Just as all kinds of costume idol dramas, urban emotional dramas, and family ethics dramas are flooding the screen, the public has been looking forward to a high-quality Republic of China-themed drama that can attract the attention of the whole people for a long time, and this expectation has finally been realized with the premiere of "Wind Chaser" jointly created by iQiyi and Enlightenment Pictures on CCTV. Last night's premiere not only set a record for the highest popularity on the iQiyi platform on the premiere day in 2024, but also swept the ratings list with the relatively unpopular theme of financial spy war, and Kuyun's real-time data shows that the ratings have climbed strongly from 0.7 to 1.6639, which is eye-catching.
At the same time, the word-of-mouth of "Wind Chaser" broke out in an all-round way, achieving an excellent result of zero negative reviews. After watching the first four episodes that have aired, the audience has unanimously praised the ups and downs of the plot, the excellent performances of the actors, and the excellent production standards. Not only that, but enthusiastic fans also spontaneously became promoters of the series, actively creating various trending topics and memes on social media, in this unique way to cheer for "Wind Chaser", which further promoted the lively discussion and wide spread of the show on the Internet.
For example, Wei Ruolai played by Wang Yibo, netizens diverged their brains from his name, actions, and fancy ways:
"Wei Ruolai's English name is come, after all, come is come and go is go, nod yes and shake his head......"
For example, the antonym of Wei Ruolai should be Wei Ruogo, and other characters will inevitably be "spoofed".
In the play, Shen Tunan recommended Wei Ruolai to work at the Bank of Communications, netizens: "You don't need to recommend this, Wei Ruolai is more familiar with the Bank of Communications than you." (Wang Yibo is the global spokesperson of Bank of Communications credit card)
The crew opened a character account on Weibo for each character, among them, Wei Ruolai's ID name is "Wei Ruolai comes and goes", and sensible netizens have begun to play homophonic stalks, "From today on, the name will be changed here, Sina Weibo".
When you see #Wind Chaser's big scale# hot search entries, what do you think of? Open it and take a look, it turns out that Wang Yibo staged a stripping scene, hissed ha~ I have to say that the top self-management has more beautiful abdominal muscles, and you have to go to the drama to see it in person.
But the funniest thing is the sharp eyes of netizens, you can find that Wei Ruolai's autumn pants are pilling, and the socks are torn, especially the pair of torn socks, the male protagonist also dragged it to both sides, netizens: "Isn't this what I did when I was a child?"
There are many such interesting hot stalks in an endless stream, which makes people can't help but sigh: the audience seems to be holding a microscope to dig deep into every wonderful part of the play. This also just confirms the solid content quality of "Wind Chaser", which can withstand the strict scrutiny and judgment of the audience.
Yao Xiaofeng, the director of this play, enjoys a high reputation in the industry, and has single-handedly concocted many hit masterpieces such as "Mr. Love" and "Taking Dad to Study Abroad". He is known for his attention to detail and has always maintained a keen sense of insight to keep up with the aesthetic needs of contemporary young audiences. At the previous film viewing meeting, Director Yao personally revealed that in order to restore the Qibao Street with the characteristics of the times in the play, the crew did not hesitate to repeatedly scrutinize and reconstruct the scene, and strive to strive for excellence in every subtlety, which shows his rigorous and serious attitude towards the work.
In order to vividly present the identity of the protagonist Wei Ruolai, director Yao Xiaofeng skillfully used the scene layout to make Wei Ruolai's residence appear more cramped and crowded, and deliberately arranged for the characters to wear socks with holes, so as to delicately portray the true face of his difficult life.
There is a thought-provoking plot in the film: Aunt Zhou, played by Yang Kun, puts on a coat that is obviously too large and ill-fitting for Wei Ruo before he comes to attend an important interview. Since then, Wei Ruolai has been wearing this coat to struggle in the world. This premise stems from director Yao Xiaofeng's insistence that the costume department must use an obviously oversized garment. The reason is that Aunt Zhou runs a laundry and often mends and organizes clothes for various customers, and she casually found a coat for Wei Ruolai out of kindness, just so that he can retain some dignity outside. These subtle and meticulous designs are precisely to profoundly show the difficulties and bitterness of the lives of the people at the bottom.
The superb acting skills of the actors and the ingenious creative techniques of the director made "The Wind Chaser" successfully attract the attention of the audience as soon as it was launched. It is worth mentioning that the production force behind "Wind Chaser", Enlightenment Pictures, although it is a cutting-edge force in the film and television industry, has shown strength and potential that should not be underestimated. In addition to "The Wind Chaser", they still have two masterpieces to be broadcast, "Going North" and "Faint Fire", which are also full of expectations and ready to go, and are expected to set off a boom in watching dramas again.
Finally, don't forget the update time of "Wind Chaser", from March 21st, CCTV-8 prime time will be updated with 2 episodes per night, and iQiyi will update 4 episodes on the first day, and 2 episodes will be updated every night. Let's join the army of drama chasers and play stalks together!