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In 2025, the national drama market has not yet come up with a phenomenal hit that truly satisfies the audience, and the popular dramas such as "When the Goose Returns" and "Yellow Sparrow" are all time to use a good drama to solve the audience's drama shortage problem!

In fact, the list of films to be broadcast this year is really not simple, and many big dramas are expected to reap the heat and become the "top stream".

Among them, the criminal investigation suspense drama is the most eye-catching, not only "Above the Dark Clouds" starring Sun Li is waiting to be launched, but also "In the Name of Law" starring Zhang Yi has also attracted much attention.

It's just that these two dramas like to sell off too much, and there has been no good news about the finalization for a long time, but Wang Baoqiang has begun to amplify his moves.

Returning to the field of TV dramas, he brought a "Chess Warrior", which won a rating of 5.0 for CCTV after only 0 episodes, leaving other hit dramas behind, it seems that the first hit drama this year has finally appeared!

01 High IQ duel, this drama is the right taste

"Chess Warrior" tells the story of Go teacher Cui Ye (played by Wang Baoqiang) who is accidentally involved in a bank robbery, and finds that he can use his knowledge of Go to commit crimes, and fights wits with his brother Cui Wei (Chen Minghao), who is a police officer, and the two eventually embark on two diametrically opposed paths.

If the criminal suspense drama wants to succeed, what three aspects does the plot need to grasp?

Answer: Rhythm, logic, and depth. And this happens to be the highlight of this new drama.

First of all, the rhythm is fast.

The story opens with the hook released, and the camera focuses on the bank robbery, where one robber is killed by the police on the spot, and the other three robbers die on the way to escape, but they have nothing to do with the police.

Is it an internal message? Or framed?

In front of the grave not far away, the male protagonist Cui Ye burned his clothes, seemingly eager to destroy the evidence, what role does he play in this?

The short opening whets the audience's appetite, and the next plot is the main event.

Secondly, the logic of the plot is rigorous.

The camera returned to three days before the case, when Cui Ye was suffering from a mid-life crisis.

His wife is getting divorced, his work is not going well, his son is sick, and there is a successful career at home, and the respected eldest brother is the control group, which makes it seem that he has achieved nothing.

Desperate, he happened to run into robbers again, and at first he was just trying to protect himself, using his good way of playing Go, and deduced the best route for the robbers to escape.

But one wrong step, one wrong step, he was destined to stand on the opposite side of justice after becoming an accomplice.

The plot blackens the male protagonist with a helpless sense of fate, but it is reasonable. At the same time, the integration of Go elements into the story increases the watchability.

When the case can attract people to watch, it is actually more than half successful.

Finally, the reality is strong enough.

"When you go to society, you have to learn how to lose."

Sometimes a single line can show the depth of the story, but the director wants to express more than that.

From the trophy of the male protagonist winning chess was deducted by the school, the leader arranged for him to deliberately lose to the big boss, and then to the bank robbery, the robbers killed four people, in fact, in exchange for a bunch of practice tickets, but to the credit union to settle the account.

These episodes are full of irony, and also reflect the powerlessness and sadness of the little people in an era.

It can be said that the overall texture of "Chess Warrior" is the best existence in suspense dramas in the past two years, the case is suspenseful, the logic can be self-consistent, and the content is worth reflecting on, it is a pity that such a good drama is not chased.

02 Wang Baoqiang's acting skills broke the circle again

I believe that many audiences are rushing to the cast to chase the drama, this "Chess Warrior" has a unique vision in casting, and the drama bones are on the same stage, which is quite enjoyable to watch.

The first place, Wang Baoqiang.

Grassroots actor Wang Baoqiang plays the little character Cui Ye, which obviously gives the character a soul.

In the play, he grasped the sense of powerlessness of the male protagonist to middle age, but he was unwilling in his heart, and he did not deliberately show off his skills in the scene of spitting on himself in the mirror, but he performed the most real feeling, worthy of him.

However, the scene that impressed me the most was when he helped the robbers run away in the bank, analyzed the situation while playing chess, and indifferently said "I want to abandon my son to give them food", which decided the life and death of a human life.

At this moment, I seemed to be able to see that under his honest and honest appearance, there was a sleeping tiger, which couldn't help but send chills down people's backs.

There is no doubt that with Wang Baoqiang, this drama really stands.

second place, Chen Minghao.

As early as "The Long Season", the audience had seen Chen Minghao's acting skills.

And in this new drama, he plays Cui Wei not only as a criminal policeman, but also as an elder brother.

He has a professional beauty and is admired by everyone, and he hates his younger brother because of iron and steel, but he ignores that he is the last straw that crushes his dignity.

After discovering that Cui Ye's figure appeared in the surveillance, Cui Wei hurriedly ran to his house, saw his younger brother playing chess, and finally let go of his hanging heart, but he still couldn't dispel his suspicions.

This scene is really too delicate, in fact, Chen Minghao's performance has never belonged to the type of opening and closing, while he grasps the characteristics of the character, he does not steal the demeanor of the protagonist, just like a person who lives in the camera.

third place, Li Naiwen.

Powerful actor Li Naiwen, in this new drama, plays a big boss Wang Hongyu who has no one in his eyes.

Knowing that the male protagonist deliberately lost to himself, he had no sense of shame, because he knew that in the chess game of society, he was the one who held the capital and was the winning general.

This arrogance and disdain were vividly interpreted by Li Naiwen.

I have to say that a good supporting role is also the key to ensuring word of mouth.

Fourth, Wang Zhi.

"Qiuya", why are you here too?

What's even more surprising is that she actually plays Wang Baoqiang's wife Gao Shuhua, but she has an unclear relationship with the big boss and understands everything.

Seeing that Cui Ye deliberately lost chess and lost so bluntly, Gao Shuhua's eyes were full of anger, and it was obvious that this role would also promote the blackening of the male protagonist.

In addition, the cameo of "Wu Liuyi" made many fans of "Soldier Assault" move their DNA.

It's a pity that the robber played by Xing Jiadong didn't take long to get a boxed lunch, and the audience really wants to see him and Wang Baoqiang continue to play, I hope the two will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future.

03 Conclusion

"Chess Warrior" can be on CCTV, and it is not for nothing.

Judging from the criminal investigation suspense theme alone, the plot of this drama is enough to attract the audience's attention, and the addition of Go elements has become a major feature, which also makes the plot look more brain-burning.

And putting aside the case, the plot shows the characteristics of the times and the satire of certain phenomena, which can also be called a good drama, no wonder it can benchmark "The Long Season", and it does have this qualification.

In fact, there have been a lot of dramas with the same theme in the past two years, but most of them are itching through the boots, and they can't shoot any depth, I didn't expect Wang Baoqiang to be able to grasp such a difficult script, whether it is the production work or the performance work, it is really impressive.

At present, this drama is still on the air, I don't know if you think it can surpass "The Long Season"?