At the moment when the sweet pet drama dominates the screen, a number of head satellite TVs have recently blown up another trend, and two criminal investigation suspense dramas have been staged in succession, and the main creators and casts are quite powerful, making the golden file theater show an unusually hot competitive situation.
One of the quite eye-catching criminal investigation dramas , "Burning", starring Jing Chao and Zhang Jianning, gathered Xi Meijuan, Wu Junmei, Liu Mintao, Zhang Zhijian, Feng Lei, Tang Zhenzong and other drama bone strength factions, the screenwriter and director of the drama Chen Yuxin, has a special love for criminal investigation themes, has worked on "Conquest", "Mekong River Case", "Icebreaking Action" and other blockbusters, his drama is known for its strong plot, fast pace, and is also very delicate in the portrayal of emotions and human nature. "Burning" has therefore attracted much attention, and since its inception, its ratings have been at the top of the same period of satellite television.
However, with more than two weeks of popularity, the audience's reputation has gone to two sides: some people are attracted by the confusing truth and the exploration process of stripping away the cocoon; some people feel that the whole drama revolves around an old case, not a suspenseful reasoning drama that young audiences prefer to watch, the combination of main and secondary lines, fast-paced advancement, the director even deliberately exposes the big boss and killer behind the scenes in advance, this "realistic system" Creative method is more traditional and serious, not as fast as the rhythm of "Icebreaker Action". Chen Yuxin recently gave a micro-interview to the Oriental Satellite TV media group, sharing his creative concept and views on the new phenomenon of "the drama involved in the case returning to the golden file".
Traditional creative approach?
The creation of Burning is more focused on characters than Operation Icebreaker
The "Burning" project was launched seven years ago, when the Propaganda Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security handed Chen Yuxin a "half-proposition essay" about a police family, but there was no real prototype. Unable to find inspiration, he interviewed a large number of public security officers and came into contact with many stories in the process of creating "The Great Case of the Mekong River" and "Icebreaker Action", and then slowly had a clue about the creation of "Burning".
The creation of "Burning" spanned several years because it was difficult to write. In Chen Yuxin's view, criminal investigation dramas are more difficult to create than other types of case-related dramas: "Criminal investigation dramas are only a branch of case-related dramas, and there are many types of crime-related dramas, such as anti-drug, economic investigation, network investigation, counter-terrorism, anti-blackness, etc. These types are gangs, organized crime is easier to write, there is division of labor and cooperation, there are undercover, wired people, and criminal investigation dramas are mainly individual crimes, which can only focus the lens on characters and portray human nature." ”
In the case of criminal investigation dramas, the best thing to watch is the case. The opening chapter of "Burning" gives a rather wonderful "case within a case": 30 years ago, a mysterious murder case in Longcheng changed the fate of the father and son of the old forensic doctor Gao Sihai and the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team, Gao Jianjian. 30 years later, new clues appear in the old suspected case, a cave skeleton is found, and the third generation of the police family, Gao Feng, decides to pursue the truth.
This kind of new case turns over the old case, layer by layer to peel back the cocoon to restore the truth of the "case within case", the structure is relatively large, need to be cleverly conceived in order to firmly attract the audience. Moreover, the case also involves three generations of family grudges and love-hate feelings, and gao Feng constantly faces human torture and legal balance when he justifies the name of his relatives, and how to choose, the process is still relatively tortuous and moving.
However, some viewers reflected that the creative method of "Burning" is relatively traditional, the overall rhythm is soft and slow, and it can be tasted, but it is more suitable for the viewing taste of middle-aged audiences. Chen Yuxin believes that the creation technology of criminal investigation dramas such as "Burning" is very high, "In British and American dramas, criminal investigation dramas with very good quality are actually very niche, like "True Detective", which is completely aimed at the characters, it is more popular than relatively explosive themes such as "Homeland Security", "Drug Lord" and "Breaking Bad", and the audience's love may not be so high. "Burning" is also like this, he focuses on the characters, writing about the choices of each character at the fork in his life and the difficulty of making decisions, and wants the ultimate in human nature. ”
Abandon "IP+ traffic"?
Many old drama bones have brought up two new generation starring actors
The blockbuster "Icebreaker Action" enabled the popular xiaosheng Huang Jingyu, there are also powerful drama bones Wang Jinsong, Wu Gang, Ren Dahua, etc., and this time "Burning" gave up "IP + traffic", the two starring Jing Chao, Zhang Jianning are not highly popular and high-traffic actors, but in the new generation, the acting skills are more remarkable, and also with several "sister circle top stream" characters Xi Meijuan, Liu Mintao, Wu Junmei, and Tan Kai, Zhang Zhijian, Du Zhiguo, Feng Lei and other hard-core old drama bones, the acting configuration of "Burning" can be described as undoubted.
Jing Chao, known as "Little Fei Xiang", is tall and handsome in appearance, and also has a military heroism, and the male protagonist's "high wind" is highly adapted, this set of legal science, criminal investigation, forensics and other aspects of knowledge and skills in one of the "all-round role", itself is also very attractive to the audience, Jing Chao's performance is also more natural, grounded, the role is interpreted very well.
Xi Meijuan is good at playing the role of an elegant and gentle mother, but the character zhao Yue'e in this drama is the chairman of the board of directors of the family business who is very "domineering female president" Fan. This old lady, bold, greedy and cunning, played with the three generations of the Gao Feng family between the palms of her hands, and did not expect xi Meijuan to pinch such a big boss just right.
Liu Mintao, who recently became the "top of the sister circle" with a song "Red High Heels", played Gao Feng's mother Chen Jie, is an important clue figure who helps Gao Feng solve the mystery of the past, there are not many scenes, the performance is particularly gentle and patient, when the son learns that his mother has been wronged for many years and runs to apologize, this scene is crying, acting skills hang a batch of fresh meat. These actors are important reasons for the audience to stay for this play.
When it comes to the criteria for selecting actors, Chen Yuxin is quite straightforward, he said: "Why do you choose actors like this? I think because this play portrays human nature, it requires the actor to grasp human nature more subtlely and meticulously. I hope to find some powerful actors, and it turns out that like Jing Chao and a group of old drama bones in the play, the performance is very accurate and can accurately explain the heart of each character. We are not looking for a particularly hot actor for traffic and ratings, which is our original intention in selecting actors. ”
Big bosses coming out too early?
The intensity of the case has an end, and the expression of human nature is infinite
The current overall direction of "Burning" is not complicated, the old lady and the killer she directed, the heroine who goes to the road of no return for the family... Several behind-the-scenes bosses have already appeared and shown their feet, but the old case is very involved, and the bullets will fly for a while. Netizens are quarrelsome, these years to see more criminal investigation reasoning dramas, who is not to leave the suspense until the last moment, the more elusive the characters, the more people can not see the truth clearly, will trigger curiosity will firmly lock the audience. Is "Burning" a little "stupid" to do this?
Different from the popular criminal investigation dramas, Chen Yuxin made some unexpected arrangements for the appearance of the characters, he said: "There are some big bosses in the play, and we unexpectedly let them appear early and expose their identities. Why? As an expression of criminal investigation dramas, it is estimated that many directors will let the big boss hide, hide deeper, in order to reverse, in order to have suspense. But I want to let the audience know this character in advance, and then let everyone see why he made this choice and decision. ”
In recent years, Chen Yuxin has also created a number of popular dramas involved in the case, he knows that the drama involved in the case as a genre drama that the audience likes, there will be an established model, the intensity and tortuous degree of the case is a premise for the audience to love this type of drama, he has a different view on this: "I think the intensity of the case is endless, it is reversed for the sake of reversal, and in the end it often gives up the character portrayal, leaving only the event. The expression of human nature is endless: how does man face desire? A seemingly insignificant choice, a seemingly inconspicuous motive, a desire that cannot be suppressed, can all make people fall... When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss is also staring at you. ”
After many years, the drama involved in the case has picked up again, and recently such themes have appeared in the golden file on the screen. Chen Yuxin also gave an analysis: "The drama involved in the case once did not enter the golden file of each David TV for nearly 10 years. I think it is mainly because it involves a lot of dark sides of society, excessive violence and the display of bloody scenes, which is somewhat misleading for teenagers. But after so many years, the types of dramas involved in the case have become more abundant, such as cross-border themes such as anti-drug and economic investigation; at the same time, the selfless dedication of public security cadres and policemen, the spirit of sacrificing their lives for the oath, the creators want to express a kind of respect for them. This is an important reason for the drama involved in the case to return to the golden file. ”
Author: Reporter Cai Liyi Intern Tang Zihan