My singer girlfriend is super fierce

When "Yi Jian Mei" became a hit on the Internet, another popular TV series in China, "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", was also released.

This martial arts drama, which follows Ye Zhiqiu's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes Trilogy", has received a lot of attention.

After all, the current theme of "martial arts drama" does have a bit of a "maverick" flavor.

There are fantasy dramas, costume dramas, palace fighting dramas, and urban domineering dramas on the market today, but martial arts dramas are very rare.

On the one hand, the audience's aesthetic taste has changed, especially with the development of special effects, the requirements for visual effects have increased, and martial arts dramas with "low-level" combat power seem to be somewhat out of step with the trend of the times.

On the other hand, the main issue is the script. The theme of "martial arts" needs to have a spiritual core. Many dramas nowadays have dragged out plots and confusing logic. It's good enough if the story can be told smoothly...

However, Ye Zhiqiu is an exception - I will do the martial arts that others don’t do!

Ye Zhiqiu feels that rather than saying that martial arts dramas are behind the times, it is better to say that after years of influence, the audience has higher requirements for martial arts dramas.

The Chinese people have a "martial arts" sentiment in their bones. This theme will never go out of style. However, if the costumes and props are a mess, and you use 20 years of crude special effects technology to shoot it, the audience will certainly not buy it. Classic themes must also keep pace with the times.

In its previous life, "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" has undergone many remakes, among which the 97 version and the 2003 version left the deepest impression on the audience and were called classics, and Ye Zhiqiu referred to the 03 version.

Of course, it has been comprehensively improved. Huahai Entertainment has invested a lot of resources in the production of this drama, which can be described as "striving for perfection."

With the success of the previous series as a testament, major TV stations have been vying for this drama. At the beginning, Huahai Satellite TV firmly sat at the top of the prime-time ratings with "The Legend of the Condor Heroes Trilogy", making other satellite TV stations envious, and of course they were unwilling to let go easily this time.

After a fierce competition, it was finally decided that the show would be jointly broadcast by three TV stations - Huahai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV.

从7月16日开始，每晚19:30黄金时间段连播2集，《天龙八部》共40集，共20天播放完毕。

Before the premiere, the show had a lot of discussion among fans online.

"I've finally waited for Ye Zhiqiu's martial arts!"

"Please hurry up and release it. My dad has been talking about this drama every day since he found out about it."

"My parents are the same. They can't stand those fancy fairy tales and costume dramas nowadays. They say they are too complicated and hard to understand. They only like The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. They have watched them two or three times and are really fascinated by them."

"Actually, I think we shouldn't hold out too much hope. I feel like the 'Legend of the Condor Heroes' trilogy has pretty much nailed the wuxia genre. It's going to be hard for this show to surpass that. It's good enough that it maintains that level."

"It's a pity that Ye Zhiqiu and Yu Caiwei didn't appear, but luckily Long Yuqing is here."

"Little Dragon Girl! My goddess!"

"Yin Zhiping:???"

"Fuck, don't leave upstairs, let's have a good chat."

On July 7, "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" officially premiered amid the anticipation of countless drama fans.

On the first day of its broadcast, the average viewership rating was 1.58%, ranking third among the dramas released during the same period.

This result cannot be said to be outstanding, but it is not bad.

As we all know, Ye Zhiqiu's martial arts dramas are a bit "slow to warm up" because they are group portraits with many characters and complex relationships. It takes a certain amount of time and plot to lay the groundwork at the beginning, and it will become more and more exciting as the story develops.

In the following days, the plot continued to advance.

In the plot, Duan Yu fell off a cliff, but survived and obtained two secret martial arts manuals: "Lingbo Weibu" and "Bei Ming Shengong".

He learned the "Lingbo Weibu" but was unwilling to learn the "Bei Ming Shengong" which absorbs people's internal energy. After escaping from the cave, he met the quirky girl Zhong Ling for the first time.

Later in the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations, Duan Yu again disregarded his own safety and rescued Mu Wanqing, who was being hunted by her enemies, and the two began their journey of escape.

After going through many hardships and getting along with each other, Mu Wanqing has secretly fallen in love with Duan Yu, and she takes off her veil as she vowed, and decides that Duan Yu is her husband.

Just as Duan Yu's father, Duan Zhengchun, was preparing to officiate the wedding for the two, Mu Wanqing's mother, "Ashura Blade" Qin Hongmian, appeared.

Qin Hongmian revealed her old relationship with Duan Zhengchun and identified Mu Wanqing as Duan Zhengchun's daughter.

In other words, Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing are brother and sister who cannot be together ethically!

This news made Mu Wanqing heartbroken...

The first 10 episodes of this drama have a main storyline.

One is Qiao Feng. As the leader of the Beggars' Sect, he led his men to defeat the masters of the Yipintang of Western Xia in the first episode, showing his peerless martial arts and heroic demeanor.

The other main line is basically about Duan Yu's adventure story.

He started out as a scholar who hated martial arts, but through a series of adventures he learned the three unique martial arts: "Northern Divine Art", "Lingbo Weibu" and "Six Meridians Divine Sword".

During this period, female characters such as Zhong Ling, Mu Wanqing, Gan Baobao, Qin Hongmian, Dao Baifeng, and Azhu appeared one after another.

Young girls, young women, wives, lovers, brothers and sisters...all kinds of relationships are intertwined, making the audience dazzled.

The key is that these female characters are not "tools" created to advance the plot. Each of them has her own personality and is more beautiful than the other!

Then, it wasn't until episode 11 that Wang Yuyan appeared.

At Mantuo Villa, Duan Yu saw Wang Yuyan for the first time. He was shocked by her beauty and fell deeply in love with her.

Similarly, the audience in front of the TV were also amazed.

As the plot of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" progresses, less than a week after its broadcast, the average viewership rating of the show has quietly exceeded 2.3%, and it has unknowingly topped the list of the same program.

Online, audiences are enthusiastically discussing the plot, especially the distinctive female characters.

It wasn't until the appearance of Wang Yuyan, played by Long Yuqing, that she quickly became the most talked-about character and topped the hot searches with almost overwhelming force.

Since its premiere, the topic of the drama "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" has topped the hot search list for the first time.

The hot search comment section is almost entirely about Wang Yuyan's stunning appearance.

"I once thought that no female character could surpass Xiao Long Nu, but I was wrong."

"Long Yuqing, you are my God!"

"Are you sure this isn't a fairy descending to earth?"

"With skin as white as cream and eyes full of charm, Wang Yuyan's look is so beautiful that it makes me cry..."

"It's not an exaggeration at all. Wang Yuyan's beauty matches that of any heroine in a novel."

"You're so beautiful, it shouldn't take you more than 10 minutes to put on makeup, right?"

"This shows how strong Murong Fu's desire to restore his country is."

"Nonsense! If I were Murong Fu and had such a beautiful cousin, why would I want to restore the country? I'd just go back and ask her to give birth to a football team for me!"

"Yin Zhiping: Hehehehehe..."

"The one upstairs, fuck me!!!"