Text | Mu Ran Editor | Sanyuan The popularity of "Storm Chaser" at the beginning of the year has revived the audience's interest in spy dramas. Although "When the Stars Shine" and "The Lost City" performed well, they always felt a bit uninteresting and looked more like idols

text | Muran

editor | Sanyuan

The explosion of "Storm Chaser" at the beginning of the year has revived the audience's interest in spy dramas.

Although "When the Stars Shine" and " Lost City " performed well, they always felt that they were not interesting, and they still looked more like idol dramas.

I thought Zeng Shunxi and Zhang Songwen's "The Lone Boat" would be a high-level spy drama.

But I never expected that this drama would be the most aggressive.

Every setting that the audience doesn’t like to see is included in this drama. For example, the protagonist has a golden finger, the villain is outwitted, and the enemy agents are locked among five people at the beginning of the story, which even allows the audience to guess right.

There are also various emotional scenes interspersed during the period. Whether it is a positive role or a negative role, a layer of affectionate setting must be added.

It’s no wonder that the audience gave negative reviews directly after watching it. After such a big plot and a bad drama, it was really embarrassing.

But spy dramas will not fall from the altar again in less than a year.

Wang Zhiwen takes action!

"Dark Night and Dawn", a new CCTV drama, caught my attention as soon as it aired. It surpassed CCTV's "" and even the finale of "Song of a Mortal". Not its opponent.

For no other reason, this spy drama is so exciting!

1. A high-powered showdown between the good and the bad guys, and finally the villain who has not been outwitted.

The highlight of spy dramas has never been the emotional line, but the showdown between good and bad guys.

"Dark Night and Dawn" captures this main line, but it is different from previous spy dramas. In the past, the protagonists were in the dark and the villains were in the light. However, since the background of this drama is the liberation period, the situation of the protagonists and villains is exactly the opposite.

Watching the highly intelligent villain in this drama engage in espionage, it can be said that the whole process is high-energy.

is unscrupulous because their purpose is destruction.

The plot explains the background of the times through the young policeman Lin Shaobai (played by Chen Zheyuan ), and also shows the process of how Lin Shaobai, a small military policeman, joined our team.

The first step is defeat.

On the day when Lin Shaobai was paying his salary at the police station, he passed through the chaotic streets and went to the police station to collect his money.

did not receive Dayang, but only worthless gold yuan coupons, so he stole the warehouse with another companion. As a result, when he secretly left at night, he overheard the conversation between Mao Sen (played by Wang Jinsong ) and his secretary.

Burn whatever you can, blow up whatever you can, and leave the mess to the CCP.

The clever Lin Shaobai immediately realized that the defeat of the military unification was determined, and the CCP would rule next. As a young policeman, Lin Shaobai didn't want to wade into this muddy water, but he was discovered while escaping with items from the warehouse, and had to save himself in defeat.

The second step is to break the situation.

The police who couldn't stand him asked Lin Shaobai, who had never killed anyone before, to kill the underground party. If he didn't kill, he would be the one who died.

At the critical moment, Lin Shaobai went to the Bureau to submit a certificate, saying that he had never killed the underground party, could withstand investigation, and could be a spy deployed by the military commander in Shanghai.

Mao Sen was in need of someone. Although he didn't trust the other party, he saved him because there was no one available.

Lin Shaobai broke the game, but his companion shot and killed two underground gang members. Lin Shaobai had no choice but to escape overnight with his companions and his family, but unexpectedly he lost a boat ticket and was unable to escape, so he was captured and taken back to the police station.

The third step is to enter the game.

Lin Shaobai was arranged to go to blow up a power plant with other police officers. As a result, he accidentally met Lu Zhengyang (played by Nie Yuan) who claimed to be Mr. Rong.

On the one hand, the military commander wanted to put Lin Shaobai to death, and on the other hand, Lu Zhengyang helped him to rescue him, but Lin Shaobai was involved in the showdown between the military commander and the CCP.

Lin Shaobai saw through Rong Lao's identity, but he also helped Lu Zhengyang and joined our team.

However, his suspicion has not been lifted. The follow-up will depend on how he gains trust step by step and becomes a righteous policeman in the new era.

The portrayal of the villain in "Dark Night and Dawn" is rigorous and intelligent.

has a strategizing controller who can not only challenge bosses like Mao Sen face to face, but can also strategize and control the situation outside with just a phone call from home.

The situation has always developed according to his expectations. He can get the list of potential lurkers he wants, rob the treasury and put the blame on the People's Liberation Army, and he has done it flawlessly.

However, such a big villain is an ordinary elementary school art teacher. He looks like a teacher every day, and even dares to appear in front of the People's Liberation Army.

Seeing such a high-IQ, courageous, calm and experienced spy leader, I have secretly felt worried for our police.

But only this kind of evenly matched battle between good and evil is interesting.

2, Wang Zhiwen versus Wang Jinsong, a literary drama performance Martianzi

It is undeniable that in the early plot, several powerful actors performed very well.

For example, Lin Shaobai, played by Chen Zheyuan, looks carefree and has no formal appearance. But under this image, one can feel the character's agility and intelligence.

Lu Zhengyang, played by Nie Yuan, vividly portrays the experienced and upright character of an ace underground worker.

including Liu Tianzuo who gets a box lunch in a few scenes also plays a powerful villain well.

But the most exciting rivalry scene in the early plot was contributed by Wang Zhiwen and Wang Jinsong. It was obviously a literary drama, but it was acted out by the two of them.

The defeat of the military reunification has been determined. Before Mao Sen escapes, he needs to set up an underground secret service in Shanghai, and Zheng Lanting, played by Wang Zhiwen, is the most suitable candidate he has chosen.

At the beginning, Wang Jinsong still pretended to be a bureau chief and wanted to show off to Wang Zhiwen.

But Wang Zhiwen always had a calm look and just wanted to concentrate on being a fish. The time was tight and the task was heavy. Wang Jinsong, who had to finalize the matter quickly, dared not speak out and could only suppress his emotions to deal with the other party.

But Wang Zhiwen’s goal is clear, which is to get the hidden list in his hand, forcing Wang Jinsong to reveal his trump card. We can already see Wang Jinsong’s panic change from being aloof to the naked eye.

Wang Zhiwen was calm and composed throughout the whole process, looking very gentle, but in fact he did not take the other party seriously. It was not until the other party mentioned that he had a trump card in his hand that Wang Zhiwen's face suddenly darkened.

Wang Jinsong saw what the other party cared about, and he relaxed enough to win the game.

In this scene, the two of them were talking about each other, with an average of 800 tricks per person. It seemed that the acting was very relaxed, but it gave everyone a smell of gunpowder.

This is a top-notch acting feast.

Conclusion

The success of "Dark Night and Dawn" has revealed the two necessary conditions for a spy drama to be successful in the industry.

One, the ups and downs of the plot.

Spy dramas are not life dramas, which are plain and simple. Instead, they must be like a chain link, giving the audience waves of conflicts and contradictions, so that the audience can be brought into the drama by this fast pace.

Second, a strong cast.

The showdown between good and bad characters, if there is no evenly matched acting competition between the actors, it will be difficult for everyone to feel the impact. The young talents are indispensable, and the more experienced actors, the better.

"Dark Night and Dawn" achieved these two points and lived up to expectations. Spy dramas should be rolled up to this level.

So, does this drama meet your expectations?