Text: Hu Yige
The statements in this article are based on reliable sources of information and are detailed at the end of the article
I can't finish watching it, I can't finish watching it at all.
This year, TV dramas can be described as "mushrooms after the rain", with three masterpieces of "Flowers", "South to North", and "Wind Chaser", followed by "Harbin 1944".
No, the last one hasn't finished broadcasting, and the new drama is here again.
The plot is introduced by a bizarre case
CCTV has always been the vane of domestic TV dramas, however, in most people's impressions, it seems that the main theme of CCTV dramas has always been relatively positive, so the subject matter is relatively narrow.
But in fact, CCTV is also constantly changing, and has been trying new themes, it can only be said that CCTV's review is relatively strict, which is also responsible for the audience, CCTV production, must be a high-quality product!
From "Opponent", "In the Snow", and then to "Who Is He", CCTV has proved to the audience the vision of CCTV with one classic work after another, and I believe it will be the same this time.
"Faint Fire", by the original crew of the Wind Chaser, shot again, the last one made the audience regain confidence in the spy war drama, and director Yao Xiaofeng is going to start with the theme of "domestic violence suspense".
This drama was announced on April 22 on the official Weibo, and it will premiere on CCTV 8 sets of prime-time on April 27, Youku webcast, starring nursery rhymes and Zhang Xincheng.
The story begins with a horrific case, on Chinese New Year's Eve in 1999, the night of the millennium celebrated by the whole country, a bizarre case occurred in the small town of Qingshui, the most beautiful woman in the town, named Nanya, with a good figure, but on this happy day, she stabbed her husband in the chest with a knife.
This is a big case that has not appeared in the town for many years, and it is this case that leads to a secret relationship in the town and the pathos of human nature.
Qingshui Town is a very small town, so small that before Zhou Luo, no one was admitted to a prestigious university, but Zhou Luo still lived up to people's expectations, and before graduating from college, he chose to drop out and go home.
At this point, the two protagonists all appeared, one is the most beautiful woman in the town, the clothing store proprietress Nanya, and the other is the first famous college student in the town, but Zhou Luo, who dropped out of school halfway.
These two men and women, who had nothing to do with each other, gradually became acquainted with each other because of Zhou Luo's homecoming.
After a long time, Zhou Luo found that Nanya's marriage was not happy, her husband Xu Yi was a businessman who had domestic violence against Nanya all the year round, and even when Nanya looked at Zhou Luo again, her eyes were full of sadness.
In this way, a seed that hides the most sincere feelings in the hearts of college students was quietly planted in Zhou Luo's heart, but because Nanya was married, she never dared to expose herself to the sun.
Nanya's life is very hard, she is the most beautiful woman in the town, and she is also the woman with the worst reputation in the town, and countless people call her a slut behind her back.
So, after the case, Nanya became the biggest suspect, a beautiful woman who has been abused by her husband for a long time and spurned by people, is it abnormal to have a hateful heart?
But coincidentally, Zhou Luo is the only eyewitness to this case, and the appearance of eyewitnesses makes this undoubted case confusing again.
Why, Nanya chose to take the initiative to report the crime after killing her husband? Why, Zhou Luo mysteriously disappeared for an hour and a half after witnessing the entire crime?
The two experienced police officers couldn't figure out the reason, whether it was Zhou Luo or Nanya who killed the people? Was the two coincidental or a gang? Was it premeditated or improvised?
All of this is still a mystery, a forbidden love, a bizarre murder, is it a vendetta or a murder for love?
After the plot, the audience must pay the most attention to the cast, after watching the entire lineup, I can only sigh that the casting of CCTV is really amazing!
Outside of the plot
First of all, Zhang Xincheng is the leading actor in the post-95 generation, and among the actors of the same age, there must be a few that can compare with him.
Zhang Xincheng graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and came from a serious professional background, but he did not choose idol dramas like other traffic students, but he has been immersed in the main drama since graduation, and he has been playing on the same stage with old drama bones to hone his acting skills.
can be regarded as a clear stream among the new generation of actors.
may be due to age, Zhang Xincheng has a strong sense of youth, and playing Lin Yang in high school in "Hello, Old Times" is a highlight in the play.
This cooperation with the "Behind the Eyes" nursery rhyme, judging from the trailer, the two did have a very good effect.
And the casting of nursery rhymes is undoubtedly successful, Nanya in the play is not a beauty in the traditional sense, but a sense of alienation that has been subjected to domestic violence and criticized for a long time.
Just from a few scenes in the trailer, it can be seen that Nanya wants to escape from her current life in her heart, but the reality makes her only live in this small town.
is not only the feeling of being beaten when you go home, but going out as if there are countless fingering hands behind your back, which is perfectly interpreted by Tong Yao, and the unique amorous and sexual tension of a married woman, which also adds a lot of glory to the role.
Although Tong Yao was steadily suppressed by Haiqing in "Home of the Heart" before, in this drama, Tong Yao made the audience full of confidence in her, and also dispelled the audience's doubts about her.
The overall texture of this drama also continues the "sense of déjà vu" of "The Wind Chaser", and the director once again proved to the audience that only good domestic dramas can be made with heart through a large number of excellent camera movements and sets.
Even in this short trailer, you can see the shadow of the divine drama "The Hidden Corner" and "The Silent Truth".
epilogue
Finally, this CCTV drama with the theme of "suspenseful domestic violence" can be called superior in terms of plot, casting, camera movement, and scenery.
However, these are not enough, for an excellent TV series, the final test standard can only be ratings and audience reputation, and we also hope that "Faint Fire" can be rated Changhong.
Let us witness together that this faint fire burns into a prairie fire!
Reference: Faint Fire Official Blog April 21 "Faint Fire" trailer
The official blog of Faint Fire on April 22 and April 24 about "Faint Fire" on Weibo