Copywriting | Thirteen Editor | Soda Water Criminal investigation dramas should be the genre with the greatest stamina among domestic dramas. For example, "Forensic Qin Ming" and "White Night Chase" still have audiences hooked on them, and they are eager to have a second par

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Criminal investigation dramas should be the type with the greatest stamina among domestic dramas.

For example, "Forensic Qin Ming" and "White Night Chase" still have audiences hooked, and they are eager to have a second part.

"The Long Season ", "The Hidden Corner" and "The Silent Truth" have received a lot of praise from the audience for their intense and brain-burning cases and long narratives.

But I haven’t seen such a work in this year’s criminal investigation dramas.

"The Boy Who Can't See a Shadow" and " Misplaced " are far from meeting the audience's expectations.

" Snow Maze " produced by Zhang Yimou also received a mediocre response.

On the contrary, among the upcoming dramas, "Above the Dark Clouds" starring Sun Li and "Dark Night Confession" starring Pan Yueming are both highly anticipated.

However, I haven’t waited for the news about these two dramas yet, but I have waited for another drama first.

"Twenty One Days" is officially scheduled to be broadcast in Taochang on September 26th.

This drama has a tight plot and a confusing atmosphere. It is definitely the biggest hit among criminal investigation dramas this year.

01 Disaster, suspense, criminal investigation, novel setting

"Twenty One Days" tells the story of a department store building that suddenly subsided and collapsed when the New Year was approaching. More than a dozen people were trapped under the rubble. Police officer Ye Xiao ( Wang Zhiwen ) rushed to the scene .

Just when the rescue was about to succeed, natural and man-made disasters struck one after another, and the battle for survival under the ruins had begun.

This drama combines disaster, suspense and criminal investigation drama. The two highlights in the drama attract the audience the most.

Highlight 1: The test of human nature in the survival game.

This drama only has 12 episodes, so the plot does not use a lot of text to foreshadow the plot. Instead, it starts with the subsidence and collapse of the department store and goes directly to the main plot. After the building collapsed in

, the ruins formed a confined space that was inaccessible. A dozen trapped people, limited supplies, and a race against time all constituted a survival game.

He Xiaoguang (played by Ou Hao ) took the lead in revealing his identity, and later became the backbone of the team. Haimei (played by Zhang Xueying) seemed to be suspicious of everything and was always vigilant. On the contrary, Zhou Yi (played by Jiang Wu) ) has the most relaxed attitude.

"Unity is strength", the lines of this drama are so ironic. If you don't become the executioner, you will become the victim of the sword. So they worked independently and had constant disputes.

This drama uses extreme conditions as an introduction to fully reflect the complexity of human nature in this "survival game".

Highlight 2: Many years of unsolved cases involving natural and man-made disasters.

No matter how fresh the setting is, the most attractive thing in criminal investigation dramas is the case.

In this drama, the subsidence and collapse of the building not only quietly completed a survival game, but also led to a long-standing mystery.

When the rescue team on the ground chose to open the life supply line from the side, heavy rain made the rescue more difficult. But the real bad news was that there was a 100-meter sinkhole under the ruins, and there was a risk of slipping at any time.

Is this accident a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? Who do the dense clues in Ye Xiao's hands point to?

These are the suspense left by the trailer to the audience. It is like an invisible hand, pushing the audience deeper into the plot.

It can be said that this drama uses disaster accidents as the angle of entry and the ruins after collapse to create situations. It is relatively novel among criminal investigation dramas. The drama is short in volume, the plot is concise and compact, and it is full of suspense and urgency.

02 Wang Zhiwen takes the lead, and celebrity drama stars join

If the full plot is the flesh and blood of criminal investigation dramas, then the characters are the bones of criminal investigation dramas, so casting is crucial to criminal investigation dramas, and the cast of this drama has given the audience Quite a few surprises.

ranked first, Wang Zhiwen.

When it comes to the name Wang Zhiwen, acting is probably his biggest label.

Although Wang Zhiwen has not appeared too many times in domestic dramas in recent years, every role is impressive.

In the popular "Night and Dawn", Zheng Lanting, played by Wang Zhiwen, is full of drama, and he portrays a hidden villain boss to the extreme.

While the villain boss over there is still fighting wits, here Wang Zhiwen plays the completely different policeman Ye Xiao. As soon as he puts on the police uniform, he has an upright and awe-inspiring temperament. In the trailer of

, Ye Xiao stared closely at the photo in his hand, his eyes seemed to be lost in memories through the photo, but when he heard the movement, he immediately covered the photo back, with a little vigilance in his eyes. The person in the photo may be the same as Ye Xiao has some connections.

Wang Zhiwen's demeanor changes smoothly before and after, and his emotions can be freely released. The role of Ye Xiao is played by Wang Zhiwen to life.

ranked second, Jiang Wu.

Jiang Wu, who has been active on the big screen most of the time, is quite surprised to appear in this drama.

Jiang Wu has always relied on his superb acting skills to create many classic roles, such as Wu Juren in "Let the Bullets Fly" and Erxi in " is alive ". In

's new drama, Jiang Wu plays Zhou Yi. In the trailer of

, while everyone else was nervous, Zhou Yi was already lying directly on the ground, leaning on his arms and listening to others, with a relaxed posture.

But when the camera turned, Zhou Yi, who was living in the ruins like a year, was on the verge of collapse, crying so hard that his expression was distorted.

Jiang Wen perfectly interpreted the characters' states in different moods.

The third place is Kong Lin.

Kong Lin is also a golden supporting role in domestic dramas. She can be seen in "The Wind Blowing Pinellia", "Lotus Tower", and the currently popular "Dark Night and Dawn". In

's new drama, Kong Lin plays Chang Xiangning. Chang Xiangning's expression in the trailer of

is a little numb, and her eyes are unconsciously downward, giving people a feeling of shrinking.

I wonder if the character Kong Lin will "pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger", which will be reversed in the feature film.

ranked fourth, Ou Hao.

While actors in the same period were still acting in idol dramas over and over again, Ou Hao had already made his mark in a number of movies such as " Eight Hundred ", " Changjin Lake ", " Heroes of Fire " and found his own track.

In the new drama, He Xiaoguang, played by Ou Hao, is a retired firefighter. The setting has many similarities with the roles played by Ou Hao in the past. He Xiaoguang in the

trailer looks reliable and responsible, but the other side hidden in the darkness may not be revealed until the feature film.

Ou Hao’s performance in this drama is worth looking forward to.

In addition, there are also actors such as Wang Ting, Zhang Xueying, and Bao Wenjing in the play. The veteran actors are in charge, and the scene of powerful actors competing on the same stage has simply whetted the audience's appetite and raised their expectations.

03 Conclusion

As another masterpiece of Fog Theater, "Twenty One Days" almost covers the characteristics of a hit criminal investigation drama.

The first thing is the length of the series. Since the popularity of "The Hidden Corner", this kind of concise story setting has become the mainstream of suspenseful criminal investigation dramas. It can not only quickly retain the audience, but also provide enough space for the audience through appropriate white space. imagination space.

The second is the cast. Characters in criminal investigation dramas are usually complex and require solid acting skills to make the characters more vivid. However, this drama has many talented actors in the cast, and you can completely trust them in shaping the characters.

Therefore, as long as this "Twenty One Days" is launched, it is expected to become another classic among Fog Theater and even domestic criminal investigation dramas.