Unexpectedly, "Storm Chaser" would change the trend of spy dramas in recent years.
Why do you say that?
What is the general broadcast trend of domestic spy dramas in recent years? Drive high and go low, the first broadcast is the peak.
"Storm Chaser" is doing well. The latest Kuyun average ratings are 1.5161%, rising for three consecutive years.
Internet popularity is also soaring.
Why?
starring Wang Yibo, 's popularity, Wang Yang, starring in the spy war drama of the Republic of China, and Wang Xueqi, , Gao Lu, Yang Kun and other good actors...
I don't think these are the most important. The biggest reason for
is undoubtedly- finally has a spy drama that does what a spy drama should do.
Before I started watching the show, I was worried about the quality of the show, Wang Yibo’s acting skills, the risks of a financial spy drama, whether there would be too many emotional scenes and the plot would be watery.
However, when I finished watching 8 episodes, all my previous worries disappeared.
has no strange filters, no outrageous ways of persuading people, no endless love affairs, and the IQs of the protagonists and villains have not dropped.
If you ask me what my current feelings are, I would say: this is a real "spy war drama". Although
is not a traditional spy drama, it is a rare financial spy drama.
However, the plot of the first eight episodes is compact and full of ups and downs. Wei Ruolai and Shen Tunan take each step step by step, shockingly, and the spy war atmosphere is directly filled.
The financial line and the espionage line run in parallel, each with its own highlights and conflicts, without any sloppiness. The Shanghai Financial Exchange, alleys, street scenes, and people's lifestyle in the 1930s in the
series are also very consistent with the era, and the Shanghai dialect of the actors is just right. After watching 8 episodes of
, I kept chasing more and more, and I found the feeling that I had when I was chasing " Cliff " and " Kite ", and my days were like a year, and I was celebrating the New Year every night. If all spy dramas are shot like this, why worry about not having an audience?
In addition to the plot and images, a key factor in spy dramas is, of course, acting skills.
Good performances may not necessarily lead to a good spy war drama, but a good spy war drama must have outstanding group acting skills.
The following are my top ten acting performances in the play. If the audience has become "wind chasers", then their performance is the wind in the play.
No. 10, Li Qin : Shen Jinzhen
The role of the heroine Shen Jinzhen is definitely the most serious in career among the heroines of spy dramas in recent years.
The whole drama opens with her on a rescue mission. After 8 episodes, she and the male protagonist have zero emotional scenes. When the two meet, either the female protagonist escapes by luck or almost falls into Lin Qiaosong's trap.
Li Qin has not acted in many spy dramas in the past, but he did not expect that his appearance is very eye-catching. Just a second ago, he was wearing a red dress and a small hat, playing piano music at a high-class banquet.
carried the guy up to the tower for sniping in the next second.
As an actress recognized as a relatively capable actress in this year's Xiaohua, Li Qin's overall performance is not bad. There is no shortage of emotions and tension that
characters should have. The passion for revolution is also very strong.
But the disadvantage is that the performance is even, but not outstanding.
The role of Shen Jinzhen is the bridge connecting the master and apprentice of the male protagonist, and is also a key figure in guiding Wei Ruolai to make the right life choices. His role is definitely not light.
At present, Li Qin has successfully completed her role, but I am even more looking forward to her being able to shine.
No. 9, Zheng Xingxing: Wen Biao
This is a role of a thug in the villain camp that is extremely easy to be ignored, but the actor's performance was unexpectedly brilliant.
The character Wen Biao and Lin Qiaosong are not only superiors and subordinates, but also life and death brothers from Nanjing.
In the play, he conscientiously implements Lin's orders, leading his subordinates to kneel down when problems arise. Occasionally, he will talk to Lin, encourage his boss to learn from President Jiang, and stalk Miss Shen. The character
is ruthless enough, but also has a sense of naivete, especially his scene with Lin Qiaosong, which can be regarded as one of the few comedy elements in the play.
is able to combine a functional role with performance personality and memory points. I think that firstly, the screenwriter Weng Liangping once again used his skill in shaping the group portraits in "Ask the Cangmang", and secondly, the actors did a really good job.
No. 8, Ma Yan: Deng Ze
Deng Ze, the director of the security department of the Kuomintang central bank, does not look like a bad guy, but like a conscientious bank technocrat.
Ma Yan, who has acted in many anti-war dramas in the past, has once again brought out the characteristics of this character that may be easily forgotten by the audience.
In the bank, he only obeyed Shen Tunan. In the opening scene where Shen Tunan was attacked, he was in a panic and complained loudly, "We are just doing business, why are they shouting and killing all day long? What are they doing?" "Suddenly showed a bit of black humor. In the trailer for episode 10 of
, Shen Tunan was attacked on the way to the crucial central bank voting meeting and was unable to arrive at the venue on time. As an apprentice, Wei Ruolai could only pretend to pass on the "imperial edict" and speak with a piece of white paper.
At the critical moment, he kept an eye on Deng Ze and asked him to help him endorse his master.
Deng Ze thought for a moment and stabilized his position when speaking.
Although the protagonist is not him and the highlight is not him, every reaction of the actors is extremely accurate. If the spy drama did not have these licorice actors, it would not have the same flavor.
No. 7, Wang Yibo: Wei Ruolai
Different from the comments of some viewers, I think Wang Yibo did a good job this time and his performance has improved a lot.
In fact, at the beginning, I was worried that Wang Yibo's acting skills would hold him back.
But after watching 8 episodes, Wang Yibo proved himself with his performance. Not only did he not hold back, he also had many highlight shots. The ratings of
also prove Wang Yibo's performance: if it only relied on fans, and Wang Yibo's acting was a mess, then the series should be at its peak after the first broadcast, because the explosive power of fans is concentrated in the opening, and passers-by cannot watch it, and the ratings will only drop.
And now the ratings are rising all the way, which proves that the casual viewers not only have not left, but are still getting into the trap.
Wei Ruolai is probably the weakest male protagonist in spy dramas in recent years. Lin Nansheng in "Rebel" is at least a student in the special training class for cadres of the Fuxing Society.
And Wei Ruolai graduated from night school. If Shen Tunan hadn't valued real talent and practical learning, he would never have been able to get into the Kuomintang Central Bank.
So the character is submissive at first, wearing torn socks and wrinkled clothes. He has the youthful embarrassment of a poor boy, but also has ambition. Shen Tunan loves his talent, and it is more from him. To my younger self.
Wang Yibo has two of the best scenes in the first eight episodes.
One is sad, the other is happy.
was happy that he was specially recruited by Shen Tunan. He was so drunk that when he saw his good brother, the coachman, he leaned on him, spread out the bank's acceptance letter, and read it word for word to his brother. The mood and performance details are right.
What is sad is the scene where my brother died.
Brothers meet again after a long absence. Unexpectedly, it was the day that his brother "Lone Star" died.
"Lone Star" was betrayed by a traitor, his life hung on a thread, and he could only hold on for a breath to see his brother.
When Wei Ruolai saw that it was his brother, he was about to complain. When he looked closer, he was so shocked that his face turned pale and tears came down. When he heard his brother explaining to him about the connection, he kept begging him to go to the hospital quickly, while covering his hands in a panic He held his brother's wound, and finally he was so anxious that he almost cried.
In the end, "Lone Star" died. He hugged his brother and cried loudly. His eyes were still swollen the next morning.
I think Wang Yibo's overall performance is impeccable, which also shows his ability to shape characters.
Currently, there are two obstacles in Wang Yibo's performance. One is that his expressions are not rich enough, and the other is that he is not life-like enough, and there are still heavy traces of acting.
However, his lines have improved a lot, his facial expressions are on point, and the characteristics of the character are captured, and the explosive scenes are the icing on the cake.
Director Yao Xiaofeng After settling on Wang Yibo, he began to modify the script according to Wang Yibo's characteristics.
also said that he feels that Wang Yibo himself is very similar to Wei Ruolai. He has made his way into the world step by step with his strength, never lying down, and has been trying to transform.
Looking at it now, the spy genre is Wang Yibo's blessing. After "无名" set a new box office record for spy movies in recent years, "Storm Chaser" may set a new high in word-of-mouth popularity for spy dramas in recent years.
No. 6, written by Liu Ting: Li Shengda
An unexpected supporting role.
Liu Tingzuo is a low-key and talented actor, a spy type. He has played the role of a spy in "The Wind Rises in Longxi" directed by Lu Yang.
He is a very typical actor who is good at using skills and knows what kind of emotions and what kind of reactions and actions.
In this play, his character Li Shengda rebels right from the beginning, so his performance is always understated, like a chameleon.
In front of the "Lone Star", he is a calm and experienced joint agent.
In front of Lin Qiaosong, he carefully looked flattering.
In front of Wei Ruolai, he is the actor who pretends to be a close friend of Lone Star to obtain the secret of gold bars.
Lin Qiaosong was not a fool. He noticed something wrong in his reaction. Under questioning, Li Shengda still deliberately concealed the gold bullion information he obtained from Wei Ruolai. When faced with doubts,
tried his best to squeeze out a smile, and finally passed the test smoothly, which also laid the groundwork for Xu Nuo's rape.
In all the roles of the character, he is always acting.
The most exciting scene is when he finally got the key to the vault from Wei Ruolai. He was beaming with joy and took the initiative to hug Wei Ruolai. It was simply too deep into the drama.
Although he is just a traitor, his very accurate and thoughtful performance has the ability to draw the audience in.
No. 5, Wang Xueqi: Xu Nuo
Wang Xueqi is ranked in this position, not because of his poor acting skills.
is ranked here, but his role is too functional and his room for performance is limited.
But a first-class actor like Wang Xueqi will find ways to design some small actions for the character to assist the performance and enhance the persuasiveness of the character.
As the head of Shanghai’s underground party, he has the demeanor of a general in every move he makes, calm and experienced, and he handles tasks with ease.
It is worth mentioning that in the scene where the heroine failed to rescue her comrades, no one was saved, and all the comrades in the Shanghai underground party were killed or injured.
Shen Jinzhen was extremely excited and blamed himself loudly, while Xu Nuo, who was in a heavy mood, just quietly bandaged the heroine's wounds.
This design is very clever and enhances the behavioral logic of the entire character. First of all, as the leader of the underground party, he cannot lose control of his emotions like the heroine.
Secondly, bandaging is a kind of cover-up. It's not that Xu Nuo is not sad, but that he can't get into trouble.
Generally, the more complex and difficult the role is, the more it reflects Wang Xueqi's acting prowess.
He is as steady as Mount Tai at times, and his expression never changes in "The City Besieged on Ten Sides".
is sometimes thunderous and makes opponents tremble in "Under the Stranger".
In "The Storm Chaser", his acting skills were still delicate and sophisticated, and he lived up to the audience's expectations. I just hope he can have more room to play in the future.
No. 4, Gao Lu: Su Dishu
In the past, most of Gao Lu's roles were evil female characters like Lin Xiaoniang, the scheming concubine in "Know or Not".
I didn’t expect that Su Cishu, who plays the gentle and virtuous character in this drama, would be so compatible with her.
Su Cishu is the wife of Shen Tunan and a very popular Shanghai movie star with poor acting skills.
Gao Lu fully performed the style of an old Shanghai beauty. The cheongsam and white fur shawl gave her a proper ladylike feel. Her gestures were gentle and dignified, modern and gentle.
The performance space left for Gao Lu in the first eight episodes is actually not large enough, but she still accurately captured every appearance of the character.
Her most exciting performance lies in the undertones.
As Shen Tunan's wife, she always stands quietly by her husband's side, but every change in her eyes and expressions expresses the character's thoughts.
For example, at the dinner table, Shen Tunan arranged to go back to his hometown to see the elderly. The character noticed something was wrong with Gao's eyes, but did not ask questions in front of his daughter.
Only when the two were alone did she force her husband to tell the truth.
From the tone of his words to his body movements, he is full of scheming.
On the surface, she seems to be the woman behind Shen Tunan, a movie star, but the audience always feels that this character's identity is different.
This is the aftertaste of a spy drama show.
ranked third, Zhang Tianyang : Lin Qiaosong
The most amazing performance is undoubtedly Zhang Tianyang.
Although he has performed well in " Snow Warriors " and "Brilliant Star" in the past, it is the villain Lin Qiaosong he played this time that truly showed his strength.
As the captain of the inspection team, Lin Qiaosong has a fierce look when he appears. He decisively uses hostages as human shields when facing snipers, showing an ugly face.
But the further the show goes on, the less the character looks like a simple villain.
First of all, Captain Lin’s level is so impressive that it makes people sweat for us.
has meticulous observation, meticulous mind, good at reasoning, and has the intuition of a hawk and a dog. He has been eyeing the male protagonist from the very beginning. People in the comment area said that "the villain has grown a brain."
But he is not an emotionless tool, and he will do whatever it takes to deal with us, but he has a sense of love for his brothers and is not bad at dealing with his subordinates.
The most exciting scene is the scene where he goes to the bank to arrest the male protagonist for being deflated.
The ones playing against him were Wei Ruolai and Shen Tunan.
One of the opponents is in the light and the other is in the dark. He is one against two.
Zhang Tianyang acted extremely delicately in this scene, and his emotions changed smoothly.
At first, when facing Shen Tunan, his tone was humble and respectful, but he was not reluctant.
He originally thought he was sure of it, but as he tightened his pocket step by step, he showed a bit of pride.
Unexpectedly, Wei Ruolai had already thought of a countermeasure and gave him a blow. In addition, Shen Tunan was dedicated to protecting the calf and directly counterattacked on the spot. Master and apprentice joined forces, leaving Captain Lin extremely embarrassed.
Zhang Tianyang's voice was low and helpless at first, then raised his voice when facing Wei Ruolai, and then vented to his subordinates after being deflated. There was not much trembling of facial muscles, but it perfectly performed the character's hysteria after being deflated.
Although the character Lin Qiaosong’s actions and methods make people gnash their teeth, they still cannot make people hate him 100%. Perhaps it is because of the tragedy inherent in his character, and he is just trying to survive in troubled times and want to live a good life with his brothers. small role.
So the scene where Kang Ye whipped him actually made the audience feel pity.
Because he played the human character of the character, rather than just being a tool villain, it is wonderful.
No. 2, Wang Yang: Shen Tunan
A netizen commented: The "Uncle Drag" in the spy war drama is indeed Wang Yang's ruling area.
Indeed, Wang Yang performed at his usual level, with a relaxed and graceful performance and full of aura.
But I think Wang Yang is dazzling when he plays a spy war drama, and there is a more important quality - his accent.
Whether it is the Shanghai webmaster Wang Wang in "Rebel" or the Shanghai financial boss in this drama, in his hands, they are all imbued with this unique flavor.
What is the accent?
After an assassination, although Shen Tunan was a little embarrassed by the bombing, he calmly reasoned: the other party was panicked.
He was the one who was bombed, but he seemed to have figured out the plan every step of the way and had a plan in mind.
Although there is thunder in his heart, his face is as flat as a lake. This is both aura and dignity.
also appeared to be strategizing in financial battles several times, which fully demonstrated the character's confidence and government.
As soon as Wang Yang appears, his powerful aura immediately enhances the spy war temperament of the whole drama.
To put it bluntly, a spy drama would be boring without a few ruthless characters like this.
But Wang Yang is able to perform different roles in a consistent tone.
Shen Tunan is not Chen Moqun.
This difference is reflected in the attitude towards his subordinates on the one hand. Chen Moqun takes advantage of all his subordinates, and the same goes for Lin Mo Sheng.
Shen Tunan has an old father-like love towards Wei Ruolai.
Faced with the menacing Lin Qiaosong, he protected Wei Ruolai in every possible way and turned his back on others. From his eyes to facial muscles to body movements, he was delicate and expressive.
finally said directly, "If he is really a Communist... I will take responsibility for it."
Chen Moqun would not do this kind of thing regardless of gains and losses, but Shen Tunan would.
Because he not only values talents, but also believes that in the corrupt Kuomintang financial system, Wei Ruolai is the same idealist as him.
This is also the biggest charm of the villain Shen Tunan. He is not a bad person, on the contrary, Shen Tunan reforms Shanghai finance not for personal gain, but for the people.
All When Mr. Song said on the phone that "Shang Yang, Wang Anshi, and Zhang Juzheng all did not end well," he said that he was putting his life and death at risk.
Wang Yang performed this scene extremely delicately, with a tone of unwillingness and arrogance. There was an outburst of emotion, but it was not hysterical, which reflected his broadmindedness and determination as a financial elite.
However, such a financial talent who placed his hope on the internal reform of the National Name Party was destined to end in tragedy. His choice and stance also paved the way for the future break between master and disciple.
Shen Tunan is both good and evil, very impressive. Wang Yang's performance is definitely of a high level. I am sure that this time he will become famous again.
No. 1, Yang Kun: Aunt Zhou
The good thing about Yang Kun's performance is not the specific performance, but the unity of the character's temperament in the whole drama.
She performed a unique taste, which is the taste of human relationships in Shanghai alleys.
Domestic spy war dramas in recent years have various shortcomings. One of them is that they are high-flying and blindly reversed, but they lack the delicate life style of "Insidious" and "Cliff".
In "The Storm Chaser", Yang Kun plays the male protagonist Aunt Zhou, the landlord of Qibao Street, who is responsible for the urban life part, and she does it quite well.
There is no strong dramatic conflict in her. The more bland it is, the harder it is to find a grip.
But Yang Kun's focus is to bring to life the life of Shanghai's ordinary citizens.
opens with Aunt Zhou following the male protagonist to the stock exchange to trade stocks. Wei Ruolai sees the clues and tells her to sell them quickly, but she sees the stock price rising and becomes furious, refusing to sell it even to death, and ends up with a huge loss.
was so angry that he threw away the male protagonist's hand.
But the next day when the male protagonist went for an interview, she still put her husband's respectable jacket on Wei Ruolai.
The philistines and sentiments of the common people are all there.
Yang Kun performed well in two places, one in terms of status and the other in terms of human relationships.
Later, Wei accidentally entered the central bank. She first asked the male protagonist to get information. After being rejected, she smiled and asked the male protagonist to help his cousin with business.
also said, just think that Aunt Zhou owes you a favor.
After a set of stalking operations, this character came to life in an instant.
director Yao Xiaofeng used a lot of lenses to capture an old Shanghai. As soon as the play opens, he uses a long lens to follow the male protagonist around Qibao Street, where he sells food, pulls rickshaws, and hangs clothes. The scenes are arranged in depth. It shows the dilapidation of Qibao Street and also captures the human touch behind the rich atmosphere of life.
But the greatest human touch must come from people.
The taste of life is difficult to act. It would be embarrassing if you overact it. If you don't act it well, the audience won't be able to appreciate it. Yang Kun perfectly played the small character's little joy and hard-spoken but soft-hearted character.
Wang Yang’s Shuquan Tiancai is certainly exciting, but this sense of life that is increasingly scarce in domestic spy dramas is even more precious.
is written at the end
To be honest, I never expected that the spy drama will be on stage after you sing and I will appear in 2023. It has been lively for a whole year and also disappointed the audience for a whole year.
As soon as the year 2024 started, the leading "Storm Chaser" played a trump card. Viewers can experience the various highlights of
drama series on their own.
narrative images, each has its own merits.
The climate of the era is changing, and the relationships between characters are full of mystery.
The financial espionage situation between a master and a disciple reflects an even more complicated current situation. In terms of the details of
's performance, there are too many contrasts and surprises worth savoring.
But in the final analysis, the series finally caught up with the audience's aesthetics and did not fool the audience.
This is the basis for the drama's rising popularity. Jiang Wen has already stated this in "Round Table":
"If you give someone something good to eat, he will remember your original respect for people."
The audience has not had a good spy drama for a long time. Finally, there is a "Storm Chaser" that respects the audience.
In addition to financial espionage, it also describes a picture of Shanghai in the 1930s.
Some of our agents sacrifice themselves selflessly, while others are greedy for life and afraid of death. They just want to escape with 20 gold bars and get themselves into jail.
Some financial elites within the Kuomintang tried to reform to save people's livelihood, but they were doomed to fail.
There is also a boy who found his way to the beach in Shanghai by chance. He braved the wind and waves, and walked in the snow to chase the wind.
Behind every choice is the struggle of human nature.
These little people buried in the dust of history tell us what a coward is and what a hero is.
also wrote down the odds of winning for the domestic spy drama in 2024.
In front of a truly decent spy drama, the audience is the chaser.
I hope this wind will continue to blow and not stop.
