Nandu News Reporter Cai Liyi On April 22, Youku announced that the suspense theater was upgraded to the White Night Theater. "White Night" means "the long night must end and the truth will be revealed", and the audience will unravel the mystery while peeling off the cocoon. Based on the standardized lens language, White Night Theater will explore deeper social issues, show deeper care for human nature, provide a more immersive theater viewing experience, and arouse the audience's resonance and empathy, thereby expanding the scope of high-quality Chinese dramas. New paths and new spaces.
After the official announcement poster of White Night Theater was released, the emotional suspense drama " Gloomy Fire ", the first drama of White Night Theater, was also announced to be scheduled for April 27 and will be broadcast simultaneously on cctv-8 prime time and Youku.
"Dark Fire" is produced by CCTV, Youku, and Enlightenment Pictures, and is jointly produced by Alliance of Gods Pictures and Ruyi Pictures. Yao Xiaofeng serves as the director, Zhang Shuwei serves as the chief producer, and Mao Yunfei serves as the screenwriter.
"Gloomy Fire" starring Tong Yao , Zhang Xincheng , tells a tragic story about a secret love in a small town triggered by a horrific murder case on the eve of the millennium. When everyone was immersed in the joy of witnessing the turn of the century, Nanya (played by Tong Yao), the most beautiful woman in Qingshui Town, killed her husband with an axe. Zhou Luo (played by Zhang Xincheng), who dropped out of a prestigious university and returned home, became everyone's talkative topic after dinner, but unexpectedly became the only witness to the case. Behind this horrific murder, there is actually an intricate truth hidden behind it. Love destined to be bumpy, good and evil in acquaintance society, and more complex human nature are slowly unfolded. From the subject matter point of view, the plot of "Dark Fire" covers female issues and the suspense plot is quite eye-catching; from the lineup, in addition to the popularity of the male and female protagonists, it also gathers a group of actors with great potential, including Ye Zuxin , Wang Zixuan, Zhao Haohong, Tu Zhiying, special starring Tian Xiaojie, Huang Lu, Liu Junxiao, etc.
Wu Qian, chief operating officer of Youku, said at the beginning of this year that Youku will create differentiated content thinking through a "one horizontal and three vertical" content layout in the future. The drama list announced at that time included " new " and "Bian Shui". "Once Upon a Time", "Snow Maze" and other high-quality suspense dramas.
html For more than 0 years, Youku has continued to make efforts in creating high-quality suspense works. As early as 2017, Youku launched "White Night" and successfully created a phenomenon-level high-quality suspense drama. "White Night" is China's first overseas-distributed online drama, and it has also been the "White Moonlight" in the minds of fans of suspense dramas for many years. On Douban, 630,000 viewers rated "White Night", and it still maintains an 8.9 rating.In recent years, each platform has gradually formed a relatively differentiated theater matrix, using high-quality series to create a recognizable platform brand recognition. In 2020, Youku launched "Suspense Theater", which is characterized by "Suspense+" and overlays various elements such as emotion, theft, and justice. It has successively launched "Gate of Rebirth", "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", "Outside the Court" and "Cowards" and other masterpieces. This time Youku announced that the suspense theater has been upgraded to "White Night Theater". The market believes that White Night Theater will be one of the core levers for Youku to create differentiated content.
