Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Ai Xiuyu intern Zhang Xiaofen
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In 2020, the famous longevity sitcom "Foreign Daughter-in-law Local Lang" (hereinafter referred to as "Wai" drama) produced by Guangdong will usher in the milestone of the 20th anniversary of broadcasting. Guangdong Radio and Television Pearl River Channel and Guangshi Media, held a large-scale casting variety show "I want to go on the foreign drama", for the "foreign" drama to select new talents, add fresh blood, the first program will be broadcast on the Pearl River Channel at 21:40 on July 25.
Choose new roles to inject new vitality into the "longevity drama"
"Twenty years, just youth" is the slogan put forward by the program group of "I want to go to foreign dramas".
Executive producer Nguyen Ai Wah said that the original intention of the show was to inject new vitality into the "Outside" drama: "Looking at Asia, there is no second sitcom that has been continuously produced and broadcast for 20 years... Many people are surprised by the vitality of the "Outside" drama, and many people think that it needs some new breakthroughs. At the age of 20, we hope to inject new vitality into the "Outside" drama, introduce new actors with characteristics and popularity, and new story lines, and attract more young audiences to watch and discuss. ”
The recruitment of the program group has ushered in a positive response. The crew revealed that less than a month after the opening of the audition registration, more than 1,200 people from all over the country and even abroad signed up to participate, including five-year-old children, there are also elderly people with flower armor, professional actors, and amateurs such as engineers and Internet celebrities.
At present, after 10 online selections and two offline battles, 30 players have rushed out of the siege and stood on the stage of the breakout competition. It is reported that the winner of the final position snatching competition and the final will receive a 50-episode "Outside" drama performance contract, and other outstanding players will also participate in the performance of the "Outside" drama according to their performance.
The program judges of "I want to go to the foreign drama" are rotated by the senior starring actors of the "Outside" drama, Hu Yanfen (played by Su Miaochan), Xuan Zhihong (played by Miss Tang), Peng Xinzhi (played by Kang Qiyao), Song Jiaqi (played by Song Yun), Ding Ling (played by Chang Xianglan), etc. Have appeared, they not only have to check the "casting" on behalf of the crew, comment and demonstrate the performances of the newcomer contestants, and also personally help the performance, encourage and support the contestants who chase their acting dreams.
There are many standards, and the strength and audience popularity are the most important
What kind of contestants can impress the judges and gain favor? What are the casting criteria for the judges?
Hu Yanfen said that the most urgent thing for young people is to have a solid attitude: "Actors are not as beautiful as imagined, don't have the greed of overnight popularity." I don't like people who don't have acting skills and rely on traffic alone, which is very unfair to actors who study drama with their hearts and work hard to conquer the audience. ”
She believes that the "Outside" drama, a life-like sitcom, is just conducive to young people getting started: "The "Outside" drama is rooted in the locality, close to the people's livelihood, especially affinity, and can give new people soil - you first play the role that fits with yourself, play yourself well. In appearance, Hu Yanfen also does not pursue handsome men and beautiful women: "The so-called 'crooked melon crack dates' may have a good taste, and the actors who do not have an advantage in appearance may be preferred by the audience." ”
Xuan Zhihong expects: "The "Outside" drama has been filmed for 20 years, and it is already a very mature crew, hoping that the newcomers can fully integrate into this big family, and the performance method can meet the tone of the "Outside" drama, bringing freshness while 'chemical reaction'. ”
Song Jiaqi summed up the style of the two judges: "Teacher Tiger's style is 'love of deep responsibility', she herself is a professional drama actor, she is very serious about the performance, including every look, every subtle action, she hopes that the contestants can have a strong performance foundation." Xuan Zhihong sometimes gives you two 'guns', sometimes takes care of you, and touches your head. As for himself, Song Jiaqi of the "Buddhist Family" is particularly fond of players with improvisational abilities and excellent on-the-spot reactions: "See if they can catch the play, and at the same time throw the 'ball' back to the opponent actor and let the play flow." ”
Peng Xinzhi attaches the greatest importance to whether the contestants have audience affinity: "With the audience, only then can the audience remember and have room for development, otherwise even if the performance is good, it can only be limited to the story and cannot emit personal brilliance." ”
As a sitcom with Cantonese as the main performance language, will foreign actors who do not know Cantonese want to join be limited by language? Peng Xinzhi believes that "language is indeed a big problem", but it is not "limited": "What is limited is the people's hearts, the name of the play is "Foreign Daughter-in-law Local Lang", which is about the intertwining and collision of different cultures, Cantonese, Mandarin, and even foreign languages, which have appeared in the play. ”
Twenty years, love is the driving force behind persistence
Filming began on April 18, 2000, and it began broadcasting on November 8 of the same year, and unconsciously, the "Outside" drama has aired nearly 4,000 episodes. In the play, Aunt Kang Bokang is getting older and the role is getting less and less; the second brother Ah Zong has also officially bid farewell to the audience last year; The Cantonese People's Kang Tianxiu drama has entered the marriage hall both inside and outside the play...
Xuan Zhihong said: "Every year it is so natural to come, often there are audiences who say to us, 'I grew up watching your plays'. As actors, we also want to say to the audience, 'We also watched you grow up'. ”
"Twenty years as a day" played the role of Su Miaochan, Hu Yanfen admitted that this is a "lucky and unfortunate" thing: "20 years to play only one role, for an actor is a step backwards, to be honest, it is also very boring." After all, playing different types of roles can enrich the stage experience. The reason why I can persist until now, I myself find it difficult to explain, the only reason is to love this crew, love this family. ”
Although the role has not changed, Hu Yanfen said that the mentality and situation outside the play are very different now: "When I first entered the crew, I was more than 30 years old, and Su Miaochan in the play was still a little daughter-in-law, a family of three neat and tidy, small fights and small troubles... Now, 20 years later, Su Miaochan's husband has died, her son is married, and she is very lonely. ”
At present, Hu Yanfen also assumes the role of a "big parent" outside the play, worrying about the development and continuation of the "Outside" drama: "In the play, Su Miaochan has to support a small hotel; outside the play, as an old actor, I have to guard the "Outside" drama. Because the second eldest (Guo Chang)'s wish is to hope that this play will go on for a long time, he loves the big family of the "Outside" drama, and as his wife in the play, I also have to support this crew and maintain this family. ”
Peng Xinzhi said that the classic is inseparable from persistence and accumulation: "Even if the "Outside" drama stops one day, it is already a monument. Over the years, the biggest lament is that some very good actors are gone, and the actors who are one generation older than us are also more than eighty years old, and sometimes seeing them is like seeing the shadow of our future. But these are not important, what is important is that there are still audiences watching this play, and there are many young people who are willing to participate. ”
In Peng Xinzhi's view, there is still a lot of room for development of the "Outside" drama: "It is not only a sitcom, there are many 'cultural labels', in addition to the supporting variety shows such as "I want to go to the foreign drama", it can also do more expansion, and there can be many derivatives... "Outside" drama is a cultural big IP that has accumulated precipitation, is worth operating and packaging. ”