Looking at the TV series "Qingyu Nian" that was on the air, the most impressive character was Ye Qingmei, who didn’t really appear. She always existed only in people’s narratives, memories and imaginations. This character that ran through the 46-episode TV series, people finally didn’t know who played her, and they still asked questions everywhere.
It doesn’t really matter who played Ye Qingmei, because Fan Xian is the upgraded version of Ye Qingmei. She and Fan Xian are actually the same character and dream, but one is written in secret, one is written in plain, one is written in fiction, and the other is written in reality.
Ye Qingmei’s writing style was similar to that of Rebecca, Des’ ex-wife and the former mistress of Manderley Manor in "Butterfly Dream". She was the real protagonist, but she had never really appeared. Her beauty and deeds were all revealed through the stories of others and the influence she had on others. Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, seemed to be her shadow, and after many years of her death, she still faithfully carried out her orders – Mrs. Wenders was like this, but Mrs. Wenders was not like this, what a grand dinner party Mrs. Wenders organized… Rebecca was like the soul of the manor, invisible, but her legend always remained in the pages of the story.
Ye Qingmei is also like this in "Qingyu Nian", but she is still the biggest bright side of this story. As a modern person living in ancient time and space, she is forward-thinking, she makes friends and lays the foundation for her influence. She uses modern thinking to establish a just social order in Qingguo, "invented" soap, glass, sugar, made Qingguo a prosperous and powerful country, and established an internal treasury to manage finances. The most amazing thing is that she also established an investigation institute, and a stone tablet was set up at the entrance of the investigation institute, writing her social ideal – a just, happy and beautiful society. Rarely, she was still very interesting. She searched for the secrets of the royal family and found the hidden compartment where the Empress Dowager hid things, but this is how she described the hidden compartment: "When the old lady was young, maybe some suitors wrote some love letters to her." The Empress Dowager was sanctified by her lightly.
So some people say that she is an idealist. What this story is about is actually the collision of modern ideas and ancient time and space, and making a modern person fall in ancient time and space is just to amplify the degree of this conflict. This is the most contributing point of the "Celebrating More Years World" created by the author.
It is regrettable that the beginning of the story tells that Ye Qingmei passed away, and her true ideal has not been fully realized. But did she really fail? It seems that she did not. She left behind a son who had the same thinking as her, and Fan Xian was an upgraded version of her, standing on her shoulders and inheriting her wisdom. More importantly, her son’s era has improved a lot compared to her era. After all, after using soap, glass, sugar, and realizing the necessity of a new life, it is difficult for people to really go back. Especially young people, there are also new changes. Fan Xian is the representative of a generation.
Fan Xian inherited Ye Qingmei’s genes. He didn’t have much ambition, but he also had very clear social ideals. He sympathized with ordinary people and treated everyone equally. As soon as he moved into the government compound, he wanted to dismiss the servants: "I have hands and feet, and my body is so good, how can I need you to serve me? As a human being, there is no difference between high and low, and you should live for yourself." The concept of justice that the characters always uphold and convey makes the audience gradually feel the warmth of the core of the series. Therefore, he is often called by his mother’s unfinished business: "Let the world become like the inscription, and I will live more happily."
In order to help his best friend seek justice, Fan Xian killed the giant tree and investigated the truth all the way. It seemed to be wanton publicity, but it represented the hope in that ancient time and space. Hope was the cutest thing and the warmest thing. "Celebrating More Than One Year", which was full of hope, was actually a warm story. Therefore, this story is carried out in a style of alternating drama and light comedy. On the one hand, there is struggle and conspiracy, and on the other hand, Fan Xian’s heavy lifting is light. He uses modern vocabulary to deconstruct everything serious and grand. When he says "seeking renewal", "IQ basin", "drug resistance", "plot dog blood", "SF Express", "watching gossip", he almost laughs when he hears someone named "Fan Sizhe".
There are still many warm details in "Qingyu Nian". When Fan Xian left Tanzhou, the act of kissing Mrs. Fan’s forehead expressed the filial piety in Chinese family relations; Zhu Ge, who was caught by Chen Pingping’s plan, although the ending is sad, but his all-for-Qing loyalty is touching; Wang Qinian seems to be a greedy philistine, but he will also show a heavy love and righteousness in front of the righteousness of his family; Lin Waner appears with chicken thighs; Fan Sizhe and Fan Xian are enemies and friends first, always remembering his small business, wanting to be a bookseller, selling Fan Xian’s "Red House", and also wanting to take back all the pirated copies on the market. Every character in the play will have its soft and lovely place, with flesh and blood and fireworks. This is the greatest charm of "Qingyu Nian".
Fan Jian said to Fan Xian: "The word friend is too extravagant in Kyoto." But Fan Xian, a young man, has relied on the support of friendship and love all the way through, and has gone through hardships, not only letting the audience truly feel the power of righteous friendship and tenacious love, but also making it easier for today’s young people to empathize and find their own emotional output points in this story.
One of the stunning settings in "Qingyu Nian" is about the cyclical cycle of human civilization. Those who hold this theory believe that humans have had several cycles of civilization, which were later collapsed due to a flood of weapons and a lack of resources. Some survived to rebuild civilization. Ye Qingmei is determined to break this cycle of reincarnation. What she did not complete was later completed by Fan Xian and other people who supported her. Times eventually progress, and young people are ultimately upgraded versions of their parents. This is exactly what has happened repeatedly in our history. "Qingyu Nian" is a story written by a college student, but it distills a universal law in history and reflects it in a warm way.
This kind of growth process has happened many times in history, and it has been written many times, but the stories written by the Chinese people are often pessimistic, but this time we see a warm and optimistic story. In "Celebrating More Than a Year", although people are influenced by the times, they are still immersed in their daily lives, taking care of the world’s fireworks, loving delicious tea, loving beautiful scenery, doing everything to maintain friendship and love, and making life move forward between laughter and anger.
The original novel weaves a delicate story, constructs a complex and grand world, and gives a rather positive concept. However, the TV series "Celebrating More Years" has given this complex world eccentric elves, free and unrestrained men and women, a human touch, and a clear line of growth. This is the part that makes us most empathic.
From generation to generation, the world will eventually change, and with this hope, we become upgraded versions of our predecessors, continuing their unfinished business and unfinished business of making the world a better place. In this process, hope has always been the most precious gift.