The ratings broke 4! Zheng Xiaolong once again contributed a popular period drama to the TV drama market this time. 
Although both popularity and word-of-mouth are still not as good as the previous "The World". But the explosion of "South to North" is also obvious to all, and this data is definitely the first one at the beginning of the year. 
This is also the first time I have chased a period theme work from beginning to end this year. Although the audience's feedback is mixed, the down-to-earth character design and relaxed and pleasant atmosphere are still very good as a dinner drama. There is no heavy sense of age, and it is full of laughter, which is very pleasing to the TV audience. 
It's just that the more the plot develops, the more awkward I watch. It wasn't until "South to North" finally ushered in the final battle that the good mood that was originally full of interest became mixed. Wrapping up for the sake of closing, swallowing dates and forcibly arranging the fate of the characters, this is really the most disgusting finale I've seen this year. 
Ma Kui's death is too outrageous: deliberately creating suffering This drama makes the audience a little unable to understand the timeline, the first two episodes will come in winter, and Wang Yongge will already have Parkinson's in the back, and the old horse still has to rush to the front if he has a task, and the police in the back don't know how to protect his predecessors. After so many years, there is no capable middle-aged criminal policeman who can stop things? 
The most critical issue is that, as far as the plot is concerned, Ma Kui himself does not have to die. Everyone knows that Jia Jinlong is a drug dealer, Lao Ma persuaded him to turn himself in unsuccessfully, and finally the drug trafficking gang and the police came to the train for a life and death drama. 
started first, it was Jia Jinlong who took hostages, and Wang Xin stepped forward to replace him with himself. The plot is basically nothing, the two have negotiated for a long time, Jia Jinlong just doesn't surrender, he obviously loves his wife so much, but he still doesn't have the slightest intention of repenting. Then, he raised his gun, and Wang Xin stepped forward to try to grab the firearm. 
There are so many policemen, and we don't know why the people next to us are standing next to watch the show. At the beginning, it was Wang Xin himself who fought with Jia Jinlong and grabbed the gun. Then, Ma Kui ran forward, and the two of them grabbed Jia Jinlong, and then the police stepped on and handcuffed him. 
Jia Jinlong was caught, and Ma Kui suddenly lay down on the ground next to him. Wang Xin didn't know at all, and stepped forward to ask if he was tired, but found that the master had a knife inserted in his body. Obviously, Wang Xin has been negotiating and fighting in front of him, but the old horse who went up was stabbed instead, and maybe the director didn't know how to come back. simply saved the process, anyway, in the last episode, Ma Kui must not survive.
The acting skills of the two actors here are very amazing. Ding Yongdai vividly portrayed the state of the characters when they were dying. Although the wound and makeup are almost meaningless, in his eyes, the audience can fully see a person's physiological reaction before death, which is the fear of death, and the regret that he wants to say but can't speak.
Bai Jingting also went through the whole process. At this time, he couldn't take care of other things, his eyes were full of Ma Kui, his face was already red, and he hurriedly shouted to find a doctor to save people. Later, seeing the master die in front of his eyes, the deep sense of powerlessness and the intense grief that gradually came up were all in full view, and he really acted well.
However, as far as the plot is concerned, at least I saw this scene from beginning to end, and I couldn't believe that this was filmed by director Zheng Xiaolong. Whether it is "The Legend of Zhen Huan" more than ten years ago, or "Happiness to Ten Thousand Homes", which has been out of the circle in the past two years, the rigor of the content and the way of sublimation of values, compared with "South to North", it is completely a dimensionality reduction blow.
Originally, I didn't have to die, but I had to arrange for someone to go offline. It's okay to go offline, at least make the process clearer, but in the penultimate episode, Lao Ma learned that Jia Jinlong and Xiaoyao were married, and immediately found out that something was wrong. There are so many policemen in the car, just watching the drama next to him, and he doesn't even shoot the process of being stabbed, anyway, no matter how old he is, he is on it, or he is in a hurry, and everyone who watches the drama has to cry for me. It's offline, hurry up and send a boxed lunch to call it a day.
The comparison between Xiao Yao and Niu Dali: These two characters are inexplicable, and they both make people feel awkward. Originally, the two of them had a good appearance setting, but they had to be arranged to be a licking dog with a novel brain circuit, and a snobbish money worshipper.
Niu Dali. Although he is just an ordinary worker, he has perseverance and is obsessed with single-mindedness. In order to catch up with the woman he loved, he tried his best to prepare a surprise for Yao'er. Bicycles, large color TVs, and even a large cassette recorder.
But his emotional intelligence is too low, and his way of thinking is a bit nervous. Ignoring the eyes of others to look at Yao'er, he chased her desperately and with a dead face, which was a distressing thing for a woman in that era. Eating in a restaurant, because Yao Er agreed, she directly lifted the table, I think everyone will feel ashamed.
And Yao Yuling doesn't need to say more. has high emotional intelligence, knows how to dress up, and works quite well, so you have to have a story line with the two men in the compound. Obviously with high emotional intelligence, her mother immediately broke up with Wang Xin, turned her head and pasted it cheekily, and lived up to Niu Dali and Jia Jinlong. Let's say, even if it's impossible with Jia Jinlong, Yao Yuling can't find someone else, she has to find Niu Dali.
There are so many industries that make money, so I have to arrange a drug dealer husband for Yao Yuling. Love is sweet, but what she does is illegal, she herself was kept in the dark, and in the end she could only set up a stall to sell barbecue with a disgraced face. I only saw four words - inexplicable.
Obviously, when Yao Er vigorously pretended to make a lot of money and came back to make a generous move, she also clearly rejected his pursuit, but she still had to be labeled as a "gold worshipper". People are beautiful and can talk, and there is nothing wrong with liking those who have a fan and an economic foundation, but if you are deceived by a man, you have to be out of shape and unkempt. On the other side, the man who used to love pretending to be unable to see the height of his eyebrows made a lot of money and married a young and beautiful wife. Seeing the original white moonlight again, you must still be affectionate.
Then, Yao Yuling, who was wearing a bloated down jacket and had a big belly, left indifferently. When he turned around, he cried as if he regretted it.
And Niu Dali watched Yao Yuling leave, and his wife next to him acted as if he hadn't heard what he said, and finally put the gold ring that was going to be given to Yao Yuling on the stall. No, what are you two pretending to be here?
It's a shame to set up a stall to sell barbecue? Support yourself, don't steal, don't rob, don't have time to put on makeup, and don't have a face. Yao Yuling has always been generous, her vitality has never had anything to do with men, and Niu Dali himself is a hard-working guy, and when he meets Bai Yueguang again, he is also a sentiment for the beginning. It can only be said that the characters are very fragmented from beginning to end, and the audience is in a fog.
Epilogue And when I watched "South to North", I always felt that the screenwriting team had two different aesthetics fighting. The lines and settings were originally relatively novel and funny, but the plot development became more and more routine, and the middle plot was too procrastinated, and the main topic was always avoided. At the end of the end, remembering that there were still traffickers and drug dealers who didn't give results, I quickly asked everyone to play the last scene. There was even a first-hand veteran drama, the topic of railway development and construction. How can there be a bit of the meaning of the Spring Festival Gala sketch "making dumplings".
The elderly makeup of Bai Jingting and other young actors is too abrupt. I even felt for a moment that Bai Jingting and Wang Jinsong were playing the same generation, which was really disappointing.
The previous plot is like two dramas compared to the finale. The unique simplicity of the people in the era was filmed, and the characters of different colors and a little careful thinking were also filmed, but their stories were still brushed over in the middle. "South to North" is not a bad drama, but judging from such a strong production team and cast, it is indeed a little bit uninteresting. I wonder if you like this ending?