In the first half of 2020, Shanhe launched four TV series. Except for "The Story of the Health Team" which had mediocre results, the other "Family with Children 3", "Serious Case Group Six" and "Enter Guandong" were all hits.
Among them, "Enter Guandong" has a ratings score of over 4, ranking first among all Chinese TV series in the first half of the year, and has a great chance of winning the annual ratings championship.
The brilliant first half of the year did not stop Shanhe.
At the beginning of the second half of the year, "Story of College Students" was the first to be broadcast. Although it did not break 2 in the end, its score of 1.75 also made it the runner-up in the 2020 summer season.
When Zhang Mei's "After the Battle" defeated many opponents and won the summer championship with an average ratings of 3.01 for the entire drama.
After wrapping up its finale, "Go Boy" will be aired online at the end of the summer season.
The average ratings are 1.6, which is not too high, but it can still be ranked among the popular dramas without losing the reputation of Shanhe.
In the second half of the year, two TV series succeeded one after another, and the reputation of "Shanhe Must Produce Excellent Products" became even more resounding.
At the same time, many people are looking forward to the upcoming Shanhe drama "Don't Talk to Strangers".
"Serious Case Group 6" is directed by director Kong Sheng, with Lu Xiucai and Guo Furong, the national CPs who became popular last year, as the male and female protagonists.
To be honest, in terms of the main creative lineup alone, "Don't Talk to Strangers" is much better than "Stories of College Students" and "Go Boy".
Except for Jiang Chao, the other three in "The Story of a College Student" are all newcomers, and any guest star they choose would be more powerful than the three of them combined.
"Go Boy" is not that miserable, but the combination of Zhang Shan and Yang Qing is obviously weaker than Yu Entai and Yin Li.
Fortunately for Yang Qing, he has two popular characters, Xia Xue and Mo Xiaobei, and he can also compete with Yin Li.
But Yu Entai, who has starred in two top-rated films, "Wulin Gaiden" and "Enter Guandong", is not what Zhang Shan can compare with at the moment.
After talking about actors, let’s talk about directors. If we talk about performance and fame alone, Gao Xinjian will definitely beat Kong.
But many times, when it comes to a director, you can’t just look at his performance and influence.
No matter how popular "Family with Children" is, it is also an IP created by Zuo Le. Gao Xinjian said that at best it is a continuation of the classic, but at worst it is just picking up Zuo Le's leftover cigarette butts and smoking them.
When Kong Sheng was filming "Serious Cases Group Six", although the materials were provided by Zuo Le, he did roll the cigarettes himself.
Moreover, professional criminal investigation dramas such as "Serious Case Group Six" are more difficult to film than sitcoms in the eyes of many people.
Therefore, although Gao Xinjian is more famous, there are many people who think that Kong Sheng is a better director than him.
Of course, now that Gao Xinjian has filmed "Go", he has proved that he is still a good director after leaving the "Family with Children" series, which has saved him a lot of points.
But impressions are difficult to change in a short period of time. Many people still insist that Kong Sheng is the second director of Shanhe under Zuo Le.
As for Xue Jun, he continues to maintain his fourth spot.
National CP plus the second-best director of Shanhe, in the enthusiastic atmosphere that has already been hyped by "The Story of a College Student" and "Go Boy".
On September 10, the much-anticipated "Don't Talk to Strangers" premiered on Dongshan Satellite TV.
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During the promotion period of "Don't Talk to Strangers", the main creators such as Shanhe and Kong Sheng did not deliberately mention that the TV series reflected domestic violence. They only said that it was a realistic theme and targeted the married life of couples.
Therefore, many viewers are completely kept in the dark before watching the TV series.
In the first two episodes, the plot slowly unfolded. The famous doctor An Jiahe and his teacher Mei Xiangnan entered the marriage hall for the second time. After the marriage, the couple had a good relationship, but Mei Xiangnan always had a knot in his heart.
That is, she was insulted by a senior Gao Bing when she was in school. Mei Xiangnan felt that she was sorry for her husband, so she confessed to An Jiahe, but was stopped. Her reasonable husband told her that everyone has their own secrets, and the past is past.
Mei Xiangnan was slightly relieved, but the good times did not last long. Gao Bing, who had insulted her, escaped from prison and soon came to her door and made repeated phone calls to harass her.
Unable to tolerate the disturbance, Mei Xiangnan called the police, but the police's entrapment plan was ruined by An Jiahe's mistake. At the same time, Mei Xiangnan's past events could no longer be concealed, and An Jiahe felt mixed emotions.
At this time, Dr. An's true nature has not yet been exposed, and the audience still regards him as a gentle and gentle model husband.
Some people even sympathize with him. After all, his wife's humiliation, even though it was before marriage, is still a huge blow to a man.
Some viewers who are good at inferring the plot also started to speculate based on this, thinking that this incident is likely to become a breaking point for An and Mei, leaving hidden dangers for their future married life.
Kong Sheng has mastered the plot rhythm of "Don't Talk to Strangers" very well. Currently, the audience's focus is on the villain Gao Bing, worrying whether he will hurt Mei Xiangnan.
The ratings for the premiere of "Don't Talk to Strangers" were not great, only 0.9. After all, it is a reality-based show, which does not have as wide an audience as a comedy, and its reputation is not very high either. The Douhua score is only around 8.0.
The plot of the first two episodes has not been fully developed, the plot is a bit cliche and there is nothing new.
If it weren't for the names of director Kong Sheng and screenwriter Zuo Le, everyone would have been more patient, otherwise they would have started to complain.
The next day, the third and fourth episodes of "Don't Talk to Strangers" were broadcast.
Due to miscommunication between the police and An and Mei, Gao Bing had the opportunity to kidnap Mei Xiangnan.
This perverted and colorful villain started his own performance.
All kinds of unbearable verbal teasing, and even covertly putting lipstick on the tied Mei Xiangnan, making the audience in front of the screen angry and disgusted.
Just when he was about to get to the point and the audience was furious, the scene changed and Gao Bing said that he was useless.
It turns out that after Gao Bing insulted Mei Xiangnan, Mei Xiangnan's brother Mei Jiangang retaliated by kicking his balls to pieces. Mei Jiangang was imprisoned and has not been released yet.
The reason why Gao Bing escaped from prison and came to pester Mei Xiangnan was to avenge his "broken egg" incident.
Just when Gao Bing was about to kill someone, An Jiahe's younger brother An Jiamu arrived, took the risk to save his sister-in-law, and captured Gao Bing.
It is worth mentioning here that the person who plays An Jiamu is Shanhe newcomer Zhang Ze.
Zhang Ze played the role of police officer Huang Tao in "Case Six". This time, the role of An Jiamu in "Don't Talk to Strangers" is still a police officer, which is a bit of an easter egg.
After Mei Xiangnan was rescued, An Jiahe arrived after hearing the news. At this time, Gao Bing suddenly spoke and hinted at what happened to Mei Xiangnan after he was kidnapped by him. The suspicious An Jiahe immediately became suspicious of his wife.
After returning home, An Jiahe immediately asked Mei Xiangnan about the matter. Mei Xiangnan was innocent and of course did not admit Gao Bing's words.
However, the superior An Jiahe felt that Mei Xiangnan was quibbling, and kept asking questions. Mei Xiangnan was annoyed by the questioning, and angrily accused him of being crazy. Dr. An finally exploded.
He looked crazy and ferocious and beat Mei Xiangnan hard.
This scene directly stunned the audience outside the screen, shouting "Fuck!"
Not to mention the first three episodes, the TV series portrays the character of An Jiahe as a gentle and elegant doctor.
Looking at the actor's image alone, in most people's minds, the biggest impression of Yu Entai, who plays An Jiahe, is the submissive, cowardly and rotten Lu Xiucai in Tongfu Inn, who was bullied by his girlfriend Guo Furong every day.
But now, the cowardly Lu Xiucai has transformed into a crazy domestic violence demon, and beat Guo Furong and Yin Li violently.
This scene gave the audience a great sense of emotional conflict and contrast, so great that its influence even outweighed the scene itself.
Everyone focused on "Lu Xiucai turned around and beat Guo Furong" and made crazy jokes about it, but they forgot the plot itself in which An Jiahe exposed his true nature.
It wasn't until the next day that episodes 5 and 6 of "Don't Talk to Strangers" were aired, which finally brought the audience back to their deviated focus.
At the same time, the name An Jiahe quickly became popular in China...
