According to the Voice of China of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, in order to save a terminally ill daughter, a divorced couple needs to "break the mirror and reunite" to have another child...
Recently, based on the movie "Left and Right", directed by Hu Kun, starring Qin Hao, Ren Suxi, Nie Yuan, Xie Keyin, and Huang Miyi specially starred in the family life drama "Dear Child" on CCTV Eight sets and iQiyi hits. The play tells the story of the protagonist Xiao Lu (played by Qin Hao) and Fang Yinuo (played by Ren Suxi) who have been married for many years and finally ushered in their daughter. The birth of the child allows the new parents to begin to meet the various challenges after the identity conversion. With the intervention of both parents, a series of family conflicts occurred frequently, leading to the eventual divorce of the two. Years later, their lives returned to peace after reorganizing their families, but their daughter Hehe was found to be suffering from leukemia at this time. From a medical point of view, the doctor suggested that they have another child to save Hehe's life. As a result, the storm caused by this rescue of women pushed several families into the torture of human nature and difficult choices.
Why is "Dear Child" popular? What exactly is the show trying to convey to the audience? How does the series construct the realism and complexity of real life? Cheng Sui'er, host of the "Chao Hua Xi Shi" program of the Voice of China of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, interviewed Dai Ying, chief producer of the drama and senior vice president of iQiyi, director and screenwriter Hu Kun, and starring Ren Suxi, taking you into the fireworks life of ordinary people and seeing the true appearance of the family.
Director and screenwriter Hu Kun
Eight years of polishing the script to draw "nutrients" from personal experience
Speaking of script creation, director Hu Kun said that the play is adapted from Wang Xiaoshuai's film "Left and Right", and when I first saw this movie, I thought it could be adapted into a TV series, "Making a drama can expand more things, and the core of this film is about human nature, and I am particularly interested in excavating human nature." ”
Director Hu Kun was the script planner of the blockbuster drama "The Hidden Corner" and the screenwriter of the movies "Eight Hundred" and "Tokyo Trial", and has a very rich creative experience. He admits that no matter what film and television works, there is no difference in creation. "If you want a film and television work to impress the audience, it must be to write about people and write things." Among them, character building is the most core. ”
Hu Kun said that it took eight years to polish the script of "Dear Child", during which his identity also had more of the role of "father", and he had a lovely daughter, so he had a deeper understanding of marriage and family, and then readjusted the script to have the work that was presented to the audience at the moment. "By observing the women around me, I saw something very tough, which was reflected in the character Fang Yinuo in the play, and I also wanted to show the strength of women in the face of difficulties through this work, and pay tribute to women." He said.
When it comes to role building, actor Ren Suxi (playing Fang Yinuo) said that she has had patients in her family since she was a child, and this personal experience has made her have a stronger empathy for the role of Fang Yinuo, "When I see the character of Fang Yinuo, it makes me feel very much at once." In Ren Suxi's view, Fang Yinuo himself is a character with character defects, to be strong and unreasonable, such a person will suffer a lot in real life, but with the changes in life, she has completed self-reconciliation and gradually accepted herself, "I hope to share such a role and encourage everyone to complete self-reconciliation in real life." ”
Actor Ren Suxi
Not to exaggerate "marital and childbearing anxiety", but to convey the courage to face life
Some viewers commented that the atmosphere of "Dear Child" is slightly heavy, which will give people a depressing feeling compared with previous family life dramas. In this regard, director Hu Kun said that because the story itself is not a relaxed theme, when shooting, there is no filter, and strive to show the most real look in life, so the audience's feelings may come from the resonance with the characters in the play. "Music is not about joy or sorrow, it is all about the mood of the listener. The audience has entered the characters, the plot, so there will be a sense of depression. ”
The opening scene of the play giving birth, the clip of the husband and wife arguing, etc., all let the audience have a particularly direct sense of substitution, too real life details, so that netizens directly shouted: "Is this afraid that the camera is installed in my home?" Someone even said: "Finally saw a family life drama that is no longer suspended." The true presentation of marriage, childbirth, and family life once again touched the hot topic of "fear of marriage and childbearing". But in the view of director Hu Kun, fear stems from the unknown, and the character Fang Yinuo in the play actually represents a group of married women who have children, and their changes in physical, psychological, and appearance are real. Hu Kun hopes to tell the audience what the real life looks like through this work, it will not only be sunny and beautiful, there will also be thorns and bumps, what we need is to recognize the truth of life, make sufficient psychological preparations, which is also the creator needs courage to convey to the audience.
Ren Suxi believes that while the audience sees the problems in marriage, they can use it as an experience to avoid similar situations in their own lives or find better solutions.
Actors need to live "irrigated" to stick their hands in the dirt
The TV series "Dear Child" has gathered many excellent actors, so what exactly does the director require for casting actors? Hu Kun said in an interview that "appropriate" is the most important thing, and at the same time, we must love this role and love this work. "We are all ordinary people, we all have our own life and work pressures, since we want to present the most authentic content in life to the audience, then the actor must find accurate." The actor's play is not on the face, but in the eyes. ”
For the entire cast team, Hu Kun spoke highly: "They are all fully engaged in creation, eating the role thoroughly, and presenting the audience with a living person." One of the scenes impressed Hu Kun. When Xiao Lu (Qin Hao) and Fang Yinuo divorced and quarreled, the two most familiar pillow people "attacked" each other with words, and finally Xiao Lu slammed the door and left, ren Suxi, who played Fang Yinuo, reached the peak of his emotions, unconsciously holding the cabinet, the result was not controlled, and the cabinet was particularly heavy on her. "It's really the effect of the actor's contribution, it's very real."
Actor Ren Suxi also believes that the creative atmosphere of the entire crew is very good. The performance style pursues the ultimate realism, and everyone in the play has an arc, which is very difficult to do.
Ren Suxi's idea is very simple, as long as he can cultivate the seeds of this character in his body, understand and express the character, he has the confidence to play the role well. For the profession of actor, she has her own views, believing that actors need the "irrigation" of life the most, and she firmly believes: "Actors cannot grow things without real life nourishment and 'if they don't put their hands in the dirt'." ”
Dai Ying, Senior Vice President of iQIYI
Realistic dramas focus on the present And seek innovation and breakthroughs in the warm core
As a senior vice president of iQIYI and the chief producer of the TV series "Dear Child", Dai Ying believes that this TV series cares about the present, and what is more valuable is that it shows how people can learn to reconcile after encountering these problems. The whole play from an objective and neutral perspective, let the audience re-examine their own lives, in fact, everyone has no absolute right or wrong, but different positions.
Dai Ying believes that the most valuable part of this drama is to give people a lot of thinking about life, to recognize life through the perspective of different characters, and to convey the core of warmth. Whether you are married or not, you can get realistic attention in "Dear Little Child". Facing the truth and complexity of life is not only the anchor of the creators' creation, but also the wisdom of life that everyone should pursue. "This is a family life lightning protection manual, after reading, we can learn some life experience, draw strength."
For the successive launch of reality TV series with both social temperature and content quality, Dai Ying said that she has been seeking innovation and breakthroughs in the selection of materials, and strives to convey the real life of people at present on top of the warm background.
"Simplicity and truth are the most powerful", director Hu Kun said, life should have its original appearance, do not ugly or beautify it, to face the real self. "I just want to make a TV series that really has pyrotechnics, grounding gas, and a sense of life."
Producer: Guo Jing Bai Zhonghua
Moderator: Cheng Sui'er
Editor: Zhang Yi