"The Glory of Fathers" was broadcast, led by Zhang Wanyi, Guo Tao and Liu Lin were seated, and the period drama should be popular

This year's summer file, film and television ice and fire two days.

In terms of movies, "Desperate", "Disappearing Her", "The First Part of Fengsheng" and "In the Octagon Cage" have repeatedly broken records, and are expected to win an overall box office of more than 20 billion.

In terms of TV series, it is a little lonely, the entire summer file is occupied by ancient puppet dramas, although "Sauvignon Blanc" and "Lotus House" exploded, but other genres are not shocked, ordinary audiences, there has never been a "Crazy" and "Long Season" such a popular drama to watch.

Even the CCTV drama "Ice and Snow Sharp Knife Company" has an uneven reputation because it is too slow and hot.

It's time for a period drama.

This genre has always been a favorite of TV viewers.

The TV station's constantly rebroadcast "Parental Love" and "Crossing the Guandong", "Chicken Feathers Fly to the Sky" after Zhang Yi and Yin Tao both won the TV Emperor TV, the word-of-mouth "Great River" series, and CCTV's 2022 opening drama "The World" all belong to this type.

This year, "The Road of Life", adapted from Lu Yao's novel, has also received a lot of attention.

Compared with the young audiences attracted by fantasy and ancient puppet dramas, TV audiences are generally older, which also gives period dramas a unique advantage. Especially in CCTV, period dramas are the most likely to produce explosive types.

However, after "The World", even CCTV did not come up with the second real period drama hit, in the end, the quality is not hard enough.

is still there, there is a period drama with the hardest director in the national drama, which will be broadcast on CCTV——

Kang Honglei, "The Glory of Fathers".

On August 27, that is, tonight, CCTV set a set of prime time to take over "Ice and Snow Sharp Knife Company".

Screenwriter, Zhao Dongling. Starring, Zhang Wanyi, Guo Tao, Liu Lin, as well as Zhang Yue, Li Haofei, Zhou Fang, Zhang Kaitai and other actors.

The whole drama is full of hard air from top to bottom.

Period drama, it's time to regain its glory.

1. Story: epic drama style, the plot is as thick as "The World"

"The Glory of Fathers" takes the forestry workers in the state-owned forest area of Northeast China as the creation object, takes the reform of the state-owned forest area as the main line, and tells the growth story of the ecological inheritance of the green butterfly transformation of the forest farm from "relying on the mountains and eating the mountains" to "green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains" when the employees of the Sandaogou forest farm put down their axes and saws, changed from "tree cutters" to "tree watchers".

Because Guo Tao and Liu Lin starring, many people will think of "Parental Love".

But from the perspective of story style and narrative technique, the play is closer to "The World".

To put it simply, the story has two main points:

The first is the fate of people.

The story is set against the background of forestry reform in the 90s, with the story of Gu Changshan (played by Guo Tao) and his family as the main line, telling the dream and inheritance of three generations of foresters.

Song Liuxi, an older generation of foresters, recalled the past logging experience at the beginning, saying "Watching one tree fall after another, but leaving no blessing for future generations", telling a great change in the life of foresters under the tide of the times;

Gu Changshan, a second-generation forestry worker, faced with the crisis of "reducing production, limiting felling, and laying off jobs" in forestry, still adopted Chen Xingjie, the son of a colleague who died in the line of duty, and squeezed money for him to study outside.

But the fate of the transformation of the forestry worker fell on his head, "If you can't go up the mountain, you can't cut down the tree, then you can't become a waste?" ”

Chen Xingjie (played by Zhang Wanyi), as the third generation, firmly believes that the college entrance examination is his only way out, but after really going out, his broad vision and rich experience made him make the decision to "return to his hometown".

The second is Lin's fate.

From 1998 to 2015, the whole of China underwent tremendous changes, and China's forestry industry also developed rapidly in the wave.

As the camera takes the audience into the icy northeast forest farm, the story first shows the decline of forestry in the late 90s.

When the ecological and environmental problems became increasingly serious, forestry began to "reduce production, limit felling, and lay off", and forestry workers also faced the problem of "going out" and "staying".

Young people can go out to make a living, and Gu Changshan, these middle-aged people with old and young, can only develop the "family ecological forest" model.

In 2007, in response to ecological protection and people's livelihood activities, they actively participated in the immigration project.

Under the background of comprehensive logging restrictions in 2014 and 2015, Chen Xingjie responded to the call "gold and silver mountains are not as good as green water and green mountains" to hold an exhibition of green forestry. The new generation of foresters finally shouldered the mission of forestry reform, inherited the glory of their fathers, and led everyone to a better new life.

Like "The World", the plot tells about people's fate and choices under the great changes of the times.

The "fathers" have the glory of their fathers, but the new generation that has different ways of thinking and life choices from their fathers inherits the glory of their fathers, this is the story.

2, the main creator: Kang Honglei + Zhao Dongling, this is definitely another pair of trump card combinations in the national drama

Period dramas, especially the main creative team, no good script, no good director, no matter how good the lineup, no matter how much money is spent, it will be in vain.

And the reason why "Glory of the Fathers" is worth looking forward to is also because the main creator is too hard.

First of all, director Kang Honglei, if Liu Yunlong is the king of national drama spy war dramas, and Zhang Li is the ace of historical dramas, then Kang Honglei can definitely be called the trump card director of national dramas and military dramas.

One "Soldier Assault" and one "My Regiment Commander My Regiment" have already made it difficult for him to have an opponent.

But he has actually always been a master of period dramas.

Kang Honglei's famous work is not a military drama, but "The Years of Passion Burning".

This year's period drama "Father's Prairie Mother's River", which was broadcast on CCTV eight sets, has almost no sound, but it is a masterpiece that is seriously underestimated. This drama is also enough to prove Kang Honglei's strength in filming period dramas.

The reason why Kang Honglei's dramas are beautiful is that although his works are simple and heavy, they can always bring artistic works to life and bring the deepest emotional resonance to the audience.

"The Glory of the Fathers" is exactly the way of Kang Honglei.

Regarding the creation of this drama, Kang Honglei said that the pursuit of "truth" is an important principle in the creative process, including the truth of the times, the truth of the region and the truth of the industry population.

So right.

Let's talk about screenwriter Zhao Dongling, the two word-of-mouth dramas in 2022, "Police Honor" and "Happiness to Ten Thousand Homes", are all her works.

Zhao Dongling is also good at period dramas, and "Red Sorghum" starring Zhou Xun is also her work.

Another characteristic of her is that she is good at writing about ordinary people, writing about the fate of ordinary people, and shaping ordinary heroes.

This pair of choreographers and directors is indeed a combination of two swords, and their works have one thing in common, that is, they are very grounded, and they are both good at formal dramas and big dramas.

It is unimaginable that the two first-class masters will make a rough job.

And this work also placed the audience's expectations for director Kang Honglei, in recent years, in addition to the "Zhang Fuqing" unit of "Merit" cooperated with Guo Tao to receive praise, the director of the Chinese drama is almost silent.

This time, this powerful director, it's time to smash it out.

3. Lineup: Zhang Wanyi picks the big beam, Guo Tao and Liu Lin play the parental love of forestry workers, this lineup is not weak

The main actors of "The Glory of Fathers" are, Zhang Wanyi, Guo Tao, Liu Lin, Zhou Fang, Li Haofei, Zhang Yue, Zhang Kaitai and so on. There are young actors, and there are also Mesozoic powerhouses, which don't seem to be gorgeous, but in fact they are not weak at all.

Kang Honglei chooses actors, never based on fame, but on acting skills and role suitability.

Especially interesting is Guo Tao and Liu Lin, who played brothers and sisters in "Parental Love", and this time they changed into husband and wife.

Then let's talk about the actors of the parents' generation first.

The first one, Guo Tao.

It can be said that Guo Tao has a face of a period drama.

It's not that Guo Tao can't play other plays, "Crazy Stone" and "Scorching Sun" are very successful.

But a "Parental Love" is enough to show how suitable he is for acting in period dramas.

Jiang Defu, played by him in the play, is vivid, vivid and delicate, just like coming out of that era.

That unique sense of drama is a chemical reaction produced by the actor's acting skills, appearance and temperament, which is unique.

So once back to the period drama, Guo Tao is also very good at water, this time playing the conscientious second-generation forestry worker Gu Changshan, down-to-earth, righteous, thick, kind, but also some face-loving, admit death.

As soon as Guo Tao appeared, he was in the state of a forestry worker, not only his dark face, but also his overall temperament, and he didn't dare to say anything else, he definitely won this role.

The second place, Liu Lin.

First of all, this is Liu Lin's rare protagonist role in recent years.

Now many people know that Liu Lin is a powerful person, but she was seen by the audience but struggled to do so, and the first person to open the door to the role for her was Dehua in "Parental Love".

After "Do You Know", Liu Lin gradually got a name in the Chinese drama, and since then, the road has opened up, and she has been featured in word-of-mouth dramas such as "Hidden Corner" and "Long Season" in recent years.

Although they are all supporting roles, they can act in everything, they are all brilliant, family dramas, suspense dramas, life dramas, period dramas, costume dramas, and easy to do.

Liu Lin plays the wife of forestry worker Gu Changshan in the play, gentle, tenacious, full of vicissitudes but does not improve the good background, and pulls up three children alone.

In the trailer, I especially like Liu Lin's two crying scenes, one is tearing her heart to collapse, and the other is silently crying into her heart.

Just these two scenes are enough to see what a good actor Liu Lin is.

She will definitely be able to play this role well, the question is only what will be her chemistry with Guo Tao this time.

Now about young actors.

The third place, Zhang Wanyi.

In the past, audiences who may have watched dramas such as "The Age of Awakening" are more familiar with this young actor who graduated from Nortel class, but after this summer's "Sauvignon Blanc", I think young audiences should be more familiar with this young actor who has gained momentum in recent years than the older generation of audiences.

Zhang Wanyi's acting skills and Guo Tao and Liu Lin are certainly not comparable, but among the actors of the younger generation who pick the big beams, especially the traffic stars, they are definitely barbaric.

His performance has a kind of calm air in it, you can't see through it at first glance, and when you act, the role is understood.

From "Age of Awakening" to stunning the audience, to "Children of the Qiao Family", to Lingying, who endured pain and broke up with the heroine in "Sauvignon Blanc", Zhang Wanyi always has a way to let the audience remember the role.

This time, he played Chen Xingjie, who was adopted by Gu Changshan, grateful to his adoptive father and adoptive mother, but flew out of the mountain, flew out but wanted to come back, the role is very layered, Zhang Wanyi is also good at playing this kind of role with a drama in his heart.

The tall and thin body, simple face, era clothing and upper body, temperament is right.

Kang Honglei rarely uses such a young actor as the protagonist, and the last time was Chen Sicheng in "Migrant Worker".

If Zhang Wanyi can hold the play this time, his acting skills will be completely standing.

The fourth place, Zhou Fang.

I always think that this is an underrated actress, from Liu Hong in "Xin Huan Zhu Gege" to Cheng Kaiyan in "Big River",

Zhou Fang's performance is always free, just right, what she really lacks is opportunity.

This time, she played Feng Xia, who went out with one mind, with a kind of spicy and stubborn strength of a woman at the bottom, this kind of role Zhou Fang is simply too good to play.

The fifth place, Li Haofei.

Perhaps many people's impression of her is still "Happy Camp", but in recent years she has transformed into an actress, and after watching the "Ode to Joy" series, you know that her acting skills are actually good.

Although the later seasons of "Ode to Joy" have a mediocre reputation, she interprets Yu Chuhui very well, and can even be said to be a highlight in the show.

This time she played the male protagonist's sister, walked out of the mountains, and finally came back to give back to the mountains and forests, I am still very optimistic about her performance this time.

Sixth place, Zhang Yue.

When she mentioned it, she remembered Lin Youyou in "Thirty Only", in fact, she has participated in big dramas such as "Opponent" and "Star Han Splendid" for several years, putting aside the character impression, in fact, Zhang Yue's acting skills are not bad at all, and she can control the role well every time.

This time she played the male protagonist's girlfriend Lin Xiaoqing, who was sandwiched between the love of the male protagonist and the mountain, although it is a supporting role but there is a drama to play, it is not difficult to act well, it is difficult to shine.

Seventh, Zhang Kaitai.

This is a rising new actor.

In "When I Was a Boy", he was impressive, playing a young master in a Beijing hutong, and this time he exercised in Kang Honglei's period drama, which is indeed a promising future.

4. Success or failure: Kang Honglei, it's time to make a good show for period dramas

The recent domestic film and television drama market seems to be a lot of dramas, but it is actually quite deserted.

What can really be called a hit, almost nothing.

At this time, Kang Honglei made a move, which was simply to save the drama fans from fire and water.

Period dramas should be good-looking, key points.

One is to be authentic.

Serving the Tao and performing the fool's head, the audience can't stand it at a glance.

The second is to have true feelings.

Period dramas, usually focus the camera on small people. The big road should be said by small people, and the big time will fall into the details of life before there is a story. There is no real emotion in the heart, and the fake model fake pat can't deceive the audience.

Finally, the acting must be collectively online.

There are many roles in period dramas, testing acting skills, and there is a weak actor, and the audience can't stand it.

On the contrary, if the actors' acting skills are good, it will be like "The World", there will be an overall chemical reaction, and the acting skills of the entire drama will explode.

What about this drama, Kang Honglei is the first guarantee, Guo Tao Liu Lin is the second, and the third is the trailer, and the texture is barbaric.

The right person shoots the right scene, it is like the right seed grows in the right mountain forest, and the big tree that comes out at the end does not grow crookedly.

"Life is like a tree, the seasons are impermanent."

That's why this big drama of life is particularly interesting.

"Father's Prairie Mother's River" is a good drama, but too few people watch it. Whether the 2023 era drama can produce a good drama that is well received depends on Kang Honglei's.