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“Going to Take Charge” is adapted from “The Thief of Officials”. It has received high popularity and high ratings since its release. Zhao Benshan, Wang Xiaoli and other familiar faces of the Zhao family bring a strong Northeast comedy style, but it also raises questions about the plot’s excessive reliance on coincidences.
The Republic of China’s absurd comedy “Getting Started” starring comedy master Zhao Benshan and his apprentice Wang Xiaoli was broadcast on the streaming platform with zero pre-heating on November 2. Within hours of going online, the popularity on the site exceeded 23,000, and the instant score rose to 9.5 points, ranking first on both comedy lists. The play is adapted from Ma Shitu’s “Ten Stories of a Night Story” and has the same origin as the film “Let the Bullets Fly”. With Zhao Jiaban’s unique Northeast rural comedy style, it has become a dark horse comedy that has become popular recently.
“Going to Take Charge” has a total of 40 episodes. It is co-directed by Cheng Hong and Zhao Deniu, Zhao Benshan’s son. It tells the story of veterinarian Jia Guitian (played by Zhao Benshan), who accidentally heard regiment leader Ma Debing’s name as “horse disease” and used veterinary medicines to treat him. In order to save his life, he asked his nephew Wang Laowu (Wang Xiaoli) to replace the regiment leader and become the county magistrate of Fuhu County.
Wang Xiaoli played two roles in the play, simultaneously interpreting the domineering leader Ma Debing and the cowardly coward Wang Laowu. The contradiction between the two identities brings intense laughter. 69-year-old Zhao Benshan is adept at playing Wang Laowu’s uncle Jia Guitian, who hides behind the fake county magistrate and gives advice. Zhao Benshan doesn’t have many roles, but the look in her eyes brings the scheming look to life.
As the star of the show, Wang Xiaoli laughingly complained during the live broadcast that she had developed “schizophrenia” while playing the two roles. After playing Ma Debing and then Wang Laowu, he could barely tell which foot to step on first.
Many netizens said, “All the old acquaintances of the Zhao family are here” and “I haven’t seen such an authentic Benson comedy for a long time.” Wang Xiaoli plays the lead role, Cheng Ye, Tian Wa, Jiang Yishan, Ge Shanshan… are familiar faces, and wherever you go, there is an atmosphere of comedy.
Although the show’s popularity and reviews have been high since its launch, some netizens believe that the show’s storyline relies too much on coincidences and misunderstandings. The structure is like an extended version of the Spring Festival Gala sketch, and lacks the deep political satire of “Let the Bullets Fly”. If the subsequent 30 episodes rely solely on misunderstandings to move the plot forward, ratings are likely to decline.
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After the show aired on the platform with zero pre-heating, the site’s popularity soared to over 23,000 within hours of launch and ratings reached 9.5. In addition, Zhao Benshan’s special starring role and the familiar faces of Zhao’s family gathered together, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.
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Wang Xiaoli played two roles, simultaneously playing the domineering leader Ma Debing and the timid Wang Laowu. He used mismatched identities to generate a lot of laughs and he himself described the filming as almost “schizophrenic”.
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Supporters believe that it has the flavor of an authentic Benson-style Northeast comedy, and the Zhao family gathering is very familiar; But critics say the plot relies too heavily on misunderstandings and coincidences, and lacks the deep irony of “Let the Bullets Fly”.
