Open the ＂new pattern＂ with ＂anti-routine＂, and ＂Song of the Moon＂ broadens the creative boundary of Xianxia drama.

"I finally experienced the feeling of crying for others’ love when I was chasing the ancient Xianxia drama." "Two-way going and two-way paying between Lu Li and Liu Shao, when the love is deep, it is so sweet that it makes people go to the top, and it hurts people in minutes." "The rhythm flies, and the plot is all effective." "The special effects are beautiful, the score is magnificent, the martial arts movements are smooth, the actors have high values and the acting skills are online" … The beautiful romantic drama "Moon Song" produced by iQiyi, jointly produced by Yide Culture and Creativity, produced by iQiyi Artist Studio, directed by Kin-lun Lam and starring Vin and LULU is being broadcasted in iQiyi. The play is adapted from the original novel "Running to the Moon" by shu ke, the author of Jinjiang Literature City. It tells the story that Liu Shao, a young girl, changed her life’s fate for the joy of being with a mysterious person for three days. Since then, after suffering, they have experienced joys and sorrows together and guarded the whole life.

Starting with the emotional drama of "double hair with knives and sweets", Yuegexing constructs a Xianxia world in which Xianju, the human world and the demon world complement each other, shows the unique aesthetic style of Xianxia in the East, and depicts the spiritual core of chivalrous fairy bones and great love in the world. After the broadcast of the drama, the popularity index and topic degree have been rising all the way, and by the time of publication, the whole network has been searched for 777+, and topics such as "abuse of monthly songs" and "reversal of monthly songs" have become the focus of audience discussion. During the broadcast period, iQiyi’s broadcast heat broke 8000+, and many times it won the data platforms such as Cat’s Eye, Lighthouse, Guduo, Yunhe, V age and Blue Eagle to play the Sun Crown and Zhou Crown.

It is worth mentioning that, as the only Xianxia drama in the same period, Yuegexing was influenced by the World Cup’s eye-catching at the beginning of its broadcast, and did not occupy too many opportunities in the market. However, with the light and compact narrative, superb performances by actors, romantic and aesthetic visual effects and the ingenious polishing of the content quality by the producers, this Xian Xia drama with no head IP and no flow of stars successfully stood out in the drama market at the end of the year, winning praise from female audiences and expanding to a wider audience circle. It also proves from one side that the underlying logic of today’s drama industry has quietly changed: content production is going to be IP-oriented, traffic-oriented, and content is king. Innovative and high-quality "small but beautiful" dramas such as "Song of the Moon" will gain a broader market space.

From "spreading sugar" to "feeding blades"

Multi-line CP triggered a drama chase boom.

Emotional drama has always been the highlight of the theme of Xian Xia. The multi-line CP in Yue Ge Xing provides different love samples, among which the biggest attraction is undoubtedly the romantic love between the hero Lu Li and the heroine Liu Shao. The drama abandons the common love jogging routines of similar dramas, such as trying to figure out each other and pulling. At the beginning, it uses a hero to save the beauty and "fishing for the moon" to quickly make the hero and heroine collide with the spark of love in a straightforward way. At this stage, Lu Li and Liu Shao went through the tests of "spiritual fire test" and "taking the imperial grass" from mutual love to mutual love, and interacted with each other to make the audience find a long-lost novelty of eating sugar.

If the first few episodes were still tell it to the judge’s mode of growing up with Liu Shao, then with the sacrifice of Lu Li, Luo Ge mercilessly abused Liu Shao on the line, and the painting style of this drama changed suddenly, giving the audience a big "knife". In the new chapter of Xianju, Lu Li, who returned from the incarnation of Luoge, forgot the memory of Liu Shao. The former "little wolf dog" turned into an abstinence straight man, indifferent to Liu Shao’s "memory killing", and even took Liu Shao’s blood to make blood symbols. However, with the memories of past lives gradually awakened, he had a special feeling for Liu Shao, and the ambiguous push and pull of "knife and sugar" was staged between them, and the drama-chasing experience intertwined with sweetness and abuse made the audience want to stop.

In addition to the tangled love between the man and the woman, the emotional drama of the supporting role in the play is also worth savoring. After entering the Xianju chapter, the emotional lines between the "little princess" Luo Ning, who is in opposition, and the demon teenager A Fujun, Shang Yurong and the elder sister Zhuo Qiuxian gradually became clear, and various modes CP met the needs of different audiences for sugar. Luoge’s sister Luoning is pure and kind, while Afujun is black and ambitious. Their feelings are like a seesaw, which satisfies the audience’s expectation of sadomasochism. Shang Yurong and the elder sister Zhuo Qiuxian are a dandy and a cool one, but they love each other but can’t say it. A pair with a sense of contrast attracts the audience’s attention.

For a long time, "Love in Ancient Costume" has been the hardest hit by the routinization of the plot, while "Moon Songs" has successfully attracted the attention of the audience with various "anti-routinization" people and plots. For example, in recent years, Xianxia dramas generally set the main plot in the fairy world, while in "Moon Songs", the male and female hosts met each other in the world, and then gradually came into contact with the fairy family, and changed their identities and fought side by side in the process of clarifying their own responsibilities and missions. The story setting and the growth trajectory of the characters in the transition from the human world to Xianju and Yaojing are more human than other Xianxia dramas, which is more in line with the audience’s cognition of "upgrading and fighting monsters".

The compact plot is also a highlight of "Yue Ge Xing" which is different from other Xianxia dramas. Some viewers even shouted, "The original Xianxia drama can be played without double speed." For example, Liu Shao’s family met with great difficulties, met a male master, and went away to learn art. The plot was explained clearly in only one episode, but in only half an episode, Liu Shao learned the unique skill of "streamer chop". In addition to the handling of these details, the emotional progression of the hero and heroine is also advancing rapidly. From the sweetness of acquaintance and love to the subsequent abuse, the audience can gain rich emotional experiences and see the growth and destiny of the characters in several episodes.

At the same time, in the handling of the plot structure, Yue Ge Xing has also achieved "anti-routine", and many characters have their own points of view, but they have not deviated from the main plot. For example, in the process from mortal to immortal, Lu Li not only shows the process of knowing, knowing and falling in love with the hostess, but also depicts the wonderful plots such as recognizing the teacher and sister, cutting off the robe, arguing with the master, breaking up, etc. The structure of the main line and the sub-line is complete, coordinated and distinct, giving the audience a viewing experience of brushing copies while doing the main line task. In the film and television drama market of anti-water injection and anti-routine, this experiment of "Yue Ge Xing" is undoubtedly successful.

Characters are the core of a drama series. The reason why the play can quickly break the circle is also due to people’s "standing". Many characters in the play are very plump and have growth curves. For the first time, Vin challenged one person to decorate the four corners, namely, a demon hunter with a mysterious life story, a fairy song, a god in the moonlight and a mysterious man. Lively, intelligent, chivalrous and detached, contrary to Luo Ge’s calm, tranquil and immortal character, the huge characters have also made many viewers "into the pit". Liu Shao, played by LULU, is witty and clever. She is a woman who dares to love and hate and never gives in to her fate. She has experienced the growth process of human and fairy residence, with the self-consciousness of modern women, which makes the characters more arc-light. Luo Ning, played by Keiko Zheng He, is simple and lively and lovely, but she can stay awake in the face of right and wrong. Ah Fu Jun, played by Riley, is a general who sends a message to the aquarium. He is both good and evil. Although his personality is a little extreme, he has great love for his people. In addition, the role images such as the graceful gentleman-like Hao Na and the infatuated Bai Feng are very distinct.

The visual effect of oriental aesthetics is shocking.

Polishing high-quality content with craftsman spirit

The exquisite service and visual effects of Yue Ge Xing are also well received by the audience. Mysterious and dreamy demon world, bustling human world, misty fairyland … "Song of the Moon" creates a strong visual impact with unique oriental aesthetics, and promotes the spirit of Chinese aesthetics.

In terms of visual presentation, the drama combines real-life art with special effects to form a romantic, aesthetic and dreamy Xianxia style. In the play, a large number of rich colors such as light pink, lavender and sky blue are used to create the romantic atmosphere of Xianju, and with the change of shades and bright starlight, the beauty of Xianxia drama is fully displayed. In terms of architecture, the drama abandons the western elements such as nebula and constellation, which are commonly used in Xianxia drama in the past, and adopts the concept of simplicity and Zen, placing Xianju Zhong Hua Palace between mountains and rivers, which is more in line with the traditional concept of China people relying on mountains and rivers. In addition, the scenes such as the Four Seasons Monument and the Temple of Heaven are extremely implicit in oriental culture. In the play, imaginative images such as "Di Cao", "Three-legged Sunflower", "Lingzhi Collection", "Dancing Tree", "Bone Erosion" and "Four Seasons Monument" also brought a strong sense of wonder to the audience.

The service way of Yue Ge Xing follows the aesthetic line of national style. The main characters’ clothing accessories in the play are mainly designed with simple lines, and the simple and elegant design and the flying clothes complement each other with the fairy spirit of the characters. The dress of the characters will also change when they are in different worlds and identities. For example, the king of the demon world, Gui, is fierce and sinister, and she is quite shrewd. Her black dress represents darkness. In contrast, the semi-demon Lu Sheng is a good and evil character. Although he is also dressed in black, he is less evil and more heroic.

There are many finishing touches in the play that highlight the oriental aesthetics, such as the unique gesture of paying homage to the immortals in Xianju, which is a tribute to the traditional oriental etiquette; The flute, piano and other musical instruments that appeared in the play also created a rich classical atmosphere. Some viewers commented, "The artistic style of" Song of the Moon "has opened up a brand-new imagination space for the creation of Xian Xia drama, and provided the audience with a shocking viewing experience. The beauty is like a dream and it is a real visual enjoyment."

Song of the Moon also returned to the "righteousness" of the traditional Xianxia drama. The play not only depicts the touching "little love" of men and women, but also shows the "great love" of their home country. The hero and heroine have great righteousness and shoulder the burden of the world. They not only protect their loved ones, but also have compassion and care for the people.

With a knife and sugar, a lot of twists and turns, and aesthetic online, the threshold for watching drama is low, so it is deeply loved by female users in the sinking market of the third and fourth lines, and reaches a wider range of female groups horizontally. Cat’s eye data shows that the effective broadcast market share of the drama is 9.3%, the audience is 90% female audience aged 18-30, and the total public opinion is 390.8, which has a considerable sinking market share. In addition, the play has an eye-catching performance on short video platforms such as Tik Tok and social platforms such as Little Red Book.

With its gripping story, excellent production and unique cultural charm of China, Yue Ge Xing has been distributed to Korean, Vietnamese, Cambodian and other countries, and is deeply loved by overseas audiences. As a masterpiece of Xian Xia of the year, the drama polished high-quality content with the spirit of craftsman, and gained good market feedback, which once again demonstrated the creative purpose of "content is king" and brought positive enlightenment to the film and television drama industry.

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