was broadcast for a week, and the popularity of "Ordinary Glory" continued to rise as the relationship between the four groups of "iron triangle" became more and more harmonious.
When I first saw this drama, my first impression was that the tension of the drama continued unabated. The beginning is the highlight of the cessation of investment. Before the emotions are brewing, people go crazy; it is finally relieved, as the pressure in the workplace has emerged again; the selected projects, the mistakes and omissions one after another , Fetters followed one after another. Can’t help feeling that life is easy, life is easy, and workplace life is really not easy.
Seeing 12 episodes, it is still difficult to give an accurate definition of "Ordinary Glory". It is an industry drama and an emotional drama. It writes about the fear and trembling of entering the workplace, but also the reality of growth. Focusing on the investment industry but not blindly focusing on the business negotiations with all their magical powers, writing through the emotions but not sticking to you and me. It delves into the symptom of the times in the workplace, but it does not turn into a noisy argument.
"Ordinary Glory" is directed by Lu Xing, starring Zhao Youting, Bai Jingting, and Qiao Xin, and is popular on Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV and Youku Video. Before the TV series started, the author and director Lu Xing chatted about the creation and formed some ideas. Nowadays, the series is broadcast to 1/4, and some thoughts are uncomfortable.
A true portrayal of two generations of investment bankers
Shooting in the industry means shooting characters; industry dramas are, in the final analysis, character dramas.
work is supported by people, there are not so many ups and downs in life "hard core" life and death drama. To see the real ecology and work conditions of all walks of life, you have to show those ordinary people who are struggling at work.
Character dramas ofare often very difficult to shoot. Those trivial and tedious life segments must be converted into lively and powerful drama conflicts, otherwise they will be boring. After crushing the cold knowledge of the industry into typical characters, "Ordinary Glory" tried its best.
This drama is about two generations in the workplace. The first generation is the forerunner who has a firm foothold, and the first generation is the fledgling young school.
Investment banking is not like the sales industry, where young people can achieve performance and customer resources with a lot of hard work; unlike a computer, you can "fish over the dragon" with the "super god" ability to write code. This is an industry that depends more on qualifications. Long-term work often means contacts and resources. The "old man" stood still, and the newcomer had to follow the prescribed route if he wanted to climb up. Unless you are an elite with your own resources and talents.
Wu Kezhi (played by Zhao Youting) is an "older generation" who does not play cards according to common sense. Obviously he is a veteran of the company, but he is only a VP after ten years of employment. Obviously the work ability is one of the best, but because he is unwilling to bow his head to the boss, he can't get a promotion. In real life, such "twisting" people are not uncommon. They have their own principles and principles. Once touched, it is like a dragon being touched on the scale.
Lin Yuming (Zhang Zixian) and Sun Yiqiu (Bai Jingting) are the right arms of Wu Kezhi. The former came early and followed him from birth to death. Although he was a little confused, he was still loyal. Not to mention, this is a good old man who excused Sun Yiqiu's golden phrases such as "copied exactly the same", which contracted me a lot of laughter and brought a bit of liveliness to the serious work scenes in the early stage.
Sun Yiqiu is a newcomer to the battlefield, who doesn't even understand the most basic common sense. Lin Yuming took a lot of thought for him, and Wu Kezhi raised him as a "pro-son". But he earned everything himself, and tried his best to change the impression of others from an external "airborne soldier" into a member of the team. He is not a genius who has overcome all obstacles, but he firmly follows the motto of "Until the end, I know life and death". The fire of the kiln burned for several rounds, and the firewood for carbon making was added several times, and the fragrance of plum blossoms came from the bitter cold.
bows to Qu Zhonghui (played by Hao Ping) and admits his mistake, Wu Kezhi's character arc is formed. Before that, he was a grumpy boss and an unreasonable subordinate; after that, the meaning of the idealists succumbing to reality was pulled out. Qu Zhonghui is not a good stubborn, he is a smiling tiger and even a beast. The intern Ma Xiyuan (played by Bu Guanjin) committed suicide and asked him if he was involved.
alone this plot, it can be said that this is not a cool drama. The basic method of Shuangju is that if he is left in strong winds and showers, swords and swords are forced, the protagonist can always see the tricks, stay still, and keep one ear after another.Light fan went back. But that is not a realist approach.
Others also have their own characteristics and full of flavor. Hao Shuai (played by Wei Daxun) and Lan Qianyi (played by Qiao Xin) are potential opponents of the protagonist during the internship period, and they are also working partners after being converted. Gao Sicong (played by Pang Hanchen) is a child of someone else's family, with high academic qualifications and strong ability; Zeng Hao (played by Zhang Yiwen) is a "enthusiastic" who uses his own small abacus, but he knows his mistakes and his character is not bad.
The feeling of mentor and apprentice, lack of life, and hard work, interspersed with the characters in the play, the tone of "Ordinary Glory" is fixed. Following the rules of the drama, the director tells the story in a down-to-earth manner, and does not use much advanced brain-burning gameplay. The difference between the drama and the general industry drama is reflected. Who said that it is not good to make a TV series without a love line? Who said that domestic industry dramas must be "suspended"? Audiences who are already empathetic must disagree.
countless details mirror the workplace
's reflections on workplace symptoms are also reflected in the ubiquitous details.
printer. Lin Yuming told Sun Yiqiu to print materials, but he didn't expect him to know nothing about printers. The helpless emotions showed through the screen, absurd and real. Not to mention high school graduates who haven't read for a long time, even college students busy with homework and papers, I am afraid that few people have actually operated the printing process. Just looking at this point, the creators have "eaten" life into the bone marrow.
Related households. Everyone thinks that Sun Yiqiu is a related household after graduating from high school to enter the investment bank. The less he admits it, the more "understand" others will be. The so-called "low-key" often comes from self-suggestion, and it's not a big deal to put it bluntly. But "fake" ability is also a kind of ability, and no one in the workplace can control it. Zeng Hao approached Sun Yiqiu with a caring mind, hoping that he could "pull the brothers" at a critical time. This is a "hidden rule" that can't be stated clearly, and once it is exposed, everyone will appear embarrassed.
Education and regularization. The group of interns had to compete for posts, and a dozen of them ended up getting only four regulars. Compared with other people, the strength left may not be how outstanding, but it must be the most suitable for the company. Gao Sicong was surprised and relieved when he saw Sun Yiqiu's conversion, and he figured it out all at once. Academic qualifications are a "stepping stone", but to enter the workplace, you have to start step by step from the grassroots.
Favor and business. Wu Kezhi values human affection and rules in business. He saw Zhu Zhijie fall into the capital trap and was in a state of insanity; he thought he and Jiao Yaohua (played by Zhao Xuan) were old friends, but was mocked in disguised form by the other party, and the contract became dirty.
That's right, the business field is originally the "Sura Field", and feelings are often not good. "For the sake of brothers" is sometimes just wishful thinking, and the bank's "not doing business for immediate family members" is also a good remedy.
Do things and stand in line. Lan Qianyi's life in the energy group was difficult, and Ma Jianguo was like a feudal patriarch. Now that I'm here, it's not enough to do things well, you must listen to me. Subordinates have different opinions, that is, eating inside and out, and the whole department writes "one heart" and "one word".
This is the problem of "standing in line" in the workplace, and the most common phenomenon in "office politics". Most young people can't stand this kind of grievance, but where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
gender discrimination. Gao Sicong wanted to help Lan Qianyi carry the boxes, and opened his mouth as "this is not the job for girls." Lan Qianyi was very annoyed and asked, "What should girls do?" As soon as the question and answer were asked, machismo was criticized, and sexism in the workplace was uncovered.
In the eyes of many people, women have inherent disadvantages in the workplace, so they just need to be honest. This is somewhat funny, how come a well-off society has been fully built, and "women can cover half of the sky" is still empty talk?
Workplace "PUA". Jiang Nan (played by Liu Chang) desperately suppresses Gao Sicong, to grind his heart. Do not order anything, do not agree to anything. This overseas student returning from overseas can only do trivial tasks such as printing and statistics after he is converted, and he is not even allowed to report forms.
This is a method of "boiling the eagle", it is a bit too much for people. However, after the "killing stick" has been hit, the relationship between the two will gradually ease.
These handy details, inadvertently pieced together into lightBlame Lu Li's workplace. The characters in the workplace, the dilemmas that continue to appear, and the growing troubles of ups and downs, also let every young man see his true shadow in the play. The so-called texture must show the details of life. The so-called down-to-earth spirit must give people an immersive sense of meeting.
Don’t make the topic cool drama strong, but be true and hopeful
"The texture of the story, shooting, and performance is very good. Most importantly, in this story, we can all see ourselves."
"I have feelings about the appraisal of interns. I want to tell everyone that the ‘elites’ are really not so...These are all very real."
"Domestic dramas rarely give such an expression. Each episode tells you in a heart-wrenching way how the society is chasing and blocking, and how the workplace is squeezed, but we still have to survive and stand up. ."
In the comment section of Douban's "Ordinary Glory", many people have branded the show "real". For an industry drama, this is actually not a low evaluation. Some dramas tell a good story, and some dramas themselves are a kind of life.
But it must be admitted that before seeing the film with my own eyes, I did sweat a lot for the director of "Undocumented Crime".
is different from industry dramas, suspense dramas are more like a directing art. "Undocumented Crime" has left a deep impression with its unique audio-visual style. But this is not the case for industry dramas. It is a "excellent life" in the workplace. In order to allow the audience to see the people and events in the play more simply and directly, Lu Xing removes his sense of modification in a way that leaves no trace.
However, the pursuit of truth also means taking risks. Judging from the current film and television environment, Shuangju is undoubtedly more able to satisfy the aesthetic fantasy of netizens. To make a realistic industry drama, to a certain extent, it is necessary to give up some audiences who are pursuing coolness. "Because if you add that part to the play, it will be unpleasant and lose our uniqueness."
Althoughdid not want to be a cool drama, "Ordinary Glory" did not choose a smooth path. In Lu Xing's view, since there is no "entanglement and unpredictable" love, we must work hard on the text level. "Compared with "Undocumented Crime", the drama conflict in this drama may not be so strong. But the people and things in our daily life actually have a unique drama flavor."
has given up the way of cool drama, "Ordinary Glory" breaks out of the "industry drama multi-suspension" stereotype, and presents to the audience the living conditions of ordinary people who struggle with blood and grow up in adversity. Lu Xing believes that the reason why some industry dramas have been criticized by the audience for "suspension" is that they neither conform to the reality of the drama nor the reality of reality.
Therefore, at the stage of script creation, the main creative team referred to more than 20 investment cases in domestic catering, food, TMT, high-tech and other fields, and hired a number of investment company executives as professional consultants to escort. In the early stage, the script was set up in a blue way, and after the feature film was broadcast, there was no need for the audience to worry about giving feedback that "this drama is not true".
So, we see that the outside looks like a glamorous investment bank, but the inside looks like a busy worker ant. Senior executives in suits and leather shoes have to vomit for business, and interns who graduated from prestigious schools will be nervous and shiver on stage.
Various halo additions seem to be the son of heaven, but the gift given by fate has long been secretly priced in the price-if you want to succeed, you must invest a lot of concentration, learn enough professional knowledge, and keep in mind The firm belief that never gives up.
However, being true does not mean deliberately creating a frustration, and Lu Xing does not want to make a pure life "reproduction". "Everyone says that real life is already cruel, and I don't want to watch TV and I'm suffering. So we use some characters who come from life and are higher than life to inspire the audience, let them feel that life is full of hope after watching the drama. This play makes sense."
No one can guarantee that "Ordinary Glory" can impress everyone, but at least it meets the current requirements for industry dramas. In this drama, you can see the growth of youth, the endeavor of middle-aged people, the countless golden sentences, and life.
