Recently, the second batch of key TV drama repertoire in Jiangsu Province for 2023-2025 was announced.
This is the second bullet launched by the Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Radio, Film and Television after the first batch of key TV drama repertoire will be solicited and released in 2023.
For many years, Suzhou dramas have been an important part of the field of Chinese TV dramas.
Jiangsu Province held a provincial radio and television and network audio-visual work conference
Like the geographical location of Jiangsu Province at the junction of the north and the south, Suzhou dramas also have the characteristics of diverse themes and mixed styles. It has not only launched Huang Zhongdalu's "Our French Years" and "The Right Way in the World is the Vicissitudes of Life", but also produced the down-to-earth "Spring Splendid Pig Bajie" and "The Happiness of the Boss", as well as the enthusiastic "Special Forces" series.
In 2020, Jiangsu Province issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for "Drama Beauty Jiangsu" TV Drama (2020-2022). The development of Suzhou dramas has entered the fast lane, with both quantity and quality rising.
"Ace Troops" is very popular, "Mom is Waiting for You" and "Dear Children" have high ratings, and the hit drama "The World" has won national awards such as the national "Five One Project" award, the TV Golden Eagle Award, and the Magnolia Award at the Shanghai TV Festival.
In 2023, the Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Radio, Film and Television will release the "Three-Year Action Plan for the TV Drama of "Drama Beauty Jiangsu" (2023-2025) to build momentum for reaching the top again. In the past year, 7 Soviet dramas such as "Zeng Boy", "Daydream Me" and "He Came from the Fire" have landed on CCTV, first-line satellite TV and head online platforms, and 11 Soviet dramas such as "Lonely Boat" have obtained distribution licenses, accounting for 7.05% of the country's output, a record high.
After the beginning of this year, "Above the River" and "The Wind Chaser", which were broadcast on Yangyi and Yangba respectively, showed the strong development momentum of Suzhou-produced dramas.
Below, we will talk about the highlights and changes of Suzhou dramas in terms of topic selection, projects, support, awards, and services from five aspects.
More than 20 key projects: both diversified and personalized
Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Radio, Film and Television has released a total of 25 key TV dramas from 2023 to 2025. The first batch (10 films) was announced in June last year, and the second batch (15 films) was announced in April this year.
There are 4 modern revolutionary themes, including "The Centennial Army", "Harbin 1944" (formerly known as "The City Without Me"), "The Lonely Boat" and "The Wind Chaser", and 3 contemporary military themes, including "Soldiers from the Wind", "Above the Sky" and "Synthetic Order".
There are 2 modern urban themes, namely "The Woman of the Luo Family" and "Yiyi to the North Wind", and 7 contemporary urban themes, including "Going North", "He Came from the Fire", "Extraordinary Relationship", "Concentric Knot", "Sea Soul Shirt", "The Best Solution to Life" and "Honey Whisper".
There are 2 contemporary themes involved in the case, including "Above the Dark Clouds" and "Steel Forest", and 2 ancient legends, namely "The Code of the Riverside Map of the Qingming Festival" and "The Fifteenth Day of Two Beijings".
In addition, there is also a modern biographical theme "Zhang Jian", other contemporary themes "Citizens of the Solar System", contemporary rural themes "Mo Shang and Flowers Bloom", modern military themes "Ode to Peace", and modern financial spy war drama "Wind Chaser".
Nine dramas to be broadcast are full of expectations
In addition to "On the River" and "The Wind Chaser", which have ended, there are 9 Soviet dramas to be broadcast this year, which are full of highlights.
"Going North" and "Qingming Riverside Map Password" were both selected for the 2024 China Central Radio and Television "Year of the Dragon Drama Watch Station" film list.
"Going North" is adapted from the novel of the same name by writer Xu Zechen, the award-winning work of the 10th Mao Dun Literature Award, and has been filmed. The play is directed by Yao Xiaofeng (general) and Zhou Nan, written by Zhao Dongling, and co-starring Bai Lu and Ou Hao, with a strong production team and a luxurious cast.
"The Code of the Riverside Map at Qingming Festival" is adapted from Ye Wenbiao's series of novels of the same name, which tells the story of the Zhao family's family of five who were accidentally involved in the Meichuan case during the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, and finally worked together to solve the strange case. The show has now completed filming and is in post-production.
"Harbin 1944" tells the story of our party's intelligence worker Song Zhuowen who successfully infiltrated the Harbin Special Service Department of the puppet Manchurians, cooperated with his twin brother in the turbulent struggle environment, and ushered in the victory of the Anti-Japanese War with great sacrifices. The play is directed by Zhang Li, written by Wang Xiaogun, Liu Tianzhuang, Liu Jinfei, and starring Qin Hao and Yang Mi. At present, the distribution license has been obtained, and it is expected to be broadcast this year.
"Lonely Boat" and "Lonely War", both modern revolutionary dramas, both focus on the hidden front. The former is starring Zeng Shunxi, Zhang Songwen, Chen Duling, Wang Yuwen, etc., and the latter is starring Huang Jingyu, Xin Zhilei, etc., all of which have obtained distribution licenses.
"Mo Shang and Flowers Bloom" is a rural-themed "small period drama", telling the story of Ma Chunxiu, the captain of the Iron Maiden commando, who led the villagers to open mountains and build roads in the tide of reform and opening up to benefit the people. The show has now received a distribution license.
"Soldiers Come from the Wind" is a military drama that integrates blood and feelings, starring Ou Hao, Lan Yingying, Liu Yijun, etc., and has been filmed.
The other two dramas that have completed filming and entered post-production are "Above the Clouds" starring Sun Li and Luo Jin, and "The Best Solution to Life" starring Zhang Duo and Dong Xuan. The former tells the story of Han Qing, a female criminal policeman, who discovers and dismantles a drug trafficking gang in the process of tracking down the truth about her old partner's disappearance, while the latter mainly focuses on the lives and emotions of middle-class young people in the new era.
Nine planned new dramas continue to be wonderful in Soviet dramas
In addition, there are 9 new dramas that are being planned, and the script is being perfected and filmed is being prepared. These topics are full of innovation and show the characteristics of people-oriented and time-oriented creation.
"Zhang Jian" tells the story of Zhang Jian, a modern industrialist, who founded a Dasheng enterprise, serving the country with industry, benefiting the township, and highlighting the national entrepreneurial spirit.
"Citizen of the Solar System" celebrates aerospace heroes and interprets the great Chinese aerospace spirit through the story of the first generation of aerospace and the imagination of future science fiction such as space rescue and Mars program.
"Two Beijing and 15 Days" is adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name, which tells the adventure story of Zhu Zhanji, the crown prince in Nanjing, who rushed back to Beijing along the Grand Canal within 15 days after learning that Renzong was critically ill.
"Extraordinary Relationships" focuses on the "Belt and Road" and tells the adventure and growth of a pair of happy enemies on the African continent.
"Sea Soul Shirt" unfolds from a sea soul shirt, and a group of people span the ups and downs of fate for 30 years. "Concentric Knot" returns to the theme of family, revolving around the knot and reconciliation of two families.
"Steel Forest" tells the story of three young criminal investigation officers who overcome the obstacles of time and mysteries to solve a series of unsolved cases.
"The Woman of the Luo Family" tells the story of the protagonist who constantly overcame difficulties and forged ahead to create a national brand before and after liberation.
Support: Lay the foundation and benefit the long-term at the same time
In recent years, while laying the foundation, Jiangsu Province has been benefiting the long-term, and has successively introduced support and incentive policies for many times, focusing on promoting Jiangsu's literature and art to "climb higher and higher".
In 2020, Jiangsu Province issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for "Drama Beauty Jiangsu" TV Drama (2020-2022). In terms of government support, 3-6 TV dramas are supported every year, with a single support fund of up to 10 million yuan, and major projects are subject to "one thing, one discussion".
In terms of achievement awards, the amount of rewards for high-quality achievements will be increased. Different amounts of awards will be given to the works that have won the national "Five One Project" award, the Feitian Award, the Golden Eagle Award, the Magnolia Award and the first prize of Jiangsu TV drama.
In 2021, Jiangsu will introduce a series of systems and measures to provide strong support for the high-quality development of Jiangsu's literature and art.
At this stage, Jiangsu's film and television support policies basically continue to use the above systems and methods, and have been refined in terms of broadcast rewards.
If it is broadcast in the prime time of CCTV comprehensive channel (CCTV-1), 5 million yuan will be awarded for each film, 3 million yuan will be awarded for each film broadcast in the prime time of CCTV TV drama channel (CCTV-8), and 1 million yuan will be awarded for each film broadcast in other CCTV periods.
In addition, those broadcast in prime time on provincial satellite TV and rank among the top three satellite TV ratings in the same period in the country according to the average ratings of China's audiovisual big data, each will be rewarded with 2 million.
Service "one-stop": "grasp the works" and "grasp the environment"
The guarantee and support of real money has boosted the confidence of the industry and boosted the creation and production of high-quality content. At present, the annual output of Suzhou-produced dramas is stable at 10-15, following Beijing, Zhejiang, and Shanghai.
In terms of high-quality output, Jiangsu Province not only "grasps the works" but also "grasps the environment", providing one-stop services for the crew in creation, shooting, publicity and distribution, and industrial expansion and extension.
The first is to provide scientific guidance for the accurate selection of topics for TV dramas. Highlight realistic themes, revolutionary traditional culture themes and Jiangsu local themes, take into account the diversity and individualization of themes, and strive to build a content creation and production pattern of planning, reserve, creation, and launching.
At the same time, guide the docking and cooperation between production companies and writers and screenwriters, and promote the transformation of Jiangsu's excellent literary works and cultural resources into film and television. It is under this circumstance that TV drama adaptation projects such as Mao Dun's award-winning works "The World" and "Going North", and the best-selling literary works "Two Beijing Fifteen Days" have successively settled in Jiangsu.
The second is to provide production and broadcasting tracking services for key projects. In the script creation stage, "one inventory per month", in the filming and production stage, "one follow-up per week", and in the publicity and distribution stage, "one meeting per day". Build a service system covering the whole life cycle of content production from planning, filing, project establishment, wind collection, framing, publicity and distribution, commentary, etc., gather and integrate preferential policies from various places, and launch the "Sufu Shooting" service brand.
The third is to grasp the production of adapted content with one hand and channel development with the other. Assist in the connection between production institutions and broadcasting institutions, use Internet thinking and digital audio-visual means to carry out publicity work, and provide support and guidance in public opinion processing, copyright protection, overseas promotion, international communication, etc.
Fourth, strengthen the main body of the market. Jiangsu Province integrates and aggregates resource elements such as content, communication, technology, and data, and forms an alliance of radio and television program production institutions to promote win-win cooperation. Support Nanjing TV to take the lead in building "joint drama investment" and "joint drama purchase" for city stations, and Changzhou TV to take the lead in building a "national urban radio and television management innovation platform" to strengthen horizontal cooperation and achieve group development.
In addition, Jiangsu Province has also carefully built an industry exchange platform. Plan to hold the 2024 Yangtze River Delta High-tech Audiovisual Expo and Jiangsu "Golden Jasmine" Audiovisual Week, and focus on building a brand of radio and television audio-visual activities that represents the level of Jiangsu and has strong influence in the country.
Finally, we should make efforts in industrial extension. Guide industry enterprises to cultivate and create influential IP, tap commercial value, promote extended development, carry out online voting and selection activities for the top ten Internet celebrity filming locations of Jiangsu film and television dramas, and promote the integrated development of drama production and advertising, games, cultural and creative industries, performing arts, tourism, exhibitions and other related industries.
Guide Nanjing Shiqiu Film and Television Base, Changzhou West Taihu Film and Television Base, Yangzhou Guangguang Film and Television Base to focus on film and television shooting, Wuxi National Digital Film Industrial Park, Suzhou International Science and Technology Park, Yangtze River Delta (Yancheng) Digital Audio-Visual Industry Base, etc., to focus on network audio-visual, accelerate industrial agglomeration, improve industrial ecology, and achieve dislocation development and cluster development.
[Sentence / Moe]