1、 The hottest TV drama in China “Nirvana in Fire” or “Langya Bang” has ended one month ago. Millions of people waited every day after midnight for the latest episodes. https:/ Why the show is so popular?1.About the TV drama 關于關于瑯琊榜瑯琊榜 “Nirvana in Fire” is based on an Internet novel by author Hai Yan,

2、 who was invited to pen the screenplay for the television adaptation. The 55-episode series, set in a fictionalized kingdom, weaves together two storylines one about a betrayed generals revenge and the other about princes fighting for the throne. 電視劇瑯琊榜英文名意為“火中涅槃”，這部55集的連續劇改編自海宴的同名網絡小說。海宴作為編劇也參與了電視劇

3、的改編，所以在很大程度上保證了對原著的忠實度。在那個虛設的時空，蒙冤幸存的少年將軍決意不惜一切復仇的雪冤之路，和眾皇子之間勾心斗角的奪嫡之爭兩條主線交錯成這部架空劇扣人心弦的精彩劇情。 The series was put on screen on Sep. 19th, and the number of Internet views exceeded 140 million times the next day. Only during the week of National holiday, the number increased by 1.6 billion. 瑯琊榜電視劇9月19日

4、開播，次日網絡播放量就超過1.4億。而在國慶假期短短一周的時間里網絡播放量更是暴漲16億。 Its now the hottest Chinese TV show with a very high score of 9.3 on Douban. (The classical TV drama, Journey to the West, produced in 1986 is with the same score). Previous and recent costume dramas such as “The Journey of Flower” and “Yun Zhong Ge” onl

5、y scored 6.4 and 3.5. 作為當下最熱門且沒有之一的國產劇，瑯琊榜在素來以評分嚴苛著稱的豆瓣上居然獲得了9.3分的五星級評價。（經典86版西游記的評分也是9.3分）而作為暑期神劇也曾霸占各大論壇和微博熱議話題的花千骨和最近同樣被熱炒的云中歌在豆瓣的評分則分別僅為6.4分和3.5分。Synopsis 劇情梗概 Drawing comparisons to “The Count of Monte Cristo”, the story revolves around a gifted young man named Lin Shu, whose father serves as a

6、 general. Already a high-ranking military officer by his teenager years, Lin Shu enjoyed a close friendship with Prince Xiao Jingyan and was even engaged to Princess Nihuang. 瑯琊榜被稱為“中國版基督山伯爵”，故事圍繞著一個叫林殊的天才少年展開。作為將門之子，林殊在十幾歲時便已是少帥，與皇子蕭景琰私交甚厚，并與霓凰郡主訂有婚約。SynopsisSynopsis At age 17, however, Lin Shus li

7、fe turned upside down when his fathers army was framed and obliterated by a scheming political rival. Lin Shu escaped death, but due to the poisoning, his body became weak and frail, and he lost his martial arts abilities. From then on, his face was permanently pale and his fingers always ice-cold.

8、然而，在林殊17歲時，他父親帶領的赤焰軍遭奸人陷害，以致全軍覆沒，他的生活也從此天翻地覆。命懸一線的林殊萬幸活了下來，但因為身中火寒毒，他的身體變得非常虛弱，且失去了所有武功。從那時起，他變得終年面色慘白，手指冰冷。 After twelve years, Lin Shu returned to his countrys capital with a new name, Mei Changsu, and a new identity, the leader of the Jiang Zuo Alliance. He then became the strategic adviser for h

9、is friend, Prince Jingyan, who had been exiled by the king. Despite the efforts of Prince Xiao Jingheng and the crown prince to win the throne for themselves, Mei Changsu succeeds in paving the road for his friend to take over as king, as well as the avenging the injustices dealt to his troops many

10、years before. 十二年后，林殊以江左盟主梅長蘇的新身份回到帝都，并成做了兒時好友皇子景琰的謀士。盡管當時朝中最有實力的是譽王蕭景桓與太子蕭景宣，但梅長蘇利用這兩方全力拼爭之機，幫助景琰奪嫡成功，并昭雪了多年前赤焰軍的沉冤舊案。Synopsis2.Spotlights of the dramaFan Base and great visual effects “Nirvana” was inspired by a hot online novel of the same name. Online novel adaptations have emerged as favorites

11、for TV series because of their solid fan bases. 作為近些年不斷出現的熱門網絡小說的改編劇之一，瑯琊榜有相當的人氣和受眾基礎，在播出前就頗受人們關注。 Hou Hongliang, the producer, says the big-budget production took four years to make. We want to show audiences some unlikely visual effects of spectacles and grand wars. 制片人侯鴻亮表示瑯琊榜籌拍四年耗資巨大，就是不想給觀眾看“五毛

12、特效”。castBeautiful scenes The scenes of the series were all carefully designed, and with typical Chinese flavor, just like an ink painting. To make everything perfect, some of the scenes were built by its art group. It cost half a year to finish the construction work. 整部劇的畫面都是精心設計的，而且中國風十足，就好似水墨畫一般。導

13、演組為了追求極致的完美，還逼著美工組花了半年的時間搭建各種實景。 Netizens have listed some examples of visual techniques from the show including V type composition, the rule of thirds diagonal composition and the Fibonacci Sequence. 網友們通過截屏舉例說明了V型構圖法，三分法，斐波那契數列等各種瑯琊榜用到的構圖方法。 Heres a little story that happened while shooting the se

14、ries: There were some workers working nearby the filming site. To ensure it wouldnt look strange if the workers were filmed in the scene, they asked them to wear eunuch costumes. 據說拍攝過程中在附近有工人在干活兒，為了避免萬一拍到工人導致穿幫，劇組給了工人們一人一套太監的衣服讓人家穿著Carefully designed costumes, hairstyles and etiquettes Like the ori

15、ginal novel, “Nirvana in Fire” is not set in any particular dynasty. However, the production company, Shandong Entertainment Media, revealed that the costumes are based on the pre-Tang Dynasty style. 雖然說為了與原著保持一致，瑯琊榜并沒有具體的年代，而是一個虛構的時空。不過山影還是以唐之前的歷史時期為標準做了考據。 Almost every character in the series wear

16、s traditional Han clothing in the correct way, with the left part of collar covering the right part. (There are some mistakes, but very few.) 幾乎所有的人都正確的右衽了！（有那么幾個很少數的情景有人穿錯，但出錯次數少到可以忽略不計。）按照漢族的傳統，交領的衣服穿的時候要左邊在上。壽衣則用左衽，以示陰陽有別。 Every character has different costumes for various occasions, such as dail

17、y wear, court dress and martial attire. The color of the court dress becomes darker as the official ranks get higher. Only the emperor can wear pure black cloth. This is in accordance with Chinese history. 每個人物都有不同場合適用的服裝，譬如常服、朝服、戎裝等。官員品級越高則衣服的顏色越深。只有皇帝的衣服是純黑色的，這亦符合中國歷史。 All adult males have tied up

18、 their hair in topknots. These are all following the Chinese tradition. 所有的成年男子都束發了。男子二十弱冠，行“加冠之禮”，以示成人。在此之前都是梳發髻，也稱“總角”。不過藺晨閣主以及初次登場的梅宗主都是披發，但江湖之人灑脫不羈，也可以不予計較了。 They also invited experts to teach every actor how to follow traditional Chinese etiquette. (The fianc of the hero, is a female general wh

19、o has fought in the field for over a decade. She usually act as a man. But after she discovered the fact that Mei Changsu is actually her fianc, she changed her way of greeting him from a fist palm salute to wanfu, a form of greeting by women with folded hands moving about at the lower right side.)

20、霓凰郡主征戰沙場多年，行禮常如男兒一般。但在她得知梅長蘇就是她的林殊哥哥之后，對梅長蘇行禮從抱拳改為萬福。細節處盡顯小女兒心思。Storyline, dialogue, music and special effects Unlike many other costume dramas based on “Mary Sue” stories, “Nirvana in Fire” is pretty serious. There arent any characters trying to make audience laugh by showing how stupid he or she i

21、s. But the humorous dialogues between different characters are enjoyable. 與爛到不行的瑪麗蘇劇情不同，瑯琊榜是一部相當嚴肅的正劇。沒有裝瘋賣傻嘩眾取寵的丑角，但言辭中不乏幽默。 You can also tell the crew spent a lot on production with the delicate special effects they used. The music was carefully chosen, too. “五千元特效”也體現出這是一部不折不扣精心制作的良心之作。劇中的音樂也配的非常合適，小細節的聲音也很到位。（每當“叮”一聲想起