The national drama seems to have entered a new dormant period.
Just like a 365-episode long drama, the plot of each year's national drama also has a climax, a low ebb, a foreshadowing, and a suspense.
So after the finale of "The Long Season", the new national drama suspense is: Who is the next blockbuster?
Like the sequelae of "crazy speed", the recent audience watched "The Long Season" with 9.5 points, and the intuitive feeling was that the taste was nourished, and it was not enough to watch any domestic drama. Although CCTV's eight sets of "Ordinary Road" led by Guo Qilin can quench thirst, workplace life dramas are not everyone's favorite watches.
For audiences who like strong plots, it seems that they have encountered another drama famine.
The criminal investigation drama has appeared again.
In recent years, criminal investigation dramas have long been reactive.
"Icebreaker Action" in 2019 and "Black Storm" in 2020 are not only popular in ratings, but also enter the top 20 of the annual drama broadcasts.
Last year's "Punishment" and the anti-drug theme "Ice Rain and Fire" have received a lot of repercussions.
More recently, "Crazy" with strong criminal investigation elements has become the annual hit, and Zhang Yi's "Who is He" Although it lacks stamina, it is also popular. Chen Jianbin and Chen Xiao's "Thirteen Years of Chasing Murderers" scored 8.1.
In a word, 30 years after the climax of the last wave of criminal investigation dramas represented by excellent works such as "Six Groups of Serious Cases", criminal investigation dramas are still the traffic password of national dramas.
And just recently, this string of traffic passwords may be opened by a new criminal investigation drama.
Just last night, Beijing Satellite TV has officially announced in the program: On May 12, that is, from tomorrow night, the criminal investigation anti-drug drama "Undercover Police Flower" will be broadcast on Beijing Satellite TV prime time.
This drama, which has been filmed in 2018, is directed by Gao Yalin, starring Zou Yuanqing and Lu Nuo, and the supporting cast can be called gorgeous, Zhang Zhijian, Zhang Fengyi, Huang Junpeng, Tian Xiaojie, Hu Jing, Wang Haiyan, Xu Wenguang and many other powerful actors to help, it is not difficult to find that many of the actors are from "In the Name of the People" in which director Gao Yalin participated.
The stars hold the moon, can they support another criminal investigation drama explosion? It's time to weigh the weight of this "undercover police flower" in advance.
1. Story: Undercover, anti-narcotics, police flowers, criminal investigation drama elements are full
Looking at the plot, the play tells the story of Xia Hairong, who first joined the police force, used his expertise in disguise to infiltrate the undercover drug trafficking group, and finally with the assistance of his colleagues, in a dangerous environment, the story of the drug trafficking group was wiped out.
The introduction is not long, but it covers a lot of information. It can be said that the elements that criminal investigation dramas should have have been revealed.
First, the classic undercover anti-drug mode.
Undercover has always been an important element in criminal investigation and drug dramas.
In reality, the people's police use their undercover identities to infiltrate drug trafficking organizations, and cooperate inside and outside to hunt down criminals.
In criminal investigation dramas, undercover elements are also a very practical means to create a dramatic climax.
In the previous "Black Storm" and "Punishment", the undercover bridge has caused the audience to watch it. The bridge is old, but it is easy to use.
In this play, during an anti-drug operation, the South China police detected a large transnational drug trafficking network, and the anti-drug detachment police Hua Xia Hairong was ordered to go undercover to the drug trafficking syndicate.
First, he pretended to rescue the third sister of the drug lord, then infiltrated the drug dealer's den, stirred up the infighting of the drug trafficking group, and then successfully guided a drug dealer to turn back, and then cut off the branches on which the drug cartel depended for survival, forcing the big drug lord behind the scenes to be forced to appear, and finally destroyed the entire drug trafficking organization.
It can be predicted that this strong plot mode of plot linkage will still work.
Second, another criminal investigation drama in which the heroine picks the big beam.
In early criminal investigation dramas, most women appeared as vassals of men, and even the female policeman "Ji Jie" who existed as the ceiling of ability in "Six Groups of Major Cases" was only a beautiful scenery in the criminal investigation drama dominated by male characters, and it was difficult to say that she singled out the beam.
But in recent years, more and more female characters have begun to play a more critical role in criminal investigation dramas, and their IQ and work ability are not inferior to male characters. Among them, there are both positive characters such as the forensic "Gao Yanan" in "White Night Chase", and negative characters such as the deputy director "He Yun" in "Black Storm".
This play obviously revolves around the police flower Xia Hairong, and the angle of entry is no problem, but the key depends on the character shaping.
The third is to integrate other criminal investigation drama elements.
Black and white sides are so clear and clear-cut, it's a little tedious?
Don't worry, the screenwriter "summoned" the heroine to trigger infighting in the drug trafficking organization, and developed our undercover agents from within the drug trafficking organization to increase the intensity of the plot.
Even, there are emotional elements in the story where the policewoman's husband misunderstands the policewoman.
It can be said that this "Undercover Police Flower" is very stable in the basic elements of commercial dramas.
The dramatic conflict with a clear theme and the huge shaping space of positive and negative characters make criminal investigation dramas often watchable.
In layman's terms, the more exciting the front and back fight, the more the audience enters the play.
With the continuous emergence of high-quality criminal investigation works in recent years, the traffic password of this type of drama has been very clear, and the next key is how to use it well.
2, actors: 9 powerful people joined the stars to hold the moon, the acting content is high enough, but the male and female protagonists' acting skills are suspenseful
The director of "Undercover Police Flower" is Gao Yalin.
The audience is familiar with him, many because of the role of Xia Donghai in "Family with Children", in fact, he is also the producer of "In the Name of the People", and played the role of Liu Xinjian, the former secretary of Zhao Lichun in the play.
As a director, Gao Yalin has also directed works such as "I am a prosecutor", but the director's strength has not been verified by big dramas. Compared with his directing ability, Gao Yalin's other ability may be his killer feature across the entertainment industry: good popularity.
Open the list of actors in this play, a whole lineup of supporting roles, crowded with old drama bones and powerful people in the circle.
Many of them are from "In the Name of the People", where Gao Yalin served as a producer.
If you count like this, there must be at least 9 digits.
The first one, Zhang Zhijian
With this face swinging there, many viewers will definitely have those two words in their minds: flash official.
Although the plot of "Infernal", especially the finale treatment, is controversial, it is undisputed that Wang Zhiwen and Zhang Zhijian, two old drama bones, completely support the performance quality of the whole play.
The flash official played by Zhang Zhijian is a key role from the first episode to the end. Under the deep eyes, the character itself is one of the biggest suspense of the whole drama, as soon as Zhang Zhijian appeared, he instantly stood aura, and the taste of spy war dramas came.
For veteran Chinese drama audiences, the initial acquaintance with Zhang Zhijian should come from director Zhang Li's two divine dramas: "Daming Dynasty 1566" and "The Right Way in the World is Vicissitudes", Zhang Zhijian's Yan Shifan in the former is simply not too brilliant, and the soldier in the latter is equally brilliant.
This is an actor whose acting skills have long reached the top of the national drama, but what really made him popular was "In the Name of the People".
In recent years, Zhang Zhijian and Wang Jinsong have become the most common golden supporting roles in Chinese dramas, wherever he is, from last year to this year alone, he has appeared in big dramas such as "Ice Rain and Fire", "The Bottom Line" and "Infernal", but wherever he appears, the protagonist will be robbed in minutes if he does not mention the spirit of 12 points.
Zhang Zhijian's acting skills give people the most intuitive feeling, that is, the aura is extremely strong, full of sense of entering the play, through lines, body movements, even if it is just a small look, the audience can quickly enter the play and empathize.
This kind of actor is naturally suitable for strong genre dramas such as criminal investigation dramas and spy war dramas, and as soon as he appears, the taste is right.
The second place, Zhang Fengyi
When it comes to Zhang Fengyi, if nothing else, only one "Farewell My Concubine" is enough to make him worthy of the title of a big actor.
In his early years, Zhang Fengyi was an absolute ace actor in domestic film and television dramas, from "Camel Xiangzi", "Jing Ke's Assassination of the King of Qin", "Qin Shi Huang", to "Red Cliff", "Orphan of Zhao" to "In the Name of the People", are his masterpieces.
Zhang Fengyi's personal line skills are extraordinary, his performance is thick and thin, and he has a very personal style. In "Red Cliff", a fragment of a pre-war chant is domineering.
In recent years, as he grew older, Zhang Fengyi slowly retired from the leading position. But the number of works is not low, in the past two years, there have been "Mountains, Rivers and Moonlight" cooperated with Chen Baoguo, "Love Fight Will Win", "A Generation of Hong Shang" broadcast by CCTV, and the fantasy drama "And Try the World" and so on. But there are not many classics.
From the acting point of view, Zhang Fengyi's treasure knife is not old, and his state is still there, this time he only needs to pick up the seven success powers, which is enough to make the audience's eyes shine.
The third place, Tian Xiaojie
A powerful person whose acting skills are far higher than fame.
If you have watched the spy war drama "Before Dawn", you will never forget that lean and capable head of the operations section, Li Bohan.
In recent years' "The Gate of Rebirth", Ding Shenghuo, who "doesn't talk much about people", is definitely an impressive villain in recent national dramas.
In "The Silent Truth", he is Chen Mingzhang who has feelings and righteousness, courage and resourcefulness.
In short, the role he created is a real thousand people and thousands of faces, acting in a play will change a face. And regardless of the pros and cons, they can perform color.
As long as the director gives these actors a few more rival scenes, the play will definitely not be ugly.
The fourth place, Zhang Xilin
"Li Bohan" is coming, and "Zipelin" can not be less.
Although the acting skills in "Before Dawn" are already impressive, like Zhang Zhijian, Zhang Xilin also played Cai Chenggong in "In the Name of the People", which can be regarded as completely out of the circle.
In recent years, Zhang Xilin's new dramas have continued, and he has been featured in big dramas such as "Icebreaking Action" and "Feng Qi Luoyang".
For a powerful actor like Zhang Xilin, there is no lack of acting skills, but a lack of good roles. Hopefully he can run into it this time.
The fifth place, Huang Junpeng
Since "Cai Chenggong" has come, how can "Chen Hai" not appear?
As the most successful actor in "Lying Win" in recent years, he played Chen Hai in "In the Name of the People". Lying down is a play, lying down, but also make the audience worry, but also a proof of acting skills.
Huang Junpeng played the Duke of Jin Huai in "Eastern Zhou Kingdoms: Spring and Autumn" in his early years, and the young Chen Yi in "Long March". In recent years, he has participated in dramas such as "The Age of Awakening" and "Circuit Inspection Group".
Police and bandit drama "The Brave is Fearless" he plays a policeman, his role in this play is heavy, it should be the heroine's undercover role in the police force on the line, his acting skills, of course, no problem.
Sixth, Wang Haiyan
Although she is well known as the wife of "Zhang Jiayi", Wang Haiyan is a real and powerful person.
In her early years, she had wonderful performances in dramas such as "The Great Song Ti Criminal Officer", "Golden Wedding", "The Oath is Silent", and "The Granary of the World".
In recent years, Wang Haiyan has not received many plays. The impression left on the audience is probably Zheng Shuangxue in "Circuit Inspection Group". In the play, she runs around for her son, no matter the cost. Although he is a villain, he is very impressive.
It is a waste for such a good actor not to act, and I hope that her role is enough this time.
Seventh place, Shi Zhaoqi
Some actors are standard criminal investigation drama faces, such as Shi Zhaoqi.
"Crazy", he plays An Changlin, An Xin's uncle, and also a positive role throughout.
In the early years, he played Xu Guoqing in "Conquest", the only character in the whole drama who can be right on Liu Huaqiang's aura.
Perhaps Shi Zhaoqi's acting skills have lacked breakthroughs in recent years, but it also represents stability and reliability, and as soon as he appears, the atmosphere of criminal investigation dramas comes.
Finally, let's talk about the biggest unknown of the show: the male and female protagonists.
The heroine of the drama is Zou Yuanqing, as Yan Ni's daughter, Zou Yuanqing's acting talent was not revealed early like her mother, but she appeared in one Chinese drama after another, and Yan Ni's latest starring in "Grandma's New World" also has her.
In past interviews, she has repeatedly expressed her hope that when people mention her, they will not always mention her mother. But the best way for the audience to forget about Yan Ni, the star mother, is to prove herself with acting skills.
This is her best chance. But if it is smashed, it will be more questioned.
Let's talk about the male protagonist Runo.
He is well known for playing the role of Zhang Yiwei in "Circuit Inspection Group", the characters in the play have an arrogant personality, and his performance in the play also has a domineering aura, and the performance effect is not bad.
But Runo's biggest performance problem is to use this domineering aura in various roles, such as "Wind and Rain Sends Spring Home", the villain he played almost hung arrogance on his face, but affected the credibility of the character, I hope this time his performance can do four words: appropriate.
Although the acting skills of the male and female protagonists are not predictable, but with the acting schools listed above, plus Hu Jing, Xu Wenguang, Bai Zhidi and other acting schools, the strength of the whole drama is not less than 9, and the acting content is not low, I hope that this star-studded moon can reap a happy ending.
3. Grasp the trend of criminal investigation dramas, rub the heat or take the explosive model, by strength
"Undercover Police Flower" was filmed in 2018 and has obtained a distribution license in 2020, but it has not been able to get the opportunity to be broadcast on the star, and this time it can be premiered on Beijing Satellite TV, but it is a good ending.
First, the tonality of the play is perfectly in line with Beijing Satellite TV, and second, the most critical, criminal investigation dramas are on the wind.
Another favorable factor is that the current Chinese drama market has no competitors of the same type.
From the current environment, the current field of Chinese dramas is in the honeymoon period with criminal investigation IP.
Unlike other genre dramas that fluctuate with the direction of the market, criminal investigation dramas have always been attractive to the audience, and simply put, the audience is really not tired of watching it.
The new trend of criminal investigation dramas recently is: "Criminal Investigation +".
Criminal investigation + suspense, that is, "Who is he", criminal investigation + anti-black, is "Crazy", multiple types enrich the dimension of criminal investigation dramas, so that the audience's viewing experience further rises.
But it does not mean that the most classic criminal investigation and drug seizure type has ebbed.
In 2019, "Icebreaker Action", which has both criminal investigation and anti-drug attributes, won the Magnolia Best TV Series Award and harvested 1.7 billion online broadcasts, becoming a phenomenal hit in 2019.
Last year's "Punishment" and "Ice Rain and Fire" have won a lot of popularity.
Layered overlays can breathe new life into traditional genres, but audiences still love classic flavors.
From big ups and downs to steady progress, criminal investigation dramas have experienced 30 years and have been refined into a unique temperament, various types of ups and downs, criminal investigation dramas stand tall.
The viewing experience brought by an excellent criminal investigation drama is unique, and its practical significance is by no means comparable to traffic idol dramas, and the audience hopes that "Undercover Police Flower" can become another successful criminal investigation drama with women picking the lead, but the premise is: the quality of the drama itself