I thought that as the new year approached, everyone would choose to keep a low profile for the time being.
Unexpectedly, CCTV directly released a super "big move".
That's right, it's "Flowers"! A shot in the first episode of
took the audience back to the retro, prosperous and bustling Shanghai in the 1990s in just 3 minutes. Jin Yucheng, the author of the original work "Flowers" by
, won the Mao Dun Literature Award for this book.
And it was adapted into a TV series this time, and it really lived up to expectations.
The TV series just launched and easily ranked first in ratings.
After the second episode was aired, the ratings directly exceeded 2. Who was the last person in
to achieve such impressive results?
Yes, it is the TV series "Human World" that was also adapted from the Mao Dun Literature Award.
As a legendary business war drama of the era, "Flowers" has been polished by director Wong Kar-wai for 7 years.
uses the techniques of making movies to make TV series, which is indeed rare in the industry.
meticulously depicts the overt and covert struggles in the mall, the love between sons and daughters, and the brotherhood, and places it in the era of burning passion and the background of Shanghai, making the plot directly visible.
Especially the Shanghai-language version of "Flowers" was released, which made the characters flesh and blood.
1. It has a strong sense of business war, and the story has everything you need. "Flowers" is simply addictive.
The location is Shanghai Beach.
Abao (played by Hu Ge) walked out of a bustling building, carrying a box containing 300,000 banknotes.
It looks like something big is about to happen.
Abao was about to get in the car, when suddenly a car sped past.
Boom! ! ! ! !
Abao was knocked to the ground, and the box containing the banknotes spread out in the sky, and a large amount of banknotes fell from the sky, making Shanghai even more luxurious at this time.
Immediately afterwards, the camera slowly approached from top to bottom.
The unconscious Abao was brought to the place where the dream began by being recalled.
1990s.
Abao came to Shanghai with nothing and found his uncle to learn business.
But he had no money, so his uncle began to teach him what business was.
First, he rented a luxury suite at the Peace Hotel and customized a suit.
Why?
Because, Po wants to get the first pot of gold - borrow 6,000.
This kind of money may not be easy to borrow now, let alone in that era.
Fortunately, Abao has a good brother, who spent all his money to raise enough money for him.
Later, after getting the money, Abao was told by his uncle the second task - to buy stocks.
As a result, in less than half a month, half of the 6,000 was lost. If you place
with others, they will think that the other party is trying to trick you.
Uncle told him that before learning to do business, he must learn to lose money, that is, be able to accept failure.
Finally, his uncle asked him to pick up another 10,000 and told him about another stock.
Unexpectedly, it became the first pot of gold for Abao to make a fortune.
Unexpectedly, when A Bao was doing well in the stock market, his ability was noticed by a group called Qilin Club, who wanted to invite him to join. The story of
starts here, and it starts to feel like a business war.
However, there is a test that needs to be passed before that.
So the other party first secretly released the information that a stock would rise sharply.
However, Abao saw that it was a scam at a glance and did not buy it.
However, some of them did not see this, and after knowing the inside information, they went bankrupt to buy it.
The result can be imagined. He lost all his money and finally committed suicide.
Finally, when the stock fell to a low level, A Bao saw the business opportunity and chose to take over the deal at the right time, resulting in a huge profit.
However, those who entered the scene before did not know the reason. They all thought that Abao was playing tricks and chose an extreme form of revenge.
So, the car accident at the beginning was caused by the son of one of the deceased.
Although the story in the first episode is not long, it clearly explains the background and character relationships that need to be explained.
The smell of business war is immediately highlighted, making people want to stop.
2. The overbearing CEO played by Hu Ge is different from others.
In ordinary TV series, most of the overbearing CEOs are very greasy, which makes people unbearable to watch.
But in "Flowers", or under the lens of Wong Kar-wai, or under the interpretation of Hu Ge, it is a different scene.
At the beginning of the story, the male protagonist Abao played by Hu Ge, wearing a black tights and a slicked back hair, slowly walked towards the camera.
slowly appeared in front of the audience looking like a successful person.
Then, he took a sip of wine in front of the mirror, looking even more high-spirited under the slightly drunken light.
If they didnât know in advance that this was a TV series, many viewers might think it was an advertisement for a certain red wine.
I have to say that Hu Ge is the real domineering president.
The story of "Flowers" is through the little character A Bao, who is the epitome of Shanghai's trendy children in the great era, when everyone is striving for the top.
In addition to exciting business war elements, it will also show A Baoâs legendary life and his love-hate entanglement with three women.
He has succeeded and failed, some glorious and glorious, and some slow and steady, expressing the friendship and trueness of an era.
3. The period drama under the lens of Wong Kar-wai is endlessly memorable
I have to admit that Wong Kar-waiâs sword is not old.
Under his lens, the stories are always full of dramatic tension.
Bright and dark, especially on the actors, this interweaving of light and dark tones constitutes a unique film aesthetic style.
Moreover, in the play, the customs and customs of Shanghai in the 1990s can be seen everywhere.
Such as the Shanghai Bund, Peace Hotel, No. 18 on the Bund, etc. Especially at night, these buildings and scenery are dazzlingly beautiful under the neon flashing.
In my opinion, "Flowers" and "In the Mood for Love" have similar approaches but the same purpose.
shows the changes of the times through the stories of little people, and presents a period of the Mood for Love in memory.
The whole story seems to be like the title of the play - blooming flowers.
Currently, 6 episodes of "Flowers" have been aired. Looking at it as a whole, it doesn't mean that it doesn't have any shortcomings, but it always outweighs the flaws.
In my opinion, this drama is less like a TV series and more like a documentary.
Of course, some viewers may not like this shooting method.
However, I have to say that "Flowers" is very thoughtful.
is remarkable both for its respect for the original work and for its restoration of chronological details.
Overall, the beginning of "Flowers" is really great, and many viewers have already fallen into it.
If you think you havenât gotten the point yet, please donât be disappointed.
The real show is actually yet to come!
