The spy war drama "Harbin 1944" (hereinafter referred to as "1944") directed by Qin Hao, Yang Mi and others will be broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV, Dragon TV and Beijing Satellite TV on the evening of the 21st . According to Sofuri data, on the night of its premiere, the drama's ratings on all three satellite TV stations exceeded 1, with the highest rating reaching 1.99, ranking second in the country.
This drama is also the first spy drama of Zhang Li, who has directed such popular dramas as "The Ming Dynasty 1566" and " The Righteous Way in the World Is Vicissitudes of Life ". The TV series is set in the Puppet Manchukuo on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. It tells the story of Communist intelligence officer Song Zhuowen (played by Qin Hao) who sneaked into the Special Service Section of the Harbin Police Department and went through all kinds of hardships to obtain the secret service chief Guan Xue (played by Yang Mi). and the trust of Japanese senior officials, and clearing the way for the final victory of the war.
The male protagonist Qin Hao’s audience popularity and acting skills needless to say, and the heroine Yang Mi, who played the villain for the first time in a TV series, this time she got the best award. The role that tests your acting skills is ruthless but also a little tender.
The story begins in Harbin in 1944: a seriously injured woman stumbled all the way to find a connection with an old member of the underground party of the Chinese Communist Party. After matching all the codes, Lao Duan hurriedly took the injured "comrade" home for treatment. Just when he was about to hand over the information, Lao Duan suddenly realized that something was wrong. He burned the information and prepared to escape, but was caught by the agents. This woman pretending to be seriously injured is none other than Guan Xue, the chief of the Secret Service.
The beginning of the series is relatively tight, and it is the classic "cat and mouse game" of spy dramas from the beginning. The underground party handed over intelligence, but because the traitor leaked the secret, the action was known to enemy agents in advance. A street shootout and chase led to the arrest of the underground party. Both parties showed their special abilities and wanted to be the first to find information.
However, unlike most classic spy dramas in the past that created suspense such as "who is the undercover?", "1944" has more of the unique storytelling method of screenwriter Wang Xiaoqiang: the introduction of the concept of twins-brother Song Zhuowu was Guan Xue's savior. Many years later, Guan Xue met Song Zhuowu's younger brother Song Zhuowen by chance and mistakenly thought that he was Song Zhuowu. Song Zhuowen took advantage of the opportunity to sneak into the enemy's "base camp" and cooperated closely with his brother Song Zhuowu who was in the dark. The two brothers alternate identities and jointly complete the espionage mission, which has become the core narrative element of the whole drama.
The character Guan Xue had a tragic past. After becoming the chief of the Secret Service, he became even more cold-blooded and cruel. Even when facing his former benefactor, he was full of suspicion. It can be seen that the director hopes to use more personalized lines and tense clips to create this character who "will not even let himself go if he is ruthless". For example, when faced with the driver's provocation, Guan Xue said nothing but the word "get out"; in order to maintain her self-esteem, she did not go to a doctor, but sprinkled alcohol and potions on the gunshot wound herself, and stuffed gauze in her mouth to avoid complaining of pain.
The complexity of the characters makes actors face greater challenges. In this drama, Yang Mi stepped out of her "comfort zone", broke through herself, and subverted her previous image. Some viewers thought, "In her many scenes with Qin Hao, I didn't see any difficulty or difficulty in catching up, especially the expression in her eyes was very clear." "Her acting skills and lines are not bad, and the most is her timbre." It kind of limits her, but it doesn’t hurt.”
Regarding topics such as "Guan Xue is so fierce" and "I am scared by Guan Xue once a day" on the Internet, Yang Mi replied: As long as you insist on watching Guan Xue every day, you can feel that Guan Xue is so fierce, Guan Xue is so gentle, Guan Xue is so... ...
It can be seen that Yang Mi still wants to emphasize the versatility of his character, not just being fierce or ruthless. "1944" is also regarded as Yang Mi's transformation work. Whether the transformation is successful or not, I believe everyone can gradually draw conclusions through the subsequent episodes of the TV series.
Red Star News reporter Qiu Junfeng editor Wang Liqiang
