China’s crime-themed film and television dramas have caught fire abroad, and If Snails Have Love, they are wildly sought after.

[Compiled/Observer Network Gao Xueying] According to the English version of the Global Times reported on the 24th, the China TV series "If Snails Have Love" (hereinafter referred to as "Snails") which is being broadcasted recently has gone abroad!

If Snails Have Love is a crime TV series starring Wang Kai and Olivia, which is adapted from Ding Mo’s novel of the same name. Ding Mo’s novels of the same type, Please Close Your Eyes When He Comes, and Beauty Trapped, have also been adapted into TV series and broadcast, which are also wildly sought after by overseas fans.

These crime-themed TV dramas adapted from novels have received mixed reviews in China.

Unexpectedly, on the only video websites in the world (viki.com and DramaFever) that provide subtitles in different languages for China’s film and television works, the scores of these works are astonishingly high, all of which are above 9.7.

Douban score is only 5.4, but the score on viki is full …

The enthusiasm of foreign fans is surprising. After a three-week business trip, a 26-year-old Indonesian girl named Nina Amelia turned on her laptop and watched six episodes of Snail in one breath …

Under viki’s "Snail" page, it is a variety of 10 points:

You will never regret watching this play! Super fun and exciting! I will keep chasing it!

The plot is smooth and progressive. I hope this drama is as interesting as "Please Close Your Eyes When He Comes" and reveals the secret in a romantic atmosphere.

Push this play hard! Not only about love, but also many action scenes and interesting suspense plots.

Filipino April Manaloto specially drew a set of cartoons for the characters in the play;

It is more convenient for foreigners in Beijing to follow the drama and sneak a peek at it in the office.

Clark, a 32-year-old from South Africa, is currently a visiting professor at a Korean university. She said that with the popularity of China’s crime film and television dramas abroad, people’s voice for multilingual subtitles is getting higher and higher: "People have always had demand for film and television dramas from different countries, but their interest in China’s film and television dramas has indeed increased significantly."

Foreign fans have actually broken through the cultural barriers to catch up with China’s crime-themed TV dramas, and even their enthusiasm for chasing dramas is higher than that of Chinese. Why?

Some are attracted by the plot and the actors’ performances:

Cherie, 26, from the United States, has been chasing China’s crime movies and TV plays for several years, including Close Your Eyes When He Comes, which is adapted from Ding Mo’s novel of the same name.

Because of her good impression of "Please Close Your Eyes When He Comes", she followed up Snail, which is also an adaptation of Ding Mo’s novel, and found that this TV series was different from what she had seen since she was a child:

"At first, its rhythm is very slow, but slowly, you will find that the irrelevant clues have been strung together before, and then a bigger and more evil plot begins to unfold.

“Compared with American TV series, this drama embodies more reality and emotion."

Martin, 36, has also seen Snail and Please Close Your Eyes When He Comes. He thinks that the important features that distinguish these two dramas from other Asian TV dramas are their scripts and actors’ performances:

"The script is very good, giving the female characters words and deeds that match their age.Unlike other Asian TV dramas, women are not portrayed as a little girl..

"The actors’ performances are natural, and all their actions are meaningful, andThe performance is not as exaggerated as most taiwanese drama.. "

There are purely for idolize:

Clark, the Korean visiting professor mentioned above, has another identity: the founder of Wang Kai’s overseas fan group "Wang Kai International (WKI)".

As a qualified fan, any work of Kaikai Wang must be pursued!

Therefore, Wang Kai is Clark’s reason for watching Snail: "Our King Kaikai’s acting skills are excellent, and Ji Bai he plays is a living person, not just a role."

Myriam Dunn Cavelty from Switzerland said that she had also rushed to Wang Kai to watch Snail. Who knows that she accidentally got a new "husband": actor Yu Heng who plays Zhao Han:

"He is the perfect husband candidate! Sincere and enthusiastic, but also deeply in love with female number two ~ "

Sabrina, who is in her thirties, works in a health care institution in the United States and is a fan of Wallace Huo and Wang Kai.

She said that she watched "Please close your eyes when he comes" and "Snail" solely for licking the screen. No matter what the male gods performed, she watched them!

And to study cultural differences:

Martin likes to compare crime movies and TV plays in different countries. He compares China’s crime movies and TV plays with his two favorite works, Italian Inspector Montalbano and Swedish Wallander.

Inspector Montabano (left) and Vilander.

He believes that in Swedish film and television dramas, Swedish investigation is particularly "monotonous, serious and organized"; Italy is just the opposite: very relaxed, even a little naughty, always trying to take advantage of the loopholes in the law to find a shortcut to handling cases.

What about China? Chinese pays great attention to teamwork and position when handling cases, which is reflected in Close Your Eyes When He Comes and Snail.

Martin thinks that China’s method is very inspiring and can inspire people to achieve their goals.

Martin said: "China film and television dramas have made great progress, and I found that their scripts and actors’ acting skills are becoming more and more mature."

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