"The innocent heart is always there, but God knows if people don't speak." With Mr. Bao's last words in a rice field, the first hit drama "Flowers" at the beginning of 2024 will come to an end tonight at Jiangsu Satellite TV's Happiness Theater . The story begins with Po becoming Mr. Po, and ends with Mr. Po changing back to Po. "Flowers" has come to an end, but the audience is still unfinished.
High quality and high reputation
Jiangsu Satellite TV's new year's drama "Breaking Out" is frequently rumored
As the first TV series directed by Wong Kar-Wai, "Flowers" received widespread attention as soon as it aired: On the night of its launch on January 2, Jiangsu Satellite TV's "Flowers" That is, with csm71 City’s ratings of 2.071%, it firmly ranks first in the same time period; as of January 16, it has ranked first in the same time period on satellite TV with an average network rating of 0.713%!
html On January 3, "Flowers" opened with a score of 8.1 on Douban, and has continued to rise since then. As of January 18, the Douban score of the show has risen to 8.5, with more than 270,000 netizens rating it, and more than half of them gave five-star reviews. Judging from the Douban score, there is no doubt that "Flowers" is a "popular".The popularity of "Flowers" is a hit on the entire Internet. So far, the drama has received more than 3,000 hot searches on Weibo, 400+ hot searches on Weibo’s main list, and related Weibo topics have been read over 10 billion times. In addition, more than 800 media outlets including Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, "Xinwen Lianbo", People's Daily Overseas Edition, Guangming Daily, China News Service, China Youth Daily, etc. all supported and praised it. CCTV drama reviewers even predicted: "Flowers" may become an "orphan" for a long time.
Many experts and scholars also talked about the flourishing flowers. Leng Song, secretary-general of the World Media Research Center of the Institute of Journalism and Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that "Flowers" concretely condenses the history of the times with individual memories, presents the inseparable relationship between individuals, the country and the times, and redefines the characters of entrepreneurial-themed TV dramas. The image evokes the collective resonance in the rapid wave of the times.
Yin Hong, a professor at Tsinghua University, vice chairman of the China Film Association, and vice chairman of the Chinese Literary Critics Association, believes that "Flowers" is a work with a strong "accent". It is this "tone" that makes this work significantly "different" from the narrative, audio-visual, and aesthetic pursuits of traditional TV dramas.
Zhao Tong, director of the Television Art Center of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said bluntly that "Flowers" fills him with expectations. It describes people's choices, persistence, judgments and choices as Shanghai takes off. "Flowers" is not only the story of Abao, but also a story of the city of Shanghai.
Li Zhenlin, director of the Chinese Literary Critics Association and dean of the Shanghai Theater Academy Film School, said that "Flowers" is like a slow-cooked stew, and it needs time for the flavor to slowly seep out.
Everyone welcomes the final ending
Continue to look forward to the coming of winter and spring
Tonight, the finale of "Flowers" will be broadcast at Jiangsu Satellite TV's Happiness Theater. The climax of the showdown between Mr. Bao and Mr. Qiang will be announced soon.
The series takes Miss Wang as the main perspective and explains everyone's final outcome: Miss Wang and Mr. Wei's company became an instant success and prepared to continue to develop their ambitions; business in Tokyo was booming in the night, and Reiko took advantage of the situation to open a store in Hong Kong; Li Li paid off all the debts left by Mr. A and finally escaped into Buddhism in Guangzhou; Jinhua changed jobs and prepared to go abroad; previously, the stamp album that Jinhua gave to Miss Wang returned to his uncle again. In his hand, the uncle gave it to Jinhua again, and the relationship between the uncle and nephew was finally reconciled.
Miss Wang drove to Huanghe Road and discovered that things had changed: the once bustling Jin Meilin had been renovated and turned into a karaoke ok; Zhizhen Garden was taken over by Mrs. Lin and began to be renovated. She met Jingxiu, the small owner of the cigarette stall, and learned that he had renamed his shop "Guoke" and switched to selling fruits and flowers. From Jingxiu's mouth, she also learned that Manager Pan left Zhizhenyuan and returned to the Garden Hotel; Minmin, Ruth, and Xiao Jiangxi went to Dingxing Road to open a small restaurant. As for the relationship between A Bao and Li Li, only the word "not ringing" is left.
"We will still look forward to the next winter turning to spring, and the flowers will bloom like brocade. The innocent heart will always be there, and if people don't ring, God knows." At the end of "Flowers", Abao marches into the new century with high spirits and continues to meet new challenges.
Such an ending made the audience sigh: ""Flowers" captures all living beings, and the characters are complex, but it can be remembered by everyone." ""Flowers" is a vivid portrait of the characters in the 1990s. At first glance, They are all stunning, and you can savor them with relish." More viewers expressed their reluctance to part with the prosperity: "See you again in the world, waiting for the next spring when flowers bloom."
Related peripherals are popular
"Flowers" has become a "goods-bringing product" "王"
After "Flowers" started airing, Shanghai has become the city that many viewers want to visit most. On social media, various "check-in strategies" are popular, and some viewers have summarized a "flowers" themed city stroll route to experience the Shanghai-style style.
"Flowers" also made Yellow River Road popular. Moss Shengyuan Restaurant on Yellow River Road, the prototype of Zhizhenyuan in the TV series, has also attracted many tourists to check in. Moss Saint Garden staff said in an interview with the news that reservations in the store are now very popular, and reservations for February have also started.
As one of the important places where the story in the play takes place, the Peace Hotel, a long-established hotel in Shanghai, has become popular again. In particular, the "No. 72 British Suite" where Abao stayed has attracted public attention, making it difficult to find a room. Peace Hotel also took advantage of the trend to launch a customized meal for two co-branded with "Flowers". According to the menu posted online, the customized dishes for two persons are closely related to the plot, including Zhizhenyuan’s popular fried beef river, and Ms. Wang’s favorite pork ribs rice cake, which will make people familiar with the plot smile.
As the two most photographed delicacies, pork ribs rice cake and steamed rice are also popular. According to data from a food delivery platform, since the broadcast of "Flowers", pork ribs and rice cakes have become the top search on the platform, with search volume soaring 937%, takeout orders increasing 300% week-on-week, and rice takeout orders also soaring 150%.
"Wearing a suit requires the person to wear it, not the clothes to dress the person." At the beginning of the plot, under the arrangement of his uncle, the Ningbo Red Gang tailor tailor-made a set of suits for A Bao, and A Bao immediately became very stylish and elegant. Mr. Bao. Off-screen, Mr. Bao’s same style of suit has been sold out. In the play, Miss Wang's red windbreaker and Lingzi's earrings were also easily "picked up" by the audience.
In addition, the soundtrack of "Flowers" also attracted the attention of the audience. "Stealing Hearts", "Looking Back Again", "My Future Is Not a Dream"... the playlist of "Flowers" made a large number of golden songs of the era become popular. Some viewers said: "When the familiar melody sounds, people are instantly transported back to the 1990s." It can be said that the peripheral products popularized by "Flowers" have once again proved the top appeal of high-quality dramas.
Written by: Nandu reporter Cai Liyi
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-