Chief reporter of Jimu News Zhang Cong
Have you fallen into the "trap" of "Flowers" recently? Just now, Wong Kar-Wai's first TV series "Flowers", which has set off countless discussions and made Shanghai's Yellow River Road a popular spot for recent Internet celebrities, and made many old songs popular again, ended on Tencent Video. In the ending, "Mr. Bao" played by Hu Ge Because of the help of the Qilin Society, he got out of the trapped stocks, fulfilled his promise to everyone, left the Peace Hotel, and "changed from Mr. Bao back to A Bao", while "Li Li" played by Xin Zhilei Helped Mr. A pay off all his debts, and was imprisoned for one year for using his identity card, and later became a monk at Nanhua Temple... But Abao failed to get together with Miss Wang in the end. "Baozhu CP" looked across the Huangpu River and had already The completed Oriental Pearl Tower.
Some viewers mentioned that "Flowers" always talks about "everything turns to nothing", "but it keeps saying that everything that has happened will remain in our lives."
Flowers have fallen, about "Flowers" "The discussion and imagination space of "Flowers" are still being widely expanded on social platforms. There is no doubt that "Flowers" has become the first hit drama in 2024. Please take a look at our inventory of what elements it has made popular.
.15 million netizens hit 8.2
on Douban. In the charm of light and shadow, good characters are like the crucian carp crossing the river
"Flowers" has been prepared for three years and shot for three years. On December 27, 2023, the series "came out after thousands of calls." On January 3, "Flowers" scored 8.1 on Douban. Three days later, on January 7, the score of "Flowers" rose by 0.1, bucking the trend and rising. This is a scene that only high-quality Chinese dramas can reap. Behind this lies Wong Kar-wai's charm of light and shadow, character creation skills, storytelling ability and even the ability to use background music.
Jimu News reporter found that on January 9, a total of 150,000 netizens rated "Flowers" on Douban, of which 48.1% rated it five-star and 29.6% rated it four-star. Judging from the Douban rating curve, " There is no doubt about the "goodness" of "Flowers".
This is a "slightly difficult" drama. In the first two episodes, due to the multiple clues interweaving the narrative and the characters appearing one after another, many viewers felt that they were overwhelmed and "brainless", and the performances in Shanghainese dialect also Some viewers thought it was "too noisy".
But starting from the third episode, the story gradually gets better. Under the narration of Wong Kar-wai's lens, the history of "Mr. Bao" (Hu Ge) is slowly unfolded, and the "past" begins; at the same time, the story surrounding the Yellow River Road unfolds Business War also connects various characters together in the "now" (1993) time point.
Compared with the business war, Wong Kar-wai's narration of love between men and women and the portrayal of multiple female characters are impressive - Ms. Wang, played by Tang Yan, has been interpreted by netizens as having four levels of life. In the face of different situations, she is bright and charming. She is shy, righteous, persevering, and has the tenacity of "Xiao Wang in Hongkou wants a dock of his own". A song "Stealing Heart" by Jacky Cheung has become an emotional portrayal of "Baozhu CP" and impressed the audience;
Lingzi played by Ma Yili watched She seems to be a "debt collector" who calculates money, but in fact money is just an excuse for her to love. The most unforgettable scene is the snowy night in Tokyo, the figure of Raku Reiko in the background of "Tokyo Love Story". The harmonious atmosphere of Teacher Ge, Ling Hong, Tao Tao and Reiko in "Night Tokyo" and the quarrel scene that is regarded as a "classic" will also become the reasons why "Flowers" cannot be forgotten.
Of course, the uncle is called "Chinese's own Jesus" by the audience, the domineering and tragic Lu Meilin on the Yellow River Road, the little Jiangxi who has her own desires but always hits the wall, and the naive but most affectionate Fan Fan who speaks Hangzhou Mandarin. Mr. Wei, who is a bit funny but impresses the audience with his indomitable silliness... "Flowers" has left too many wonderful characters on the screen in 2024.
You must have a lot of "Stealing Heart" in your playlist
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In addition, the soundtrack of "Flowers" also attracted the attention of the audience, "When the familiar melody sounds, people instantly It was taken back to the 1990s.""Stealing the Heart", "Perseverance", "Looking Back Again", "My Future Is Not a Dream", "Speechless Ending", "What I Want in Life", "Shameless", "Tokyo Love Story"... the song list of "Flowers" has attracted a large number of people The golden songs of the era became popular. On QQ Music, "Stealing Heart" and "Unrepentant" were on the "Surge Chart". Some insiders commented that the key to its soundtrack's popularity is not the amount of music used, the popularity of the song or the audience range, but It is the close connection between songs, plots, stories and characters' emotions, which can often bring surprises to the audience. In addition to
songs, "Flowers" has also created many social hot spots.
"There is no Shanghainese who doesn't want to eat pork ribs rice cakes and rice cakes after watching "Flowers"." According to data from a food delivery platform, since the launch of "Flowers", pork ribs rice cakes have become the top search topic on the platform, with search volume soaring 937% and takeout orders week-on-week. An increase of 300%, and the number of takeout orders for Paofan also skyrocketed by 150%. Fans of the drama "have to eat the same eight side dishes as Mr. Bao" when eating Paofan, and it has even become a scene on social platforms.
In addition to delicious food, Shanghai city landmarks such as Huanghe Road have also become bustling with "Flowers", adding "fire" to Shanghai's tourism market. The Cailian News Agency reported that a person in charge of a travel agency said that the "blooming flower effect" is expected to last until the Spring Festival and other holidays. Jimu News' live broadcast on Huanghe Road on the 8th exceeded 100,000 viewers. The prototype hotel "Zhizhenyuan" on Huanghe Road in "Flowers" is full every day, and its New Year's Eve dinner is fully booked...
The popularity in all aspects makes "Flowers" a hit in the TV drama market in 2024 As a start, many viewers said: This is how Chinese dramas should be filmed! Jimu News reporters also noticed that after "Flowers", dramas such as "The Great River" and "Black Soil Silence" are also rapidly filling their seats. Will there be a climax of watching the drama? There must be some!
(The picture is the public release material of "Fanhua")
(Source: Jimu News)
