a lot of honey in it."

“Is there something wrong with my sense of taste?”

Liu Shishi swallowed it with difficulty, hesitated for a moment, picked up another one and wanted to try, but after thinking it over again and again, she gave up. She rolled her eyes, picked up two more, unwrapped them, and walked to the two most important men in her life.

"Hey, my mom made this specially for me, try it."

She handed one to her boyfriend and put the other to her old father's mouth: "Dad, this one is for you, ah."

Father Liu had no doubts and took it.

After just two bites, I suddenly realized that the taste was wrong. Sesame balls should be sweet because they contain honey, but why were they so bitter?

Other people's intentions are different.

Black sesame pills are made by grinding black sesame seeds, black beans, red dates and walnuts into powder, then adding honey and kneading them.

Black sesame seeds and black beans need to be fried first. Controlling the heat during the frying process is crucial. Once they are burnt, it’s not that they are inedible, but they will taste very bitter.

I guess this is my wife's first time trying to make it and she lacks experience.

Lu Yuan also thought of this. Seeing Liu's mother's expectant look, he flattered her earnestly: "It's sweet. If you don't know better, you might think it was bought from outside. The taste is just right."

The corners of Liu's father's mouth twitched, and he was speechless about his shamelessness.

"As long as you like it. It's your first time and I'm worried something might go wrong." Mother Liu smiled and glanced at her old man.

Father Liu's expression became serious, but he also smiled and gave a thumbs up: "Sweet, very sweet."

"It's obviously bitter." Honest Liu Shishi was very puzzled.

Lu Yuan joked, "There's a saying that sesame balls taste sweet to people with sufficient kidney energy, but bitter to those without."

Liu Shishi blinked and looked at her old father and boyfriend, feeling confused. Could it be that she had kidney deficiency? This shouldn't be the case.

Isn't it said that there are only tired oxen but no damaged land?

Seeing that his future son-in-law dared to tease his silly daughter in front of him, Liu's father said sinisterly, "Shishi, since you don't like it, then give him all the black sesame pills. When he finishes eating, ask your mother to make some more."

"Okay, I don't have anything to do on weekdays anyway, so tell me after dinner." Liu's mother agreed readily.

Ah, this is a sin. Lu Yuan gave a forced smile: "Okay."

Liu Shishi was skeptical and wondered whether she should try another one.

Just then, the prelude of "My Love from the Star" sounded on TV. She quickly picked up her iPad and opened PPS.

At the same time, tens of millions of PPS users across the country were sitting in front of their computers or mobile phones, waiting for the show to air.

"My Love from the Star" has a total of 42 episodes, two episodes per day. The first two episodes are free and can be watched without membership.

Father Liu stared at the TV. Seeing the young couple cuddling together, he leaned over and glanced at them, his gaze lingering for a moment on the iPad in Liu Shishi's hand.

The entire screen was filled with dense white bullet comments, making him dizzy.

"On August 2013, 8, Sang Biao visited here."

"Check in, check in, the boss's new drama is on. I have been waiting for this drama for half a year and it is finally here."

"IQIYI is so dishonest, comparing a 11 drama with a 13 drama. Now I'm watching TV while checking my phone."

As a veteran PPS user, Mr. Liu was a little confused: "What are those white words? I don't remember them being there yesterday."

"Banmu allows users to express their thoughts in real time. Just like comments, it's just transferred to the screen," Lu Yuan explained.

"Won't it affect the experience? With so many comments, I can't see what's going on."

Liu Shishi said: "Dad, these can all be adjusted, font size, color, speed, location, and even turned off directly."

"I don't quite understand the things you young people have." Father Liu scratched his chin.

Mother Liu coughed and said, "If you don't understand, just watch TV, you old-fashioned old-fashioned guy."

Father Liu: "."

Seoul, Korea.

In a typical Korean living room, the TV screen is showing the CineonTV channel.

Kim Eun-sook, the screenwriter of "The Heirs", was sitting on the sofa and browsing Twitter when a video clip of a Chinese director that was forwarded by many netizens caught her eye.

Jiang Wei V: "To be honest, I haven't watched many Korean dramas, and I haven't watched "The Heirs" yet. But I think that Korean dramas and Chinese dramas cannot be simply compared to each other to some extent."

"Chinese TV dramas carry the pursuit of social values, such as the profound exposure of reality and the criticism of ugliness. In contrast, these elements are relatively scarce in Korean dramas, which focus more on love, thus winning the favor of many young people."

"In addition, if our TV series want to be broadcast in South Korea, they will face many restrictions. So far, no domestic TV series has been able to appear on mainstream Korean channels. Even "My Love from the Star" was only broadcast on a Chinese TV station with a relatively small audience, which is enough to show that the broadcasting mechanisms of the two sides are not equal."

"But when Korean dramas enter China, they receive strong support. This precisely reflects the inclusiveness of Chinese culture. A country with a multi-ethnic culture naturally has a broader mind, while the culture of a single ethnic group may appear relatively monotonous."

In the comment section of this blog post, many Korean netizens fiercely criticized China and "My Love from the Star".

Jin Yinshu smiled. As a veteran screenwriter, she admitted that what the director named Jiang Wei said made some sense.

But this director, like many people in the Chinese entertainment industry, has the same idea: blind arrogance.

They don't understand the essence of Korean dramas at all. The confidence in their words made her laugh.

In Kim Eun-sook's view, Korean romance dramas are about creating dreams for the general audience, aiming to make the audience happy and symbolically make up for the shortcomings of life.

This is the creative concept of Korean dramas. In contrast, Chinese TV dramas often overemphasize educational significance.

As a result, some idol dramas are neither real nor unreal enough, and they often discuss life insights in a philosophical and profound way.

For ordinary TV viewers, especially those civilians who are under great pressure in life, they are more eager for spiritual relaxation.

Why do we have to complicate and elevate these stories?

This level of achievement cannot be exported and can only be used for self-entertainment because foreign audiences will not buy it.

The screenwriters of Korean dramas never deliberately pursue those deep things. Although the plot may be detached from life, it can well meet the audience's demand for fantasy.

This is the secret to why Korean dramas are so popular in Asia.

In addition, Jin Yinshu also believes that Chinese TV dramas have not done enough to promote culture.

Korean dramas cleverly incorporate elements such as traditional Korean food, fashionable clothing, beauty and hairdressing into the plot.

While watching the drama, the audience will develop a strong interest in Korean culture and life, and then become a fan of the drama.

This "Korean Wave" phenomenon has achieved certain results throughout Asia.

In contrast, Chinese TV dramas do not have this concept and seem to be more satisfied with working hard in the domestic market, and are not without pursuit of the outside world.

That’s right, after all, the market is huge, with more than one billion people.

"My Love from the Star" is destined to be inferior to "The Heirs". Kim Eun-sook left Twitter with this conclusion in her heart.

As the screenwriter of "The Heirs", she pays special attention to the performance of "My Love from the Star".

The Korean market is too small. No matter how good the ratings of "The Heirs" are in Korea, it's just so-so.

If her performance in China can surpass that of "My Love from the Star", her value will undoubtedly increase significantly. This is a crucial battle.

Moreover, this will also determine whether her next cooperation partner in China will be iQiyi or PPS.

With this thought in mind, she looked at the notebook open beside her.

Above is her most recent work that was inspired by something else, a romantic story between a Korean special forces soldier and a doctor, also a Mary Sue.

She believes that after the creation of "The Heirs", this work may be even better. Although the creation has just begun, she has already named it in advance.

It's called "Descendants of the Sun".

Collecting her thoughts, Kim Eun-sook focused her attention on the TV screen. "My Love from the Star" officially started airing.

The story begins with a vast universe, in which a huge aircraft carrier is quietly suspended, like a lonely fortress.

Below the aircraft carrier, a meteor streaked through the black curtain. When the camera got closer, it was discovered to be a small spaceship.

It passed through the atmosphere and headed straight for the blue planet.

The spaceship flew over an ancient city, raising a cloud of dust and attracting the people in the city to stop and look up.

Jin Yinshu gazed at the ancient costumes and magnificent cities, and sighed in her heart that China's thousands of years of long history and culture are indeed enviable.

"drive!"

"drive!"

The scene changed, and a woman in ancient costume was riding a horse galloping through the woods.

The woman was dressed in a smart red outfit, waving the horsewhip vigorously, and occasionally glancing at the dozens of light cavalry following closely behind her.

There was a murderous look in the eyes of these guys, they all came from the military.

Jin Yinshu recognized that the woman in ancient costume was Liu Shishi, Lu Yuan's girlfriend, Ruoxi in "Scarlet Heart", a top Chinese actress who is also very popular in South Korea.

Among the dozens of light riders, someone shouted, "Miss Liu, come back with us. It is your blessing to be favored by our prince."

"Dream on!" The woman in red, played by Liu Shishi, waved the horsewhip without even turning her head.

"drive!"

Just as Jin Yinshu was looking at Liu Shishi's makeup, the plot suddenly became tense.

The mountain road became increasingly rugged and narrow, and there was a cliff on the right, which was bottomless.

The red-dressed woman's horse-controlling skills were obviously no match for the well-trained light cavalry behind her, and she was about to be caught up.

At this moment, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the sky. A strangely shaped object was suspended in the air. A strong wind blew up and everyone had to rein in their horses and stop.

The woman in red pulled the reins hard, but because she moved too violently, she and the horse fell off the cliff.

"Ah!" She closed her eyes in horror.

At the critical moment, the space seemed to be paused.

The man in white, played by Lu Yuan, stepped into the air and walked out slowly. He flicked away the leaves that were frozen in the air and easily pulled back the woman in red and her horse.

"Oh my!" Kim Eun-sook was surprised by this setting.

This is different from her stereotypical impression of Chinese idol dramas.

In addition to their love of exaggerating the importance of the topic, Chinese idol dramas often exaggerate mundane family conflicts, with family members scheming and deceiving each other.

The same is true even for Chinese costume themes.

In recent years, due to the drama "Startling by Each Step", although surreal elements have appeared, at most they are just a time-travel setting, and it is rare to see a male protagonist with super powers.

So much so that she always felt that Chinese people lacked imagination.

But "My Love from the Star" completely overturned her perception. This drama is not a traditional Chinese idol drama.

The plot continues.

Lu Yuan, dressed in a suit, appeared in an antique study and slowly narrated his past.

It turned out that he was an alien who came to Earth to collect samples. Due to an accident, he missed the spacecraft back to his planet and was stranded on Earth for hundreds of years.

His memories begin to be interspersed in the plot.

The memories end, and the majestic-looking heroine Song Yiren appears.

She took a medical book from her assistant, took a photo, and posted on Weibo that she was preparing for her next play and occasionally read short articles by Nobel Prize winners in mathematics.

Kim Eun-sook carefully observed every character in the picture and frowned.

Liu Shishi's appearance just now made her feel that something was not right.

I didn't figure it out until this moment.

Why are the images of "My Love from the Star" so exquisite? The makeup and lighting are more harmonious than previous Chinese idol dramas, creating a movie-like texture.

Yes, she felt as if she was watching a blockbuster movie rather than a TV series.

You know, lighting and makeup are the forte of Korean crews. They can always create the most suitable makeup for the characters based on the changes in light and shadow.

However, Chinese makeup artists often overlook this point. Idol dramas are at the bottom of the TV drama contempt chain, and the makeup looks all the same.

As for the lighting in Chinese TV dramas.

Many times, the filming may have already started, but the shooting location has not yet been determined.

Once you are officially notified of where to shoot, the lighting and camera positions can only be decided temporarily.

This Chinese idol drama is really different, and Kim Eun-sook's confidence in "The Heirs" began to waver.

(End of this chapter)