Copywriter | Tietie Editor | Huangmao What is the most difficult genre to film well in Chinese dramas? It has always been a workplace drama. Take this year as an example, dramas such as "City Within a City" and "Promising Young Woman" were very popular before they were

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What is the most difficult type of Chinese drama to film well?

has always been a workplace drama.

Take this year as an example, dramas such as "City within the City" and "Promising Young Woman" were very popular before they were aired, but received a mediocre response after their airing. The false and suspended workplace line made people suspect that the screenwriters have never worked.

The "thorn" in workplace dramas must be medical themes.

"All About Dr. Tang", "White Castle", "Extraordinary Doctor" and other medical-themed workplace dramas have all been launched. Although there are occasional surprises like " Ask the Heart ", they cannot escape the fate of being well-received but not well-received.

The countdown to 2024 is about to begin. Is the medical drama about to turn in a blank again?

Don't rush to make a conclusion, it's here -

"In the Name of Beauty" has passed the review and is expected to be launched on Kujia soon.

After watching the pilot film and the cast, I want to say that a good drama about conscientious medical care is coming!

Focus on plastic surgery and break the stereotype

The public’s common impression of medical dramas: tense, exciting, and heart-wrenching.

This is because the drama of doctors and the god of death competing for people is staged here every day. The stories of warmth and coldness intertwined and testing human medical ethics tug at the hearts of the audience.

And "In the Name of Beauty" focuses on a seemingly unimportant department-the plastic surgery department.

However, after watching the pilot film and the synopsis, I understood the significance of this drama.

two major highlights, showing the true nature of reality.

First, break stereotypes.

Speaking of plastic surgery, what pops into my mind are copy-paste-like technological faces.

Nowadays, when appearance anxiety is common, plastic surgery seems to have become a production workshop for "beautiful and handsome men", but plastic surgery does not mean becoming beautiful.

"Plastic surgeons don't plastic surgery the face, but the heart."

"In the Name of Beauty" selects the doctor-patient cases that are closest to daily life and human nature -

A little girl who wears a mask all year round due to facial deformity caused by a tumor, a wife whose face was deformed due to domestic violence by her husband, a child who was injured with scars on her face Girls who live with low self-esteem...

For them, plastic surgery is not about making them beautiful, but giving them a chance to live a normal life. Surgery is salvation.

The second is the struggle between doctors.

Many medical dramas have one thing in common. The protagonists are often department heads.

In "In the Name of Beauty", there are two.

Qiao Yang ( Yao Chen decoration) and Zhou Jingwen ( Alyssa Chilya decoration) were college classmates who were dissatisfied with each other because of a misunderstanding.

The two met again ten years later. Zhou Jingwen and her husband returned from studying abroad and founded Gemu Plastic Surgery Hospital. Qiao Yang worked diligently to the position of deputy chief physician and switched to Gemu.

The two people, who were like old enemies, had differences at work, but because of their professional ethics and beliefs, they stood together, faced the surgical difficulties together, and worked together to save the patients.

This main story line is definitely indispensable for dramatic tension. It is much better than those doctor love dramas that only talk about love.

"In the Name of Beauty" gives me the biggest feeling that it is reliable. There are no bad Mary Sue scenes or exaggerated idol drama routines. It tells the story behind the plastic surgery department well, which is what a medical drama should be like.

The gold medal director is in charge, and Yao Chen strongly joins

. The key to the success or failure of medical dramas is actually the audience's basic requirements for domestic dramas - details respect reality, characters respect logic, and stories respect IQ.

Therefore, medical dramas have high requirements for the creative team and actors' performances.

At this point, viewers who are worried about "In the Name of Beauty" can put their hearts in their stomachs.

Let’s first look at director Li Shaofei.

He started his career as an actor. After turning into a director, he did not have many works, but all of them were real hits. "Pi" and "The Stage" both achieved a double harvest of word-of-mouth and ratings.

He is good at telling the ups and downs of ordinary people in humorous plots, which are thought-provoking. With Li Shaofei personally directing the film, the quality of "In the Name of Beauty" has been stable.

Let’s look at the cast.

The performance of the actors is also the standard to measure whether a medical drama is good or not. The casting of "In the Name of Beauty" can only be said in two words: right!

From the protagonist to the supporting role, not only does he fit the role well, but he is also a powerful actor recognized by the audience. Let’s talk about each one.

ranked first, Yao Chen.

From the carefree Guo Furong in " Wulin Gaiden ", to the fierce and straightforward Cuiping in "Latent", to the Su Mingyu who upgraded all the way to fight monsters and swept the workplace in " is pretty good ", Yao Chen played steadily and shaped the Many classic characters.

In "In the Name of Beauty", Yao Chen plays the heroine Qiao Yang, a plastic surgeon with extraordinary talents and excellent professional abilities.

Putting on her white coat, her aura instantly filled up, and she naturally exuded a professional atmosphere when asking about medical history and teaching new doctors. Yao Chen felt no pressure to play such a distinctive character.

I think Qiao Yang will also be another classic character left by Yao Chen on the screen.

second place, Alyssa Chia.

With her role as Zhao Min in "", Alyssa Chia became popular all over the country.

In the past two years, Alyssa Chia has not had many works, and the impression she gives to mainland audiences is mostly the image of a super mother created in variety shows.

"In the Name of Beauty" is undoubtedly a work that allows the audience to recognize her as an actor again.

Alyssa Chia will play the female lead Zhou Jingwen in the play, who is both an enemy and a friend of the heroine played by Yao Chen. There is a lot of room for her acting skills to be used, and her role opposite Yao Chen has also raised the audience's expectations.

I hope she can bring an unforgettable work this time.

The third place is Hou Wenyuan.

Many viewers know Hou Wenyuan because of the role of Chong Yingbiao in " Fengshen Part 1".

He vividly displayed the arrogance of the character, making the audience remember it deeply in the limited scenes, and his acting skills are excellent.

It is not difficult to see from the pilot film of the new drama that Hou Wenyuan will fall in love with the character played by Yao Chen. It is difficult not to look forward to the cp between Yu Jie and Little Wolf Dog. I will first pay tribute to it.

ranked fourth, Yuan Hong.

Whether it is the infatuated and talented Thirteenth Brother in "Bu Bu Jing Xin" or the simple and kind-hearted Sun Shaoping in " Ordinary World ", Yuan Hong can play any role at his fingertips.

Although it is not yet known what role Yuan Hong will play in "In the Name of Beauty", his acting skills and character creation will not disappoint the audience.

In addition, there are Dai Lele, Tan Xihe, Zuo Lingfeng and many other actors joining the show. The audience is waiting for a good show.

Conclusion:

Medical dramas have never been a type of Chinese drama with a good reputation because they have disappointed the audience too many times.

But watching TV dramas such as "Young Doctor" and "Mind" in the early years shows that TV dramas are not bad at making domestic medical dramas, but that some of the creators are not careful enough, and most of them are bad dramas about romance under the guise of medical care.

Judging from the pilot film of "In the Name of Beauty", the creators are on the right track. The

series allows the audience to see the fragility and optimism of ordinary people through real cases. There is no endless love, only the real dilemmas faced by doctors and patients.

does not stop at superficial catch-ups, but carefully tells the story behind plastic surgery. I hope this "In the Name of Beauty" can bring some surprises to the audience.