On August 31, the new drama of Zhang Han was launched, called "High Gentlemen in the East Eighth District ". This is a male group drama. Before the broadcast, many people called the male version of "Thirty Only". Moreover, the screenwriters and producers are all Zhang Han. As Zhang Han’s first self-made work, it naturally attracted much attention.
In addition, the cast of the drama is very luxurious, starring Zhang Han, Du Chun , Jingchao , Huang Youming , Wang Xiaochen , Liu Tao , Huang Yi , Zhang Liang , Wang Xun , etc. Many actors familiar to the audience have come to make guest appearances, which has increased the audience's expectations.
However, the more you expect, the more disappointed you are. Zhang Han’s new drama is really hard to describe. For example, at the beginning of the play, four middle-aged men pretend to be young together. The 37-year-old Zhang Han has a very obvious bag of bags in his eyes, and his nasolabial folds in his eyes are particularly obvious. He looks old and actually plays a college student. It's really a sense of incongruity.
In terms of introduction, The drama mainly revolves around Tong Yu, Guo Chong, Li Jiesen, and Xiang Xiaofei. They are college roommates and have been together after graduation and gaining friendship and love. Although it looks good, it is not the case. This drama has too many complaints.
1. The plot is bloody, clichéd and boring
It is no exaggeration to say that this drama is the master of bloody clips, and almost all common routines in TV series can appear here.
Dog blood clip 1 - Entering the wrong room
In the plot of the first episode, the male protagonist Tong Yu, played by Zhang Han, and his other three good brothers, came to Sanya as the best man. In the evening, a foreign beauty asked him to chat with him and handed her hotel card to Tong Yu, and invited him. The lines are too rustic, "Men, I'll wait for you" and "Woman, you caught my attention".
Then, on the way back, Tong Yu wanted to throw away the room card given by the foreign woman, but he threw it wrongly. Coincidentally, many of the heroines are here, she is different from Tongyu's hotel, but the room number is the same. So Tong Yu walked into the wrong room and lay on many beds.
To be honest, this kind of plot of a male and female protagonist entering the wrong room and going to the wrong bed is really too old-fashioned. Perhaps since " Destined to Love You ", many idol dramas have been like this, without any novelty.
Dog blood clip 2 - You must kiss after falling down
Because Tong Yu lay on many beds, both of them shouted when they woke up. The heroine thought the hero was a hooligan, and the hero thought the heroine was trying to fight. After some fight, the two fell down and kissed them.
In this regard, I can only say that the routines of domestic dramas are the same, and falling and kissing is really common, such as "Smiling Pepsi", " Please call me the director ", " I like you very much ", " Yanyuntai ", etc.
Dog blood clip 3 - The male and female protagonists met forcibly, and various coincidences
first met, and the male and female protagonists had a misunderstanding because of the room. Both sides had bad impressions, so in order for them to be together, there were all kinds of coincidences. For example, the male protagonist is the chief technology officer of a technology company. A leader suddenly came to his company, and the heroine was the female protagonist. After
, it is a common routine. The heroine is the male protagonist's boss and is not satisfied with the male protagonist's various plans. The two of them faced each other and often quarreled.
They often meet, and coincidences are repeated. After get off work, the heroine goes shopping in the mall and just happens to meet the hero. The male protagonist chatted with his brothers and happened to see the female protagonist visiting the supermarket. Finally, on a rainy day, the heroine almost got into a car accident. The hero went over to hug her. The two of them put aside their past grudges, expressed their feelings for each other, and developed a good impression on each other.
Dog blood clip 4 - Love at first sight
The story of Tongyu has come to this for the time being. Let’s take a look at Li Jason played by Huang Youming. He is a chef in a Western restaurant and his dream is to be a chef.
On a day, Li Jiesen came out to buy seasonings and saw a girl in the distant vegetable market. She was fresh and refined, and he fell in love at first sight.
Frankly, love at first sight is also one of the common tricks, and it is understandable if you can shoot it so well. But this love at first sight is too embarrassing. The slow motion and ugly bgm are combined with a strange monologue, which makes you feel completely unhappy.
Dog blood clip 5 - The indispensable ex
In the TV series, the protagonist has an ex, and it's nothing. Since when, the protagonist of his ex-romance attended a wedding and was entangled with his ex, it has become a common routine in TV series. "Gentlemen of East Eighth District" is no exception. In the play, Guo Chong, played by Du Chun, is a teacher. In an open class, he met his ex-girlfriend and the other party invited him to the wedding, and he was in trouble.
Frankly, this plot is quite boring between Guo Chong and his ex-girlfriend. Unless it is a TV series with the theme of the previous one, it is not attractive to talk about the ex.
2. Suspected disrespect for women
At the beginning of the first episode, Tong Yu and his group came to Sanya. At the party in the evening, Jason Li met a beautiful girl in Mexican and said, "I can eat spicy food very much. Are you good at eating spicy food too? No wonder you have such a hot figure." In this regard, some viewers commented that this is objectifying women.
If the scene just happened was just a coincidence, it was because everyone was thinking too much, and it could barely be reasonable. But there is no reason to defend the following plot. This is the thing. The male and female protagonists have misunderstandings because they entered the wrong room. After that, they always bickered. Suddenly the female protagonist accidentally fell down. The male protagonist held her and took the opportunity to buckle her underwear belt. Isn’t this a stingy man? Too disrespectful to actresses.
3. Character design suspended
The drama is based on thirty points and tells the story of four thirty-year-old men. Moreover, geographically speaking, Shanghai is located in the East Eighth District. Obviously, it tells the stories of several protagonists in Shanghai. They are only 30 years old and have just graduated for a few years and live in high-tech apartments. The decoration is luxurious and not down-to-earth.
In addition, the play has been talking about the four-person group of protagonists. They have had a deep relationship since college and the four have a good friendship. As a result, the scenes of them together in the previous few episodes were almost all drinking, and they felt that they were no different from those of friends who were drinking and meat. If some clips that reflect the deep brotherhood were added appropriately, they would be more submissive.
4. No CP sense
This drama mainly has 4 pairs of CP, but at present it seems that at least two pairs have no CP sense. Let’s talk about Zhang Han and Wang Xiaochen first. They are both pretty and can’t feel the spark of love when they look at each other.
In comparison, Du Chun's pair is even more embarrassing. In the play, Du Chun and Li Haofei are official partners in . They don’t match the poster and have nothing to do with the couple. It’s hard to say they are brothers and sisters.
It is worth noting that Du Chun was born in 1981 and is already 41 years old. Li Haofei was born in 1999 and is only 23 years old. The two are 18 years apart, both of them are different, and they are still acting as couples, which is really difficult to get into. In fact, this pair is the most controversial pair because of the huge age difference.
A combination of various reasons, Zhang Han received a lot of negative reviews as soon as the new drama started broadcasting, with a bottom rating, ranking tenth. This shows how unpopular it is.
In short, Zhang Han's new drama is really full of complaints. Although he is not a domineering president this time, his character is similar. As a company executive, he usually thinks he is self-righteous and feels that it has a high degree of overlap with his previous roles. Judging from the first 4 episodes, the plot is old-fashioned and boring, not attractive enough, and it can really avoid lightning. In addition, it is said that Zhang Han is specialized in his profession, and it is quite disappointing that he should concentrate on being an actor.
