Author｜Mushroom Dumplings
Editor｜Xiang Wanwan
Green train, blue uniforms, a platform full of people leaving the station...
The trailer of CCTV's new year drama "South to North" alone made everyone's Full of expectations.
"All this is the responsibility that our railway police should bear."
"The Spring Festival is approaching, and I am patrolling in the cold wind."
This year coincides with the first Spring Festival transportation after the recovery of the epidemic. These two lines instantly attracted the audience From the modern EMU era, go back to the 1970s.
Compared with previous period dramas, "South and North" not only has a sense of period, but also contains suspense, emotion, comedy and other highlights, making people unable to put it down.
has just started broadcasting, and it has broken out from the crowd of popular TV series. The ratings directly exceeded 2, ranking first in the country at the same time.
The drama "South to North" revolves around "Two Lines and One Courtyard" and tells the story of a pair of railway police masters and apprentices on duty on the train and their daily lives in the compound.
Among them, Wang Xin, a young policeman played by Bai Jingting , mistakenly regards Ma Kui, an old railway policeman played by Ding Daiyong, as a fugitive, and their story begins.
In previous years, period dramas have firmly occupied the top spot in the ratings for opening new years.
For example, the previous "Parents' Love" and " Human World " have set great ratings, and the audience can't get enough of them.
I believe everyone has their own answer as to whether "North and South", which has had a good start this time, can maintain its ratings miracle and become the king of dramas in the new year.
After watching the first few episodes of this drama, it is not difficult to find that this drama is a team building of excellent actors, even the supporting roles can be named.
Bai Jingting, Ding Daiyong, Jin Chen, Hu Ke, Ni Dahong, Zuo Xiaoqing, Wang Jinsong, Wang Xiaoli...
Such a luxurious lineup is really exciting. Next, let me tell you about the stories behind the outstanding actors in this drama.
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First of all, Wang Xin, played by young actor Bai Jingting, is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Although the hot searches for "Bai Jingting's House Collapse" have remained high these days, it has to be said that Bai Jingting's acting skills are always online.
2014, Bai Jingting, who did not come from a major, became famous for his role as Qiao Ran in the online drama "That Year in a Hurry".
During the first interview, he recited the lines completely because he was not professional enough.
However, with his "youthful" image and his subsequent hard work, Bai Jingting still won the role of Qiao Ran and entered the entertainment industry.
From the gentle Yu Chuyuan in "Tornado Girl", to the game architect Xiao Heyun in " begins ", to the dandy Gu Jiusi in "Changfengdu".
While creating one classic image after another, Bai Jingting gradually cultivated himself from an "idol" to a "powerful".
Compared with his previous roles, the policeman in "Southern and Northbound" needs to be more stable and mature.
At the beginning, most viewers were also worried. Is Bai Jingting sure he can play this role well?
Fortunately, Bai Jingting is full of sincerity in this drama and his performance is good.
In order to get closer to the character, he, who was born and raised in Beijing, specially learned Northeastern dialect.
Wang Xin's role has a humorous temperament. He has always been called the "King of Meme" in variety shows, and he is simply acting in his true colors.
Since he has never studied acting professionally, Bai Jingting's performance is a bit more casual. In most cases,
relies on his own talents to figure out the characters. As a result, this not only allows the audience to empathize with the characters, but also gives the characters a deeper connotation and soul.
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In addition to Bai Jingting, Jin Chen, who played the role of Ma Yan in the play, was also controversial before the TV broadcast.
Everyone believes that Ma Yan was a girl who lived in the 1970s, her father was wrongfully imprisoned, and she could only depend on her mother.
But Jin Chen's image is too thin and white, and with her bright facial features, the "sense of technology" on her face is somewhat inconsistent in a period drama.
As the plot progresses, Ma Yan, as a salesperson in a state-owned store, is neither humble nor overbearing when faced with customers' troubles.
Faced with the hardships of life, she is determined and cheerful.
When faced with her father whom she had not seen for many years, she experienced inner entanglements and changes in her emotions towards him.
And these are all vividly presented by Jin Chen's exquisite acting skills.
People also witnessed Ma Yan's growth through Jin Chen's performance.
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In addition to the new generation of actors taking the lead, the strength of veteran actors should not be underestimated.
Ding Daiyong is one of them.
When he was young, Ding Daiyong performed many classic images.
Bai Baoshan, the "violent bandit" in the TV series "The End", is the most familiar image to people. The role of
was acquired by him in exchange for conquering the director with his outstanding acting skills.
Although Ding Daiyong has participated in many TV series in recent years, he has not caused much splash.
But gold always shines.
In 2015, Ding Daiyong played the dim, irritable, incompetent and suspicious Emperor Liang in "Nirvana in Fire". His acting skills were recognized and remembered by everyone. He has been on this path of
for 34 years.
Ding Daiyong has appeared in many popular dramas such as "Ode to Joy", "Under the Brocade" and "Settle Down". For his role as Zhou Zhigang in "The World", he won the "Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actor" .
As a recognized capable actor, Ding Daiyong's popularity has soared due to his outstanding performance in the hit drama "Human World". Because of his excellent acting skills,
plays every role with full intensity, sometimes even more brilliantly than the protagonist, which often makes people ignore that his roles are not many.
This time, in "South to North", Ding Daiyong, who has strength but lacks popularity, becomes the protagonist.
An outstanding police officer was wrongly imprisoned for ten years. After being released from prison, he had no resentment and continued to shine on the train.
The role of Ma Kui is full of drama.
An old policeman who was wronged, a loving father, and a stern master.
Ding Daiyong used subtle performances to skillfully display Ma Kui's three identities in the play. The contrast between each side of Ma Kui also makes this character more three-dimensional and vivid.
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Hu Ke, who plays Ma Kui’s wife Wang Sufen, also performed equally wonderfully in the play.
While some female stars are still playing girls at the age of 70, opposite Xiao Xianrou, 48-year-old Hu Ke plays Bai Jingting's "mother-in-law" for the third time.
Unlike the arrogant and domineering Zhang Yue'er in "Chang Feng Du", Zhuge Xiaomei in "Everyday Life" has a cheerful personality. This time, in "South to North", Hu Ke plays Wang Sufen, although she is ill-fated but simple and sensible.
Her husband was unjustly imprisoned, leaving her alone to support the family. After finally waiting for her husband to be released from prison and the family reunited, she suffered from cancer again.
The mother played by Hu Ke had a rough life and sacrificed herself for her family.
In the play, Hu Ke shows up without makeup, and her makeup and delicate performance make the audience feel that the years have left traces on Wang Sufen's body.
Hu Ke also showed another kind of female charm through her performance, telling everyone that the mark of time is never a burden, but a way to release the inner beauty.
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Although there are powerful performances by three generations of actors, old, middle and young, the soul of a good drama is a good story.
The reason why "South and North" has attracted much attention is its screenwriter and director.
The two names "Gao Mantang" and "Zheng Xiaolong" are absolute trump cards no matter which TV series they appear in.
"The Legend of Zhen Huan" directed by Zheng Xiaolong has been regarded as a "spicy drama" for more than ten years after it was aired, and has become a phenomenon-level TV series.
"Golden Wedding", "Red Sorghum" and "The Meritorious Service" are all produced by him.
Gold medal screenwriter Gao Mantang also has many well-known masterpieces: "Crossing the Guandong", "Family with Nine Phoenixes", "Wenzhou Family" and so on.
As an experiential creator, when Gao Mantang was writing the script, he felt that while thinking about the current status of TV drama creation, it was more important to innovate in the accumulation of life.
Every story he creates is created from a suitable perspective and at the right time after many years of accumulation.
This time, "Come South and North", he combined his own experience and came up with the concept of "Come South and North" from the various people on the train he took when he was young.
When he saw the many formulaic police and criminal films nowadays, he suddenly thought of this train and the old criminal policeman he had interviewed at the Jinan Railway Police Bureau.
They have been running trains all their lives and have witnessed the rapid development of the country over the years.
Hence, the film "North and South" was created, which recorded the various behaviors of all living beings on the train. It also broke the pattern of previous period dramas and created it from the perspective of young men.
It’s not enough to have a good script, a good director, and good actors, you also need good production.
The reason why there are so few scenes on trains in period dramas is because there are too many limitations. In these years of rapid development, high-speed rail has strict restrictions and most internal combustion engines and steam engines have been eliminated. The care that the
crew put into setting the scene is evident.
From the various people in the train carriage to the streets and alleys of the northeast alleys in the small town of Fangci; from the life trajectories of the characters to the detailed design of the scenes, we are restoring that specific era background.
In this fast-paced and formulaic era, good dramas that break the rules and do not allow repetition are rare, which makes the audience look forward to this drama even more.
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Passengers on the train come in waves, but what remains unchanged is that they keep moving forward in the torrent of the times.
also relied on the legacy of the old and new generations of railway policemen Wang Xin and Ma Kui to witness the rapid development of China's railways from the steam engine to the high-speed rail era.
What is more exciting than the story is the life of every character in the play.
The passengers on the bus, the announcer, and the police are all ordinary people and real characters in life.
In that era, everyone was full of passion and energy, which was the unique spirit, vitality and vitality of the working class.
They also passed this "vitality" to us.
is not so much about telling stories as it is about stories generated by these vivid characters themselves.
Only when the characters "live" can they be remembered by people through TV series, and can they bring people thinking about the times and human nature.
As the plot continues to develop, this new year drama will definitely become a classic.
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