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"The King of Fighters", starring three-time TV Emperor Li Yaoxiang, as TVB's last Taiwanese drama this year.
I thought that the finale would have unexpected surprises, but in fact, the story was dull and disappointing.
The Killer
TVB's last action genre work is 2020's "Killer", which also starred Li Yaoxiang.
"Killer" can't be said to be very good, but Li Yaoxiang played the little character of "Eaves Snake" vividly.
Yao Shuxian (Jiang Meiyi), who has a phoenix on the first floor, has feelings and righteousness, and the two little people support each other in the difficult situation.
At the end, the "Eaves Snake" is revived after the apprentice's murder.
The daughter's serious illness makes Yan Wu's role more tragic.
Compared with the simple funny of another emperor Chen Hao, "Killer" can be said to be a drama supported by Li Yaoxiang alone.
The King of Fighters
Let's compare "The King of Fighters".
Li Yaoxiang gave up the small character role he was best at in the past and played the power fighter Shi Aoshan.
For fans who like Li Yaoxiang, this role is really contrary.
On the contrary, Zheng Zicheng, who is "rich and sunny", is more suitable for this type of role in temperament.
However, Lai Yiu-cheung's role is limited by the plot.
Zhang Zhenlang, the other protagonist of "The King of Fighters", really can't play the blood and persistence of Hai Zhenglan.
Zhang Zhenlang's story is to seek justice for his brother, so he learned to box and take a gold belt.
Such a setting should have been very hot-blooded, but Zhang Zhenlang was really stuffy, and there was no trace of passion in his eyes.
For example, in the first two episodes, Zhang Zhenlang and Lai Yaoxiang had several opponent scenes, and in the fourth episode, they swore to learn boxing at the boxing gym.
These scenes are very contagious emotionally, but Zhang Zhenlang's play really does not feel this kind of explosive point.
Of course, the main thing is that the script is too dull.
Judging from the plot, at present, it mainly tells the story of Li Yaoxiang's "power struggle".
Among them, the confrontation between Yao Ziling and Lai Yaoxiang is the main performance, that is, the two compete for the chairman of the Muay Thai Committee.
But the plot doesn't have some small enough unexpected and gripping climactic climaxes to come and go around just one "Muay Thai Committee".
For a power struggle story like this to be deeply rooted in people's hearts, at least like Genesis, it must have a larger context.
Even the same type of "Killer", it also has a very large pattern of killer world.
And the unsatisfactory performance of "King of Fighters", the most intuitive performance is the ratings.
"King of Fighters" received a rating of 16.5 last week, and "Gatekeepers" is in the second lowest position of the year.
Originally, inspirational themes like "King of Fighters" were at a disadvantage in terms of ratings, not to mention that the script and actors did not shine, except for Huang Ziheng.
If the ratings continue to decline, it may break the minimum ratings of "Criminal Investigation Diary".
Criminal Investigation Diary
In fact, "Criminal Investigation Diary" is not bad, and it has always ranked in the top few in Youku's playback volume.
Hong Kong's low ratings are mainly due to Youku's premiere a week earlier.
But the low ratings of "King of Fighters" are really a problem with the work.
Doctor Under the Stars
This year, TVB's 930 ratings have not been high, and "Criminal Investigation Diary" has pulled the ratings below 15 points.
In the end, the return of Zhong Jiaxin, coupled with Ma Guoming and Zheng Jiaying, the three viewers will pull the ratings to more than 22 points with a "Benevolent Doctor Under the Stars".
But the successor "King of Fighters" immediately pulled down the ratings to below 20 points.
Incidentally, with the current ratings and word of mouth of "King of Fighters", it really does not have the conditions for Zhang Zhenlang to take the emperor.
It can indeed be seen that TVB intends to praise Zhang Zhenlang.
But it is best not to be criticized by netizens like Cai Sibei after taking the video.
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