On May 24, Gong Yan, host of the CCTV Variety Channel "China Literature and Art Report", talked to Liang Xiaosheng, the original author and writer of "The World of Man", and interpreted the story behind "The World of Man" on the spot.
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Character poster for the TV series "The World"
About adaptation from resistance to support
After winning the Mao Dun Literature Award, many people found Liang Xiaosheng and wanted to seek cooperation and adapt "The World of Man" into film and television works and drama works. Liang Xiaosheng said: "In the face of such cooperation, I still have to be cautious, because many companies give me the feeling of unreliability, I said how many works I have shot, what have been produced, I think a good company should not be like this, and that kind of feeling that it is not bad money, I have politely refused." And for the adaptation into a drama, Liang Xiaosheng is even more resistant in his heart, he said: "I am resolutely opposed, adapted into a TV series I feel very difficult, people can only accommodate dozens of episodes of content, how can you pack it in 3 hours?" At that time, I also told them that if you don't make a brother in "The World of Man", you should not make a drama "The World of Man". ”
Until he met li Lu, the director of the TV series, Liang Xiaosheng used "meeting and hating late" to describe his first meeting: the two people have a lot of common language about realistic works. Li Lu's image and feelings for the expression of the working class and his philosophy also made Liang Xiaosheng appreciate it, and Liang Xiaosheng himself changed his mind and decided to fully support them, even if it was difficult.
Writer Liang Xiaosheng
Whether it is a TV series or a drama, it is necessary to adapt literary works, and Liang Xiaosheng expressed great understanding and support for this. "I was struck by the professionalism and dedication of these young actors, and the momentary change in the state of their roles before and after the camera," and he was pleasantly surprised by the humorous lines that the actor and the director collided with each other.
The rehearsal scene of the drama "The World of Man"
About the "Crying Scene" in the TV series
At the shooting scene of the TV series "The World of Man", the "crying scene" of the young actors impressed Liang Xiaosheng. Liang Xiaosheng said, "I've been crying three times, and I don't believe they can still cry, but how can there still be tears?" To this end, Liang Xiaosheng deliberately "probed" in the crew and found that there were no legendary eye drops or onions, which were "crying" props. Liang Xiaosheng then asked the actor: "Is this ability trained or talented?" The actors said that it was mainly the atmosphere in front of the camera.
About Cameo
Liang Xiaosheng "broke the news" in the show, and by chance, he made a cameo role as a "judge" in the TV series. Despite only two lines and simple gestures, he stayed up all night, "it's a professional thing, not anyone who wants to act well."
Although the scenes are few, the director shot this group of shots with different camera positions for nearly a day for the quality of the TV series. When playing with Lei Jiayin during the filming process, when thinking about the fate of the role of Zhou Bingkun, Liang Xiaosheng's eyes were red, which was not just a character in his book, but a living person standing in front of him. In the face of this "stimulation" given by Liang Xiaosheng, Lei Jiayin gave a real response with her head down and crying. Liang Xiaosheng said frankly: "After entering the scene, it is really different, and the actors will indeed have this emotional impact in the process of playing." ”
About "Attitude"
Until now, Liang Xiaosheng is still accustomed to using paper and pencil when creating, which is a very traditional way of writing, but he has always adhered to an open attitude towards young people and new things. Liang Xiaosheng said: "Whether it is film and television, drama, director, actor, I even feel that in the whole literary and artistic aspect, the achievements made by China's young people are very high. I have a lot of young friends around me, including in the works of the past few years, the theme group portrait of my pen has always been young people, and the reason for this is that I want to cheer young people and express my respect for young people in China. ”
About "Understanding"
At the scene of the program, Gong Yan read an excerpt from Liang Xiaosheng's work "Father", and when reading it, the two were very immersed and their eyes were red. Miyawa said that his understanding of his parents will have a deeper understanding after becoming a husband and a father. After listening to this passage of Gong Yan's reading, Liang Xiaosheng said: "The biggest dislike in my life is to apologize to my parents. Liang Xiaosheng believes that the Past China he has experienced is indeed beyond the imagination of today's young people, which is also his original intention in writing this kind of work: he hopes that young people can understand how their parents and grandparents came from china in the past years, and what the dollar at that time means to them. This understanding is important, it is both an understanding of the parents and an understanding of the country.
About "Initial Intention" and "Belief"
At the end of the show, Liang Xiaosheng said that he gave more personality to these young people in his writing, they are all young people he likes from the bottom of his heart, and to some extent, he wants to be when he is young, but he has not been able to become. So he wants to pass on these images with a sense of goodness and justice to today's young people.
"Any literary and artistic work, want to write contradictions, want to write conflicts, ideas to catch the attention of others, too easy." But being willing to write about those good things, willing to pass those good things on to others, especially young people, is too difficult! This is the evaluation of Liang Xiaosheng by Li Jingze, vice chairman of the China Writers Association, and it is also Liang Xiaosheng's own literary concept, and it is also the belief he grasped after a long period of writing. Liang Xiaosheng said that if the 70-year-old still has to rely on what awards he has won, how many volumes he has issued, and whether he is a master to prove his value, it is really "living in vain".
"If our works can reflect, I am happy to see your efforts and success, I am looking at you, praising you, I hope that more works can convey this message to young people." 」
Source: CCTV Variety