＂Celebrating More Than a Year＂： ＂Invading＂ History with Modern Values

　　The end of 2019 is approaching, and just as people who have been busy for a year begin to lament that "the dead are like a husband", the broadcast of the online drama "Qingyu Nian" (director: Sun Hao; screenwriter: Wang Tie; original novel: cat; starring: Zhang Ruoyun, Li Qin, Chen Daoming, Wu Gang, etc.) leads people’s thoughts to a farther past and future, and leads them to experience an adventurous journey of choice and change. The word "Qingyu Nian" alone is enough to hit the hearts of people who have no time to think about themselves. It is not a witty and funny character name, but a real theme expression. The thirst and hope for life are contained in the three words "Qingyu Nian".

　　Of course, the reason why "Qingyu Nian" is popular is not only the depth of the theme, but also the experience that its quality "emotion" gives the audience. In fashionable words, this drama is "interesting and informative".

　　The concept of "emotion" is found in the classical literary theory "The Heart of Literature and the Carving of a Dragon". The author Liu Xie proposed "writing for the sake of love". "Love" is a word with rich connotations, which not only includes human emotions, but also contains the meaning of "emotion", which refers to the ideological content or values contained in the work.

　　On the emotional level, the creators of "Qingyu Nian" are not satisfied with telling a simple love story that transcends time and space, but strive to show various emotions in life. For example, the main character Fan Xian’s teacher-student relationship with the ancient people, love, friendship, family affection, etc., these emotions show the complexity of life, making the assumed situation of the story have a sense of reality. What is commendable is that the "love" in the play also rises to the level of "emotion". The opening scene of the first episode was told by Zhang Qing, a college student, to establish a higher concept for the story: "The true meaning of this story is: cherish the present and live for the good." The content of the story "The collision of modern ideas and ancient systems" is essentially the collision and confrontation of values. " This conflict of values in "Qingyu Nian" becomes the biggest driving force for the plot. The protagonist, Fan Xian, is a small character with big feelings. He upholds the self-awareness and modern concept of "finding what you want to do and living for yourself" and "everyone is equal", and fights against the oppression and inequality under the ancient system. The expression of ideas and values determines the height of a work. On the other hand, there are too many online dramas in the market, but they have been destroyed by low ideas, single values and even barbarism.

　　The interesting thing about "Qingyu Nian" is not only that it is rich in emotions and lofty in concept, but also that it gives full play to the expressive power of audio-visual means, providing the audience with a rich audio-visual feast. Expressing meaning through sound, color and picture is the basic function of film and television art. While wrapping emotion and meaning, the pictures and sounds of film and television dramas will also form an aesthetic characteristic in audio-visual, just like the literary talent of articles, which is the "acquisition" of film and television art. It plays a very important role in the situation creation and the transmission of "emotion" in film and television dramas. If there is "emotion" but not "acquisition", the work will inevitably be preaching, making people feel dull. A film and television work can only give people a beautiful enjoyment and inspire profound thinking if it is "full of emotion". "Qingyu Nian" is a work that radiates audio-visual "talent". The scenes, props, and costumes in the film are beautiful and have a great sense of history, which lays the foundation for the audience to enter the real experience of the assumed situation; the camera shoots from a variety of angles, and more motion lenses are used, which makes the picture more dynamic; the lighting layers are clear, and the character’s sense of shape is prominent; among them, the action design and lens performance of the chasing and martial arts scenes are very impactful. There are also the exquisite performances of old actors, young actors, and young actors, as well as the carefully produced and designed voices. These factors combine to give this online drama a very strong "cinematic feeling", and the audience can experience the visual beauty at the same time, as if they were on the scene.

　　As an online drama that focuses on audience experience, "Celebration of More Than a Year" combines elements such as travel through time, science fiction, suspense, martial arts, Machiavellian, comedy, etc., setting a benchmark for the creation of online dramas. However, looking at its details, there are still many shortcomings. For example, the screenwriter uses modern and ancient concepts or language differences to create a humorous effect, but some homophonic stalks inevitably make people feel that they are not very advanced and ingenious enough. Another example is the character of the protagonist Fan Xian, who has modern advanced concepts and three views, but his literary talent is displayed by writing a shocking novel "Red House", and copying Du Fu’s entire poem "Climbing High" at the Poetry Competition. Although the other characters in the play lived in an era earlier than Cao Xueqin and Du Fu, the audience can understand their astonishment and amazement, but for the protagonist with modern concepts, such "unscrupulous" trampling on other people’s intellectual property rights is obviously not logical. For example, perhaps because there is a huge adaptation plan behind it. After the first season is played, the key plot has not yet appeared, and it has been laying the groundwork for the later plot and explaining the characters. For the audience who has not read the original novel, it seems too verbose and the progress is slow.

　　The first season of "Qingyu Nian" has not yet been broadcast, and it is too early to say for sure. But what is certain is that it has taken the first step to success by introducing most viewers to a different experience situation by radiating emotion. Through this drama, we can see the characteristics of a "popular" online drama: interesting and informative. "Interesting" does not mean blindly catering to the audience, relying on vulgar humor to win attention. "Material" refers to expressing rich and real emotions and values with the spirit of the times through beautiful and eye-catching audio-visual "entertainment".

　　"Qingyu Nian" is not over yet. Whether for the people in the play or the audience, there are still many unknowns, and the adventure continues.