In April, the mainland TV drama market seemed to be dominated by spy dramas. "The Storm Chaser", "Harbin 1944" and "When the Stars Shine" are each more exciting than the last.
However, in this way, the theme type of the TV series is slightly single. Especially for viewers who don't like watching spy dramas, it feels a bit boring.
Donât worry, CCTV is taking action.
On April 22, a niche drama "springs send love ", and on April 27 a criminal investigation suspense drama "Dark Fire" were launched on CCTV eight. It can be said that the mainland before May Day has once again The drama market has reached a climax.
Especially this 28-episode criminal investigation suspense drama "Dark Fire", directed by "Storm Chaser" director Yao Xiaofeng, has made the audience look forward to it.
Many people are following this drama, not only for the leading actors Zhang Xincheng, Tongyao, and Ye Zuxin, but also for the director Yao Xiaofeng and the original team of "Wind Chaser".
This drama has only aired for one episode, and it has already ranked first in the country in terms of ratings for its time period.
It also has a good reputation in terms of word-of-mouth. It has only been aired for two days, and Douban is already full of four- and five-star reviews,
So what is the standard of "Dark Fire"? Can it surpass the director's last masterpiece "The Storm Chaser"?
After finishing six episodes in one go, Qiqi had the answer in her heart.
1. The two unsolved cases at the beginning firmly grabbed the audience's attention.
"Dark Fire" begins with two cases, firmly grabbing the audience's attention.
The first case is the murder case of Nanya (played by nursery rhyme).
The case happened on Millennium Night. While people in Qingshui Town were busy watching performances and fireworks by the river, a tragedy occurred in the village.
Xu Yi, a well-known and wealthy businessman in the town, died tragically at home, stabbed once in the chest and back.
Just when the police were at a loss to solve the case, early the next morning, someone took the initiative to surrender. The person who surrendered was Xu Yi's young and beautiful wife, Nanya.
The motive for the murder confessed by Nanya is also very simple. Xu Yi looks like a dog on the surface, but in fact he has a cruel temper. I was often abused by Xu Yi at home, which was something almost everyone in the town knew.
The testimony of eyewitnesses who came later confirmed that what Nanya said was true.
It turns out that last night, when Nanya was subjected to domestic violence by her husband and was almost strangled, she stabbed Xu Yi's body with a knife in order to save herself. And this scene happened to be caught by Zhou Luo, a repeater of high school in the town. The reason why Zhou Luo came to Xu's house so late was also very reasonable, to bring back the child that Nanya had temporarily left with her mother.
After Zhou Luo saw the murder scene, he was frightened, and he was afraid that the child would be frightened. He quickly picked up the child and ran away from the Xu family quickly.
As for why he did not report the crime immediately but chose to come the next morning, Zhou Luo said that he was frightened and stayed at home all night before he dared to come to the police station to report the crime the next day.
The final result was that Nanya was taken into custody. The facts of the
case seem to have come to light.
But after taking over the case, Lin Fanglu, the criminal police officer who had just arrived in the town from the provincial capital, found that there were many doubts and it was far from being as simple as it seemed.
How many people are the murderers? Among the people involved in the
case, including Zhou Luo, Nanya, and several of Zhou Luo's classmates, are any of them lying? Who is involved?
Xu Yiâs car was burned down at the same time that night, and important evidence was destroyed. Is it related to the case?
These many questions are like big question marks, hanging in the minds of the audience, making the audience want to stop.
The second case is the bridge collapse case.
Before police officer Lin Fang Road from the provincial capital came to Qingshui Town, a bridge collapse that shocked the entire province had just occurred.
A bridge under construction in Qingshui Town collapsed before it was completed, crushing several workers under construction.
Workersâ families held banners and made a fuss at the construction site, demanding an explanation. Liu Changshui, the construction siteâs purchaser, absconded with the money.
When the workersâ families were unable to appeal, the person in charge of the construction site contractor was killed again. The person in charge of this project contractor was Xu Yi, who was killed by his wife due to domestic violence in the first case.
The key figures died and escaped, so the bridge collapse case became an unsolved case again.
Officer Lin came to Qingshui Town originally for the bridge collapse case. Unexpectedly, just after arriving in Qingshui Town, another murder case occurred. The victim in the case was the key figure in the bridge collapse case. The two cases of
may seem unrelated, but they seem to be inextricably linked. The two cases are intertwined, making the police very troubled.
So far, "Light of Fire" has successfully captured the audience's attention with two unsolved cases.
And with the in-depth investigation of the case, there are many unknown things about Qingshui Town and the subtleties of human nature. Also surfaced little by little.
2, cast: nursery rhyme + Zhang Xincheng + Ye Zuxin + many powerful actors, the lineup is strong.
"Dark Fire" brings together Zhang Xincheng, Tong Yao, Ye Zuxin, Tian Xiaojie, Wang Zixuan, Huang Lu, Song Shuai and many other well-known powerful actors. The lineup can be said to be quite strong.
ranks first, Tong Yao.
85 Hua Tongyao can be regarded as a quite powerful actress in the mainland today. Since her debut, she has created many classic roles. Song Yunping in " Dajiang Dahe " and Gu Jia in " Only Thirty " are both characters that impressed the audience.
In "Gloomy Fire", Tong Yao plays the heroine Nanya, an artistic young woman whose appearance and temperament are incompatible with the small town. After marriage, she was domestically abused by her husband and committed murder in self-defense.
I have to say that the nursery rhyme is very suitable for this character in terms of appearance and temperament. It really shows the elegance and beauty of the female literary youth Nanya.
ranked second, Zhang Xincheng.
html Zhang Xincheng was known to the audience in 2095 as Lin Yang from "Hello, Old Time". Since then, he has portrayed many classic roles - Yuan Zhongxin in "The Chronicles of the Song Dynasty", Pei Shen in "Genius Basics", and Lin Zhiwei in " County Party Committee Courtyard ". It can be said that he is the best among young actors in terms of appearance and acting skills. One who has both.
In "Gloomy Fire", Zhang Xincheng plays Zhou Luo, a repeater of a small town high school. He is also one of the protagonists involved in the case in the play.
ranked third, Ye Zuxin.
is the innocent and naive Tenth Brother in "Bu Bu Jing Xin", the sophisticated and well-controlled chamberlain Zhang Maoze in " Qing Ping Le ",
In "The Light of Little Fire", Ye Zuxin plays the provincial capital. Criminal investigation expert Lin Fanglu, this character is very different from his previous roles: he is good at reasoning, pays attention to logical thinking, has sharp eyes, and has a strong sense of oppression when facing suspects.
ranked fourth, Tian Xiaojie.
is the suspicious and cunning emperor in "The Legend of Chu Qiao", the calculating Chen Mingzhang in "The Silent Truth", and the heroine's father Luo Zhongning in "When the Stars Shine".
In "Dark Fire", Tian Xiaojie plays Lao Chen, a local veteran detective in Qingshui Town. The most distinctive feature of this person is that he takes out two handfuls of melon seeds and cracks them from time to time. He often brings personal bias when handling cases. It can be said that he is not a very positive character, but he is more realistic and down-to-earth.
ranked fifth, Wang Zixuan.
is " The Twenty-Eight Laws of Love " Wu Fei, " Hometown, See You Well " Dong Jiaxi,
In "Dark Fire", Wang Zixuan plays the classmate of the male protagonist Zhou Luo. She likes Zhou Luo and is very concerned about Zhou Luo's affairs. Therefore, she also knew part of the inside story of the night of the crime.
ranked sixth, Huang Lu.
is the movie " Blind Mountain " Bai Xuemei, the movie " Six Desires " Li Xue,
"Blind Mountain"
In "Dark Fire", Huang Lu plays Xu Yi's ex-girlfriend Chen Ling, who is also the criminal police officer Lao Chen's daughter. Because Xu Yi and his best friend Nanya teamed up to betray him, his temperament changed drastically due to stimulation. Nanya's case is inextricably linked to her.
is seventh, Song Shuai.
is Secretary Huang in "The Storm Chaser",
In "The Light of a Small Fire", Song Shuai plays Liu Xun, the son of Liu Changshui, the fugitive purchaser in the Daqiao case. Paranoid personality, jealous of Zhou Luo's excellence, psychologically distorted.
ranked eighth, Wang Qing.
Wang Qing is also an old actor. She can often be seen in many CCTV TV series. For example, female educated youth Jiang Biyun in "Blood Romance", professional woman Anna in " Those Things About Couples ",
Anna in "Things About Couples"
In "The Light of Little Fire", Wang Qing plays the hero's mother, Sister Guixiang, who is simple and kind-hearted. Gudao hot intestine.
3 and two major highlights make this drama another dark horse drama in 2024.
The reason why "Dark Fire" achieved a double hit in ratings and word-of-mouth when it first aired is mainly due to the following two reasons.
The first one, the sense of literature and art + sense of era + sense of suspense are the biggest highlights of this drama.
To be honest, when I first watched this drama, I thought it was an art film. The beautiful scenes, the hormonal restlessness of adolescence, and the unique combination of light and shadow make this drama full of literary style. The male and female protagonists in the play are both young and artistic people, which makes the play full of literary and artistic flavor.
In terms of the sense of era, the background of the case is Millennium Night, which is the year 2000. In order to adapt to the times, the series can be said to have put in a lot of effort.
The setting of the rural town is so real that it makes people feel as if they have traveled back to that era.
The clothes of the characters in the play,
all reveal a full sense of the times.
The sense of suspense is full from the beginning of the series. A murder case that happened on Millennium Night seemed simple and clear, but in fact it was full of doubts and weirdness everywhere.
Regardless of the sense of literature, age, or suspense, this drama is very good.
The second one is a profound revelation of the evil of human nature.
Qingshui Town, where the story takes place in the play, is a remote town with beautiful scenery.
It's a pity that, as netizens commented, although the scenery here is beautiful, the people's hearts are not beautiful at all.
The heroine Nanya is beautiful, has temperament, knows how to dress up, likes rock and roll, and likes poetry. She is a very unique female literary youth.
But since she married Xu Yi, there have been rumors in the town. Because of these rumors, her husband domestically abused her every three days.
Those rumors are as unpleasant as they sound.
Some said, Nanya is so beautiful, and the people who come in and out of her clothing store are there for God knows what.
Some said, Nanya, doesnât she sleep with everyone?
Others said that her man beat her? If she was right, why would her man hit her?
In short, because of her beautiful appearance, her temperament and being incompatible with other people in the town, Nanya suffered a lot of malice from most people in the town.
The only ones who are really good to her are Sister Guixiang who runs a store, and Guixiang's son Zhou Luo.
The reason why Zhou Luo noticed Nanya was because, as the first academic master in the town to be admitted to a key university, Zhou Luo was persuaded to drop out of the school for some reason and returned to Qingshui Town, where he also suffered the same fate from the town. People are full of malice.
Two people in the same situation, because they cherish each other, their hearts get closer and closer, and finally redeem each other.
So in addition to the attractive plot, this drama also has a deep exploration of human nature, which is also one of the themes it wants to express.
With a solid script, an artistic atmosphere, a full sense of age, and an addictive suspenseful rhythm, coupled with the personal appeal of powerful actor Zhang Xincheng's nursery rhymes, and the broadcast platform of CCTV, this "Gloomy Fire" It's not unreasonable for "" to become another dark horse drama in April without much publicity.
If the follow-up plot can maintain the standard and not stretch the crotch, it is estimated that there will be another masterpiece in the field of domestic suspense dramas.
