I was attracted by a few lines in the trailer -
"You are just too radical. Do you think the ship will be fine?"
"There are many ways to get into Chairman Qiu's chair." "Good morning, everyone." "The meeting is adjourned."
"Do you know that my uncle is coming back to be the vice chairman of the group?"
"I think as the acting chairman of the group, in addition to voting rights, I should also have veto power."
As soon as a few lines came out, the old man Hong Kong drama fans should understand this. With Hong Kong-style dialogues like
, coupled with Charmaine Sheh and Law Jialiang's Hong Kong-style performances, as well as familiar scenes, it is definitely an authentic Hong Kong-style drama where the rich and powerful compete for supremacy.
Without further ado, the non-TVB Hong Kong drama I am most looking forward to this year is finally here -
"The Successor of Family Glory".
With the continuous release of trailers, the drama has been listed as the third drama to be broadcast. There is no doubt that at least May, this annual Hong Kong-style wealthy business drama will be available to everyone.
I know what everyone wants to say? Is
correct?
The first part Zhang Zhilin , Yang Yi, Li Caihua's "Family Glory" has a Douban score of 5.5, can it also have a sequel?
But it was this drama that won the ratings championship in Hong Kong that year. It was launched on the video website and its popularity was not low at all.
producer Leung Ka-shu has made a sequel while the iron is hot. TVB has already purchased the series and is preparing to make another success after "The Last Days 2" stops the decline in ratings.
Why?
Charmaine Sheh returns to the popular Raymond Lam in " Kowloon Walled City ". Is it enough to watch?
Add another three-time TV star Luo Jialiang, and Xu Shaoxiong, the happy brother of "Apostle Walker".
The starring cast of "Walker" includes TVB's three-time TV viewers + three-time TV queens. Isn't that enough?
Then there are Luo Ziyi and Huang Haoran, as well as veteran drama stars Liu Jiang, Wu Dairong, Yu An'an, Zhang Fengni, Gong Ci'en who bid farewell to TVB, as well as the new generation of little flowers Chen Jing, Liang Jingqi, Chen Ying, and Wang Minyi.
is enough.
can assemble such a strong cast, of course, because of one person - producer Liang Jiashu.
As we all know, in the golden age of Hong Kong dramas, TVB was divided into the Liang School and the Tsang School. The representative actors of the Liang School were Louis Koo and Law Jialiang.
Shortly after " Looking for Qin Ji ", Liang Jiashu left TVB, but the subsequent Hong Kong dramas went from bad to worse.
But Liang Jiashu reunited his old team under the new owner and produced "Scorching Sun" and "Family Glory".
At that time, it was Leung Ka-shu who supported the producer Qi Qiyi to produce the trilogy " Genesis ", "Heaven and Earth Man" and "Heaven and Earth", which was also recognized as the pinnacle of Hong Kong dramas with wealthy families. Nowadays, Hong Kong dramas are no longer in the spotlight, and Leung Ka-shu's "Family Glory" series has become the last wealthy business war drama series in Hong Kong dramas.
Hong Kong drama fans still can't miss this power game in the depths of a wealthy Hong Kong family, and the love and hatred behind the family.
What's more, Leung Ka-shu, who is still famous in Hong Kong drama circles, has also built a more luxurious Hong Kong drama lineup than TVB's Qing opera.
Just look at how this Hong Kong-style wealthy family can continue the "family glory" of the Hong Kong family business war drama?
1: Story
It can be seen from the absence of Zhang Zhilin and Yang Yi that the story of this film does not continue from "Family Glory".
This is another Hong Kong-style wealthy family story about wealth, power and the struggle for inheritance.
The wealthy family this time is the Qiu family.
In the opening scene, it is Qiu Hanyang (played by Liu Jiang), the founder of the group, who reprimands Qiu Shouyi, the second-generation talker of the Qiu family played by Luo Jialiang.
As the founder of the group suddenly suffered from a stroke, a battle for the "successor position" broke out without the heir to the company being determined.
The first twist in the story is when the granddaughter Qiu Haoer, played by Charmaine Sheh, airborne.
The wealthy Qiu family has always been known for favoring sons over daughters. It is known that the Qiu family property will be inherited by the only male grandson of the third generation, Qiu Zhibin (played by Luo Ziyi). Unexpectedly, a power of attorney signed by Mrs. Qiu shocked everyone: He actually He entrusts his eldest granddaughter Qiu Haoer (Charmaine Sheh) to perform the position of chairman of the group on his behalf.
At this moment, she was pushed into the center of the storm.
On the one hand, the group has internal and external troubles. The actual leader of the group, played by Luo Jialiang, expanded blindly and already incurred huge debts. This is also the reason why Mr. Qiu changed his general at the last moment.
On the other hand, because the real power of the group is still in the hands of Qiu Shouyi, if he dismisses the meeting, the meeting will not be held. The internal fighting within the
group continues to intensify.
At this point, the lawyer boyfriend team played by Charmaine Sheh and Raymond Lam, and the father and son team played by Luo Jialiang and Luo Ziyi, the two sides started a showdown for wealth and power.
But a new reversal has arrived again.
Mr. Qiu passed away, and his last will was made public, specifying that the heir to the family was still his grandson, played by Luo Ziyi.
But Charmaine Sheh, who has already tasted power, will not quit easily, and with the return of the second-generation Qiu family boss played by Xu Siu-hsiung, the battle situation becomes more complicated.
A family power game has just begun.
It is not difficult to see that there are two core highlights of the series:
One is business war and competition for production.
Revolving around family wealth, several parties take turns to appear.
The heroine Qiu Haoer, played by Charmaine Sheh, is the powerful granddaughter of the Qiu family, but she is suddenly entrusted with an important task. Faced with doubts and obstructions from everyone in the family, Qiu Haoer, with the secret help of a lawyer played by Raymond Lam, secures her position as an agent. Chairmanship.
But open and secret plots come one after another.
However, Mr. Qiu left a final suicide note, which brought this story of the fight between wealthy families to a new chapter.
Bo Yun's treacherous business war battles and the light and dark humanity amidst the intertwined interests are all old dramas in Hong Kong dramas. Judging from the trailer, the story is definitely interlocking and full of dramatic tension.
The second one is family, fighting each other.
Hong Kong-style family drama, the best thing to watch is the internal fighting within the family.
If you want to tear it, you have to tear it to the flesh.
Audiences often criticize urban dramas for being suspended.
However, there is a certain degree of suspension in the script of a wealthy family. The story itself is separated from the civilian class and is also a concentrated human blood.
But it doesn’t stop everyone from watching it.
Suspension is not a problem. What I am afraid of is that the suspension is not flavorful enough and can only scratch the surface.
Judging from the trailer, in addition to the slaps familiar to the audience, there are constant internal fights within the family, as well as multiple elements such as kidnapping, murder, and love conflicts.
After watching the trailer, you will marvel at the wonderful sense of control in the classic Hong Kong-style wealthy drama. I can’t say how innovative it is, but just above, the murderous look on the faces of a generation of old Hong Kong drama actors, and the competitive energy that overflows the screen, make the audience in front of the TV nostalgic for the dramas they once obsessed with. Own.
tastes right.
2: The core creator of
's "Family Glory" series is actually the Liang family tree. As soon as these three words
came out, I guess I don’t need to say more. Fans of old Hong Kong dramas also know the weight of it.
Back then, Wireless Hilltop had a serious culture and was divided into the Liang School and the Zeng School.
Zengpai focuses on medium- to low-cost urban sitcoms and palace dramas.
Liangpai specializes in professional dramas, wealthy family dramas, and criminal investigation dramas. Famous producers such as Pan Jiade, Qi Qiyi, Zhuang Weijian, Zhang Qianwen, and Deng Texi are all Liangpai's top executives.
For example, the TVB costume drama representative "The Legend of Qin", the wealthy drama representative "Genesis", the police drama representative "Stealth Sniper", the professional drama representative "Miao Hands of Kindness", " Rush to the Sky" are all dramas of the Liang School.
However, in 2000, the Liang School's top production "Genesis" failed miserably in the ratings. Zeng Pai's "Tea is Strong in Hometown" not only marked the decline of Hong Kong-style wealthy dramas, but also became the harbinger of the gradual decline of the Liang School. Although "The Story of Qin" was later The Liang faction regained a victory, but the Liang faction eventually came to an end.
For a long time after that, low-cost sitcoms, urban romance dramas and palace fighting dramas occupied wireless screens.
Large-scale police and criminal dramas and costume dramas lost the support of the Leung family and gradually disappeared from TVB. Producers such as Qi Qiyi left. This internal strife at TVB ultimately paved the way for the decline of Hong Kong dramas.
However, after Leung Ka-shu moved to Media Asia, his aesthetics and style did not change. TVB did not film Hong Kong-style wealthy dramas, but Leung Ka-shu did. Hence, "Family Glory" was produced. The series was sold back to TVB and actually won the Hong Kong ratings championship that year. , in a sense, it also won a round for Liang Jiashu.
Cai Jingsheng, the director of "Family Glory 2", is also an old subordinate of Liang Jiashu. He was the director of "Looking for Qin" and "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".
After more than ten years of ups and downs in domestic entertainment, it is the right time to return to direct the "Family Glory" series.
It is not difficult to see that this is actually an old team of the Liang School.
But it is undeniable that the works created by the Liang School back then, such as "Looking for Qin" and "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" in which Cai Jingsheng participated, were at least meticulously crafted, with top quality, camera shots, and details of persuasion. They are definitely worthy of the audience.
This old Hong Kong drama team is back. As you can see from the trailer, it is indeed the flavor of a Hong Kong-style wealthy drama.
In the overt struggles on the stage, the secret fights off the stage, and the dialogue that is full of Hong Kong drama, you can also clearly feel the unique style of the Liang School drama at its peak.
"Are you crazy for helping outsiders sue your own family?"
The scenes in these trailers are all full of Hong Kong flavor.
Whether you can regain the peak of Hong Kong-style wealthy dramas, you have to watch it to find out.
3: With the success of actor
’s first film, Leung Ka-shu’s second film definitely has the strongest lineup of current Hong Kong dramas.
Even TVB’s current lineup of Taiwan celebration dramas are hard to compare with this drama.
The protagonist plus supporting roles, there are at least 15 powerful actors, and the three-time TV drama queen is in charge. In other words, a family glory series, Liang Jiashu brings together almost all the famous Hong Kong drama actors who have left TVB.
Of course, the exception is Charmaine Sheh.
Because today’s Charmaine Sheh is probably the only Hong Kong drama star who can freely shuttle between Media Asia dramas and TVB dramas.
When the filming of "The Successor of Family Glory" started, Charmaine Sheh had not yet won the third award.
Her popularity skyrocketed with the release of "News Queen", but to be honest, even with Charmaine Sheh's acting skills, it is still difficult to receive good dramas in the domestic entertainment industry that fully utilize her acting skills.
She is not a traffic spender.
, on the other hand, returned to the Hong Kong drama team, so that her acting skills can be brought into full play.
This time she plays Qiu Hao'er, the eldest granddaughter of the wealthy Qiu family. She is competitive and ambitious, but she is unable to gain power in the Qiu family. Once
rose, it was just a pawn used by the old man to stimulate his useless children and grandchildren.
But the chess piece will not acquiesce in the fate of the chess piece, she will fight for it.
Such a role is perfect for Charmaine Sheh.
In fact, starting from "The Golden Branch" and "Fire Dance in the Yellow Sand", Charmaine Sheh's acting skills have been different from what they used to be.
Her acting skills are of course no problem, but what I am looking forward to more is her fighting with a bunch of veteran actors.
ranked second, Luo Jialiang.
The Lao family returns to the Liang family. Is there anything that Hong Kong drama fans are looking forward to more than this?
Back then, Luo Jialiang rose to be one of TVB's No. 1 brothers, thanks to the Liang faction's masterpieces ", ," "The Heroes of Heaven and Earth" and "Genesis". His farewell to TVB, " Golden Years ," was directed by Liang Jiashu himself.
This is actually TVB’s last big-budget drama.
Although "Genesis" received poor ratings on TVB, no one can deny that it is an unparalleled classic of Hong Kong dramas, and no one can deny that Luo Jialiang's Yip Wing Tim cannot be replaced.
Luo Jialiang is the best actor in wealthy dramas, and he is also one of TVB's earliest three-time TV King. What Guo Jinan and Li Yaoxiang did in more than 20 years, he did it in ten years.
Entering the mainland drama market, he has never been able to fully find the feeling. Perhaps Hong Kong dramas are the best place for him to display his acting skills.
This time he plays Qiu Shouyi, the second-generation talker of the Qiu family. He is very domineering and has constant conflicts with the airborne Charmaine Sheh. I can't wait to see the third-time TV drama king and the three-time TV queen play on the same stage.
ranked third, Raymond Lam
This is the second collaboration between Raymond Lam and Charmaine Sheh after "The Rain and the Clouds", "The Storm", "Flower World" and "The Apostle Walker", the real Ye Qing is back.
In the drama, Raymond Lam's rogue lawyer will not only have a triangular relationship with Charmaine Sheh and Huang Haoran, but he will also play a key role in Charmaine Sheh's wealthy granddaughter's journey to win the throne.
With the passing of talents in Hong Kong films, Raymond Lam and Bosco Bosco, who were outstanding in the niche at that time, have actually become leading figures in Hong Kong films and Hong Kong dramas.
In the recent "Kowloon Walled City", Raymond Lam played the lead actor Chen Luojun, and his acting skills and fighting scenes were all very good.
Every time Raymond Lam collaborates with Charmaine Sheh, the results are great.
I certainly look forward to seeing this pair shine again.
In fourth place, Xu Shaoxiong
Brother Huanxi takes action, which should not be underestimated.
In addition to playing Charmaine Sheh's father, he is also the brother of Luo Jialiang's character. This smiling character is definitely a key change in the power game in the play.
No wonder Luo Jialiang's character talks about him as if he is facing a formidable enemy.
This rich drama can also be regarded as the trio of "Apostle Walker" facing off against the Lao family, which is worth watching.
In addition to these few, there is also Wu Dairong, who has become more and more outstanding in Hong Kong dramas in recent years.
Luo Ziyi and Huang Haoran who performed in "Family Glory".
Zhang Fengni (who played Fang De's second concubine) retired for a while after "Miao Cuihua".
Liu Jiang also played the behind-the-scenes policeman Guo Sir in "Walker".
" Snow Mountain Flying Fox " Gong Cien is still unforgettable.
as well as Liang Jiashu’s daughter Liang Jingqi, the new generation of flowers Chen Jing, Chen Ying, Wang Minyi, etc.
This lineup can no longer be luxurious for today's Hong Kong dramas.
4: Hong Kong-style wealthy drama
In one sentence, whether Hong Kong-style wealthy drama can revive or even survive depends on this.
To be honest, the success of "Family Glory" is not so much the success of the creation as it is the audience's nostalgia for the Hong Kong-style wealthy drama.
Douban 5.5, which explains the problem very well.
It cannot be said that the starring cast of Julian Cheung, Yang Yi, etc. is not strong.
The whole drama is full of emotions, ethics, and business battles. It has all the formulas that a wealthy drama should have.
is almost meaningless.
But why do we love to watch rich family dramas?
First, watch the game of wealthy people that is difficult for the general public to see; business games require a battle of wits, and filming the power struggle in the business on a battlefield without smoke is the basic plan of this type of drama.
The second is the emotional line that reaches the end;
The tradition of wireless wealthy dramas is the ultimate return of three views and full human touch.
For example, the classic "Genesis", although it is a drama about the business war between wealthy families, it is not a drama about fighting and turning against each other from beginning to end. But with a unique human touch.
The third and final level are people from wealthy families.
Looking at the classic TVB dramas, the most classic thing is always the people.
Just say that in "Genesis", whether it is the degradation process of the kind-hearted male number three Xu Wenbiao, the desire for money corrodes human nature.
Or Ye Rongtian, the protagonist who is difficult to distinguish between good and evil, and good and evil are intertwined, they are all so unforgettable.
In the final analysis, the battle between wealthy families is just the skin of a wealthy family drama. The most fearful thing is that the wealthy family drama has lost its human flavor.
The success or failure of "Family Glory 2" obviously lies in whether it can find these three unique secrets of Hong Kong-style wealthy dramas.
I still remember Huo Jingliang’s famous line from the Liang School’s classic wealthy business drama “Genesis”: “I go to work by car at 9 o’clock every day, and I only earn tens of thousands a month.Playing stocks frugally and hoping to get rich soon. Humph, they don’t even know who the real winner is."
Some people always say that those who understood "Genesis" back then would have been rich and free.
I hope that today's Hong Kong-style wealthy business war dramas can still leave such a legacy The golden words of
.