Recently, there have been a lot of dramas.
First it was Ren Jialun's "Fire", then Chen Xiao's "Little Days", Zhao Liying 's "Walking with the Phoenix", as well as "Flower Order", "Ode to Joy 5", etc., and now it is about to usher in Wang Yibo 's new drama "The Wind and Waves".
"The Wind and Waves" has been renamed "The Storm Chaser" and is officially scheduled to be broadcast on March 21st.
As a financial spy drama of the Republic of China, "The Storm Chaser" brings together popular and powerful actors such as Wang Yibo, Li Qin, Wang Yang, Zhang Tianyang, Gao Lu, Wang Xueqi, Yang Kun and others. In the preview of
, Wei Ruolai, played by Wang Yibo, was initially just a poor boy wearing ripped socks and living in a narrow house. He finally got the chance to recruit people at the Central Bank, but due to his background, he was not confident. However, when he learned that the Central Bank only recruits people based on their ability and not their background, he decided to give it a try.
is good at calculations and has a strong memory. Wei Ruolai was appreciated by Shen Tunan, a senior adviser played by Wang Yang, and officially joined the central bank, and has since become a disciple of Shen Tunan.
At the beginning of the interview, 23-year-old Wei Ruolai wanted to serve the country with all he had learned throughout his life. However, when he witnessed the corruption and darkness of the National Government, his faith began to waver.
"I am really ashamed to be in this mountain." He said this to his mentor Shen Tunan.
Later, under the influence of Shen Jinzhen, a member of our party played by Li Qin, he completely broke with Shen Tunan, parted ways, and embarked on another path of saving the country and the people.
Finally, Wei Ruolai said:
"There is an old saying in China, riding on a long wind and breaking thousands of miles of waves, the barren land you see, as long as you give time and patience, will surely grow into an economic farmland that can support the world."
Although this is a It is a financial spy drama, but it focuses more on the growth of young talent Wei Ruolai. Director Yao Xiaofeng also said that you should not watch this drama from the perspective of a spy war, it is about the growth of small people.
This is also the first time a TV series starring Wang Yibo has appeared on CCTV.
You can see that Wang Yibo has been focusing on movies over the years. In just two years, three movies, " Unknown ", " Sky King " and "Hot", were released successively, and they performed well at the box office.
Wang Yibo also won the Most Media Attention Actor Award in the 20th Movie Channel Media Attention Unit for his movies "Unknown" and "The King of the Sky".
"Storm Chaser" is Wang Yibo's second appearance in a TV series after two years.
After becoming popular with "Chen Qing Ling", Wang Yibo has starred in dramas with different themes such as "You Fei", "The Wind Rises in Luoyang", and "Icy Rain and Fire". After the experience of many movies, Wang Yibo's acting skills have also improved to a certain extent. This drama is undoubtedly the moment of testing.
Regarding the choice of Wang Yibo, director Yao Xiaofeng said that he fell in love with him when they first met. He said that he was a quiet, shy and polite child. After a chat, he decided on Wang Yibo to play Wei Ruolai. And Wang Yibo also fits the clean and youthful look the director wanted.
Of course, the director also said that the choice turned out to be the right one. Although he was worried at first, the result was beyond expectations.
Even the chief producer Zhang Shuwei said that Wang Yibo exceeded everyone's expectations and was a surprise for everyone.
But what exactly it is and whether there is progress will ultimately depend on the performance after the show is broadcast.
In addition to Wang Yibo, actors such as Li Qin, Wang Yang, Zhang Tianyang, Gao Lu, Wang Xueqi, and Yang Kun have also been praised by directors and producers.
Wang Xueqi is undoubtedly the Dinghai Shenzhen, and Wang Yang is the best choice. Li Qin is also guaranteed to have many hit dramas.
In addition, there are certain guarantees from the director's point of view.
director Yao Xiaofeng is a national first-level director. He has directed and filmed hit dramas such as "If Life Lies to You", "The Big Husband", "Tiger Mom and Cat Dad" and "Mr. Love", such as "The Big Husband" and "Tiger Mom and Cat Dad". All of them have been nominated for the Magnolia Award, and "Mr. Love" won the highest ratings in 2018. The screenwriter Weng Liangping has participated in the screenwriting work of revolutionary dramas such as "The Great Battle" and "Questioning the Cang Mang".
However, what is more important is the blessing of spy war themes, and it is also a broadcast platform of the Central Eighth Broadcasting System. From the perspective of the audience, spy war themed works have always been one of the favorite genres.
After all, there are too many classic works on this theme, such as "No Regrets", "Latent", "Before Dawn", "Red", "Conspiracy", "On the Move", "Kite", "The Pretender", "Cliff", etc.
But what is more regrettable is that in recent years, one spy drama has not been as good as the other, and most of them are bad.
In 2023 alone, there will be spy war dramas such as "Butterfly Shadow", "Thin Ice", "Hive", "Infernal Affairs", " Stalker ", " Thrush ", among which "Thrush" and "Stalker" will also be broadcast. It was boarding Yangba. Judging from the ratings, both spy dramas performed well. They were both among the top ten TV series in the single-channel ratings list of CCTV prime-time TV series in 2023. Among them, "Huamei" ranked among the top 5. On Channel 8, "Huamei" ranked second in ratings after "Crazy".
However, whether it is "Stalker" or "Thrush", the Douban score was failed.
"Stalker" scored 5.2 points and "Thrush" scored 5.9.
Although the two spy war dramas broadcast by Yangba have a poor reputation, it can be seen that the ratings are not bad. In particular, "Thrush" has become the fourth-ranked TV drama of the year after "Horse". Even Stalker, which had a lower rating, ranked ninth.
Therefore, spy dramas still have a wider TV audience.
But at the same time, it is also worthy of reflection for all directors. Nowadays, conditions are better, but they can no longer produce masterpieces of spy wars.
The spy dramas of recent years are unbearable to watch. The plots and characters are full of loopholes, and they are limited in quantity but not in quality. Most spy dramas ignore basic historical facts, fail to follow the logic of the story and characters, and fool the audience. The result is a bad one, which wins the ratings but loses reputation.
For today's "The Wind Listener", from the perspective of the entire creator, it is consistent with the spy war-themed works in recent years, but in the end, what the audience will watch is the plot and the actors' performances. Whether it can hold up this time? Let’s wait and see whether it can bring a high-quality spy work to the audience under the high ratings!
