Recently, with the new start of 2024, the TV series market has also ushered in a new round of prosperity.
In terms of CCTV, Wong Kar-wai and Hu Ge's "Flowers" became a hit, which can be said to have given the Chinese drama market a good start in 2024.
In terms of platforms, the Taochang criminal investigation suspense drama "The Third Brigade", the Echang fairy tale drama "The Hidden God", and the criminal investigation suspense drama "Black Earth Silence" are all small hits.
Sometimes it’s true that if you don’t come, you won’t come, but if you come, everything will come. There's been a lot of good dramas lately. On January 8, that is tonight, another blockbuster drama will be broadcast on CCTV. This drama is the period drama "The Time Cantabile" directed by "Nirvana in Fire" director Kong Sheng and starring Wang Kai, Yang Shuo and Dong Zijian.
As soon as the news that this drama was going to be aired was released, it caused quite a shock on the Internet because too many people have been waiting for this drama for too long. Many senior drama critics even asserted that this drama might become the drama king of 2024.
So what is the charm of this "Dajiang Dahe: Time Cantabile" that makes so many people wait for so long, and why it is logged on to CCTV to compete for the 2024 Drama King, we might as well take a look in advance.
1. Story: A masterpiece that shows the great changes in society and the ups and downs of the fate of ordinary people under the wave of reform and opening up.
htmlThe 2000s drama "Dajiang Dahe" is adapted from the novel of the same name by the well-known female writer Anai. The book uses a grand layout to comprehensively and meticulously show the changes in the economic field and the major changes in people's lives since the reform and opening up. It can be regarded as a masterpiece that shows the social life and the living conditions of ordinary people after the reform and opening up. A masterpiece.So far, two parts of "Dajiang Dahe" have been filmed and broadcast, and the third part will be released to the audience on January 8, 2024.
The upcoming "Dajiang Dahe" is the third installment in the classic period drama "Dajiang Dahe" series.
Anyone who has watched the first two movies must know that this drama is really good, otherwise it would not have been filmed continuously until the third movie.
First of all, the plot that is close to the lives of ordinary people is particularly resonant.
The protagonist Song Yunhui (played by Wang Kai) is just an ordinary rural child in the 1980s. His family is not well-off. Although he is diligent, he still almost fails to go to college. Recently, after various efforts, their family received the only place to go to college.
Song Yunping, an older sister who loved her younger brother, reluctantly gave up her chance to go to college and gave her only college spot to her younger brother. Song Yunhui is also really up to date. Although he is not as good as others in college, he only ranks among the best when it comes to studying. Finally, Song Yunhui, who had excellent academic performance, graduated from university and entered Jinzhou Factory, one of the largest state-owned enterprises here.
There, Song Yunhui transformed from a newcomer with no background and being marginalized everywhere, to a middle-level manager of a large state-owned enterprise step by step by virtue of his professional abilities.
I can only say that Song Yunhui’s journey has not been easy, and only those who have experienced it will understand.
The other two protagonists, Lei Dongbao, was demobilized from the army and returned to the production team. He just caught up with the east wind of reform and opening up, and with his daring character, he finally made his way and became a farmer well-known to the locals. entrepreneur.
The third protagonist, Yang Xun, is a representative businessman who developed little by little from walking in the streets during the reform and opening up.
These three protagonists can be said to be the representatives of a large number of businessmen who took advantage of the east wind and made a comeback in the early days of reform and opening up. In the third part of
, Song Yunhui was transferred away from Donghai, where he had struggled for many years, due to a report from his father-in-law, and came to Pengyang, which is far inferior to Donghai, but his original intention of working hard and forging ahead is still there.
The three protagonists experienced some ups and downs of fate, and they all stood at a new starting point in their lives, and finally played the song of life more wonderfully.
Secondly, the grasp of the context of the times can be said to be much better than many other similar dramas.
As a rare successful period drama in recent years, this drama shows the earth-shaking changes that have taken place in the entire country and people's lives since the reform and opening up in a magnificent way. The
drama series has given in-depth and detailed descriptions of historical stages such as the production team, the household responsibility system, the resumption of the college entrance examination, the glorious decades of state-owned factories, and the rise and development of private enterprises.
Among them, the contradictions, confusions and pains encountered in the development process can be said to be quite realistic and detailed. Following this drama can almost be said to be returning to the late 1970s. Following the wheel of history, we can understand the major historical events that happened in this land in these decades, and the fate and fate of many ordinary people. Turn around, experience it all over again.
2. Creative team: director of "Nirvana in Fire" + original author of "Everything Is Good" and "Ode to Joy". Is this the rhythm of creating a new drama king?
In addition to the majestic and real-life plot, the creative team of this drama is also very strong.
director Kong Sheng is a top director in Mainland China. The classic period drama "Parents' Love" directed by Douban has a Douban score of 9.4,
The pinnacle of mainland drama "Nirvana in Fire", a Douban score of 9.5,
A hit period drama in the past two years, the first part of "Dajiang Dahe", " County Party Committee Courtyard" and so on, are all works directed by him. The original author of
Anai is a well-known contemporary writer. Works that have been published and successfully adapted into films include "Everything Is Good" and "Ode to Joy". At the same time, she is also the screenwriter of the 2022 hit period drama "Meeting Time".
A top director and a well-known mainland writer, no wonder this "Dajiangdahe" series has become popular every time. It is indeed not unreasonable.
3, cast: Wang Kai + Yang Shuo + Dong Zijian + a group of powerful actors, a strong lineup.
In addition to the exciting plot, the cast of this drama is also luxurious. In addition to the return of the original cast of starring Wang Kai, Yang Shuo, Dong Zijian, and Yang Caiyu, also has powerful supporting actors such as Huang Jue, Fang Fangbin, Liu Dan, Xu Yajun, Tian Lei, Li Guangjie, and Lian Lian joining the cast. Judging from this lineup, it is to create the rhythm of the drama king in 2024.
Among them, there are six that I am most looking forward to.
One, Wang Kai.
Wang Kai started his career as King Jing in "Nirvana in Fire". Since then, he has appeared in many classic dramas: "Ode to Joy", "Qing Ping Le", and the "Dajiang Dahe" series.
In the first two parts of "Dajiang Dahe", Wang Kai portrayed the character of rural youth Song Yunhui very successfully. From the very beginning of being stubborn and patient, not being welcomed, to the last bit of counterattack with talent, he is almost a representative of the many rural youths who have successfully counterattacked with their own hands and minds.
This time, in "Dajiang Dahe 3", Song Yunhui followed the second part. Because of the report from his father-in-law, he left the East China Sea and came to another small place, Pengyang, to start over. Here, his love life will also start again, and he will eventually come together with Liang Sishen, whom he has known since his youth.
Second, Yang Shuo.
The roles that Yang Shuo has most impressed the audience in the past two years are Mr. Bao in "Ode to Joy",
and the bloody and responsible eldest son of the Chen family, Chen, in the 2023 CCTV period drama "Pearl River Family" Mountains and rivers.
In "Dajiang Dahe", Yang Shuo plays the second male lead Lei Dongbao, who has gone from being a retired soldier to a successful private entrepreneur. Lei Dongbao's courage to think and work without fear of anything is very similar to that of many private entrepreneurs who started from scratch with their own hands.
This time, in "Dajiang Dahe 3", Lei Dongbao is finally released from prison, and his career and relationship will start again.
Third, Dong Zijian.
Dong Zijian's most popular roles should be Xu Tian in "Happy Face" and Yang Xun in "Dajiang Dahe".
In "Dajiang Dahe", Dong Zijian plays Yang Xun, a businessman who gradually develops from walking in the streets.Compared with Song Yunhui, the first male lead, and Lei, the second male lead, although Yang Xun can be regarded as a trend-setter in the wave of reform, he is obviously more selfish and smaller than the first male lead, and the second male lead, Lei. They should be regarded as those who are good at exploiting and opportunistic in the economic tide of reform and opening up.
In "Dajiang Dahe 3", Yang Xun will also usher in a turning point in his life.
Fourth, Li Guangjie.
html Li Guangjie made his debut in 2081 with the role of Wang Wei in "Du Lala's Promotion".
"Du Lala's Promotion"
In the past two years, he has once again become popular with roles such as Zhao Lei in "Wind Blowing Pinellia" and Cao Lixin in "County Party Committee Courtyard".
"County Party Committee Courtyard"
This time, in "The Time Cantabile", Li Guangjie plays Lu Xiaodi.
The fifth one is "Auntie Guo, Uncle Guo".
There is also "Uncle Guo Auntie" in the classic criminal investigation suspense drama "The Beginning",
This time, in "Dajiang Dahe 3", the two of them once again played a couple,
Sixth, Xu Yajun.
Xu Yajun is a seasoned actor. In the 1990s, he became a smash hit with "Finding the World Back" and "Beautiful Lady".
In recent years, Xu Yajun, who is almost in his old age, has once again made his debut with Qi Tongwei in "In the Name of the People" and Zhao Mingqi in "Marriage as a Jade".
This time, Xu Yajun also participated in "The Time Cantabile".
From the cast point of view, compared with the first two, the third part still uses the original cast except for several leading actors, and a lot of new blood has been added, which is also very exciting.
4. In the field of period dramas where hits are frequent, anything is possible.
Friends who like to watch period dramas know that every once in a while in recent years, a period drama has become a hit. For example, "Parents' Love" in the early years, "In the World" in 2022, and "Glory of the Fathers" in 2023. If you want to say which field has the most frequent hits, it has to be period dramas.
It’s no wonder that several of CCTV’s major new year dramas this year are period dramas: Hu Ge and Wong Kar-wai’s “Flowers”, Zheng Xiaolong’s “South and North”, and this “River of Time Cantabile”.
It seems that the king of dramas in 2024 will probably be period dramas again.
