On August 27th, the seminar on the TV drama "Chasing Dreams and Blue Sky" sponsored by the China Television Arts Commission and the Propaganda Department of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee was held in Beijing.
"Chasing Dreams and Blue Sky" is written by Zhang Qiang as the chief screenwriter, directed by Li Yunliang and Wen Xiao, and starring Zhang Bo, Li Naiwen, Huang Man and Xu Xiaosa. The drama begins with the aviation industry starting from scratch in the early days of the founding of New China, ending with China's aviation industry firmly taking the road of independent research and development and competing with world-class enterprises, showing the magnificent development process of China's aviation industry in the past 70 years, and praising the spiritual quality of aviation people's "loyalty and dedication, chasing dreams and blue sky", which will end tonight in the prime time of CCTV-1.
The seminar was presided over by Yi Kai, Secretary General of the Arts Committee. The relevant responsible persons of Aviation Industry Group, the Propaganda Department of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Industrial Culture Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Film and Television Documentary Center of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the Shaanxi Cultural Industry Investment Holding (Group) Co., Ltd. and other units, the main creative team and industry representatives of "Chasing Dreams and Blue Sky", and industry experts attended the seminar, and the participants discussed the main connotation, creative methods and value significance of the play. Before the meeting, the main creators of the "Chasing Dreams and Blue Sky" crew also visited the statues of Luo Yang and Wu Daguan, the heroic models of aviation, and presented flowers to pay tribute.
An organic combination of historical truth and artistic expression
Luo Ronghuai, general manager of Aviation Industry Group and deputy secretary of the party group, said: "The production and broadcast of "Chasing Dreams and Blue Skies" is not only an artistic reproduction of the 70-year development process of New China's aviation industry, but also an interpretation of the spirit of "loyalty and dedication, chasing dreams and blue skies", which will surely sow the seeds of aviation in the hearts of more people and ignite the enthusiasm of the public to care about China's aviation industry.
Ma Chuanxin, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Shaanxi Provincial CPC Committee, believes that "Chasing Dreams and Blue Skies" uses realistic techniques to build a wide and thick space, reflecting the formulation, decision-making and implementation process of the national strategy, and reproducing the great feat of China-made aircraft soaring in the blue sky of the motherland.
Zhu Yongli, deputy director of the Industrial Culture Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that "Chasing Dreams and Blue Skies" allowed the audience to see the scenery of China's new industrialization road and ignited the audience's enthusiasm and confidence in Chinese manufacturing. At the same time, he also hopes that the success of "Chasing Dreams and Blue Skies" can become a new starting point for sincere cooperation from all walks of life and encourage and support industrial film and television creation.
Shangguan Ruye, editor-in-charge of the TV Drama Project Department of the Film and Television Drama Documentary Center of the Central Radio and Television General Station, believes that "Chasing Dreams and Blue Skies" will pass on to the public the silent persistence of aviation people for decades of "don't say anything, the motherland knows me". Three generations in the past 70 years, with diverse perspectives, have basically achieved the organic combination of historical truth and artistic expression, showing a thick strength and texture.
Lu Tao, general manager of Shaanxi Cultural Industry Investment Holding (Group) Co., Ltd., shared the creative process of this drama: the main creative team went to Xifei, Shaanxi Fei, Shen Fei, Test Flying Institute, Commercial Aviation and other places to collect style, interviewed more than 50 representatives of the aviation industry, and consulted nearly 100 biographies. It is worth mentioning that many Chinese and foreign models such as MiG-15, F86, J-5, Bomb-6 and J-7 have appeared in domestic TV dramas for the first time.
The casting and continuation of the character's highlight moments
Director Li Yunliang said, "The main creative team has been touched countless times in the creative process, but it cannot be presented one by one due to space limitations. In fact, the main theme of the creation of the play is 'the heavy weapon of the country, cast with life'. I hope that the audience can feel the power of this sentence through this play. ”
Zhang Bo, the actor of Qin Tian, admitted that this drama is not to show the highlight moment of a certain person, but the highlight of an era. Those complexes and spirits do not disappear with the character's departure, but will continue forever.
Huang Man, who plays Cao Huifang, laughs and says that he came to the place where the seminar was held (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) and was like going home. She represents the family of the aviation man in the play, the most important muscle next to the hero's spine, and the blue sky backing that protects the hero.
Li Zizhi's actor Feng Bai came from a military family and has a special complex for soldiers since childhood, and this time playing a test pilot is a fulfillment of his dream. "As an actor, I was thrilled when I sat in the cockpit of the J-7, and it was probably the most memorable experience of my life. I hope that more similar themes will be presented to the audience in the form of decryption in the future. ”
Chen Yiheng, who plays Deputy Commander Yan, said, "Through this drama, I learned the spirit of aviation. If we look at the performing arts industry, we are not doing enough. I hope that this spirit can spur actors and urge everyone to better complete their jobs. ”
The spirit of aviation inspires contemporary aviation people
The hit of "Chasing Dreams and Blue Skies" inspires contemporary aviation people. He Shengqiang, a member of the party group and deputy general manager of the Aviation Industry Group, said, "There is always a time for the TV series to end, but the story of the aviation people is still continuing. We will take tianhai as a sentiment and strive to enhance the development and support capabilities of advanced aviation equipment and power units. ”
Liu Gaozhuo, former secretary of the party group and general manager of China First Airlines, as a representative of the old aviation people, has a deeper feeling for the story in the play. He called on China's aviation industry to be paid more attention to and understood by more people, and hoped that there would be more similar film and television works in the future.
Xu Ming, a young scientific and technological worker after the 80s, as the third generation of aviation, also has a profound feeling: "Through the form of art, "Chasing Dreams and Blue Sky" helps us show the dream of aviation power of aviation people, and also inspires us young scientific and technological workers to rethink and re-understand what kind of mission of the times they undertake. ”
Art pays homage to science, and the spirit of aviation is consistent
Yan Jingming, vice chairman of the China Writers Association, talked about the difficulty of expressing industrial themes. The first is the high level of technology. The second is the long time span, showing the process of 70 years. One of the characteristics of this drama is that the focus point is very concentrated, whether in the living room or at the dinner table, the topic of discussion is "how The Chinese plane flies to the blue sky".
The famous literary and art critic Li Zhiliang emphasized the scarcity of this drama, "It is the first film and television work in China to reflect the aviation industry, reflecting the change in the fate of the Chinese nation from a unique perspective, and is a work that the audience has been looking forward to for a long time." He also mentioned that the sacrifice drama shown in this play is the most profound and torturous sacrifice of human nature. For example, Jiang Xingjian died in an air battle to cover his comrades-in-arms, Li Zizhi died because of a test flight, Xu Meng died because of overwork, and so on.
Li Fang, deputy editor-in-chief of the overseas edition of People's Daily, said that the broadcast of "Chasing Dreams and Blue Skies" has important practical significance and enlightening significance at present, which not only shows the difficult years under the smoke and flames of gunfire in a storytelling way, but also focuses on the rapid development of the aviation industry after the reform and opening up. Among them, the concentrated appearance of a number of Chinese and foreign models in the play is a visual feast brought to the audience by the history of new Chinese aviation.
Deng Kai, executive director of the Literature and Art Department of Guangming Daily, especially appreciates the lines and details of this drama: Cao Huifang's "refreshing" language, Qin Tian's posture from old age to old age, can impress countless audiences, in addition, many historical footage intercepted from historical documentaries and the selection of revolutionary songs familiar to the audience have evoked people's most extensive memories.
Zhao Tong, deputy director of the Television Art Center of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, summed up the theme of "Chasing Dreams and Blue Skies" with "consistent". The story of this drama traces back from Qin Tian's 84-year-old pupils, and returns to Qin Tian's 90-year-old gaze to complete the closure. In the meantime, from the qingyun of the founding ceremony of the new China to the firmament of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the new Chinese aviation industry from the fledgling wings to the Kunpeng spread its wings, the journey of the new Chinese aviation industry from the fledgling wings to the Kunpeng spread its wings, and paid tribute to the Chinese aviation people with great artistic sense. ”
Xing Ge, senior editor of the China Television Arts Commission, mentioned that the curtain call of many important figures in this drama is heavy and full of tragic and lofty sense, which is impressive. For example, at the same time as Deputy Commander Yan died, the military factory began to be transformed, and many people faced job transfers, and the two levels showed the metaphor of "an era is over, a new era has begun". For another example, the images left by Yangtze River to his wife after his death are all about the small things in the family. This way of closing the curtain is very touching.
Zhong Chengxiang, a famous literary and art critic, believes that if "The Age of Awakening" is about China's awakening a hundred years ago, then "Chasing Dreams and Blue Skies" is the style of the Chinese nation after its awakening on the screen. "This work of art has a thick historical character and a lofty aesthetic interest. Its hits will, in turn, advance our nation's aviation industry, inspire the aviation people of our time, and inspire viewers who love aviation. ”
【Text/Xu Xinqiang】