The premiere broadcast four episodes.
Overall, the initial episodes focused on establishing Qiao Feng's background and the basic situation of the Beggar Gang, and then followed Duan Yu's storyline.
This kind of structuring was quite novel in terms of visual drama. After all, for this kind of multi-male lead setup, it's hard to find many examples in the domestic entertainment industry. It's not that no one writes such scripts, but rather that not many production teams dare to use them.
Even if the screenwriter has the ability to handle multiple male leads, the director and crew lack the ability to film it.
Therefore, just this highlight of multiple male leads was enough to make the audience look forward to the subsequent plot.
And Duan Yu's storyline currently appears quite interesting.
As soon as he appeared, he was immediately blessed with romantic luck, encountered Zhong Ling, and then Mu Wanqing. However, what was called romantic luck delivered immense shock to the audience in the final episode tonight!
Mu Wanqing is actually the daughter of Duan Yu's father, Duan Zhengchun??
And she and Duan Yu are imprisoned together, both having consumed aphrodisiacs!
"Holy crap, the old thief Jiangnan is playing dirty!"
"Is the old thief going to challenge taboos?"
"May all lovers in the world become siblings. Not bad, I like it!"
"Unexpected, how can it be played like this?"
"I thought Mu Wanqing was the female lead, but she's just a supporting character. Is Zhong Ling the female lead then?"
"Possibly, Zhong Ling was the first girl Duan Yu met."
"I don't think so, because judging by the cast, it's impossible. Qin Xiaorou's character hasn't even appeared yet. The female lead should be her, and I think it's likely that immortal sister!"
After the four episodes concluded, the audience was still craving more.
No one expected that the first four episodes would be so brilliant.
After finishing "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," it seems the old thief Jiangnan has an even better grasp of female characters. Characters like Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing, with their distinct personalities, are all very well-developed.
It's just that this old thief has resorted to his usual mischievousness again, with Mu Wanqing turning out to be Duan Yu's biological sister!
This plot twist is simply too unexpected!
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After the premiere of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."
As expected.
Weibo's hot search topics were completely dominated by this drama.
Every time Jiangnan releases a new drama, it's a carnival for Ting Yu and Jiangnan's fans. Theme song analysis, plot analysis, and major film and music critics subsequently update their reviews.
Because Ting Yu's popularity is significantly higher than Jiangnan's.
Therefore, the popularity of music critics is also on par.
The song "The Sutra of Difficult Chants" is a Cantonese song, and most people cannot fully understand the lyrics. To understand the song's meaning, they naturally turn to music critics for professional reviews.
At this time.
Mo Yan made his move.
As the foremost "Yuchui" (a devoted fan) of Ting Yu in the domestic entertainment industry, Mo Yan's personal blog has become a dedicated zone for Ting Yu's music reviews.
For almost every new song, he analyzes and interprets the song's meaning and the highlights of its arrangement from a professional perspective.
"In my opinion, this 'The Sutra of Difficult Chants' is another major breakthrough in Ting Yu's music. To incorporate so many Buddhist thoughts into a pop song is truly remarkable; Ting Yu has reached a state of perfection in music. The entire song uses many Buddhist elements, but they are not randomly stitched together, because this song has a very clear core content, which is that all sentient beings suffer..."
Still using a short video filmed by Shen Jinghong for him, Mo Yan sat in his studio and provided an extremely detailed review of the song.
He praised "The Sutra of Difficult Chants" comprehensively, covering lyrics, composition, and arrangement.
It received many likes from netizens.
"Teacher Mo Yan and Ting Yu are a perfect match, one producing content, the other interpreting it for the masses."
"With Teacher Mo Yan as a music critic, the livelihoods of all domestic music critics are threatened!"
"Not at all, Teacher Mo Yan only comments on Ting Yu. Others are simply not qualified for his esteemed comments."
"Looking at it this way, the sadness of Teacher Mo Yan's retirement from the industry feels much less..."
"Haha, although he is no longer in the arena, he has always been following the arena!"
"I must say, this song 'The Sutra of Difficult Chants' is indeed very good. The regret is that the song is too difficult; I always bite my tongue when I try to sing along."
Netizens widely reposted Mo Yan's music review.
What was unexpected was that even the Buddhist Association liked Mo Yan's review video.
"Holy crap, is this suggesting Ting Yu join Buddhism?"
"Lin Yanyu, if you dare, try it!"
"Let me speak on behalf of the Buddhist Association: For Ting Yu to join Buddhism would be the greatest waste of his talent!"
"Damn it, this meme isn't going away, is it..."
Although netizens were joking, everyone knew that Ting Yu would not join the Buddhist Association. After all, he is currently happy in his relationships and successful in his career, so there's no reason for him to recite scriptures and chant Buddhist prayers.
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In addition to discussions about Ting Yu's new song, the initial plot of Jiangnan's drama also generated considerable discussion.
Although only four episodes have aired, and Qiao Feng's storyline was briefly touched upon, the story progresses from Duan Yu's perspective.
However, the plot of Duan Yu's storyline is exceptionally brilliant.
If Qiao Feng is considered level-max from the start, then Duan Yu is a cheat who gained power midway.
After obtaining "Lingbo Weibu" and "Beiming Divine Skill" in the cave, with these two overpowered martial arts, his future almost guarantees him the potential to become a top master.
Especially "Beiming Divine Skill," the supreme martial art of the逍遥 Sect, which, upon mastery, allows the absorption of others' internal energy, making it a bug-level existence in martial arts!
"Lingbo Weibu" is also a god-tier escape technique.
With these two divine skills, Duan Yu's character already possesses all the halo of a protagonist!
"Both male leads have appeared. Let's see how powerful the monk played by Zhang Yang will be."
"It's possible he wields Shaolin's ultimate techniques!"
"It doesn't matter, I still think Duan Yu is awesome. His appearance is handsome, his family background is great. It's just that the old thief Jiangnan, with his mischievousness, wrote his lover as Duan Yu's sister, which is simply outrageous!"
"It's indeed outrageous enough. This twist made me swerve my steering wheel off the road!"
"What a pity for Mu Wanqing, such a good girl, and truly in love with Duan Yu, yet they are siblings!"
"I'm only looking forward to the plot after they consumed the aphrodisiac. This old thief has started cliffhanging again!"
The early plot is all good, except for Mu Wanqing and Duan Yu's emotional arc, where Jiangnan introduced a mischievous twist, directly turning lovers into siblings.
This kind of setup exceeded the expectations of many viewers, but it also piqued their anticipation.
How Duan Yu's emotional line will develop next, how the foreshadowing of Qiao Feng's background will be revealed, and what special characteristics the monk played by Zhang Yang will possess, all leave the audience extremely expectant.
Unfortunately, this drama is a weekly broadcast, and the subsequent plot is still in production.
Finally, Jiangnan's fans have returned to that heart-wrenching anticipation they felt when following the novel!