Preface
In the blink of an eye, April is about to end, and we are all about to usher in the May Day holiday, but our national drama market is still very lively.
No, following the spy war drama "Harbin 1944", iQiyi's Fog Theater has launched a blockbuster new suspense work "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow".
Looking back on 2023, the best suspense drama is Qin Hao and Fan Wei's "The Long Season", which is unique in ratings and audience reputation.
Unexpectedly, in April 2024, we waited for the suspense drama "Invisible Boy" again, and it seems that I should stay up late chasing the drama again after the broadcast.
Stand-in + suspense + family affection, multiple highlights are stable!
When you see the name of this drama, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind must be "teenager", and the drama "Invisible Teenager" does revolve around three teenagers.
In the 90s of the last century, there was a mysterious murder case in a small county town named Zhaoyang, and the half-grown boy who appeared at the scene at that time is still unknown.
And the strange thing is that on the rainy night when the chase and murder occurred, the other two teenagers who often played with the teenager at the scene of the crime also disappeared mysteriously.
Because the chase and murder happened relatively suddenly, and it was still in the dark night of thunder and lightning, so after the police arrived at the scene of the crime, they did not find a trace of suspiciousness.
Therefore, this mysterious case has become an unsolved case, and everyone in the police station avoids it, but the criminal policeman Wang Shitu (played by Zhang Songwen), who is in charge of this case, has never given up.
Three years passed like this, one day Wang Shitu rushed to the scene with his team members after receiving a theft case, and found that the "pickpocket" who stole on the street was a teenager (played by Rong Zishan) who disappeared three years ago.
Seeing that the protagonist of the unsolved case who had trapped him for three years came back, Wang Shitu hurriedly took the young man to his car.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that this mysterious boy who disappeared for three years and suddenly appeared lost his memory, which made the originally eyebrow-raising case fall into a bottleneck again.
Seeing the young man clear his relationship and return to the family, Wang Shitu, who had been solving the case for many years, felt that something was wrong, and he felt that the young man seemed to be deliberately hiding something.
So, the two started a chase game called "cat and mouse", and while the two pulled each other, Wang Shitu also secretly learned the whereabouts of the other two missing people from the young man's mouth.
In addition, Wang Shitu also found in the back and forth "fighting" that the disappearance of this mysterious teenager three years ago was another hidden story, and behind him, he was also involved in a series of cases of disappearance, abduction, and manslaughter.
And Wang Shitu is also in the process of investigating the case, from the beginning of the mysterious boy's various suspicions and antagonisms, gradually opened his heart, and became a confidant of mutual redemption.
First, "the disappeared him" returned mysteriously, then he enjoyed the warmth of the family in place of the master, and then there was tension to solve the case and redeem each other.
The suspenseful atmosphere is full, the stand-in literature adds highlights, and finally there is a family affection to the end, I have to say that such a plot is not only a lot to watch, but also a unique sense of atmosphere.
Just for the multiple highlights of the plot, "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow" is stable!
Of course, in addition to the striking storyline, another highlight of the show is the re-collaboration of the two leading actors.
Three lives and three lives, the love of father and son
In "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow", the actors who play the protagonists in the play, Wang Shitu and the mysterious boy, are our old friends Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan, who we all know.
Speaking of these two actors, it's really fateful.
Since a warm family movie called "Summer in Xixiaohe" in 2018 became popular, Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan, who played the "wronged" father and son in the play, have also become familiar in front of the audience.
Although the family movie didn't make the two of them a hit, the show's story left an indelible mark on audiences that summer.
The old-fashioned and strict father of the director of academic affairs, and the poor son who is more active and mischievous, so that two people with completely opposite personalities and habits will naturally spark fierce sparks when they meet.
It is precisely because of this movie about family affection that the incompatible father and son in the play have a deep father-son relationship outside the play.
Zhang Songwen, who plays the old-fashioned father, even said in an interview: "To a certain extent, the two of us are a little dependent on each other. ”
Later, in order to allow the two to continue the father-son affection between them, the crew of "The Hidden Corner" also found Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan to let them play the sad father and son again.
This time, Zhu Yongping, who plays the father of Zhang Songwen, is no longer an old-fashioned and serious director of education, but a wealthy businessman who has remarried, and he no longer cares about his son Zhu Chaoyang.
But until the death of his beloved daughter, Zhu Yongping gradually realized that he cared very little about his son, and in order to compensate him, Zhu Yongping finally dedicated his life to his son.
With the perfect cooperation of the first two times, the father-son relationship between Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan has become deeper, and many directors have begun to continue to hand the two scripts about father and son.
Coincidentally, in "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow", the two are on the same stage again, although it is no longer a father-son relationship, but the rivalry between the two is still full of highlights.
In addition to the three pairs of Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan, the addition of other powerful factions is also a highlight of the whole play.
The strength of the drama bones is back
The first place, Li Jian
As the main actor in the most popular drama "Hurricane" in 2023, the old drama bone Li Jian has completely become popular in the national drama market.
In "Hurricane", Li Xiang, the captain of the criminal police played by Li Jian, dared to fight against Zhao Lidong and other evil forces in order to protect the peace of Jinghai City.
Although it was tragically offline in 26 episodes, the role of Li Xiang was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience and became everyone's unease.
And this time, Li Jian took over the role of the police again, and continued to continue another Li Xiang's life and pursuit of justice for the audience.
What's even more interesting is that this time everyone will also see that Li Xiang and Gao Qiqiang have teamed up to solve the case together, and such a dream linkage is also rare!
second place, Cheng Taishen
Speaking of this actor, everyone may not be familiar with it, but if you talk about the dramas he has acted, everyone must have an impression.
Everyone knows Feng Huacheng, the big scumbag who has been abandoned from the beginning to the end in "The World", only the representative role of this teacher, although it is only a small supporting role, but the acting skills are really good.
With just one sentence and one look, he vividly interpreted a Sven scum, and those who didn't know thought that this was the true character of the actor himself.
As for what kind of character Mr. Cheng will play in the play this time, let's stay tuned!
third place, Chen Yusi
As a post-95 actor, Chen Yusi's acting skills can be regarded as a powerful existence in front of many small flowers.
Obviously, he only debuted in 2016 and came into contact with film and television dramas, but in just a few years, many masterpieces have been frequently launched.
"Flash Girl", "Who Is He", "The Tip of the Knife", etc., are all masterpieces with both ratings and word-of-mouth.
This time, I can see her acting skills again in the new drama "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow", and the audience is blessed, and I look forward to Chen Yusi bringing a more exciting performance.
epilogue
Last year's "The Long Season" has become a hit, and this time "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow" relies on the strong combination of Zhang Songwen and Li Jian.
Whether it can win the first place in the suspense theme of the Year of the Dragon and become this year's hit drama, we will find out after it is broadcast.
Reference Sources:
The trailer of "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow" was published on the official Weibo on April 23, 2024
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