In 2024, Hunan Satellite TV's period drama "Alley Family" immediately exploded in the domestic drama market. With its smoky urban life, lively neighborhood relationships, and heart-wrenching family relationships, it deeply attracted the attention of the audience. It once became the most popular annual drama in the eyes of the audience.
The sequel that the audience has been waiting for day and night finally has good news, "Alley People 2" is officially announced! This news immediately attracted the attention of many viewers. The return of all members caused controversy. Zhuang Xiaoting was replaced, but the audience did not buy it.
Noon Sunshine was in the mood for the return of all members. Yan Ni, Jiang Xin, Guo Xiaodong, Li Guangjie, Fan Chengcheng, Wang Anyu, Lu Yuxiao, etc. all returned to the team. However, Zhuang Xiaoting secretly replaced people, which made the audience very dissatisfied.
Many viewers said that Zhuang Xiaoting only looked for Guan Xiaotong's version. From the first season of "Alley People", we can see that Guan Xiaotong fully interprets Zhuang Xiaoting's forbearance, stubbornness, gentleness and sobriety. Especially in the play, Wu Shanshan, who calmly drove away Song Ying's house, was very domineering. It was very refreshing to watch and left a deep impression on me to this day.
It is reported that Zhuang Xiaoting in "Alley Family 2" will be played by Wang Yuwen. This does not mean that Wang Yuwen's acting skills are not good, but Guan Xiaotong's portrayal of the role of Zhuang Xiaoting is very brilliant. It can be said that it is so superb that the audience only looks for Guan Xiaotong's version of Zhuang Xiaoting.
As we all know, in the first season of "Alley Family", Zhuang Xiaoting was the most heart-wrenching character in the whole show. She was born in a family that values boys over girls, and she grew up alone and silently endured the grievances of her father, grandfather, grandmother, uncles and aunts.
With my mother's forbearance and my father's filial piety, I worked hard to live the way I wanted. Fortunately, Yu Liangren learned to be brave through Lin Dongzhe's protection again and again. Guan Xiaotong relied on her delicate acting skills to vividly show that Zhuang Xiaoting has a hard heart hidden under her gentle appearance. In addition, Guan Xiaotong and Wang Anyu, a pair of good-looking CPs, are also the current audience's determination to follow the drama. After all, this is an era where looks are important.
Although "Alley Family 2" still focuses on the life changes, entrepreneurship, and family relationships of the next generation of Zhuang and Lin, it is likely to break away from the warm, affectionate, united, and trivial neighborhood life in Suzhou alleys. This is exactly what the audience wants to see most at the moment. The married life of Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting, etc. have become side stories.
What makes people dissatisfied is that the official has been emphasizing the "return of all members" but has not mentioned a word about Zhuang Xiaoting's replacement. For a while, many viewers felt that they had been tricked. The emotional card was played loudly, but the character selection was quietly played behind the scenes, which caused dissatisfaction in the comment area: The replacement of the soul character in the drama would not ruin the entire drama.
"Alley Family 2" will focus on Zhuang Tunan's entrepreneurship and simply change its name to "Zhuang Tunan's Entrepreneurship". In "Alley People 2", the characters have been changed, and the main plot has also been changed. It suffers from the pain points of all drama sequels and is destined not to be a hit. The charm of period dramas has always been the sequel story of people who are rooted in fireworks. The characters have been replaced, and the familiar alley can no longer go back.
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