In 2012, a local satellite TV broadcast a TV series called "Celadon Porcelain", when I only saw the name of the drama in the media, I did not watch it, because at first glance at this name, I thought it would be a Republic of China drama or a costume emotional drama around the Celadon antiques, and there were some idiot men and women who hated each other.
Until not long ago, through a short video platform, I saw some fragments of this drama, which found that this drama was a rare masterpiece, but it has been ignored by everyone.
First of all, let's look at the cast of this drama, the male actors participating in the show alone are very strong: Wang Zhiwen, Zhang Guoguo, Li Hongtao, Zheng Xiaoning, Zhang Shen, Gan Yu and Du Jiang, who was still green at the time. Actresses include: Han Yuqin, Wang Haiyan, Li Fei'er, Liu Min, Ye Qianyun, etc. Although these beautiful actresses who participated in the show made this show shine, I feel that this show is more of a man's feeling.
The whole drama revolves around the male protagonist Zhang Zhongping (played by Wang Zhiwen) and all the networks of relationships he is related to. Wang Zhiwen is the boss of an auction company, due to the particularity of identity and occupation, he can be associated with all kinds of characters, both from the political circles, from the business world, and more from some people at the bottom of society, in addition to mixed with friendship and family affection, making the character relationship and character role of this drama more complicated, but Wang Zhiwen is more at ease when dealing with all these character relationships, and the relationship with almost everyone is just right, no more, no less. Personally, I think this is another peak work in Wang Zhiwen's acting process, because Wang Zhiwen in the play, whether it is his line skills or speech and demeanor, is simply the businessman Zhang Zhongping himself, who vividly shows to the audience a businessman who is proficient in human feelings and proficient in various social rules. In the play, even many clips of Wang Zhiwen talking and chatting with others have become living teaching materials for some "success studies".
In addition to Wang Zhiwen, there are many superb actors participating in the performance and staging wonderful opponent plays with them.
For example, Zhang Guoli plays a corporate boss who is scheming but has no morality
In order to play this role well, Yan Ruoshui, played by Zhang Guoguo, wore gold-rimmed glasses, and he became the role with Zhang Zhongping in the play. The two seem to be full of friendship, and often use elegant Go as a communication, but in fact, the relationship between the two is naked financial interests. Zhang Zhongping wants to maintain his own interests, he must continue to deliver benefits to Yan Ruoshui, Yan Ruoshui seems to be polite to Zhang Zhongping, but in fact he is secretly using him, and will unceremoniously abandon him at the critical time. However, the conspiracy belongs to the conspiracy, Zhang Zhongping and Yan Ruoshui, two masters of playing with people's sophistication, will always be in a balanced state of "fighting without breaking", until finally, when the interests of the two people have a serious conflict, Zhang Zhongping will not hesitate to turn his face with Yan Ruoshui, although he will be imprisoned, but also let Yan Ruoshui suffer the retribution he deserves.
Another example is the powerful boss Hu Haiyang played by Zhang Shen
To tell the truth, in the early years, the Guiwu played by Zhang Shen in "The Gate of the Great Mansion" was too classic, so that as long as I saw any role played by Zhang Shen, the first reflection of my mind was guiwu's rogue and lazy appearance in "The Gate of the Great Mansion", until I saw Zhang Shen play this business tycoon named Hu Haiyang in this drama, that elegant, atmospheric temperament, and that firm, sunny look, completely changed my impression of Guiwu played by Zhang Shen before. In fact, Zhang Shen has been focusing on shaping this elegant and resolute role over the years, for example, in the "Armageddon" that has just been broadcast, Zhang Shen also starred in Bai Chongxi for the first time, although the appearance may not be similar, but it does allow the audience to appreciate a different image from the previous Bai Chongxi.
Another example is Zheng Xiaoning, who plays Vice Mayor Zhou in the play
In the currently popular CCTV drama "Sweeping The Black Storm", Zheng Xiaoning has a wonderful performance, in which he plays the villain who is said to have been carefully analyzed and identified by the audience - a provincial leader. In the "Celadon" broadcast earlier years, the deputy mayor played by Zheng Xiaoning suddenly made the audience feel a kind of iron man tenderness with his handsome, straight, angular appearance, coupled with the courage and perseverance of a soldier. The voice for Zheng Xiaoning in the play is also very characteristic, very magnetic and confident, which is impressive.
There is also Li Hongtao, who starred in the jungle of Zhang Zhongping's best friend
Mention the actor Li Hongtao, I believe that everyone will not be unfamiliar, in the early years in the "Big Mansion Gate", Li Hongtao starred as the benevolent white son of the house, in the "Kangxi Dynasty", Li Hongtao played the grassland tyrant Gerdan, two temperaments, looks completely opposite roles, Li Hongtao but just right, amazing.
This time, Li Hongtao starred in "Celadon Porcelain" as a good friend of Zhang Zhongping in the procuratorate circle, and although Li Hongtao and Zhang Zhongping had a very good personal relationship, he has always firmly guarded his professional ethics. However, as a personal friend, when the jungle faced Zhang Zhongping because of his secret interaction with Zeng Zhen, he needed to call for cover, and he had always been old-fashioned and serious, and he had to pick up the public phone, pinch his nose and make that call for Zhang Zhongping with a foreign accent, confusing the pass, and the huge contrast made the audience can't help but be amused.
There is also Lu Bing, the director of the Public Security Bureau played by Gan Yu
Gan Yu is a drama actor, so his skills in acting are very deep. Almost all kinds of roles can be put in place, and the essence and spirit of the characters are performed, and what impresses the audience is the corrupt officials in "Daming Dynasty 1566". This time in the play, Gan Yu starred in the public security bureau chief Lu Bing, although the director is sophisticated, and Zheng Xiaoning played by Vice Mayor Zhou is an old acquaintance, and the unscrupulous Xu Yi who has not reached the goal is often in contact, but at the critical moment, Lu Bing can firmly hold the bottom line.
Finally, there is Xu Yi, who is gradually moving towards self-destruction in the play, played by Du Jiang
When starring in this drama, Du Jiang was still slightly young and immature, especially in the confrontation with a group of old drama bones. However, Du Jiang still relied on his own efforts to complete the interpretation of this drama well, and interpreted a young man from a poor background who wanted to rely on his own efforts and means to become the kind of urgency and eagerness of a superior person. Du Jiang's impetuous, direct, and eager approach to his work is in stark contrast to his uncle Zhang Zhongping.
It is precisely by the participation of so many powerful male actors that this "Celadon" is full of mysteries and twists, and everywhere shows the outstanding acting skills and charm of different male roles. All in all, this is a good drama that deserves to be watched several times.