Bai Jiaqi sent multiple text messages to 40, multiple WeChat accounts of 50, and made nearly 10 calls, only to "finally confirm" the documentary "Great Shanghai", which has been guarded for 3 years and more than 400, this time It is really going to be broadcast.
"The mobile phone began to receive all kinds of replies: delighted, excited, congratulated, thankful, looking forward to... They are all guests who have been filmed and individuals who have provided information and help. Many of them are elderly people who are far away and can only be answered by their children.” At the same time as the documentary was broadcast, Shanghai TV veteran Wu Jimin became more and more excited because his circle of friends exploded. “Old friends have received rave reviews. This is a textbook-style documentary and a classic writing about the history of Shanghai." The young man on the other end was also high after watching the first episode. “This documentary can also be made into the rhythm of American dramas”, “The amount of information is so large that I dare not go to the bathroom for fear of missing something”, “It is worth watching repeatedly. , Read it many times!" At this moment, the biggest impression of the creative team is: I don’t know what to say.
reviewed another diversity director in the creative process, Lu Yan Ling. In the director’s notes that should have a lot of "sensational" part, he ended his thoughts with only two short sentences, "In fact, the process is far more than the result. It’s more meaningful. I hope "Big Shanghai" can make you and me a better version of yourself." Yunji's future production director and chief producer of "Big Shanghai" Han Yun summed up the entire creative process in five words, And be happy.” , the first chief director of the film, , Zheng Bo, and enjoy a national reputation. He previously worked on CCTV’s comprehensive channel for a long time. He is the documentary "Where do the guests come from" and well-known programs such as "Seeing" and "News" The core creative of "The Meeting Room". In 2016, he was invited by Yunji Future Media to settle in Shanghai and serve as the director of the creative department. "Big Shanghai" is his first work in Shanghai. In Han Yun's impression, Zheng Bo is not tall, dark-skinned, and usually grinning, but in the face of professional mistakes of the team, he is merciless when swearing. He rented a room near the company, "but after only staying for a month, he retired because "Great Shanghai" began." In the following two years, he spent almost every day and night in the company, which is "Great Shanghai". There is a detail of
that Yunji’s future general manager, Gong Wei, is still unforgettable. One day at 6 o’clock in the morning, Gong Wei came to the company and opened the small room where Zheng Bo was working. He was asleep on the computer desk, in the ashtray next to the script. , Stuffed with thirty or forty cigarette butts. Due to years of staying up all night and traveling in different places, Zheng Bo, who was only in his 40s, had a heart attack in February 2018. When he opened his eyes on the hospital bed, he heard the doctor's resolute instruction: you must stop. Wang Ren, who is respected as the "Master" in Shanghai, was ordered to be in danger. At this time, he has retired from the position of the documentary channel. He has long been successful and famous, and he has not hesitated at all. He has taken over the responsibilities of the chief director. The team later joined the young talent Xu Guanqun, who has been in charge of documentary films for many years. The three people are currently in the "Chief Director" column, which more or less confirms the staggered creative history of the film. "Big Shanghai" is called "Project One" in Shanghai's documentary creation in recent years. From "The Opening of Shanghai" to "The Birth of Chinese Industry", to "The Source of the Red Revolution", serves as a gift from Shanghai to celebrate the founding of New China. The 70th anniversary of the work, the film with 8 episodes, each episode of 50 minutes volume, a complete record of the history of Shanghai 176 years since the opening of the port, and has been September 23 on Dragon TV premiered, October 7 on Youku Network alone. ▍"The research chain means that every piece of evidence cannot be a solitary evidence." In 1832, the East India Company "Lord Amherst" arrived in Shanghai to unload opium while collecting intelligence. This was a prelude to the Opium War. During this period of history, a British missionary named Guo Shilie at became a key figure. Today, still has the "Guo Shilie" signal tower on the Bund in Shanghai. This is the first character in the whole film, and Lu Yanling believes that this is the story she is most interested in and memorable in the entire research process.
Before "Big Shanghai", the information about Guo Shilie was both scattered and incomplete. Even the translation of his name was available in various versions such as "Guo Shili", "Guo Shila" and "Guo Jiali". But in the initial data collection, Zheng Bo quickly discovered this character. "He is an extremely divisive person, on the one handHe is a missionary, and he wants to bring God's gospel to this country; on the other hand, for his own survival, he joins the ranks of opium trafficking to harm this nation. " is more important. This key figure has never been deeply explored and expressed in previous documentaries. Previously, more historical books or films identified the person who discovered Shanghai as Hu Xiami, the captain of the "Amerste". However, "Big Shanghai" brought Guo Shilie to the audience with enthusiasm. In Lu Yanling’s director’s notes, this process was only reduced to a short sentence, “Fortunately, we and Fudan University Dr. Li Yuzhe met when he was preparing the first domestic research paper on Guo Shilie. He provided numerous clues for me to verify one by one. "But Zheng Bo, who knows the "truth", said with a smile, "It was all let me force the director. "In 2014, "Where did the guest come from" directed by Zheng Bo carried out a rare and innovative treatment of historical themes, which greatly increased his visibility in the industry. "My requirement is to pay special attention to the evidence chain, in fact, to shoot TV It is extremely painful, and few people have done this. In the past, it may be used directly without departing from the ten, but the evidence chain means that every evidence cannot be isolated evidence. "The work style of
was moved to "Big Shanghai" intact. "Lu Yanling first spent a lot of effort to find Dr. Li Yuzhe, but because people actually spent many years studying this topic, And the book to be published has not yet been published, so there were great concerns at the time. "Zheng Bo told Radio and Television Exclusive, "It's completely soft and hard. The Guo Shi Hunting Tower on the Bund had nothing to do with this person. No expert had made it clear before, but Dr. Li was the first to study it clearly. "▍Excavating the latest historical materials and providing new perspectives Guo Shilie’s story is far from over. In addition to this latest achievement, the director team also personally went to the National Portrait Gallery, Hong Kong Maritime Museum, and Harvard The Yenching Library and other places have collected relevant historical materials. "For accurate historical textual research, several directors have the same requirements. It's not that if you find a piece of news in the newspaper, you are finished," Han Yun told Radio and Television Exclusive. "It is necessary to ensure that what is presented can withstand the torture of any historical expert. This is a consistent requirement. We must be worthy of the expectations of leaders and audiences, and worthy of the city of Shanghai."
is in the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department and Shanghai Radio With the strong support of the TV station, special meetings and expert seminars were held successively around the "Greater Shanghai" project. "Without the care, tolerance and support from the leaders of the Ministry and Taiwan from start to finish, I don't think we can get here today," Gong Wei said. "Deep gratitude is in the hearts of everyone in the team and comes from the heart." During the investigation period, the "Greater Shanghai" project team purchased and read more than 500 books and atlases related to Shanghai history; in-depth study of more than historical papers 2500; telephone, e-mail and in-person consultation with domestic and foreign humanities, geography, history experts and scholars Nearly 200 people; and conducted one-to-one in-depth visits with more than 20 experts and scholars including the Shanghai Municipal Party History Research Office, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai East China Normal University, Shanghai History Museum, etc., and completed 30 4D surveys in total report. While shooting the empty mirror, the project team also visited historical parties, witnesses and related descendants, including more than one person, including Chen Haosu, the eldest son of Yi City, and his daughter Cong Jun, Zhang Yuanji's grandson Zhang Renfeng, and the queen of martyr Wang Xiaohe. Interviews and live events of more than 70 people including Pei Min and model worker Huang Baomei. This is also due to Wang Ren's accumulated contacts in the classic column "Master" for many years after he took over as the chief director, and his profound knowledge in the documentary field. These factors quickly became a rare asset for the team. "Before making "Master" in 2006, (with experts and scholars) have also had a lot of contacts. After being "Master", I have focused on related experts in historical figures." When talking about Wang Ren, Xu Guanqun told Radio and Television Exclusive, Wang Ren "We have established a good trust with academic experts and scholars, so when we are working on "Big Shanghai", we have a special convenience to contact them, and they are also willing to talk to us more." In terms of
data collection, the project team carried out searches on a global scale, covering more than 180 in major museums and memorial halls across the country and the city, and obtained more than 10,000 clues in total. In addition, the project team also went to Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Russia and other European countriesIn the United States, we have photographed more than archives and libraries 60, and found a large number of primary archives about Shanghai that have been left abroad. Like Zheng Bo, Wang Ren always spends his day and night at his desk and in the computer room. Whenever he thinks about the story of Wang Ren and "Big Shanghai", Gong Wei feels very emotional, "He will ponder over and over several hours for the use of a word. His famous saying is: documentary is an arduous thought work. An example of predecessors. Let every young director dare not neglect the slightest." "This documentary uses the power of ideas, informative historical materials and details to impress the audience and trigger our thinking about history and reality." Li Guoyi, secretary general of the Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation, commented on "Great Shanghai". In Lu Yanling’s notes, this is still reduced to a sentence, “Excavating the latest historical data and providing new perspectives are the biggest challenge and the most difficult task in the production of the first two episodes.” Bai Jiaqi’s computer is always retained. He wrote a folder named "20160922 Meeting", which was a record of the creation meeting of the important stage of "Great Shanghai" three years ago. "At the meeting, Zheng Bo, the chief director, set the standard: you must not just stay in the office to do research, you must go out with curiosity to experience the city. is more important, you must always ask yourself:'Why Shanghai Why did Shanghai become Shanghai?’” she wrote, “innumerable places, we ran into Shanghai.” ▍Starting with characters and exploring new creative forms When the project team was first established, Han Yun from gave the team A hard and fast rule: At least once a week, or one afternoon or one meal time, everyone must go to the most iconic place in Shanghai for afternoon tea or watch a performance. “I hope that in this way, on the one hand, we can adjust the intensity of everyone’s work, and on the other hand, we hope that everyone can feel the city easily instead of looking for its history in the old paper.” In the main creative team, many people are not Shanghai people. "Only when you really integrate into the life of Shanghai, you will understand why it has the same culture as it is today." Han Yun believes that "Only in this way can everyone's things come out with warmth, with Personal feelings are in it, not just the splicing of historical stories." During the process of interviewing experts and scholars at , Xu Guanqun also gained a new understanding of Shanghai. "When I mentioned Shanghai before, it seemed that the door was just opened by Western powers, only the concessions on the Bund, Western sentiments, etc. But in fact, one of the reasons why Shanghai became Shanghai is the influence of Jiangnan culture on it. In fact, many experts The research is very detailed, but it hasn't been shown on TV. "" uses the lens to carefully touch the mottle of each brick wall, looking back to the past and present of each building. Lu Yanling, a native of Shanghai, said that he hoped that the audience “can follow our lens to walk around and explore, those architectural relics, celebrity residences and memorials that carry history will make you understand this more clearly. The spirit and temperament of this city also love, care and cherish this city more."
Based on the emotional injection of a city, "Big Shanghai" chose to start with characters, trying to walk into these unexplored but extremely important figures in modern Chinese history, carefully examining these faces and trying to understand them The souls behind, and the relationship between these souls and the city, use people to lead things, telling the national history behind the personal history. For example, Shanghai Daotai Wu Jianzhang , who signed an agreement to lose power and humiliate the country without authorization, Hartong , who first predicted the rise of Nanjing Road, Medos , who first told Europeans about the Chinese, and one of the initiators of Chinese left-wing writers Yin Fu And so on, the historical trajectory and progress of Shanghai's urban development in the 176 years since the opening of Shanghai as a port is tangible and fascinating. "For these three characters,'Great Shanghai', how do you break the subject?" Zheng Bo said with a smile, "The volume is too big, and you have to put all the things for nearly 200 years in it. This basic work is too vast, so it will soon This determines the direction of the character." After established the character center, the team then selected historical data and confirmed the list of in-depth interview experts. Regarding this creative point of view, Shanghai documentary veteran Liu Jingqi said, “In the past, we were shooting a group of people. This time we are talking about a group of people. It makes the theme of the documentary deeper and more convincing. Looking at the complete series, Shanghai’s largest 'Just jumped out." Zhang Kunhua, another well-respected old documentary worker, couldn't restrain his excitement. He asked Gong Wei for a list of staff because he "has admiration" and "salutes them."
tells the grand theme in an innovative way. Han Yun bluntly said that the team initially aimed at "America: Our Story" (a 2010 American documentary, also known as "America: Our Story"), where everyone tells their own experiences. American history. "In the end, this form was not fully adopted, and the audience's acceptance was also taken into consideration." But the team hopes to use "Great Shanghai" to "create a new model of urban history telling, and it can be copied and promoted." She believes that 's exploration of a new form of program creation is also an important reason for the team's persistence. ▍From 7 to 8 episodes of in terms of form innovation, "Big Shanghai" first adopted sand painting as an innovative expression method for documentary films; innovative techniques such as photo reproduction and film coloring have greatly enhanced the expressive power of historical materials Promotion: In terms of music, the team invited the famous music producer and composer of the China Conservatory of Music, Wang Jue, for the original theme symphony of "Great Shanghai", adding magnificence and charm. Invite well-known domestic photographers to optimize the picture quality, increase interviews with experts and scholars, and modify the script. This is the main focus of Wang Ren and Xu Guanqun as the chief director. "Ms. Zheng Bo left a 6-episode manuscript. On this basis, we have retained some and modified some."
has been launched since April 2017, and "Great Shanghai" has actually completed a 7-episode version last fall. , The post-reform and opening-up part is only as long as the seventh episode "Tough Takeoff". Wang Ren believes that this style is not enough to explain the development of contemporary Shanghai, so he added an episode of "Innovative Quality", which now has a total of 8 episodes. "The situation in Shanghai is developing very fast. There were 7 episodes in October last year, but the CIIE came in November." Xu Guanqun told Radio and Television Exclusive. At the CIIE, the state leaders asked Shanghai to make every effort to advance. The construction of the "Five Centers" and the implementation of the "three major tasks" and the "large platform". "The last episode actually has a foretelling effect. It is not only about the past five years of Shanghai, but also hopes to let the audience see the future of Shanghai," Han Yun said. "The content that wants to express is very rich, and it must take into account the story. , Visibility, but also to express the city's strategic plan." Under the guidance of leaders and experts from all parties, tells how the seven and eight episodes of the reform and opening up have been repeatedly changed until today. ▍The late "high light moment" The location shooting of "Great Shanghai" is almost all on summer and typhoon days, because only then the weather in Shanghai is the most beautiful and clearest. is also known as the southern part of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. "Crystal Sky". Carpet-style filming along the Bund in the scorching heat of July, let alone the scorching sun; against a typhoon, filming at the solemn Longhua Martyrs’ Cemetery, just for the wind and rain to be more violent, regardless of being wet. shoots during the day and looks at the material at night. The main creative team of "Big Shanghai" has worked an average of 15-18 hours a day during these 3 years. "Our two chief directors, Zheng Bo and Wang Ren, are big names in the industry. They are very experienced, but their expressions are relatively straightforward." Han Yun said with a smile that the six diversity directors admired and "feared" them. Frankly speaking, everyone has learned a lot and suffered a lot of grievances. After the directors cried, they wiped away their tears and continued to bury their heads. There was nothing to say. I am proud that most of the team members have persisted to the end. She asked the "Radio and Television Exclusive", "Be sure to give them a little applause."
On September 19, "Big Shanghai" held its opening ceremony in the Shangshi Building. Lu Yanling and Bai Jiaqi sat in the last row in silence, Han Yun greeted them to sit in front, and it was not until they got close to Han Yun that Lu Yanling quietly put on a lipstick, and Bai Jiaqi dyed her hair in advance . "It's quite uncomfortable in my heart. These two details make me feel that they are actually looking forward to this moment. They have been working on this project for 3 years, and they can finally broadcast it today." She told the two directors, "Remember This is your highlight moment, and this is your most fulfilling moment."
