On the eve of the Xi'an Incident, when the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to consider Xi'an as an accompanying capital, and Xi'an became a focal point city in the whole country for a while, and was the forefront of the competition between intelligence agents from all sides of the Central Command, the Military Command, the Chinese Communists, the Japanese, the Central Army, the Northeast Army, and the Northwest Army. In order to win the victory of liberation, Wu Zhongming, an underground communist, infiltrated Xi'an as his twin brother Wu Boying. As soon as Wu Zhongming arrived in Xi'an, he faced a life-and-death test. Huang Xiuyu, a new-school woman in the office, shows her crazy love. Hu Hanliang, the chief of the secret service section who has been pursuing Huang Xiuyu, is embarrassed by Wu Zhongming at every turn. What was even more unexpected for Wu Zhongming was that his sister-in-law Shen Lan, who had divorced his brother, actually returned to Xi'an to look for a husband. Qi Bei, the head of the secret service, went to xi'an as a liaison officer to take up his post at the Party Mediation Office. At the critical moment, Wu Zhongming, with the help of Shen Lan and the organization, defused the dangers one by one and sent out intelligence.
In 2011, a spy drama starring Wang Xuebing, Liu Peiqi, Yu Haolei, Che Yongli and Zhang Yan was broadcast, which told the story of the ancient city of Xi'an in 1936, when Wu Boying, a freshman in the shaanxi provincial party department, accidentally discovered the top-secret handiwork intelligence that triggered the Xi'an Incident, which led to a secret struggle.
There are many audiences who love spy dramas, and in recent years, there are many film and television creators who are keen to shoot this theme, but when the number of similar works is too large, there will be uneven phenomena, and even some idol dramas and romance dramas cloaked in spy dramas have seriously lowered the production level of domestic spy dramas. The reason is because some creators have a vague positioning of spy dramas, and at the same time are keen to chase hot spots, and they do not adopt a rigorous creative attitude towards the shooting of spy dramas. A good spy drama must first have a solid, wonderful script as the foundation, but also through the lens language to perfectly show the charm of the story, tense stimulation and suspense reversal is full of a variety of wits and brave bridges, the plot is full, the character shaping is deeply popular, in order to impress the audience. In addition to the wonderful storyline, logical thinking must also be rigorous, never appear that kind of bridge that is difficult to justify, and being able to successfully challenge the audience's IQ is the key to spy dramas, which will be very demanding for screenwriters. In particular, the plot loopholes and hard wounds that the audience cannot tolerate are the most unacceptable to the audience. Some spy dramas are more exaggerated, that kind of omnipotent and indestructible to the heroes and heroines in the play, and the effect of almost "deification" will not only trigger the audience's complaints, but also make the audience abandon the drama and "block" some choreographers and actors outside their own choices.
The "Dark Red 1936" we introduced is a very successful spy drama work, which depends on the serious creative attitude of the choreographer and the wonderful interpretations of a group of actors. At the same time, the success of the play also lies in its deep excavation of human nature and emotions, in the context of spy wars, the unexpected dislocation of a pair of twin brothers, the emotional entanglement of a man and three women, the ultimate contest between a lurker and three veteran agents, and the unique point of view of the ups and downs of the construction cost drama. Struggling under the collision of faith and emotion, surviving under the complicated and confused character relationships, and the brain-burning wit fights in the play that turn the danger into a disaster all constitute the theme of the play. In the play, Qi Bei, a veteran spy of the Kuomintang played by Liu Peiqi, and Wu Zhongming, a latent agent of our party played by Wang Xuebing, made the audience enjoy the opponent play, which also achieved the reputation of this spy drama, and the final Douban score of 7.4 points showed the audience's recognition of the play.
Seven years later, in 2018, a spy drama called "Micha" was broadcast, and careful audience friends found that the protagonist of this drama was still Wu Zhongming, and the plot of this drama seemed to have a connection with "Dark Red 1936". Therefore, many viewers called "Dark Red 1936" a prequel to "Micha". However, these two TV series tell completely different stories.
In 1938, against the background of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Chiang Kai-shek listened to rumors and ordered the Xi'an Secret Service Organization to secretly cut off Xuan Xia's father, a senior senator of the Eighteenth Group Army and a member of the Communist Party of China, which triggered strong protests from the CCP. Under the pressure of public opinion, the Kuomintang was forced to set up a special anti-corruption office in Xi'an to investigate the disappearance of Xuanxia's father. Wu Zhongming, an underground member of the CCP and a former special agent of the Central Unification Committee, became a commissioner of anti-corruption jointly recognized by both the Kuomintang and the Communists. The Anti-Corruption Special Office led by Wu Zhongming gathered all the personnel and horses of the Xi'an Army, police, special and Eighth Route Army Xi'an Office, and there were enemies among us, and there were enemies in the enemy, which were intricate and complicated, and as soon as the investigation journey began, there were traps and dangers everywhere! The two months that Wu Zhongming thoroughly investigated Xuanxia's father's case was not only a duel on the blade, but also a contest of human nature. Under the guidance of the underground party organization and the pursuit of the former servants of the righteous comrades, Wu Zhongming finally found out the truth and obtained the secret referee Xuanxia's father's handbook. Forced by the conclusive evidence, Chiang Kai-shek had to admit his account to the CCP and swallow the bitter fruit himself.
From the perspective of time, the story described in "Micha" takes place two years after "Dark Red 1936", and it tells the story of Wu Zhongming's involvement in the investigation in order to investigate the mysterious disappearance of xuanxia's father, a senior communist general, during the critical period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The TV series starred Zheng Kai and Deng Sha, and starred Yu Rongguang, Lian Yiming, Chang Cheng, Qi Hang, Qu Yihong, Zhang Bohan and others.
On the basis of retaining the twists and turns of traditional spy dramas, the ups and downs of the plot and tit-for-tat, and the pattern of life and death games, the TV series "Micha" integrates the elements of detective reasoning, bringing the layers of case detection and the stripping of reasoning into it, enhancing the watchability and excitement of the story. At the same time, the plot of this TV series is compact, the climax is repeated, so it is easy to occupy the position of the ratings champion after broadcasting, and some viewers commented on the drama: "It is too addictive to watch, the spy battle is a new high, the sense of human design, the acting skills are online, the picture is delicate, the lines are smooth, and the sense of age is very strong." However, with the improvement of the audience's appreciation level, the costumes exposed in this drama are too trendy, and the problem of individual plots being imprecise was also complained about by the audience, and finally "Micha" won a rating of 6.4 on Douban, which seems to be slightly lower than its ratings performance.
It is said that the creative team of the show is preparing a sequel to "Micha" after the success of the show's ratings. It seems that Wu Zhongming's story will continue to accompany us, and when everyone enjoys this TV series, it is best to enjoy "Dark Red 1936" together, and compare the works of the two films that are produced 7 years apart and tell the same character, which should be very unique and interesting.