Jin Dong's ratings appeal is beyond doubt, and has been repeatedly verified by the market. The spy war drama "Infernal Affairs" starring him was broadcast on the prime time of Dragon TV and Jiangsu Satellite TV, which greatly boosted the ratings of the prime time of the two platforms. At present, Dragon TV's cvb ratings have broken 1 %, "Infernal Affairs" has also become Jiangsu Satellite TV's CVB ratings year-to-date crown so far this year.

"Infernal Affairs" poster

The background of the story took place on the eve of Japan's surrender in 1944. Several forces, including the Wang puppet forces, the military reunification forces, and the righteous forces represented by the Communist Party, competed. Lu Feng (played by Jin Dong), who grew up in an orphanage since he was a child, became a member of the military secret service organization "Ghost" under the training of Shan Guan (played by Zhang Zhijian), and then he was ordered to infiltrate "No. ...After a painful experience, he finally recognized the true face of the military command, joined the Communist Party, and became a loyal underground worker of our party.

From the perspective of service, "Infernal Affairs" has a taste of "fashion spy war drama" to some extent. The visual effect is very modern, but it does not necessarily conform to the context of the time. Jin Dong in the play is still very similar to him in a fashion urban drama, as always, with oiled hair and big back hair, close-fitting suits and leather shoes and a big windbreaker. If you ignore the background of this show, if you think he is in this time just based on some stills Playing the role of "dominant president" or "elite lawyer" does not seem to violate harmony. Of course, for middle-aged and elderly female audiences who like Jin Dong, such Jin Dong is eye-catching.

Jin Dong ate Western food a few times and changed into a few suits, just like a fashion drama

There is even a scene in the play where Jin Dongbiao is doing stunts on a motorcycle to avoid bullets. If it were someone else performing such a plot, the audience would have to criticize the "anti-Japanese drama"; Jin Donglai's performance would not be so inconsistent, and middle-aged and elderly female audiences might say: Wow, such a Jin Dong, really So cool.

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Fans of spy war dramas may be criticized for seeing the "revolution + love" routine that appeared too early in the drama, but the ratings curve of the drama also shows that middle-aged and elderly female audiences who master the remote control like it. Look at the handsome Jin Dong pompously, teasing you, and falling in love affectionately.

There is such a plot in "Infernal Affairs", the heroine Hua Xiangyu (played by Wang Likun) stunned Lu Feng, when Lu Feng woke up, the steak knife touched Lu Feng's neck, and Lu Feng died as soon as he wiped it off. But Lu Feng still calmly said to Hua Xiangyu, "Let's do it." When Hua Xiangyu hesitated for a moment, he squinted his eyes and said in a "flirtatious" tone, "A woman is a woman. If you want to let go, don't you want to let go?" , wanted to kill but couldn't bear it"...

These kind of lines seem like what Jin Dong's version of Lu Feng would say

Fans of spy war dramas must think that such dialogues are outrageous, but if you are familiar with Jin Dong's character design in many dramas, you will feel that Lu Feng's character design fits the actor's characteristics: "Bking". This word is not a derogatory term here. It is indeed the key temperament of Jin Dong that attracts many middle-aged and elderly female audiences: mature, stable, reliable even when the sky falls, and also has a sense of humor. He can speak well with one mouth and only makes you happy .

"Revolution + love" is a magic weapon for ratings, but it is a manifestation of the limitations of creation. Lu Feng and Hua Xiangyu are both well-trained agents of the military command, but the relationship between the two in the play seems to be accelerated. In the first episode, Lu Feng's hero saves the beauty, and in the third episode, Lu Feng confessed that "we can be a companion together", and then when Lu Feng became an "abandoned son" and was hunted down, Hua Xiangyu, you and me. Farewell to Lihua and Rain, "Let's find a place, and we will live an ordinary life"... When such lines come out, it really makes people doubt that you are suitable to be an agent, especially He Dehe can become a senior agent.

Love is bigger than the sky, it does not meet the identity of an agent

And the screenwriter is obviously too obsessed with polygamy. In the play, there is not only a group of love between Lu Feng and Hua Xiangyu, but Lan Bing (played by Siao Ni), who is the captain of the special operations team of Wang Puppet Secret Group on the surface, also develops feelings for Lu Feng at work. "Love triangle"; this is not over yet. Lu Feng's childhood friend and military agent Huo Fei (played by Wang Ziquan) also likes Hua Xiangyu. A scene where a woman takes a different path.

Sure enough, good brothers broke up because they liked the same woman

In short, whether it is fashion elements or revolution + love, "Infernal Affairs" is not only a spy war drama, but also a fashion romance drama starring Jin Dong. The combination of the two can be regarded as "catching all the uncles and aunts" in front of the TV. One side watched the anti-Japanese spy war and the other watched Jin Dong.

It would be unfair to say that the spy scenes in "The Infernal Affairs" are "all unreliable". In fact, after watching so many spy war dramas, it is really rare that it is not easy to see the identity of the characters in the drama like "Infernal Affairs" after 12 episodes. For example, who is the underground worker "Tsing Yi" of our party who appears repeatedly in the play? Is Hua Xiangyu's identity just a military agent? Could she be "Tsing Yi"? But looking at her "love brain", it is also a bit suspicious.

What is the true identity of the flash officer? At first, many viewers thought that on the surface, he was the leader of the ghost of the military command organization, but his real identity should be an underground worker of our party. After all, his "history" is also related to our party. But after Lu Feng completed the assassination mission, why did he get rid of Lu Feng? Does the death of Lu Feng's parents have anything to do with Officer Shan? The act of getting rid of Lu Feng immediately overturned many viewers' identification of him in the first 8 episodes.

The identity of Shan Guan (played by Zhang Zhijian) is hard to see through

And Lu Feng, many people thought that his initial identity was an underground worker of the Communist Party, but they found that the screenwriter was really patient, and it took 12 long episodes before Lu Feng could see the true face of the military. Getting closer... Let Jin Dong, who is not young, grow up from "Rookie Red Agent", in fact, there is also a sense of contrast, which makes Lu Feng different from Jin Dong's spy war master in another spy drama "The Pretender". guy image.

In short, the interpretation of many plots in the "Fashion Spy Drama" and "Infernal Affairs" is a bit taken for granted, but the overall temperament of the plot is more or less in line with the meaning of the title "Infernal Affairs"-everyone's identity is in heavy fog , it is impossible for people to see at a glance who they are and who they are working for... The screenwriter repeatedly confuses the audience, allowing the audience to establish a recognition of a certain character with peace of mind, but unexpectedly overturns the audience's perception The audience was caught off guard. This makes the plot of "Infernal Affairs" not without roughness, but it always has hooks to attract the audience. Although the word-of-mouth is mediocre, the ratings are gratifying.