This year, CCTV's important repertoire has become more and more outstanding.
At the beginning of the year, the TV series "Hurricane" was very popular on the Internet and was hailed as the best show of the year.
Subsequently, science fiction dramas, youth dramas and period dramas were successfully conquered one by one.
When the end of that year came, the ratings of "Pearl River People" unexpectedly surpassed "Hurricane" and won the highest ratings of the year.
It is no exaggeration to say that most of the TV dramas that have received high scores in the national drama industry this year are CCTV's works.
Are there still some hard nails that haven't been removed?
The reply was: This is a drama about campus youth.
When people think of this genre, what do people usually think of?
The first thing that many people may think of is classic campus youth TV series like "Sixteen-Year-Old Flower Season" and "Seventeen-Year-Old Don't Cry".
Although in recent years, CCTV has also launched campus-themed TV series such as "The Big Exam" led by Chen Baoguo and "Chasing the Light" led by Guo Jingfei, of which the latter also won 81, but it still lacks a popular work that can really appeal to the whole people.
As the end of the year approaches, CCTV finally launched their trump card program - tonight is the ** time period of CCTV's eight sets, called "Minglong Boy".
The starring roles include Zhang Ruoyun, and "Celebrating More Than Years 2" and "Police Honor 2" still need to wait for a while, and this work has been arranged in advance.
The director of this work is Ding Hei, who is the main director of several popular TV series such as "Jade Guanyin", "The Rise of the Great Qin Empire" and "Police Honor".
In terms of casting, there are more than 5 outstanding actors who stick to it, gathering three generations of old, middle-aged and young actors who are currently widely recognized by the audience.
However, if the lineup is luxurious enough, it is possible to break this situation?
What is the basis for the work "Minglong Boy"?
In my opinion, perhaps the most fascinating part of it is to look at this period of college entrance examination from beginning to end, from a purely drama-burning perspective.
There are no such eye-popping bloody plots and unexpected coincidences.
Can the work "Ming Long Boy" attract widespread attention by encouraging people to fight against those seemingly calm family disputes and confusion in Xi?After reading this column, you will have new discoveries!Let's take a look tonight.
1. This story is really interesting about the troubled teenager, the frustrated teacher, and the counterattack of the college entrance examination.
The plot of the book "Singing Dragon Boy" is quite straightforward, it describes the reunion of a wolf-like teacher after a long separation from his original intentions, and the struggle between a group of teenagers with poor academic performance and fate.
That's what you might want to say?
However, once the trailer is finished, you will realize that there are some differences between this drama and the average campus youth drama.
Getting up in the morning to do a topic, doing a morning reading in the hallway, or participating in an oath meeting are non-existent.
Surprisingly, a gold medal instructor who used to sell classes on the street is attracting parents to come and pay for it – "Some people think that the children born in poor families are over." The tortoise and hare race, the stupid bird flying first, or climbing slowly like this snail are all deceptions from fairy tales. ”
Eventually, the subject suddenly changed – do you really admire me?
For most ordinary people, how to make a difference, and maybe even make a big difference in their lives, is very crucial
The answer is undoubtedly - the college entrance examination.
Judging by the trailer, there are three main highlights of the series:
First of all, there are two counterattacks.
In traditional youth-themed campus dramas, it is only the students who really need to counterattack.
In this drama, if you want to achieve a counterattack, Teacher Lei Ming played by Zhang Ruoyun is also a key figure.
Lei Ming used to be an Internet celebrity teacher in the education industry, he is good at exploring the potential of students, and was once regarded as a hopeful star in the education industry. However, an unexpected incident at a student brought him from the peak of his career, and he even fell into depression for a while, and he vowed not to get involved in the teaching profession again.
It was only after 11 classes were opened at Minglong Middle School that he rededicated himself to the field of education and signed a letter of commitment to select a group of potential thorny students, who were targeting Qingbei.
The story is distinctly different from traditional school drama.
The second is to complete the level by defeating the monsters.
Among these students, Li Ran is a poor young man who wants to drop out of school because of his family's financial difficulties, but all his thoughts are to make money for his grandmother's treatment.
Yu Yang is a smart person, but he is always obedient and feels inferior for a long time.
Cheng Yushan is a problematic girl with outstanding appearance.
Bian Xiaoxiao is busy every day, playing mahjong for her parents and spreading gossip everywhere, while Jiang Qinglang is a person who aspires to become a singer.
This group of students is very bright, but they all face different challenges. How to guide them to break through the predicament, maintain an optimistic attitude, and actively participate in the college entrance examination is like a challenge to defeat monsters and pass the test.
When these scenes are unfolded in front of their eyes, the audience seems to be immediately immersed in those challenging and hard-working days of the college entrance examination.
The third point is about the process of personal growth.
The story delves into a very practical issue – how to find a balance between test-taking and personal development.
In the play, Lei Ming once said: "Why is the college entrance examination so exciting in this world, because it provides you with a crucial opportunity to compete fairly." ”
Dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, but it's important to remember that you can fill in the next parts yourself. ”
For students, what is their real "growth"?
For her, that may be true.
The core issues we need to address are mental health, including how to cope with exams and how to deal with our own families and our own problems.
Frankly speaking, the major problem of growth should not be solved by relying solely on the "thunder" of a class teacher." Because everyone has their own set of learning methods and exam skills for Xi. Students need to master how to answer questions on their own.
2, we invited Ding Hei and Zhang Ruoyun, as well as more than 5 outstanding actors to participate, this is undoubtedly a feast of acting.
Inviting director Ding Hei to participate in the filming of "Minglong Boy" is actually a choice full of adventure.
Ding Hei is undoubtedly an excellent director, he has made a name for himself starring in "Jade Guanyin", "The Rise of the Great Qin Empire" has a rating of more than 9 points, and last year's "Police Glory" also received enthusiastic praise from the audience.
However, Ding Hei is no longer young, can he really understand the youthful vitality of this generation of students?
So, why did Zhang Ruoyun choose Ding Hei to direct this drama?
In my opinion, Ding Hei is the best at creating dramatic tension through the subtleties of daily life, and he rarely uses overly dramatic techniques.
Letting him do the filming may be the most suitable path choice.
From the perspective of actors, the main actors of this drama include Zhang Ruoyun, Huang Yao, Wang Qiang, Xu Ruohan, Li Mingde, Zhang Chen, Zeng Youzhen, Xu Qijie, Wang Xin, Wang Lan, as well as Liu Dan, Kong Lianshun, Cheng Taishen, Zhang Zhihua, Wang Jinsong and others.
There are both young performers and experienced veterans here. This is also the standard collocation of domestic campus dramas, and there are five of them I am looking forward to the most.
The first is Zhang Ruoyun.
Zhang Ruoyun is likely to be the most outstanding student in the national drama.
Whether it is "Celebrating More Than Years" or "Sword in the Snow", each time it has not received prior attention, and every time it has succeeded in keeping people with doubts silent.
His performances have a unique artistic style, with characters often being very uninhibited in the early stages, and being extraordinarily flamboyant in the mid-sections, with a shocking finale.
In the TV series "Police Honor", he played the role of Li Dawei, once again showing an acting skill that is closely connected to daily life.
Overall, Zhang Ruoyun performed quite well in playing the role of "young and old", although he seems to be perverse on the outside, he is very stable on the inside, and has an innocence that knows everything about the world.
That's exactly what Thunder needed for the role.
A different teacher role may be excellent, but there may also be mistakes, whether Zhang Ruoyun can make the audience shine again this time will undoubtedly determine the success of the whole show.
In second place is Huang Yao.
In "Mountains and Seas", Mai Miao, an innocent girl, won the honor of Best Supporting Actress in Magnolia, which made Huang Yao obviously move from a supporting actor to a higher status.
In the movie "The Light of the White Tower", she played the photographer Ouyang Wenhui, who was both relaxed and lonely, so she was nominated for the Golden Rooster Actress.
This nomination undoubtedly further consolidates Huang Yao's important position as a leading figure in acting in the new group of female actors.
In this drama, she has neat and flawless short hair and shows a quirky look, she plays the role of Lei Ming's special assistant, but she is not interested in Lei Ming's teaching method at all, and the scene with Zhang Ruoyun makes me feel very relieved.
In third place is Liu Dan.
Thanks to the Magnolia Best Supporting Actress award won by "Aunt Pot", Liu Dan successfully created a character that is closely connected to daily life.
Gao Jingjuan serves as the Head of Year at Minglong Middle School, and it is because of this role she plays that she strongly recommends that Lei Ming be included in the secondary education system.
Liu Dan doesn't need to play the kind of heart-wrenching role, when she plays such a strong woman in the workplace, it gives people a relaxed impression. In teaching sessions, she only needs to relax a little to present the role perfectly.
In fourth place is Cheng Tae-sun.
Many people know about him because of his extreme dislike for Feng Huacheng in "The World".
* After this role, if you observe the role of Mi Zhendong in "Patrol Procuratorial Team", you can deeply understand the true meaning of the powerful faction.
One of them is ruthless but kind-hearted, while the other is ruthless and full of emotion and righteousness.
Whatever the role, he can handle it with ease. This may represent the ultimate pursuit of a good actor, not just to play a role, but more importantly, to be that role himself.
In my opinion, there are almost no characters in national dramas that can bother him, and the key is whether he and Zhang Ruoyun have excellent rivalry scenes.
In fifth place is Kong Lianshun.
After saying goodbye to Kong Lianshun, I really didn't expect his career to have too many twists and turns, but I think he is an underrated and powerful actor, and it is quite difficult to break the public's stereotype.
In this drama, the character he plays seems to be an inseparable rival to Lei Ming, **After the trailer, we can feel a strong chemistry, expecting him to play the role of not only the goddess of comedy this time.
3. This is a TV series about campus youth, and it's time to break the ice.
As we mentioned before, "Minglong Boy" is not a campus youth-themed TV series that takes the usual path.
With the passage of time, the TV series with the theme of campus youth have evolved from the early "Sixteen-year-old Flower Season" and "Seventeen-year-old Don't Cry" to diverse genres such as "The Year in a Hurry", "The Best of Us", "Hello, Old Times" and "The Sky of the Wind Dog Boy", in which the mixing of various elements and the observation of reality have become the norm.
So, how can we shoot this story that the audience is all too familiar with?
In my opinion, there are two core takeaways:
First of all, we need to produce a unique college entrance examination campus drama.
The gaokao is no longer just a simple exam, it has evolved into a large-scale exam for all citizens.
In the past, many campus youth dramas have essentially formed a form of drama with the theme of the college entrance examination.
In the drama "Minglong Boy", Mr. Lei Ming took a different path, and outside the play, director Ding Hei also chose a different path. He challenged the traditional Chinese drama model, and instead adopted an inspirational and drama-burning approach, presenting the complexity of the story and characters in a richer way, bringing new experiences and surprises to the audience, which is also the key to his desire to break through the predicament.
The second key point is how to reposition the central idea of campus drama.
Innovation is not untraceable. Crucially, we need to reintegrate into our lives.
In recent years, domestic campus youth dramas have also tried a variety of different creative techniques, such as "Secretly Can't Hide", etc., all of which adopt the shooting method of idol dramas, and take campus love as the focus of the drama.
However, friendship, love, personal growth, and inheritance form the core elements of youth school dramas.
At the end of the day, education is essentially a dissemination of information.
The resonance of one heart for another also reflects people's hope for the world, and teenagers are not just about age, adults can also be regarded as teenagers.
Judging from the content of the trailer, Teacher Lei Ming faces quite a lot of student problems, including cheating in exams, aspiring to become an Internet celebrity, skipping classes to earn living expenses, etc., but their real goal is Qingbei, which seems to be out of reach.
Is it really that simple to investigate Qingbei?If Ding Hei and Zhang Ruoyun can provide an answer that convinces the audience, then the show is considered a success.
Zhang Ruoyun is a young man