"I have endured hardship for decades, but I picked up my pen in order to enter a high school." - Excerpted from a line in the TV series "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty".
Di Renjie is here again!
became popular before it was aired. It was first broadcast on CCTV. The test screening was very popular, and the streaming media platform has over 7.6 million reservations.
It can be said that this version of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" is the strongest "Di Renjie" in history.
So, why does "Detective Dee" have such great appeal?
What is the reputation, ratings and quality of this drama's premiere?
Let Brother Fei explain it in detail.
1. Di Renjie.
The original novel was adapted into a film and television. Jin Yong was the first to bear the brunt of the most popular IP. The 15 literary works she left behind have been remade countless times.
For example, Monday's version of "Jin Yong's Martial Arts World" will be launched soon, and Tsui Hark and Xiao Zhan's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero" are in production;
followed by "Journey to the West" and "Fengshen" IP , Liu Xiaolingtong, Stephen Chow, Aaron Kwok, and Wu Ershan are all involved, such as "Fengshen Part 2", Liu Xiaolingtong and Ma Dehua's "The Monkey King" has been put on the agenda.
There are also "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" by Tianxia Baodong and "Tomb Robbery Notes" by Nanpai Sanshu, Zhang Hanyu's "Sky Star Technique", Chen Kun and Huang Bo's "Ghost Blowing Lamp", and Zhang Luyi's "Hidden Sea Flower" are all there Ready to move.
In addition, in recent years, more and more film and television works have been created around "Di Renjie". Brother Fei checked and learned that: "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", "Tomb Robbers Notes" and "Journey to the West" add up to the three major IPs, among which No film and television adaptation can compare with the "Detective Dee" IP. The popularity of this IP
is mainly related to the three masters.
The first one is Qian Yanqiu.
From 2004 to 2008, Qian Yanqiu teamed up with Liang Guanhua to create three domestic dramas "Detective Di Renjie", which achieved both good reputation and ratings. The well-known Detective Di Renjie was basically written by Qian Yanqiu.
especially the sentence: "Yuanfang, what do you think?" is widely circulated to this day.
The second place is Tsui Hark.
After the TV series version of "Detective Detective Dee" became popular across the country, Tsui Hark began to work on "Detective Detective Dee". From 2010 to 2018, Tsui Hark and Huayi Brothers collaborated to create a trilogy.
are respectively " Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven " starring Andy Lau and Carina Lau in 2010; " Detective Dee: The Dragon King of Gods " in 2013 by Zhao Youting and Feng Shaofeng; and " Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings " in 2018.
The three major industrial productions cost a total of 530 million, and the final total box office revenue was 1.38 billion, basically in a state of drought and flood guarantee.
Tsui Hark's martial arts fantasy version of "Detective Dee" dazzled the audience.
The third place is Gao Luopei.
This sinologist from the Netherlands is the creator of "Di Renjie". He not only translated the Qing Dynasty "detective novel" "The Case of Di Gong" into English, but also personally created "The Case of Di Gong in the Tang Dynasty".
Since its publication in the 1950s, Gao Luopei's work has set off a sales wave and become popular all over the world. Detective Dee has become a well-known legendary detective figure in the West, and is also known as the "Oriental Sherlock Holmes".
The domestic drama "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" is adapted from Gao Luopei's novel of the same name. This is also the main reason why this drama is attractive and became popular before it was broadcast. All viewers want to see what is wrong with this adaptation. Same.
In addition, the international version of this drama will be sold to more than 100 countries around the world, becoming an important film and television cultural export work.
2. Ratings.
2024 After New Year’s Day, two domestic dramas were released.
The first one is "Flowers" by Wong Kar-wai and Hu Ge. This high-quality reality-themed drama has received unanimous praise from the industry. The Douban score has risen to 8.6 points. After the broadcast, the ratings were second to none, and the discussion rate has soared.
Another one is the just-concluded "Running Dogs", directed by Wang Xinjun and starring Jiang Long. This anti-war themed drama uses a comedy to unfold the plot. It is deeply loved by the people and has hit new highs in ratings.
"The Case of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty" succeeded "Gou Sheng Run", and the ratings were far lower than expected. It did not succeed in the ratings of "Go Sheng Run", which broke 2, and the average ratings of the first two episodes were only 1.25.
"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" broke 1. The ratings are quite good compared to satellite TV, but in comparison, they are still lacking.
html On February 6, in addition to "The Case of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty", there is another blockbuster drama that was launched on CCTV's eight sets, that is, the period drama "South to North" starring Bai Jingting , Ding Yongdai and Jin Chen.is also the first broadcast. The first two episodes of "South and North" directly achieved high ratings of over 2, and it is very likely to become a popular drama that everyone will discuss next. However, "The Case of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty" did not account for its competition. A little cheaper.
lost to Bai Jingting on Monday and finished third.
Not only did it lose to "South and North", it even failed to beat "Dajiang Dahe". Whether the follow-up of "The Case of Tang Dynasty" can detonate the Internet is still unknown. There are two main reasons for the poor ratings. .
The first point is that the broadcast time of this drama is after 21:30. Most of the viewers have gone to bed and are ready to turn off the TV and chat with Duke Zhou.
The second point is that the drama is a suspense genre. Ordinary viewers prefer to watch down-to-earth TV dramas. For example, the previous "Running Dog" and the currently popular period drama "South and North" are very down-to-earth.
This kind of brain-burning drama may not be watched by viewers over 45 years old.
Another more important point is that the reputation of the first two episodes was not that good. Maybe many viewers turned off the TV after watching half of it, and the average ratings were not able to rise.
3. Word of mouth.
"The Case of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty" aired two episodes on CCTV 8. After six episodes were updated on the streaming media, word-of-mouth reviews for the first broadcast came out one after another. Audience feedback was not the same as "Flowers" when it was aired. Instead, showed two polarities in word-of-mouth. change.
The audience either gave it four stars or just one star. The contrast is huge.
Most of the viewers who gave it four stars focused on the plot, costumes, soundtrack and production level.
"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" adopts a unit-type investigation and incorporates Di Renjie's growth process, from doing nothing to being valued by Wu Zetian and becoming the prime minister.
The first four episodes were subtitled "The Phoenix Seal Case". It can be said that after the second episode, it got better.
Wu Zetian was trusted by Emperor Li Zhi and gradually intervened in the court. From compiling the "Record of Surnames" to reforming the imperial examination, she made a series of innovative actions in order to attract talents from all walks of life.
These actions offended the interest groups headed by Chang Sunqing, because if successful, their power would be weakened, so they suppressed Wu Zetian everywhere on the pretext of violating the "old system".
first asked Chen Zhuliang to express his opposition, and then used iron needles in sycamore trees to attract lightning strikes, creating a "sky fire case". Then he used the bodyguard chief Kang Zhiyi to use his father as a means of alienation.
delusionally wanted the emperor to depose Wu Zetian through divine punishment and the public opinion.
But Wu Zetian took advantage of the situation and directly ordered the palace maid Yaxin to steal the Phoenix Seal. After killing Chen Zhuliang, she wanted to have Yaxin accuse Changsun Qing of blaming Empress Wu the next day and kill them all.
Unexpectedly, Di Renjie's teacher, Master Wei, caused an unexpected incident. The "Sky Fire Case" in which an iron needle caused lightning strikes inspired Master Wei. He replaced his apprentice He Dajingjiu and prepared to burn down the new subject examination room.
But the jug failed to pass the security inspection and instead ignited in the Ju Shui Building. The palace maid named Yaxin, together with He Dajing and other store owners, were killed in the flames. Only Di Renjie survived.
Di Renjie's opportunity came. He found the root cause of the case by peeling off the cocoon, and learned that Master Wei was the real culprit of the Jishui Building fire. His follower Ma Rong got it wrong, and it turned out that Kang Zhiyi was still an undercover agent.
Di Renjie solved the "Phoenix Seal Case" and knew Wu Zetian's determination to pursue the New Deal.
It’s time for Di Renjie to take sides! At the end of
, he will take office as Penglai County Magistrate and lead to the next unit "Screen Case".
The first two episodes are not that attractive, especially the first episode, which introduces the story of Di Renjie’s housekeeper, Uncle Hong, and his two followers. When he returned from traveling in the Western Regions, he stopped at an inn and solved a theft case. After episode
2, we get to the main topic. Scenes of the prosperous Tang Dynasty can be seen everywhere. The listening enjoyment brought by the photography style gradually spreads, especially the plot is fascinating and interlocking. This is what attracts me.
Generally speaking, I can give the drama "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" four stars, eight points. The subsequent plot is not broken, and I can add some more points.
The viewers who gave one star were mainly concentrated on Zhou Yiwei, the original version and Liang Guanhua's version.
After watching 4 episodes, many viewers were very dissatisfied with Di Renjie played by Yiwei Yi, saying that he was greasy and used too much force. In fact, the issue of Yiwei Yi being greasy has always been discussed.
Whenever Zhou Yiwei stars in a film or television drama, the audience will almost always say that Zhou Yiwei's appearance is indeed very oily, but what I want to say is that Zhou Yiwei's in this drama is "oily but not greasy".
"Oily but not greasy" means that it looks high in fat but does not taste greasy.
A few minutes after the show started, the steward Hong Liang came on the stage, with a dewy locust flower on his head. Di Renjie judged that Hong Liang had gone to the Imperial College in the morning, which showed that he had an excellent memory, meticulous observation, and careful thinking.
When he came back from traveling in the Western Regions, he had no family to live in. He lived in a post station with the poor people who were taking part in the scientific examination. He also bought cakes for the poor people and paid for their houses. This shows that he is not strict with trivial matters and has compassion.
Detective Dee at this stage is almost in his 20s. It would be inappropriate for Liang Guanhua to play the role. The Dee Renjie at this stage is the same as the one in Tsui Hark's movie version.
is also the same as Di Renjie in the original work. He is both civilized and military, a bit yuppie in appearance, and a bit bohemian in character. His reasoning is perfect, and he has all kinds of fists and kicks. Brother Fei thinks that Zhou Yiwei's performance is very good.
Furthermore, in addition to the case itself, Di Renjie’s life background and growth path are also a major attraction. It will depend on how Zhou Wei interprets it in the future.
Actually, what attracts me most about "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" is the case itself.
Regarding this drama: "Yuanfang, what do you think?"
