Produced by iQiyi, Yuewen Film and Television, Xinli TV, and Reverse Mapping, and produced by Carnival Culture Media. It is adapted from Remy's novel "Oldboy". Teng Huatao is the director, Wang Xiaohui is the director, Yang Bei is the producer, and Wang Xiaoyan , Liu Wenyang, and Ma Hao are the chief producers, Zhang Xinyuan, Wang Shuyun, Gao Yuan, and Ji Shixin are the new producers, and Nie Chengshuai is the screenwriter. The 16-episode human crime drama "Eliminate Evil" successfully concluded on March 5 at the iQiyi Mist Theater.
The play stars Ren Suxi and Wang Xiao, Cai Wenjing is the guest star, Li Zefeng is the star, Wang Youjun and Dong Qing star, Ye Zuxin, Jie Bing, Lan Xiya, Li Mincheng are guest stars, Yue Yang, Wei Zixin, Yao Yiqi, Wang Daqi, Gao Shuguang starred in the film, as did Zhang Shulun, Zhu Jiaqi, Wang Runze, Ji Xiaofei, Xue Yubin, Gu Yufeng and Xu Guodong, bringing together many powerful actors. As the finale unfolds, the fate of the characters in the play also comes to an end. Cheng Ken originally wanted to "buy a kidney" with one million, but found out that Xue Jiang had already decided to donate a kidney for free. His conscience was awakened and he fell in a pool of blood to save Xiaoyu; Cheng Xiaodong helped Li Xiaoya cover up Li Xiaoya tried to cover up the crime, intending to kill Xiaoyu to silence him, but was eventually killed by Jin Long on the spot; Li Xiaoya failed to escape and jumped into the sea to commit suicide, but Hu Wenjing resolutely jumped into the sea to rescue her and arrested her according to law… At this point, the secret drug network entrenched in the small town was completely torn apart. In the play, the fateful choices made by people driven by desire also made the audience sigh with emotion. At the ending, all clues ultimately point to the blank design of "Hu Wenjing's ex-husband", leaving endless suspense. Netizens' heated discussions and expectations for the second season of "Evil" continue to rise.
Word-of-mouth hits peak, counterattack to start the year, dark horse, all members criticize their acting skills, triggering a craze for watching dramas
Since its launch, "Extermination of Evil" has won the love and praise of the audience for its exquisite dark documentary style, high-energy reversal of dramatic tension, multi-threaded human portraits, and anti-drug perspective of good and evil. During the broadcast period, iQiyi's popularity reached a peak of 8810, ranking first in the top ten hot lists including iQiyi's soaring list, expected list, hot search list, popular broadcast list, and TV drama soaring list. It continued to lead the TOP1 of Kuyun full-end broadcasting, the TOP2 of Kuyun growth index, and the Maoyan cumulative ranking. The number of effective broadcasts exceeded 145 million, and it ranked TOP 1 on the list, TOP 1 on the Maoyan Internet Drama Popularity List, and many other authoritative lists. It triggered extensive discussions on the entire network platform, setting off a drama-watching craze of "guessing the plot to identify evil and eliminate evil", which fully confirmed that the show is widely recognized and loved by the market and audiences, and its influence in breaking circles is prominent.
In terms of reputation, the play not only received recognition from public prosecutors and legal agencies such as Dongying Anti-drug, Hubei Anti-drug, Neijiang Anti-drug, Guangzhou Anti-drug, etc., recognizing the core of the play, but also won high praise from dozens of industry authoritative media, commenting that the play "uses a solid realistic texture as the background, organically integrates genre narratives with social issues, and constructs an anti-drug expression with warning significance for the times in the intertwining of the fate of the characters and the advancement of the case." In addition, the series analyzes the drug network in a small town and focuses on the deep reflections behind human crimes, which has won many netizens' spontaneous Amway. Some netizens commented, "The stamina of "Evil" is really too great. It is not a fun drama at all, but a dull knife, slowly cutting open the truest human nature and reality. Justice is never an easy victory, but someone in the dark, enduring pain and hardship, still chooses to hold on to the bottom line." In addition, the series is also innovative in terms of innovation. It has been recognized by netizens, who all affirmed that its adaptation of the original protagonist's perspective has effectively eliminated the prejudice against women: ""Evil" uses this adaptation to break prejudices, which not only reflects Hu Wenjing's tenacious professional beliefs, but also presents the life dilemma of middle-aged women; Li Xiaoya, a female character with a complicated heart who negotiates with Hu Wenjing, is not written as a stereotypical evil girl, but gives her charm, ambition and vigorous vitality." From data to word-of-mouth, from drama polishing to perspective innovation, the drama has achieved solid and eye-catching results and has become the dark horse of the crime theme at the beginning of the year. Netizens praised it as "the top human crime drama at the beginning of the year".
Macro acquaintances, social crime, all living beings, revealing the secrets of human nature and broadening the boundaries of themes
As an innovative work that opens up the "human crime" track, "Evil" abandons the heroic narrative and black-and-white character settings in traditional crime stories, and cuts into the texture of a "small town acquaintance society" through delicate strokes, intertwining the ups and downs of different characters such as grassroots police officers, hidden drug dealers, and fringe nobodies. It truly presents the struggle and light and darkness of human nature in the torrent of destiny, depicts the darkness of the world among the ups and downs of all living beings, and also reveals the glimmer of the human heart. As a criminal police officer, Hu Wenjing naturally shoulders the mission of anti-drug investigation. However, when she discovers that her best friends are involved in drug and drug trafficking, she will also have a psychological struggle of pity and intolerance. In the pull of duty and friendship, she needs to have a strong belief to stick to the bottom line of the law; Cheng Ken chooses to take risks because of his eagerness to save his daughter, breaks through the bottom line of human nature in the process of sinking, and finally embarks on a path of no return. His choices are wrapped up in the helplessness and difficulties of the low-level people, which are the grayscale of human nature squeezed out by reality when they are in the quagmire of fate; and the drama also uses this character's sinking and awakening to clearly convey the core position: desperate situations can never be an excuse to commit crimes. Li Xiaoya, who is determined to change her destiny, has gone from a micro-business to a drug lord. She is the epitome of an ordinary person who is easily swallowed by desire and ambition; Cheng Xiaodong was shot to death after losing himself for love and losing his moral bottom line; Wang Ping's self-examination after accidentally taking drugs and becoming addicted; drug dealer Ding Lai used money to lure drug dealers and ended up eating the consequences. These endings together constitute the series' multi-dimensional reality warning that "a moment of greed leads to thousands of sins." "Abolition of Evil" uses a multi-line parallel group portrait narrative to create the flesh and blood of different characters in the broken small town life, allowing the audience to experience the tension and professional persistence of the police in solving crimes, and to understand the helplessness and struggle of ordinary people heading into the abyss of crime, as well as the extreme and evil of drug dealers to satisfy their greed.
In addition, the series focuses on "people", moving the lens of crime stories from big and mysterious cases back to the daily lives of ordinary people. It uses a small town mystery as a guide to interweave multiple perspectives to advance the plot, deeply depict the criminal network hidden in the market, and completely outline a true slice of the small town's drug ecology. Reflecting the current new era, drugs are not far away from us. They can be secretly packaged into a piece of candy, a cup of milk tea, or a bag of diet pills, and those involved in drugs and drug traffickers may also be any seemingly ordinary ordinary person around them. Under the pressure of life and the temptation of material desires, how to keep one's heart and uphold justice has become a realistic proposition before every citizen. The series deeply analyzes the secrets of human nature, and uses calm and objective lens language to compare the drug network to spreading cancer cells – it not only corrodes the individual's body, mind and conscience, but also silently destroys the interpersonal trust and ethical foundation of acquaintance society. The work truly extends the social theme of "anti-drugs for all" to the lives of every audience in the new era, and effectively conveys the importance of anti-drugs in protecting family happiness and maintaining social stability. While the play has both profound artistic value and strong social value, it also opens up a new path for the diversified creation and development of crime-themed dramas.
