Stills from the TV series "The Second Embrace"
On October 31, iQIYI Xinyi Studio's self-produced drama "The Second Embrace (former name:)" was officially launched in Beijing, and director Yin Lichuan and starring Chen Shu, Du Chun and other main creators appeared at the ceremony.
At the end of July this year, the TV series "The Second Embrace" announced the list of creators for the first time at the launching ceremony. The drama was written and directed by Yin Lichuan, starring Chen Shu and Du Chun, starring Zhang Xinyi, Li Naiwen, Ma Su, Zhou Fang, Zhao Xiaosu, Mao Yi, Zhao Da and Zhao Ziqi, and invited powerful actors Tao Huimin, Cheng Qian, and Xue Shujie to join in friendship, and the lineup of all-strength actors immediately attracted public attention. At the launching ceremony, the lead actor Chen Shu made the expectation of "creating an interesting and staying work". At the time of today's shooting, Chen Shu said excitedly: "Filming this drama has experienced a lot, in a new crew, a new environment, to find a suitable state to create characters is very important, I hope that after the broadcast everyone can like Fang Yuan, like our work." After three months of shooting, the creators of the scene also showed a tacit understanding of "comrades-in-arms".
When Zhou Fang finished shooting the last shot, the whole group applauded and cheered, and Zhou Fang and the director hugged each other, and they were moved to tears.
The first trailer was exposed to directly hit the pain points of urban women's lives
The story of "The Second Embrace" begins on a sunny morning, which is an ordinary and busy day for the four young mothers Fang Yuan (Chen Shu), Jin Lu (Zhang Xinyi), You Xiaozhu (Ma Su) and Ding Mumu (Zhou Fang). Their children are all in the same class. On this day, Fang Yuan found that her perfect life had suffered a heavy blow, Ding Mumu, who had a secret, finally found a job, and You Xiaozhu, who was a husband-oriented person, delayed his work because of picking up children, and Jin Lu, who was obsessed with pursuing a career, found himself pregnant again. On this day, another bright mother committed suicide without warning. They have to re-examine their lives...
"The Second Hug" has previously appeared at the 2021 iQIYI iJOY Rewards Party held on October 15 and released the first trailer of the series and attracted a lot of attention. Judging from the scenes exposed in the trailer, the drama focuses on the lives of women in first-tier cities, and the four female protagonists led by Chen Shu are facing various dilemmas such as workplace games, parenting anxiety, and marital emotional confusion... This is not only the dilemma faced by the characters in the play, but also the dilemma faced by ordinary people who struggle in the urban workplace in real life, the problems discussed in the series are of great practical significance, which can not only resonate with the audience, but also the struggles and choices of the characters in the play are also very inspiring and instructive for the audience.
The trailer ends with a narration by Chen Shu that reads, "Women are not born, women become." Weak because of change, strong because of change", the overall setting of the tone of the show's hard work, but also highlights the female characters in the series to strive to change the dilemma, find themselves, and grow independently.
"The Second Embrace", as a new type of drama - suspense line and emotional line combined with the micro-suspense female emotional drama, on the one hand realistic at the moment, focusing on the identity anxiety of working mothers, digging deep into the complex emotions in intimate relationships, sharply showing the deep anxiety of the middle class, touching on a number of hot topics; on the other hand, the suspense line runs through the whole process, behind the Rashomon-like suspense, is the conflict between glamorous appearances and dark human nature. The production of the famous film team will make the show have a delicate and real cinematic style, which has been prominently reflected in the first trailer. The drama creates a realistic theme ceiling with a luxurious behind-the-scenes team and a strong cast.
The strong behind-the-scenes team and the brilliant cast complement each other, and I believe that the quality of "Second Embrace" will certainly live up to expectations.
"The Second Embrace" is produced by iQIYI, co-produced and produced by Zhejiang Huomai Film and Television Media Co., Ltd., and co-produced by Beijing Sky Thrush Culture Media Co., Ltd. The show is expected to meet audiences next year.
Editor-in-Charge: Ren Xinyi (EN063)
