Zhang Songwen and Yao Anna collaborated on " Ice Hunting " , which was a hit.
The feature film ranks second in the ratings on the entire network, and the online drama ranks first in the ratings . It became popular before it was aired, with more than million bookings. It gained countless attention as soon as it was launched. This is the charm of Zhang Songwen.
In fact, after becoming popular in "Hurry Up", Zhang Songwen avoided the spotlight for a while.
He has no news and almost no new works. He has not been seen on the big and small screens for a long time, so for the audience, this "Ice Hunting" is like meeting an old friend and arriving late for a party. Dating.
"Hunting Ice" is a two-way journey between the audience and Zhang Songwen, and it is also an important test for Huawei Princess Yao Anna.
Can it be possible for an old drama actor to team up with a little girl?
Can Zhang Songwen still create the popularity and miracle of "Cyclonus"?
Mr. Tomato will take everyone to inspect the goods.
1, digging holes and burying wires, super fast pace, movie quality, criminal investigation drama is another hit
Gao Qunshu 's criminal investigation drama has always dominated the world with "realism", but as an online drama with only 18 episodes, the rhythm is the most important.
The inheritance and integration must be natural, the priorities must be appropriate, the appeal to the audience must be properly maintained, and the commercial elements and artistic expression must be balanced. This is also a big test for Gao Qunshu.
But this time, "Ice Hunter" has definitely succeeded in terms of production.
begins with three big pits and three hidden lines. Under the guidance of an ultra-fast pace, it makes people's hearts beat and goosebumps spread all over the place.
The first big pitfall is when brothers turn against each other.
The entire drama uses flashback techniques. At the beginning, Huang Zongwei played by Zhang Songwen and A Dong played by Han Geng are already in a foreign drug manufacturing base.
A Dong told Huang Zongwei that his wife and three children had been kidnapped.
After learning that his family had an accident, Huang Zongwei was very excited and wanted to return to China as soon as possible. However, A Dong felt that this was a trap, a trap specially set for Huang Zongwei. After
was forcibly controlled, Huang Zongwei suddenly realized that he was just A Dong's money-making tool, and the usual brotherhood was nothing in the face of interests.
The two of them fought, pointing guns at each other, and the first big hole of "broken brotherhood" was dug.
Gao Qunshu also successfully laid the first hidden clue: Who kidnapped Huang Zongwei's family and lured him back to China? Was it a drug dealer who wanted to get his hands on him, or was it a police strategy to catch him?
The second big pitfall is the "cat and mouse game".
The drug trafficking den discovered by the police is in Renmei Village.
This village has complex terrain and numerous secret passages, making it difficult to arrest even if a large number of police forces are deployed. So they made a plan. A female police officer pretended to be a drug addict, found the specific location of the den during the purchase process, and then issued an arrest signal.
Zhao Younan played by Anna Yao therefore appeared.
During training, she was handsome with short hair and sassy; but after a transformation, she became a long-legged and spirited girl with yellow hair and wearing fishnet stockings and black stockings.
Yao Anna’s appearance shows that the main creator has done a good job.
In the documentary program, the spirited girl with a history of drug abuse still likes this kind of outfit.
Zhao Younan got the address and walked into the drug dealer's den, secretly planning a plan in his heart, but the drug dealer was jealous and wanted to "check" her at every turn.
Zhao Younan was originally going to pretend to be defeated and capture him, but after a flying kick, the drug dealer ran away. In the maze-like road of Renmei Village, the first "cat and mouse game" began.
Through investigation, Zhao Younan discovered signs of Huang Zongwei's drug making.
Huang Zongwei, who realized something was wrong, had already asked his channel businessman He Hongzhang to kill and silence him.
Two shots killed two people, and the clue was cut off. While Zhao Younan and his team were following the clues from the gun, Huang Zongwei had already driven away with his family in a car.
Although the two sides passed each other when they were caught, it would be difficult to catch Huang Zongwei again after escaping this time.
Zhao Younan and Huang Zongwei will eventually have a battle, but in what way and through what kind of unexpected encounter will the two meet? This is the second big hole dug by the director.
Huang Zongwei's escape and Zhao Younan's passing are also the second hidden line in the opening of "Hunting Ice".
The third big pit is 1 ton of poison.
He Hongzhang, who was as frightened as a bird, was still selling drugs in the country and did not listen to Huang Zongwei's words.
His behavior offended the interests of local drug dealer Chen Jianchang.
He Hongzhang was fooled by a simple honey trap. At the dinner table, the two of them became friends in a second and started talking about business.
Chen Jianchang wanted goods and He Hongzhang sold them. The two hit it off.
Even so, He Hongzhang was shocked when he heard the amount Chen Jianchang asked for: 1,000 kilograms, which is 1 ton.
1 tons is enough to be sentenced to death countless times, but in He Hongzhang's eyes, this is a huge benefit.
He called Huang Zongwei. After hearing this number, Huang Zongwei, who was running away, also hesitated.
Wang Zongwei will choose to stay and finish this business, or still choose to escape abroad, the director dug another hole.
The production and delivery of a ton of poison, as well as the crowing of chickens and dog thieves by Huang Zongwei, He Hongzhang and Chen Jianchang, will become the third hidden line of "Hunting Ice".
When I first watched "Hunting for Ice", it felt like a movie. The color palette of this drama was high-quality, and the camerawork was skillful. Especially the shot in Renmei Village, the perfect combination of downward, handheld and upward shots, presented an unprecedented sense of urgency.
In terms of the sense of age, the main creator has also achieved a rough and detailed look, from the 28th Outline to "Advanced Organic Chemistry" , from the police uniform epaulettes to the coastal towns, showing the roughness of the 1970s.
The combination of texture and story is full of immersion. Judging from the few episodes released so far, "Hunting Ice" undoubtedly has the potential to be a hit.
2, Zhang Songwen's acting skills are legendary, Zhou Yunpeng Biao's acting is outstanding, and Yao Anna has surprises and highlights
Huang Zongwei in "Hunting Ice" and Gao Qiqiang in "Hurry" actually have something in common.
Both of them are underworld bosses, both control huge businesses, both can express their emotions and anger, and both are good at arming themselves with knowledge.
But if you look closely, you will see that they are different.
Gao Qiqiang in "Hurry" was forced step by step to become a gangster. We witnessed his growth from an honest fishmonger to the controller of a construction group.
But Huang Zongwei in "Hunting Ice" is different. He appears as a drug dealer, with a "ruthless" background, and also has two sides of gentleness and fierceness.
In "Hunting Ice", Zhang Songwen's acting skills are still legendary. Through just a few simple scenes, he made Huang Zongwei's character deeply rooted in the hearts of the audience.
's two scenes are impressive, and both of them are about giving red envelopes.
In the first scene, he is the supervisor of his drug factory, and his daughter is admitted to college.
Huang Zongwei was like a relative or junior. When settling his salary, he forced a red envelope into Uncle Zhong's hand.
The pushing and shoving between the two of them was very similar to the scene where we half push and half accept with our elders during the Chinese New Year.
Zhang Songwen's lines are steady and his performance is life-like. He made the story of the family and the family in this scene deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In the second game, it was also a drug manufacturing factory, and the same red envelopes were given out, but there was a huge difference.
Huang Zongwei wanted to run away and destroy the factory. When he and Uncle Zhong were burning documents, they discovered that a worker named A Wei had stolen poison.
Ah Wei was frightened to death, but Huang Zongwei was uncharacteristically still showing his friendly expression and performance. Not only did he give him the poison, but he also asked Uncle Zhong to give him a red envelope. After
finished speaking, Huang Zongwei turned around and left the factory, closed the door, and shouted outside the door like crazy, pacing back and forth, making anxious expressions and movements.
The contrast between stillness and movement is Huang Zongwei's hypocrisy, which appears to win people's hearts, but in fact kills people and silences them.
He was lying on the door, listening to Uncle Zhong's handling of Ah Wei in the factory. At that moment, Zhang Songwen's tranquility and gentleness were no longer replaced by an unspeakable madness and anger.
Two seemingly identical scenes fully exposed Huang Zongwei's duality.
This is a drug lord who is honest and sincere on the face but ruthless behind the scenes. He is also a real boss who is full of oppression but easily hides his integrity.
These two performances have brought "Ice Hunt" to a higher level, and also given this web drama the confidence to carry the expectations of the public.
In addition to acting, Zhang Songwen's eyes can also speak. In the plot updated by
today, the way he looks at the girl in the hotel can be described as "eyes drawn".
Although I don’t know if Huang Zongwei truly loves his family, at least at this moment, the audience believed Huang Zongwei’s infatuation, and also saw his motivation to help his little sister blow up the restaurant and vent her anger.
After reading this, Mr. Tomato has to sigh, he is indeed Zhang Songwen.
When I watched the trailer before, when Zhang Songwen said passionately that chemistry can change the world, I felt that it seemed to be the rise of a big shot.
After watching these five episodes, when I think back to this scene, all I am left with is uneasiness.
In addition to Zhang Songwen, the performances of the supporting roles in the play are also very brilliant. What impressed Mr. Tomato was Chen Jianchang played by Zhou Yunpeng.
As long as Zhang Songwen's acting skills stretch his hips a little, he can't hold down these supporting actors.
Zhou Yunpeng is a comedian who made his mark in " Happy Comedian ". Before that, Mr. Tomato had never imagined that his acting skills were so good.
Chen Jianchang is a local drug dealer and is very afraid of He Hongzhang who is selling drugs on his territory.
On the one hand, he wanted He Hongzhang's supply of goods, but on the other hand, he was afraid of being robbed of his business.
When Chen Jianchang rode the 28th Outline through the streets delivering newspapers, at first glance, he was not a simple character.
Later, he appeared among a group of gangsters. Although he was not tall, his expression and aura made it clear that he was a nobody, either a drug dealer or a gangster.
The most important thing is that he used one scene to show the true state of a drug dealer, making the audience believe that this is what drug dealers are like.
When he met He Hongzhang for the first time, Chen Jianchang almost let his men hack him to death in order to take advantage of others.
But when the camera turned, the two of them were sitting at the dinner table. Chen Jianchang even thoughtfully brought a squab to He Hongzhang. Even if He Hongzhang didn't appreciate it, he wasn't angry.
It turned out that his real purpose was not to kill He Hongzhang, but to extract He Hongzhang's supply through threats and courtesy first.
Zhou Yunpeng grasped Chen Jianchang's emotional changes very well. It was the kind that was about to explode, but it was obvious that he was holding back.
Until the words "1000 kilograms" were spoken, the two drug dealers seemed to resonate in their souls.
was fighting to the death one second, and drank a glass of wine the next second.
This is a drug dealer. What is the most important thing in the eyes of people who risk their lives to sell drugs? Only profit.
Interests can make them kill each other, or they can turn from enemies to friends and even close relatives.
Zhou Yunpeng's performance at the dinner table has a steady rhythm, a profound knowledge of lines, and a perfect cooperation with He Hongzhang. It has both the oppressive feeling of drug trafficking and the joyful atmosphere of the deal. One is happy and the other is sad, and there is a weird magic realism. .
But it is this deviation from the real dinner party that makes the drug dealer Chen Jianchang played by Zhou Yunpeng come alive and be remembered and even liked by the audience.
Finally, let’s talk about Yao Anna .
Anna Yao's acting skills are not bad, but she is outstanding in some places.Especially when
first appeared, because she was a data clerk, the confusion and worry in her eyes when facing the drug trafficking case were still accurate.
The spirited girl’s long legs and strong kicking muscles attracted many viewers.
is just because he is acting with Zhang Songwen, so he will inevitably be compared, and the comparison will naturally lead to inferiority.
But through "Hunting Ice", Yao Anna's future and prospects are definitely limitless.
In addition, there are many actors who did not appear in the play, such as professional bad guy Zhao Longhao, Bin Zi, Xue Haowen and so on.
I believe that the following plots will become more and more exciting.
3. Domestic criminal investigation dramas ushered in another explosive spring with "Hunting Ice"
The earliest batch of classic criminal investigation dramas were produced by Gao Qunshu, especially "Conquest" , which is still a hit on the entire Internet. fire.
However, in recent years, with the outbreak of war and anti-crime campaigns, the subject of "criminal investigation" has gradually disappeared.
The emergence of "Hunting Ice" may change the status quo of criminal investigation dramas. A new type of criminal investigation drama suitable for young audiences seems to be being created.
After watching "Hunting Ice", Mr. Tomato was attracted by its three characteristics, and these characteristics may become the "standard features" of future criminal investigation dramas.
The first one is high-quality production and fast-paced advancement.
It is an indisputable fact that online dramas have been adapted into films. New dramas are on par with big screen productions in terms of color and quality.
This is the case with "Ice Hunting".
When watching "Ice Hunt", I have the illusion of watching a criminal investigation movie. This illusion comes from the excellent production team and film quality of this drama.
Under the premise of ensuring quality and without losing the story, "Hunting Ice" does not shrink or add water, and advances at a fast pace. The first episode captures people, the second episode silences them, and the third episode runs away... The plot There is no delay at all, it is enjoyable and enjoyable to watch.
This kind of characteristics and style will also become a model for future criminal investigation dramas.
The second one is full of documentary feel.
"Hurry Up" is a history of the growth of a gangster with a strong literary atmosphere, while "Hunting Ice" is a criminal investigation record about chasing down murderers and arresting people based on pictures.
From "Hunting Ice", Mr. Tomato saw the temperament of a classic criminal investigation film, such as "China Criminal Investigation Case No. 1" and "12.1 Shooting Case".
"Hunting Ice" is originally based on real events. Based on the adaptation, the director took care of the authenticity of the drama to the greatest extent, and even experienced the feeling of the old-school police and gangster movies 10 or even 20 years ago.
Classics can be reproduced. On the basis of focusing on quality, old wine is put in new bottles. The more you drink, the better.
The third one is a valuable villain’s perspective.
After watching five episodes, most viewers should be able to find that the entire drama actually tends to unfold from Huang Zongwei's perspective.
This is a big improvement. If "Hurry" still has Gao Xin's interference, then "Hunting Ice" is Huang Zongwei's one-man show.
In most shots, we can see the drug dealer's inner emotions and the root of why he became a drug dealer.
It contains complex human nature, and is also influenced by society, the times and the original family.
Huang Zongwei is superstitious and has a strong sense of family attachment, but he is also fierce and does not look like a person with a good life.
Keer people are often like this. One second they worship Buddha with piety, and the next second they kill in anger.
No matter what drama, people are the core; with Zhang Songwen, "Hunting Ice" can't be bad. The size of the
18 episode is still long, so let’s watch it slowly.
is also looking forward to the domestic criminal investigation and gangster drama, with "Hunting Ice", ushering in another explosive spring.
(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Department: Miaomiao)
