Professional Hong Kong dramas – Review of 【The White Tyrant】!

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Golden Award-winning producer Luo Yongxian created the popular and engaging series \"Law Enforcers\" three years ago; three years later, he brought out the second installment in this series, \"White Law Enforcers\", which is equally impressive. Not only does it maintain a large cast, but it also involves significant investment to create the most professional and realistic medical scenes, thus upholding the reputation of Hong Kong dramas as professional productions. The first episode opens with a traffic accident caused by a storm and two surgeries, revealing the personality traits of each main character as well as the light and dark sides of human nature. Like \"Legal Heroes,\" \"White Heroes\" also features scheming and intrigue; it is through these disputes and conflicts between good and evil that the brighter side of human nature can be brought to light. The two protagonists: one is willing to break the rules even at the cost of his own life in order to save others ； The other, in pursuit of healthcare reform plans, even used surgeries as a condition to coerce lawmakers who opposed those plans into yielding, and resorted to threats and inducements against his subordinates as well, which is truly chilling. Even President Lu, who vowed to prevent the passage of the healthcare reform bill, went to any length for this purpose, using patients as pawns. In terms of the script and character designs, the two versions of \"The Strong Man\" are very similar; Ma Guoming’s character Tang Ming corresponds to Fang Zhixin’s character Zhang Qiang ； Guo Jinan’s “YT” can be seen as corresponding to Liao Qizhi’s “KC”; this might be intentional on the part of the producer. However, Tang Ming is more positive than Zhang Qiang, while YT possesses more complexity than KC, as he takes into account the wishes of the patients even while exchanging benefits. But copying too many settings seems a bit lazy. **Professional dramas have always been committed to and focused on the aspect of \"professionalism,\" without being framed as love stories. This time, in addition to presenting professional medical scenes, it also addresses current political issues related to medical reform. No matter which industry it is, in the tide of society, it is difficult to remain untouched; there are bound to be changes and crises everywhere. Not avoiding contradictions and confronting the issues head-on is also a feature and strength of Hong Kong-style professional dramas. Apart from the two leading actors in this great drama, the female leads are two renowned actress winners, Tang Shiying and Li Jiaxin; Tang Shiying plays a professional yet \"sentimental\" pulmonologist ； Li Jiaxin, on the other hand, is a cautious neurosurgeon; her relationship with Tang Ming evolves from suspicion to acceptance, making her a more complex character – one that suits her better than the \"naive and sweet\" type. The actors in this series possess both acting skills and good looks, coupled with the professional attitude mentioned earlier; it is definitely a great series worth watching.