On November 6th, Li Yingfu, who had previously directed the "Ghost" and "Sweet Home" series, directed the hit film "Dear X". Jin Yuzhen's portrayal of the villainous woman was praised with emotion, but unfortunately the plot fell apart!
Adapted from the webcomic of the same name by author Pan Zhiyu, Bai Yazhen transforms from a pitiful girl who was subjected to domestic violence to a popular actress. The love hate relationship between this scheming girl and her childhood sweetheart Yin Junshu is portrayed superficially!
At the beginning, Bai Yazhen was brutally beaten by her mother in her childhood. She witnessed her father pushing her drunken mother to death on the stairs, so she left coldly! Her 'evil thoughts' awaken, her goodness fades away, and she catches the eye!
After the father killed his wife, he instigated his daughter, saying, 'She drank on her own and fell down the stairs! I know you've had enough of her, and I'll help you find a new mother. She's super rich,' which is chilling!
As the camera turns, Bai Yazhen becomes a beautiful red star on the red carpet after reaching adulthood. She is stunning and radiant!
But the subtitles say that she has antisocial personality disorder, uses and manipulates men, causing the deaths of Bai and Xu, which increases the suspense and is shocking!
The camera flashes back to Bai Yazhen's high school days, when she was bullied by her wealthy classmate Shen Shengxi. She then plotted to frame the bully for theft and used the other person's father as an excuse to cheat, threatening the other person to drop out of school.
At this point, the story was already opening its fingers. Shen Shengxi could always discover the secret of the female protagonist's high interest loan collection by accident, but she did not keep any evidence and relied solely on verbal threats, waiting to fall into the trap!
At this moment, Bai Yazhen has two flower protectors: her stepmother's son Yin Junshu, who grew up with her childhood sweetheart, and the other is Jin Zaiwu, who killed her abusive father and was imprisoned. He is willing to do anything for her!
As she grew up, Bai Yazhen was forced by her bad father to ask for money. If she didn't give it, she was beaten up. This girl is brewing a 'father killing plan' and blaming others!
She ran away with bricks when she encountered a thug who fell down, and took the thug's hat. Then, she put a hat on her father and called the coffee shop owner for help when he beat her up.
When Bai Yazhen angered her domestic violence father and seriously injured him with the help of the store manager, she then repaired the knife. The woman laughed wildly in the rain, scaring her to death and not worth her life!
After the coffee shop owner Cui Zhenghao was arrested, Bai Yazhen was acquitted for lying and, along with producing various evidence, caused the other party to be imprisoned for five years.
The police suspected that she was the murderer, so Bai Yazhen recorded the other party's sinister confession, and with the help of Yin Junshu and Jin Zaiwu, they seized the other party's leverage and forced them to keep quiet!
Waiting for Bai Yazhen to be discovered by a talent scout and enter the entertainment industry! At first, she was just a minor supporting role, shooting rain and getting drenched. After being bullied by the actress Ren Lena, she wanted to play tricks!
Then, Bai Yazhen recorded the agent's voice and posted it online. She exposed the evidence of Ren Leina's car accident as the top culprit, causing her to be ruined.
When Ren Leina begged her desperately, Bai Yazhen sneered and said coldly, "This is just the beginning, hell doesn't end in one go
In order to seek revenge, Bai Yazhen not only harmed Ren Leina, but also took away her boyfriend Xu Renjiang. By pleasing Xu Renjiang and her grandmother, she fell in love with a male star and hired gossip media to hype it up, causing her popularity to skyrocket!
At this point in the story, it's basically a superficial and exciting plot. Bai Yazhen keeps pushing through levels and upgrading, but she becomes cunning and bad! But Grandma Xu Renjiang accidentally fell to her death, starting to feel a bit whitewashed!
From Yin Junshu's suspicion that Bai Yazhen killed her grandmother to the exposure of the truth video, it took a whole episode to prove that it had nothing to do with her, pure mystification!
After her grandmother's funeral, Bai Yazhen broke up with Xu Renjiang cruelly, causing the male star to commit suicide. At this point, countless fans held banners to boycott her and threw rotten eggs at her, causing the actress to be fired by the company.
Suddenly, a mysterious conglomerate came and not only married Bai Yazhen, but also gave her a large amount of resources, helped her delete negative news on the internet, and even sent her former management company boss to prison.
Although having money can make ghosts grind, the turning point of committing to a transaction is fake! Later, the wealthy husband once sent his ex-wife to a mental hospital and even sent someone to kill Jin Zaiwu, but he was unharmed and his values were completely destroyed!
Shen Shengxi, a bad girl who was once forced to transfer schools, grew up to become a shoe store salesperson. When she saw Bai Yazhen become a star, she smeared her online. She was threatened to delete the post, so she used a twisted brain!
Shen Shengxi went from pretending to protect Bai Yazhen and refusing to leave her house, to selling her precious leather bags, and then carrying a knife to commit murder, suffering disfigurement, and being admitted to a psychiatric hospital, which is completely illogical!
When Bai Yazhen won the Best Actress award, she went on stage to thank her mother in heaven and poured out her heart of joy and sorrow. Childhood sweetheart Yin Junshu, however, exposed various criminal evidence against her online, desperately trying to erase black and white Yazhen!
Finally, Yin Junshu drove with Bai Yazhen on the road. After confessing his love for you, he simply drove off a cliff and died! The female protagonist escaped by chance and disappeared without a trace, extremely bloody!
Despite being a suspenseful drama, this series exposes social issues such as childhood abuse, domestic violence, campus bullying, and workplace exploitation. The violent and bloody scenes are slightly larger in scale!
From the national child star of "A Plum Blossom" and "Elegant Lies", Jin Yuzhen transformed into a dark and evil woman with explosive acting skills. She portrayed Bai Yazhen's crazy criticism, arrogance, indifference, and cunning to the fullest extent.
Director Li Yingfu uses a dual lens approach, with Bai Yazhen's "angel smile" in public and her private, sinister gaze switching in seconds, further enhancing the complexity of the character.
Bai Yazhen designed to kill her father to escape punishment and framed bullies to drop out of school. This evil woman always seeks revenge through others and is known as the "worst evil woman in Korean drama history".
From framing classmates during her student days to becoming popular in the entertainment industry, every "advancement" of Bai Yazhen is accompanied by moral decay. Her use of Xu Renjiang and retaliation against the boss of the brokerage company, her power corrodes human nature!
Her mother was killed by her father, her stepmother's indifference, her parents' domestic violence, and the competitive pressure in the entertainment industry turned Bai Yazhen into a demon disguised as a human. She regards violence and deception as tools of survival, harming others and herself!
Framed Shen Shengxi, exposed Ren Leina, plotted the death of her father, retaliated against the boss of the talent agency, and won the award for Best Actress, all of which brought brief pleasure to the female lead, but ultimately led to her defection from her family and friends!
Through the manipulation of public opinion by financial conglomerates and bribery of the judicial system, it is implied that Bai Yazhen's tragedy is actually a product of structural oppression. Her 'antisocial personality' is extremely adaptable to the evil money society!
There are also some shining points in a few lines. When Bai Yazhen's lie was exposed, her boyfriend's grandmother once said with all her heart:
To me, you are just like Renjiang, both of you are my children! Your children will make mistakes, hit and scold them, and then you will embrace them. Bai Yazhen, do you realize your mistake? You won't do it again, right? That's enough
When Bai Yazhen asked the coffee shop owner Cui Zhenghao why he favored her and did not retaliate? The latter admitted:
In my first year in prison, I kept thinking about how to deal with you and seek revenge after I left! In the second year, I kept thinking, why did it have to be me?
After the third winter, I began to ponder what drove you to do such a terrible thing?
Another year later, I began to sympathize with you. If you had had at least one decent adult in your life when you were a child, I think your life path might be different!
So in the last year, I decided to pray for you, and then I started thinking, can I become the adult in your life?
Once I start thinking that way, I won't hold a grudge against you anymore! So don't feel guilty, what happened at that time was just my fate! ”
These two lines not only have the imagery of forgiving hatred, but also use others' mouths to imply that the lies and evil deeds of the female protagonist are all due to her lack of good family education, leading her astray!
Shen Shengxi has transformed from a bully to a guardian and assassin, Yin Junshu from a conspirator to a whistleblower and destroyer, and even Bai Yazhen's vulnerability during her award ceremony highlights the multifaceted nature of human nature in extreme environments!
Finally, let's take a look at the classic speech of "the strongest villain in the history of Korean dramas" Bai Yazhen when she won the award:
Thank you all! First of all, my mother in heaven, how do I look? Are you proud of me?
When filming 'The Empty Amen', I couldn't help but wonder where my God is? Looking back, I realized that he had always been in my heart.
I grew up in an unfortunate environment, but luck always follows me! Every step I took here was not easy! But I never stopped, I kept striving forward!
In the end, I have come here, and to all the people who have been by my side all the way, I offer my sincere gratitude!
Finally, to all those who have enjoyed my performances, shown passion for my works, and those who have supported not only me as an actor but also myself, I dedicate this honor to you. I sincerely thank you all
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