The praying mantis catches the cockroach, and the yellow finch is behind!

The criminal investigation and anti-pickpocketing drama "Yellow Sparrow" has finally come to an end.

Oh, no, to be precise, it is the first season of "Yellow Sparrow", which has come to an end, and this multi-line narrative story has just begun.

There are a lot of questions, and there are still no answers.

For example, Guo Pengfei's fiancée Fang Hui chose to go south without saying goodbye back then, and did not follow her cousin to do pyramid schemes, what did she do?

She must have had some other purpose in marrying an ophthalmologist, right?

Looking at her, it doesn't seem like a love brain at all.

For another example, a man and a woman suddenly appeared on the train, carrying guns and knives, and went straight to Guo Pengfei as soon as they came up, and the man asked Do you remember who I am?

yes, what does he do?

Is it the criminal sent in by Guo Pengfei before, and he wants to take revenge after he comes out?

In the end, who ran to Fang Hui's house and kidnapped her father and sister, who were they, and what grievances and entanglements were there between Fang Hui or Guo Pengfei?

The above are the biggest questions left by "Yellow Sparrow" to the audience.

Anyway, this big drama is coming to an end, so which big drama will CCTV eight sets come up with?

The answer has been revealed - "The Second Half of My Life", formerly known as "Dad Goes on a Blind Date", adapted from the novel "Strange and Wonderful Sorrow" by the famous writer Wang Meng.

The show will take over "Yellow Sparrow" tonight and officially land on CCTV's eight sets of prime time, with a total of 36 episodes.

Let's start with a brief story.

Shen Zhuoran is a retired professor of literature with two children and three generations in the same house, and after the death of his wife, he started a blind date journey with the encouragement of an old friend.

He met four blind dates one after another.

The empathetic head nurse parted ways with him over the property; Female scientist cancer recurrence chose not to say goodbye; The strength of the director of the union subjected him to psychological repression; The object who resembles a wife makes a request that embarrass him.

Different emotional experiences have brought Shen Zhuoran new growth, and his thoughts on love and life have also influenced the family members who have accompanied him all the way.

The play is produced by Huang Landao, who has produced urban dramas such as "It's Okay", "Tiger Mom and Cat Dad", and "The First Half of My Life".

So will it be a big hit this year?

After reading the core highlights below, I am sure that you will have your own judgment.

1. Mao Award IP foundation: when literature shines into reality.

Wang Meng, the author of the original work, once said: "Marriage and love in the elderly is a mirror that illuminates the complexity and purity of human nature. Shen Zhuoran's four blind date experiences in the play are an excellent interpretation of this point of view:

The head nurse is also pitiful: gentle and considerate, she took out the real estate certificate on a blind date and bluntly said that "you must add your name before marriage". This twilight love, which broke down due to a real estate dispute, reflects the property dilemma faced by 80% of elderly remarried.

Female scientist Nie Juanjuan: Suffering from cancer, she still insisted on discussing quantum mechanics with Shen Zhuoran during chemotherapy, but quietly left when her condition deteriorated. The anti-cancer drugs and scientific research notes she left behind show the intellectuals' adherence to dignity.

Lu Yuan, director of the trade union: She was so strong that she asked Shen Zhuoran to "hand over her pension and cut off contact with her children", and this "controlling love" tore apart the common power game in middle-aged and elderly marriages.

Stand-in literature: The appearance of Le Shuishan, who resembles his deceased wife, makes Shen Zhuoran fall into an emotional labyrinth.

Her "stand-in fee" and "role substitution requirements" allude to the deformed values of objectifying women in the contemporary marriage and love market.

The ink animation at the beginning of each episode in the play combines Wang Meng's golden sentences (such as "Time is not a pig-killing knife, but a sculptor") with traditional ink paintings, and netizens shouted "Pause screenshots as wallpaper".

This fusion of literature and artistry allows the audience to taste the complexity of human nature in laughter.

2. Old drama bones gather: a textbook-level acting feast.

Zhang Guoli, Mei Ting, Tong Dawei, Wu Junmei, Zhang Fengyi and other more than ten powerful actors can be called "fairy fights":

Zhang Guoli: Shen Zhuoran's intellectual high-mindedness and clumsiness on a blind date are vividly interpreted.

The trembling hands and reddened eyes during the hospital confession made the audience shout "This is what the elderly should look like in love".

Wu Junmei: Playing the deceased wife and the cheongsam goddess Le Shuishan, she switches between gentleness and brightness freely.

In the Shura scene of "two old men fighting for an old lady" in the play, she only needs to raise her eyebrows to show the confidence and charm of mature women.

Zhang Fengyi: Subverting the image as the "funny man" Li Heibao, and Zhang Guoli laughed at each other. carried the shot of a 70-year-old friend running wildly, which was ridiculed by netizens as "the elderly version of "Rocky".

Mei Ting: The daughter-in-law Liu Lina played by Liu Lina breaks the traditional family drama setting, with both the fatigue of middle-aged marriage and the open-mindedness of supporting her father-in-law to pursue love.

Scenes such as back rubbing in the bathroom and coquettishness at the bedside portray the complex emotions of middle-aged couples very well.

In addition to the above people, Zhou Yemang, Xu Di, Yan Xiaopin, Yang Tongshu, Ding Jiali, Han Tongsheng and other old drama bones also joined the play.

3. Profound social issues: tear apart the cruel truth of marriage and love among the elderly.

The reason why this drama has aroused heated discussions among the people is that it directly hits three major social pain points:

Property dilemma: In the play, Shen Zhuoran and Lian Yilian have a dispute over real estate and name increases, and in reality, 80% of elderly remarried people have conflicts with their children due to property distribution.

According to the "Survey Report on Marriage and Love among the Elderly in China" in 13 years, the proportion of women over the age of 0 asking for a bride price is 0.0%, while the proportion of men over the age of 0 who are willing to pay is less than 0%.

Intergenerational conflict: Shen Qing, the son played by Tong Dawei, secretly took the household registration book in order to prevent his father from remarrying.

This phenomenon of "interfering with emotions in the name of filial piety" is not uncommon in reality - 70% of children prevent their parents from remarrying for fear of property outflow.

Health crisis: Female scientist Nie Juanjuan's cancer recurrence allows the audience to see the fragility of elderly marriage and love. The data showed that the physical and mental state of those who successfully remarried improved significantly, while the intervention of children led to a 30% increase in the prevalence of the elderly.

Fourth, anti-routine dramas: The love of the elderly is more exciting than idol dramas.

This drama breaks the three major routines of domestic dramas:

Anti-routine: In the past, family dramas focused on the contradictions between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but the drama made "chasing love father-in-law" the protagonist.

Shen Zhuoran's four blind dates have very different personalities, and the love between middle-aged and elderly people is fast and direct, and there is even an absurd scene of "the old lady competing for the old man".

Plot anti-routine: Shen Zhuoran was asked about the amount of pension in the blind date corner, and the plot of "male competition" with old friends subverted the implicit expression of traditional elderly marriage and love. The bridge section of the "blind date bureau turns into a health knowledge contest in seconds" in the play made the audience laugh and cry.

The ending is anti-routine: Unlike the traditional reunion, Shen Zhuoran finally chose to live alone.

This "lonely but free" ending conveys the modern concept of marriage and love that "love is not the only answer in life".

Fifth, well-made: the ultimate pursuit of detail control.

The crew's intentions in serving Huadao can be called "obsessive-compulsive disorder":

Cheongsam: Wu Junmei's cheongsams are all sewn by intangible cultural heritage masters, and each piece costs more than five figures.

The crew specially invited the inheritors of Shanghai cheongsam production skills to create more than 20 sets of customized cheongsams in three months.

Ink Animation: The ink animation at the beginning of each episode is designed by the CAFA team, combining Wang Meng's golden sentences with traditional ink paintings. For example, "Wrinkles are the annual rings of love" corresponds to the picture of the old man walking hand in hand, with a far-reaching artistic conception.

In terms of music, the lyrics of the 6 theme songs created by Han Hong are as follows: "White hair is the medal of time" and "A hug in the sunset is more precious than the first kiss".

Write at the end:

Recently, criminal investigation and suspense dramas have occupied most of the screen, and some viewers like it, and naturally some viewers don't like it.

CCTV suddenly played such a hand, focusing on the marriage, love and life of the elderly, "The Second Half of My Life", which can be regarded as a "change of brain" for the audience under the premise of social realistic significance.

Really, it's a good choice.

What do you think?