If you want to say which domestic drama was the most popular last year, there is no doubt that it has to be "Crazy".
Because of the popularity of the series, the actors in the series have also successfully made their debut. Zhang Songwen, who plays the villain Gao Qiqiang, is one of them.
Zhang Songwen performed extremely well in the play, perfectly interpreting the life of the villain Gao Qiqiang.
With the role of Gao Qiqiang, Zhang Songwen, who was not well-known before, also became famous overnight and became the first top actor in 2023.
However, Zhang Songwen, who became very popular, has not become arrogant. He still keeps a low profile in filming and presents good works and roles to the audience.
was first an anti-narcotics drama " Ice Hunting ". After its broadcast, the popularity exceeded 20,000, becoming the fastest drama to reach 20,000 on the Goose platform in 2024.
In the play, Zhang Songwen changed from "Breaking Bad" from "Breaking Bad" to "Breaking Bad", playing a hypocritical and vicious drug lord to perfection.
Recently, Zhang Songwen presented a new work, "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow" by Fog Theater.
This is also the second time Zhang Songwen has participated in the Mist Theater. The last time he collaborated was in "The Hidden Corner", which can be called the ceiling of suspense dramas.
Therefore, the combination of Mist Theater + Zhang Songwen also made the show popular before it was broadcast, and the number of reservations exceeded 2 million before it was broadcast. After the
series was launched, it won two championships on the platform's soaring list and suspense list, ranking first in popularity for two consecutive days.
So, can Zhang Songwen, the second actor in Mist Theater, surprise us this time?
After finishing 6 episodes in one go, Qingshi will talk to you about this "The Boy Who Can't See a Shadow" .
1, two major cases, and three suspense points, this drama firmly caught my attention as soon as it aired.
As we all know, whether a suspense drama is good or not, the creation of a sense of suspense is crucial.
"The Boy Who Can't See a Shadow" does a good job at this point. It doesn't make any mystery and gets to the point right from the beginning. The two cases of
quickly attracted the audience to the drama.
The first one: child abduction case.
The story begins in 1984, when the 5-year-old son of the male protagonist Wang Shitu (played by Zhang Songwen) Doudou plays with his child Bian Jie after school.
Looking at the police uniform on Bian Jie, Dou Dou praised him for how beautiful the clothes were. He also said that his father is a policeman and he looked majestic in the police uniform.
Seeing that the other party liked his clothes very much, Bian Jie lent Doudou his clothes to wear. After changing clothes, the two played hide and seek.
While playing the game, Doudou was kidnapped by a stranger, and Bian Jie, who was hiding aside, witnessed everything.
The second one: the case of the disappearance of three teenagers.
The time came to 1993, when Bian Jie ( Rong Zishan ) had become a young man. One day he and two friends mysteriously disappeared after coming out of the game arcade.
The local police station set up a task force, with the male protagonists Wang Shitu and Qin Yong (played by Li Jian) responsible for investigating the case.
The male protagonist investigated from the direction of child abduction, while Qin Yong inquired about the places where the teenager might appear, but neither party found relevant clues.
In the end, the task force was temporarily disbanded, but Bian Jie unexpectedly appeared three years later. With the boy's return, the three major suspense points of the whole drama gradually unfolded.
Suspense 1: What happened to the three teenagers three years ago?
The first thing Bian Jie faced after coming back was the police questioning him, what happened three years ago?
Bian Jie told the police that he could not remember many things, except that the three of them played games together that day.
After leaving the game arcade, they saw a middle-aged man's wallet falling. They picked up the wallet and returned it to him.
In order to thank the man for inviting them to dinner, he did not expect that the man had drugged the meal, and the three of them fainted after eating for a while.
Bian Jie woke up and found himself in the den of thieves in Hexi, and the other two were missing.
However, the flashback scenes in the play are different from what Bian Jie described when he returned.
That day, the three of them came out of the game hall and went to the mountain. Bian Jie had a dispute with Wang Shuai and killed Wang Shuai with a knife.
After he and his companion Du Yi disposed of the body, Bian Jie went home, took the money, ran away, and disappeared.
What happened to the three teenagers three years ago? What is the truth?
Suspense 2: Where is the real "Bian Jie"?
Bian Jie, who disappeared after 3 years, was found. However, is this person really Bian Jie?
is obviously not the case, and the answer has been given through details in the play.
His sister took him to buy new shoes and found that his shoe size had become smaller.
Bian Jie used to like drinking but now he can't drink it, and he just eats chicken skin that he hated to eat before.
And when the male protagonist asked the teacher to visit Bian Jie’s home to ask for Bian Jie’s notebook from three years ago, in order not to be discovered that the handwriting was different.
Bian Jie deliberately wet his homework book and replaced the notebook he wrote in 1996.
According to the subsequent plot, we saw that another companion, Du Yi, lived alone and anonymously, which means that Bian Jie did not escape with him back then.
So where is "Bian Jie" really? Why would Bian Jie take on someone else's identity now?
Suspense 3: What kind of secrets does the Jin family hide?
Judging from the plot, Bian Jie's stepfather Jin Manfu (played by Cheng Taishen) knows that the person who came back is not the real "Bian Jie".
Moreover, he not only did not expose it, but also helped the other party conceal it. The police asked him to do a paternity test, but Jin Manfu directly refused.
also taught the other party to learn computers and arranged for him to work in the factory, implying that the Jin family's property and factory would be his in the future, allowing him to become a rich second-generation Bianjie.
Why did Jin Manfu do this? What is his purpose?
I believe that with the investigation of the male protagonist, the truth of these suspense will be slowly revealed.
2, powerful actors gathered together, and they went to Zhang Songwen and became fans of the second female lead.
In addition to the wonderful plot, the performance of the actors in "The Boy Who Can't See a Shadow" is also very eye-catching.
The most popular one is definitely the male advocate's eulogy.
Different from the wonderful villains he has appeared in before, this time Zhang Songwen plays the policeman Wang Shitu.
In the play, Zhang Songwen is basically in plain clothes and does not wear a police uniform, but he plays the vigilance of a senior criminal policeman and his scrutiny of everyone.
's calm but sharp eyes seem to be able to see through everyone, giving him a sense of empathy.
What is most applauding is Zhang Songwen’s precise control of the character’s emotions.
For example, the scene where Wang Shitu eats noodles alone.
Looking at the two bowls of noodles placed in front of him, the scene of a happy family reunion flashed through his eyes, and his eyes were full of joy.
And when the memories faded and he looked at the empty stool in front of him and found that his wife and children had already left, Zhang Songwen's eyes felt lost, and the corners of his mouth slowly dropped.
When he finally lowered his head to eat the noodles, his movements were trembling and he shed tears sadly.
In just a few seconds, Zhang Songwen's emotions progressed from being astonished to yesterday to breaking down and crying. It was amazing.
There is also a male protagonist who gets news similar to his own child. When Zhang Songwen comes to see the child, you can feel his tension and expectation through his expressions and actions.
But the moment he saw the child, he frowned.
obviously didn't say anything, but the audience already knew through Zhang Songwen's changing expression that he was not the hero's son. When
walked out of the door, Zhang Songwen's mood changed from anticipation and nervousness to exhaustion.
I have to say that Zhang Songwen’s acting skills are great.
doesn't have the flavor of "Gao Qiqiang" at all. He plays the image of an orphaned father so vividly that it makes people cry just watching it.
In addition to Zhang Songwen, there are three actors in the play who showed off their outstanding acting skills.
No. 1: Rong Zishan
From " Summer in Xi Xiaohe " to "The Hidden Corner", and then to this "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow".
Rong Zishan has collaborated with Zhang Songwen for the third time.
His performance this time was also remarkable, and he did not fall behind at all opposite Zhang Songwen.
Facing the male protagonist’s probing steps, Bian Jie’s eyes, played by Rong Zishan, were full of vigilance and nervousness, and his whole behavior was extremely unnatural.
From expressions, eyes to body movements, Rong Zishan fully presents the character's embarrassment and anxiety.
Second place: Cheng Taishen
In the play, Cheng Taishen plays the stepfather Jin Manfu. This character is a typical two-faced person. On the surface,
cares about his returned son, but in fact he is not.
In the play, the fake Bianjie was rummaging through things in Jin Manfu's house. When Jin Manfu saw it, he stood at the door and observed expressionlessly.
After Bianjie turned around and was startled, Jin Manfu instantly changed his face and asked him what he was looking for with a smile.
There is also Jin Manfu hiding in the darkness and peeping at the actions of "Bian Jie", his eyes full of scrutiny, which is also creepy.
Third place: Guo Keyu
If I want to say that the actor who surprised people the most after watching the first 6 episodes, it is definitely Guo Keyu.
In the drama, she plays Bian Jie's mother, Bian Meizhen, who is a little mentally disturbed because her son is missing.
Such a role is quite difficult to interpret, but Guo Keyu acted very well, especially the scene where he meets his son.
When Bian Meizhen looked at "Bian Jie" who was slowly walking out of the teaching building, he hesitated forward and backward, and his expression changed from dementia to confusion to tears.
Every movement and expression is perfectly executed, and the image of a mother who lost her son is vividly portrayed.
Qingshi predicted that as the second female lead, she would soon become popular across the country.
In addition, there are Li Jian and "Crazy Donkey" Wang Peilu from "Hurry Up". Their performances also add a lot of color to the show.
3. Facts have proved that after "The Hidden Corner", Mist Theater produced another suspense drama.
When it comes to domestic suspense dramas, there is absolutely one name that cannot be avoided.
mist theater.
is a suspense-themed brand launched by the video platform in 2020. It aims to create suspenseful atmosphere works that are short and concise, have high requirements for the quality of American dramas, and explode in scale.
Mist Theater was an instant hit after its launch.
The two dramas "The Hidden Corner" and "The Silent Truth" have exploded in word-of-mouth, establishing the reputation of Fog Theater in one fell swoop.
However, the follow-up was a little weak, and works such as "The Mystery of the Octagonal Pavilion", " Who is the Murderer" and "The Returned Daughter" performed poorly.
Especially after Tencent Video launched x theater last year and contributed suspense masterpieces such as " The Long Season " and " Under the Busy City ", the Mist Theater felt even more pressure.
Regarding the current predicament, we can also see the "thinking change" of Fog Theater.
Take " Three Brigades ", the first production of this year's new season of Fog Theater, as an example. The creation of the series is different from typical suspense dramas that focus on solving crimes.
no longer focuses the narrative on the curiosity of the case, but instead focuses on the changes in the fate of the characters, making the series more about the case and the fate.
The same is true for "The Boy Who Can't See a Shadow" this time. Compared with the complicated and suspenseful cases, the drama puts more words behind the cases.
For example, focus on "anti-trafficking".
Different from the previous large-scale cases as the main plot, this drama leads the story through the case of missing children.
shows the pain and struggle of families of missing children through cases, and the real information about abducted children posted at the end of the film makes this drama both thought-provoking and socially significant.
For example, the search for identity.
In the drama, Xiaoqi, played by Rong Zishan, becomes Bian Jie due to a misunderstanding.
But he was happy because he was an orphan and wanted to have a real family for once, so he wanted to be Bian Jie's shadow.
Later, he and Wang Shitu went to the countryside to find her mother because she left home.
On the road, Wang Shitu lost control of his car and hit a warehouse. He fell into a coma and entered a two-story dream.
The first floor went back to 1984. There was a fire in the house while the water was boiling. His son woke him up and saved him. On the first floor, outside the warehouse door of the car accident, he fell into a coma and was awakened by Xiaoqi to save him.
So on his son’s birthday, the male protagonist invited Xiao Qi to his home for dinner. When he saw Xiao Qi eating noodles and drinking soup, he looked very much like his son.
So he gave his son’s birthday to Xiao Qi. At that moment, Xiao Qi also became the shadow of the hero’s son.
This plot also echoes the name of the series. A boy who is someone else's shadow will not be able to see his own shadow.
With the help of the male protagonist, Xiao Qi and the male protagonist achieve two-way redemption, and finally find their own shadow.
It can be said that compared to the large-scale cases that attract attention, this kind of excavation of people behind the cases is more touching.
believes that as long as this drama maintains its current level, it will definitely become another suspense drama.
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