This year’s CCTV drama is truly a blast.
html's "If Running Is My Life" and "South and North" launched at the beginning of 1 year have achieved great popularity and word-of-mouth, allowing the audience to once again feel the strength of "good drama concentration camp".
followed by "City Within the City", "Celebrating More Than Years 2", " Rose Story" and others continued to take the first place in prime time ratings. Whether it's urban finance or ancient costume intrigues, CCTV has played it all.
Now, not long after the show started in July, CCTV has welcomed another top player - "Dream City".
only aired 2 episodes and ranked first in the national ratings. It seems that CCTV urban dramas are about to hit the ceiling again!
Workplace conflicts under digital science
"Dream City" tells the story of coder Luo Chengyu ( Yang Shuo) who has been concentrating on studying digital science and technology, but the intervention of capital has made his dream of reaching the top of technology come to nothing.
In order to prevent the technology monopoly and profit exploitation of foreign companies, Luo Chengyu resolutely resigned and formed a team. With the support of Jiangnan City officials and others, he built an international big data enterprise and achieved the goals of anti-monopoly and rejuvenating the country through science and technology.
The opening two scenes of "Dream City" put the interests of all parties on the table, with a fast pace and no procrastination.
The first big drama: the accident at the press conference.
Luo Chengyu and Jiang Yifei (played by Li Yixiao), one of the three Musketeers of the "Yunlong Project", were stuck on an elevated road while driving. Using the Yunlong system, the two quickly switched modes of transportation and followed the route planned by the navigation to the press conference.
At the same time, a pregnant woman on the elevated road was about to give birth prematurely. However, the road was congested and the ambulance could not enter. If she continued to be dragged on, both adults and children would be in danger.
Seeing this situation, Luo Chengyu made a decisive decision and used big data to conduct road investigation and analysis on the spot. A life-or-death rescue operation was ready to go.
On the other side, Yu Jiaming ( Wang Zijian), one of the Three Musketeers who was forced to give a speech, received a call from Jiang Yifei and changed his speech strategy at the press conference on the spot, live broadcasting the entire process of Luo Chengyu using the Yunlong System to save people.
Through the mobilization of big data, the road gradually opened up, and soon a life path was opened for expectant pregnant women. The ambulance also arrived in time, and an exciting rescue was a complete success.
Just as everyone was cheering, the big screen of the press conference was suddenly attacked by hackers. Although Luo Chengyu handled it promptly, the vulnerability of Yunlong system was still widely reported by the media.
This unexpected hacker invasion led to the second major scene of the play: the company parachuted in executives.
Due to an accident at the press conference, in order to ensure the normal launch of the Yunlong system, the head office directly parachuted Chu Ange (played by Jiang Xin) as Luo Chengyu's boss, and gradually replaced Luo Chengyu's original leader Ding Muyang (played by Sun Qiang).
In the end, after learning that Ding Muyang submitted his resignation, he publicly fired him in order to scare the monkeys.
This series of events made Luo Chengyu, who already had a deep grudge against Chu Ange who came by air, even more annoyed.
Various conflicts and quarrels, coupled with the company's layoff list published by hackers, made the relationship between the two incompatible.
One is an entrepreneur who represents capital, and the other is a "worker" who wants to protect everyone's interests. Who is the final winner requires the audience to discover for themselves in the play.
"Dream City" only used 2 episodes to clearly outline the overall contradictions of the whole drama. The plot of
is fast-paced, with constant conflicts and conflicts. Various interests are intertwined, and the battlefield of capital is dizzying to watch.
is worthy of being called "CCTV's Strictly Selected". This new drama really has something to offer.
is a TV series with all the talents of
that can star on CCTV. The cast is quite good. The director of "Dream City" has a sharp vision and the actors selected are better than the others.
ranked first, Jiang Xin.
Jiang Xin's acting skills have always been well-known. In
's new drama, she has a steady output and firmly establishes her character as a strong woman in the workplace. Whether she is negotiating with others or accepting an appointment from the head office, Jiang Xin's Chu Ange has shown her resolute side.
At the meeting, Chu Ange, who was parachuted to the top, turned a blind eye to some dissatisfied employees and kept talking elegantly, portraying the image of a prosperous leader in the workplace to the extreme.
Similarly, Chu Ange did not show a condescending attitude. He always smiled and gave people a sense of intimacy. For such a powerful and capable character, there is too much room for development.
I look forward to Jiang Xin’s more exciting performances in the subsequent plots.
ranked second, Cheng Taishen.
Actor Cheng Taishen is so malleable. Whether he is a ruthless villain or a mayor who is devoted to the people, he can easily choose the characteristics of the character. In
's new drama, Qi Dongfang, played by Cheng Taishen, suppresses great anger and helplessness in his heart when faced with the fact that foreign investors are unwilling to put the Yunlong system into the Chinese market.
Cheng Taishen's performance focuses on details. He perfectly grasps the different attitudes between the character and his subordinates when facing malleable talents. He is approachable yet dignified. He is worthy of being an experienced actor, and his acting skills are so stable.
The third place is Li Yixiao.
Li Yixiao has performed quite amazingly in dramas such as "Do You Know Should You Be Green, Fat, Red and Slender" and "Si Teng", but her popularity has always been tepid, which is a pity. In
's new drama, she plays Jiang Yifei, Luo Chengyu's girlfriend. When getting along with her lover, she is gentle and generous. Her eyes are full of love when she looks at him, and her smile is like honey mixed with honey, with a happy face.
However, at work, Jiang Yifei makes a clear distinction between public and private matters. When Luo Chengyu makes a mistake, she reprimands him with a serious face, showing no mercy.
Li Yixiao has superb acting skills. If the role is given to her, she will definitely excel. However, judging from the story introduction, Jiang Yifei's character will betray Luo Chengyu in the end. I am a little curious as to what irreconcilable conflict happened between these two people.
ranked fourth, Wang Zijian.
Wang Zijian, the "golden supporting role" in the Chinese drama, has solid acting skills. In the new drama, he plays Yu Jiaming, although he is one of the three swordsmen who developed Yunlong, but he has been living in the "shadow" of Luo Chengyu. When
was having a heart-to-heart talk with Luo Chengyu, Yu Jiaming's tone was full of loneliness and self-deprecation, and he looked at the other person with helplessness, envy, and deep sadness in his eyes.
Wang Zijian interprets the image of an ordinary person who is capable but not very capable. His performance is the most immersive in the play.
ranked fifth, Yang Shuo.
Although Yang Shuo was criticized by the audience for his greasy acting skills in the past few years, his strength should not be underestimated. In
's new drama, Luo Chengyu, played by Yang Shuo, is arrogant and arrogant. He seems to be unreasonable, but in fact there is a pure land in his heart. He has a father-like love for Yunlong System and is very persistent in technological research and development.
Yang Shuo perfectly interprets the character's frank and forthright personality. His performance has a sense of relaxation, neither pretentious nor oily, and his emotions are quite on point.
The director chose Yang Shuo as the leading actor with great foresight.
At the same time, Zhou Fang, Ding Zijun, Clara and other actors all gave amazing performances in the play, and the character portraits were so wonderful.
Conclusion
Overall, the drama "Dream City" is already far ahead of other current urban workplace dramas.
On the one hand, it is because of the superb narrative techniques.
starts with a theme. Various conflicts occur frequently in the play, but the most important problem is still the monopoly of technology by foreign-funded enterprises.
The protagonist’s persistence in his work also represents the huge contribution made by China’s new generation of scientific and technological R&D personnel to anti-monopoly and urban construction.
On the other hand, the group of characters is outstanding, and each character is full and three-dimensional.
For example, when Jiang Yifei faces her boyfriend who is devoted to work, although she is considerate, she is also full of sadness in her heart. Chu Ange seems to be unkind, but she also feels puzzled and self-blame because the head office fired employees.
The superb acting skills of the actors have created a rich group of characters. Each character is quite full, and each character gives people a strong sense of immersion. The gate to
's dream has been opened. Next, it depends on how these ambitious people can reach the top.
So do you think this drama is good?
