Actor Zhou Xun plays Tu Youyou. Courtesy of the Tv Drama Art Committee
Beijing, October 25 (China News Network) As of October 21, the first round of broadcast of the TV series "Meritorious Service" has ended, which has been widely recognized by the leaders and the general audience, with a Douban score of 9.1 points. Director Zheng Xiaolong was relieved. "Of course, there are some unsatisfactory points, but from the overall point of view, it should be regarded as a passing answer." He said.
Looking back two years ago, the first time he faced this "propositional composition", Zheng Xiaolong was not confident. "Because in my previous creative experience, it is usually easy to succeed in 'bottom-up' creation, and this kind of 'top-down' creation is extremely difficult to succeed." The success I am talking about here is not just filming, broadcasting, and winning awards, but to spread, remember, speak well, and receive high ratings. ”
Director Zheng Xiaolong made a speech. Courtesy of the Tv Drama Art Committee
After receiving the order, Zheng Xiaolong began to look through the information of Li Yannian, Yu Min, Zhang Fuqing, Huang Xuhua, Shen Jilan, Sun Jiadong, Tu Youyou, Yuan Longping and 8 meritorious figures, and some artistic images began to come alive in his mind. At the symposium on the creation of the major theme TV series "Meritorious" sponsored by the State Administration of Radio and Television on the 25th, he summed up the creative experience in this way: "The success of the work is first of all due to the glory of the meritorious people; secondly, there is the story that we have touched the audience. ”
"To commend meritorious service is to set an example for the public and establish a spirit for the country!" From this point of view, Zheng Xiaolong set the entry point of breaking the problem as the "highlight moment" for writing meritorious deeds.
However, some of the highlight moments of merit are easy to identify, such as Tu Youyou, Yuan Longping, Yu Min, Huang Xuhua, Sun Jiadong, their achievements have attracted worldwide attention, but some of the highlight moments of merit are not so easy to identify, such as Shen Jilan, everyone knows that she became a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress, but few people know that she advocated and promoted the "equal pay for men and women for equal work" into the Constitution, making significant contributions to women's liberation and equality between men and women.
For another example, Li Yannian participated in more than 20 large and small battles, such as the War of Liberation, the Suppression of Bandits in Western Hunan Province, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. For more than 60 years, Zhang Fuqing has hidden his meritorious name and never asked the organization for conditions and treatment because of his military achievements.
Zheng Xiaolong said that it is necessary to find out the professional characteristics, personality characteristics and different eras of each meritorious figure in order to create a personalized, flesh-and-blood character image with distinctive characteristics of the times. On this basis, their "loyal, persistent, simple" life character and the lofty realm of dedication to the motherland are run through the entire work.
"Authenticity" became the core requirement of the creation of "Meritorious Service". In addition to the fact that Zheng Xiaolong has always emphasized the truth of the details, such as costumes, props, and scenes, he also requires the realism of the times, the way the characters speak, the way they behave, the way of thinking and the state of mind to try to restore the historical era at that time, "even if it is some fictional plot, it must also be in line with the main spirit and characteristics of the meritorious characters, not deliberately elevated, not shouting empty slogans, not engaging in pseudo-passion."
Meritorious Service writes eight characters, divided into eight units. "We hope that the presentation of this work should be both holistic and individually styled. The directors and screenwriters of each group participating in the filming of "Meritorious Service" are leaders in the TV drama industry, and giving full play to their respective advantages can present the freshness of different grouped stories. I've been a director for some years, but creating a work in this way is the first and a useful attempt. Zheng Xiaolong said that what makes him happy is that many viewers have mentioned that this TV series has a very cinematic texture.
Summarizing the creation of "Meritorious Service", Zheng Xiaolong sincerely said that the literary and artistic creation of such realistic themes requires the main creators to go deep into life, extract materials from real life, and draw inspiration. At the same time, it is also hoped that leaders at all levels will give them greater space for artistic creation. To create art from life, above life, is to respect the facts and allow art to be fictional. Otherwise, if you blindly ask that the creation according to your real experience is not out of style, it is better to make a documentary. (End)
Source: China News Network