Wen Yongshan starring in "Just to Meet You"
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In 2017, a hot screen of "Because I Meet You" focused on traditional embroidery craftsmanship. The mashup of TV dramas and traditional crafts caught the eye. As the companion chapter of "Because I Met You", the second "Just For Meeting You" of Guanda Film and Television's "National Quintessence Love Series" continues to pay attention to traditional craftsmanship and craftsmanship. "Just to Meet You" focuses on jewelry, showing the emotions and dreams of a new generation of young jewelry practitioners. In addition to the traditional skills of the popular science jewellery industry, the protagonist has gone through thousands of tempers and finally bloomed like a gem with a splendid life experience that impressed the audience. In the
play, Gao Jie, played by Wen Yongshan, works in an old domestic gold jewelry company. As private jewellery companies are under the impact of Western-style brands, Gao Jie has the idea of trying Chinese and Western design styles. Under the guidance of her grandfather, through the training of the design competition, Gao Jie finally designed an excellent work that combines traditional ceramic materials and gems. Yu Zhi, the protagonist of the other play, firmly adheres to the business philosophy of "conservation of the old is to retreat", boldly absorb foreign design concepts, and open up a new territory in the industry beyond traditional jewelry. These young people dare to innovate and stick to the spirit of dreams, attracting young audiences to take the initiative to understand Chinese traditional culture, and inject fresh blood into traditional culture with strong innovation and resilience.
"Just to Meet You" carves the details with the heart of a craftsman, not just showing the surface of the jewelry industry, but digging into the story behind the jewelry industry. The main creators of the crew visited the jewelry industry during the preparatory period, and explored the "behind the jewellery, the truest warmth and joys and worries of the practitioners". During the investigation, they also shot the documentary "Meeting Jewelers", which is "Just to Meet You". Accumulated solid materials and emotions, so that this drama has acquired soul charm.
In this play, jewelry also symbolizes shining dreams. "Only works that are full of emotions are alive." As Gao Jie's grandfather said, the ups and downs of life invisibly inject the truest emotions into Gao Jie's works. Gao Jie also kept the design dream with her firmness. "Just to Meet You" tells the story of two generations of craftsmen's skill competition and persistent pursuit of dreams. The protagonist's struggle and persistence in the play have a certain appeal.
