"I Really Love You" director Lu Xing has directed a number of popular dramas, including the crime suspense drama "Undocumented Crime", the workplace drama "Ordinary Glory" and "Our New Era" and other works. "I Really Love You", which is being broadcast by iQiyi, focuses on the topic of pregnancy of women and women in the workplace, talking about the original intention of directing the play, Lu Xing said that in the process of reading the script, he felt that contemporary women are not easy, they must insist on themselves on the one hand, on the other hand, they have to balance the family, and at the same time face the problems caused by childbirth. "So I think the persistence, bravery and tenacity that women show in this situation are very impressive, and I want to bring this emotion to the audience."
Xiao Yan, played by Liu Tao, insists on herself.
Character: From Xiao Yan, I feel the courage to move forward
In Lu Xing's view, the three heroines in the play each have their own dilemmas. For example, Xiao Yan, she is very insistent on herself, although because Dink has encountered all kinds of criticisms, but for how to work and live according to her own wishes in this world, she has her own standards and will not be swayed by other people's views; the female attitude transmitted from Xiao Yan is: a person knows his own demands, and for his own goals and directions, he can have the courage and courage to insist on himself, and not be swayed by others and the world. "Everyone in this world is a process of assimilation. Public opinion in the whole society, the eyes of the people around us, and the expectations and concerns of relatives will more or less cause pressure and impact on us. Lu Xing said that although we have to take care of the thoughts and feelings of the people around us, "who are we?" "It's a problem that should always be in the mind. Do you know who you are? Do you know exactly what you want? Do you dare to insist on what you want? How much can I pay? "These are all problems that we encounter in our daily lives, and I hope that everyone can feel the courage to move forward from Xiao Yan.""
Another example is Chen Jiaorui, whose situation has led to the difficult balance between career and family; and the role of Yuya explores what kind of crises and problems as a housewife will face. "I think these three kinds of women can represent a part of the female audience. Xiao Yan and Chen Jiaorui are representatives of two kinds of working women: one is unmarried and childless, one has children, and the other main role, Youya, is a full-time mother. Basically, the problems that women encounter in the age group of 30-40 years old are probably what they present in the play. ”
"I Really Love You" focuses on the problems women encounter in the workplace.
Reality: With the status of a mother, she needs to pay more
"I Really Love You" is not a cool drama, it involves a lot of real-world issues, such as the plight and persistence of urban women. In Lu Xing's view, career pursuit and maternal work can achieve a certain degree of balance, but the process is really difficult. "Even a man who is faced with how he balances his career and family is the most immediate reaction to how much time you can devote to these two parts." Compared with this part of the unmarried and childless people, if a person has the status of a mother, she needs to pay more and sacrifice more. ”
Lu Xing has also accumulated a wealth of parenting experience through filming the play, he said with a smile: "After filming, my sister gave birth to a child, and I actually knew how to hold the child in the right way, which made my family feel very surprised." Lu Xing hopes that "women can get empathy when watching the drama; when men watch the drama, they should realize to pay more attention to the women around them." ”
——Q&A——
Beijing News: In your opinion, what temperament of liu tao, Wang Yuanke and Li Nian, which are consistent with the characters in the play?
Lü Xing: I think Liu Tao's body is very similar to Xiao Yan, although Liu Tao herself is a mother, but she is also a person who knows her life demands very well and works hard for her life goals. Wang Yuanke has two children to take care of in reality, and she is also taking care of her own acting career. In the preparation of this play, she talked about how to balance career and family. Li Nian is also a very interesting actor. In real life, she is also the mother of the child, she chose to return to the family for a while after marriage, but in the past two years, as the child has grown up, she hopes that she can have some achievements in her acting career. Although Li Nian is not forced to enter the workplace under the pressure of livelihood and pressure like Yuya in the play, I believe that after everyone spends a long time at home, they more or less want to prove that they have their own social value in addition to family value. In the play, the plot is pushed to the second half, and In the process of living with Cheng Haonan, Youya realizes that she has the opportunity, ability, and should also take on more responsibilities for the family.
The director hopes that the audience can learn Xiao Yan's spirit of moving forward.
Beijing News: Seeing the comments of many netizens on the Internet, feeling the hardships and even intrigues of women in the workplace, are you worried that this drama is seen as "selling anxiety"?
Lv Xing: I don't think this is "selling anxiety". Because a realistic episode will definitely hit the anxiety of certain viewers. As for how to count as "trafficking", I am not particularly able to grasp this standard. But I think in our story, presenting women's hardships in the workplace is in itself a call to focus on women. In addition, I think that in the end, whether it is "selling anxiety", it may be more accurate to evaluate the overall after watching the whole drama. Because the ultimate values of a play are still carried by its climax and ending.
Beijing News: Recently, there have been many female group portrait works, such as "Ode to Joy", "Thirty Only", "North and South", etc. From the perspective of industry creation, the reasons for the current attention of women's theme works and the problems and dilemmas of the works themselves are?
Lv Xing: In fact, I still have some doubts about whether "women's themes" are a theme or not. Because it is narrated from a female perspective, but from the perspective of the subject matter, I don't think it distinguishes between men and women. For example, urban emotions, family ethics, maybe from this aspect I think it will be more accurate to distinguish the subject matter, but no matter how to divide, I think it is reasonable for these episodes with women as the protagonist and perspective to be concerned, because the mainstream audience of the TV series is still women, then their feelings for women, the resonance of female characters and the parts that can be discussed will definitely be more.
Regarding the problems and dilemmas of the work itself, I think it is more that we are still dominated by men in the entire circle of film and television production, and the question is how can we, as male creators, think and understand these roles like women, and finally interpret her. Because it seems to me that the gender difference is still very large, some of my views and attitudes toward the character may be different from the actors or female audiences of our female characters. I feel that this aspect is my difficulty and challenge, and it is also the dilemma of these works.
Beijing News reporter Liu Wei
Edited by Tong Na Proofreader Wei Zhuo