First of all, I would like to ask you: How long have you not paid attention to the workplace dramas filmed in China?
When it comes to domestic workplace dramas, most of us will think of such a word for the first time - domestic "suspension drama". Because most of these episodes are untenable, the plot is unrealistic, and our usual workplace and life are completely out of the same dimension:
Jiang Shuying in "Mr. Love" lives in a hotel apartment
The most criticized are those young people who have just graduated from college and have a monthly income of no more than 10,000 yuan, but the houses they live in are open new houses of more than 100 square meters, and the things they hold in their hands and wear on their bodies are basically objects that people with a monthly salary of more than 20,000 yuan can afford to consume. The poorest of them is nothing more than coming home from work and eating instant noodles...
Cheng Zhenzhen, who only has a thousand yuan deposit in "My True Friend", lives in a good house in the city
Just like many people's evaluation of domestic workplace dramas, "domestic dramas have no poor", this statement is indeed not very exaggerated. How long have you not seen the real poor in domestic dramas? In "There Is You in This Life" a while ago, Tan Jing, who lives in a dilapidated rental house and wears a furball coat, is probably the most real heroine who has been "poor" in the past two years.
Recently, there is another domestic fashion drama, and it is a workplace drama that truly depicts the inside story of the fashion media industry - "Dress" was quietly broadcast during the Winter Olympics.
In fact, this drama has been backlogged for more than 3 years, and its story background is 2016. In that year, the rise of new media, traditional media faced a moment of life and death, internal and external troubles, whether to stick to or say goodbye, every practitioner is facing a choice. The old magazine "Dress" is wrapped in the torrent of the times, and everyone in power hopes that it can be revitalized under their leadership and reform.
Although the fashion media now no longer has the "style and glory" of the year, it feels that looking at the cast and plot synopsis will make many people think that this is a quite wonderful workplace palace fight drama.
After all, the two "female demon heads" who "fight for power and seize the throne" are played by Song Jia and Yuan Yongyi respectively. Both of them are post-film level characters, and it should be very enjoyable to play.
At the beginning of the play, "Xiao Hongxue", played by Yuan Yongyi, carried her Hermes (I know everything, this picture is more compatible with Yuan Yongyi herself) parachuted into the headquarters of "Dress" magazine, and the current editor-in-chief played by Song Jia, "Chen Kaiyi", staged various "bright shows and secret tears", and the tense atmosphere of sword rattling spread in the air ——
First of all, this "Costume" is indeed a lot of thought on the costume road. This can be seen from the beautiful "self-brought into the group" hermes and Song Jia's OVERSIZE coats, the crew is really deliberately creating a powerful aura of the two "female devils":
Hermès handbags and Dior's embroidered tote bag have left the editor marveling at how familiar it is
It is reported that the person responsible for the costume of this drama is also a professional fashion media practitioner, and even prepared nearly a hundred sets of costumes for the play, which can be seen that it is very eager to get close to the domestic version of "The Queen Wearing Prada".
In one picture, you can see the bag of three brands: Prada, Valextra and Louis Vuitton (left and right).
Skirt: Dior
Bag: Valextra
Set: Louis Vuitton
Printed trench coat: Burberry
Shirt jacket: ERDOS
However, the editor found that there are still many domestic workplace dramas in this drama, especially the common disease of fashion dramas - the stereotype problem of "hard concave" is more serious, and the imprisonment of stereotypes still limits the better content of the series.
First of all, it is natural that Li Na, an intern who is not deeply involved in the world, how can every newcomer to the fashion circle have to wear a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a pair of high heels that are very contrary to their feet, in order to prove that they are indeed "very earthy"? Such "stereotyping" is an unavoidable shortcoming of many domestic professional dramas. Seeing the beginning, you can basically guess what kind of changes will occur after this person.
So don't think about it, the later Li Na took off her black-rimmed glasses, replaced her old-fashioned high heels, and cut off her dull ponytail, as if as long as she made these changes in appearance, she could prove that she had become fashionable and mature?
It doesn't seem to send out a "oh my Goodness" exclamation
Looking at the editor-in-chief again, in this line, a "devil" is emphasizing the identity of the two people, for fear that the audience will not know.
However, such a "hard concave" seems to give people a feeling of lack of confidence. At least in "The Queen Who Wears Prada", Miranda's aura is not shouted by her subordinates shouting "female demon head" over and over again, and the awe is seen from the expression of her eyes...
There is also a "trap" that domestic fashion dramas can easily fall into, that is, due to more implantation, character styling will sometimes appear deliberate. Chen Kaiyi, who is always mentioned as the "fashion devil", although she is a very famous fashion magazine editor-in-chief, but do you really need every coat with a towering shoulder line and exaggerated prints?
In real life, leaders who are more important in identity should rarely dress so eye-catching, right? On the other hand, some of Song Jia's own style outside the play, in fact, any set will have more aura than the dress in the play, and the temperament of not being angry and arrogant is even more like the "editor-in-chief of the magazine" than Chen Kaiyi's setting.
And the opponent Xiao Hongxue's dress in "Dress" has also been emphasizing that she is a "devil"-level figure, and many colorful dresses and high heels that are bright to your eyes have a strong sense of existence:
But more often, you will feel that she is more like a rich and generous woman who does not worry about eating and wearing, rather than the editor-in-chief, because the beautiful shape always looks rich and rich, and the texture is not good. Not to mention the top executives of companies in other industries, even the editors-in-chief of fashion media rarely cram themselves into the flowers and greenery every day.
To say that Song Jia and Liang Liang's acting skills are beyond reproach, sometimes you can feel the emotions with a look, even if there are no somewhat deliberate lines that do not affect the viewing.
How to say, the editor thinks that the setting of "Dressage" does not seem to be as "levitating" as many previous workplace dramas, and you see that the editors' offices are not spotless, right? Our working environment here is quite similar to the play, and there is a bit of a mess on the table.
Damage to the sample clothes to compensate, differences of opinion and disputes, many plots will also be real in our usual work, but also in line with reality.
The biggest hard wound of this drama is the "stereotyping" and stereotyping in the shape. Perhaps the character growth routine like Li Na appeared in movies more than 10 years ago and is relatively fresh, so it is old-fashioned to follow this model today 10 years later.
Andy's transformation at that time was really eye-catching
The character design and the ups and downs of the character growth are too clichés, and they cannot reflect the particularity of the workplace of fashion magazines.
But the routine of "drawing a tiger according to a cat" is inevitably cheesy
The same goes for the editor-in-chief. In real life, people who have to rely on big sunglasses to support the aura at any time are often "strong in the outside".
As for other inserted love lines, so-called plots and business war clips, many netizens have also complained that "dispensable"...
In the eyes of others, fashion editors have always been a group of people who are a bit "outlier", we are always considered to be holding a salary of thousands of yuan, but educating a group of people with an income of more than 10,000 yuan how to "exquisitely" live a life of hundreds of thousands of dollars a month .
In fact, more often than not, we are still getting the job done on a down-to-earth basis. "Big names that can't be worn", "parties and dinners that can't be run"... These "false heads" are only left on the scene.
For those stereotypes in the public perception, it is indeed very difficult to reverse them through one or two film and television works. The attempt of "Dress up" is worthy of recognition, but at present, it is still not a success.
"Dress up", maybe not so "dressed", you can also try to tell our story better. Domestic fashion dramas, there is still a long way to progress can go on.
Source: Youku, Sina Weibo