As the 2024 Spring Festival is approaching, major TV drama platforms have also launched big moves.
Goose Factory's large-scale emotional drama "In the Blizzard Time", Kujia's rural drama "Country Love 16", and Taochang's machinist drama "Amai Joins the Army" are all scheduled to premiere on the eve of the Spring Festival. It seems that there will be another fierce competition this Spring Festival.
You have to watch CCTV for big dramas. Judging from the performance of the Spring Festival shows in the past two years, CCTV has produced big hits almost every time. 2022's ", ", 2023's big hits "Kurst" and "Three-Body", almost every one of them is a blockbuster at the beginning of the year, and no one can match it.
This Spring Festival stall is no exception. As early as the "Big Drama Watching Channel" event around the Gregorian calendar, CCTV has already released the list of four finale dramas that will be available to everyone in the beginning of 2024: "Dajiang Dahe 3", "Flowers" and "South to North" "A city within a city".
Among the four new year dramas, "Dajiang Dahe 3" and "Flowers" have been aired one after another, and both are big hits. Next, the period drama directed by Zheng Xiaolong and starring Ding Yongdai and Bai Jingting will be broadcast - "South and North". This drama has been officially announced and will be broadcast on CCTV’s eight evening prime time slots on February 6.
So why can this drama become one of CCTV’s four grand finale dramas at the beginning of the year? What are the highlights? We might as well take a look in advance.
1. Story: The old detective Ma Kui (played by Ding Yongdai) and the young police officer Wang Xin (played by Bai Jingting) work together to investigate the case and show the various aspects of life. The drama
tells the story of Ma Kui, an old detective who has returned from his hometown for ten years, and Wang Xin, an outstanding young and energetic police officer, who becomes his mentor and apprentice, as well as his working partner. The two masters and apprentices could not understand each other at the beginning and had many conflicts, but later they worked together and cooperated tacitly. Through the various aspects of life on a train and the warmth and warmth of relationships among a group of neighbors, we witness the innovation and development of our great motherland over the past few decades.
Overall, this drama has at least two highlights.
First of all, it has a full sense of age.
Like "In the World", this "South and North" is also a period drama.
The difference is that "The World" shows the changes in the times and the trajectory of historical development in the past fifty years through the changes in fate of Zhou Bingkun's family over the past fifty years.
And this "South to North" uses a train as a carrier to show the magnificent historical picture of the forty years from 1978 to 2017.
Judging from the trailer, the series has a sense of age in terms of scene settings, character costumes, and makeup.
The classic hair style of the 1980s, braided braids;
Railway detective costumes with a sense of the times;
The humane life in the compound in the 1970s and 1980s;
The overcrowded train carriages of the 1980s;
Just judging from the trailer, this movie The play is full of details and the scenes are real, making people fall into the play in one second and dream back to that simple and honest era.
Secondly, through each representative case, it shows the living conditions of ordinary people in that era.
The series uses a train as the carrier, with the master and apprentice policemen played by Ding Yongdai and Bai Jingting as the main line, showing the real life of the people in that era: anti-pocketing, anti-trafficking, anti-drug, and anti-gang, each real case, with The audience has a deep understanding of the various aspects of life and the warmth and coldness of the world.
There are many things happening every day on the train.
Someone lost their child;
Someone's bag was stolen by a thief,
Someone violated the public order,
You must always be alert to any suspicious people and suspicious events in the car,
What's even more valuable is that the series tells the story of the two protagonists on the train. The various characters we met led us to understand the stories behind each one that were touching, heartbreaking, or embarrassing, allowing us to truly have an in-depth understanding of the people's livelihood of that era.
From this perspective, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a masterpiece that reflects the real living conditions of ordinary people in the 1970s and 1980s.
2, cast: Ding Yongdai + Ni Dahong + Wang Jinsong + Bai Jingting + Jin Chen , with no less than 50 powerful actors joining the cast, the cast can be called luxurious.
"South to North" has a total of more than 30 talented actors, plus veteran actors who play supporting roles, there are more than 50 talented actors.
ranks first, Ding Yongdai.
Veteran drama star Ding Yongdai made his debut in 2005 with Bai Baoshan in "Chinese Criminal Investigation Case No. 1". Since then, he has successively portrayed many classic roles, including Emperor Liang in "Nirvana in Fire", Father Zhou in "The World", and "Thrush" Bai Minghan, every one of them impressed the audience deeply.
In "South to North", Ding Yongdai plays the old detective Ma Kui, and he and Bai Jingting's young detective Wang Xin work together to investigate the case.
ranked second, Ni Dahong.
Veteran drama star Ni Dahong is now a top drama star in the industry. Sun Maocai in "Qiao's Courtyard", Sima Yi in "New Three Kingdoms", Su Daqiang in "Everyone Is Pretty Good", and Uncle Tai in "Kurst", each of these characters can be called a classic.
In "South to North", Ni Dahong plays the old blind man. This acting skill is absolutely amazing.
ranked third, Wang Jinsong.
Wang Jinsong, a national first-class actor, is an experienced actor who has superb acting skills and became popular for his outstanding supporting roles.
Lin Yaodong, the villain of "Operation Ice Breaking", Yan Que, the uncle of the country in "Nirvana in Fire", Guan Yongshan, the director of the military intelligence department in "Thin Ice", these supporting roles can all be said to be outstanding.
In "South to North", Wang Jinsong plays Peng Mingjie.
is fourth, Li Naiwen .
Li Naiwen, the "golden supporting role" in the entertainment industry, has played many classic supporting roles since his debut. Zhang Mingyang in "Mr. Love", Li Si in "Da Qin Fu", and the black-hearted pharmaceutical representative in "I'm Not the God of Medicine", each of them can be called a classic.
In "South to North", Li Naiwen plays Jia Jinlong.
fifth place, Wu Yue.
Wu Yue is a real martial arts star. Over the years since his debut, he has played many classic roles. Wan Zonghua in "Ip Man 4", Cui Kit in "The Greedy Wolf", Batu in "Angry Scalper", and Boyan in "Apocalypse", each of them impressed the audience deeply.
In the period drama "South to North", Wu Yue changed from his previous image and played the role of a railway detective, and he was also full of aura.
ranked sixth, Liu Guanlin.
Since his debut as Cai Badou in "Dragon Gate Escort", Liu Guanlin has participated in many dramas one after another. The third prince in "The Daily Life of Qing Qing", Jin Biao in "The Legend of Yun Xiang", and Feng Er in "Four of Fairy Sword", it can be said that each of them is full of joy and very recognizable.
In "South to North", Liu Guanlin plays Niu Dali.
seventh place, Bai Jingting.
The young actor Bai Jingting can be regarded as one of the most popular actors in the past two years. "The Beginning", "Everyday Life" and "Chang Feng Du" can be said to be popular.
In "South to North", Bai Jingting plays the role of young detective Wang Xin, who works hand in hand with veteran actor Ding Yongdai to handle cases. The combination of veteran actors and talented young actors is quite interesting.
is ranked eighth, Jin Chen.
html Jin Chen made his debut in 1990 with the role of Li Yueya in "Master Wuxin". Since then, she has starred in many dramas: "The Legend of Qingqiu Fox", "Jade House Spring" and "The Ordinary Road". Jin Chen's acting skills and popularity are rising step by step.
In "South to North", Jin Chen plays Ma Yan, the daughter of veteran detective Ma Kui and the girlfriend of male lead Wang Xin.
In addition, there are many supporting actors in the play that everyone is familiar with.
such as Bao Beier,
Fangfang Bin,
Wang Xiaoli, and so on.
In addition to the 11 actors mentioned above, this drama also has powerful actors such as Zuo Xiaoqing, Liu Jun, Jiang Yan, Hu Ke, Gan Tingting, Yang Haoyu, and Mu Liyan joining the cast.Qiqi counted, there are no less than 50 talented actors, and the lineup is quite strong.
3, creative team: famous mainland director Zheng Xiaolong + top period drama screenwriter Gao Mantang, the quality of the series is stable.
In addition to the strong cast, the creative team of this drama is also quite strong. Director Zheng Xiaolong is a well-known director in China. The well-known classic dramas "Red Sorghum", "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "The Legend of Mi Yue" are all directed by him. At the same time, he is also the chief director of the popular period drama "The Meritorious Service". During his career, he has won numerous awards.
Another director, Liu Zhangmu, is the executive director of "Wolf Warrior 2" and the director of the hit anti-gang drama "Operation Icebreaker".
Screenwriter Gao Mantang is the top screenwriter of period dramas in China. Classic dramas such as "The Canal", "Old Tavern", "Enter Guandong" and "Wenzhou Family" are all screenwriters of his works. Gao Mantang is also one of the screenwriters of CCTV's period drama "Mountains and Seas".
With a top domestic director and a gold medal screenwriter for period dramas, this lineup looks set to create a classic that will stand the test of time.
's drama series is on CCTV's evening prime time slot on the evening of February 6th.
