From collapsed house idol to entertainment superstar

Friends who pay attention to Japanese and Korean dramas will find that many Japanese and Korean dramas, especially Korean dramas, have an eighth episode rule.

Generally, dramas will have a plot climax around the eighth episode.

In suspense criminal investigation dramas, either important clues are discovered, or the murderer is directly revealed, or the life of the main character hangs by a thread.

Even in romantic dramas or idol dramas, in the seventh or eighth episode, the male and female protagonists will clarify their relationship and even have a breakthrough kiss.

This rule is actually similar to the three-part formula of Hollywood movies.

The same is true for "The Beginning". In the foreshadowing of the previous episodes, in order to investigate the bomber in the car, it took three cycles to screen out Ludi, a patient with severe asthma and cat-loving disease.

Apart from the two annoying male anchors who had no place to hide anything on their bodies, the muscular man with headphones, and the medicine lady who brought a bag of medicine, there was only one left who was carrying a huge suitcase. There were the sloppy uncle, a bald old man with a snakeskin bag, and a cold-faced aunt who got into the car with a heavy object in a red plastic bag.

Among them, the snakeskin bag uncle's bag was deliberately trampled by Xiao Heyun and later he discovered that it was a watermelon.

When examining the cold-faced aunt, Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing went out to do their own things but were repeatedly frustrated. Even Li Shiqing pretended that she forgot to bring her sanitary napkin during her period, but they couldn't get anything out of the aunt's bag and could only confirm that it was a woman. Pressure cooker.

However, the most surprising thing is that the suitcases that were the most difficult to check as discussed before were opened by themselves. They were tattered but clean.

This episode undoubtedly peels away the science fiction and suspense shell of "The Beginning" and reveals the core of humanity in the middle.

Both the script and the actors themselves have played the core of "poor people" and the fireworks of the world to the core.

What is poverty?

Being poor means working odd jobs, renting in a garage, with a can of maybe expired cereal as food to satisfy your hunger, and a large bucket of Cipbo bottled water filled with cold boiled water.

Being poor is like a shabby key machine that has to be tied to the waist of your trousers with a rope to prevent it from being lost.

Poverty means that the sensible daughter of the family wanted to drop out of school to share the pressure of her old father, but her father quarreled with her over this and told her that he could afford her life.

Even at this time, the father had just been kicked out of the garage and had no fixed place to live.

The poor thing is that when an old father sees a pack of sanitary napkins in a suitcase given by others, he will think that his daughter can use it, so he keeps it.

Yes, sanitary napkins.

Even if this thing is mentioned in many TV dramas, they will coyly say something like, "Did you bring that?" "Which one?" "That's the thing" and other sanitary napkins.

In "The Beginning", he was handed to the camera blankly.

The somewhat shameful concept of "sanitary napkin freedom" has also been presented to the general public.

However, being blindly affectionate is obviously not the style of "The Beginning".

After trying to investigate all the suspicious persons, only the pressure cooker belonging to the cold noodle aunt was left uninvestigated.

At this time, the "cowardly and weak" leading actor Xiao Heyun finally had his first highlight moment.

Xiao Heyun, who had agreed with Li Shiqing to get out of the car first and then discuss the long term, put Li Shiqing off the car and roared "Run!" before flying to the "pot aunt", face to face, eye to eye, it seemed that even the skin was The textures are clearly visible, and even the red threads in the eyes can be clearly counted.

Xiao Heyun brazenly opened the exhaust valve of the pressure cooker.

"boom!"

A violent explosion!

Xiao Heyun's physical "wolf test" was successful!!!

At this time, all the previous warmth was overwritten, and the overall atmosphere re-entered the tense and intense "range".

——"Fuck! It's so scary! Those eyes covered with red threads! I felt like my heart skipped a beat the moment I was stared at by her!"

——"Ahh! I guessed wrong! Which driver did I think it was! I thought, wouldn't it be the biggest spoiler to use Huang Jue to play the driver? Is this the result? Or am I too young?

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——"Damn it! Damn it! It's on fire!"

When this plot is played, it is undoubtedly the prelude before the climax.

It has to be said that SWAG Studio is indeed quite capable. Under Ding Zhi's control, the completion of the script is basically the same as what he had in mind.

It is said that "popularity nourishes people". Li Wenfeng has two hit dramas in his hands and has become a relatively popular director in recent years.

And the rhythm of the current style of "The Beginning" is undoubtedly his specialty.

The eighth episode that follows immediately opens the door to the Throwing King!

When the "cycle" time stopped advancing, both of them suspected that this was the last cycle.

In other words, it may be the last chance to escape.

In this fear of life and death, the two made a decision!

Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing forcefully grabbed the pressure cooker!

Then "Guo Aunt" pulled out a dagger ground with an iron ruler, first stabbed Xiao Heyun in the abdomen, then grabbed Li Shiqing's hair, pointed at her carotid artery, and stabbed her hard!!!

At this moment, I don’t know how many people were in front of the computer and were stunned by this scene.

But what is obvious is that on the night of the premiere, the originally dense barrage seemed to have pressed the pause button at that moment.

Only Xiao Heyun, who was lying in a pool of blood with his eyes split open, shouted heartbreakingly, "Go help her! Go help her!"

All the passengers in the car just flinched and were frightened.

The screen turned into black and white, and there seemed to be no sound.

But this is not the most important thing.

The key point is that "Guo Aunt" grabbed Li Shiqing's hair with an expressionless face, numb and cold, and stabbed it down without even a trace of hesitation, just like an ordinary housewife skillfully killing chickens and bleeding them.

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The important thing is that Li Shiqing covered her neck and opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to breathe or ask for help, tears falling from the corners of her eyes.

There was no sound, only a faint sound like liquid being squeezed out by pressure.

But one can feel her suffocating powerlessness and fear from the black and white picture.

The audience sitting directly in front of the screen seemed to feel a sense of suffocation.

Then the next second.

The entire barrage looked like it was going to explode!

——“Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!!!!”

——"Mom! I'm afraid!"

——"What the hell is that look in your eyes! What kind of amazing acting skills is this!!!!"

——"This fucking thing stopped my heart!!!!"

And this is not the end.

After killing the person, "Guo Aunt" squatted down calmly, twisting the exhaust valve in her hand, and raised her eyes to look at the camera.

Three white eyes, as calm as a pool of stagnant water, without a trace of hesitation, he pulled open and exploded!

Hearing this "familiar" explosion actually restored some "security" in the hearts of the audience.

The relaxed and warm atmosphere created in the previous episodes, like a level-breaking game, was completely wiped out by "Auntie Guo"'s knife!

However, the progress bar is only halfway through at this time!

Woke up to the explosion again.

Xiao Heyun made it clear that he would get off the bus when he arrived at the station and no longer care about such nonsense.

And Li Shiqing faced the fear and pain of death, and after trembling with fear, she still stood up and said, "Try again!"

But this time, in order to protect Li Shiqing, Xiao Heyun accidentally killed someone during the fight and killed Guo Auntie who took out the dagger.

In the horrified eyes of everyone, Xiao Heyun, covered in blood, dragged Li Shiqing and fled the bus scene.

And the bus was detonated again!!

This week’s seventh and eighth episodes, it can be said that all the stories in the early stage would rather be like a rope.

Speaking of which, compared with the two characters of "Uncle Gua" and the suitcase Lao Jiao, who each took about half an episode to create, the two characters of Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing were not so perfect in the early stage.

The male protagonist Xiao Heyun prefers to be wise and protective, and even said, "If I can't be as kind as you, am I evil?", "Kindness is not a cheap virtue, it must match ability, otherwise it will cause trouble.".

The heroine prefers a character that most people don't seem to like at the moment - "The Holy Mother".

But "The Beginning" is very cute.

As for the character Li Shiqing, although she is kind but not hypocritical, brave but not reckless, she does not use moral restraint or blame others. She respects others from the bottom of her heart. When something happens, she takes it upon herself instead of just shouting empty words to let others do it.

He is not deeply involved in the world, is simple and kind, and has good intentions towards everything.

It fits perfectly with Xiao Heyun, who has been in society for a few years and is hesitant, selfish and timid when faced with danger.

The most important thing is that most of the "Madonna bitches" we hate in the traditional sense are generous to others, but the character Li Shiqing is a real hero.

It’s still the same sentence, true.

Xiao Heyun may be like most of us.

And Li Shiqing is what we want to be, or rather...

The way we used to be.

When you see Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing, you will feel that such kind people are really in the world, even around you.

It is not the kind of empty and big "kindness" like "forgive the enemy who killed your father" in conventional movies and TV dramas.

The popularity and attention of "The Beginning" that had increased exponentially in the past also changed quantitatively and qualitatively after the broadcast of these two episodes, and it was completely out of the circle!!!

To say that this drama relied on Ding Zhi's own "drainage" effect in the previous episodes.

In the following episodes, the solid plot and the acting skills of the main actors completely locked the audience in!

Therefore, after the seventh and eighth episodes were aired, Zhao Xiaodi and Tan Zichen truly left the entertainment industry!

Especially Zhao Xiaodi!

The aura of Li Shiqing’s character really adds points to the actor!

In addition, Zhao Xiaodi's own personality is similar to Li Shiqing, coupled with her excellent empathy ability, the "near-death" episode even made her have countless fans!

In addition, both the actor who plays "Cat Apostle" Ludy and the "big boss" Guo Auntie who finally appeared, have truly made their mark!

Subsequently, the hot memes of "Canon" ringtone and "Pressure cooker fear" were also spontaneously used by netizens and became hot comments!

What best reflects this popularity is that after the seventh and eighth episodes were aired this week, the number of views in a single day exceeded 200 million!

And the total number of views is about to exceed 2 billion!

You know, this is the eighth episode!

There are a total of 15 episodes of "The Beginning", and the progress bar is only half way.

It is only a matter of time before this amazing result surpasses Ding Zhi's previous record of "The Hidden Corner".

In this regard, Madou TV was the first to accept Ding Zhi's "olive branch", so in just a few weeks, Madou TV's stagnant membership curve has soared, which is undoubtedly a surprise.

In fact, the benefits of a hit drama itself, although not a drop in the bucket for such a giant platform, are not too important.

But the emergence of such a hit drama is indeed very good news for increasing the platform's stock price.

For Jiuyao Media, it was also a good fight.

The "shooting and broadcasting" model has also been seen by many people in the industry as its value.

Not to mention anything else, just by investing in a certain sparkling water from "The Beginning" at the beginning, the sales volume in the past few weeks has increased beyond expectations.

Especially after the recent explosion of Jiuyao Media, advertisers and sponsors have flooded into Jiuyao and Madou like crazy, hoping to follow up with subsequent interstitial ads, product placement, etc.

Liang Qiong made a calculation, which is equivalent to the fact that "The Beginning" has not yet finished filming, but it has already started to make a profit!

Not to mention that in the future, there will be a platform split with Madou TV.

It seems that everyone is happy with this situation. Only Mango TV, which had discussed with Ding Zhi before, and Ding Zhi's old friend, Chen Ke from Peach TV, are regretful.

But there is actually another person who is feeling frightened and angry at the same time...

"Are you crazy?"

If any fans who are new to Zichen as a "new wall" because of "The Beginning" see his expression at this moment, they will definitely be shocked.

Tan Zichen's eyes were wide open at this moment, as if he was about to kill someone. How could he look so gentle and elegant in front of the screen?

After he finished shooting today, he was originally going to take an afternoon off with Ding Zhi to shoot an advertising endorsement.

This was discussed with Ding Zhi early in the morning, and we guaranteed that the filming would not be delayed, and we would go back the same day.

At this time, the filming of "The Beginning" actually only left the finishing part of the ending, and the finished film on hand was enough for two weeks.

So Ding Zhi readily agreed.

And just after he finished filming the commercial, his agent ran over happily and told Tan Zichen that he had finally negotiated for his next movie.

Starting in two weeks...

Tan Zichen was dumbfounded on the spot.

"The production of "The Beginning" hasn't been completed yet! You dare me to take this role! Did you get my consent?"

"The script is very good and it's a big IP! I'm afraid that someone will steal it..."

Tan Zichen's face looked uncertain, and he roughly turned over the script in his hand.

It is indeed an IP adapted from an online novel, and there were rumors before that it was going to contact another traffic star. But something happened. Halfway through filming, the investors were embarrassed.

I quickly wanted to find someone to change my face with AI.

"You signed it?"

"I signed it! You don't have to do the whole scene to change your face! You just need to reshoot a section. This kind of opportunity, before, we wouldn't have snatched it up..."

A blue vein popped up on Tan Zichen's forehead.