The annual Spring Festival stalls are extremely competitive for the mainland film and television drama market, and the film market here has 6 blockbusters landing in theaters in one go, and the TV drama market over there is not idle, from online dramas to star dramas, from costume films to family dramas to rural themes, the whole big scuffle. There are so many dramas updated at once, and the audience doesn't know which drama to chase. It wasn't until CCTV's New Year's drama "South to North" came out that this melee ended completely.
Starting from 2021, CCTV's New Year's drama has gradually become a popular harvester. "Crossing the Yalu River", "The World", and "Hurricane" have three word-of-mouth masterpieces in succession, which directly illustrates the gold content of CCTV's Spring Festival files. Since CCTV chose to let "South to North" fire the first shot of the new year, it can be seen that this drama has a lot of origins.
As a project drama produced by CCTV and supported by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, this drama will naturally not be bad in terms of theme and production. No, in order to shoot this period drama well, the drama party directly invited Zheng Xiaolong and Gao Mantang to do it, these two are giants in the field of TV dramas, and their strength is very strong. In addition, this drama is star-studded, and Liu Jun, Ni Dahong, Wang Jinsong and other actors who are very familiar to the audience are invited to join. The main creative lineup is luxurious, coupled with the compact advancement of the plot, so this drama has been well received by the audience after it was launched.
"South to North" is worthy of CCTV's New Year's drama, and since it landed on CCTV, the popularity ratings have soared. It is worth mentioning that the ratings of the show broke 2 on the day of the broadcast5, the average rating for 10 consecutive days is above 2, even more fierce than last year's hit "Hurricane". It can be seen that everyone's love for this drama, and this ratings score is enough to show the gold content.
Since its launch, "South to North" has been out of the limelight during the Spring Festival, and while the show has set off a wave of ratings, the performance of the actors has also aroused widespread discussion. Although this drama is full of popular appearances, there are still many netizens who are not optimistic about this drama and question director Zheng Xiaolong's casting vision.
The first to bear the brunt is the female number one Jin Chen. Although Jin Chen is not from a professional class, he has also been recognized for his amazing performance in "Heartless Mage". In addition, her performance in film and television dramas such as "Ordinary Road" and "All or Nothing" is also remarkable, but she never thought that the main drama would collapse.
Jin Chen plays the role of Ma Yan in this drama, and according to the character setting, this character is a girl in her early 20s. In terms of Jin Chen's appearance, playing this role is not abrupt. But her face is too delicate, even if she wears a double ponytail, her rustic style is incompatible with that era.
When Jin Chen faced the camera of the CCTV drama, we could clearly find that her face was fine-tuned. In the face of various direct shots, we saw that Jin Chen's face was a little unnatural. Jin Chen's nose plastic surgery marks and the inflatable feeling on her face are very obvious, and her forehead is full and shiny with a full sense of science and technology.
Then there is the female No. 2 Jiang Yan, who plays the role of Yao Yuling in the play. I believe that many people know Jiang Yan from the variety show "Sister Over Flowers", Jiang Yan at that time not only had peugeot facial features, but also had a very beautiful body curve, and she received a lot of attention after the show was broadcast.
I never thought that when I appeared in front of the audience again, it was a plastic surgery face full of science and technology. In the play, she plays the role of Yao Yuling, and now she has become an awl face, not only her chin is sharp and thin, but her nasolabial folds and eye bags are also very obvious, and the whole person looks yellow and thin, without the vitality of a girl at all, and the overall temperament does not match the character setting.
Jiang Yan is not only a matter of plastic surgery, this casting is completely inconsistent with the role. Yao Yuling in the script is only five months older than Wang Xin, and her age is in her early 20s. But Jiang Yan is 38 years old, and now she is a little unreal when she plays a girl. In order to play Yao Yuling's girlish feeling, Jiang Yan also worked hard, but these had no practical effect. Jiang Yan didn't have the spirit of being 20 years old at all after she appeared on camera, and she didn't look like peers when she stood with Bai Jingting, and the audience felt that it was natural to be in the play.
Also questioned about plastic surgery is the female No. 3 Zuo Xiaoqing. Zuo Xiaoqing plays the role of Dr. Shen in the play, If you don't tell you your age, you will guess that Zuo Xiaoqing is 47 years old. The 47-year-old Zuo Xiaoqing played this role a little unnaturally, her facial muscles were stiff when she made expressions, her chin was a little pointed, and her eyes were hollow, which was very different from her pure appearance full of collagen in the past. It is human nature to love beauty, but for actors, aging gracefully is the respect for their profession.
The first woman, the second woman, and the third woman all have plastic surgery faces, and it is hard to imagine that this is a TV series made by director Zheng Xiaolong. Who is Zheng Xiaolong? That's the winner of the Best Director Grand Slam of the three TV drama awards, the person who made the masterpiece "The Legend of Zhen Huan", there were so many female characters in this drama at the beginning, and they could be perfect in casting, and they couldn't pick out a plastic surgery face. Now there are only a few female characters in a play, and he dares to use plastic surgery for the heroine and heroine. Zheng Xiaolong's move can't help but make people wonder, has the director's aesthetic downgrade reached this point?
In addition to these actresses, the choice of the male protagonist has also caused a lot of controversy, but at least the role created by Bai Jingting is not so dramatic. There is nothing to say about the casting of the supporting roles, all of them are acting skills, and they can play the show well. is these three actresses, Zheng Xiaolong's choice is somewhat capricious, and now it seems that it may be the biggest failure.