Recently, the musical "Youth Bay Quartet" debuted in Bao'an. The play tells the story of youth struggle in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, is a new achievement of in-depth cooperation between all walks of life, and is a successful practice that follows the requirements of "finding the theme, telling the story well, and discharging the fine products" in the creation of theatrical works.
It is reported that the play is funded by the special fund for the development of publicity, culture and sports in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, sponsored by the Shenzhen Bao'an District Federation of Literary and Art Circles, guided by the Shenzhen Dramatists Association, organized by the Shenzhen Bao'an District Dramatists Association, the Shenzhen Bao'an District Public Cultural Service Center, and the Xixiang Street Office of Shenzhen Bao'an District, and produced by the Shenzhen Litchi Youth Theater Troupe and the Performance Department of the Drama, Film and Television College of the Faculty of Arts of Shenzhen University.
Conveying the spirit of struggle in the new era, the stories of small people reflect the legends of the big times
"Youth Bay Area Quartet" places the story in the era scene of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, starting from the overtime work led by Zhang Shubai, the "royal sister" of Gao Leng, to the life and career trajectory of the female master Wei Qing, the rich second generation Li Yun, the builder of Shenzhen, and Tang Boss, a local who loves to make money, connecting a series of legendary stories of the development of the Greater Bay Area under the "one country, two systems", showing the grass-roots social projection and huge social information capacity of the great era process. Under the impetus of the national strategy for the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the prosperity of the Hong Kong and Macao regions and the mainland is integrated and developed, and the thriving prosperity of the Hong Kong and Macao regions is reflected with the protagonist's struggle and growth process as the main line, reflecting the great development achievements made by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao region in the political, social, cultural and economic fields, and reflecting the gratifying changes of "one country, two systems" in promoting the integration of Hong Kong and Macao into the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Screenwriter Huang Yongzhen said that the small stories of young people in the Bay Area are closely related to the Chinese logic of the new era. The great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics provides fresh materials for young people to tell the "small stories" of the new era, and the development concept of peaceful development and win-win cooperation provides a value premise for the people of the world to accept the "small stories" of Chinese youth.
Director Chen Jianjian said that at the beginning of the construction of this drama, he hoped to use the stage design of dots and lines and the staggered layers of the surface, the color induction in the color block as the visual impact, and the "no boundary" pop singing to promote the dramatic plot and the expression of character emotions, so that the audience can integrate into it.
Dig deep into the youthful expression of the grand theme, and highlight the youthful atmosphere with a youthful appearance
"Youth Bay Area Quartet" this musical is ingenious, telling the story of ordinary young people represented by Li Yun, an entrepreneurial youth who returned from studying abroad, Zhang Shubai, a company executive, Chen Jishen, a takeaway brother, Zhang Jiao, a company employee, and Wang Jingjing, who seized the opportunity of the times of one country, two systems, the integration of the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao, and the construction of the Greater Bay Area to pursue their ideals in life and realize their self-worth, interspersed with Zhang Shubai, Chen Jishen, Zhang Jiao, Wang Jingjing, Wei Qing, and Li Yun, and integrated the connotations of urban dramas, entrepreneurial dramas, industry dramas, and commercial war dramas. Instead of writing about the grievances of the giants and street killings, but about the dreams and struggles of ordinary people in the great changes of the times, making a living and starting a business, growing up and down, love and affection, loyalty and betrayal, right way and evil deeds, business wars and business paths, the regional cultural charm and the era of the construction of the Greater Bay Area are skillfully cast together, the plot is ups and downs, fascinating, and successfully shapes the group portrait of patriotic young strivers in the Bay Area. The musical transforms the grand narrative of the national strategy into the narrative of the people who are struggling to grow up and the family is sad and happy, making the story more pyrotechnic and greatly enhancing the aesthetic proximity and sense of involvement.
Xu Jiuyufan, the actor of the Internet technology company Zhang Shubai, said: "Zhang Shubai's character is patriotic and just, tenacious and chivalrous, and has a sense of home and country. Zhang Haoran, played by Li Yun, said excitedly: "I like this role very much, I have a sense of substitution, in the role I am more like an explorer, exploring my own entrepreneurship, exploring my own dreams." Yi Chendong, the actor of Chen Jishen, said that Chen Jishen is a de-personalized takeaway brother role, a character who is close to the documentary style, and when shaping the role, he completes the story as an ordinary symbol. Xu Wenke, the actor of Wei Qing, said: "Wei Qing, who returned from studying abroad, hopes to follow the pace of the country and find his new role in the development of the country. ”
Producer Liu Ziyuan said that "Youth Bay Area Quartet" is a musical drama that inspires the audience to strengthen their ideals and beliefs and ignite the passion of struggle, and looks at life with the spirit of realism and romantic feelings, which once again confirms this creative law and aesthetic path, and has achieved artistic innovation and breakthrough.
Written by: Nandu reporter Liu Shihao, correspondent Zuo Tingting, Zhou Yawei