Preamble:
Someone asked: Will "Our Translator" be another magazine that will break the mirror and reunite the drama?
The success of a TV series often depends on too many variables that are difficult to predict.
The director's obsession, the screenwriter's ingenuity, and the actor's interpretation will affect the audience's reputation to varying degrees.
However, for Our Translator, all this is unknown.
This is a story of reunion after a long absence, the heroine Lynsey gives up her relationship for her career, but reunites with her ex-boyfriend many years later.
In similar scenes, directors often hope to create tension through pulling and probing.
But it often backfires, and it is extremely difficult to get the audience to really participate in the story.
So, whether Song Qian and Chen Xingxu can successfully shoulder the heavy responsibility of this drama this time, so that everyone can see the sincere emotional experience, not just another perfunctory story framework, this is undoubtedly a huge challenge for the main creative team.
The story of the ex-boyfriend who reunited after a long absence, the heroine gave up love for her career
Lin Xi and Xiao Yicheng can be said to be childhood sweethearts, the two grew up together since childhood, and the feelings that sprouted in adolescence are also brewing in this hardship.
Lynsey is determined to be a good translator, and she firmly believes that Xiao Yicheng will become the fortress of her dream.
However, to her surprise, Xiao Yicheng was not optimistic about her ambitions, thinking that it was too hard for a girl to be a translator.
Lin Xi was disheartened by this, she chose to leave Xiao Yicheng and went to another country to learn Xi language.
At first, the pain of lovesickness almost made Lynsey give up, but she is a persistent person.
In that country, she met her sister Fina, who also tried hard to become a translator.
Fina instructs her to let her dreams transcend everything.
Lynsey regained her strength and eventually completed her studies and became a translator for the United Nations.
One day, many years later, Lin Xi received a translation assignment and needed to work with a company that knew the world.
She was surprised to find that one of the bosses of the company was her ex-boyfriend Xiao Yicheng.
Compared with Lin Xi's choice to leave, Xiao Yicheng's life over the years has been uneventful.
He completed his studies in business management and returned to China to start a business with a few friends and run a company.
Until a few years ago, the company's business suddenly grew, and Xiao Yicheng gradually felt a sense of accomplishment.
In fact, he has been faintly looking forward to Linxi's return, because he cares more about his relationship with Linsey than the success of his career.
And these years of lonely life also made Xiao Yicheng gradually realize that he shouldn't let go easily and let Lin Xi leave him.
Now Lin Xi's sudden appearance is undoubtedly a relief for Xiao Yicheng.
He was ecstatic, and he was deeply afraid that Linsey had let go of the past.
Before the two officially met, Xiao Yicheng's heart was extremely apprehensive and excited.
He repeatedly checked his appearance in front of the mirror, for fear that Linsey would think he was getting old and ugly.
In fact, he didn't have to do this at all, no matter how many years passed, in Lin Xi's heart, Xiao Yicheng would always be the one she loved the most.
How does the director create the emotional tension of a reunion after a long absence
For director Zhang Tong, the biggest difficulty in "Our Translator" is how to create the emotional tension between Lin Xi and Xiao Yicheng after a long absence.
He needs to let the audience see the ups and downs of the two people's hearts.
In order to increase the ambiguity when the two looked at each other, Zhang Tong added many close-ups.
Lin Xi's eyes dodged when facing Xiao Yicheng, and the forbearance expression on Xiao Yicheng's face were all magnified.
Zhang Tong also renders the atmosphere through a large number of night shots.
The overlap of the two figures under the street lamp sets off the reluctance of their hearts.
After Lin Xi worked overtime in the company, the silhouette of sitting alone on the bench, and her looking at the light of Xiao Yicheng's window behind the high-rise building, the picture was poignant and beautiful.
In addition, Zhang Tong also set up many dialogues to hint at the sweetness of the past and the sadness of the breakup.
Lynsey occasionally makes mistakes when translating, which is a sign of her uncertainty.
She would think of Xiao Yicheng's incomprehensible words back then, and the back of the two hurriedly saying goodbye when they separated.
And Xiao Yicheng also revealed his concern for her from time to time in cooperation, but it was hidden under the work exchange.
Whenever Lin Xi returned from a business trip, Xiao Yicheng would always show up when she was most tired and bring her favorite food, just like when they were in love.
For a while, it was full of memories.
Zhang Tong also put a lot of effort into the set.
The hotel where Lin Xi lives is in the same building as Xiao Yicheng's company, which is a coincidence deliberately set up by the screenwriter.
The two often meet by chance in the elevator room, and in the enclosed space of the elevator, each other's figures are extremely close, but they dare not make contact.
This kind of visual suggestion greatly sets off the inner contradictions of the two.
The light leaking from the opening and closing of the elevator door seems to remind them of their increasingly clear fate.
Can the creators break through themselves through this drama
The success of "Our Translator" will test the strength of the creators.
For the heroine Song Qian, this is a rare opportunity.
Her acting skills have always been criticized, and I hope she can make a breakthrough this time.
When interpreting the role of Lin Xi, Song Qian will pay more attention to the subtle changes in emotion, so that the inner activities of the characters are more rich and three-dimensional.
This is undoubtedly a new attempt for her.
Lynsey is a character with a tough personality who can leave everything behind for her dreams.
But she is also extremely sensitive in her heart, and she values her feelings no less than her career.
In this reunion, she tried to restrain herself from loving, but she couldn't hide her joy.
Song Qian needs to portray this complex psychological activity through details such as eyes and movements.
It's a great exercise for her acting skills.
The actor Chen Xingxu is also facing great pressure.
He needs to quickly switch between the two boss roles to highlight the characteristics of Xiao Yicheng's character.
It's a new workout for his acting control.
In addition, whether he and Song Qian's CP sense is rich will also directly affect the watchability of this drama.
In contrast, Xiao Yicheng's character is more straightforward.
His thoughts about Lynsey have not changed for many years, and it is difficult to hide his excitement when they are reunited.
But he also realizes that the time the two have missed cannot make up for it, and it is likely that Lynsey has a new life.
Chen Xingxu needs to switch repeatedly in this complex psychological situation, so that Xiao Yicheng's personality has multiple dimensions.
He may try to make Xiao Yicheng express his heart a little awkwardly, but he gradually attracts Lin Xi with his mature and steady side.
This change will undoubtedly challenge the way he has portrayed his characters in the past.
As for the writers and producers, they can't afford to miss anything in the control of the pace of the story.
The plot of reunion after a long absence requires extremely high rhythm control, and the slightest carelessness will greatly reduce the tension of the whole story.
For example, they need to reasonably set up the reunion point of Lin Xi and Xiao Yicheng on the timeline.
Too early or too late can weaken dramatic conflict.
In addition, the number and density of interactions between the two should also be properly controlled, too little will appear stiff, too much will be easy to discourage.
It is in this moderation that art gets its best results.
Therefore, the wisdom of the writers and producers will undoubtedly greatly affect the quality of this drama.
Whether the audience's expectations can be realized, word-of-mouth is unpredictable
For the audience, their expectations for this show are undoubtedly extremely high.
First, the combination of Song Qian and Chen Xingxu is the focus of the topic, and secondly, everyone has watched too much of the drama of reunion after a long absence, and I hope that this time we can have a different experience.
But we also know how difficult it is to stand out in the entertainment industry.
Even if you have a strong creative team, it may not be able to effectively move people's hearts with the story.
After all, creating is always a difficult process to control.
Many viewers said that they were tired of the anticlimactic idol dramas on the market.
The first few episodes are pretentious and joyful, and they end hastily in the end, which is too contrived.
So this time the audience will pay special attention to the rhythm problem, if the quality drops too much in the later stage, the comments must be ugly.
But we also need to understand that creative teams are not machines after all.
In the process of shooting, there are occasional times when you are not in good shape.
The key is to ensure the overall qualified line.
If the plot is set too anticlimactic just to avoid a decline in quality, it will also be a disservice to the audience's experience.
Therefore, this time, the main creative team is like walking on a high steel wire, and the slightest accident will stumble and fall.
It's extremely difficult to perfectly live up to the audience's expectations.
But we still have to hold on to hope – maybe, maybe this time, a miracle will happen.
Will you follow this drama
Of course, as asked at the beginning: will you follow this show?
Whether it is out of love for Song Qian and Chen Xingxu, or out of the beautiful expectation of the reunion story itself after a long absence, this drama is worth watching.
What's more, in today's turbulent entertainment industry, it is rare for works that can make everyone have sincere emotional resonance.
Therefore, even if the word-of-mouth and popularity are unpredictable, it seems that we should still give this show a chance.
Because just like the story of Lin Xi and Xiao Yicheng, if you miss it, you may not have the opportunity to meet again.
Of course, as an audience with a Xi of chasing dramas, we will also do a certain amount of research before chasing new dramas.
For example, I will pay attention to the evaluations of the creators to learn about their past masterpieces, I will pay attention to the style of the official announcement to see if there is anything new, and I will also look at the feedback from channels and comment areas after the first episode is broadcast.
Epilogue:
So my dear, will you follow this show? If you're going to do it, remember to tell me!