From the starting point of the net article ‘my senior brother is too stable’ adapted by youku anime top stream work ‘senior brother ah senior brother’ finally ushered in 54 episodes of the male and female protagonists of the official announcement of the moment, Li Changshou and Yunxiao, a pair of strong CP from the novel fire to the animation, the pair of ‘Peach Woods love’ into the book and the drama fans look forward to the famous scene. After the launch of this episode, Yunxiao topped the anime single character list, comments, pop-ups everywhere floating pink bubbles, successfully captured the hearts of countless viewers. The ‘Peach Grove Love Affair’, which Niang Xuan Ji has put in a lot of effort, how can it become a famous scene of the national anime’s beautiful confessions?
The picture of ‘My Senior Brother is Too Steady’ has always been known for its refinement, and the peach forest love scene is even more beautiful to the extreme. The animation is set in a flood world full of fantasy colours, with all kinds of ancient landscapes, and the peach forest where Li Changshou meets with Yunxiao is one of the locations with a romantic atmosphere.
‘As a common symbol of love in traditional Chinese literature, the peach forest, with its gorgeous flowers and falling petals, is a natural dreamy background. The animation relies on dreamy colours such as sky blue, soft pink and light purple to create a romantic atmosphere: when the breeze whisks across the clear sky, ten thousand peach blossoms compete to bloom, the pink petals dance gently with the wind, and the cloudy fairy arrives on the green luan bird.
As the two interact in the peach forest, the surrounding scenery becomes more and more fascinating. As the first wisp of cloud between heaven and earth, when Yunxiao talks about her own life and where her heart lies in the Tao, the tone of the picture becomes the pink and yellow of the cloud, and the production team also cleverly uses light and shadow effects to greatly enhance the layers of the picture and the power of expression of emotion, and to present a dream-like atmosphere to the audience.
Classical Chinese emotions emphasise subtlety and introversion, focusing on spiritual fit and resonance. The love scene between Li Changshou and Yunxiao deeply reflects this characteristic. Instead of being overly explicit, the emotions between the two are slowly revealed through the characters’ eye contact, subtle gestures and the surrounding environment.
The animation team has worked hard to recreate this scene from the book. Li Changshou, the ‘Gou Sheng’, is often regarded as a wise and steady figure, but when facing Yunxiao, he shows a side beyond the everyday, boldly revealing the feelings in his heart to Yunxiao: ‘Fairy, have you ever thought about what it would be like if you and I were to become a Taoist couple?’
Li Changshou’s every glance, every smile, and the micro-expression that shifted from loss to joy when he heard Yunxiao’s seemingly polite refusal but actually acquiescence in response, all revealed his deep love and cherish for Yunxiao, letting people feel the softness and warmth of his heart. And although Yun Xiao did not have a strong expression of emotion, yet the calm and gentle look matched the attributes of her innate spirit.
The whole confession ended with the exchange of ‘love token’, Li Changshou gave Yunxiao a bronze coin to help her get out of the God-feuding catastrophe in the future; Yunxiao gave back a strand of green silk, which can be transformed into a light cloud to carry the wind and return home, which also led to the famous line in the book, ‘If you give me a strand of green silk, I’ll give you back a karmic result’. The famous line. Every glance between Li Changshou and Yunxiao seems to speak a thousand words; the fingers gently touching each other convey each other’s temperature and feelings. This subtle and affectionate way of expression not only meets the aesthetic standard of Chinese emotions, but also allows the audience to deeply feel the power of pure and sincere emotions during the viewing process. Different from the sweet and greasy mode of love, the soul mate of ‘I know you have your reasons, if you don’t want to say, I won’t ask’ is more mature and charming.
Throughout the entire scene, from the dreamy atmosphere created by the interplay of light and shadow to the precise capture of the characters’ expressions, every detail reveals the ingenuity of the production team. Especially the moment when the two of them look at each other and smile, with happiness shining in their eyes, the romantic atmosphere is pushed to the extreme. What’s more worth mentioning is the incorporation of a Q version of the mini-theatre, which playfully shows Li Changshou’s inner emotional activities, adding high intensity fun to the animation and making people smile.
While the original novel’s harem orientation has sparked discussion, the animation’s emotional line has been made quite clear through the adaptation of the ‘pure love god of war,’ Xuanji. Whether or not Li Changshou and Yunxiao’s promise of ‘seeing each other once every 500 years’ will be honoured, and where the feelings of the other characters will lead, let’s find out together in this year’s anime.
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