The key film and television project "Crazy" jointly produced by CCTV, iQiyi, Liubai Film and Television, and China Chang'an Publishing and Media has been broadcast on CCTV-8 on January 14, 2023, and iQiyi has been broadcast exclusively on the whole network. The play is directed and filmed by the Publicity and Education Bureau of the Central Political and Legal Commission and the Information Center for Comprehensive Management of Political and Legal Affairs of the Central Political and Legal Commission, directed by gold medal director Xu Jizhou, starring Zhang Yi, Zhang Songwen, Li Yitong, Zhang Zhijian, Wu Gang, Ni Dahong, Han Tongsheng, Li Jianyi and other drama bones.
"Crazy" is the first film and television work in China with the background of the normalization of anti-gang crime and the education and rectification of political and legal teams, with a premiere viewership market share of 17.4%, ranking first; Within 4 days of broadcasting, the popularity value of iQiyi exceeded 9500. The super high completion of the work lives up to the strong expectations of the audience, and the plot that is gradually deepening will surely trigger a greater ratings boom.
The twenty-year confrontation has shown that it is not easy to sweep away black gangsters
"Crazy" takes the investigation of the guidance group stationed in Jinghai in 2021 as the starting point, and uses the perspective of Supervisor Xu Zhong (played by Wu Gang) to unveil the vicissitudes of Jinghai in the past two decades for the audience. Black and white clashed several times, and every danger followed. An Xin (played by Zhang Yi), who first entered the workplace twenty years ago, did not hesitate to go undercover in a detention center in order to solve the murder of Huang Cuicui, and repeatedly fought to gain the trust of criminals. In addition to the overt threat of the underworld forces, An Xin also needs to deal with the internal ghosts' stumbling blocks at any time, for example, just when his investigation is progressing, the "black boss" Xu Jiang (played by Jia Bing) finds a relationship to report An Xin for taking bribes, and An Xin has to suspend his work for investigation. What is even more terrifying is that An Xin, as a thorn in the eyes of the underworld forces, was thrown into the sea, suffered a car accident, and may lose his life at any time.
The biggest threat to An Xin's anti-gang crime is his former friend Gao Qiqiang (played by Zhang Songwen). At that time, An Xin was still a rookie criminal policeman, and the police Chinese New Year's Eve let him know Gao Qiqiang, the owner of the fish stall. Gao Qiqiang was blackmailed and beaten by the bullies in the vegetable market, An Xin helped Gao Qiqiang solve the siege after finding out the situation, and the two got acquainted, and Gao Qiqiang even helped An Xin from time to time to inquire about the news of the underworld forces. However, his long-term association with criminals made Gao Qiqiang unable to resist the temptation of power, which became the biggest obstacle to Anxin's anti-gang crime. An Xin's work as a grassroots criminal police officer mirrors the difficulties of fighting criminals in China over the past two decades. Over the years, An Xin has never thought about his own future, and what shines in him is the indomitability and belief of public prosecutors and legal workers.
The long-span narrative reflects the changing times
The breeding and spread of black and vicious tumors has always been closely related to economic development, and money has become a source of evil. Gao Qiqiang, who raised his younger siblings alone, barely survived by selling fish, had no education and professional skills, and faced the temptation of money, Gao Qiqiang took risks and involved in crime and evil. Mad Donkey and others embody a group of bottomless social bullies, who use cruel means to pull gangs and factions, money first, and power is the first to look for power. In addition, the Xiawan Sand Quarry and Baijinhan KTV, which are often mentioned in the play, have strong era characteristics and reflect a specific era background. The realistic narrative of "Crazy" places the story in a real situation, and reproduces in an encyclopedic way the indomitable struggle between the anti-gang heroes and the underworld forces under the changes of the past 20 years of Chinese times.
From Xu Jiang to Gao Qiqiang, the underworld and evil forces are rising one after another, and there may be twists and turns on the road to sweeping away evil forces, but An Xin and others have never flinched, and the direction is always forward. An Xin's persistence is meaningful, after the phased victory in the anti-gang crime eradication in 2021, the political and legal team strictly emphasized the normalization of anti-gang crime and anti-evil forces, and the guidance group was stationed in Jinghai for 20 years, and Anxin finally waited for his opportunity. In the past 20 years, the criminal and evil forces have been growing in arrogance, but more importantly, the resolute struggle against criminal syndicates and evil forces has faced the ugliness of human nature with an unyielding attitude, and the times have provided an opportunity to uphold justice.
"Crazy" has not yet passed the process of sweeping away evil forces, whether An Xin can successfully dig deep into the intricate root system of evil forces, what kind of human choices Gao Qiqiang will face, the treacherous situation in Jinghai will inevitably trigger a more intense black and white confrontation, from small people to examine social changes, watching "Crazy" on iQiyi, more exciting is worth looking forward to.