Are you tired of those cookie-cutter spy dramas? Are you already unable to watch those spy war dramas with confusing logic, embarrassing acting skills, and protracted plots? Are you already eager to see a real high-quality, high-level, high-value spy war drama?
If your answer is yes, then congratulations, your wish has finally come true!
Tonight, the two David TV Beijing Satellite TV and Oriental Satellite TV will simultaneously broadcast a 32-episode spy war drama "Plum Blossom Red Peach", this drama is not an ordinary spy war drama, but a new type of spy war drama, it will bring you an unprecedented viewing experience, let you feel the strong love charm in the tense and exciting plot.
Let you discover amazing details in the wonderful acting, let you follow the complex and twisty story to understand the deep and timeless theme.
Why is this show able to do this? Why is this drama worth staying up late and chasing? Next, I will reveal the four highlights of this drama for you to make it clear to you at a glance.
Point 1: The story is novel, and the Republic of China version of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" staged a life and death battle
The story of "Plum Blossom and Red Peach" takes place in Shanghai in 1940, which is an era of change, life and death, and undercurrents.
In this era, there is a couple of lovers who once loved and knew each other, but for various reasons parted ways. They are Chen Jiaping (played by Han Dongjun), an underground CCP worker codenamed "Plum Blossom Four", and Zuo Shuangtao (played by Guan Xiaotong), a Kuomintang military command agent codenamed "Red Peach Five".
While on duty, they are unexpectedly reunited and forced to disguise themselves as husband and wife. However, behind them, there are countless enemies and traps hidden.
They have to deal with the close surveillance and interrogation of the Japanese and traitors, and also deal with the tests and threats of the organizations to which the other party belongs. More importantly, they also have to deal with their deepest suspicions and love for each other.
Between them, there is both tacit understanding and trust, as well as contradictions and conflicts. Between them, there is both cooperation and concern, as well as confrontation and betrayal.
Between them, there is both love and warmth, as well as life and death and choices. Between them, it is a contest between you and me, and it is also a relationship of life and death.
Such a story is reminiscent of the Hollywood movie "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", the classic action romance starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, which tells the story of a couple, they are both top professional killers, but they don't know each other's true identities until they are sent by their respective employers to assassinate each other.
The film created a global box office of $470 million and became one of the most classic spy romance films in film history.
And "Plum Blossom and Red Peach" can be said to be the Republic of China version of the "Smiths", which perfectly combines spy warfare and love, allowing the audience to experience the romantic and moving love charm while feeling the tense and exciting spy war atmosphere.
Such a story is not only novel and unique, but also gripping and eye-catching.
Highlight 2: The actor is strong, led by Han Dongjun Guan Xiaotong, and seven powerful people join
In addition to the novel story, the cast of this drama is also very strong. The starring Han Dongjun and Guan Xiaotong are both powerful idols, they not only have excellent appearance and temperament, but also have solid acting skills and expression.
In terms of supporting roles, there are Zhang Meng, Tan Kai, Tian Lei, Wang Xiuzhu, Jiang Yi and many other powerful people joining, it can be said that the lineup is very luxurious.
Han Dongjun
Han Dongjun is a young actor born in 92, who appeared in the circle with the role of Heartless Mage in "Heartless Mage", and showed his acting skills with many dramas such as "Love Full of Nine Daowan" and "Life Is Like the First Meeting".
In 2023, the urban emotional drama "Apocalypse" starring him will catch fire, and he will have countless fans with the role of Xu Zixuan.
He not only has a high appearance and tough temperament, but also has smart eyes and delicate expressions, and can control various types of characters.
In this drama, Han Dongjun plays the male protagonist Chen Jiaping, an underground CCP worker codenamed "Plum Blossom Four". He not only has to complete the task under high pressure, have wonderful fighting scenes and suspense scenes, but also unlock the love line and create romantic and sweet scenes with the heroine.
It can be said that it is a role that tests the comprehensive ability of an actor. And Han Dongjun proved with his strength that he is fully qualified for this role, and brought the audience a perfect male protagonist image that is both literary and martial and affectionate and single-minded.
Guan Xiaotong
Guan Xiaotong is a young actress born in 97, she began to appear in film and television works since she was a child, and showed her acting skills with many dramas such as "Phoenix Prisoner" and "Twenty Not Confused".
In 2023, the drama "Zeng Junior" starring her became a small hit, and also made the acting skills of Guan Xiaotong and Zhang Yishan seen by the audience again.
Guan Xiaotong's Zuo Shuangtao is a Kuomintang military agent codenamed "Red Five", who has to carry out assassination missions and deal with Chen Jiaping's emotional offensive. She undergoes a transition from love-hate to spiritual awakening in the story, presenting a female figure that is both beautiful and strong.
Guan Xiaotong interpreted this role with his own strength, not only with a cold temperament and superb action scenes, but also with delicate emotional expression and profound character portrayal.
Her partner with Han Dongjun is also very tacit and sparkling, which makes people move and worry about their love.