The finale of "News Queen" overturned, and TVB didn't lose unjustly at all, but it was a pity for Charmaine Sheh
From 10,000 positive reviews to bad reviews, the finale of "News Queen" has been on the hot search because of its unfinished appearance.
To be honest, this assessment is not surprising.
has just started broadcasting, but the performance of "News Queen" is brilliant in all aspects.
Charmaine She, Ma Guoming, Li Shihuan, Gao Haining, etc., may be the strongest lineup that TVB can handle.
Moreover, the whole story rejects "domineering president", "love brain", "silly white sweet", etc., and directly turns the workplace into a modern palace fight.
Anyway, the main word is cool - cool.
So, why did the finale of such a cool drama end badly?
In my opinion, to a large extent, the show has lost the flavor of TVB's workplace drama as it goes to the back.
1. TVB's heroine in the workplace
is different from a typical heroine, TVB's working women have distinctive characteristics.
For example, Xu Shiqing (played by Gao Haining), who is super popular in the play.
As soon as she appeared, Xu Shiqing showed her powerful aura.
In order to obtain resources, she did not hesitate to use her sexiness as a bargaining chip, and finally succeeded in taking the position.
With the development of the plot, the painting style of the whole person has changed.
first went to visit her sick father in a simple way, and then in front of her boyfriend, she became a caring and obedient girl.
This character is set up in a variety of episodes, which really catches people off guard.
is also a working woman, but it is far from the domestic drama.
For the standard of "independence", it cannot have anything to do with firewood, rice, oil and salt in national dramas, otherwise it will not be recognized.
On the other hand, the heroine in TVB has the cohesion of a stock market.
They will encounter emotional setbacks, discrimination in the workplace, and deal with family chores every day.
They have become "housewives", and although their lives are not perfect, they seem real enough.
The restoration of life is a great magic weapon for TVB to attract audiences.
Second, about the shaping of the workplace
On the one hand, in order to play the "news queen" well, Charmaine Sheh specially went to learn Xi about broadcasting and hosting, and it can be seen that she is very optimistic about this drama.
On the other hand, TVB attaches great importance to the creation of a workplace atmosphere, so that the audience can see the original ecology of the workplace.
And as soon as "The Queen of News" opened, it did not shy away from raising sensitive topics.
"Find a man to marry!", "Is your job important or me", "Who can sit in my position".....
After the topic is introduced, come up with a killer feature - fight.
Fighting, in fact, refers to workplace competition.
Wen Huixin (played by Charmaine She), Zhang Jiayan (played by Li Shihuan), and Xu Shiqing The three heroines directly started a "palace fight" show.
In the first half of the story, Wen Huixin has always had the upper hand, and the other two have to hide in the shadows and play some small tricks.
In the middle of the story, the three heroines are stewed directly in a pot.
You sing it, I will go on board, and everyone will take turns to be the prime-time female anchor.
In the later stage of the story, according to the trend of previous TVB TV series, there should be an ending where the winner is divided.
But "Queen of News" did not follow this old path, but chose a new path.
The three heroines fought half of the plot, and finally reconciled.
This kind of finishing method may be okay in other dramas, but TVB is absolutely not.
Especially in the news media circles, this set of "reconciliation" is not convincing enough.
In Hong Kong dramas, the more you fight, the happier you are, the higher the ratings will be.
And the best way to stop workplace conflict is to distinguish the winner from the loser.
Therefore, when it comes to the finale, it is not surprising that the audience will feel that the plot is unfinished.
In addition, the setting of the plot of "News Queen" also showed weakness in the later stage.
In the early stage, through a series of cases, the audience felt the taste of old Hong Kong dramas.
The personality is full, the workplace atmosphere is strong, the conflict of events is obvious, and the professional knowledge is excellent...
Even if there are one or two plays in the middle, it will not affect the whole plot.
It's a pity that in the end, TVB still continued its advantages.
In general, "News Queen" has just started, which gives people the illusion that TVB's drama is finally back.
From the side, its weakness in the later stage has also sounded the alarm for many TV series.
Blindly catering to the current aesthetics, defictionalizing the characters, and designing the plot exaggeratedly will only disappoint the audience again and again.