After the "Ordinary Glory" co-broadcasted on Dragon TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV and Youku, it has become the most highly acclaimed workplace drama recently. This drama sweeps away the common problem of the domestic workplace drama "Dating in a workplace coat". . In an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Beijing News, the director Lu Xing admitted frankly that in this show, the love line is abandoned, and there will be a certain distance from the audience’s daily experience of watching the drama. Therefore, there must be an element of adventure. The innovative part. Although there will be love affairs in the workplace, we think it is very interesting to write about the other part of the workplace."
Zhao Youting stills
Focus on the financial industry: looks glamorous, but in fact exhausted
"Ordinary Glory" tells the career story of Wu Kezhi (played by Zhao Youting), an investment company manager who has not been promoted for ten thousand years, and Sun Yiqiu (played by Bai Jingting), a new rookie who has just entered the workplace. The whole drama does not focus on the industry rules describing the “financial industry”, such as how industry reports should be written and how unicorn companies should look for them. Even in the workplace, the core of the drama still lies in human nature, which will make the audience It resonated with Sun Yiqiu's words and deeds of carefully maintaining the friendship of colleagues and goodwill in front of his superiors. It also involves gender discrimination in the workplace, intrigue between colleagues, and the delicate balance between superiors and superiors.
The reason whychose the field of "financial industry", Lu Xing said that the crew did a lot of research in the early stage, and the investment institutions look bright and beautiful. In fact, the daily life of the practitioners is very stressful, anxious and exhausted. . At the same time, the investment institutions themselves seem to be at a certain distance from the audience. Most of the audience’s understanding and research on the financial industry is only about banks, buying and buying wealth management, stocks, "but in fact it is very close to our daily life, so It’s also very interesting to show this profession on the screen."
Bai Jingting stills
During the preparation period, the crew collected a lot of cases. What impressed Lu Xing was that when he studied investment in agriculture, he found that there were great uncertainties in the middle, affected by the policy, relying on the weather, many intermediate links, and the investment was effective. Chang, "The agricultural case is a sinkhole for investment institutions."
Give up the line of love: It is unlikely that people in the workplace want to fall in love every day
In recent years, workplace dramas have received a lot of criticism. Most workplace dramas float on the surface of the "workplace", and the essence is still in love. After the broadcast of "Ordinary Glory", the biggest success point is that there is no love line in this drama, only a few emotional dramas. Workplace promotion and communication with colleagues have become the top priority. There is no love line to mobilize the nerves of the audience purely on the workplace plot, it is still very difficult. In this regard, Lu Xing said that before everyone has watched a lot of TV series, the love line has become the core story line. Whether the hero and the hero can be together can become the core suspense of the story. There will indeed be a gap with the advertised workplace drama. How big is the proportion of the love line in a workplace drama is also a difficult question to consider and balance.
Lu Xing said that he believes that love lines will not affect the professionalism of workplace dramas, because dating in the workplace also occurs, and it is not uncommon in reality. But if the proportion of a workplace drama's love line is too large, it will indeed affect the viewing experience of the workplace drama. "Because in daily life, if you are a workplace person, you are unlikely to think about dating every day, just thinking about how to be with the heroine. This will conflict with our daily workplace experience. ."
The workplace story that touches Lu Xing is the part of the sense of reality contained in it. "I myself have the experience of entering the industry as a newcomer, and I also have the experience of working in an office building. In this process, as a newcomer, the dilemma you have to face, the story that happened between you and the people around me, look at this The script is quite resonant. So I also hope to bring the lives of all living beings in daily life and the lives of these white-collar workers who work hard in the metropolis to the screen."
Bai Jingting stills
Character: Wu Kezhi, Sun Yiqiu, Lin Yuming is like a family
In, the four groups in which Wu Kezhi and Sun Yiqiu belong are called "garbage groups." In the group, there are only three of them and Lin Yuming as "main players". All the company's garbage items are handled by them, and the whole company is watching their laughwords. Sun Yiqiu is a new intern who joined this group, a young man with only a high school degree and no work experience. For such an "airborne soldier" who does not have any investment banking experience, can't even make meeting minutes, and can't use photocopiers, Sun Yiqiu has been the focus of everyone's attention from day one, and he is also close to Wu Kezhi and Lin Yuming. There was a lot of friction. In Lu Xing's view, the "glory" of Wu Kezhi and Sun Yiqiu in the play is mainly reflected in their attitude towards the world and themselves. They did not abandon themselves or go against their ideals and ideas because of the external environment or because they wanted to get a promotion or raise their salary.
In, Wu Kezhi, Sun Yiqiu, and Lin Yuming are both a teacher and apprentice. They are also like a family. "Wu Kezhi is a strict father, Lin Yuming is a loving mother, and Sun Yiqiu is a child in the family." They live together every day, with their surroundings. The relationship between colleagues is a bit like a large courtyard. From the beginning of the whole play, Wu Kezhi has been teaching Sun Yiqiu, but Sun Yiqiu's ideas are also affecting Wu Kezhi. Lin Yuming will also rekindle his fighting in the workplace because of Sun Yiqiu's efforts and dedication. Lu Xing said that these characters also reminded him of the anxiety and fear in his heart as a newcomer when he first started, and he would also think of those leaders and big brothers who had helped him. "I like Wu Kezhi very much. As an idealist, he is facing his life creed and career difficulties. He has to choose. Lin Yuming guards Sun Yiqiu like a calf, and sincerely wants to help this young man. Boy. They have always been strong, working hard, and the emotions between them have moved me very much."
The play does not show love.
Actor: Zhao Youting’s accent is not
deliberately arrangedThe drama is very smooth, one of the main reasons is that the actors have a good acting skills. The leading actors Zhao Youting and Bai Jingting have made a lot of preparations for this drama. In "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom", his uncle, who relied on dubbing to become a fan, has now hidden his Taiwanese accent. He can speak well-rounded Mandarin in "Ordinary Glory" and has a good line skills. Lu Xing said that he was surprised when he met Zhao Youting for the first time. Zhao Youting speaks Mandarin very well, which is obviously different from the Hong Kong and Taiwanese accent of a typical Hong Kong and Taiwan actor. "I think it may be that after he married Gao Yuanyuan, living together will help his accent to some extent. This (accent) is not deliberately arranged, it is indeed a change of the actor's self."
Bai Jingting also learned from his previous film and television works that the Beijing dialect was too heavy, and he hid his Beijing accent. There are few children's accents and swallowed characters. The lines are equally round and rounded, and the ups and downs are distinct. There is a process for Bai Jingting to enter the role. At first, the director also told him many characters in the financial industry and industry details as support. "When Xiaobai (Bai Jingting) first entered the film and television industry, he was also a newcomer from a non-disciplinary background. His psychological process of working and learning in an unfamiliar workplace environment, in fact, it would be very difficult for him to enter Jinchen Capital with Sun Yiqiu. Like, so we will let him find the resonance point in the process of entering the workplace."
Bai Jingting stills
In Lu Xing’s view, both Zhao Youting and Bai Jingting have their own character temperaments. "Zhao Youting is also an idealistic person. As an actor, what kind of work does he want to shoot and what kind of character he wants to play. Want to continue to make breakthroughs and innovations, I think this is very similar to Wu Kezhi. Bai Jingting is a very sincere person above all. He is very hardworking and dedicated. He wants to make himself better in his work. , This part looks a lot like Sun Yiqiu."
Shooting: If you shoot in a studio, it's like shooting a sitcom
In "Ordinary Glory", the main scene of the story is in the office building on the floor of "Jinchen Capital". The space where the story occurs is relatively fixed and single. For Lu Xing, how to make the beginning, succession and turn of the story together in such a single scene is also a major difficulty. In terms of space, if the shooting of "Jinchen Capital" is locked in a studio, there will be greater convenience and less affected by the light, but in Lu Xing's view, the shortcomings are also very prominent. It's like shooting a sitcom. Therefore, in order to allow the actors to find a better state and let everyone have an immersive "immersive" shooting experience, the crew rented a rough room in the Xinghui Center next to the Bund and changed it toThis layer of Jinchen Capital. At the same time, it also brings difficulties in the shooting process, “because in the real scene shooting, the sun rises early and sets at night, our work will be more affected.”
The biggest benefit ofreal-time shooting is that it makes it easier for actors to find the professional feel of the characters in the play. In the work of the main actors in the play, in addition to the art and props for them, they also bring some daily life things on their desks, which will have a sense of immersion.
scene is set by the crew renting a house.
talks with the director on "workplace drama":
The Beijing News: Everyone says that workplace dramas are not easy to shoot. In your opinion, what are the difficulties in shooting workplace dramas?
Lu Xing: Workplace drama is really not easy to shoot. The main difficulty is how to convert these (real) cases into the events needed in the story, and then balance the drama on the basis of realism and reality. For us, when doing research, on the one hand, we choose a large number of people from real cases, including the details of the incident in the case. On the other hand, we also hope that he can be as rich as possible. Also pay attention to whether this case is forward-looking, because we often have to wait for a long time to broadcast after we have finished filming a drama, and it will be bad if it is out of date.
The Beijing News: What qualities do you think a qualified workplace drama should possess? Do you have any regrets for "Ordinary Glory"?
Lu Xing: First of all, you have to have a deep understanding of the industry and your presentation to the audience in simple terms. We need to dig deep into the wide range of cases in this industry, to understand its internal logic, and to turn into events one after another in a way that the audience can understand, to serve the characters, and then to impress and attract the audience. In addition, it is necessary to show the various sentiments of the sentient beings in this industry, the emotions of these characters, their different characteristics and different plights to the audience. I think this is very important. Regrettably, the bigger one is that in the time of our broadcast, it is a little bit longer than the shooting time. When choosing cases at that time, I consciously chose some relatively forward-looking cases. But at the time of the broadcast, like shared electric vehicles, including boutique agriculture, in fact, everyone has already started to do it, and some cases will appear to be a little behind.
The Beijing News: As a workplace drama, how do you think it can truly reflect the status of the industry?
Lu Xing: I think that to truly reflect the status quo of the industry, we should not only talk about the tall and successful side of the industry, but also talk about the problems of the industry and the anxiety of industry practitioners. This part is actually the part with a sense of reality. . The investment institutions are tall and they are bright and beautiful every day. I believe this is the inherent impression of the audience. Including some workplace dramas, working as a white-collar worker feels quite relaxed and happy. But what we want to write in this workplace drama is exactly the back of him, the unknown side of him, what the pressure, pain, and predicament they face every day. Part of restoring the real workplace environment is during the interview process. We will find a lot of details and psychological basis for the main characters in the drama, and then find some dilemmas that can be processed by the drama in the real cases, and some conflicting points. In the process of shooting, in terms of scenes, props, etc., as much as possible, the daily life of the investment institution is well done in detail.
The Beijing News: What do you want to convey to the audience through this drama?
Lu Xing: What we want to convey to the audience is just like the title of a play. Although you are an ordinary person, being an ordinary person does not mean that you are worthless, or that you are an ordinary person in an ordinary life. People are things without glory. I think the lack of professional honor is still a common thing in today's society. Why it is difficult for us to talk about our feelings and ideals with others in the workplace today, I think this is a question worthy of consideration and discussion. Wu Kezhi and Sun Yiqiu in the play let everyone see the difficulties faced by these people. For this play, the protagonist does not have a so-called elite, and none of them finally achieved a broad sense of success. On this basis, what value can we get? What does success need to be measured? These are what we want to explore in the story.
