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Recently, the TV series "County Party Committee Compound" has not been broadcast first.
As the saying goes, "Produced by the noonday sun, it must be a fine product". The TV series has not yet started, and the cast has been officially announced.
Among them, there are Wang Xiao, Zhang Xincheng and other drama bones, and the starring actors are Hu Ge and Wu Yue.
The TV drama market is hot every year, often with the blessing of top traffic, new small flowers, big factories in the circle, etc., the production cost is getting higher and higher, and the picture is becoming more and more sophisticated...
But the final result was not satisfactory.
A TV series, only has stage arrangements, sound and light special effects, not aesthetics, only actors hysterical, crying, laughing and scolding, not feelings.
What really touches people's hearts is the arrangement of the details and the director's conceptual arrangement.
After seven years of disobedience, the man and Hu Ge cooperated again.
His name is Kong Sheng.
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In the thirty years since entering the industry, the average score of his works has been above 9 points.
The family emotional drama "Parental Love" scored 9.5 points, the costume drama "Langya List" scored 9.4 points, the historical drama "Breaking into the Guandong" scored 9.3 points, the poverty alleviation drama "Mountains and Seas" scored 9.2 points, and the historical drama "Battle Changsha" scored 9.1 points.
There is also a drama with a 7.4 score in the bad review, called "Ode to Joy".
"In the Chinese TV drama industry, Kong Sheng ranks second, and I'm afraid no one dares to rank first."
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How does a director become a director?
It takes quantitative change to cause qualitative change.
For most of Kong Sheng's life, he has filmed nearly 400 film and television drama works.
Today's famous director and first-class cameraman, the original career idea is a literati who dances and inks.
Kong Sheng was born in Shandong in 1960.
In the era of his birth, people lived in more conservative and traditional spaces than in modern times, with parents having a paranoid belief in careers, while our mothers chose to focus on the family.
In Kong Sheng's view, this is a kind of wisdom of life.
Few people know that Kong Sheng studied in the Chinese Department and is a veritable literary and artistic youth.
Reading Chinese and foreign masterpieces, not to say that it is full of economy and knowledge, but it can also be called knowledgeable and broad-minded.
After graduating, he worked as an editor for a small magazine for a while.
Later, due to personal wishes, he became obsessed with filming, quit his job, started from the photography assistant, and entered the film and television circle.
In 1990, at the age of 30, Kong Sheng worked as a photography assistant in the historical biographical drama Confucius.
In just one year, he was promoted to the main camera with his outstanding performance. Filmed "The Story of Killing Street", "Love Helps You Do It", "Gan Nineteen Sisters" and many other works.
In 1994, he filmed the biographical drama "Kong Fansen", which won the Shandong Excellent Video Award.
In 1996, he served as an independent director for the first time, filming "Police Officer Cheng Guangquan", winning the first place in the second prize of the "Feitian Award" of Chinese TV dramas and the Outstanding Director Award of Shandong Province.
The photographer who originally controlled the machine can also become the general director who controls the overall situation.
This success gave Kong Sheng great confidence.
After that, he began to shift his focus to directing creation.
In 1997, he focused on polishing the historical themes of the military, shooting "Red Cross Square", "Police 110", "Sun Tzu's Art of War and the Thirty-Six Plans".
In 1998, he filmed the TV series "Sacred Fire on the Sea", successfully used photography technology and artistic means, and won the "Feitian Award" Excellent Photography Award.
The birth of this play is not easy, the script is changed six times, and the shooting is difficult. The film crew camped on the offshore platform, filming the derrick more than 20 meters above the sea surface, often down to the cold seawater, with high humidity, noise and danger.
After 35 days of continuous fighting, he finally triumphed.
At the same time as filming, Kong Sheng also served as an editor in many works, and won the "Golden Eagle Award" for best editing single award for "Alishan's Daughter".
The tough guy theme wins, and the story of the children's love is not inferior.
In 2000, the costume drama "Human Ghost Love" was produced.
Around the old terrier of Nie Xiaoqian Ning Caichen in "Liaozhai", this drama wins in handsome men and beautiful women, as well as the laying out of the plot.
It is worth mentioning that after filming the play, director Kong Sheng felt that Liu Mintao acted well, so he included her in the list of royal actors, and there were many cooperations and mutual achievements since then.
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In 2001, "No Trial" was approved.
It is a television documentary of China's war victims' claims against Japan, and Kong Sheng is one of the directors.
This film, no profit, no box office.
It lasted 18 months, traveled to 14 provinces and cities, and the film crew went to Japan, the United States, South Korea and other places 5 times to interview and collect information, and the interview staff exceeded 200 people.
Without those false and empty arguments, the creators found new angles, dug out a lot of historical details, and the film received unprecedented praise.
This year, Kong Sheng was 41 years old, forty years old, not confused, and did not forget the mission.
In 2004, he filmed the Beijing-style drama "Qianmen Louzi Jiuzhangjiu", which was a turning point in Kong Sheng's career as a director.
Born in Shandong, he shows the city and social changes in old Beijing at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the People's Republic of China.
Since 2005, he has directed dramas such as "Tea Horse Ancient Road", "Ming Palace Sunset Photo", "Breaking into Kanto", "Life and Death Line" and so on.
His requirements for himself and his team were simple: "Do everything like that"
On May 12, 2011, he directed the disaster movie "Beichuan Rebirth" was released. In May 2012, he directed the emotional drama "Parental Love".
The screenwriter went to the set twice, and saw that Kong Sheng was working hard and working hard, and he wondered a little:
"I don't like to talk, I don't like to dress up, I seem to be the kind of person who only pulls the car with his head down and doesn't look up at the road." How can such a shy person be a director? ”
Kong Sheng contributed his inner show -
Changing the dog blood of most family dramas, there is no mother-in-law war, no chatter, just through the trivialities of daily life, showing the collective appearance of a family or even a generation.
At the end, the TV series won 8% of the national ratings.
In February 2014, he directed the costume power plot drama "Langya List".
Hu Ge won the Golden Eagle Award and the Magnolia Award for Best Actor with the role of Mei Changsu, becoming the youngest double-material emperor in China.
As a director, Kong Sheng also has a drama addiction.
He played a well-played upper body, cameo as an unknown minister, a hunter, and a general.
He repeatedly made mistakes, the first time he ran in the wrong direction, the second time he wrestled, until the third time he was physically weak, and he had no choice but to give up, and the scene was very interesting.
"I like acting, but I can't remember the lines, so this dragon suit role is the best for me."
In 2015, he directed the female workplace inspirational drama "Ode to Joy".
Despite the low ratings, this drama has been broadcast online for more than 10 billion times, becoming an annual hit. Starring sisters, one night burst into flames.
In 2019, he directed "Great Rivers and Great Rivers", which won the Best Director Award at the 25th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards and the Best Director Award at the 30th China Television Golden Eagle Awards.
The story of a group of small people constantly exploring and breaking through in the wave of change is deeply moving. No wonder some people say that Kong Sheng alone "photographed the hundred years of Modern Chinese History."
In 2020, he directed the poverty alleviation drama "Mountains and Seas".
On the set, he never scolded people, even if he was in a hurry, he was silent and tugged at his hair.
People who know him well know "Yo, the director is in a hurry".
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Some people have to ask, such a conscientious filming career maniac, presumably neglect to take care of the family.
The set is running non-stop, and the education of children is lagging behind, right?
However, Kong Sheng still did not disappoint.
His daughter, named Kong Gezi, is eccentric and loves art. Since childhood, watching my father tinker with the camera, subtly, also has the direction of life and the crosshairs.
The social platform named "Fighting Monsters and Upgrading Little Talents", the first time deep into the set, can't stop the excitement:
"My dream is to be a female photographer with a handsome camera! Nice to sit at the end of the lift! Happy holding a big machine! ”
In 2007, he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, film and television stunts.
Receiving a scholarship during school is also a positive energy for little suns.
In 2011, Jige Film and Television Culture Studio was established, focusing on the post-special effects production of film and television dramas.
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Later, she became the head of the "Polar Park" of the Noonday Sun Special Effects Department and was the visual effects supervisor of all the noon dramas.
In the 600 million-played web drama "Jingjie Ancient City", there is a kind of blue glowing "fire ladybug". Creatures that do not exist in real life are meticulously crafted and lifelike, which is in line with the expectations of fans of the original book.
Kong Gezi dismantled the production and shooting process in detail, which attracted praise from everyone.
In 2015, Kong Sheng won the Feitian Award, and Kong Gezi took photos of the interaction.
"Congratulations Dad! Twenty years on the go! Now I can finally go home! ”
In the photo, Kong Sheng, who never smiles on weekdays, wears sunglasses, grins, and reveals a mouthful of white teeth. The daughter is also full of smiles and is very loving.
Like a hedgehog, graceful on the outside.
Soft place for important people.
Down-to-earth, finally get results.