At that time, "In the Name of the People" once let a high-ranking official "sit in the right seat", thinking that "Gao Yuliang" alluded to himself, and tried his best to try to ban the drama?
On October 12, Wang Like, former member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial CPC Committee and former secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, was arrested by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on suspicion of accepting bribes and paying bribes. On October 21, the famous screenwriter Zhou Mason's new drama "Breakout" landed on Oriental Satellite TV, which was originally called "People's Property", known as the sister story of "The Name of the People", and has been pressed for nearly 3 years after filming.
"In the Name of the People", which once created a ratings myth, has not been replayed since its end. In September 2021, after Wang Like was examined by the relevant departments, the director of "In the Name of the People" broke the news: Wang Like once said that the drama "affected the image of the party, government and law team, and was extremely harmful", and tried to stop the TV series. This news caused an uproar on the Internet, and it was once rumored that Wang Like was the prototype of "Gao Yuliang" and "Qi Tongwei".
On October 28, Zhou Mason, screenwriter of "In the Name of the People", was interviewed by ZAKER Harbin reporter. Worthy of being a top writer writing on anti-corruption themes, Zhou Meisen can see the arrogance of the literati with one mouth, and frankly admits that "Breakout" has been greatly deleted and modified in order to pass the review, "more than 1,000 modifications" and more than a dozen episodes have been deleted. Wang Like did desperately suppress "In the Name of the People" that year, including writing a letter to the Ministry of Public Security to ban broadcasting. But this matter Zhou Mason said " is really wronged "" " When writing "The Name of the People", Wang Like was on top, full of people, giving us lessons, how could I write about him? How could I have the audacity to think of him? He was seated right, he had serious problems, and the stolen money he involved exceeded the total amount of 'Gao Yuliang' and 'Qi Tongwei', but he was not my prototype. "
From the corrupt officials in "The Name of the People" to the loss of state-owned assets in "Breakout", there will always be people who will compare the people and cases in the play with reality, and ask whether Zhou Mason is writing someone? Or is it a case? He clearly responded: all his works cannot be called "prototypes", "like "In the Name of the People" is a case, many cases are known to everyone, can not be said to be a prototype. "Breakout" writes about the reform of state-owned enterprises, I did not write about any enterprises, it is a synthesis of the stories of various enterprises. As some writers have said: the nose is in Zhejiang, the ears are in Shandong, and the eyes are in Shanghai. "
Zhou Mason grew up in a state-owned enterprise family, his parents, brothers and sisters are working in state-owned enterprises, and "Breakout" is the subject he has always wanted to write. The novel began to be created during the filming of "The Name of the People", and the accumulation of decades of life was the source of inspiration, Lin Manjiang, Shi Hongxing, Qi Ben'an, these people have been in his mind for a long time, light car familiar with the road, half a year to write.
The female president of the newspaper played by Qin Lan often racked her brains to get money from the enterprise, and was ridiculed by media people as "as if she saw me in person". Zhou Mason's wife, Sun Xinyue, another screenwriter of "Breakout", is from the newspaper, and she is very clear about the situation facing the newspaper at this stage. "Traditional media are surrounded by new media, and it is very difficult to break through." Zhou Mason said that the newspaper's drama has been deleted a lot, which is considered "too gray."
After the launch of "Breakout", Yan Ni's acting skills suffered unprecedented doubts, and she was spat on and turned the "heart machine girl" Shi Hongxing into a comedy. Zhou Meisen strongly supported Yan Ni, "I am very sad, I have seen a lot of water army splash dirty water criticism of Yan Ni. Some viewers may think why is she performing like this? When choosing the actor of Shi Hongxing, I played a big role. The heroine I imagine is not a stereotypical thousand-person side, cold, domineering, stereotyped, I need a heroine who is emotionally rich, human fireworks, and can adapt to the plot. I chose Yan Ni, and now it turns out to be right, she has successfully created a flesh-and-blood female executive image with distinctive characteristics. "
When filming the scenes at the end of Shi Hongxing, he watched the replay on the spot, and said to Yan Ni at the time: "If it were not for your performance, I might have modified the ending of this character." If you are an actor with poor skills, it is absolutely impossible to show this decisive and very complex side. "
Usually the screenwriter rarely comments on the actor's performance, afraid of offending people, but Zhou Meisen did not refuse, and said almost all the starring actors, saying that Jin Dong "stepped out of the routine of the overbearing president and performed the complexity of the characters." This character faces many choices, he is not without hesitation, not without thinking of retreating, but in the end he insists on his principles and fights to the end. "
At that time, Zhou Meisen was touched by an excellent Communist Party member and created "The Right Way in the World", which was the opportunity for his creative transformation. The party member, Li Yangzhen, was the former secretary of the Xuzhou Municipal Party Committee, who had been dead for many years. He made me see the struggle and sacrifice of party members and cadres in the process of reform and opening up. I am a beneficiary and a participant in reform and opening up, and I have written out many things that I have seen through "The Right Way on Earth", and I have never received anything since. "
At that time, "The Right Way on Earth" triggered a storm of dozens of officials jointly filing a complaint, and later the "National Prosecution" also made more than 800 revisions, and Zhou Meisen's works began to frequently "cause trouble", and almost every work was ill-fated. Zhou Mason has long been mentally prepared, "My works always face social reality and face many sharp problems. My attempt to tell the truth, at least not lies, may clash with the views of some censorship officials. Because of this difficulty, I feel that even if many people give up, I must persist. If I give up, works like "In the Name of the People" and "Breakout" will be extinct. "
Persevere, don't give up! This is the most pleasing thing I heard when I interviewed Mr. Zhou Mason.
In such a rising era, it is normal for various social contradictions to be exposed. We must have the courage to face these contradictions, and we must not close our eyes in front of the contradictions, and the truth is the life of the work. If the realistic themes become records of good people and good deeds, I believe that the market and ordinary people will not like it. Zhou Mason said.
Source: Harbin News Network
Reporter: Gao Yun
Editor: Wang Yue