The mainland spy drama market in 2024 is finally feeling proud. "Storm Chaser", a spy drama in the financial field, has repeatedly exceeded 2 ratings since its launch. The finale even ended with a ratings of cvb2.1. In terms of online broadcast, it has become iQiyi's first popular drama in 2024. Over 10,000 episodes.
In terms of word-of-mouth, in addition to receiving a lot of praise, it was also named and praised by the "People's Daily".
It seems that the spy drama market in 2024 is really off to a good start.
However, with the finale of "Storm Chaser", many fans of spy dramas have once again fallen into a drama drought. They don't know how long they have to wait before they can catch up with a high-quality spy drama.
Don't worry, it's coming soon!
On the evening of April 15th, that is, tonight, Hunan Satellite TV launched a large-scale spy war drama. This drama is the Republic of China spy war drama "" starring Li Xian , Ren Min, Jiang Yi, Song Ningfeng, etc. When the Stars Shine".
In fact, "When the Stars Shine" was completed as early as January 2023, but it has not been broadcast, which also made many spy fans wait for a long time. So far, the number of people who have made reservations on the platform for "When the Stars Shine" has exceeded 1.5 million.
So what are the highlights of "When the Stars Shine" and why it became popular before it was broadcast. With such high popularity, we might as well take a look in advance.
1. Story: In Shanghai in the 1930s, young students were ordered to deliver books thousands of miles away when they were in danger, but they were drawn into the center of a whirlpool of unpredictable life and death, and their destiny changed drastically.
The story of "When the Stars Shine" takes place in Shanghai in the 1930s. Hua Zhen, the son of the deputy minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, was accidentally involved in a case, and the case changed the trajectory of his life. From then on, he changed his identity and lived in the world as another person. And when he returns again, he is no longer him.
Judging from the trailer, this drama has at least two highlights.
The first one is a fascinating plot and full of suspense.
At the beginning of the story, the male protagonist Hua Zhen, played by Li Xian, was entrusted by his mentor to take a train from Nanjing to Shanghai to deliver a book to his mentor's friend.
Who knows, when we get there, we will encounter a case. A girl, only five or six years old, asked him for help.
The girl said that there was a murder at home and her family members were killed. The bad guy who killed his family was a man in a police uniform, so he could not call the police because he was afraid that the police were also bad people.
The little girl begged the male protagonist not to leave her alone, and gave him the only necklace she had and twenty-three yuan, asking him to help her investigate the case.
Looking at the poor and ignorant child in front of him, Hua Zhen couldn't bear to refuse. He decided to find out the truth of this case and help this poor girl.
No one expected that such an accidental case would change the life trajectory of the male protagonist Hua Zhen. Everyone around them is also involved, and no one can escape unscathed.
The second one has a strong retro atmosphere and real scenes.
In addition to the suspenseful and fascinating plot, the texture of this drama is also very retro, with a special focus on the research and restoration of historical scenes, which takes people back to that era of shining stars in Chinese history in one second.
The story in the play took place in the 1930s. In order to allow the audience to truly immerse themselves in the story, the crew put a lot of effort into restoring the scenes.
built many scenes that fit the history of that time, such as streets that fit the historical reality of that era,
the living conditions of ordinary people at the bottom of that era,
buildings that fit the temperament of that era,
actorsâ makeup,
filters full of retro flavor The mirror gives people a sense of high-end,
In short, in terms of scene restoration and texture, this drama is full of retro atmosphere, and has the feeling of seeing a blockbuster movie.
2, cast: Li Xian + Ren Min + Huang Zhizhong + Dong Jie + a group of powerful actors, the lineup is very strong.
"When the Stars Shine" brings together many powerful actors such as Li Xian, Ren Min, Dong Jie, Huang Zhizhong, Jiang Yi, Song Ningfeng, Wang Maolei, etc., and the lineup is very strong.
ranks first, Li Xian.
html Li Xian, who was born in the 1990s, is now a popular niche actor in the mainland film and television industry. Two hit dramas, " Dear, My Loved " and "Go Where the Wind Is", have made him just one step away from being a top male star.
In "When the Stars Shine", Li Xian plays the male lead Hua Zhen, who is Xiang Yuansheng after changing his identity.
ranked second, Ren Min.
html Ren Min, who was born in 1999, is one of the few talented people born in 1995. With the movie " Sadness Goes Against the River " Yi Yao made her debut, and with " Qingpingle " Princess Huirou won the best supporting actress in Magnolia, Ren Min's development can be regarded as smooth.
In 2023, Ren Min has accumulated a lot of popularity with the fairy tale drama " Jade Bones Remote " and the school drama "The Day of Chasing the Light".
In "When the Stars Shine", Ren Min plays the role of Luo Minmin, a female police officer who entered the fourth station in the same batch as the male protagonist. She is also the female lead in the whole drama, and works hand in hand with the male protagonist to investigate the case.
ranked third, Huang Zhizhong.
Huang Zhizhong, who is now 54 years old, has become a well-established and powerful actor in the eyes of the audience with his role as the upright official Hai Rui in the classic "Ming Dynasty 1566" with 9.8 points of word-of-mouth rating and Yang Liren in " The Righteous Way in the World is the Vicissitudes of Life ".
In the environmental-themed anti-corruption drama "River Rises", which just concluded a while ago, the male lead played by Huang Zhizhong, deputy mayor of environmental protection Zheng Hanjiang, made the audience see his sophisticated acting skills.
In "When the Stars Shine", Huang Zhizhong plays the hero's father Hua Zhuoqin, who has a high status.
ranked fourth, Dong Jie.
Dong Jie first appeared in the entertainment industry as the heroine Leng Qingqiu in " Golden Fen Family ". At that time, that was Bai Yueguang in the minds of many viewers.
In the fairy tale drama " and Fengxing " that just concluded, the military woman played by Dong Jie was also the first character in the drama that made the audience cry.
In "When the Stars Shine", Dong Jie plays Ji Qiumeng. Wearing a cheongsam, elegant and beautiful. Her identity in the play is not simple either. As stated in the trailer for "When the Stars Shine": "In Ji Qiumeng's world, cheongsam is not only a beautiful costume, but also a weapon to hide one's identity."
fifth place, Wang Maolei.
is the villain Yuan Chunwang in "Story of Yanxi Palace", Feng Ming in "The Flying Swallows",
In "When the Stars Shine", Wang Maolei plays the male protagonist's nemesis Wei Daiqing, another one who makes people hate him with all his heart. The villain.
ranked sixth, Jiang Yi.
is Gou Sheng's love rival in "Gou Sheng Run", Yang San from the village office, and Gou Sheng from "Gou Sheng Run" are both new comedians who stood out from the " annual comedy competition ".
In "When the Stars Shine", Jiang Yi plays Feng Guangyun, the chief of the criminal investigation section of the police station and the male protagonist's immediate boss.
ranked sixth, Song Ningfeng.
is Li Xiaoran's husband in " Fireworks ", Dong Jie's husband in "Traveling with the Phoenix", the husband who died on the battlefield,
In "When the Stars Shine", Song Ningfeng plays the hero's brother Hua Liang, responsible for While fulfilling family responsibilities and honor, he also shouldered many external disturbances for the male protagonist.
A tense, suspenseful and thrilling plot, a cast composed of popular young actors and veteran supporting actors, a retro and high-end quality, and the broadcast platform of Hunan Satellite TV. This "When the Stars Shine" has not yet started broadcasting, but it has already gained a high reputation. The popularity is not unreasonable. We will wait and see what the quality of
's drama series is at Hunan Satellite TV's Golden Eagle Theater on the evening of April 15th.
