Editor’s Note:
My dears, the "short drama fans" who promised to update every month are back as scheduled. The main focus is to promote good-looking short dramas, cute actors, good CPs, and reliable directors and conscientious screenwriters. Most importantly, it is to give fans of the recently popular and concluded short dramas a warm home.
Without further ado, here is this month’s movie list. I wish you all a happy May Day!
【newest】
My Years of Performing Funerals in Northeast China
At a time when many ancient idol dramas are being released crazily, this drama is eye-catching. It has all the elements of Chinese horror, such as red and white conflict, paper wife wedding, the return of the soul on the seventh day, ghost marriage of the living, fox spirits demanding life, everything you can think of and can't think of, it has it. It starts with a gloomy shot, creating a good atmosphere.
Poster of "My Years of Performing Funerals in Northeast China"
A funeral attendant x a female reporter, this pairing is interesting. In the recently popular long drama "Spring for Lovers", the male protagonist is a body plastic surgeon, and the subject matter also involves the story behind the funeral, but overall it is still mainly a love story of mutual redemption. "Northeastern Funeral" is completely different. It really tells the secrets hidden behind the eerie and absurd story.
The more taboo it is, the more it must be "spoken out without any harm". On the surface, it is about speaking about fear, but in fact it is speaking on behalf of the dead and telling about unfinished business.
Although the leading actor is not famous, the series itself is worth watching.
"The Fight"
Starring Hu Dandan, Wang Xuan, Yang Yeming, Cha Zijun and Zhu Yunlong, viewers who often watch ancient costume dramas and talent shows will find that this cast includes many familiar faces.
Poster of "The Fight"
Hu Dandan has starred in "The Son-in-Law", "Oblivion", "The Daily Life of a Lady", "The Story of Feng Yue", and the recently concluded "Traveling with the Phoenix" and "The Story of Joy"; Wang Xuan played Ren Chuanyu, Feng Xi's bodyguard in "Who Rules the World".
Yang Yeming has participated in Super Boy, and recently appeared in "My Name is Zhao Wudi", "Love When the Earth Shakes", and "A Thousand Lies", showing off his face in various shows.
As for Zhu Yunlong, everyone should be familiar with the SWIN group. He debuted in "Star Asia" and returned in "In the Name of the Group". In the last short drama recommended by fans, "The Princess is Three Thousand Years Old", he was the second male lead.
Back to the plot itself, the hero and heroine are both in the same book, the cool queen becomes a humiliated maid, and the gentle president pretends to be a tyrant prince. It is interesting to see them fighting back and forth. The focus of the play is the heroine. Before she crossed over, she was a vigorous TV producer, so she is well versed in the routines of ancient idol dramas, and she is the kind of person who spits out barrages with her little mouth.
The push and pull between the two people is the highlight of this drama.
Walking with You
Xu Zhenzhen + Lin Zehui, their second collaboration after "Marrying the Eastern Palace", a crazy girl x a dandy prince, a story of revenge.
Screenshot of Xu Zhenzhen's Weibo when filming of "A Journey with You" started
Netizens' sharp comments: "At my wedding banquet, the man in wedding clothes was not the male protagonist" and "The fastest second match in history"
Su Yingying (Xu Zhenzhen), daughter of the loyal cabinet chief minister Su, was married to the second prince Xie Yuheng (Zhu Minxin) on the day Xie Yuheng led his troops to kill her entire family on the grounds that Su was collaborating with the enemy and treason, and Xie Yuheng also ascended to the throne of the crown prince. Three years later, Su Yingying returned for revenge/justice, and teamed up with the seemingly dandy seventh prince Xie Yian (Lin Zehui), disguising herself as his maid Su Ying.
Yi called Baiying and felt a little drunk.
The highlight of this drama is the character of the heroine Su Yingying. When she smells musk, her eyes turn red, and she suddenly becomes like a vampire and wants to bite people. Her fighting power soars. The pattern on the hero's collarbone is her tranquilizer. Female a male o, so it's intoxicating.
Whether in "Traveling with You" or "Marrying the Eastern Palace", Xu Zhenzhen has a sense of "who says women are inferior to men". The two characters are neither greasy nor indifferent, and they are well-placed. The occasional sense of brokenness is also heart-warming.
As for Xie Yian, like most of Lin Zehui’s roles, he is the “he loves it so much” type, and the chemistry between the two is getting better and better.
It is reported that the filming of Sanda's "Pian Liao" has been completed and everyone is waiting for the result.
"Please Be Moved by the Peacock Envoy"
Zhou Junwei x Zhang Chuhan, a good-looking combination. Hua Ni (Zhang Chuhan), a physics tyrant who accidentally traveled to ancient times and became a holy envoy of the Peacock Cult, met Li Muyang (Zhou Junwei), a doctor of the Ministry of Rites who was good at dealing with evil.
Yan Lin, the childhood sweetheart that "he loves so much" in "Ning An Ru Meng", finally doesn't have to compete 1v3 with others this time and has her own table; Zhang Chuhan, who participated in "Creation 101" and "Youth With You 2", plays a lively and lovely time-traveling girl this time, which is not at all inappropriate.
Stills from "Peacock Saint Please Be Moved"
All episodes of the series were released at once, so there is no need to worry about interruptions. This is the short series with the best data among those aired in April.
In terms of plot, it conforms to the standard routine of ancient idol dramas——
1. It’s a time-travel drama, with the first mission being artificial rainfall, and the idol heroine in the lead role, which reminds people of a slightly longer, low-budget drama that was also recently aired: My Divine Envoy starring Li Zixuan and Chen Jingke.
The difference is that the original work of "The Peacock Envoy Please Be Moved" is "The Little Green Dress Under the Peacock City", and "My Divine Envoy" is a remake of the Korean drama "Plop Plop Love", and the content is basically the same. This type of character setting is applicable everywhere.
2. The worldview of women being city lords and deputy city lords, and men assisting them, is hard not to remind people of the drama "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" starring Zhao Lusi and Ding Yuxi. The Holy Envoy Hua Ni often causes some ridiculous accidents, which is very similar to Chen Qianqian.
3. The way the male and female protagonists enhance their relationship is that they are both infected by red-tailed flies, and they feel the same way. When the female protagonist feels sleepy, the male protagonist also yawns. The male protagonist can only be a hero to save the beauty in everything. It can be said that it is a setting of the ancient puppet version of "Cang Lan Jue". Due to this mechanism, the male protagonist cannot kill the female protagonist and gradually falls in love with her.
The winning point of this drama lies in its comedy setting, and the male and female protagonists have a good match in appearance and acting skills, making it worth watching.
When pretending to be a couple, the male lead helped the female lead dry her hair while secretly questioning why she didn't take action when she saw her husband being molested. The details show the feeling of a real husband.
In the main storyline, some tasks are quite exciting. For example, when the Peacock Cult deceived the people and forcibly captured children for sacrifice, the heroine used the physics knowledge she learned in modern times to create a reflector, creating the illusion of the Peacock God, thus resolving the crisis.
Sharp comments from the barrage: It almost cue Chen Guilin to appear; if this was a liberal arts student traveling through time, that would definitely be Fan Xian.
In short, watching a fast-food drama to kill time during this not-so-long May Day holiday is a good choice.
"Boundless Wind and Moon"
This is a short drama set in the Republic of China that premiered in late April and has received good reviews.
The series is adapted from Su Xiaojuan's "The Boss Kissed Me to Crying After Breaking Off the Engagement", which tells the story of Yang Anning (Hong Xiao), a famous Kunqu opera actor, who, in order to find out the mastermind behind the murder of her senior brother Meng Xueqiao, deliberately approaches He Xingzhou (Yan Zixian), the grandson of the famous Governor He in Luo City, and marries into the commander's mansion.
The plot itself is very dramatic: the heroine approaches the hero in order to investigate a case/revenge, and the hero forces his love on the heroine when they disagree, and he has an ambiguous relationship with his sister-in-law. The relationship between the heroine and the hero's disabled elder brother is also a bit unclear... The shooting method is also madly testing the edge of romance, and the team is well aware of what today's audiences like to watch.
Stills from "Boundless Love"
After playing the role of Jie Li, a little witch who loves money like her life, in "Cang Lan Jue", Hong Xiao, who was born as an Internet celebrity, became known to the public. She had a pleasant cooperation with Hengxing and also appeared in the upcoming "Fox Spirit Matchmaker Yue Hong Chapter". The famous role she played in "Feng Yue Wu Bian" is quite attractive in terms of figure and aura, which has captured the audience's attention and is in great contrast with her previous roles.
The male lead, Yan Zixian, is an old acquaintance in domestic dramas. He has appeared in "I May Have Met a Savior", "Protect Our City Lord", "Love as a Contract" and "Flying with the Phoenix". He has dabbled in both short and long dramas.
The two of them have a strong sense of xipi, which is pure love and full of tension. Their acting skills are also equally matched, so it is worth following.
【Re-watch】
Hard to Find
This short drama on Hunan Satellite TV's late-night slot ended in April. The drama received good reviews and popularity, and the paid subscription model was launched in the middle of the show.
Stills from Hard to Find
The production team also specially produced a Republic of China version extra to give back to the audience.
Extra
Although the ending is a BE, who says double death is not a HE? The scene of Helian Xi's flower burial is so good. This behind-the-scenes team is something.
Please play a song "Jiangnan" by JJ Lin for our young couple: "I thought suicide for love was just an ancient rumor~"
【database】
Speaking of the annual crown competition, the previously recommended "Pen", on April 28, the cumulative box office revenue exceeded 18 million, surpassing the previous box office revenue of 15 million for "Give Her a Handicap".
In terms of the average v30 of the cloud collection, "Writing" has been fixed at 5.47 million, less than "Give Her a Handle" at 6.14 million. In terms of the effective broadcast market share of feature films, "Give Her a Handle", which has been online for 84 days, ranks first with 3.3%, and "Writing", which has been online for 40 days, follows closely with 3.1%.
It seems that it will still be a fight to see who will win.
Short drama rankings for April. Data source: Yunhe Data
If you have any other short dramas you are following, or your favorite actors or behind-the-scenes teams, please leave a message in the comment section!
