Copywriting | Thirteen Editor | Soda Water The domestic drama market in September still has the residual warmth of the summer season. "Mortal Song" relies on its realistic plot, and its popularity reaches a new high near the end. Although "Snow Maze" produced by Zhang Y

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The domestic drama market in September still has the residual warmth of the summer season.

" Mortal Song " relies on a very realistic plot, and the popularity is still reaching a new high near the end.

Although " Snow Maze " produced by Zhang Yimou failed to take the top spot, it still remains at the top of the popularity list.

And the costume drama " Liu Shui Yuan Yuan " has come from behind and reached the top position of popularity.

And CCTV will add fuel to the booming domestic drama market by producing a spy drama - "Dark Night and Dawn" .

This drama only aired 3 episodes, and its ratings directly exceeded 1.9, surpassing "Mortal Song" to take the first place in the country's ratings. , CCTV once again proved its vision.

The screenwriter of this drama is Weng Liangping, who once served as the screenwriter of "The Storm Chaser". The cast includes a lot of capable actors and veteran actors. This time CCTV really got the "ace".

01 The spy war is full of tension

"Dark Night and Dawn" tells the story of the upright police officer Lu Zhengyang (played by Nie Yuan), the calm and wise newcomer Lin Shaobai (played by Chen Zheyuan) and other first-generation people's police officers, in the severe and complicated situation. Under the circumstances, he battled wits and courage with Zheng Lanting (played by Wang Zhiwen ) and other enemy agents.

They thwarted the machinations of enemy agents, protected the people and maintained social stability.

spy war dramas focus on the potential crisis under the seemingly calm performance. This war without gunpowder has always been full of undercurrents.

There are two major highlights in the drama that attracted my attention.

Highlight 1: The plot has a tight rhythm and intensive conflicts.

Urgent, depressing, and full of suspense, these are the biggest feelings that spy war dramas give the audience, and the source of this feeling is the tight rhythm and conflict in the plot.

The play opens with an execution scene. The tragic atmosphere deeply affects the audience, followed by a chaotic evacuation, making the atmosphere even more tense.

The appearance of Lu Zhengyang leads the plot to the main line. First, he disguises himself to prevent the blowing up of the power plant and narrowly escapes death. Then, the bank vault is robbed, and the clues are complicated.

Two major cases occurred in just three episodes, one after another, and the pace was fast and dizzying.

This compact conflict tightens the strings in the play, presenting the conflict between the enemy and ourselves concretely, keeping the audience's attention locked in the plot, and it is gripping.

Highlight 2: The villain is sophisticated and the game is fierce.

The resourcefulness of the decent often corresponds to the cunning and cunning of the villain. If you want the conflicts in the plot to be more concentrated, the setting of the villain must not hinder it.

The villain in this show is quite tricky.

Apart from Mao Sen ( Wang Jinsong ) who is good at manipulating people's hearts, the most troublesome character is Zheng Lanting.

He pretends to be the school's art teacher. He looks introverted and simple, but in fact he is ruthless.

In the play, he planned the "Gold Bar Robbery", using activities organized by the school to deceive others and make false claims.

However, he was under the opponent's sight the whole time and was completely free from suspicion. Not only that, even those who might have traced the clues were killed and silenced.

It is this kind of villain who makes the cracking of the case more difficult, makes the plot more brain-burning, and makes the process of solving the case more intense.

The plot of this drama is logical, interlocking, and fascinating. The heroes and villains in the drama are both vivid and memorable. The whole drama has a strong spy war atmosphere.

This is how a spy drama should be filmed!

02 Wang Zhiwen plays the villain again, and veteran actors gather together.

The plot is so exciting that people are still not satisfied, and a lot of the credit is due to the casting. There are many acquaintances in the audience in the play, and all of them are good actors.

ranks first, Wang Zhiwen.

In the spy dramas "Rebel" and "无码", Wang Zhiwen's superb acting skills left a deep impression on the audience. It can be said that spy war dramas are already familiar to Wang Zhiwen, and the roles in spy war dramas best reflect his acting skills.

In the new drama, Wang Zhiwen plays the spy chief Zheng Lanting. In the

play, Zheng Lanting found his subordinate who was secretly monitoring him, and looked at him with a smile on his face. He looked particularly charming in the messy environment.

The next second, Zheng Lanting's face suddenly changed. There was no smile on his face, and his eyes were full of warning and threat.

Wang Zhiwen performed Zheng Lanting's character as a deep, calm and dignified character. The role of

seems to be tailor-made for him.

ranked second, Nie Yuan.

Nie Yuan is also a capable actor. From "Strategy of Yanxi Palace" to "The Wind Rises in Longxi" to "", the characters played by Nie Yuan have different images, but they are all vividly performed by him.

In the new drama, Nie Yuan plays Lu Zhengyang, who lives up to his name and is upright.

In the play, when Lu Zhengyang said "back against the darkness and protect the light", his eyes were firm, revealing his determination for the anti-special mission.

The role of Lu Zhengyang was played just right by Nie Yuan, and his powerful acting skills are really reassuring.

ranked third, Wang Jinsong.

Wang Jinsong is an outstanding actor. Regardless of the size of the role or the number of roles, Wang Jinsong can capture the audience's attention with his acting skills.

Wang Jinsong has performed very well in "South to North" and "Wind Blowing Pinellia".

In the new drama, Wang Jinsong plays the police chief Mao Sen, who is ambitious, hypocritical and vicious.

This calm "old fox" is the perfect choice for him to play.

ranked fourth, Liu Peiqi.

National first-class actor Liu Peiqi's acting skills needless to say, the audience has witnessed them all. Mr. Zhu in " Bailuyuan " and Li Yishan in " Snow in the Snow" are both classic roles created by him.

In the new drama, Liu Peiqi plays a guest role as the owner of a breakfast shop. With her gray hair and stooped waist, she looks like a hard-working hawker.

Liu Peiqi's performance is very down-to-earth, and the character image is firmly established in just one scene.

In addition, there are actors such as Ni Dahong, Kong Lin, and Tian Hao in the play. The acting skills of veteran actors and talented actors are the backbone of this drama. With their acting skills, it would be difficult for this drama not to be exciting.

03 Conclusion

The plot and actors are indispensable for the popularity and reputation of "Dark Night and Dawn".

Among the several dramas that have been criticized by the audience this year, the plot problems are undoubtedly the biggest. The plots cannot withstand scrutiny and are full of loopholes. These are problems that exist in many spy dramas, and in this drama , the logic is rigorous, the plot is smooth, and problems are avoided as much as possible.

In terms of actors, the cast of this drama is also a combination of young actors + Mesozoic + old actors. The old actors are acting on the same stage. Just one look in their eyes is full of story, and the young actors in the play do not hold back and perform well. It's remarkable, and their outstanding performance also allows the audience to get involved in the plot faster.

So this drama "Dark Night and Dawn" is definitely a sincere work.

As long as it continues to maintain this pace, it will definitely not be a problem for this drama to continue to lead the ratings.