Produced by iQIYI, co-produced by Huan Entertainment Film and Television and Jumo Film and Television, with Dai Ying and Yu Zheng as the chief producers, Hui Kaidong as the director, and Huang Xiaoming, Yin Zheng and She Shiman starring, the legendary emotional drama of the Republic of China "Sideburns Are Not Begonia Red" finally lifted the mystery and began to be broadcast exclusively on iQIYI's entire network from March 20.
As the producer and producer of "Sideburns Are Not Begonia Red", Huan Entertainment Film and Television put forward the strategy of "Film and Television Chinese Style" last year, and its TV series "Yanxi Raiders", "The Legend of Hao Lan", "Phoenix Prisoner", etc., are integrated with the elements of traditional culture, attracting the attention and love of more young people with film and television expression. Adhering to the concept of "craftsmanship and quality" of entertainment film and television, "Sideburns Are Not Begonia Red" will defend the "national essence" Peking Opera as the main story line, so that it has been fully displayed, and the exquisite costume makes the picture quite textured, coupled with the background of the times and the fate of the characters, so that we feel the thickness and longevity of traditional culture. At the same time, the crew invited the famous Peking Opera performance artist Bi Guyun as the opera consultant, and the well-known Peking Opera actors Yin Jun and Mou Yuandi served as the opera directors to escort the play.
All the actors involved in peking opera performance roles in the play, including Yin Zheng, Tan Jianci, Huang Xingxian and others, were personally taught and guided by Yin Jun and Mou Yuandi, and intensive training was carried out for nearly a month during the preparatory period of the work. Not only that, the two instructors also followed the whole group, and strived to bring every performance detail of the actors close to the standard of professional Peking opera artists.
"Sideburns are not begonia red" continues the "Yanxi Raiders" behind-the-scenes production team, director Hui Kaidong, modeling director Song Xiaotao, art director Luan Hexin's re-cooperation, but also attracted the attention and expectations of many fans, from the release of materials, Peking Opera stage, props, costumes, modeling and other details everywhere show the ingenuity of the entertainment film and television production team, the two theater buildings that appear in the play are also 1:1 reproduction of the Beijing Guang guild hall and Huguang guild hall, and the opera costume is produced by the professional opera costume design team. A total of more than 200 costumes were used in the whole play, and more than 100 sets were customized exclusively.
The entertainment film and television not only continues to be committed to the "ingenuity and quality" of film and television dramas, but also adheres to the "film and television Chinese style" to fix the national essence of Peking Opera for the first time, hoping to show the charm of the national essence of Peking opera through young and fashionable works, enhance the recognition and love of the young generation for China's national culture, and more wonderful content of "Sideburns Are Not Begonia Red", go and watch it!