The story began with the throat cutting case in 1988 to the confusing corpse crushing case 8 years later, and the new suspenseful criminal investigation work "Who Is He" starring Zhang Yi is being broadcast on CCTV and Youku, with high ratings and attracting many viewers to "enter the pit". In the face of the audience's "silver serial murder case" and other cases, the Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter interviewed director Bao Chengzhi.
Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Zhang Nan
"Audience guessing is also fun"
The story of "Who Is He" is set in 1988, and the criminal guard Wei Guoping (played by Zhang Yi) witnesses the sacrifice of his comrades and the escape of the murderer in the operation to solve a serial mystery. Eight years later, a homicide occurred in Ningjiang City, and many clues were related to the serial mystery case 8 years ago, and a huge criminal group gradually surfaced.
The play is run through by the 1988 throat cutting case as the main case, and also revolves around Yu Aiqin's crushed corpse case, the murder case of Li Xuemei of the Electric Power Bureau, and the throat cutting case of Wang Linlin of the motor factory. Director Bao Chengzhi said that the script took several years to create and revise, and it was still being revised when it was filmed.
The role played by Zhang Yi is not perfect. As an old criminal policeman, he has absolute confidence in his ability to handle cases, not only dares to question the decision of experts at the conference, but also can become a "sister protection maniac" when protecting his sister, and when dealing with his emotions with Nie Xiaoyu, he uses "stop" to represent "I love you", reflecting the straight male romance that belongs to the two of them.
Regarding the real case of netizens "taking a seat", Bao Chengzhi said, "There must be some cases we collected as a reference, but the overall creation mainly comes from the creation of screenwriters." I also see some viewers speculating about which case this is and which case it is, which may also be the fun of watching criminal investigation dramas, as long as the audience enjoys it, if it can make the audience pay attention to what is happening in real society, it is quite meaningful. ”
Buy real trash to create realism
Bao Chengzhi's last work was "Police Honor", which scored 8.5 points on Douban. "Who Is He" is not like modern criminal investigation dramas, trying to create a simple sense of reality - in the dim alleys of the nineties, the steps of lone women are terrifying when they are followed; The video halls and game halls that can be seen everywhere in that era, as well as olive green public security police uniforms, tricycles, and tape recorders, also evoke the nostalgia of many audiences.
"With the innovation of science and technology, solving cases has saved a lot of manpower and material resources, but no matter what the era, the detective skills and spirit of the police are the same." In the play, in order to further investigate the shredded corpse case, Wei Guoping took three teams and employees of the electronics factory security section to search for "corpses" in the smelly garbage dump. The director revealed that in order to create a sense of realism, in the end, the crew really bought sixty or seventy cars of real garbage and piled them up.
In Bao Chengzhi's view, "Through such cases, we can present the stories behind the police, and the tenacity of 'unbreakable' moves us even more." In the past, it may have been more about suspense, but I think this drama can more truly reflect the dedication and persistence of public security officers and police, as well as their responsibilities. ”