Two middle-aged actors who “disappeared” have landed in the hot spot.
Unfortunately, this is not a good thing.
One of them is said to be a “good old man” and the other is scolded for having a “low EQ”.
One of them was once the first youngster in the mainland, and the other was a professional powerhouse movie star.
They were both involved in a variety show.
You should have guessed it – the
Huang Xiaoming, Qin Hailu, “Chinese Restaurant 3”.
Sir doesn’t want to discuss the right and wrong of the two today.
What Sir sees in this incident is a dilemma for domestic variety shows.
In terms of setting, Chinese Restaurant 3 really has nothing to say.
The restaurant is located in Taormina, on the east coast of Sicily, Italy.
Classic movies such as “The Godfather”, “The Beautiful Legend of Sicily” and “The Blue Sea and the Blue Sky” are all set here.
The shell of beauty and the nucleus of story are all there.
The opening overlook recalls the unforgettable rotoscoping shot in “Canteen Yin”.
In the opening, with the help of time-lapse photography, the Spanish village of Garachico is filmed as a “stop-motion animation” that is unrealistically beautiful.
The same light-hearted and healing images are used to release your visual stress.
Before the start of the main video of “Chinese Restaurant 3”, we also carefully capture the passers-by gazing back at us.
It’s so meaningful that we can’t wait to see what the guests of the “pathfinder” will do.
The tone of the “slow variety” was set.
But what happened next was particularly awkward.
Chinese Restaurant 3″ clearly lacked a punchline and was as unimpressive as a running account, but it was repeatedly on the hot search.
The key is that Qin Hailu, the queen of films, was accused of having a “low EQ”.
The first thing you need to do is to take a look at what happened at that time.
The term “low EQ” originates from the fact that Qin Hailu is always “directly tearing” at things.
In the program, Qin Hailu and chef Lin Shuwei repeatedly had friction.
The first one is a senior chef, and the second one is a busy actor who is difficult to be regular, and the third one is concerned about taste and cost.
But Qin Hailu’s straightforwardness made many viewers feel uncomfortable.
The two were incompatible, pointing out that the store manager, Huang Xiaoming, was out to calm the situation.
Who knows, he did not want to offend anyone, both sides served, but the conflict was not resolved.
Sometimes they have no choice but to play dumb ……
In the heat of the conflict, the audience did not find it exciting.
On the contrary, they looked embarrassed.
In fact, the intention of “Chinese Restaurant” was not wrong.
When audiences get tired of the fast-paced excitement, the “slow variety show” is a clever way to make it happen.
Unfortunately, it was a bad show.
Some say that the guests are to blame for breaking the harmony and starting to tear each other apart.
Do you blame the guests?
Zero start-up capital, making the task more difficult, is obviously a deliberate contradiction created by the program.
The guests are just being themselves within the rules.
So what’s the problem?
Sir thinks that we don’t know how to “rip off”.
Slow variety, do we need to rip it up?
This is a question that Sir has asked the originator of the slow variety show.
He is the famous director, Ro Young Suk “Ro PD”, who achieved global success with his “healing” Korean variety shows “Grandpa Hwatu”, “Three Meals at Three Times” and “Yoon Canteen”.
His slow variety shows are always known for being casual, laid-back, and easy-going.
His productions, however, are not random at all.
“Landmines, they have to be planted. Plant five, hit four, and the show is on the rocks.”
So, here’s the question-.
Why is it that while others tear in a delightful way, the audience can be healed and inspired afterwards?
Why do we tear so clumsily, even obnoxiously?
Sir thinks, it’s not that our audience is too critical, it’s that the show is too one-dimensional in its understanding of “tearing”.
It’s the show’s understanding of “tearing” that is too simple.
Take Korean variety show “Three Times Three Meals” as an example, it has three seasons with 9+ points.
The Chinese national variety show “Living Life to the Fullest” has also been accused of being highly repetitive in many aspects.
Frankly speaking, Sir can’t think of any group of people who would have any interest in the setting of “Three Times Three Meals”.
Two middle-aged men hide out in the countryside and cook three meals a day for themselves for a year using ingredients native to the mountains. ……
Boring enough.
Even the guests themselves, after hearing RPD’s introduction, repeated the following.
It’s over, the show is over. 
But by this time, the program’s “conspiracy” had already succeeded.
The conflict had already begun.
Before the shooting started, ROPD was talking to Seo-jin about the set-up of the program.
Before he could finish, Seo-jin’s mind ran away and he turned to greet another star.
The reason was obvious-
Can’t listen to it …… Too boring.
The “disagreement” between the guests and the crew continued long after filming began.
But.
The first thing I want to do is to make sure that I’m not going to be able to do anything.
The tantrums, the put-downs, all of it on camera.
See?
The “tearing” doesn’t have to happen between the guests.
It is actually easier to have a conflict between those who make the rules, and those who enforce them.
On the show, the most popular “Uncle Seojin” is precisely the one who behaves most naturally.
He is older and more powerful than the other guest, and has seen more of the scene, so he is more relaxed.
When it was cold, he kept his hands in his pockets, unwilling to take them out, and had no idol baggage.
After a day’s work, both of them were very tired and lay down on the floor to rest.
Suddenly, Seo-jin started shaking all over.
He was laughing.
It may seem abnormal, but it’s easy to understand…
“Why on earth did I come to suffer this ……?”
The behavior, from the heart, is like the audience seeing their own mourning friend being spoiled.
The sense of intimacy comes up at once.
There are many small details that tell the audience.
The big stars on camera are indeed showing their “everyday” lives.
For example, when Seo-jin and Tae-in enter the house together, one of them, as a rule, takes off his shoes.
The other one is lazy and rubs his foot on the cloth twice, then enters.
Seo-jin’s “laziness” was also revealed when he entered the room to get the newspaper.
The other one was lazy and rubbed his feet on the cloth to reach the newspaper, saving the trouble of slipping his shoes.
If the guest dares to let down his attitude, the audience will naturally be relaxed.
When the older generation is relaxed, the younger generation is also relaxed.
There are obviously many things that the younger generation doesn’t understand, but he is not “afraid” because he doesn’t understand.
He is not afraid to be corrected by his seniors when he is doing something wrong, so his mood is not affected.
He is not afraid of hitting a wall and exposing his weaknesses.
Isn’t that the way we relate to our families – the
There will always be disagreements, but they don’t have to be rancorous.
The way of life is to seek common ground while reserving differences.
This is the secret of the slow variety…
It harbors many small conflicts, but they do not necessarily erupt between people.
Rather, it arises between man and nature.
Or it can be revealed when people get real with themselves.
The latter is more subtle, but no less “interesting” in terms of adding interest to the program.
For example, when a match is damp, Saw actor can’t light it.
He changes directions, gestures, and keeps trying.
In this scene, you can vaguely see that Saw actor is biting his teeth.
In the meantime, his predecessor, Seo-jin, is walking around minding his own business.
But Saw-yeon’s attention was always on the box of matches.
Finally, Seo-jin couldn’t take it anymore and came over to help.
Still can’t handle it, Seo-jin turns around and walks away.
Seo-jin continues to engage.
Did you find it?
The differences in their personalities, without any conflict, were clearly seen by the audience because of a small box of matches.
This is the “chemistry” between the guests.
Finally, someone from ROPD showed up, gave them a new box of matches, and the problem was solved.
Seol-ju was smiling heartily as he was relieved.
Seo-jin, on the other hand, softly blurts out a foul word.
In order not to bring down the minors, the subtitles did not reflect the “Asai”.
But the program also did not cut the sound of this line to protect Seo-jin’s image.
After all, this is Seo-jin. The audience wants to see him as he is, without any disguise.
Another example is when man and nature struggle…
The “essence” of sorghum is still filtered out by the dustpan, leaving behind the inedible husk.
But ZEISHAN still tried again and again, after all, to get cha cha rice.
But hard work doesn’t necessarily mean success, and dedication doesn’t necessarily mean doing well.
After a long day’s work, he still got nothing.
At this point, Saw Seo felt tired and yawned.
You think the program has reached its most depressing moment.
But then, a wind blows by.
Notice how Saw actor’s expression suddenly changes from depressed to relaxed.
Healing, it’s happening right now.
Like them, we all have tough issues in our lives.
But not everything has to be perfect.
That’s the attitude the program conveys about life.
When you’re depressed, if there’s a breeze blowing, look up and welcome it, and let yourself be comfortable.
Enjoy the moment, why not?
In this kind of mournful relaxation, the always lazy Rui Zhen unexpectedly showed “persistence” and took the initiative to appear, while joking, to help his brother to handle the sorghum.
This way, the audience’s understanding of the character of “Ruizhen” was deepened.
The audience’s hope was rekindled.
It has to be said that such subtle infectiousness can only be captured by people who love life enough to live it.
It is much more difficult to convey it to the audience in its original form.
But PD Luo, the director of Three Times Three Meals, is such a discerning person that he says.
“The only thing I can do is continue to be impressed, expectant, and retain courage.”
You see, both ROPD and the guests on his show.
The attitude toward “slowness” tends to be the norm.
They don’t try to show it, they don’t try to hide their emotions, and they don’t try to design it as a particularly “slow” variety show.
The lightning should be buried, and the lazy should be stolen.
So, Sir feels that the disappointment of “Chinese Restaurant 3” or the stagnation of slow variety shows in recent years is not only a reminder to the show team and guests.
What’s more, it makes us look at ourselves.
Are we really not learning to slow down?
Still.
We really, really need to slow down.
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