2020 is a year of pandemics. Although China's economy has taken the lead in recovering worldwide and is the only major economy to achieve positive growth, GDP growth and various industry prosperity indexes are still seriously affected.
For the TV drama industry, the epidemic effect is "mixed". In February and March, when the whole people were grounded, the ratings of the series on tv stations and the number of clicks on video websites increased significantly. But after the epidemic was brought under control, the audience's attention to the series quickly returned to normal.
In the past year, there have been greater novelties in creation, and the repertoire that has a good impact when broadcasting is basically the same as in previous years. The 10 dramas shared below, TV series and web dramas account for half of each. The introduction is in reverse chronological order, and the drama that is broadcast later is introduced first.
(1) "Big Rivers 2"
The first appearance is "Big River 2". The biggest feature of this drama is to talk about serious things. Produced by the noonday sun of "Chinese Opera Door Face", written by Tang Yao, directed by Li Xue and Huang Wei, supervised by Kong Sheng, and starring Wang Kai, Yang Shuo, Dong Zijian and Yang Caiyu.
The drama still tells the story of the struggles of Song Yunhui, Lei Dongbao, Yang Tour and others, showing China's economic reforms and social transformations from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. It premiered on Oriental Satellite TV and Zhejiang Satellite TV on December 20, 2020, and was simultaneously broadcast on Youku, iQiyi, and Tencent.
"Big Rivers and Great Rivers 2" is one of the few plays in recent years that has focused on industry, commerce and agriculture. It reminds me of a newspaper slogan: Read About China Here. The remarkable highlights of this drama are: the state-owned economy looks at the factory directors holding meetings, and the collective and private economy looks at the relationship between government and business.
Reformation is not a romantic song. Within the system, there is mainly a game between reformists and conservatives, mixed with the clash of ideas between political work cadres and technical cadres. The contest between the Donghai Chemical Factory and the competent ministries and commissions, because Song Yunhui and Director Lu are both reformists, are only overall and partial frictions, not fierce.
At the factory meeting inside the Tokai Chemical Plant, the factory directors with completely different personalities and opinions opened up a contest. The moody and angry director of the horse factory and the grumpy Director Han often ally with Song Yunhui, who only looks at right and wrong and does not ask about the future.
This tai chi push hand is wonderful, and generally can't reach the point of poor dagger. This is the sense of déjà vu of a group of people with a common goal who love and kill each other.
The relationship between the Xiaolei family's village-run economy and the county chief and township chief is more delicate. Lei Dongbao turned the county magistrate Chen, who could not be promoted, into an alliance of interests, but suffered a loss at the new county magistrate who was not recognized by the six relatives.
This is reminiscent of the advanced typical Daegu Village, which "raised a tall building, feasted on guests, and collapsed a building". Of course, Lei Dongbao is not as lawless as Yu Zuomin, but it is the same if the legal consciousness is not strong.
The college student township mayor came to take over the debts of the little Lei family. In order to repay bank loans, the collective economy is "custody" and sale at any time, and the "affiliated" private economy is almost equivalent to confiscation.
These two scenes reveal the fangs of history. A history of reform is full of the blood and tears of capable people and pioneers. Fortunately, it was the eve of 1992, and the so-called "Southern Inspection Speech" in the play soon arrived, and all problems were blown away, and reform was back on the right track.
Since the mid-1980s, the city has replaced the countryside as the main battlefield of reform, Song Yunhui, director of the state-owned enterprise factory, has become the absolute protagonist, and the drama of Yang Tour, who does the wholesale market, has also increased a lot. It should be said that the second part is more concentrated and better looking than the first part.
Song Yunhui's family line is somewhat like "Son-in-law": he is public and selfless, and he can never meet the expectations of the old Taishan family for self-interest. He was not shy about the wind, which led his wife to always think that he was having an affair. There are some things in the world that can be discussed, and some gaps are helpless.
Song Yunhui is indeed an ideal person with talent, heart, character and vision. The Sino-US joint venture was negotiated, but he had to leave Donghai Chemical.
The complexity of reform and opening up, this drama has been said. The pains and costs of reform have also been touched. Idealists are the most beautiful, and idealists who share the light can do things.
(2) "Loading the Stage"
"Loading Stage" is an urban emotional drama directed by Li Shaofei, written by Ma Xiaoyong, and starring Zhang Jiayi and Yan Ni. Based on Chen Yan's novel of the same name, it tells the story of the stage builders led by Diao Shunzi. The drama was broadcast on the CCTV General Channel on November 29, 2020, and was simultaneously broadcast on Mango TV, CCTV, and CCTV.
There is no plot line running through the whole play in "Loading the Stage", and there is a vivid image of the people at the bottom. There is no use of the popular sweet pet and sand sculpture elements on the Internet, there is endless irony and humor. There is no avoidance of the desolate background of life, but there is an optimistic spirit of "life abuses me thousands of times, and I treat life like a first love".
The underlying wisdom that nourishes the smoke, the black humor that dismantles life, is very advanced. Zhang Jiayi, the artistic director, from "White Deer Plain" to "Young Pie" to "Loading Stage", the drier and more solid, the drier the better. He is the representative of the rising Television Shaanxi Army.
Realism is difficult to say, and it is not difficult to say that it is not difficult. First of all, you must have the attitude of bowing your head and learning from life, rather than repeatedly measuring the numbness of the audience. If you know how to borrow power from literature, it is even more advanced.
This drama always reminds me of "Tuina" broadcast by CCTV many years ago. The same wind and waves are calm and calm, and the force is infinite. If CCTV can adhere to this route of selecting dramas, it will soon return to the position of "the first broadcast platform for TV dramas".
The online distribution of the show was not smooth, and in the end, Mango TV purchased the exclusive rights. If this youthful platform can realize the continuous procurement of quality dramas, they will soon be more than just the time of youth.
"Loading the Stage" is a realistic theme and a realism. It goes deep into life, takes root in the people, and enters the three tastes of literature and drama.
(3) "The Sky of the Wind Dog Boy"
"The Sky of the Wind Dog Boy" is a youth drama directed by Zhang Yibai, Han Yan and Li Bingqiang, written by Li Zelin, and starring Peng Yuchang, Zhang Jingyi, Liang Jingkang, Zhou Zheng, Zhou You, etc. It tells the story of the growth of a group of teenagers stumbling during the millennial years. The show premiered on September 24, 2020 with Bilibili and co-aired solo with Bilibili.
Watching "Wind Dog Boy", there was surprise and amazement when I first saw "Through the Window Together". This is not a look down on life, or a personal memory of the soft light years later, it is like the author lurking among the wind dog teenagers, unknowingly live broadcast.
"Bad boy" as the protagonist, the girl's force index is high, this is almost a routine, but burying unexpected laughs and reversals in the routine is the skill. Chongqing's bumpy terrain is often used by suspense films to create an unpredictable atmosphere, which is transformed into the atmosphere of life.
The naughty cuteness of the teenager and the poetic feelings of the young girl are inadvertently revealed. Always doing stupid things, always together. Everywhere there is a sense of play, everywhere you see the real chapter. Although there are some idol colors, there is no shortage of cruel youth.
Secondary two, sand sculpture atmosphere is rich. People are still careful of the old "old dog", the petite with a hazy gender consciousness, always teaching love martial arts, taking their turn to have a big mouth, rebellious school flower Li Anran, other people's children Martin, and basketball teenager Liu Wenqin, each with their own might, each with its own outburst.
Peng Yuchang surpassed the label of "Young Huang Bo Performance Artist", and Zhou's smile was sprinkled with the delicacy and sunshine of a young girl. Zhou You, like Zhang Yu, is a natural out-of-school youth and a bloody boy.
And the parents are no longer the demon kings in the original family, no longer the objects of accusation. Together with the school teachers, they formed a three-dimensional surround protection layer, which made people feel sweet and sour.
What is the most valuable thing about youth dramas? Youthful love and unnoticed affection. It's all in this show, and it's all deep.
(4) "Ordinary Glory"
"Ordinary Glory" is an urban workplace drama directed by Lu Xing and starring Zhao Youting, Bai Jingting and Qiao Xin. It premiered on September 4, 2020 on Oriental Satellite TV and Zhejiang Satellite TV, and was simultaneously broadcast on Youku Video.
It is remade from the Korean drama "Unborn", telling the story of Wu Kezhi, the manager of an investment company with a straight temperament and no ambition, and The little white Sun Yiqiu who has just entered the workplace.
I think that Wu Kezhi was changed by Chen Xiaozheng in "To Youth", and the two roles of Zhao Youting could not be better connected. And Hao Ping was still the big troll in "Trident" a few months ago, and now he has become the spokesperson of imperial art. Bai Jingting plays Sun Yiqiu with a baby face, often blaming, doing more mistakes, is the daily life of rookies,
This is an excellent workplace drama. Workplace dramas are not equal to the complete restoration of the workplace, business war dramas are not equal to the original reproduction of business wars, and power plot dramas will not ultimately take power plots as the value of the purpose.
TV dramas are always meant to output positive energy. "Qiao Family Compound" is based on integrity and connects the world. "Daming Dynasty 1566" is that the people are precious and the king is light. "Ordinary Glory" is that justice and friendship take precedence over profit.
Looking back, what can be remembered is not those cases of success or failure, but Manager Lin helping Qiu Zong, Wu Zong helping Yu Zong, four small partners warming each other, and four old people sleeping at the same time... On the TV series, value, emotional expression must be ahead of the curve. It is okay to have family affection without love, and it is okay to have friendship without family affection.
TV dramas cannot be free of contradictions and conflicts. Several big men such as the manager of the energy group ma bullied Xiaolan, which made people extremely uncomfortable. Manager Jiang taught Gao Sicong to also approach abuse. Hao Shuai's boss, Manager Yin, is also considered to be the best in the world...
Later, it was basically reversed, and the most unreasonable manager Ma also had a good intention. In particular, the big boss song always has a deep affection at the end, drawing a beautiful arc. These characters are somewhat unstable.
Drama is both real and unreal. Typical situations and stress psychology have to be real, not real and unsonorable. The narrative rhythm and the concentration of information must transcend the truth, too loose, or too dull.
This drama has a basic workplace atmosphere, and has created a vivid image of four groups of three heroes and four newcomers.
(5) "Thirty Only"
"Thirty Only" is directed by Zhang Xiaobo, written by Zhang Yingji, and starring Jiang Shuying, Tong Yao, Yang Jiu, Mao Xiaotong and Li Zefeng. It tells the story of urban women who encounter multiple pressures at the age of thirty. It premiered on Oriental TV on July 17, 2020 and was simultaneously broadcast on Tencent Video.
"Thirty Only" is a drama on the hot search. In the play, there are endless gender issues, class issues, age issues, and emotional issues, constantly throwing stones into the water, always rising and stopping boiling.
Follow the cool, follow the anger, follow the anger, follow the urgency, no drama can stir up the audience's emotions so densely. Mrs. Circle's bags, the slap of Xiao San, the shared ice cream, the exploding blue fireworks, no drama provides netizens with so much material to play with terriers.
Why can we accurately detonate the topic and continue to occupy the eyeballs? Because the producers are good at insight into the audience. They give Generation Z a personality portrait, self-confidence, self, muqiang, loneliness, reality, power generation for love, faith in the country and the people are strong... constitutes a keyword.
They depict the characteristics of user behavior: 5 minutes to watch the drama, hot search to chase the whole drama; there are extremely high requirements for the logic of life; the knowledge involving the circle layer should be extremely real; the aesthetic is advanced; like interesting and rich strong people; the values of the people in the play are in line with my wishes; to interact, to express, to socialize...
It is true that "Thirty Only" is carefully woven around the main proposition according to logic and close to life. But it is clear that the various explosions and settings based on the above insights are also quietly buried in the plot. Because it is accurate, it can explode.
To some extent, this is a manifestation of the "self-mediatization of TV dramas". Self-media explosive articles generally write two things: the situation you are afraid of appearing and the situation you hope to appear. The former makes you anxious, the latter makes you feel good. These techniques, which appeal directly to emotions and senses, are useful in this age of information, and can highlight the sense of presence among thousands of people.
Recording the emotions of the times, hitting the anxiety of the group, exploring the true meaning of life, and providing emotional compensation are the value and meaning of "Thirty Only". On this basis, we will go further and surpass the fragile nature of hot search to provide a deeper, honest, full-spectrum social writing and emotional experience, which will lead to classics.
(6) "River God 2"
"River God 2" is a fantasy detective drama of the Republic of China directed by Tian Li and starring Jin Shijia, Zhang Mingen, Wang Zixuan and Chen Yaomi. Undertaking the story of the first "River God", it tells the story of Guo Deyou, Ding Di, Gu Ying, and Xiao Lanlan's exploration of the truth of "nine cows, two tigers and one chicken". It aired on iQiyi on July 6, 2020.
The "River God" series is good in the atmosphere. The images are stylized, the plot is devious, and the characters are grimaces.
For example, Wang Zixuan is incomparably compatible with the Shinto, sincerity, and honesty of the little goddess. Another example is Tang Enoch, as soon as he said the Tianjin dialect to play the captain, he immediately shone brightly.
The characters who appear in the second part, such as the singing Governor and his second general Hum Ha, as well as the vice captain zheng of the pivot eye, are all places that have laid the position of chaos in one play.
There are three major pieces of script, video, and performance, and each play will have a different focus. The "River God" series is director-driven, and director Tanari is also one of the six screenwriters who signed this time. He and his team created a complete set of image recognition systems based on the Republic of China Zhiwei to immerse the audience in it.
This is also different from the strange literary imagination of the tomb robber writers, "River God" is another visible and colorful world. Brain holes are connected, mirror images are intertextual, water and flowers shine, and the moon becomes empty. The audiovisual aspect is too distinctive, and the true and false folklore is also well done.
Folklore only needs to be displayed, and science needs to be tenoned and tightly sewn. The setting of "nine cows, two tigers and one chicken" is also too cumbersome, in order to buckle these statements, the plot is tired and bad.
The last episode took a lot of time to explain the previous situation, but he was confused by thinking about many things, and he went. The transition is really wonderful, the feeling of free entry and exit between heaven and earth.
After the open-ended ending, there must be "universe". The next one may not be called "River God", but the strange story of Tianjin will certainly not end. In the pursuit of this image, I keep looking forward to it.
(7) "The Hidden Corner"
"The Hidden Corner" is produced by Han Sanping, directed by Xin Shuang, created by Hu Kun, Pan Zheng, and Sun Haoyang, and starring Rong Zishan, Shi Pengyuan, Qin Hao, Wang Jingchun, Zhang Songwen, Liu Lin, etc. Adapted from Zijin Chen's speculative novel "Bad Boy", it tells the story of three children in a coastal town who inadvertently filmed a murder and then lost control. The show aired on iQiyi on June 16, 2020.
There are two real blockbuster dramas in 2020: "The Hidden Corner" and "Thirty Only". The former is a network drama, and the latter is a Taiwan network drama.
"The Hidden Corner" is an American drama style, each episode is different in length, and the dots are at the key point of suspense. The first episode was super long, close to 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Director Xin Shuang is a musician, and each episode creates an ending song to match the plot. The image is about the wet feeling of the coastal city in summer. The camera is not the dialogue mode of the traditional TV series, there are many chic designs. This brings a so-called cinematic texture.
Children are involved in crime, and the subject matter itself is strange enough. And in the process of the evolution of the story, all kinds of worldly taoist hearts have also emerged. This drama is good in writing the character's last resort.
Chaoyang's father had no choice but to face the two sets of teams. Chaoyang's mother first refused and then missed the marriage. Director Ma wanted to start a family and couldn't eat it. Zhang Dongsheng's wife was patient and reluctant to be circumvented. Chaoyang's stepmother went straight to the state of madness and had no choice.
The biggest force belongs to Zhu Chaoyang, a minor who bears so many spiritual burdens and in turn coaxes adults to maintain their mutilated dignity. Zhang Dongsheng gave up the unbearable endurance and became the embodiment of evil, but he finally kept the bottom line of not killing children.
These are the two most shocking characters, Qin Hao has completely turned red, and Rong Zishan has become famous at a young age.
Social crime dramas, there is no falsehood in words. Represented by "The Hidden Corner", the suspense short drama launched a new round of charge in the summer of 2020 and became an important harvest of the year. Let's hope that this year's good momentum will continue.
(8) "Blame You for Being Too Beautiful"
Directed by Wang Zhi, with Su Peng as the chief screenwriter and starring Qin Lan, Gao Yixiang and Wang Ziyi, "Blame You for Being Too Beautiful" tells the story of Mo Xiangwan, the "iron-blooded agent" of the entertainment industry. It was broadcast exclusively on iQIYI on June 8, 2020,
The greatest value of this drama lies in the value of literature and historical materials. From 2013 to 2018, the film and television industry experienced a gilded era of capital surges, and all kinds of absurd operations took turns until the bubble burst. "Blame You for Being Too Beautiful" with a straight book attitude, left a shadow for this magical period, wrote history, and made great achievements.
It is simply the "House of Cards" of the entertainment industry. In the first half of the paving, you will find that in the bustling crowd, there is only one normal person, Director Chen. But he is also only visual, auditory, and taste-conscious, with limited ability to resist, and has been kidnapped and used miserably.
Everything is aimed at data-based competition for profit, and creation is placed in the least important position. In the words of chief producer Liang Zhenhua, "This story seems to have written a flashy old dream, dreamed without a trace." After two years, it may be like another world: has there really been such an era? In fact, there is, and the state of exhaustion of all the people in this is real. ”
Mo Xiang's value system in the early late period is inverted, calculating every moment, and nine out of ten sentences are lies. Even as a business, these things are hypocritical, fraudulent, boring, and unbearable, but the people in them are not strange and have a good word.
Mo Xiangwan in the play turned back in time. Those who still stick to their profession in difficult days have ushered in the day of their emergence. The future is still muddy, and glory belongs to those who bite their teeth and do things.
(9) "Trident"
"Trident" is written by Shen Rong and Lü Zheng, directed by Liu Haibo, and starring Chen Jianbin, Dong Yong and Hao Ping. It tells the story of three old policemen who reload and play the residual heat. It premiered on Jiangsu Satellite TV and Zhejiang Satellite TV on May 31, 2020, and was simultaneously broadcast on iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video.
There is no traffic star blessing, and there is no high concept and strong setting. It is like a middle-distance runner who does not look amazing, not optimistic before starting, falling behind at the beginning, but constantly overtaking with strength, and finally ranking at the top.
In "Trident", the reasoning detection process is solid, but there is no deliberate high pitch. Most of the time, traditional analysis, interviewing and interrogation skills are demonstrated, without showing too much detail of the crime or exposing modern tracking techniques.
This drama focuses more on the inner world of the three old policemen, supporting each other, and interacting with the surrounding world. Trident firmly occupies the C position of the plot development, and stages a vivid drama with police colleagues, old friends and criminals.
Realism is not naturalism, the original soup and water itself is not beauty, and not all the materials have a pass to enter the main film. Only the reality that has been processed and refined can produce beauty, and only works that write a sense of viscosity and social complexity of life can enter the camp of realism.
In an ecology full of innocence and ugliness, above is the righteous and awe-inspiring police station crowd, below is the money laundering and drug trafficking of stinky fish and rotten shrimp, in the middle is the deaf and blind sunrise masses. In the words of teacher Liu Heping, TV dramas are the sum of the creators and all social relations. This is especially evident in Trident.
There are problems and there are also professional exercises of the wisdom and courage to skate the three will be alive. The four major police departments of economic investigation, criminal investigation, anti-narcotics, and public security were all unveiled. Audiences need such plays, and the market should be kind to such projects.
(10) "Settle Down"
"An Jia" is directed by An Jian, written by Liu Liu, Jiu Mei yu and Yan Liwei, and starring Sun Li, Luo Jin, Zhang Meng and so on. It tells the story of Fang Xiangjin, an intermediary company in an family world, and Xu Wenchang, who formed a double store manager competition and helped customers harvest love after settling down. It premiered on Oriental Satellite TV and Beijing Satellite TV on February 21, 2020, and was simultaneously broadcast on Tencent Video.
People in the city have to face the problem of buying or renting a house. If everyone starts from personal experience and treats TV dramas as a copy of reality, there will never be a correct answer to the question of "true or not".
For the domestic industry drama that is far from fully developed, we only need to ask two questions: Does it give industry knowledge and stories beyond daily understanding? Does it break down social stereotypes and increase your understanding of people in the industry?
If the answer to these two questions is yes, then the show deserves a minimum of respect and recognition. "An Jia" gave me a lot of fresh understanding of the intermediary industry, as well as strange social signs.
Watching science fiction dramas, watching strange tricks. Watching martial arts dramas, watching is a masterpiece of divine skills. Watching reasoning dramas, watching wisdom burning. Watching power dramas, watching clever tricks. Watching the industry drama of selling a house, of course, we must look at these practical cases that make the impossible possible.
Fang Xiangjin and Xu Wenchang walked in opposite directions. The woman has made the man aggressive, and the man has made the woman soft. People are prone to thorns when they are under pressure, and it is easy to be kind to people after their situation improves. Fang Xiangjin had Aunt Xu, "I was supposed to clean up after you, but in the end even I was taken in by you", what a sweet love story.
This drama is more than 50 episodes of urban life dramas, and there are not many works that rely on the amount of hardcore information. In some places, there is a suspicion of exaggeration, and in most cases, it can reflect the authentic handwriting of the times.
On the days of the Spring Festival holiday, there is such a drama to accompany, less boring, more happy.