Poster of "The World of Man"
Taking the life trajectory of the three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family in a civilian community in a city in northern China as the story line, it depicts the great changes in Chinese society and the ups and downs of the people's lives... Adapted from the novel of the same name by famous writer Liang Xiaosheng who won the Mao Dun Literature Award, the reality-themed TV series "The World of Man" has received continuous praise since its launch on January 28, and has been listed on the "Hot Search" many times. The popularity of the TV series further led to the best-selling of the original work, and the novel "Human World" also quickly climbed to the forefront of the best-seller list of major book sales platforms and became a hit.
What kind of experience and enlightenment does this successful case of the deep integration and connection and development of literature and film and television bring to the continuous extension of literature's own value in the new era? At the recent symposium on "Human World" from Literature to Film and Television held by the China Writers Association, Liang Xiaosheng, the original author of "Human World", Li Lu, director and chief producer of the TV series "Human World", as well as experts, scholars and industry insiders, discussed the successful experience and methods of literary and film adaptation.
Stills from "The World"
"The novel "The World of Man" is a veritable big '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 larger." Critic Pan Kaixiong said at the meeting that the success of this long-form TV series not only brought pleasant aesthetic enjoyment to the audience, but also provided a successful case for the construction and development of the mainland's cultural industry.
The participants believed that the explosion of this realistic theme drama and literary works stemmed 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 capturing the delicate emotions of the world, and finally presenting a simple and lovely character image, a touching storyline and a vivid and real people's life landscape, triggering the deepest emotional resonance in the audience's heart.
"This work of 'paying tribute to literature and paying tribute to life' is not only a thick and warm history of the lives of the people, but also a magnificent history of reform and development, which provides a solid literary foundation for the production of TV dramas." As the producer of the drama, Cheng Wu, vice president of Tencent Group and CEO of Yuwen Group, believes 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 from "plateau" to "peak", and it is also a high-dimensional refining expression from "works" to "fine products".
In the view of Li Lu, director and chief producer of the TV series "In the World", this novel brings a very good foundation for adapting film and television dramas, "First of all, it has a group of standing character portraits, and secondly, it also contains the historical aspects of nearly fifty years, has enough depth of the times, and finally there are vivid stories and the smell of fireworks in the world." ”
"'The World' is serious literature, serious literature is an individual's reflection on life experience, and TV dramas are popular art, and the more serious literature, the more difficult it is to change into a TV series." Wang Haiyu, the screenwriter of the TV series "The World of Man", admitted when sharing his creative experience that writers can only impress others if they insist on writing what they think and feel.
The adaptation of the film and television drama has also been recognized by Liang Xiaosheng, the original author of "The World of Man". "Film and television dramas are a good distillation of the ideas I want to express." Liang Xiaosheng said that the TV series will change some of the characters and plots from conceptual to figurative, and more intelligently carry out dramatic display, 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 at the door, etc. "If the novel can be rewritten, I want to integrate the wisdom of the creators." ”
"Literature and film and television, this is a relationship that distinguishes each other, inspires each other and inspires each other, completes each other, and ultimately enhances and amplifies each other." Tie Ning, chairman of the China Writers Association and chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said that the popularity of "The World of Man" 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 for vibrant creation and acceptance.
Zhang Hongsen, secretary of the party group and vice chairman of the China Writers Association, said that 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 literature in the new era can grasp the initiative of history and open up infinite possibilities in the continuous embrace and derivation." He said that the China Writers Association will launch and implement the "New Era Mountain and Countryside Great Changes Creation Plan" and the "New Era Literary Climbing Plan" this year, focusing on creating and launching a number of high-level and weighty literary masterpieces, and sending more and better literary resources to film, television and other cultural fields.
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Source: Xinhua News Agency
Original title: Behind the popularity of "The World of Man": a mutual fulfillment of literature and film and television
Reporter: Wang Sibei
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Editor: Dong Jingxue
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