Following the explosion of the Shanghai urban TV series "Flowers" directed by Wong Kar-wai, another TV series with Shanghai as the background and depicting the development of the financial industry stands out.
Directed by Teng Huatao, the TV series "City in the City" led by young actors Bai Yufan, Yu Hewei, Wang Xiao, old drama bones Wang Jinsong, Chen Jin, etc., has attracted much attention.
On April 8, "City in the City" officially landed on CCTV-1 prime time, and as soon as it was broadcast, it quickly won a historical peak rating higher than 1.9, with a fierce and unstoppable momentum.
The old drama bones take the lead, and everyone is the highlight
If you want to say what is good about this TV series, it is fortunate that he has found another way, starting from the theme of the financial circle, and has bold intentions.
is different from the previous TV series that are dressed in urban workplace dramas, but in fact the whole story is full of love and love between the male and female protagonists, he faces the darkness and intrigue in the financial field, and tells the real performance of financial practitioners in the face of huge interests, temptations and favors.
In addition to the novel theme and exquisite plot, what is even more surprising is that the cast of the play is very strong, bringing together powerful actors such as Yu Hewei, Wang Xiao, Wang Jinsong, etc.
Such a bold prediction is not unfounded, in the play, Zhao Hui, the president of the Binjiang branch of Shenmao Bank played by He Wei, on the surface, he is a decent person in a suit and leather shoes, gentle and elegant, but in fact, this financial elite hides strong desire and greed in his heart, but he disguises it without flaws.
This has to praise Yu Hewei's superb acting skills, Zhao Hui's character seems to be mature and steady, but in fact, he is scheming and cautious, in the trailer, he said with a smile, "Are you sure you can bring me down?", his sharp eyes seem to be able to penetrate into the depths of people's hearts, which is daunting.
However, he seems to be invulnerable, but he also has a vulnerable side. In the latest plot, Zhao Xing's wife died, and his rival Xie Zhiyuan sent Zhou Lin to deliberately approach Zhao Hui.
When Zhou Lin appeared, everyone was shocked, because her face looked very much like Zhao Hui's recently passed away wife, but Zhao Hui, who lost his beloved, was not so easy to be fooled, he had always kept a distance from Zhou Lin, although every time he saw this face, his heart would be flooded with great waves, but he had always been cautious and knew that this was a conspiracy.
Zhao Hui, who was still wary in front and cautious in his relationship with Zhou Lin, showed his vulnerable side after getting drunk again, he looked at the face that was positively similar to his deceased wife and said aggrievedly, "Our daughter is sick."
It's really a man who is drunk for three points, and you cry, who knows whether Zhao Hui at this time will show his true feelings or play a trick to catch him, but the effect has been achieved, I don't know what Zhou Lin thinks, but as an audience, I really love and hate Zhao Hui.
Looking at the character of Wu Xianlong played by Wang Jinsong, on the surface, he looks like a pool of calm water, but "don't look at the river surface as flat as a mirror, you have to look at the depth of the water", this character is also deeply hidden and the city is very deep.
Especially in the rivalry between him and Zhao Hui played by Yu Hewei, every detail is remarkable, Wang Jinsong will tell you that there is an acting skill called eye skills, after planning a car accident, the evil Wu Xianlong began to burn incense and worship the Buddha, watching his devout prayer movements, who knows that he is a very dangerous character without watching the plot.
When he was angry, Wang Jinsong was full of oppression and deterrence, leaning back, revealing a very aggressive scrutiny in his eyes, and said the most ruthless words in a relaxed tone, "No one can escape".
Only the subtle changes in the eyes can quickly convey the emotions of the characters, without a knife or a shot, or even without the need for lines, a look can quickly kill the audience, I have to say that watching the old drama is really a visual festival, hearty and smooth.
The young actors relayed up, and the competition of the powerful factions became more and more exciting
The actor Bai Yufan, who plays the protagonist Tao Wuji in the play, although he is a young actor, his appearance is not outstanding, but what is commendable is that his acting skills are very down-to-earth.
After watching too much of the intrigue of the financial tycoons, when they return to the plot of the bank tellers, the unfair treatment they encounter, the grievances they suffer from pulling business, and the hard work of working overtime can make the audience instantly empathize.
And the protagonist Tao Wuji also started to grow up slowly from a low-level teller, in the early stage of the plot, Tao Wuji is like the epitome of countless poor families who work hard, he is full of enthusiasm, sunny and cheerful, diligent and hard-working, these traits seem to be imprinted on Bai Yufan's body, some people say that his appearance is not enough to support the protagonist of this drama.
In fact, this is the subtlety of the director's selection, seemingly ordinary little people, but after being favored by predators in the financial circle and becoming the right-hand man of the spiritual mentor Zhao Hui, we can expect the growth trend of the protagonist Tao Wuji to be crooked.
And in the face of the desire for money and power, how he cleaned himself up and never lost himself, and how he broke with his former mentor and gradually grew into the guardian of the new generation of financial industry order, this is the plot worth looking forward to.
Speaking of Wang Xiao, a key figure, everyone must be familiar with this actor, in the play, he plays the role of Miao Che, the head of the audit department, and is also an old classmate of President Zhao Hui, and is a positive character.
Whether it is his praise of Tao Wuji as a good seedling for auditing, or in the plot of the conversation with the financial circle bigwigs at the dinner table, Wang Xiao's performance really can't find any fault, and he exudes a upright and reliant style.
The plot is novel and gripping
The most commendable thing is that after the launch of "City in the City", his plot direction is difficult to predict and difficult to guess the development of things, and in the early plot, it focuses on the key points led by Yu Hewei, Wang Jinsong, Feng Jiayi, Tu Yansong and other uncles in the financial circle.
Following in the footsteps of the bigwigs in the uncle circle, step by step leading the audience into the infighting in the financial circle, only then did the audience know that they had been deceived for so many years by a TV series that was dressed as a workplace drama but focused on love stories, and it turned out that TV series that were not so sweet and embarrassing could be so exciting.
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