Lead: "Lover · Comrade" screenwriter Pu Xun said: "We want to talk about the promotion of the Chinese revolution and modernization in the city of Guangzhou in different periods."
pays attention to the big IP, big traffic TV drama market everywhere, realist themes Is there a way to survive the show? The IP without online novels attracts the eye, and the popular idol star without the traffic route is blessed. The TV series "Lover · Comrade", which is currently broadcast on the Central Channel Eight, has been on the air since the start of its ratings. The well-known director Mao Weining, who has directed "War Banner" and "The Ordinary World", brought his "Queen Actors" Wang Lei and Li Xiaomeng, and once again reaped the "acclaimed praise".
Recently, "Lover · Comrade" screenwriter Pu Xun, chief planner Dong Zhiyong, and executive producer Zhu Chuan accepted an exclusive interview with reporters from Information Times to share their creative experience. "Lover · Comrade" was able to gain today's praise, it turned out to be the perseverance of the team behind the scenes to "grind a sword for seven years". It is worth noting that this TV series was originally made in Guangdong. The chief planner Dong Zhiyong said: "The scriptwriter of our play is from Guangdong, and the story takes place in Guangdong. The project is initiated and the script incubation is also a production company in Guangdong. It is a pure-bred Cantonese opera."
focuses on the youth of Guangdong
"Lover, Comrade" focuses the visuals of the story on three young women. Shen Mengsu, played by Li Xiaomeng, is a young lady from a large family in a remote town. She and her self-combing girl Chen Gui and Ouyang, the child of a rich family who came to town to promote new ideas Together, Chunxiao came to Guangzhou in order to avoid their misfortunes and opened their own brand new destiny. They met Mai Qiushi (Wang Lei), a Communist, and experienced major events such as the provincial-Hong Kong strike and the Guangzhou uprising.
screenwriter Pu Xun said: "We want to talk about the promotion of the Chinese revolution and modernization in Guangzhou at different times. All events revolve around Guangdong. Even when the center of the revolution has gone north, the core events we selected in the second half of the period still revolve. For example, Guangdong, such as the red traffic line and the channel for the transportation of materials and personnel by the Guangdong underground party, have not been shown in previous TV series." Since the main part of the story is set in Guangdong, many parts of Guangdong culture are also filmed in the drama. In order to restore the Lingnan town of that era, executive producer Zhu Chuan said: "We built a small town in Xiqiao Mountain, Foshan, surrounded by mountains and rivers." Many netizens have noticed that there are many "drinks" in the play. "Morning tea" scene, Pu Xun said: "How Tao Taoju made tea at that time, we found out that they took wooden barrels to Baiyun water to fetch water, and these details are reflected in the play." The script creation of
is long. The script for
"Lover · Comrade" was created 7 years ago. The screenwriter Pu Xun and Tang Dong saw some information about Jiang's prototype-Jiang Zhuyun. They were touched by the stories of young people in that era, so they wrote a story called The script of "Fragrant Grass and Green Sky", the first draft is 100,000 words. After seeing the script, the former director of Guangdong TV Station Dong Zhiyong thought it was a work that was thoughtful, artistic, and not lacking in viewing. Under the promotion of many parties, this drama has been established and incubated step by step, and has gone through a long and solid creation path for 7 years.
Pu Xun said: "Our creative process is also a process of persistence. For a long time, I don’t know if this subject matter can be accepted by the current audience. The point that my husband and I (Tang Dong) insist on in creation is to impress. Our stuff is passed on." They always adhere to the creative method of realism, search for a vast array of party history materials, and unearth many touching stories, which are summarized on the hero of the story. Mao Weining, the director of
"Lover · Comrade", is also insisting on realistic creation. Therefore, at the beginning of the project, Mao Weining agreed to direct this work. In the 7 years of script creation, he has completed the shooting of three other dramas, both fame and tacit understanding have injected a boost into "Lover · Comrade". The preparation period of
"Lover · Comrade" is as long as 7 years, and the screenwriter and director are not sure whether it will still be liked by the audience. In order not to lose young audiences, this issue was also considered in the script creation of "Lover · Comrade". The play tells the love story of the Communists and the feelings of their homeland and the world. The screenwriter believes that these plots can also touch the hearts of young people nowadays.
"Lover · Comrade" is not the most favored big IP project in the market nowadays, and finding investment is not an easy task. Executive producer Zhu Chuan said: "Now everyone is a big IP and pure entertainment project. You can calm down and do a project in seven or eight years., Original, very few. We searched for a partner in the later period, which was two to three years, and experienced a very tortuous process. "
Although the process is difficult, Zhu Chuan said: "Now we young people, we must also bear the mission of this era, to absorb nutrition for the audience. "
[Edit: Jiao Lin]
