"Here is bitterness, the conditions are poor, the Communists don't go, which one goes?" When Zhang Fuqing's life picture slowly unfolds, his every choice is awe-inspiring, and also leaves the audience with too much emotion and thinking - the TV series "Meritorious Service" is a major realistic theme work produced by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and promoted by the organization, and it is also the repertoire of the General Administration's "Ideal Illuminates China - Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China". The "Meritorious" unit "Obscure Zhang Fuqing" is being broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV.
Directed by Kang Honglei, who has previously directed "Soldier Assault" and "The Years of Burning Passion", written by Chen Yu and co-starring Guo Tao and Sun Qian, the unit tells the story of Zhang Fuqing, the first batch of "Republic Medal" winners, whether in the fiery war years or in the period of peaceful construction, has been struggling to move forward. His name, "Fuqing," is exactly the portrayal of his life: spiritual prosperity and a plain life are also the most simple and unpretentious promises and actions of a Communist Party member to the country and the people.
Dedicate a lifetime to the grassroots
Serve the people wholeheartedly
Different from the "Meritorious Service" unit "Nengwen Nengwu Li Yannian" and "Unsung Hero Yu Min" that have been broadcast, "Obscure Zhang Fuqing" does not intercept a fragment of Zhang Fuqing's life to tell, but stretches the narrative span from 1955 to today in 2021 - a combat hero who was born and died in the rain of bullets and bullets, chose to lock those former military feats with a suitcase, rooted in the remote small county town of Enshi Laifeng for 64 years, followed the members to do heavy physical work, and led the masses to the sinkhole to find water. Sledgehammer on the cliff to hit the cannon hole...
"Obscure Zhang Fuqing" strives to fully show the choices and contributions made by a Communist Party member in different historical periods of the motherland, although his post and identity have changed repeatedly, what has never changed is his infinite loyalty to the party and the country and his pure heart for the masses of the people.
"Unlike other meritorious figures who have very clear major events, Zhang Fuqing's body does not have major ups and downs, great sorrows and great joys, but everything he does is for the benefit of the local people, repairing water conservancy and roads, and he fulfills the responsibilities and obligations of the communists bit by bit, and struggles all his life in the remote mountainous areas of three provinces." Director Kang Honglei said, "Zhang Fuqing is not a person who can be summarized in one stage, he has been 'obscure', which stage do you take to reflect his original intention and mission of serving the people wholeheartedly?" Later, we found that we could only use his life to portray the great deeds of such a grassroots communist for the republic and the people. ”
Therefore, during filming, the crew of "Obscure Zhang Fuqing" followed the truth of history and restored several typical stories of the whole event, "For example, Zhang Fuqing led the local villagers to take advantage of the agricultural leisure season to build a 3.7-kilometer highway in a towering hilltop village in Gaodong; for example, he took the lead in using a stone and a stone to build a dam, using a river channel to build a hydroelectric power station; for example, he led the members to build roads, get rid of poverty, and strive to make 'the rice bowls of the members can be filled with dry rice'... These things are what he strives to do, and as film and television workers, we should express these things in the form of images and present them in the form of stories, and present the plump and respectable and credible character images to today's audiences, so that everyone can see that our motherland is thousands of people who are obscure, rooted in the grassroots, and who have worked for a lifetime. They have always adhered to the idea of worrying about the world before the world, enjoying the happiness of the world after the world, and serving the people wholeheartedly, and they have supported our great motherland. Director Kang Honglei and screenwriter Chen Yu said.
Walk all over the phoenix to survey the scenery and deeply understand the characters
I hope to convey the shock and emotion to the audience
In order to shoot better, shortly after the launch of "Meritorious Service", Kang Honglei came to Feng County with the main creator to step on the spot. Almost all over Laifeng, I went to all the places where Zhang Fuqing had worked -- including the Sanhu District of Laifeng County, where Zhang Fuqing was the deputy district chief, Zhang Fuqing led the masses to turn the hillside into terraced areas of the Koudong Commune, Zhang Fuqing and his co-workers together to pick sledgehammers and shoot cannon holes, the high-cave management area with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters above sea level and cliffs on all sides, and the sinkhole where they "entered the ground" to find water, and even contacted many of Zhang Fuqing's colleagues who were currently alive to understand the stories of their struggle together.
Screenwriter Chen Yu was full of feelings for Zhang Fuqing when writing the script, "The old man gave me the feeling of being like our own fathers, especially peaceful, sitting with him and feeling that he was a family member, and I was especially able to step on my heart when I wrote." Chen Yu said, "Shooting Zhang Fuqing is a baptism for us, the baptism of life!" I feel that I am far worse than Zhang Lao. ”
For this shooting, Kang Honglei frankly said that he did not have too many "design skills" for plot settings, but the natural flow under the condensed shooting power in the process of experiencing Zhang Fuqing's life, such as: Zhang Fuqing met a widowed elderly man on the road to the village, worried in his heart, returned home and asked his wife "Is there any excess rations", never brought home, and always asked the family to want, such details are sad and more moving. In addition, a patch stack of patches, yellow pants older than his son; a bowl of "oily noodles" without oil, all of which show the embarrassment of Zhang Fuqing's personal life as a foreign cadre, but under such conditions, Zhang Fuqing still works for most of his life, without complaint or regret.
For the filming creators, the words "obscure" are the difficulties, the charm, and the value of the shooting.
When choosing Zhang Fuqing's actor, Kang Honglei finally decided to use Guo Tao. "When we do TV dramas, we have to choose people who are close to Zhang Fuqing, and 'closeness' is not an image proximity, but an overall temperament image, inner world, and aesthetic hobbies." Guo Tao is a low-key actor, which is very close to the characters in the play, and it is possible to create a good character if there is a closeness. ”
Guo Tao, who was deeply moved by Zhang Fuqing's ordinary life, communicated with director Kang Honglei and screenwriter Chen Yu almost every day during filming in order to get closer to the character, and strived to find a only credible and better expression path. He acted from middle age to old age, interpreting his "plain attitude towards life and personality charm" movingly. The most memorable scene for him was when The Elderly Zhang Fuqing came out of the operating room to see his leg amputated, "From that moment on, it can be said that I myself really entered the heart of the Elderly Zhang Fuqing." Guo Tao said that in the past, he had only seen heroic deeds on TV or in books, and this was the first time he used his body to play a hero, "It is so real, it is so different, very moved, in addition to the improvement of the professional ability to shape the role, it is also a purification of the mind!" ”
Kang Honglei also specifically mentioned that the 528 personnel of the film crew of "Obscure Zhang Fuqing" changed from the preparation of filming to the change of youth, "especially the young people in the group, they first went to interview with us, stepped on the point, and when they visited Zhang Fuqing and Sun Yulan in the back, their eyes were full of real respect and love!" The shooting itself was a great shock and touch to all members of our film crew, and the merits of the Republic in one piece were full of honor and happiness. ”
Source: Yangtze Evening News Network