These ultra-unpopular TV series "Two Ladies" have actually covered several childhood goddesses.

In recent years, the TV series with the theme of "Two Hostesses" can successfully attract the audience's attention once it is broadcast, which has not only become a hot topic in film and television, but also a "toon" that TV producers are very optimistic about.

The most typical one is the TV series "The Last Romance" which was hit at the beginning of this year. The completely different personalities and identities of the two heroines in the play enrich the whole plot, and the narrative techniques in which the two main characters are interspersed with each other are also very interesting.

Tracing back to the source, this type of TV play is not just popular.

As early as around 2000, Grandma Qiong Yao created well-known "Er Niangzi" dramas such as Princess Zhu Huan and Deep Rain, and classic "Er Niangzi" romantic comedies such as Taking the Wrong Bus were also shown in the Mainland.

The characters in the play, such as The Swallow, Lu,,, and so on, are the first generation of "double heroines" deeply loved by the audience.

There are few disputes between them, so after the TV series was broadcast that year, fans of both sides rarely fought because of many idol scenes.

Then the representative plays with the theme of "two women masters" in the three places across the Taiwan Strait include "The Dragon Slayer with Eternal Reliance", "War and Beauty" and "Ascending to the Top". They not only won wide popularity from the market and audience, but also gained a good reputation, and are still talked about in various forums.

In fact, in addition to the above-mentioned super-high-profile "double heroines" dramas, there are several very unpopular "double heroines" dramas that have been dusty in the memories of many old drama fans.

These plays are not only rich in cast and well-made, but also have two lovely actresses with extraordinary temperament.

It would be a pity if these TV dramas are gradually forgotten just because of their age, because they are really rare masterpieces.

Starring: Liu Ruiqi, Kuei-Ying Hsu, Kenny Ho and Xu Nailin.

Synopsis: The two heroines of the story and Bai met in the Peking Opera Troupe at the beginning of the outbreak in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Under strange fate, they married Jin Lan, and since then, a series of twists and turns have started.

This TV series, which was produced by Taiwanese Chinese TV Company 3 1 years ago, is really far away from us, and its influence was far less sensational than that of other Taiwan Province dramas in that period. Surprisingly, after such a long time, we can still find the thrill of watching the drama as a child.

A large part of this reason comes from the audience's deep memory of the two heroines. Their appearance, charm and extraordinary acting skills all infected our childhood perception of beauty.

The two heroines are and, playing and respectively. Neither of them is a stunning beauty, but their appearance in the play has both classical and modern temperament, which is very tasty.

Liu Ruiqi is pure and lovely, full of girlish feeling. She wears a skirt in the lower half, which is both bookish and modern.

Kuei-Ying Hsu's atmosphere is mild and elegant, completely like the aristocratic family in the old society. Gentle as water on the outside, but resolute on the inside.

They played a mother and daughter respectively in the play, which is equivalent to two people's interpretation of the love and hate between two generations. Their acting skills are superb and in place. With the cooperation of Kenny Ho and Xu Nailin, the whole work is full of dramatic tension.

Although love in the world of mortals is an out-and-out bitter drama, it doesn't take a deliberately sensational route, which makes people get goose bumps.

On the contrary, due to the profound skill of the screenwriter, the whole story is not only complicated and ups and downs, but also integrated with the magnificent historical background, and its pattern is far from comparable to many big productions today.

From this perspective, Love in the World of mortals can be regarded as a rare masterpiece in Taiwanese drama.

In 2006, the mainland also remake the drama "Gege's Daughter", but because the original is too classic, the new drama did not cause any sensation.

The audience still can't forget the original Feng Ying and Qiu Yun, their friendship in mutual appreciation, and their touching feelings that they still care about each other in troubled times.

Today, the Douban score of Love in the World of mortals still maintains an astonishing 8.5, and its theme song of the same name is also floating in the minds of many old drama fans, which shows its great charm.

Starring: Cong Shan, He Qing, Weng Jiaming and Ma Jingtao.

Synopsis: From being chosen as the last xiunv in Xianfeng harem, to Empress Dowager Cixi who initiated "Tongzhi Zhongxing" for the Qing Dynasty, from the declining flag-bearer girl who just entered the palace and couldn't afford a red envelope, to the late Qing authorities who were still immersed in reading and playing before her death. Every scene of Cixi in the play has been reinterpreted and given more rational thinking.

Perhaps some readers just look at the name and don't understand that "Talking about Cixi" is a veritable drama of the heroine. Why does Watermelon King have to classify it as a "two-woman show"?

That's because the empress dowager of the two palaces listened to politics in the late Qing Dynasty. These are two ready-made ladies. Although Empress Ci 'an exists more or less as a foil to Cixi, Empress Ci 'an is definitely a pivotal figure in "playing Cixi". If we simply regard it as a supporting role, on the one hand, it goes against historical facts, on the other hand, it can't fully experience the structural integrity of the play.

Another factor naturally comes from two heroines-Cong Shan and He Qing. It can be said that the Empress Dowager of the two palaces created by these two actors has not been surpassed so far.

Cong Shan's appearance theory is by no means glamorous, but her interpretation of Empress Dowager Cixi is the most unique among all screen versions.

When I was young, my face was handsome and indifferent, and I was not angry and arrogant; After middle age, talents become deeper and deeper, and organs fail; In her old age, she was grumpy and cruel ... Cixi in every era was vividly interpreted by Cong Shan, and her acting skills were enough to be written into performance textbooks.

The Empress Dowager Ci 'an played by He Qing is dignified, virtuous and generous. I remember watching her play Empress Dong when I was a child, and I began to have the most initial and intuitive understanding of the word "mother instrument is the world".

Her effortless performance in the play perfectly explains the generosity of the mother of a country and her wisdom and determination to decide the overall situation at a critical moment.

I believe He Qing's version of The Most Beautiful Empress Ci 'an will always have a place in the hearts of fans.

Although it is a rare epic, "Joking about Cixi" is even several steps higher than "Joking about Qianlong" produced by the same production company in terms of ideology and artistry, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a rare "sea legacy" in the Qing Palace drama.

In fact, the score of Douban 7.9 is somewhat low, probably because many people confuse it with Cixi Girl filmed by Hong Kong ATV, or have never seen this drama at all, resulting in too few people scoring it.

In fact, "Joking about Cixi" was shot after "Joking about Qianlong". Producers are all Tengfei movies in Taiwan Province Province, and directors and screenwriters are almost all the same. Moreover, these two dramas were co-produced by both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and were also filmed in the Forbidden City and the Summer Resort.

The difference is that "Joking about Qianlong" pays more attention to "Joking about Qianlong" and is more famous, while "Joking about Cixi" is basically based on official history, but due to various reasons such as publicity, it has failed to obtain ideal ratings and word of mouth.

However, all this can't hinder the Excellence of Talking about Cixi itself. Personally, the panoramic depiction of Empress Dowager Cixi's controversial life is unique in the history of China TV dramas so far.

Because it has both the seriousness of the official history and the interest of unofficial history, it is the first drama to look back on Cixi's life from the perspective and position of women.

The creator's attitude is impartial, not demonizing or beautifying the characters, but first restoring the inner world of an ordinary woman, and then depicting and combing for the audience how Cixi grew from an ordinary woman to a generation of female politicians.

Everything is true, unpretentious, reasonable in layout and traceable.

Maybe when a woman, at that time and in that position, experienced the pain of losing her husband and children, she could only send her feelings to power.

Starring: Zhao Mingming, Ethan and Zhang Tie-Lin.

Synopsis: This is a palace elegy and a palace war without smoke. A pair of sisters spend * * * to serve a gentleman, and all their scheming and planning are just for survival. Winners and losers, who saw the bitterness and helplessness behind their prosperity? Once in the palace, the door is as deep as the sea. Even though Zhao's sisters spoiled the harem, only Leng's family was left in the history books. ...

Historical dramas set in the Han Dynasty are far inferior to those in other dynasties, but there are many excellent ones, such as Hanwu the Great, The Son of Man, Beauty's Calculation, Mother Instrument in the World and so on.

I don't know if you still remember, 1996, a large-scale historical drama called "Flying Swallows in the Han Palace" was filmed in the Mainland. Although it was not a masterpiece in that year, it can bear the name of "fine costume drama".

This typical "mistress" TV series tells the story of Zhao's sisters who were originally from ordinary families, relying on their peerless looks to work hard step by step, and finally reached the top of the big man's harem.

When the two sisters finally stood out and reached the peak of their lives, their innocence, shyness and kindness in their boyhood had disappeared, and they were replaced by indifference, suspicion and vicious character who did whatever it took to keep their vested interests.

It can be said that "Flying Swallows in the Han Palace" is essentially a tragic drama of beauty and disaster.

In the play, the gorgeous costumes of the Han Dynasty, the magnificent music of the Han Dynasty, the "Zhao's sister flowers" and the intrigue for favor are all fresh in people's minds.

In that era when the shooting level was not so high, it was rare to make "Flying Swallows in Han Palace" so exquisite. A large part of its success comes from the precision of casting.

Zhao, played by Zhao Mingming, is very beautiful. Every smile seems to be the peerless beauty in the painting. In the eyes of many viewers, she has almost merged with "Zhao".

Because of the success of this play, Zhao Mingming became famous and became the "first beauty in ancient costume" at that time.

Zhao Hede, Yan Fei's sister played by Ethan, is also smart. At her most beautiful time, her skin is white and bright. If she turns to smile, she really has a hundred kinds of magic.

Although Ethan was still very young at that time, he showed the peerless beauty of Zhao Hede very well, and explained the scheming and arrogant side of this character incisively and vividly.

Although the story of Zhao's sisters was also filmed in the later mother instrument world, it is difficult to surpass and shape the classic image in The Flying Swallow of Han Palace.

A hundred flatters and a thousand reds rush by, and a lifetime of love pays quicksand. Where is home after waking up from a drunken dream?

The Zhao sisters struggled for wealth and prosperity all their lives, and eventually they were wiped out.

The above three TV series "Two Hostesses" are really old works in the wardrobe, but they are just like the fine wines of the three places that have been dusty for several years. They are intoxicating and last forever.

Every time I see two beautiful young actresses in these plays, * * * playing the human joys and sorrows vividly, I can't help but stop and look at them more.

I can't help sighing that "beauty is like jade", but I will sincerely thank them for two things: first, I met such excellent works in my best years, and second, I met my excellent other half in such excellent works.

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