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Hats off the this director. If what is said about censorship is true, bad guys aren’t allowed to be illuminated nor grey (though I think this has to do with platform) which really restricts how stories get told. Instead of going the typical route of straight depiction which might not make it, he has instead created a situation of paranoia in the viewer in even if the characters are acting normally, the viewer is suspicious. There is no need to tell both sides of their story, they are just living their lives while the viewers make their own calculations. This gets full blooded villains past the censors without them losing their depth.

Yes, their pairing is actually called the Dimple Group because of this😂

Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
Unshakable Faith broke 3%🥳🥳🥳🥳

I feel like the glasses girl is definitely a spy. The special music for her is too suspicious 🧐

Omg, the Captain acting like a marriage counsellor for this pair of squabbling chickens🤣

Yeah, it’s suspicious after she told Lu to stop sniffing around that she then starts playing matchmaker. Love how everyone is just getting less trustworthy in this show. I really think everyone’s a spy now.😩

Tonight you can catch the cast on the variety show, The Play Is Beautiful, where they will reprise their roles and act out key scenes from the drama. It starts at 22:21 Beijing Standard Time.

You can live stream the show at:
tv.cctv.com/cctv8/

- You’ll have to use a laptop to stream unless you have VIP status on the app
- using Google translate, click on the tab that says “live-streaming”
- Click on the tab on the right that says CCTV-8

Now I have to praise Liu Xue Yi. Thank goodness the show chose him. Sometimes it feels like handsome men with good acting abilities and a sense of chemistry are a rarity in Cdramas. But looking at LXY, he has a classic handsomeness, has good line skills, is able to express some quite delicate expressions, and has good chemistry with both actresses in the show. He also looks like a great crew member from all the laughter I see in the tidbits. Although I have not watched him before I have heard his fans say many times that he will not be boxed in by a role. I remember when he shaved his head to play a monk and all the fuss around it only to deliver one of the most beautiful monk characters I’ve ever seen to date. In Huamei, I can also see this. Not many actors would take on the role of Ji Danyang. Or if they did, they would ask for changes that dulled the refreshing dynamic JDY has with PHM. An actor who allows the script to do what it is supposed to do is worth praise.

I’m low-key drinking the Pang Hongmei and Bai Hui interactions so much.

Not that he’s the murderer but that he’s potentially also a spy in general. In the first official trailer for the show, there are shots of paintings and her looking at a painting knife.

And for those who say she keeps playing Xiao Feng, there will never be another Xiao Feng. Xiao Ran herself has said this and it is clear she means this otherwise she would have continued to choose silly white sweets who are beautiful yet miserable and are abused by the men in their lives. There is a market for this no matter what people say; it would be easy to stay in this zone. She has the looks and temperament for it and some of her fans prefer to see her this way. Many artists often get typecasted once they have a successful role. Xiao Ran has mentioned in interviews she gets quite a few sadomasochism scripts. I don’t doubt after GBMP, she probably got a lot silly white sweet scripts too.
But the next costume drama she chose was Jun Jiu Ling, cool calm Jun Jiu Ling, a character completely opposite of the hotheaded and impulsive Xiao Feng. Then she chose Ye Lingshuang, a tough rebellious outcast who grows into a capable Dowager Empress. Then there was Jiman, who believed women have to support themselves. Not only did she set up her own business but she created a means for both her friends and village women to find financial stability that would give them agency. Later she took on Li Binghe, who wouldn’t let love nor parental pressure stop her from reaching her Olympic dreams. Last but not least, there is Pang Hongmei, a whirlwind of a girl who comes in guns a blazing and chokehold throwing but in quiet times pouts at her captain and gets tricked by Ji Danyang. It’s a great resume and I hope PXR 48 continues to grow with more strong, full bodied, 3D female characters.

I hope with this show, people will stop complaining about Xiao Ran’s ability to choose scripts. Many young actors rely heavily on either their background or their companies to get ahead- Xiao Ran doesn’t have either one. She just has a desire to act and challenge herself with different roles.If you look at her history of character from after Xiao Feng, they’ve all been positive full blooded female characters who grow into capable women by the end. I think this is intentional but it’s generally acknowledged that good stories of this type are hard to come by and Xiao Ran is not a first line actress- these heavily coveted scripts won’t come to her first or sometimes at all.
I’ve always said it’s an access issue and that she does the best she can with what she gets offered. I feel like Hua Mei proves this. A lot of people questioned this drama when she was the rumored casting because the director and screenwriter weren’t well known. But she still took a chance and chose this show. Now we have Unshakable Faith and the great character, Pang Hongmei. I believe the director when they said only she can be Pang Hongmei. There aren’t too many actresses in her cohort who can convincingly play such a strong, capable , and fierce character while still believably portraying the remnants of cuteness and girlhood a character at this age might still possess. There are also few that can speak so well with their eyes, which is crucial for Pang Hongmei whose police officer role often requires her to wear a mask. Anyway, long story short, thank goodness Xiao Ran stuck with it long enough to be able to access a script like Huamei. Now we can enjoy the results🥳

PS> Episode 9 was absolutely amazing. It could most definitely compete with other crime shows on the world stage.

Yes! I’m so glad she’s in another drama that can showcase her ability. Some people don’t like main theme shows but I honestly feel they may be the best route for her going forward. Costume dramas in general just aren’t at the same level of quality as when she first started filming them.

That senior official in the beginning of episode 9 is an artist. In the first trailer PHM is looking at a painting and art supplies with a really heavy look.

Potential spy alert!

Right? Isn’t she amazing in this? She has so many different types of looks that really show off her beauty!

I saw a theory saying BH might be her real sister but PHM has never mentioned a sibling. I’m starting to suspect she’s involved in spy business too but not the ultimate bad guy.

There has been a lot of debate recently about why the ratings of "Thrush" are so good. Let's take a quick look
Q1: Is it based on CCTV?
A: First of all, the chassis of Yang 8 Yang 1 is different. Huamei broke the record of Yang 8 Kuyun in its first broadcast and became the first in history. Obviously, it is far from the word "chassis", and except for the second The daily peak and the average have dropped slightly, but the subsequent trends are all stable upwards. The base means the lower limit, and even the median cannot be maintained. How can it maintain an upward trend? Obviously, Huamei's good results cannot be summed up by the word "chassis".

Q2: Do uncles and aunts like to watch any TV series?
A: The First Thrush is not a "Tu Tu Tu" drama, it is a post-liberation anti-special drama + the plot of the development of the country's most important weapon. Except for the relatively fierce gun battle in the first episode, there are few follow-up episodes. gun.
The Second Central Committee has produced more than one film in the past 8 years. "Thrush" is currently ranked second in the rankings. The most recent spy film is not on the top 10 list (I have not ranked any dramas). This is just an example). During the year, there were a lot of spy war movies on satellite TV. It is not easy to give an example of one with such eye-catching ratings as "Thrush". Do you need any more explanation?

Q3: Anyone can be the lead actor. It’s just a matter of luck that I happened to find a good platform and a good script.
A: Anyone can be the lead actor because there is no way to change it now. I have become the younger brother and sister of everyone who is in love, but obviously there are many popular period/war/reality-themed movies released during the year. Each theme is filmed every year and has a large audience on different platforms. It seems that not many are successful.
Similarly, a good script is of course the origin of a TV series. It is gratifying that traffic fans are so aware of the importance of scripts, but at the same time we can pay attention to the ratings curve, starting from the first episode , basically involving a relatively smooth plot, the ratings curve will be very obvious in different scales (including eating and chatting, nurse stations, expert groups, etc.), but the individual emotional development of the male and female protagonists will often have an upward trend, including on the first day of each day. After episode 2.5, it is close to the peak and has not moved much, which shows that Coconut Milk really likes to watch male and female protagonists with good acting skills, good looks, and novel and interesting ways of getting along.
You brothers and sisters don’t act, are you really not interested in this CVB? No, it wasn’t once during the year that the ratings were only a few tenths of a percent. The investment in "Thrush" is not high, it has always been kept secret, and it doesn't even have any materials. It has been ranked number one in ratings continuously and has no recommendation space on the website. The male and female protagonists have almost no hot searches until now. Even a few days before it was released on Yangyang 8 Some people ridiculed that no one would buy this kind of venture capital. Most traffic people today simply don’t dare to do it, let alone the ability to speak lines and acting skills. But if you really consider yourself an "actor", these are all secondary.

Q4: What are the advantages of Thrush? Why can it keep rising after a good start?
A: Please explain in detail.
①The plot has climaxes one after another and has a certain degree of relaxation
Except for the introduction of the first episode, the whole process of this drama is high-energy. From the very beginning, it is about identifying the enemy agents. For different situations, the different personalities and professional habits of the male and female protagonists are directly elicited (including the mathematician's watch-watching and the heroine's "straight-talking" personality). After distinguishing the high power of the enemy agents, the story of breaking through the level is quickly followed. A high-energy person with sweaty palms throughout the whole process, the audience naturally ended up creating the first ever premiere of Yang8 Cool Cloud.
In the follow-up plot, except for necessary foreshadowing, there is almost no "a large section of persuasion and calming down scenes" that appears in many TV dramas. For example, in the incident of looking for fried eggs, the expert team acted as "chi" The plot, with Chu Gong’s speech and the young expert singing, are all interspersed with the intense search for enemy agents and explosive eggs. As a transitional plot, it makes people more emotionally gripping.
②Emotional scenes are not blunt or abrupt, and serve the purpose of characterization
Both the male and female protagonists in "Thrush" have said that there is almost no emotional line, and they are currently getting along more with each other. It's a light comedy. It's the kind of drama where the two people don't feel anything at all. Outside of the drama, they're already eating life and death. It's funny but also touching about dedication to faith and career, and arguments and cooperation. It will naturally produce a good chemical reaction.
The remaining emotional line, the obvious dialogue between Secretary Lu and Bai Hui, is more to describe the weird and suspicious behavior of Secretary Lu. It throws out a famous wolf to increase the "viewpoint" of the whole drama. The tension of "all the dogs around me are like dog spies".
③The acting skills of all the actors are online, and each character is the most suitable casting. Young people have their own growth line, which is real and credible.
Peng Xiaoran’s daughter The role of a public security officer is neat and crisp, but a bit reckless and has a "low emotional intelligence". In one incident after another, she will sometimes be awakened by her colleagues, and sometimes she will reveal her tender and delicate side. The director said that Peng Xiaoran is the most suitable "Pang Hongmei".
Liu Xueyi’s mathematician Ji Danyang, from the very beginning of the Hong Kong scene, has used various details in the interpretation to highlight the character’s doubts, tension and other emotions, as well as the mixed emotions of overseas travelers returning to their motherland when passing the border. After returning to China, he returned to the curiosity and friendliness of young people and even the "clear stupidity" of a scientific researcher. His lines were also very accurate. Ji Danyang's character has a wide range of emotions and difficult lines. The young actor can perfectly interpret it, which is also very good. Something that can be done easily.
Suga Renzi’s female lead, Bai Hui, is gentle and approachable. Her performance, including her lines, is soothing and calm, but she is crisp and sharp when scenes break out.
Not to mention Teacher Ding Yongdai, a slight change in his eyes reveals the righteousness and evil of Lao Jianghu. In one shot, he has the love of a father and can convey "He is also a wolf" Feeling suspicious.
Others, including enemy agents, leaders and experts whose identities are currently unknown, including the leaders in charge and enemies of Taiwan, are all excellent actors. No one pulls the crotch, and can naturally lead to People enter the play.
④The lens feels good, natural and vivid
This drama does not have big filters or big grinding, and there is plenty of natural light, but this does not mean that the language and light and shadow of the lens are "bad" "There are no inexplicable transitions and weird shots that are common on the market. It is natural and comfortable, but also has very beautiful composition, light and shadow. From the perspective of literary and artistic works, it is also very promising. The lens is beautiful and naturally attracts people to watch it.

"Thrush" has only updated 8 episodes. The "Water Drop Project" has not yet started, and the "Wolf" has not been found yet. It is still in the early preparation stage. The opponent of "Thrush" is always I hope to achieve better results in the future and that more people will come to watch our novel period anti-special drama because of word-of-mouth.

A nice analysis for why this show is working. Apparently the fans of traffic stars are really salty about this show.

I wondered this too but wouldn’t she recognise him?