Copywriter | Sesame
Editor | Bumang
In the past year, what type of Chinese drama has the audience enjoyed the most?
I think it is a crime drama.
was a hit at the beginning of the year. "Kurst" set off a frenzy of watching dramas. The characters in the drama are three-dimensional and full, and the plot of the battle of wits between good and evil made the audience want to stop. It was given a high score of 8.5 by 910,000 people. After
, dramas such as " The Long Season ", "Thirteen Years of Ashes", and "The Lost Eleven" continued to hit the Chinese drama screen, and this craze has almost never stopped.
However, at the beginning of 2024, major dramas such as " Blossoms ", "South and North", and "The Case of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty" were launched one after another, but the anti-gang dramas that the audience loved to watch were nowhere to be seen.
It’s time for a powerful anti-gang drama.
Isn’t it coming soon? “ Ice Hunting ” is launched on Goose Factory, with only 3 episodes aired and the site’s rating is as high as 9.0. This new drama may be able to open up the traffic ceiling of anti-crime dramas in one fell swoop.
Without further ado, let’s take a look.
The plot is fast-paced and enjoyable to watch
A good Chinese drama that can bring the audience into the drama in the first second. "Ice Hunt" does not waste a second and firmly attracts the audience's interest from the beginning.
The story takes place one night overseas.
Huang Zongwei (played by Zhang Songwen) sat among the crowd with a tired face, surrounded by a group of gangsters. The leader A Dong ( Han Geng) sat down and told Huang Zongwei that the news was absolutely true.
Huang Zongwei said lightly: "I have alarmed the police again." He became excited and yelled that he wanted to go back to save people.
The two then had a fierce quarrel, and learned from the conversation that Huang Zongwei's son had been kidnapped.
Seeing the two people arguing fiercely, the gangster in the corner rushed out, took out a gun and put it on A Dong's head. Immediately afterwards, the people around him quickly approached with weapons.
At this point in the story, all the suspense settings have been revealed.
Why are the two groups facing each other tit for tat? Who kidnapped Huang Zongwei’s son? What did they do to alert the police?
But the real show has just begun.
Time goes back to four years ago. In the peaceful coastal town of Sanping City, the anti-narcotics brigade accidentally seized a batch of new drugs. The scale and purity were extremely rare. The public security immediately launched an investigation.
The clues were found, and the next step was to send someone disguised as a drug dealer to lure the snake out of the hole. After careful consideration, this task was handed over to Zhao Younan (played by Yao Anna), a policewoman who was retired from the army.
The police cooperated with each other and successfully arrested the drug dealer and took him back for interrogation.
Huang Zongwei, the source of drug production, is still hiding. He used his rich chemical knowledge to make drugs, but only traded with overseas drug dealers.
Unexpectedly, the middleman saw the huge benefits and traded drugs in Sanping City behind Huang Zongwei's back. It was precisely because of this that Huang Zongwei was exposed.
The plot of "Hunting Ice" started at a fast pace, from the incompatibility between the two forces at the beginning, to the subsequent arrest of drug dealers, and later the KTV shooting case.
Memories and reality are intertwined, one case after another, one link after another, climax plot content and unexpected reversals, and adrenaline-filled scenes continue to deepen the story.
The audience fell into the drama unconsciously. Finally, there is an anti-gang drama worth staying up late to binge watch.
Zhang Songwen takes the lead, and Yao Anna's performance is surprising.
Another surprise that "Hunting Ice" brings to the audience comes from the acting level.
The cast of the show is not luxurious, but everyone can play their roles well. In the opening few episodes, the performances of these actors are impressive.
ranked first, Zhang Songwen.
Zhang Songwen's acting skills are textbook level.
In "Hurry", Gao Qiqiang changes from a fishmonger to a gangster. His forbearance and cowardice in the early stage, and his rampant and vicious later stage, the complex and multi-faceted characteristics are perfectly presented on the screen by Zhang Songwen.
Zhang Songwen's performance makes Gao Qiqiang's character more full-bodied and makes the plot more reasonable. In
's new drama, Zhang Songwen once again contributed extraordinary acting skills.
Huang Zongwei, who he plays, is on the surface a businessman selling onion crystals, but secretly a criminal who manufactures drugs. When doing business, he wears a polite smile on his face and chats with his partners.
Hearing the other party mention that onion crystals can be used to make methamphetamine, Huang Zongwei's face turned pale, his expression was dull, and his eyes were rolling, fearing that his identity would be discovered.
After seeing the other party laughing and saying "just kidding", Huang Zongwei finally let go of his hanging heart and jumped up and down to ease the tense atmosphere.
Zhang Songwen used several expression changes to vividly express the character's guilt and panic. Even if his identity is not revealed, the audience will find clues from Zhang Songwen's performance.
second place, Yao Anna.
I thought that Yao Anna, a rich young lady, entered the entertainment industry just on a whim, but I didn't expect that she was serious about it.
In "The Windy Day", Anna Yao plays the role of Xie Qin. Her acting skills are not perfect, but she interprets the character's characteristics of daring to love and hate, giving the audience a small surprise.
This time in "Hunting Ice", Anna Yao took the lead and played the role of the female lead Zhao Younan.
When she appeared, she stood in the room, staring at herself in the mirror, with regret and unwillingness in her eyes. She immediately let the audience know that she had a story.
As soon as the camera turned, Zhao Younan was dressed in non-mainstream clothing and performing tasks. When talking to the informant, every movement and expression was artificial and exaggerated, but it was most in line with the state of a spirited girl.
Seeing that the other party was still reluctant to take out the "pork", she tilted her neck and twisted her head, and immediately pretended to be arrogant and unreasonable. His rebelliousness was reflected in his whole body.
Don’t mention it, Yao Anna is really suitable for this role.
The third place is Han Geng.
Audiences who have watched "Secret Agent" know that Han Geng's acting skills have improved a lot, and his performance in "Ice Hunt" was also quite good. In the
drama, his character A Dong earnestly advised Huang Zongwei not to be impulsive, but the other party didn't understand at all and put a gun on his head. However, A Dong sneered and didn't care at all, spinning around in circles.
You can tell at a glance that Han Geng played a ruthless character this time.
In addition, there are also actors such as Zhao Longhao, Bao Beier, etc. joining the play. I believe it will bring a lot of surprises to the audience when they appear.
Conclusion:
Speaking of which, why is "Hunting Ice" able to become another popular anti-gang drama?
On the one hand, the show’s launch schedule is very good.
In the Chinese drama market after the Spring Festival, there are no popular dramas. "Hunting Ice" is online at this time. The traffic advantage of the anti-crime element will naturally attract a group of viewers. There is no need to worry about the popularity of the drama.
On the other hand, powerful actors joined the cast to improve the quality of the whole drama. The tense atmosphere created by
's powerful actors through their eyes and subtle body language gives the drama a sense of atmosphere and tension that is difficult to surpass in similar dramas, firmly attracting the audience.
Coupled with Gao Qunshu's adaptation, as long as the follow-up plot of "Hunting Ice" can continue to be online, it is almost impossible for this drama to overturn.
