Over the years, CCTV's vision of drama selection has always been unique.
Those subjects that dare not be filmed, those subjects that are difficult to shoot, can always shoot new tricks in the hands of CCTV.
Moreover, the audience praised it again and again, detonating the ratings.
And just over half of this year, Yang Ma made another move, but this time, the risk is a bit big.
In terms of subject matter, it is eyeing life dramas, and this genre is easy to be bloody.
In terms of stories, it is full of hot topics in society: marriage, parenting, and workplace.......
The first two episodes were broadcast, and Brother Qi finished it as soon as possible, and he had to sigh, worthy of CCTV, this time he bet on the right treasure again.
In recent years, with the rise of suspense dramas, ancient puppet dramas, and spy war dramas, family life dramas have gradually been marginalized.
The launch of "Little Couple" is still CCTV's shot, which is undoubtedly a reassuring pill.
CCTV premiered 2 episodes, and the ratings approached the first;
The platform premiered 4 episodes and directly won the first hit on the air;
The whole drama focuses on the daily life of a family of three from a down-to-earth perspective, showing all aspects of life from three aspects: work, parenting, and marriage.
Some of the details of life in the play may not be too concerned when watching the drama, but if you take it out and think about it carefully, you will find that the highlight of this drama lies in this.
The first detail is workplace layoffs.
At the beginning of the story, the topic is directly aimed at the workplace.
Zhou Quan (played by Guo Jingfei), a programmer at an Internet company, is a key member of the company.
And his wife Che Li (played by Yin Tao) is a housewife who writes novels when she is idle.
In fact, this kind of life is still passable, but a sudden change instantly broke the original peace.
There is a new leader in the company, and he is very unpleasant to employees like Zhou Quan.
So a paper order came down, and what Zhou Quan was waiting for was not a promotion and a salary increase, but a layoff.
Many viewers will feel empathy when they see this.
When people reach middle age, the most feared thing is undoubtedly to lose their jobs, and the family will lose their source of income in an instant.
In the play, there is such a bridge.
A newly laid off employee stood on the roof of the building and told his story:
"I'm 46 years old this year, I've worked in the company for more than ten years, and if you say you'll open me, I'll be opened, mortgages, car loans, children's schooling, I'm under too much pressure, and I have nothing now."
Thoughtful, who also suffered the same thing, didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to give him a hug.
At this time, a gust of wind blew, and the employee's wig was blown away, which can not be described as desolate.
From a high-spirited teenager to a bald uncle, after so many years of dedication, in exchange for being ruthlessly dismissed.
I have to say that "Little Couple" is really good at filming, and it has captured the voices of many workers.
The second detail - family troubles
After being unemployed, in order to let his wife have more energy to start a business, he took the initiative to take on housework and childcare.
Originally, in his eyes, housework was not too difficult for him.
However, once you do it, it is not as simple as you imagined.
Cooking, he is in a hurry, and he can burn the pot;
boiled eggs, he had no common sense at all, and the eggs were fried in the microwave;
With a child, he had no experience and accidentally let the child get injured and go to the hospital.....
The job of a stay-at-home dad is not easier than working outside the home.
It's only been a few days, and Zhou Quan has made a mess of his home.
He is exhausted, and he has a good interpretation of the current parenting problem.
The third detail – marital balance.
Here, Zhou Quangang was dismissed, but his wife Che Li ushered in the glory of her career.
I was bored writing novels at home, but I didn't expect to be favored by others, so I directly funded her to help publish them.
Zhou Quan returned to the family, and his wife became the "pillar" of the family.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with such a model, but this sense of disparity arises spontaneously.
Why?
In fact, there are traces behind this.
First of all, in his previous concept, it was all "outside the male lead, inside the female lead".
Originally, the family relationship was relatively stable, but it was broken by a layoff turmoil.
The change of identity, the change of social status, made him unacceptable for a while.
Secondly, after trying a stay-at-home dad for a few days, he discovers that he is not omnipotent.
In the past, he thought that it would be very easy for his wife to take care of the children at home and keep the house in order.
After he tried it, he found that it was not simple, and he was not as good as his wife.
So the relationship between the couple lit up a red light, which was completely reasonable.
From this life-like detail, we can see the difference of "Little Couple" as a life drama.
In the first 4 episodes, there is no junior, no scumbag, and no bloody plots such as strange parents.
Instead, the perspective is aimed at a young couple, and through their "identity exchange", topics such as family, marriage, and work are used as entry points to bring the audience an immersive perception.
In my opinion, the excellence of "Little Couple" lies in its realism.
For example, there is an extremely life-like detail in the play, which is convincing enough.
That is, Zhou Quan took the child to play in the community, and met a group of mothers with babies, and he found that he couldn't fit in at all, resulting in the child playing alone.
Only parents with children can deeply understand such a scene, and they can't be made up by making it up.
In the final analysis, "Little Couple" takes a realistic route, showing the epitome of many families in reality.
It throws up topics and alludes to life, while giving advice and providing direction.
How can there be a reason not to chase such a life drama?