"Black and White Scavenger" topped the Netflix Taiwan daily chart, and entered the Top 10 in many countries

[Reporter Xiao Fangqi/Reporting from Taipei] The series "Black and White Scavenger" starring Li Mingshun, Lou Junshuo, Lei Jiarui, Tuo Zonghua, Lin Xilei, Fu Mengbai, Zhang Yongzheng, etc., ranked first on Netflix Taiwan's daily rankings in just 48 hours. Not only that, it also has outstanding results in various regions, with 6 regions including Thailand, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Singapore all entering the Top 10 rankings. Regarding the outstanding results of the work, Li Mingshun said: "Seeing so many good comments makes me feel very at ease. I have always had the idea that we should film well and work hard to make the film well so that the audience can enjoy the film. To have such a result, we are happier than anything else."

"Black and White Scavenger" starring Lin Xilei (back row from left), Lei Jiarui, Fu Mengbai, Lou Junshuo and Li Mingshun (front row from left) and Tuo Zonghua has achieved good ratings. (Courtesy of Netflix)

In addition to the chilling and ruthless power struggle, Jiang Fusheng (Fu Gu) played by Li Mingshun in "Black and White Scavenger" is like a ray of warm sunshine, moving the audience. He retired from the gang as a sharpshooter, and unexpectedly stepped into the world of scavengers due to family debts. He looks like a rough uncle on the outside, but in reality he values ​​love and righteousness. Whether it is his wife and children at home, his brother's daughter, his scavenger partner, or even Shen Meina (played by Lui Jiarui) who was originally in the enemy camp, they all take care of him like family. His acting skills are natural and multi-layered, making this character more three-dimensional and warm. Li Mingshun said frankly: "Fu Gu originally wanted to leave this environment and return to his own life, but in the end he still couldn't leave. I'll stick with the old saying - you can't help yourself when you are in the world." He also said that the friendship and responsibility the character experienced along the way were the reasons why Jiang Fusheng could never let go of his identity as a scavenger.

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The relationship between Lou Junshuo (left) and Lei Jiarui in "Black and White Scavengers" is complicated. (Courtesy of Netflix)

Another most discussed topic in the play is Xue Qiunan and Shen Meina played by Lou Junshuo and Lei Jiarui. Along the way, they went from hostility and testing to gradually building trust, but they never revealed their feelings for each other. Whether they really had "love" in their hearts left the audience confused, and many viewers were curious about the subsequent development of the two. Lou Junshuo believes that the relationship between the two cannot simply be defined as love. "It is more like two people who are very distrustful and lonely in the world. They find each other and find that they are very similar to each other. They find the familiar selves in each other, so the two people get closer and closer."

Fu Mengbai (left) and Lou Junshuo's difficult-to-distinguish arrangement between the real and the fake in "Black and White Scavenger" made many viewers want to go back and watch it again immediately. (Courtesy of Netflix)

Lei Jiarui laughed and said that the relationship between the two is like "sweet or not." It is difficult to define what kind of relationship it is. There are many similarities between the two of them, so there will be conflicts, but at the same time there are many complementarities. Lei Jiarui believes that some relationships do not necessarily need an exact name. It can be trust, dependence, understanding, or it can slowly turn into love. As for whether this love is the love of family or love, there seems to be no certain answer. "On the contrary, I think this state of no answer is quite beautiful. Let Shen Meina slowly experience and figure it out!"

Li Mingshun is like a ray of warm sunshine in "Black and White Scavenger", which moves the audience. (Courtesy of Netflix)

The biggest twist in the last few episodes of the album lies in the interlocking layout between the Xue brothers, Qinghe Palace, and Yeyue Hall, which also gives "black and white" a new definition. Xue Chuncheng, played by Fu Mengbai, has always been regarded as the perfect successor to the Xue family. It was not until the ending that the secrets carried by the character were revealed, as well as the indistinguishable true and false relationship between the character and his younger brother Xue Qiunan (played by Lou Junshuo), which made many viewers want to go back and play again immediately.

Fu Mengbai revealed that he liked the final reversal of the script very much when he first saw it, "because it pushed the relationship and level between the characters a step further. Xue Qiunan's final choice actually highlighted the very important core of the entire story and left more suspense in the ending." Talking about the highlight of the brothers' showdown at the end, Fu Mengbai said that for Xue Chuncheng, that scene was not just about winning or losing, but a moment when the relationship between brothers completely changed.