Peninsula all-media reporter Wang Xiaowen
Recently, the movie "Catching Dolls" starring Shen Teng and Ma Li was launched on the online video platform. With the webcast of the movie, the hometown of "Ma Jiye" in the film, filmed in Youyuli, No. 13, Changshan Road, North District, Qingdao, once again entered everyone's field of vision. During the National Day holiday, many citizens and tourists come here to check in and look for the same scene of the movie.
Yuli is a standard old-fashioned Qingdao courtyard, and at its entrance, the side of the filming location of "Catching the Doll" integrates a retro scene, which also attracts the attention of tourists. Nostalgic newsstand and hair salon, Hong Kong star posters posted in the house, various props full of period feeling, mottled walls and bright stucco colors...... It makes people feel as if they have traveled back in time to the 80s of the last century. "According to the design of each scene, we have prepared a lot of props so that everyone can experience those old times that have been lost for a long time." Ms. Mao, the manager of the Friendship Store, said that the scene took two months to build, and after the official opening, it was welcomed by many friends.
In recent years, a large number of film and television dramas have been filmed in Qingdao, and the hit drama "South to North" is one of them. "Many plots of the TV series "South to North" were filmed in Qingdao, including Wang Xinjia's original sofa towel, Ma Yan's bed sheets, original sofas, as well as sofas, vases, and curtains and bed sheets used in the play, all of which were rented from my store." At the beginning of 2024, the emotional TV series "South to North" will be broadcast, and some of the furniture and soft decoration fabrics with a sense of age in the play will be rented from a small shop called "Friendship Store" in Qingdao. Walking into this small shop, you will be greeted by the atmosphere of the era. According to Ms. Mao, the manager of the Friendship Store, the store took two years to renovate and decorate, and every old object was carefully selected. There are window frames pulled from Jiangsu, villain books found in the cultural market, and rare music boxes specially sent by customers in Qingdao.
Tourists bring their children to take photos and check in.
During the Golden Week in October, the second store of the "Friendship Store" in Youyuli was officially opened, and there was an endless stream of tourists who came to check in and take pictures. Ms. Mao said, "During the seven-day National Day holiday, the average number of visitors is several hundred per day. There are many parents who bring their children to take pictures and check in, and they also feel like they have returned to their old days. Everyone misses it, and some parents say that after watching the movie, the children began to pick up mineral water bottles. Ms. Mao said, "Qingdao's courtyard has a deep historical heritage, and during the whole renovation process, we want to maintain its original appearance to the greatest extent and do some renovation of life scenes." Out of nostalgia for childhood life, the design of this scene focuses on the restoration of pyrotechnics and the interaction between people and the environment.
At first sight, Ms. Mao fell in love with this place. "It's like time hasn't passed." From the beginning of August to the beginning of October, Ms. Mao and another manager, Liuliu, rebuilt the place according to the fireworks in the eighties and nineties of the last century. "It's all handmade from local materials. During the renovation, I met a lot of interesting people, as well as uncles and aunts who used to live here, and they also shared a lot of stories about this courtyard and talked about the people who lived here, as if it happened not long ago. ”
"I swiped it here on the Internet, and I brought my friends to take pictures together. The various arrangements feel very outstanding, as if traveling to the era where the elders once lived. "A young female tourist sits on a chair and poses for a photo, while her friend presses the shutter of her camera." We will continue to create more warm and interesting scenes according to different neighborhood environments and architectural characteristics, and on this basis, add matching formats for operation and experimentation. Ms. Mao introduced that if conditions permit, more interesting scenes and interactive elements will be extended later. Let the friends who come here be able to resonate more, get back the memories of childhood, and hope that it can become a utopia where everyone can relax. ”