Unexpectedly, this year turned out to be a turnaround year for spy dramas.
Firstly, the CCTV financial spy drama "Storm Chaser" opened low and then went high, with ratings exceeding 2 for many times. People's Daily and Wen Wei Po also wrote special articles praising it. The key word is two words: innovation.
Hunan Satellite TV's "When the Stars Shine" followed closely behind, once again leading the satellite TV ratings.
Once this spy war drama starts airing, there will be a "five-star series" situation of satellite TV spy war dramas, that is, the prime time slots of the five major first-line satellite TVs will all be broadcasting spy war dramas.
Hunan Satellite TV broadcasts "When the Stars Shine", and Zhejiang Satellite TV broadcasts "The Storm Chaser" in the second round.
What are the other three satellite TV broadcasting?
It’s nothing more than “Harbin 1944”.
Just now, the 40-episode spy war drama "Harbin 1944" released a preview, and was officially announced to be released on Dragon TV, Jiangsu TV, and Beijing TV's prime time Samsung simulcast from April 21.
I have to say that in recent years, it has been a long time since the three major first-line satellite TV stations have broadcast a major drama in addition to the gift drama.
Next, let’s talk about the reason for this much-anticipated spy drama?
01, Zhang Li, the godfather of historical dramas, made his first spy drama. Three major highlights contributed to the hit
. As we all know, if you want to create a brain-burning and beautiful spy drama, the quality of the creative team is very important. Behind
"The Conspiracy" and " Kite " is Liu Yunlong. Behind
" cliff " is Liu Jin.
Behind "The Storm Chaser" is Yao Xiaofeng.
It is not difficult to see that behind the classic spy dramas, the directors are by no means ordinary.
The director of "Harbin 1944" can be said to be the quality guarantee of the series: Zhang Li.
's representative works "The Ming Dynasty 1566" and " The Righteous Way in the World is the Vicissitudes of Life " are masterpieces of domestic historical dramas. He has undertaken three of them by himself.
Although Zhang Li does not seem to have been involved in spy war dramas before, viewers who are familiar with "The Righteous Way in the World Are Vicissitudes of Life" will know that this historical drama has a lot of spy war elements. Zhang Li's skills are perfect for shooting spy war dramas. , more than enough.
Of course, whether a spy drama can be good to watch depends on the script.
wrote the script of "Harbin 1944" by Wang Xiaoqiang, Liu Tianzhuang, and Liu Jinfei. High-scoring spy dramas on
Wang Xiaogun include " Mask ", " Secret Envoy ", " versus " and so on. Zhang Li, who is notoriously strict about scripts, I don't believe he doesn't show his special skills.
Let’s look at the story. The drama is set on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. It tells the story of our intelligence officer Song Zhuowen, who was mistaken by the chief of the enemy’s secret service department for his savior Song Zhuowu, who was his brother, and sneaked into the Harbin Police Department. The Secret Service Section.
Guan Xue was cold-blooded and suspicious. Song Zhuowen had to go through a lot of hardships to gain the trust of Guan Xue and senior officials. However, at this moment, someone in the Secret Service Section of the Procuratorate saw another person with the same appearance, walking swaggeringly on the streets of Harbin.
Multi-faceted spies, lurking in disguise, multi-party wrestling...
Judging from the several trailers released, there are at least three major highlights. The first highlight of
is brain-burning.
Wonderful spy war dramas are always a duel of intelligence and a mutual game between various forces.
Judging from the trailer, in this Harbin spy war, the offense and defense of the pros and cons are back and forth, and the intelligence content is very high.
has intelligence attack and defense in big scenes.
For example, the Special Agent Section of the Harbin Police Department opened a net and prepared to wipe out all our underground members.
also has a battle of wits in small scenes.
For example, Song Zhuowen and Guan Xue were held hostage by a mysterious man in the back seat of the car, and the dialogue between the three was filled with the shadow of swords.
Song Zhuowen asked if they could discuss it, but was hit hard. Guan Xue immediately turned the steering wheel and rushed towards the dead end: If we can't discuss it, we will die together.
The second highlight is suspenseful enough.
It can be seen from the trailer that a key to the main plot of the drama is the identity mystery of brothers Song Zhuowen and Song Zhuowu.
and how Song Zhuowen managed to survive among all forces to protect himself and obtain more intelligence for our party after he had already sneaked into the enemy and his brother had been exposed.
In this process, characters who are both good and evil continue to appear, and puzzles also arise.
For example, Zhang Zixian and several other minions from the Special Secret Service proposed to identify Song Zhuowen, and there was only one person who was most suitable: Guan Xue.
Judging from the trailer, Song Zhuowu seems to be playing the role of a revolutionary soldier, with an unshaven beard, blasting with his left hand and assassinating with the right.
So Song Zhuowen said in the trailer, "I can't be like my brother, killing one to make enough to kill two to earn one."
But how he escaped the detection of the Secret Service Department should be suspense throughout, maybe until the series The answer will be revealed at the end.
Also, Harbin in 1944 was an isolated island under the claws of the Japanese army.
But the situation has changed. The Japanese and puppets are in decline, and the forces of all parties are surging, intertwined and interpenetrating here.
Victorious changes are coming.
The brothers Zhuo Wen and Zhuo Wu use their brains and hands to deal with the intricate relationship.
In this treacherous spy battle, who will win? Who will fall in the last heavy snow in Harbin before the victory of the Anti-Japanese War?
Even the stills have a very suspenseful atmosphere, with a layer of fog covering everyone.
The crowd, whose enemies and friends are hard to distinguish, is like an invisible net, surrounding the audience outside the screen. The third highlight of
is high-burning enough.
Generally speaking, domestic spy war dramas can be divided into "military warfare" and "civil warfare".
The representative works of "Civil War" are "The Conspiracy" and "Latent".
The latter usually has a lot of action scenes, and "The Pretender" belongs to this category. It needs suspense and suspense, and it needs action and action.
Zhang Li takes action, "Harbin 1944" is obviously a military battle.
There are many action scenes in the trailer, which push the tense atmosphere to the climax.
The situation was tense when he was arrested. Song Zhuowen, played by Qin Hao, was pointed at gunpoint more than once.
has a hot gun fight scene in a downtown area, with fights starting at the slightest disagreement.
There are also explosion scenes with flames shooting into the sky, which makes the audience's adrenaline surge.
I don’t believe that if Zhang Li comes out, he will make a bad drama.
02. All the actors are good at acting. The two villains of "Cyclonus" are reunited.
Compared with many current spy war dramas with old dramas and young talents, "Harbin" takes more into account the acting skills in the overall casting. It can be said that all the actors are good. Acting school.
All the seven actors in the drama are exciting.
ranks first, Qin Hao.
Qin Hao's acting skills needless to say. With two suspense dramas "The Hidden Corner" and " The Long Season ", this former literary and artistic film niche has completely established himself. No one will think that Qin Hao can't act. .
But to be honest, in the past two dramas, " Three Brigades " and "Xiaoman Life", one was 7.1 and the other was 6.1. Qin Hao's performance was not bad at best.
This actor, who is recognized as a good script picker, still needs a big drama to make a comeback, and "Harbin" is the best opportunity.
In the play, Qin Hao plays two roles, the eldest brother Zhuo Wu, who is very skilled and has a murderous aura regardless of the situation.
's younger brother Zhuo Wen has a cool sense of humor and the quiet mystery of an agent.
This is definitely an all-round acting award, with enough room for performance.
There is a scene in the trailer where Zhuo Wen's identity is revealed at a glance. His eyes are forced to be calm, and the character's calm, forbearing, and wise state is very realistic.
I am optimistic that Qin Hao will return to the peak of his acting skills with this drama.
ranked second, Yang Mi who plays the heroine Guan Xue.
I know how controversial this role will be, but it is undeniable that female villains in spy dramas of the Republic of China have always been easy to shine.
For example, Wang Ou in "The Pretender" and Wan Qian in " Lurker ". In the
trailer, Yang Mi’s looks are ever-changing and her image is so beautiful.
Or wear a dress with wavy curls, which is indescribable charm.
Or wearing a windbreaker and shooting domineeringly, full of danger.
's changeable looks seem to indicate that she has more than one setting in the drama.
Guan Xue is the chief of the Secret Service Section of the Harbin Police Department of the Puppet Manchuria. She has a ruthless side and a loving side for her savior Zhuo Wen Zhuowu. If Yang Mi wants to complete her acting transformation, this is the best opportunity.
ranked third, Zhang Zixian.
Zhang Zixian’s role this time is definitely not low.
Mentioning him, many people's first impression is that he is a good actor, but spy dramas may be Zhang Zixian's acting comfort zone.
Many people remember the drag king Wang Yang in "Rebel". In fact, there is another outstanding character, the scroll king Wang Shi'an.
This time he plays Pan Yue, who is also a middle-level member of the Japanese and Puppet Police Department. It is very likely that he is the intelligence responsible for the enemy, which is also the biggest threat faced by Qin Hao's character.
is going to shine.
The fourth and fifth places are Lin Jiachuan and Feng Bing.
put the two together, not because they are not worthy enough, but because Tang Xiaolong and Lao Mo, the knife brothers in "Hurry", came to team up.
There is not much suspense about Lin Jiachuan’s role, he should be ours.
Feng Bing plays Ma Bo Le, but I can't figure it out. In one scene, he faces Song Zhuowen and makes it clear, "You and your brother look very similar", but his eyes look away. In the end, it is the enemy. Temptation, or have our people also penetrated into the enemy?
Watch the drama.
ranked sixth, Jiang Qiming.
His mute brother in "The Long Season" breaks out of the circle in one battle.
But the follow-up resources seem to be lagging behind. This drama is a good opportunity.
hopes he shines again.
is ranked seventh, Luan Yuanhui.
Luan Yuanhui is a real gold medal supporting actor and a treasure actor.
In dramas such as "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", he does not have many roles, but his acting skills are very expressive, no worse than those well-known talents.
His role is not light this time.
In the trailer, he seems to be the most dangerous villain.
In the interrogation scene, he strikes quickly and accurately, and his eyes are full of sternness.
In the gun battle scene, he holds a gun with one hand and has a fierce and cruel expression, which fully brings out the arrogance of the character.
These alone are enough to read.
But Zhang Li still found a few veterans of anti-war spy war dramas.
For example, Tian Xiaojie, from "The Conspiracy" to "Before Dawn", as soon as he appears, there is a spy war flavor.
Veteran drama star Zhang Guoqiang, one " Soldier Assault " and one "My Commander, My Regiment" are enough to establish his acting status.
In this drama, he plays another underground worker of ours. He is obviously a hidden character, which is not appropriate.
Judging from the cast of this drama, it can be regarded as the top configuration of a spy drama.
03, Can "Harbin 1944" become the spy drama of 2024? It's interesting
Let me get it straight. Although there are Zhang Songwen's "Lone Boat" and Wang Zhiwen and Nie Yuan's "Dark Night and Dawn" in the future, the number one seed of domestic spy dramas in 2024 is "Harbin 1944".
In the field of Chinese dramas, there has never been a shortage of high-quality spy war dramas, but in recent years, it is difficult for spy war dramas to achieve the brilliance of "Insidious" and "Cliff".
After a long period of silence, "Storm Chaser" reopened the door to spy dramas. Douban's spy dramas scored 7.8 points and became a hit. It has been a long time coming.
But the counterattack of spy dramas is not inevitable.
"When the Stars Shine", which aired immediately after "Storm Chasers", lacked a few surprises.
To put it bluntly, in order for domestic spy dramas to return to their peak, at least one true masterpiece is needed.
Perhaps, we can start with this "Harbin 1944".
In the final analysis, the quality of spy dramas actually comes down to three points: First, the excellent script. The success of "Storm Chaser" is first of all the success of script innovation.
The second is how good the director is at telling stories. Liu Yunlong, Liu Jin, and Yao Xiaofeng are all masters at telling spy stories.
The third is whether the actors can perform the drama.
Judging from the creative team, cast, and the quality of the trailer, "Harbin 1944" has no flaws for the time being.
Although the trailer is not long, the audience can still feel the care of the creative team from the details.
The costumes of the characters and the spy scenes are full of movie texture and a strong sense of the times.
2024 Can the domestic spy war decide the outcome in one battle? It depends on Uncle Li and Qin Hao.
