The reality-themed contemporary drama "The World of Man", jointly launched by Tencent Pictures, Xinli Media and Reading Film and Television "Troika", ended on March 1 in a set of golden files on CCTV. Since the launch of the series, it has set a new high for the average rating of TV dramas on CCTV in the past 5 years, with a Douban score of 8.1. The popularity of TV dramas has become another successful case of excellent literary works being adapted into high-quality dramas. In order to deeply discuss and summarize the experience of literary film and television adaptation, the Chinese Writers Association held the "From Literature to Film and Television - "Human World" Symposium" in Beijing on February 28.
Tie Ning, chairman of the China Writers Association and chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Zhang Hongsen, secretary of the party leading group and vice chairman of the China Writers Association, Yan Jingming, vice chairman of the China Writers Association, Liang Xiaosheng, the original author of "In the World", Li Lu, director and chief producer, Wang Haiyu, screenwriter Wang Haiyu, vice president of tencent group producer, Cheng Wu, ceo of reading group, and other relevant creative personnel and many literary and art criticism experts attended the forum.
Tie Ning: Once again, it proves the intimate relationship between literature and film and television
Chinese contemporary writer Liang Xiaosheng's novel "The World of Man" was first published in December 2017, the novel takes the life trajectory of Zhou Bingkun, a commoner's son, as a clue, showing the development and changes of Chinese society in the past 50 years, which runs through it, not only the "glory and dream" of China's social development, but also the difficulties and complexities of the reform and opening up process, shaping the portraits of many laborers, builders, reformers, entrepreneurs and other characters, from their ups and downs full of sorrow and joy, epic display of magnificent changes in Chinese society.
Tie Ning believes that the popularity of "Human World" once again strongly proves the intimate relationship between literature and film and television, from literature to film and television, which is not only describing a process, but also marking a vast space of vibrant creation and acceptance. Language is the most profound and basic way of existence of human beings, literature as the art of language, has the longest and deepest tradition; film and television art and other art disciplines in the process of opening up their own artistic world is not only different from literature and promote their own characteristics, but also from literature to obtain abundant resources and strong support. Literature and film and television are a relationship that distinguishes, inspires and inspires each other, completes each other, and ultimately enhances and amplifies each other. Looking back at the history of the development of literature and film and television since modern times, we can all profoundly look forward to the power of film and television in the power of literature, and understand the power of literature in the power of film and television. Let our strength be integrated, let literature and film and television enter the hearts of the broader masses of the people together, which is also the common direction of efforts of generations of writers and filmmakers.
Zhang Hongsen: Literary and artistic creation should actively embrace more artistic categories
Zhang Hongsen said: "The novel "Human World" was successfully adapted into the TV series "Human World" and became a hot topic and a hit, which is an inspiring thing and an inspiring thing. "Today, if literary creation wants to better integrate into the modern communication pattern, it must be more fully and proactively exchanged and learned from and integrated with many art disciplines and cultural forms."
We believe that the power of literature can have a wide range of radiation and a wide coverage area. Literature in the new era can grasp the historical initiative and open up infinite possibilities in the continuous embrace and derivation. The active consciousness of literature is gaining wide support and response, which embodies a kind of "two-way initiative", which proves that the cultural ecology in which we live is good, positive and highly active.
We are willing to see that more artistic fields, cultural fields, and all kinds of fresh and active elements and forces can pay attention to literature, hold hands with literature, and graft and coexist with literature. Chinese literature is willing to work with everyone to create a new atmosphere of literature and art, shape a new cultural landscape, and build a "literary and artistic community" to better meet the growing and diverse spiritual and cultural needs of the people. This year, the China Writers Association will launch and implement the "New Era Mountain and Countryside Great Change Creation Plan" and the "New Era Literary Climbing Plan", through a series of new ideas, new measures and new methods, to focus on creating and launching a number of high-level and weighty literary masterpieces, and deliver more and better literary resources for film and television and other cultural fields.
Creative team: Bring more imagination space for serious literary film and television
At the symposium site, the main creative team of "Human World" also shared the ideas and valuable experience of this creation. "Our mission to do content is to make good stories endless, we need to take literature as the starting point, create a national resonance point with film and television, and then we can feed back literature, which is also a Chinese model for telling Chinese stories well and creating China's unique IP." Cheng Wu said that he hopes to use "The World of Man" as a very good example to write brilliant and colorful stories of the times with you, so that literature and film and television can illuminate our beautiful life.
Liang Xiaosheng said frankly: "Film and television dramas have made a good refinement of the ideas I want to express. The TV series of "The World of Man" changes some of the characters and plots from conceptual to concrete, and more intelligently performs dramatic presentations, such as the portrayal of the role of Zhou Mu, the plot of Zhou's father's approval of Zheng Juan to let Zheng Juan hear the dialogue between father and son at the door, etc., these changes all prove that the director and the adaptor have improved the original work. If the novel could be rewritten, I wanted to incorporate the wisdom of the creators. ”
"The novel "The World of Man" has brought a very good foundation for adapting film and television dramas. First of all, it has a group of standing characters, and secondly, it also contains nearly fifty years of historical beings, has enough depth of the times, and finally there are vivid stories and the smell of fireworks in the world, which is the most important basis for distinguishing it from other novels. Director Li Lu said.
Screenwriter Wang Haiyu shared: "Serious literature is a personal reflection on life experience, and TV dramas are popular art, the more serious literature, the more difficult it is to change into TV series, and the expression of novels is transformed into film and television expressions, in addition to form, but also conceptual." Film and television drama is a collective art, and this drama has made the most correct balance between art and market, which is the best of the originals, directors and film and television dramas I have worked with. ”
Expert Talk: Give similar subjects beneficial aesthetic paradigm enlightenment
Wang Yichuan, a professor at Beijing Normal University and vice chairman of the China Literary and Art Critics Association, commented from an aesthetic perspective: "'The World of Man' has allowed Chinese-style mental wisdom to lead the spiritual principles of realism, and has embarked on an artistic path of Chinese-style realism, which can give useful aesthetic paradigm inspiration to contemporary TV dramas of similar themes and other types of artistic creation. ”
"Being uplifted in the midst of suffering is an important value conveyed by the literary work "The World of Man."" Rao Shuguang, president of the China Film Critics Association and former secretary general of the China Filmmakers Association, believes that the craftsman spirit of the main creator of the TV series allows the audience to appreciate the times and social changes in Chinese society in the past 50 years through "The World of Man", see the expression of emotions and life in a specific cultural environment, and obtain spiritual and ideological washing and nourishment.
When talking about the "IP" development of literary works, Pan Kaixiong, former member of the party group and vice president of China Publishing Group Corporation, said that the novel "Human World" is a veritable "IP", and when its classicity is gradually recognized and determined by people, the space for it to be interpreted will inevitably continue to enlarge, which also means that the space for this "IP" to be developed will be greater. "The success of this feature-length TV series not only brings pleasant aesthetic enjoyment to the audience, but also provides a successful case for the construction and development of the mainland's cultural industry."
The explosion of the TV series stems from the original author's thick historical life background and the ingenuity of the main creative staff, insight into the essence of life in the subtleties, accurately captures the delicate emotions of the world, and finally presents a simple and lovely character image, a tearful storyline and a real and moving life of the people, triggering the deepest emotional resonance of the audience's heart.
[Reporter] Zhang Siyi
【Author】 Zhang Siyi
【Source】 Southern Press Media Group South + client