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So far, the drama king of 2024 has not yet appeared.
is different from last year, at the beginning of the year, Wang Bang dramas like "Hurricane" appeared directly, giving follow-up domestic dramas a disadvantage.
This year, many big dramas have performed very well in the ratings, but there is still a distance from the king of dramas.
For example, "City in the City" set of Shangxing CCTV integrates two elements of finance and industry, which is very fresh from the perspective of plot and character design.
But the only drawback of this drama is that it is not down-to-earth enough, and the depiction of the financial industry is so far that some obscure plots make ordinary people a little incomprehensible, and insiders will complain that they are not professional enough because some details are not in place.
As a result, this big drama, whose ratings soon broke 2 after the broadcast, has become a work with polarized word-of-mouth.
And the popular top-notch "Walking with the Phoenix", "The Wind Chaser", and "Chenghuan Ji" are also highlights and slots, all of which do not reach the level of making people unable to make mistakes, and the real drama king is still in the ranks to be broadcast.
However, there is a drama coming soon, led by Zhang Luyi, and Gao Ye's "Just Defense" released the first version of the trailer, which means that the series will be launched soon.
Just after watching the trailer, the expectation value is directly full, there is a scale and topicality, as well as a description of social phenomena, which is completely in line with the configuration of the drama king.
First, the truth and lies are intertwined, which is an industry drama and a suspense drama
This drama tells the story of Duan Hongshan (played by Zhang Luyi), a senior prosecutor of the Municipal Procuratorate, who was assigned to assist in the case of the murder of a woman who was subjected to domestic violence.
In the process of handling the case, the two found that the case was closely related to the excessive campus defense case experienced by Li Mufeng (played by Bai Jingting), Mei Zheng (played by Zhang Bojia), and Jiang Ting (played by Ye Qing) handled by Duan Hongshan 14 years ago. Based on the facts, the law was the criterion, and the two comprehensively considered the principles of heaven, human feelings, and national law, and finally gave an accurate judgment of the case.
The theme of justifiable defense is not unfamiliar to everyone, and the "Article 20" of this year's Spring Festival file tells the story of the laws and regulations on justifiable defense.
In the limited length of the film, it talks about the righteous and courageous actions in the school bullying incident, and also talks about the very representative cases of village bullies hurting people and villagers fighting back and causing death, which is combined with the legitimate defense of Article 20 of the Criminal Law, so that everyone fully understands what legitimate defense is, and also makes it clear where the red line of legitimate defense is.
And this "Just Defense" starring Gao Ye is relatively large, and there is enough time to tell a complete story.
Judging from the synopsis, there are not only cases of murder by domestic violence women, but also cases of excessive campus defense, and the most impactful in the trailer is Duan Hongshan, who is the deputy chief prosecutor of the procuratorate, who is also involved in the case.
It is the young prosecutor Fang Lingyuan who is handling this case, on the one hand, his top boss is guilty, and on the other hand, the law must be adhered to, how Fang Lingyuan will choose will be a major highlight of this play.
And the case that revolves around Duan Hongshan is a confusing suspense behind it, whether Duan Hongshan caused himself to be imprisoned by hurting people in legitimate defense, or killed relevant people, so as to cover up the mistakes he made in the previous case?
In the intertwining of truth and lies, Fang Lingyuan needs to constantly discern, make careful and rational judgments, and give the final result.
This case embodies the characteristics of the profession of prosecutors, who must seek the truth from the perspective of absolute justice and absolute rationality, and sometimes even integrate all the clues together and handle the case like a policeman.
When dealing with various cases, prosecutors' personal safety will also be threatened, and their behavior will also receive widespread attention, so it can be said that the prosecutor profession is not just as glamorous as it seems.
The model of industry plus suspense is still fresh in the current national drama market, and what kind of sparks can be created by the two depends on the drama "Just Defense".
Second, Gao Ye played the prosecutor again, and many powerful factions entered the game
A strong creative team and cast are also the key to attracting audiences, director Li Yunliang has directed Xu Lu, Wen Yongshan's version of "The Wind", and has also served as the director of "The Case of Tang Di Gong", "Warm Taste" and other works.
It is not difficult to see from these masterpieces that Li Yunliang is good at both suspense and the main theme, and this "Legitimate Defense" is undoubtedly in his comfort zone.
Needless to say, the level of screenwriter Jia Dongyan is not to mention, his representative works are high-quality works, in addition to "The Wind" with Li Yunliang, the well-known and popular "Crime Hunting Guide" is also from Jia Dongyan's hand, therefore, "Just Defense" is also the type he is good at.
With such a main creator, let's take a look at the cast. Among them, Gao Ye, who plays the heroine, is the sister-in-law who became popular in the circle with "Hurricane".
Gao Ye in the trailer of "Just Defense" has both the sassy and domineering spirit of the sister-in-law, as well as the stubbornness and persistence of the prosecutor in "Article 20". and cooperated with the national teacher Zhang Yimou to play the prosecutor, and now playing the same role again also brings people a feeling of dream linkage.
Needless to say, Gao Ye's acting skills are not too much, although "Hurricane" has made her popular, but before this, she has starred in many works one after another, playing supporting roles without losing the heroine, and she can be familiar with any role.
Also playing the prosecutor in the play is Zhang Luyi, I believe everyone's impression of him is still stuck in the scientist Wang Miao in "The Three-Body Problem"!
But Zhang Luyi is also an all-round actor, in spy war dramas, he can be a calm and experienced underground worker, or a ruthless villain boss, and in suspense dramas, he has become an unpredictable, righteous and evil image. In this "Just Defense", Zhang Luyi performed the effect of one person playing two roles.
One is the prosecutor general in uniform and looks upright, and the other is a prisoner in prison uniform, with a confused face and confused eyes.
Just looking at the appearance in the trailer and Zhang Luyi's state, it brings a strong sense of contrast, and playing this complex role is another big test for Zhang Luyi's acting skills.
In addition, there are also Bai Jingting, who is the male protagonist in dramas such as "The Beginning" and "Qingqing's Daily", as well as Zhang Xinyi, Zhang Bojia, Ye Qing and other actors who have played many supporting roles to help out.
All familiar faces, but the character settings have jumped out of their comfort zone, I believe this combination will definitely bring us a lot of surprises.
Are you looking forward to such a work that has already shown the character of the drama king?