The early hit drama "The Wind Rises in Dragon Creek" had a rating of 7.7. After the show ended, the ratings soared to 7.9. Review stamp: A costume drama that has rarely been used with care in recent years. Ratings, however, are another story. Since its launch, the ratings of this word-of-mouth drama on CCTV 8 have been hovering around 0.6, which is far lower than the average of prime time dramas on CCTV 1.
At the critical moment, who should be sent to save the ratings? Unexpectedly, Yang Ba did not produce a spy drama like "The Rival", nor an urban love drama like "This Life Is With You", nor a family emotional drama like "Dear Child", but a Women’s career drama.
Liu Mintao Jiang Shuying, the law of a lady.
Focus on women in the workplace, legal aid, and the core of the story: women.
This lineup, this theme, the expectations can be filled in directly. However, it is inevitable to make people suspicious. Not the most familiar card for Middle Eight. Will the audience buy it?
Unexpectedly, it rushed back to the second place in the country as soon as it started airing. The ratings of the first two episodes of Cool Cloud were 0.7069, which was significantly improved compared to the previous episode, reaching a maximum of 0.9, second only to "A Date with a New House" (1).
Looking at this momentum, it is very likely that with the development of the plot, the ratings of the central eight sets will soon break 1 again.
It also received praise from many netizens: they lamented that the two heroines are so cool.
Having a brother-sister relationship with Jiang Shuying and Peng Peng is very sweet.
Some people have directly completed the legal education on prenuptial agreements after watching the cases in the previous episodes: It turns out that prenuptial agreements can have so many loopholes in the hands of scumbags.
The cards, opening and audience feedback all seemed to be good. Did Liu Mintao and Jiang Shuying win the "King of Ratings" again this time?
After catching up on the first six episodes in one go, I concluded that this drama is expected to spread across the country soon, but the ambition of the drama may not stop there.
A good TV series can have you hooked in just one second.
At the beginning of "Lady's Rules", you are faced with a capture. Liu Zhibing's father, a high-ranking deputy director of Tang Ming's office, was taken away directly by the police on suspicion of committing a crime, which was a job-related economic crime.
The entire law firm was in a mess, crowded and panicked, watching the excitement.
Liu Mintao’s heroine Chen Ran had just arrived at the law firm when she saw her father being taken away.
From this scene, we can see that Liu Mintao's acting skills are back. In the face of great changes, this character did not yell, but calmly understood the situation and accepted the facts. First thing: find out who the lawyer is for his father.
In the scene of more than 3 minutes, Liu Mintao showed several emotions. With such a long shot, his acting is a bit shaky and easily exposed. However, Liu Mintao's more than 3 minutes showed a movie-like quality, reflecting the character of the character: his love for his father is beyond words, but he can carry things without losing the chain at critical moments, which makes people pay attention to this. The characters are curious.
But the next second after witnessing his father being taken away by the police, the law firm called in another woman to investigate the truth of the incident - Xu Jie, played by Jiang Shuying.
Because he saw an uneven road in the bar, the police took him directly to the Public Security Bureau to assist in the investigation.
At first glance, he is not someone to be trifled with.
She was invited to the law firm, ostensibly at the invitation of Li, a partner of the law firm, to become an intern lawyer at the firm and work in Chen Ran's legal aid department. In fact, she accepted a secret mission to find out the truth.
The opening chapter of "Lady's Code" is like "watching a drama": the hook of the whole story is the case of the heroine's father, and the murder in Shura Field may be hidden behind it. Rumors spread and the law firm's business declined. Chen Ran did not give up the opportunity to clear his father's suspicion. She has been investigating secretly. At the same time, Jiang Shuying's role is parachuted into the air, and her investigation will sooner or later trigger a war between the two women.
At the same time, two strong women with different purposes sitting in the same office, different personalities, and different workplace concepts will definitely lead to conflicts between them.
Suspense, conflict, character tension. In the beginning, they all existed.
Two heroines, three story lines.
The plot advances neatly, and the background of the characters is explained in the first episode. Next is a slightly suspenseful female workplace drama, which begins.
It can be said that the story entered a fast-paced narrative state from the beginning, and the audience unconsciously followed the two female hosts into the program.
The narrative technique of "Lady's Code" is very clever-the story is not results-oriented.
There is no main line of "you can guess the ending just by looking at the beginning".
You only need to select a piece of the work and life of the two female hosts to show the female undercurrent behind them.
These three story lines are intertwined. Through their own stories, especially the legal aid cases of law firms, they extend common social topics.
I know what you are worried about. The hardest hit areas for thunder dramas are, firstly, female dramas with two heroines, and secondly, so-called "urban workplace dramas".
The former tends to be flat in character creation, and even uses the title of a female drama to bring out female stereotypes.
The latter, too many so-called workplace dramas only have a shiny skin, but the inside looks like they are carved from the same mold.
But I can say responsibly that this "Lady's Code", I dare not say how powerful it is, but in the first six episodes, it basically avoids these minefields.
The advantages of this drama are: first, I finally see that the lawyers in the law firm are going to work in the fields, not just putting on airs.
In the past, one of the biggest features of domestic legal dramas was that a group of big-name lawyers claimed to charge tens of thousands of yuan an hour for consultations. It was almost impossible to see them working in law firms and helping their female subordinates solve various family problems in their free time. Or they may argue about cross talk, knowing it is a law firm, but not knowing it is Deyun Club.
Even if they occasionally deal with a few cases, they are all cases imagined by the writer and cannot withstand the scrutiny of reality.
The two women in this play are here to work.
It’s just that in the first episode, one of the heroines’ father had just been taken away, and a new legal aid case came up. Another heroine enters the law firm, and it’s not empty at all. The first time the two heroines shook hands was at the new case meeting.
Even the heroine Chen Ran tried every means to meet her father, and the investigation of the other heroine was carried out in conjunction with the first legal aid case in the show. If people used to watch domestic legal dramas, what misunderstandings did they have about lawyers? But in this show, everyone is really meeting with the other party's lawyer and doing research.
In the play, Gao Shuguang plays the boss of a law firm and sends his apprentice, played by Peng Peng, to handle legal consultation and legal education for him, which is also unreal.
As a lawyer who once interned in a law firm, I can responsibly say that the screenwriter of this drama must have been on duty and knows everything about law.
The female workplace drama set in "The Second Heroine" naturally cannot only focus on the workplace. At the beginning of the story, the love story line of Jiang Shuying and Peng Peng's sister-in-law and the marriage story of Liu Mintao and Gao Xin, a middle-aged couple, quickly unfolded.
One is heartbreaking and the other is sweet.
In the former, Gao Xin obviously played another scumbag. Chen Ran's family had such a big change, and the character he played suggested that the company let him go to the Northeast.
It can be seen that he feels that he has been living under Chen Ran's halo. When there is a promotion opportunity in front of him, he is determined to make a career, stand out and prove himself. But their different attitudes towards family and marriage determine their positions and bury conflicts.
And in the second season, the cheating partner of the scumbag husband played by Gaussin also appeared, and she was also hit by her daughter. If the time bomb is planted, it will definitely explode. The couple's drama should come later.
On the other hand, the heroine played by Jiang Shuying and the hero played by Peng Yuchang started the standard model of sister-brother love. In fact, at the beginning, like most people, I was not very optimistic.
It means that Xu Jie and Song Xiu, who are eight years apart, cannot get a CP, but the result... smells so good!
I can’t say how strong their sense of CP is. In fact, it’s really not strong, but their opponents are all good-looking.
One is a domineering elder sister with great beauty and ability, the other is a simple and upright second-generation clingy younger brother, one chases and pretends not to chase, and the other refuses to welcome the little puppy, the opponent's The squash game was caught off guard.
So even if the sense of CP is not that strong, I can still watch CP stories because they are interesting.
Third, you can truly learn from drama cases that are closely related to hot topics and events in women’s society.
The first two situations are closely related to everyone in the workplace.
In the first case, "pregnant women are fired from their appropriate positions."
This case can also be regarded as the first stage of the cooperation between the two heroines. The two of them showed their talents and fought three rounds with unscrupulous companies:
Round 1:
The online sales company "Good Goods Arrival" run by Queen Internet celebrity did not directly fire pregnant women , but forced pregnant female employees to leave their jobs through transfers, salary cuts, and workplace marginalization. The female employee entrusted Tang Ming to fight for her legal rights. The other female lawyer was extremely arrogant: "There is no job in this world that waits for someone to get pregnant."
The two hostesses: Our request is very simple, let the client return Get back to your job and stop harassing our customers.
If unsuccessful, we will see you in court.
Second Round:
The opposing female lawyer used sneak attack tactics on the spot, suddenly adding evidence and witnesses, trying to prove that the client was transferred due to poor work, and found the scumbag who got her pregnant The man testified.
After Jiang Shuying walked out of the court, she blocked him at the door of the scumbag's company, kicked him over, and then made a series of legal arguments to make the scumbag tell the truth on the spot.
Third round:
Liu Mintao directly showed the pregnancy records of "good goods" executives in recent years: the result was zero.
"If your consumers know that a company that lets women pay the bill and pays attention to the image of women treats its female employees like this, guess what will happen?"
Anti-party lawyer: "Even if It triggered a topic, and new hot spots will soon cover it."
Jiang Shuying pretended to be dark: "But when such a good product comes to such a big company, even if it is just a lively moment, it will be a big deal for you. That's enough."
Liu Mintao sang "Good Police": "Our demands remain the same."
The other female lawyer's inner OS: Okay, you are cruel.
Although not every viewer will experience pregnancy, it is absolutely effective to advocate that employees must take up legal weapons to protect their rights and not silently suffer the company's bad ideas.
In the second case, it is said that a woman married to a wealthy family may be left clean at home when divorced.
I was shocked to see this case. The prenuptial agreement of a female Internet celebrity husband is really full of traps. She said she would open a company for her wife and support her hobbies. As a result, she dug a big hole for others and rented an exhibition using her company account, which put her in huge debt without knowing it. I can't imagine how people can be so vicious, but these cases actually have real precedents.
In fact, a scumbag will only be more cruel to his wife.
As a former lawyer, I find it very meaningful to see the rising trend of drama studies.
Of course some people will be curious, is this drama a "hot topic in film and television"? In my opinion, to evaluate whether the theme of a drama comes first, it depends on whether the audience remembers the label or the characters.
To be fair, the rule of ladies should be the latter. The performance of the two heroines in the first six episodes can stand the test.
Although Jiang Shuying is sometimes fat and sometimes thin in the play, her overall condition is not very good. Whenever I raise my head or look at one side of my face, I can be surprised. Sister Yu’s aura is back. Sure enough, she is still the most suitable to play this glamorous little overlord!
Judging from her acting skills, she is also very adaptable to the role. She is highly educated, professional, and capable, but sometimes her behavior deviates. Fortunately, Liu Mintao's character attracted her like a kite string.
This character exudes a cool charm from head to toe. I don't think it's surprising that Peng Peng fell in love with her.
But it was Liu Mintao who really made a turn for the better in terms of performance.
The character Chen Ran came from a good background and had smooth sailing in the first half of his life. In middle age, he suddenly encountered great changes in his family and career. However, her kindness and tenacity made her feel uneasy in the face of sudden setbacks.
I finally stopped playing Hu, and finally returned to the period of "The Pretender" and "Nirvana in Fire". The entire acting mode, especially the way of speaking lines, is no longer chatty.
Once Liu Mintao finds the right way to perform, his acting skills will bloom again.
If the power of Jiang Shuying's Xu Jie is outward, and she is the focus wherever she goes, then the power of Liu Mintao's Chen Ran is inward, giving people a gentle feeling, but There is also a kind of tenacity in the bones.
Especially when Chen Ran’s husband kept saying that he was implicated and completely ignored her feelings. Faced with family conflicts and her husband’s sway, Chen Ran cried bitterly in the middle of the night. Liu Mintao safely played the role of a middle-aged woman in the workplace. It's bitter and difficult.
Liu Mintao’s performance is described as like a cup of hot tea in winter. It is bitter in the mouth, but sweet and warm in the aftertaste.
The transparency and warmth of middle-aged women in the workplace are moving.
Liu Mintao and Jiang Shuying also work well together. Originally, everyone was watching to see who would win the battle between the two female hosts, but it turned out that they were not the mortal enemies that the audience thought they were, but two equally outstanding women. Girls helped girls and helped each other.
Although the two have different styles, they are both mentally strong and work together perfectly. They talked about attending parties with internet celebrity bosses. One person directly blocking someone in the toilet revealed a bad relationship, while the other person humbly and politely gave someone a step down to prevent the other party from being cornered. Achieved the best results.
You can see two people quickly becoming friends. But after Jiang Shuying's motives are exposed, there will definitely be a rift between the two. But in the end, two women should stand together.
This is also a valuable aspect of "Lady's Code": the creator saw the complex and tense side of women's relationships, and tried to use restrained, reserved, and calm details to show the tears and bonds behind the women in the story, but The ultimate goal of the story is women's mutual healing and growth.
As for Peng Peng, at the beginning, he acted soft and cute. There are two scenes after coming out of the police station, one is picking up Jiang Shuying, and the other is being beaten by others. They are all very interesting.
This character really combines all the cute things in one: intimate boyfriend, straight love words, pure love and bold love. Peng Peng's performance doubled the cuteness of "a dog man who is confused by beauty but has a tough mouth, a born poor comedian".
But we can also see that he is using superficial cynicism to cover up his weak idealism. This role should be played.
Watching 6 episodes of "Lady's Rules", I got the two most direct impressions.
One is the plot level, which is full of fireworks and realism.
The tone of the whole story is relaxed, the rhythm is refreshing, the conflict setting is just right, and the emotional line is very cheerful and hearty. It's okay to watch a light-hearted drama, but the best part is the domestic female workplace drama, which is finally not that exciting.
The second is the performance level, the leading roles all performed well.
The charisma of Jiang Shuying's "Legally Blonde" is as eye-catching as her long legs. It doesn't look that much different from Peng Yuchang's CP, but it almost feels CP. Liu Mintao is making a comprehensive comeback in acting.
So we can see the true personality of each character. These working people, under the writing power of the screenwriter and the interpretation of the actors, are solid and flesh-and-blood.
However, the shortcomings are also obvious. For example, Liu Mintao's role matching is obviously problematic. The actors and actresses who played his parents were only 13 and 11 years older than him. Especially when she called Liu Zhibing daddy, it was difficult to get into the role.
I have to say that the appearance rate of scumbag men in this drama is a bit too high. At present, it seems that there are no good men in the whole drama except Peng Peng and Sha Baoliang. Not only the character Gao Xin, but also the man who made the client pregnant in the first case and did not want to be responsible, and the husband who put condoms on his frostbitten wife in the second case. It's scumbag mode.
Although the series is about a love interest and there are also scumbags in reality, the density of scumbags in the series does not need to be too high.
But even if it’s not perfect, I still think the show is worth watching.
In particular, the drama finally created two reliable domestic female drama heroines. Jiang Shuying and Liu Mintao originally acted in urban dramas, each with its own shortcomings, but when these two were put together, their strengths were magnified, making the entire drama more enjoyable.
Peng Peng is still as good as ever. He can play so well at such a young age, and his future is limitless.
At present, the plot of the drama has just begun, and there will be more dramatic conflicts in the future. If it continues as it is now, it will at least be a domestic female workplace drama above the passing mark.
Although there have been many female workplace dramas in China in the past few years, there are only Jiang Shuying, Nursery Rhymes, Rachel Momo's "Thirty with Nothing", last year's Chun-Li, Naomi's "Love is Good" "Eat", Ren Suxi's "I'm Very Good in a Foreign Land" is really good.
The reason why many works are not popular with the public is because their creative level is not enough to support their creative ambitions.
However, the continuous emergence of female-themed film and television dramas has in turn proved the huge demand for this kind of subject matter.
Of course, this is also an opportunity for lady rules. Although the ratings failed to break through on the first day, several dramas are currently on the air, such as Beijing Satellite TV's "Happy Canal", Dragon TV's "Please Call Me Director", Jiangsu Satellite TV's "Bang Bang" starring Guo Jingfei and Yu Yi, Dou Xiao, Hu Jun, etc. from Zhejiang Satellite TV.
As long as the cases of "Lady's Rules" are real, the emotions are sincere, and the filming intention is to win the favor of the audience, the ratings will soon rise.
So the key to success or failure still depends on yourself.
Just like the woman in the play, your parents will die overnight, your boyfriend will break up, your husband will cheat on you, and you may be framed for divorce. In the end, the most reliable thing is for yourself and the woman to help each other.
As long as women are still working hard, it means there is hope for the future.
Relationships, life, worldly worries, all these are really heavy. But in the play, I saw the light on the other side of life.
That is a kind of female stubbornness and courage.
There is no "standard answer" in real life. Then in the harsh and cruel reality, create an answer that belongs to every woman.