On the evening of April 29, the second season of the TV series "Breaking Elite" was launched in 6 episodes of iQiyi, opening the premiere mode. This TV series is still written and directed by Wei Zheng, and it still tells the story of the company's workplace. Based on the content of the episodes currently online, this TV series has a sense of workplace tingling, the comedy taste is also strong, and at the same time, at the end of each paragraph, it is also warm.
Having a tingling in the workplace is one of the biggest value points of "Breaking Elite 2", and it is estimated that it is also the reason why it can get a lot of audience praise. All TV series are taboo about the word suspension. For Breaking Elite 2, it's no exception. And a comedy TV series work will inevitably be distorted. If you want not to become a suspended drama, you must find some points that sting the audience and make the audience feel that the play is about a workplace story.
The content of the first episode of this TV series is that under the premise of a bad market environment, the company asked these colleagues in the breaking department to think of ideas to help the company save costs. This content setting suddenly narrowed the distance between the play and the audience. Because in the current workplace environment, many companies have indeed done this.
In the content of the play, the bad ideas that the breaking department came up with to reduce the company's expenses seem to be funny, but they are actually ironic, and many companies do this. Including but not limited to, some companies even need to scan the code of toilet paper, and determine the length of the paper according to performance. While many viewers feel that this place is deliberately funny, in fact, this place is realistic. That's the ironic charm of comedy.
Even in the play, it is said that let the employees take a day off and do not go to work, and the most economical salary. It's not exactly funny, it's played out and in some companies. When the old editor saw this bridge, he couldn't help it. Many years ago, when the old editor just graduated, he also worked in a film and television company, and when we were at our most brilliant, we also sold the film and television dramas we invested in to the central eighth and other big platforms. Later, we encountered financial difficulties, it was really difficult, and one way to save money was to take weekends.
Why weekends? It is not to respect labor laws. We were so energetic back then, we couldn't wait to use it for two days a day, why did we still have two days off? Because the company works on Saturdays and Sundays, utility bills are a big expense. After the weekend holiday, two days of utility bills were saved. Seeing that there are similar bridges in "Breaking Elite 2", the old editor can only smile heartily.
Even after this group of employees take turns to rest, the various part-time behaviors are relatively real. Although this TV series adopts a comedy narrative method, part of the content, is not completely true, many bridges are exaggerated, but what it ultimately achieves is an emotional reality. For example, many difficulties that street stalls have to face, such as delivering food and opening online ride-hailing, are all said with a smile, making the audience feel that this is the case.
This kind of comedic expression, the final foothold is very important. If you don't play it well, it's easy to levitate and make comedy appear empty. "Breaking Elite 2" adopts a more traditional approach, placing the ultimate foothold of the narrative on the warmth between people. We can certainly joke that this narrative technique is a gala sketch. However, this kind of evening sketch-style creation, placed on the creation of comedy TV series, does not mean that it is wrong.
At the end of episode 2 of "Breaking Elite 2", when many employees realized that part-time work is not easy, everyone felt that they should measure each other, and workers from all walks of life deserve to be treated well. This foothold is a bit clichéd, but it is right. Two episodes of comedy laughter end up in a mutually warm, seemingly a way to combat a dilemma. Comedy TV series, being able to do that, is fine.
Of course, from my personal perspective of chasing dramas, "Breaking Elite 2" has never laughed. The reason is also simple, these comedy baggage, have seen many times, do not feel novel. This is why comedy TV series are so difficult to create. There are more than a hundred ways of comedy baggage, including those ways to shake it. Once the audience has seen too many comedy works, this burden has just been fastened and ready to shake, the audience knows in advance where the breath is, and the result is that the audience does not feel funny without the sense of surprise of the baggage.
No way, there are more than a hundred ways to shake the baggage, which have been sorted out by some comedy writers. Everyone is also familiar with it. The more comedy I watched, the harder it was to laugh. This is a classic comedic immunity. Old editors belong to this group. I know, the quality of Breaking Elite 2 is not bad, but I don't find it funny, it's my personal problem. (Text/Ma Qingyun)