Today can be described as a double happiness for domestic drama lovers, with two heavyweight dramas grandly launched on the same day, bringing a rich audio-visual feast to the audience.
First of all, it is the environmental protection TV series "River Sunrise" co-starring Huang Zhizhong and Zhang Guoqiang, which not only covers the theme of environmental protection, but also cleverly integrates anti-crime elements, bringing together many powerful old drama bones, and the lineup is unprecedentedly strong. Many viewers have high hopes for it, believing that it is expected to be comparable to "In the Name of the People", which will be officially broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV on February 29, that is, today.
At the same time, the high-profile web drama "Detective Chinatown 2" will also be launched on the iQiyi platform at 7 pm on February 29. The drama is starring Qiu Ze, Shang Yuxian and Yu Haoming, etc., and continues the high-quality, brain-burning and suspenseful style of the first "Detective Chinatown" web drama in 2020, and has received wide acclaim from the audience as soon as it was launched.
The charm of the "Detective Chinatown" series is unique, and I have a deep love and entanglement for it. On the one hand, I highly recognize the quality of the first two films, and I have high expectations and enthusiasm for this series; On the other hand, although the third film is star-studded and grandiose, it deviates from the original texture of the series due to the weakened sense of suspense and the nonsensical comedy style, which makes me feel sorry.
Next, we will focus on the web series "Detective Chinatown 2". As an important part of the "Tang Detective Universe", although there is no direct plot connection with the main line of the movie, it cleverly builds a rich three-dimensional linkage network with different characters in parallel time and space.
Looking back on the first online drama "Detective Chinatown", in the three unit stories, the protagonist Lin Mo, Tang Ren's apprentice, left a deep impression on the audience with his extraordinary olfactory talent, especially in the second unit "The Name of the Rose", Zhang Junning's IVY is mysterious, married four times but her four husbands died mysteriously, which is unpredictable. The unique charm exuded by Ivy made Detective Lin Mo also attracted to it, fell into emotional entanglements, and was even unknowingly manipulated and used by her, and at the same time pushed the conjecture of the mysterious organization Q to a climax, providing new clues and interpretations for the mystery of the "Tang Detective Universe".
The "Detective Chinatown 2" web series contains four independent case units, revealing more fog one by one. The first case, "The Melody of Angels", unfolds against the backdrop of a sanatorium called Angels, in which Lin Mo is involved in a mysterious **, and with the sudden death of the liaison, he seems to be trapped in a labyrinth from which he cannot escape. In the sanatorium, an ethereal and eerie piano music echoes like a ghost, pulling the story step by step to the unknown abyss ......
In the "Detective Chinatown 2" web series, the second case "Devil's Breath" revolves around the death of a lawyer, Naveen, and after going deeper, Lin Mo suspected that the cause of his death was related to his illegal enrichment and invasion of other people's privacy, and speculated that this was a revenge incident.
Immediately afterwards, the unit of "Amusement Park" is closely related to the background of Kiko (Shang Yuxian), as a professional detective, she inadvertently discovered the complex clues behind her sister's suicide by jumping off a building while performing a commissioned mission, these clues seem to point to a key suspect, whether this person is the mysterious Q, the answer is yet to be revealed, and the case will undoubtedly add more suspense to the identity of the secret Q.
The fourth case, "** City", focuses on the focus of real society - cyber ** war. While investigating a cross-border vault theft, Kiko accidentally witnesses a dramatic fall from a building by the founder of a company. When suspenseful elements collide with **storm, a gripping story is about to be staged.
The new season of the web drama not only retains the pattern starring Qiu Ze, but also further expands the cast, aggravates the roles of the popular characters in the movie, Kiko and Shang Yuxian, and introduces new faces such as Rong Zishan and Yu Haoming, making the "Tang Detective Universe" more colorful. The trailer revealed that Liu Haoran, Wang Baoqiang, Xiao Yang and other iconic characters of "Tang Detective Universe" will also appear in the online drama, jointly weaving a more ambitious narrative network, which makes the audience full of eager expectations for the new drama.
When it comes to director Chen Sicheng, some people hail him as a pioneer in the field of Chinese suspense drama creation. In the early years, Chen Sicheng showed extraordinary logical reasoning ability with his outstanding performance in werewolf killing games in major clubs in Beijing, and was almost unbeatable. His talent has translated into a series of highly-rated domestic suspense works, such as the movie "Detective Chinatown" series 123, the first season of the web series of the same name, and the movie "Manslaughter" starring Xiao Yang. "She Who Disappeared", which will be released in 2023, is also by Chen Sicheng, with its unique visual impact and deeply rooted psychological analysis, it has successfully attracted the attention of audiences of all ages and continues to arouse heated discussions.
As for the introduction of the TV series "River Sun", the drama focuses on the serious environmental pollution problems faced by Qijiang City. In the play, Zheng Hanjiang, a university professor played by Huang Zhizhong, was entrusted with an important task at a critical moment as the deputy mayor in charge of environmental protection. Faced with a thorny environmental dilemma, Zheng Hanjiang chose to start with the renovation of the snack street, which was met with strong resistance from citizens and vested interests, who feared that the move would disrupt the existing order of life. However, Zheng Hanjiang did not back down and was determined to take on the bigger goal of remediating the city's heavily polluting enterprises, but in the process encountered many obstacles from his colleagues.
As the plot develops, the passing of a life together wakes up everyone to the importance of environmental protection. The shady curtain of "hidden pipe discharge" exposed in the play involves an intricate chain of interests, and even extends to the field of anti-crime struggle, which has become a deep-seated reason for hindering the advancement of environmental protection work. With the firm support of Liao Yuzheng, secretary of the Qijiang Municipal Party Committee played by Zhang Guoqiang, Zheng Hanjiang overcame all difficulties, gradually promoted the rectification process, and finally realized the thorough management of the environment of Qijiang City.
It is worth mentioning that the cast of "The River is on the Sun" can be called luxurious, gathering Huang Zhizhong, Zhang Guoqiang, Mei Ting and other powerful old actors. In particular, Jiang Wu, a veteran actor with Jiang Wen's characteristics, plays Qian Qi, the head of a key enterprise in Qijiang City, and Huang Zhizhong's character in the confrontation between money and interests, which will undoubtedly become a highlight of the series.
Tonight, whether the online drama "Detective Chinatown 2" directed by Chen Sicheng will once again lead the suspense drama boom is full of expectations. You may wish to leave a message after ** to share your experience of watching the drama.