How could the BBC’s veteran screenwriters be willing to let ITV dominate the three seasons? So, first they sent Benedict Cumberbatch to bomb the World War I, and now taking advantage of this shit-like weather, they launched "The Paradise", a gorgeous 19 Century costume drama, a 19th-century Sex and the City, a 19th-century Selfridges Store, this must anger the students of ITV. They are desperately producing Mr Selfridge. I didn't expect the BBC to start first.
The story is based on the eleventh Au Bonheur des Dames in the novel Les Rougon-Macquart (Lugon-Makar family-the natural and social history of a family in the Second Empire era) by the French critical realist writer Émile Zola. Women’s Paradise, 1883). Bill Gallagher's adaptation is more exaggerated than Tom Stoppard's loyalty to the original World War I, with drama and climax, bringing bursts of warmth to the cold autumn night, and bringing joy to the Christmas atmosphere.
The story is about an industrious small town girl who came to the bustling city to find a job, entered a luxurious upper-class department store, opened her eyes, and became a high-end ready-to-wear sales lady. At the same time, her simple heart was shot by Cupid. She fell in love with the ambitious department store owner, but the owner seemed to have his dead wife besides all kinds of weird wealth ideas. The story slowly unfolds, and each episode brings together a variety of drama essences: the seeds of love, the obscenity of desire, the rumors of jealousy, the joy of material desire, the ingenuity of business, the conspiracy of ambition, which is bigger than Downton Abbey. Family gossip, this drama reflects more social life: the heroine is a small migrant worker who goes to the city, the hero is a self-made Phoenix male, and the female number two is an eldest lady who can call the wind and the rain. Supporting actors are more of the working class: a life-long diligent craftsman uncle, a department female supervisor who works higher than love, an unsatisfied royal sister sales, a one-armed old financial man who repays his favor, and a pragmatic and stable man. On the second, the sweetheart Sam, the prototypes of these roles can be found in contemporary workplaces.
Not only that, but I think the most unique selling point of this drama lies in the prototype of various retail strategies, marketing in the 19th century:
Episode 1: Sales when it is gone it is gone, the prototype of seasonal discounts, suppliers first Selling and then clearing, greatly increase the liquidity of funds.
Episode 2: The Paradise Pink, Customer royalty Champaign, reward management and special treatment for loyal customers
Episode 3: Orphan Charity PR, The Paradise Charity Tour, Brand Social Image Management
Episode 4: Unique and unified high-quality customer service for VIP customers in the sea, competition rules between old and new employees, competition between experience and innovation
Episode 5: Invitation only invitation letter special, Ladies after dark, mysterious night of fun , The creative prototype of atmosphere marketing
Episode 6: High-priced lovebirds, I personally think that the smartest trick so far. Many things in high-end department stores are not for sale, but to attract customers. Now in Selfridges, Harrods can see such rare items, such as one million vodka and 300,000 caviar. Millions of diamond necklaces.
As far as actors are concerned, it’s more agreeable: the heroine’s actor, Nian Fang 20, has exquisite facial features and a youthful ignorance that can’t hide a pair of restless eyes. Although she is a newcomer, she plays a pure and simple town. The girl is not sloppy at all. The male protagonist has a typical sometimes passionate and sometimes sentimental face, a dark version of Fassbender, handsome, passionate and ambition is the fundamental, Napoleon-like hanged man and the elegant white rich Matthew brothers in Downton form a strong By contrast, it just fills the gap in the market. Compared with Miss Mary, the clothes of Female No. 2 seemed to be a little more gaudy, but the queen's temperament in her eyes was even worse. The male number two also happens to be my favorite type. His cheerful and cute appearance in the movie The Knot forms an interesting contrast with the meticulous manager assistant here. It turns out that multi-faceted actors are good actors. The supporting actors' performances are also in place. Devil wears Prada-like departmental female managers, female salesmen who are deliberately trying to please the boss, unfathomable one-armed financial managers, and even the little boy running errands in the store is also a sophisticated little actor. .
Classmates, on the days when Downton is not climaxing, take a look at the Women's Paradise, and promise to bring you some joy in the cold late autumn.
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