I was attracted by a line and a famous scene.
Let’s talk about the lines first - the father-in-law interrupted his daughter-in-law mid-sentence and said domineeringly: "Women, don’t interrupt. I will always have the final say in this family."
Let’s talk about the famous scene.
At the family dinner on Mother's Day, the daughter-in-law gave her mother and parents-in-law a brand-name bag with a smile on her face. However, the mother-in-law raised her eyebrows, her face turned dark, and she directly soaked the brand-name bag into the fish soup.
The daughter-in-law was shocked: Mom, what are you doing? This package costs fifteen thousand.
The reason was that when the parents-in-law were looking through their daughter-in-law’s mobile phone, they saw the call records of buying a 1,500 counterfeit package.
But here comes the question: Can the bag "Gu Jia" gave her be fake?
This line that makes my blood pressure soar, and the famous scene that directly makes my blood vessels explode, come from the 26 episodes of the domestic urban emotional drama " Little Days " that will be released tonight on Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV and Goose Factory.
To be honest, when I watched the trailer, I felt an extremely bloody feeling. It's been many years since I've experienced this kind of extreme drama from a domestic family drama.
can be summed up in one word: angry!
However, when I calm down, think calmly, and look up at the deep night sky, the so-called small days are not just looking forward in painful and desperate situations.
Of course, there is another hidden meaning in these three words, that is, no matter who it is, facing marriage, they should be determined to escape death and accept their fate calmly. Even if family life kisses me in pain, I will repay it. To sing.
On March 14, that is tonight, this family drama will premiere. As expected, it will be another hit drama of the year.
Not only because of the strong lineup of the show.
Directed by An Jian, it is adapted from the novel "Little Days" by writer Yi Bei.
Chen Xiao, Tong Yao lead the starring role, and are supported by powerful actors such as Sa Rina, Yinger , Qiao Zhenyu, Yu Haoming , Du Haitao , Yue Hong, Wang Yuanke , Zhao Jun, Huo Qing and others.
What’s more, since “安家”, no urban emotional drama has been able to recreate the phenomenon of soaring viewer ratings while the audience is watching and cursing.
After the release of "Little Days" was finalized, it gave the audience hope. After the beginning of the new year, the real opponent of "Flowers" has arrived!
Without waiting for tonight, I will now share with you the 4 highlights of the show, take the taste!
1. Main creator: a great director and a popular original author
In 2009, the urban family emotional drama "Dwelling" was launched. It aroused national discussion and became popular all over the country. Actors Hai Qing and Zhang Jiayi both became popular.
The drama also created a popular model for urban family dramas: the higher the audience's anger level, the more popular the drama will be.
In recent years, not many directors have truly mastered the secrets of this kind of Chinese drama. An Jian, the director of "Little Days", is a.
In the field of domestic emotional family dramas, An Jian can be said to be on par with Teng Huatao of "Snail House" and Shen Yan of "My First Half of My Life". They jointly created this type of hit model that makes the audience angry and bursts their blood vessels.
From the early " Aunt Duohe " and "The North Wind Blows", to directing "An Jia" starring Sun Li in 2020, which won the annual ratings of Dragon TV and Beijing Satellite TV, his urban emotional drama has one The important feature is the top.
The drama has intensive conflicts, and is especially good at portraying parents who make the audience obsessed, and has a strong sense of reality.
In today’s terms, it has an “immersive look and feel”, as if the story in the play is happening around us.
As soon as he makes a move, the audience will be attracted to it.
Let’s talk about the original author Yibei.
In recent years, as the novels "Xiao Min's Family" and "Mature Years" have been successively adapted into urban dramas and broadcast on first-line satellite TV and CCTV 1, Yibei has long been a favorite in national dramas.
Yibei is good at telling urban stories, and the novel is naturally suitable for adaptation into a drama: in terms of theme, it presents all kinds of life with laughter and tears, and talks about the ups and downs and the long flow of ordinary people.
In terms of plot, there are constant dramas, and the story is relaxed and ups and downs. Once you read it, you will not be able to get out.
In a word, it is down-to-earth and passionate, and it is in line with the rules of popular domestic urban dramas. The two masters of
joined forces. It can be said that "Little Days" won at the starting line from the beginning.
2. Story: Fighting in a small house, strategic divorce, and intergenerational family battles. This story is unprecedented.
If we say that the plots of domestic family dramas in the past were just to keep the audience hooked.
Judging from the series of materials released by "Little Days", it can definitely make this audience "headshot".
The play tells the story of how Zhu Jincao (played by Chen Xiao) and Gu Moli (played by Tong Yao), whose families are far apart, met. Gu Moli refused to listen to her parents' dissuasion and insisted on marrying Zhu Jincao, whose family conditions were not as good as her own. The two lived smoothly in Shanghai. After getting married and giving birth to a daughter, the strong intervention of the man's parents "in the name of love" put the couple's marriage into a precarious situation...
The two decided to use strategic divorce to fight, but after the divorce After encountering a series of emotional crises and career crises. The finale of
is of course the familiar domestic urban drama's reconciliation of love, mutual growth, and renewal of the relationship. The plot of
is not complicated, but the good thing is that the play takes "marriage" as its core and focuses on the difficulties of contemporary young couples, especially the love and boundaries between parents and children.
With three major highlights, the plot also completely hit the pain points of the audience:
The first is the inter-generational war.
The official title of the play is: a new dual-core intergenerational family emotional drama. The battle between
generations has been the focus of the story from the beginning.
opens with a famous scene where the mother-in-law takes the hotel invoice to the female customer Jasmine's unit and makes a fuss.
Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli had to transform into a "bunk bunk couple" because their house was small.
In order to live a married life, the two had to secretly go out and rent a house every week.
But the mother-in-law followed her daughter-in-law, but only saw her daughter-in-law renting a room with someone else. She did not see that it was her son who rented a room with her. Without saying anything, she went straight to Gu Moli's company, forcing the heroine to clarify loudly in public.
But the mother-in-law who peeks at her daughter-in-law’s cell phone again and again, interferes with her work, and feeds fish soup to her daughter-in-law’s $15,000 luxury bag is not the most difficult character in the whole drama.
Zhao Jun plays Lao Zhucai.
This father-in-law was not very capable but had a bad temper. He daily accused his daughter-in-law of being "disrespectful and lawless." At a family dinner with relatives and friends present, he openly criticized his daughter-in-law for not having a tutor, and even formulated "Zhu's family rules."
It is a rule of the Zhu family that women are not allowed to interrupt when men are talking.
Even if the daughter-in-law spends money to order takeout, she will be scolded by her father-in-law.
But Zhu Jincao is a good old man. He will not solve problems, he will only be solved by them.
Then comes the next point of interest: strategic divorce.
As a daughter-in-law, she could no longer bear it and had no choice but to leave this home. The way the male protagonist of
starts this intergenerational battle to defend the family is through strategic divorce.
However, the open intervention of the heroine’s ex-boyfriend, the suspicion between husband and wife, and the mutual investigation in the style of a spy drama have brought about new problems.
Judging from the trailer, not only did Zhu Jincao secretly investigate Gu Moli, the heroine also lied to the hero about a meeting when she was dating her ex-boyfriend.
The various plots are breathtaking.
Yibei's original novel describes the mutual calculations, mutual defenses, and mutual accusations between husband and wife.
Although the plot of the drama version may be somewhat reserved compared to the male protagonist in the novel who actually cheated, it still captures the intrigue of love in marriage. .
The third is a dual-core family war.
Marriage is not only a matter between two people, but also between two families. So when a marriage war breaks out, of course it is also a war between the male and female families.
What triggers this family war is what urbanites care about most: their houses.
Originally, the heroine's "mother's family" Wu Yulan (played by Yue Hong) and Gu Demao (played by Huo Qing) were willing to help buy a big house, but the hero's parents Zhang Shanya (played by Sarina) and Zhu Dali (played by Zhao Jun) refused. Three generations of a family are forced to live in a small house of more than 50 square meters.
Father-in-law and mother-in-law give their daughter-in-law instructions on a daily basis, and even set dozens of house rules.
She is the only daughter in her family, so naturally she cannot watch her daughter being annoyed by her parents-in-law all day long. As a result, the in-laws of both sides are in trouble. This family war is bound to be incompatible with each other, and the quarrel will turn the world upside down.
It can be said that the series captures all the crises of childhood: the worried mother-in-law, the father-in-law who seems to still live in ancient times, the young couple who love each other but have lost trust, and the rich ex-boyfriend who loves the heroine deeply. And the current girlfriend of the ex-boyfriend who came to cause trouble after hearing the news.
All the popular elements of previous domestic urban emotional dramas are amplified in this drama.
's explosive house fights, exciting "marriage fights", and realistic resonance are integrated into the lives of this family. The plot breaks the beautiful filter and restores the most authentic urban marriage situation.
will not work unless it explodes.
3. Lineup: Chen Xiao and Tongyao play the leading role, with 10 talented actors supporting the cast. Their acting skills are adequate.
Urban emotional dramas often test acting skills, because being able to impress the audience requires hard skills.
In addition to Chen Xiao and Tong Yao, the main supporting roles include Sarina, Zhao Jun, Huo Qing, Yue Hong, Ying'er, Qiao Zhenyu, Yu Haoming, and Wang Yuanke, with 10 powerful actors in charge.
, from the leading actors to the supporting actors, without exception, they are all real talents.
Let’s talk about the 6 actors I care about most.
One of them, Chen Xiao
Chen Xiao is one of the very few domestic entertainment actors who can complete the transformation from a handsome man in ancient costume to a realistic actor.
In his early years, Chen Xiao became famous with ancient puppet dramas such as "The Legend of Lu Zhen" and was recognized as the face of ancient puppets. However, from "Breakout" and "Ice Rain and Fire" to "The Road of Life" and "Thirteen Years of Ashes", Chen Xiao He resolutely broadened his role types. In the past few years, except for "Menghualu", he has not acted in any ancient puppet dramas, and finally succeeded in establishing a foothold in the drama genre.
In "Little Days", Chen Xiao plays Zhu Jincao, a son and husband who is divided between his parents and his wife.
Judging from past dramas such as "Double-Sided Tape", this type of character is not easy to play. The audience is more likely to remember the heroine who is more popular. This character is also quite unflattering in the original work. She is a coward and cheats. Everything is complete and must be radically modified.
I think Chen Xiao's acting skills have entered the ranks of the powerful ones, but he still lacks a role to completely break out. I hope this is his chance.
Second, Tong Yao
In contrast, the role of Tong Yao is much easier to shine.
Tong Yao is one of the few actresses in domestic dramas in recent years who has made her mark through realistic dramas.
The first one is Song Yunping played in "Dajiang Dahe". Her pure face and simple acting skills made this character who was offline early become the white moonlight in the hearts of the audience.
The second one is Gu Jia in "Only Thirty". She has become a representative of urban independent women in Chinese dramas. She can start a business, join the circle of rich women and work as a mistress. She also won the Magnolia Award for Queen of Viewing.
After that, although Tong Yao had constant resources, no new character could surpass Gu Jia.
This time, she plays Gu Moli, the "Sister Sa" who decisively and strategically divorces. The character is both strong and soft, and she can be called another Gu Jia.
's character is a combination of fighting against the parents-in-law and the real wife of the ex-boyfriend who is looking for trouble. She definitely has the potential to be great. It depends on Tong Yao's performance.
Thirdly, Sarina
If we say "Crossing Guandong" and "The World", Sarina performed the classic loving mother in Chinese dramas.
After the "evil mother-in-law" in "Nine Ways of Love", the new mother-in-law Zhang Shanya this time is definitely "the one who comes with bad intentions".
Tears her daughter-in-law in public, soaks her brand-name bags in fish soup, checks her mobile phone and invoices daily, and makes a fuss at her workplace. She definitely has the potential to become the representative of the new "evil mother-in-law" in national dramas.
Fourth, Zhao Jun
Having an "evil mother-in-law" is not enough. The male protagonist's father, played by Zhao Jun, will almost certainly become the most popular "evil father-in-law" character in Chinese dramas in recent years.
In his early years, Zhao Jun was good at playing upright and tough guys. He won two Golden Rooster Awards for Best Supporting Actor for "Angkor Requests the Gods" and "July", so his acting skills are definitely not a problem.
In recent years, he has played the role of Xu Zhiping, the group's financial auditor in "Ideal City", which can be said to be a precious sword.
In this drama, he plays the role of a domineering father-in-law who beats his wife, daughter-in-law, and then son. He sets family rules to prevent women from interrupting and scolds his daughter-in-law in front of everyone. He can be said to have created a new image of parents in Chinese dramas.
As mentioned before, there is a family war to be fought in the play. The firepower of the husband's family in the front is quite fierce, and the mother's family cannot be too weak. Director
invited movie queens Yue Hong and Huo Qing.
Fifth, Huo Qing
The husband-in-law in the front is very exciting, and the heroine father played by Huo Qing is so warm.
When mentioning Huo Qing, what everyone thought of in the early years was Lu Su.
In the past few years, he has gradually become a professional villain in Chinese dramas, from spy dramas "Aim" and "Forerunner" to Ma Baoping in "Dajiang Dahe 2".
Huo Qing plays the bad guy, and he pays attention to not showing off his appearance, but he is often responsible for the IQ of the whole drama. When he faces off against her husband's family, the woman has a chance of winning.
Sixth, Yue Hong
This veteran actress won domestic actress awards all over the country in the 1980s. She once fell ill and retired. In recent years, she has made a comeback after recovering from illness and is active in Chinese dramas again.
plays the role of the mother who supports the heroine in this drama. She says "My daughter's happiness is the most important thing" and restores the blood vessels of the audience that are about to burst. She is probably the most flattering character in the whole drama.
Everyone is waiting to see the acting battle between her and Sarina, the "evil mother-in-law" vs. the loving mother!
In addition to these six, the other main characters are by no means ordinary people.
Yu Haoming, who has established himself with his acting skills in recent years, has just finished starring in "Tang Detective 2" and plays the role of the heroine's ex-boyfriend Jiang Haitao in this drama. He cheated on her back then and now has a girlfriend who pursues the divorced heroine. It's interesting to watch. .
There is also Yinger who shines in "Imperfect Victim",
and Qiao Zhenyu who shines as the villain in "Nine Righteous People", and plays the couple of Aquaman.
and the family peacemaker played by Du Haitao.
The acting skills of the actors in "Little Days" are not low. They do not rely on traffic, but on their interpretation of life.
4, Out of the Circle: Can domestic emotional family dramas still rely on bloodshed to reach the top?
A domestic family emotional drama, it was once the most stable hit excavator.
"Dwelling", "Double-sided Tape", "A Wife's Beautiful Era", "The First Half of My Life", "An Jia", etc. have all dominated the ratings of national dramas.
"Snail House" broke the ratings record in just four days with almost zero publicity, becoming the dark horse hit of the year.
These popular urban emotional dramas almost have the same popular password.
Like catching a horse. In "The First Half of My Life", the heroine Luo Zijun relied on her best friend to achieve the leap from a housewife to a career-oriented heroine, and she fell in love with her best friend's boyfriend He Han openly.
Such as dog blood. Urban emotional dramas are good at forcibly creating dramatic conflicts, and create ratings hits one after another in the mutual hostility of a large family.
also has disturbing supporting characters. The heart-wrenching mothers in "Ode to Joy" and "Settle Down" have created ratings climaxes for the series again and again.
"Little Days" can be called a masterpiece of the above-mentioned Chinese drama hit rules.
Reality is the background of this drama. The series allows us to see the mess in modern marriage and family life.
But in fact, most adults have long been accustomed to living their lives while chasing family stories that are as troubled as their own.
The story is high-energy, the actors are good, the audience is satisfied with this, and it is supported by two major platforms. It can be said that "Little Days" has the right time, place and people, and it is difficult to think whether it will be popular.
After "Flowers", there has been no standout drama on the air, and the audience is in drama shortage. At this time, the airing of "Little Days" can be regarded as a timely help.Yi Bei, the original author of
, once said that what touches readers and viewers most about family themes is "human nature".
There is another saying that goes well: "Reality is often more magical realism than film and television works."
The "little life" of ordinary people's marriages and families is full of problems. Is there an answer?
I think there is no single answer.
Life is like a level-breaking game, and every adult is looking for his or her own way to pass the level.
Never give in to all the sufferings in life, move forward fearlessly, live tirelessly, go through mountains and seas of fire, and risk your life to live out your own little life.
may be the only answer for ordinary people in their daily lives.
