Today, the high-profile domestic first environmental protection justice theme TV series "Above the River" ushered in the end, the drama lasted for three weeks in China's audio-visual big data prime-time average ratings on TOP1, the highest even reached 2.636, due to the ratings and word-of-mouth have been well received, the premiere has not yet ended the second round of CCTV8 broadcast. While the results are outstanding, the plot is not lagging behind, and the hardships and efforts of judicial workers to protect the blue sky and white clouds, green waters and green mountains are restored through vivid cases. Chen Shu used his superb acting skills to interpret the multi-faceted role of environmental engineering professor and expert consultant of the Environmental Information Court in a plump and three-dimensional way, which won unanimous praise from the audience.
In the play, Xia Weidong is deeply involved in the investigation of many related cases as a consultant of the Environmental Resources Tribunal, providing professional advice and guidance for environmental protection and resource utilization. In the later plot, she chose to go undercover for the sake of the truth and justice, she is well aware of her mission and responsibility, and has always adhered to the field of environmental engineering, contributing her own strength to protect the environment and maintain ecological balance. Aside from the setting of functional characters, Xia Weidong shows a three-dimensional image of not only a rigorous environmental engineering scholar, but also a strict and gentle educator. She is rigorous and serious in the classroom, strict with students, and in private she will run to provide students with a healthy employment environment, showing her meticulous side as a female educator. Chen Shu's performance in the play is perfect, and she successfully endows Professor Xia Weidong with rich connotations and distinctive personalities.
In addition to her professional firmness and bravery, Professor Xia Weidong's personal emotional expression allows us to see another side of her. In the relationship with Luo Yuan, she is a mature and independent Xia Weidong, and she is also a "Xia Xia" who is willing to work hand in hand with each other, with great love and no small love, interpreting the values of modern women for feelings. In the easter egg at the end of the series, Chen Shu vividly shows the relationship between the two through a very relaxed performance, the identities of the two are judges and professors with a certain sense of distance in their careers, and they are sweet and interesting newlyweds in life. The interaction is natural and real, and the emotional expression is vivid and delicate, showing the multi-faceted nature of women in different identity environments, so that the audience can deeply feel the tenderness and affection in her heart, and many netizens have expressed high expectations that she can continue to play the love scenes of mature men and mature women in her follow-up works.
In Xia Weidong's body, the audience can feel the strong tension of the character, she uses her professional knowledge and firm belief to protect the ecological balance of this land, showing the mission and responsibility of environmental scholars, which not only adds rich colors to the plot, but also brings deep thinking and insights to the audience. Looking back on Chen Shu's past works, in fact, every female character is plump and vivid, as Chen Shu said, every time she acts, she is trying to make these ordinary characters leave the audience with a sense of progress and resistance that is willing to compromise. Every time he appears, he can get a double harvest of ratings and word-of-mouth, and Chen Shu's acting strength has once again been recognized by the audience.
Chen Shu's performance in "Above the River" is perfect, her performance not only shows the charm and affection of mature women, but also conveys the power of pursuing truth and defending justice. We also look forward to Chen Shu continuing to bring more touches and surprises to the audience in his future works.