Watch the circle-breaking symbiosis of literature and film and television from the phenomenon-level TV series hit
——The China Writers Association held a symposium on "The World of Man"
The popularity of the TV series "The World of Man" has become another successful case of excellent literary works being adapted into high-quality dramas. Taking this as an opportunity, in order to deeply explore and summarize the experience and methods of literary film and television adaptation, study how literature in the new era can take the initiative to attack and export, achieve "circle-breaking" dissemination, "cross-border" growth, and jointly promote the development of cultural undertakings, the China Writers Association held a symposium on "From Literature to Film and Television" - "Human World" in Beijing on the afternoon of February 28. Tie Ning, chairman of the China Writers Association and chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, attended and delivered a speech, and Zhang Hongsen, secretary of the party leading group, vice chairman, and secretary of the secretariat of the China Writers Association, delivered a speech. Yan Jingming, vice chairman of the China Writers Association, Deng Kai, secretary of the Secretariat of the China Writers Association, Liang Xiaosheng, author of the original novel "The World of People", Li Lu, director and chief producer of the TV series "The World of People", Wang Haiyu, screenwriter of the TV series "The World of People", Cheng Wu, producer of the TV series "The World of People", vice president of Tencent Group, CEO of Yuwen Group, and a number of literary and art criticism experts attended the discussion. The forum was presided over by Li Jingze, member of the party leading group, vice chairman, and secretary of the Secretariat of the China Writers Association.
▲The scene of the symposium
Literature can expand its own value in a more three-dimensional way
Liang Xiaosheng's novel "The World of People" won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Award in 2019, the novel is set in a civilian community in a northern provincial capital city - Gongle District, through the growth experience of the three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family, hooking up major historical events such as third-line construction, resumption of college entrance examination, reform and opening up, shantytown transformation, etc., shaping the character groups of many laborers, builders, reformers, and entrepreneurs, and recording the "life history of the Chinese people in the past fifty years" from their ups and downs full of sorrow and joy. Showcasing the magnificent changes in Chinese society.
▲Tie Ning, chairman of the China Writers Association and chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, delivered a speech
In his speech, Tie Ning said that many people's year of the tiger was opened with the broadcast of the TV series "The World of Man". People usually think that literature and film and television are two things that are clearly distinguished, and the success of "The World of Man" once again strongly proves the intimate relationship between literature and film and television, Liang Xiaosheng has been engaged in film and television related work for many years, and the screenwriter Wang Haiyu himself is a novelist, and the creation and popularity of this TV series shows "a magnificent scene of the fusion of literature and film and television". From literature to film and television, it is not only describing a process, but also marking a vast space for 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 the characteristics of literature to promote its 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, secretary of the party leading group, vice chairman and secretary of the secretariat of the China Writers Association, delivered a speech
This symposium is one of the few forums held by the China Writers Association in recent years on the theme of film and television adaptation. Zhang Hongsen pointed out in his speech that the TV series "Human World" was adapted and transformed from the award-winning works of the Mao Dun Literature Award, and the birth of this "hot spot" and "explosive style" is an encouraging thing, which fully proves that literature can expand its own value in a more three-dimensional way. At the same time, this is also a thing full of inspirational significance, enlightening us that if we want to better integrate our literary creation into the modern communication pattern today, we must more fully and proactively exchange and learn from and integrate with many art disciplines and cultural forms. We have reason to believe that literature in the new era can grasp the initiative of history 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 send more and better literary resources to film, television and other cultural fields. Zhang Hongsen put forward hope for the discussion and exchange, hoping that this symposium is different from the past, neither simply talking about literary creation, nor talking about film and television adaptation in isolation, but looking at the symbiosis of literature and film and television from a higher position, and further thinking about the possibility of literature diversity in the new era, in other words, "the essence of creation" and "the goodness of works" are the greatest common denominator between literature and film and television at any time.
▲ Li Jingze, member of the party leading group, vice chairman, and secretary of the secretariat of the China Writers Association, presided over the forum
The integration and symbiosis of literature and film and television is a high-dimensional refining expression from "works" to "fine products"
▲Cheng Wu, producer of the TV series "The World of People", vice president of Tencent Group and CEO of Yuwen Group, delivered a speech
Cheng Wu, producer of the TV series "The World of People", vice president of Tencent Group and CEO of Reading Group, delivered a speech
The main characters of this drama, the three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family, do not have the usual protagonist aura or the legendary life of "opening and hanging" in film and television dramas, and face different difficulties and difficult choices in life, it is the simple realism of the work that impresses Cheng Wu, so soon after reading the original novel, he immediately decided to devote his strength to the film and television adaptation of this work. Due to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, Cheng Wu was unable to attend the scene in person, and he delivered a speech in the form of a video link, in which he agreed with Xinhua News Agency's evaluation of this adaptation: "'The World of Man' is an ordinary Chinese human affair, through which we see the ordinary people in the vast and gentle land of China, like fire, love to fight and grow with all things. As a TV series producer, Cheng Wu said that the organic cross-border and integration of literature and film and television is an important innovative path for the two literary and artistic forms to move from "plateau" to "peak", and it is also a high-dimensional refining expression from "works" to "fine products".
▲ Liang Xiaosheng, author of the novel "The World of Man", spoke
The original author Liang Xiaosheng was not optimistic about the film and television adaptation of "Human World" at first, and even "poured a lot of cold water" on the young people who came to discuss the adaptation, until director Li Lu clearly stated after contacting the original work of "Human World", "This is the work I want to make". In the course of many visits, the two finally reached a consensus on shooting a work that "pays tribute to the people at the bottom". In Liang Xiaosheng's view, the use of the Northeast dialect in the play, the richness of the actor's performance of the character image of Zhou Mu and other characters, and the detailed design of the drama version such as "Father Zhou Recognized Zheng Juan" that are different from the original plot are extremely inspiring, "If the novel can be rewritten, these wisdom points are worth learning and absorbing." ”
▲ Li Lu, director and chief producer of the TV series "In the World", spoke
"After watching this drama, the eyes suddenly became clear" and other heart-warming messages, in order to better watch the series to buy a new TV set and other real small things show the audience's love for this work, these words and deeds have encouraged director Li Lu. Thinking about the reasons for the success of the play, he believes that it is the solid original book that provides the three bases for adaptation, namely " strong ideological power, vivid character image and historical depth" and " .
▲ Wang Haiyu, screenwriter of the TV series "In the World", made a speech
Screenwriter Wang Haiyu herself is also a novelist, familiar with the rules of personal creation, in the past she almost did not accept the work of adapting other people's works, and therefore "almost missed the opportunity to make up for one of her own cognitive blind spots." With multiple identities, she is well aware of the conflict between the personal attributes of serious literature and the popular characteristics of TV drama art, in order to avoid creative interference, "let the audience see every sincerity of the creators", she can only "avoid" the original author Liang Xiaosheng like a protection naïve, and did not visit the crew during the filming process, so as to maintain the purity of the creative state. She believes that with the success of TV series, the future should emphasize the seriousness of novel creation, "the atmosphere of film and television has become artistic, and writers should insist on independent thinking and writing, rather than pandering, which may be long-lasting."
Aesthetic success lies in evoking lost cultural genes
In the seminar session, the participating experts conducted in-depth exchanges on the grand background of the times presented in "The World of Man", the social value of realistic theme works, and the film and television transformation of literary works.
Since the broadcast of the TV series "The World of Man", it has unexpectedly locked a part of the audience who has experienced the history of the play, and in addition to this, it has unexpectedly gained the love of the post-90s and post-00s audiences, and the logic of this is worth pondering.
▲Rao Shuguang, president of the China Film Critics Association and former secretary general of the China Filmmakers Association, delivered a speech
Rao Shuguang, president of the China Film Critics Association and former secretary general of the China Filmmakers Association, noted that one of the reasons for the decline in the box office of this year's Spring Festival films compared with the same period last year is that the phenomenon-level TV series "The World of Man" was broadcast during the Spring Festival, attracting and consolidating a considerable number of viewers to watch at home on time. What kind of aesthetic qualities made the broadcast of "The World of Man" appear so spectacle? In Rao Shuguang's view, this adaptation is not only an artistic presentation of social history and people's hearts, but also a valuable thing is that it never forgets the people's position and the underlying feelings, and it does not lack the construction of values, and describes life with warm realism. While seeing social progress, the work avoids obscuring and beautifying the problem, and because of this, it realizes the mastery from the inner logic of the characters to the logic of reality.
▲Meng Fanhua, distinguished professor of Shenyang Normal University, made a speech
Meng Fanhua, a distinguished professor of Shenyang Normal University, commented that "The World of Man" is a "drama that fills the screen with love, righteousness on the screen, and has feelings and righteousness", and the TV series well continues the "radial structure" constructed by the novel, taking the three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family as the starting point, "from the point and the net", good at using the lens language, and more carefully depicting the plots such as "the interaction between Zhou Hao's relatives and family", "the Zhou family accepts Zheng Juan", "Bingyi and Dongmei do not give up in the predicament", "reflecting the deepest connotation of Chinese culture in the details." ”
▲ Liang Hongying, editor-in-chief of "Literature and Art Daily", made a speech
Regarding the "heart-writing" part of the film and television adaptation, Liang Hongying, editor-in-chief of Literature and Art Daily, said, "Chewing up and swallowing the unspeakable things, profoundly exploring and revealing people's spiritual world." In addition, many thoughtful debates in the play touch the heart, "how to be a good person", "how to see the world, choose, persevere, benevolence...", these philosophical debates are perfectly integrated with the character plot.
Wang Yichuan, professor of Beijing Normal University and vice chairman of the China Literary and Art Critics Association, delivered a speech
Wang Yichuan, a professor at Beijing Normal University and vice chairman of the China Literary and Art Critics Association, believes that the popularity of the TV series "The World of Man" has become a landmark event for "literature and TV dramas to jointly promote the Chinese-style realist literary and artistic paradigm", highlighting the realist aesthetic aesthetics of "mentality", which can give useful aesthetic paradigm inspiration to contemporary TV dramas of similar themes and other types of artistic creation.
Zhang Huiyu, a researcher at the School of Journalism and Communication of Peking University, gave a speech
"From the original book to the series, 'The World of Man' returns to a direction where literary and artistic creation has been neglected and ignored in recent years." Zhang Huiyu, a researcher at the School of Journalism and Communication at Peking University, believes that this adaptation has successfully enabled people who have not experienced this period of history to "empathize" and understand how contemporary China has come about through the form of sound and emotion.
It has forward-looking enlightenment for the construction of cultural industries
▲Yan Jingming, vice chairman of the China Writers Association, made a speech
Film and television adaptation is undoubtedly a topic that cannot be ignored in the current literary scene, so what kind of literary works are suitable for film and television adaptation? Yan Jingming, vice chairman of the China Writers Association, asked questions about another popular AND widely talked about TV series, "The Age of Awakening". The author, Long Pingping, completed the transformation from a party history expert to a television screenwriter to a novel rookie. From "The Age of Awakening" to "The World of Man", this is no longer the era of heroes based on "fighting alone", "it is time to reconsider how to define and understand the connotation and extension of serious literature." Yan Jingming said.
▲ He Xiangyang, director of the Innovation and Research Department of the China Writers Association, spoke
With the title of "Two-way Empowerment of Literature and Film and Television", He Xiangyang sorted out Lu Yao's "Ordinary World", Liu Xinglong's "Phoenix Qin", Zhou Daxin's "Requiem" and other examples that entered the vision of social life and formed a "circle-breaking" effect. At the end of 2019, the China Writers Association, in consultation with the National Film Administration, established a film and television promotion mechanism led by the Innovation and Research Department of the China Writers Association, which has recommended nearly 100 excellent works suitable for film and television adaptation to the National Film Administration since its launch in January 2020. In the future, corresponding to the development of media technology and the transformation of aesthetics, literature and film and television will surely complement each other, blend and coexist, and in the two-way drive, they will profoundly reflect the changes of the times and real life, constantly radiate vigorous artistic vitality, and deeply participate in the construction of people's spiritual and cultural life.
▲Pan Kaixiong, former member of the party group and vice president of China Publishing Group Corporation, made a speech
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 its interpretation 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."
▲Yang Qingxiang, deputy dean of the College of Letters of Chinese Min University, delivered a speech
The audience talked about the "golden sentences" in the dramas such as "worship is the foundation of love", and on various new media communication platforms, these expressions with "immediacy" and "sense of appreciation" have repeatedly "gone out of the circle", noting this successful paradigm Yang Qingxiang, deputy dean of the School of Literature of Chinese Min University, believes that the success of the adaptation of "In the World" has constituted an important enlightenment for original literature and mass art production, "The more we adhere to individuality and adhere to the ultimate original literature and mass art production, the more capable it is' Breaking the circle', because the process of shaping fine products in the future should also include product awareness and industrial concepts, in addition to deeply cultivating the content products themselves, the surrounding product development is also taken into account, and the radiation and influence released by them will be considerable. ”
Shen Jijun, Liu Qiong, Li Shidong, Hu Ping, Zhang Dexiang, Cong Zhichen, Dai Qing, Zhang Li, Li Yunlei, Wang Guoping, Sun Jiashan, He Hong and other experts also made on-site speeches, and everyone unanimously agreed that the explosion of the contemporary drama and literary works with realistic themes of "The World of Man" stems from the original author's thick historical life background and the ingenuity of the main creative personnel, insight into the essence of life in the subtleties, accurate capture of delicate emotions in the world, and finally present a simple and lovely character image. The touching storyline and the vivid and real landscape of people's lives trigger the deepest emotional resonance in the audience's heart.
It is reported that "The World of Man" has been well received since its inception, and has been on the Weibo "Hot Search List" for many times, with a Douban score of 8.1 and has been watched by more than 400 million viewers. The novel "Human World" was published in November 2017 and distributed 40,000 copies before winning the Mao Dun Literature Award, and after winning the Mao Dun Literature Award, another 160,000 copies were distributed by the end of 2021. In the two months of the beginning of this year, 220,000 sets were issued. Since the launch of the TV series, the actual sales of the two e-commerce platforms of Dangdang and Jingdong have been more than 50,000 sets.
(Photo taken by Wang Jiguo)
Source: China Writers Network