Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 522: No... What's going on with this drama?
Suzhou City, single apartment.

Liu Bei, who had just got off work, ordered a takeout and hurried in to take a shower.

Normally, she is a rather lazy person and does things slowly, and her colleagues tease her as a "creeping white-collar worker."

The reason why I started racing against time for the first time today was to catch the premiere of "The Undocumented".

She waited for this drama for a whole year and even bought a membership of Penguin Video in advance!

As a result, my membership has expired and this drama is finally here...

Fortunately, it finally came out. If it was really like what was circulated on the Internet before, it was forced to die due to review... that would be a real pity.

Better late than never!

After taking a shower and blowing my hair dry, the lunch box was delivered on time.

Eating a lunch box containing one meat and two vegetables, she turned on her laptop and waited for 7:30.

At exactly 7:30, a striking banner entrance appeared on the homepage of Penguin Videos.

But the above attracting title made her frown a little bit - produced by the original team of "Day and Night Chase", the king of suspense in the new year is coming!
What kind of idiotic operation is this? Trying to piggyback on the popularity of "Day and Night" on the first broadcast?

Although there is nothing wrong with this in theory, screenwriter Zhou Hao + director Liu Wei + producer Shanhai are indeed the original team of "Day and Night Chase", but openly using such a promotional slogan seems to be a sign of lack of confidence, doesn't it?
Anyone who has confidence in the work would never put such a slogan on the entrance banner of the premiere...

what's the situation?
Forget it, don’t think about this anymore.

Liu Bei shook her head and quickly clicked into the play page of "The Undocumented Crime".

Although my membership has expired, fortunately the first two episodes are free... I would never spend a penny more if I could get it for free.

Anyway, the 1080P resolution that is exclusive to this membership is not much better than 720P.

After the opening credits, a white world covered with snow appeared on the camera.

On a road covered with thick snow, a Mercedes-Benz squeaked to a stop at the entrance of the alley. A middle-aged man in a leather coat and a big gold chain got out of the car drunk.

After getting off the car and burping, he staggered into the alley, humming a little tune...

The entire process is followed by shots from a waist-level position, and the picture shakes unnaturally. Although it is a bit dizzying to watch, the sense of immersion is indeed quite good.

Moreover, this is also a set of coherent long shots.

Seeing this, Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction.

Yes, that’s the taste!
The color tone, composition, unexpected photography techniques...you can tell at first glance that it is director Liu Wei’s style.

Although this opening long shot is not as shocking as the three or four minute long shot in "Day and Night", it also shows the film's skill.

Anyway, Liu Wei no longer needs to prove his strength by showing off his skills. A shot of this length is enough.

Liu Bei happily opened a can of soda, ready to enjoy the show.

The quality of the opening was quite good, worthy of her whole year of waiting!

Walking to the corner of the alley, the middle-aged man unzipped his pants and started to urinate.

The shaking of the camera at the back gradually subsided, and the sound of breathing began to emerge.

It was not until then that Liu Bei realized that this was the perspective of the follower... No wonder the scene was shaking so much, the design of this lens was really thoughtful!

There is no suspense about the subsequent plot.

Assassination on a snowy night, and then carefully setting the scene.

The next morning, the police received a report and rushed to the scene, and the key element of "snowman" officially appeared.

Not bad, not bad, the rhythm is very tight, and the information density is very high. In this era of water-injected pork per capita, such a tight rhythm of the film is rare!
The only flaw is... this female criminal police captain has an obvious silicone face, which is unsightly!
But the flaws outweigh the merits, so just bear with it!
However, the style of the following plot gradually became a bit strange.

The rhythm was obviously very tight before, but at the crime scene, the rhythm of the plot became visibly "loose".

Just investigate the case, why do you keep focusing the camera on Captain Wang’s silicone face?
It doesn’t look good either!
Also, why do we keep inserting details of the criminal police members' jokes?
Are you investigating the case now?

Even if you want to give a portrait of the supporting characters, this is not the time, right?

Director Liu, what’s wrong with you? How could you make such a low-level mistake?

As I watched further, the sense of disharmony began to become more and more intense.

The plot rhythm has obviously slowed down, and the information density has dropped significantly. I wish every word of every character should be given a close-up, and then the supporting characters on the side can help interpret the psychological trajectory...

That’s not all, there’s also one very obvious point – the way the lens is composed has also changed significantly.

The entire film "Day and Night" has firmly demonstrated Liu Wei's aesthetic skills. His composition and color aesthetics are undoubtedly the best in the online drama circle!
This feature is also vividly demonstrated in the first few minutes of "The Undocumented Crime".

However, after ten minutes, it was obvious that the composition began to become rough.

It was very casual, almost whoever was talking was given the camera, there was no camera language at all...

Obviously, the taste of the filter is exactly the same, but the difference in the shots between the two plots gives people a huge sense of gap.

How big is this sense of gap?
It's like it was taken by two different people!

Does Director Liu have split personality?
After acting for more than half an hour, the camera turned to a toilet.

White tiles, yellow urinals, the sound of flushing water, and the moldy mop in the corner...

This is a set of interesting shots that will make people frown and pinch their noses unconsciously.

Liu Bei's eyes lit up, this shot!

The familiar feeling is back!
The camera panned across, and familiar electronic sounds began to enter the picture pickup area.

"Yes 6."

"I'm sorry."

"You played your cards very well, too."

"Hurry up, the flowers have wilted since I waited so long!"

Along with this voice-over, a wisp of smoke appeared at the edge of the camera.

Although the character has not appeared in the camera yet, the image of the protagonist has gradually become clear from this set of pictures.

In the toilet of the police station, he was squatting, smoking and playing Landlord... The complex and multifaceted image characteristics were vividly portrayed on the paper.

"The way this character is portrayed is amazing." Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh, "This is the level that Director Liu should have..."

Before he could finish his words, the plot on the screen came to an abrupt end and jumped to the ending theme.

Liu Bei was completely stunned.

No...is that the end?
My brother, what are you doing?

The entire episode has been aired and the male lead hasn't even made his appearance yet. Is this reasonable?
The male protagonist was clearly introduced with a set of exquisite shots, but the story ended abruptly there.

This drama...what's going on?

(End of this chapter)