One is the famous writer Liang Xiaosheng, who is the same age as the Republic
One is Li Lu, the director of "blockbuster" dramas such as "In the Name of the People"
When a literary giant meets a film and television celebrity, what kind of spark will collide?
Mao Dun's literary award-winning work and the long-form masterpiece "The World of Man" were jointly adapted and developed by Tencent Pictures and Li Lu
On the occasion of its being put on the screen, we interviewed Liang Xiaosheng and Li Lu to "grab the fresh" together!
Q1: What is the original intention? - "But the heart knot"
Liang Xiaosheng: The creative significance of "In the World", I think there are two levels:
The first is to reflect the times and the hearts and minds of people from all walks of life under the changes of the times. I finished such a work in order to get a knot in my own heart. My father was a first-generation construction worker, and he was a third-line worker, and I lived with him for no more than half a year in my life. Because he was on family leave once every two years, it was only 12 days. After I went to the countryside, his family leave and my family leave could not coincide. By the time I was assigned to the Beijing Film Studio, he had a child, and he had become a white-haired old man. I feel that it is quite difficult for Chinese workers to support a city family, and they have also contributed greatly to China's development. In addition, in my childhood and adolescence, my family was very poor, and my brother was often sick, which also made me feel responsible from a very young age. At the most, there were four Zhiqing who returned to the city, and there were also five family members who experienced the impact of the wave of layoffs, and my classmates and comrades-in-arms were mostly from the families of laborers, so when I wrote, my feelings were full. That's one of the reasons I threw myself into The World.
Secondly, as a writer, you instinctively scan the entire literary history in your creative career. When I perceive a lack of expression in a certain aspect, I have to fill in the gaps. I deeply feel that after the pain of social change, the era of commercialization is coming, so I feel the need to fill the gap for the era I have experienced through creation.
Q2: How was it born? - 3,000 pages of manuscript paper, writing about finger deformation
Liang Xiaosheng: My writing is all handwriting, "The World of Man" was written for three years, 400 blocks of large manuscript paper, and more than 3,000 pages. I still insist on writing with a pen, not only the cervical spine is wrong, even the fingers are deformed, really tired to take a break, just stick to it.
Q3: Opportunities for cooperation? - "Heart-to-heart"
Liang Xiaosheng: Director Li Lu and I have only met once before, when "In the Name of the People" was being broadcast hotly. However, I know that director Li Lu has made workers' dramas before, and I have also seen his works such as "The Happiness of the Boss", and we all prefer realistic themes.
Li Lu: I have lived in the northeast for nearly 20 years, and I have a lot of feelings for the black land, and I am very touched by the fact that "In the World" has written a lot about the loss of talents in the black land and the decline of the old industrial base. It can be said that the opportunity for me to cooperate with Teacher Liang Xiaosheng is based on our common understanding of literature and film and television.
Q4: Realism? - "Get the background back"
Liang Xiaosheng: Realism is actually a little more objective, a little more objective; a little more comprehensive, a little more comprehensive. You can't just focus on the enmity and resentment between the characters, but ignore the background of the times. To be comprehensive is to paint the context of the times, which we believe is essential for realism. In the context of the times, we will depict ordinary Chinese and write about their dignity and watchfulness.
Q5: Moving to the screen? ——"To reflect humanistic feelings"
Li Lu: In a sense, literary works are the basis of film and television works. "The World of Man" depicts the changes of the times spanning 50 years since China's reform and opening up from the perspective of a civilian, which is very thick and powerful. Teacher Liang Xiaosheng's words are full of the spirit of struggle. It is precisely because he struggles desperately with himself, with the times, with works, and with characters that he will write characters and works that are different from ordinary people.
Liang Xiaosheng: If we think that literature, film, television and other arts are included in the cultural category, then the attributes and origins of culture are to reflect the feelings of humanistic concern. A piece of history has happened, a large group has walked through history with difficulty, and literature and film and television should pay enough attention.
Q6: Cast? - "The Stars Are Gathered"
Li Lu: The cast is very strong, and the stars are gathered. "Gold Medal Screenwriter" Wang Haiyu (screenwriter of "Holding Hands", "Chinese Divorce", "New Marriage Era") is responsible for the script adaptation, led by Lei Jiayin, Xin Baiqing, Song Jia, Yin Tao and many other well-known actors, as well as Ding Yongdai, Cheng Taishen, Sarina, Song Chunli, Zhang Kaili, Yu Zhen, Feng Lei and many other powerful actors to join.
It is said that when Lei Jiayin met with the producer, he said: "I must act!" I have to act! I am Zhou Bingkun (the protagonist of "The World of Man")! ”
The drama that makes the actor so determined to win is worth looking forward to!
At present, the main creative staff has rushed to the northeast and devoted themselves to the fiery creation.
Let's wait and see.
Producer: Zhao Cheng
Producer: Wu Huanqing
Coordinator: Wu Jing, Lin Hui
Reporters: Shi Jingnan and Wang Peng
Produced by Xinhua News Agency
Source: Xinhua News Agency