The other day I saw a video of a Vietnamese remake of "In the Name of the People."
It should be a reproduction of the plot of Hou Liangping's investigation of the stolen money of Director Zhao's family.
As can be seen from a few screenshots, the remake version is all-round simple, whether it is from the actor's appearance, acting skills, or costumes.
The leader's home was empty, the uniforms of the protagonist group were tight and short, and even the stolen money that could cause a shocking picture was only placed at a table in a small way.
Especially in terms of the contrast between the corrupt officials. The Vietnamese version of the corrupt official first eagerly denied it, and after the stolen money was found, he sat in a chair in silence.
Far from being as rich as the original Director Zhao's performance. He was originally arrogant, as if he was really innocent, and then he was found to have stolen money from the refrigerator, and he was forced to be aggrieved, until he faced the money full of money on the wall, and then he cried and retorted with a sad face.
In this way, the domestic drama is really not bad, and this drama also lives up to the good reputation and high ratings of that year.
Taking this opportunity, Xi Zai takes everyone to revisit the 10 good-looking anti-corruption dramas, each of which can be called the official scene. In contrast, "In the Name of the People" was made conservatively.
2009 "Crime Domain", Douban score 7.7
From the title, it can be inferred that this story is destined to be dark and heavy.
Why is it said that the tone is dark?
Because the dark forces represented by the villain Zhaohuang can easily corrupt the team and become the underground overlord of Shenxia City.
The three knives of money, beauty and violence he possessed were almost invincible, and who could say no to him?
In the play, those who are subdued by the criminal and evil forces are officials and civilians. They did not want to give up their principles at first, but some were caught in the handle, and some could not bear the threat, and could only sink deeper and deeper.
Yes, people have weaknesses and are difficult to resist the fate of being corrupted!
The viewing process often makes people shudder, and these social deceitful people can only think of it, and they can't do it.
Bad people are too bad, and it's too hard to resist.
If there is no Zheng Yiran in the play, who has wisdom and principles to resist any threat and inducement, then the entire Shenxia City will hardly see a glimmer of light.
Some people will think that such a character is very fake, a symbol of justice without emotion.
Even if his family is threatened, as long as he is in a homosexual, he can be saved, and he is guaranteed to be rich and prosperous, but he is not, too anti-human.
However, it is because it is difficult to refuse in the face of such a temptation in reality, and the brilliance of the role is revealed.
This is a god's work in a sense.
In 2004, the National Prosecution scored 8.1
This drama is adapted from the novel of the same name by Zhou Mason, who is the screenwriter of "In the Name of the People", a man who cannot be avoided in high-quality anti-corruption dramas.
Before writing this work, Zhou Mason was also invited by the Supreme People's Procuratorate to experience the life of a prosecutor for two years. Therefore, the professionalism and realism of this drama can be imagined.
Another big trump card of this drama is Sichen Gaowa, who plays Ye Zijing, and the role is also tailored for him by Zhou Mason.
Schenkova is also very recognized for this role, and after repeated study, she has been able to blurt out the technical terms.
The story takes a fire as the starting point, and it is about the contest between power and law, reason and law.
Anti-corruption, the focus is on the game of power, there are various temptations in the dialogue, each role has a side, in a sense, the scale is very large.
At the end, a righteous female prosecutor made a statement in court, which is what the heroine of the domestic drama should look like.
In 2003, "The Great River Goes East", Douban scored 8.3
If Gao Qunshu is the best at making documentary criminal investigation dramas, then Lei Xianhe is the best at filming anti-corruption and anti-crime crime, and has been called "full-time anti-corruption director" for a long time.
Although he has only made three films, and this drama is the finale.
The drama has attracted much attention before filming, and the reason is that the story is adapted from the "Muma case" in 2001.
The total number of people involved in the case was as many as 100, and there were 17 "top leaders" of the party and government, shocking the whole country.
The play mainly restores how He Yuanpeng, played by Li Youbin, fell into the quagmire of corruption from a highly educated and capable leading cadre.
Many netizens said that they felt sorry and sad about He Yuanpeng after watching it.
He Yuanpeng was originally a good official who was full of ambition, but he could not resist greed.
Ironically, his ex-wife, Tang Lihua, was embezzled and embezzled, and he chose to divorce for the sake of his political future, and as a result, he did not resist greed.
If it was the next year's "Bright Sword", Zhao Gang would have to say: Old Li, I didn't expect that you, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, also betrayed the party.
In 2005, "National Cadres", Douban score 8.3
This drama is adapted from Zhang Ping's novel of the same name, Zhang Ping's pen and ink are sharp, and the depth of the work is not lost to Zhou Mason.
After being adapted into a drama, due to the sensitive theme, it sharply exposed certain unhealthy trends, and before it was broadcast, it was also reviewed by the four ministries and commissions of the state for half a year.
Played by Wang Zhiwen, Xia Zhongmin, who is upright and governs for the people, is also his first serious main theme TV series.
Previously, Wang Zhiwen, with Guo Xiaopeng in "Black Ice", left the audience with a rude and paranoid screen image, which is also quite charming.
In public perception, the protagonists of the main melody drama are usually more idealistic and tall.
Xia Zhongmin is indeed an idealist, but under Wang Zhiwen's interpretation, it is very real.
Different from the previous anti-corruption dramas, this drama strengthens the professional attributes of state cadres, that is, the workplace.
In the play, the characters regard state cadres as a profession, have professionalism, have different mentalities of the practitioners, and discuss the heart and traces.
In his position, some people are bent on doing real results, and some people just want to be promoted.
In real life, not everyone has the opportunity to become a member of the system, but everyone has more or less workplace experience.
Take Chen Zhengxiang's teaching of Xia Zhongmin's words, and the taste of different experienced audiences is not the same.
Not only the old leaders, but also many of the lines of the characters in the play are intriguing and worth savoring.
2003 "Absolute Power", Douban score 8.4
Sichenkova made her debut in the villain's drama, in which her opponents are Tang Guoqiang and Gao Ming.
With this alone, the show was highly anticipated at the beginning of filming, and it became a phenomenon-level hit when it was broadcast.
The power-hungry female mayor, the powerful municipal party secretary, and the ostracized secretary general of the provincial party committee.
Three characters, positive or negative, have their limitations. Under the cloak of anti-corruption, the core is a political film, showing a profound power game.
Zhao Fenfang, played by Sichenkova, is undoubtedly the core of this drama, a doomed tragedy.
Walking to the position of mayor, there was no one above Zhao Fenfang, unlike Quan Sheng and Liu Zhongtian; His men were also incompetent, capable, and unfaithful to her.
Careers are much tougher than others.
The family is also in chaos.
Her husband cheated on her rival's daughter, her son studied abroad, and she also fell into the blue powder trap, and eventually she was doomed.
Domestic dramas should no longer have such a villain female role, not to mention the plot of filming the female leader's face.
2001 "Loyalty", Douban score 8.4
Director Hu Mei, screenwriter Zhou Meisen, starring Zhang Guoguo, Jiao Huang, just these names appear together, you can judge the quality of this drama.
Outside the play, there are actually constant storms.
Zhang Guoli originally pushed off this role, and it was Hu Mei who came to the door 4 times before he "took office" as the secretary of the municipal party committee.
After the broadcast, despite the continuous praise, Zhou Mason, the original and screenwriter, shelled the director of the play and scolded her for changing the plot.
Fortunately, the two generations of "Kangxi" dramas, coupled with the contradictions and cooperation scenes of Gao Changhe and Zhong Chaolin in the play, made the ratings soar all the way.
What is surprising is that the ending song "Loyalty" is actually Wang Feng's song, and it belongs to the dimensional wall.
2007 "High Latitude Shudder", Douban score 8.6
This drama was also unique in that year, based on the novel of the same name, the suspense color is very strong, and the focus of the portrayal is not the official wisdom fight, but the reasoning of the case.
The two protagonists, Lao Donglin and Shao Changshui, also do not have the awe-inspiring righteousness of typical officials.
Lao Donglin has been married 4 times before and after, and his husband and wife are young.
Shao Changshui has a sharp mouth, a cold humor, and can also say dirty words.
Powerful actor Li Xuejian plays Lao Donglin, who resolutely went undercover before retiring in order to find out the truth.
Li Xuejian insisted on going to the public security bureau to experience before filming.
In an interview, he said that he had served in the army and played a policeman in the past, but unfortunately no one remembered that this was his failure.
"This time I desperately want to make this scene well."
2005 "Mission", Douban score 8.7
Many people commented that this drama is the pinnacle of political themes.
Indeed, its "out of line" is not in the hierarchy of fallen officials, but in the sense of reality.
Earlier, the tone of "The Realm of Sin" is dark, and this one is even worse.
From local political commissars to chiefs and directors of organs, even ordinary section members and village-level cadres, corruption is everywhere.
Black enterprises are the skin of the underworld, and they have done everything that is executed in private.
It is undeniable that the play mechanically stacks social problems, but it really creates a barrier full of realism, making it difficult for the protagonist to take a hard time on the road to justice and clear the team.
Just in response to that sentence: the future is bright, and the road is tortuous.
In 2006, "Heaven and Earth Grain Man", Douban scored 8.9
"Heaven and Earth Grain Man" focuses on the grain issue in detail, and is the first drama in China to focus on food security and food corruption.
It is precisely because the entry point is grain, so the leaders in the play are particularly grounded.
The protagonist, Gao Yuan, has experienced the famine years and knows the preciousness of food. As the head of the food department, in addition to his vocation, he has more of a personal sense of mission.
First he experienced the suspension of his position, and then the acquisition of Malt was blocked, and as the plot progressed, he constantly looked for a way out of the predicament, but was often ridiculed for sticking to the discipline.
All kinds of grievances and unwillingness make the audience feel empathy.
There is a scene in the play where there is no waste of food, and Gao Yuan swallows the steamed bun thrown into the swill bucket.
Li Youbin really ate, although he rinsed his mouth with water, but the filming can do this, and the degree of dedication can be seen.
2003 "Year of the Dragon Archives", Douban score 9.1
The reason why this drama has such a high score, Xi Zai believes that the main reason is true.
The king of scale, the lines are so blunt that they can't do it.
In the field of anti-corruption dramas, this drama is the only one with a score of 9, which can be called a ceiling.
Without looking at the actor configuration of Zhang Fengyi and Ge Zhijun, the plot and dialogue are also the main reasons.
The old drama bone Ge Zhijun plays Long Fuhai, the secretary of the municipal party committee, who does not seem to be corrupt or illegal, but he uses nepotism and power for personal gain, which is much fuller than the previous villain role.
There is always a part of the audience that the main theme is false, the protagonist is always so righteous, and there is an ending where evil is not good.
The drama is, of course, fake, but the uninterrupted anti-corruption is real.
Over the years, one by one, the names that were once thunderous have become prisoners of the order, is this not true?
Director Su Zhou once said when promoting "State Cadres" that society needs idealization.
The protagonist is more decent, a little less shaken, a little more determined, how can it not be right?
A good anti-corruption story can not only let the audience see the real problems, but also strengthen the expectations for the future.
Finally, I still hope that domestic dramas can present more stories of practical significance.
Censorship should not be an excuse for messing around.