is both grand and delicate, with retrospect and prospect coexisting. The TV series " our ten years " has become a beautiful scene on the October screen.
This originates from Huace Film and Television 's keen discovery and quality control of original stories. "Our Ten Years" chief producer Fu Binxing said that when is a gift project in the new era, it is necessary to understand theories and policies thoroughly, and to adhere to the original story . Only when creators enter the fields and workshop teams can the stories they write have breadth and the characters have depth.
Chief Producer and Chief Producer Fu Binxing
The so-called breadth means that the coverage of topics should be broad enough to reflect the characteristics and differences of different regions. looks back at the past ten years, although it is a moment, it is also vicissitudes.
Looking at the great progress of China's " five-in-one ", there is a three-dimensional reproduction of the "One Belt, One Road" construction in "Desert Light", and only "Three Meals a Day" on the "eight provisions" to promote the catering industry The vivid interpretation of the transformation of the form has the expressive expression of "Xixiang Yueming" on the special struggle to eradicate black and evil...
The so-called depth refers to summarizing and refining life materials to create a round character with arcs and veins . In
" Tang Palace Night Banquet ", the dialogues and naive dances spanning ancient and modern times made people cry. In "Love", the simple and mellow teacher-student relationship and the spirit of bowing down and willing to be a ruziniu make people admire and move. In "Sharpening the Sword", the majestic military reform and the heart of boxing and boxing to protect the country make people blood surging.
"Our Ten Years" is compatible with ideology and pyrotechnics, integrates value guidance into the story, and achieves the unity of realist expression and creative theme.
script: The entry point is hard to find, not afraid to overturn the plan of
"Our Ten Years", starting from mid-2021. This project was put on the agenda after the premiere of the 48-episode unit drama " Our New Era ", a tribute to the centenary of the founding of the party. The new projects have also received key attention and guidance from the Directorate General.
is different from "Our New Era", "Our Ten Years" has a wider content coverage, and the creative team decided to add more units and reduce the number of unit episodes. 12 units are preliminarily set, and the layout of 4 episodes in each unit can not only extract the essence of each story, but also form dramatic twists and turns with the narrative rhythm of "starting, inheriting, turning, and closing".
"Our Ten Years" not only needs to penetrate into all walks of life, but also needs to be "deformed" and let the audience experience a sense of happiness, security, pride, and gain. No matter which theme or cutout chooses, it must go up and down these "four senses".
is a precise topic selection. Under the guidance of the TV Drama Division, Huace's planning team systematically studied and studied important documents and theoretical documents such as the Resolution of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and Xi Jinping: The Governance of the Country . After carefully studying the documents and understanding the spirit, they began to delineate themes and collect stories.
For "Our Ten Years", Huace mobilized internal elite soldiers. Considering that most of the team are young people born in the 1980s and 1990s, Fu Binxing selected veteran creator Mao Weining as the art director, Zhang Xiaodong as the chief literary planner, and Cheng Weidong and as the chief editor. They participated in each "creative project establishment meeting" during the preparatory stage and checked the topic selection. When
is in a meeting, Fu Binxing will make judgments from the marketability and practicality of the topic selection; Mao Weining will put forward his ideas from the uniqueness and photographability of the topic selection; Zhang Xiaodong and Cheng Weidong will consider the visibility of the story, the ideology of the characters, and the three-dimensionality. advise.
"Our planning team collected topics from news, personal interviews, documentaries, short video platforms and other channels by themselves. Everyone submitted topics for selection at the online creative project meeting every week, and soon collected more than 200 topics. In order to To further improve the unit drama , I also consulted Lv Chao, the chief producer of "Together", and tried to learn from each other's strengths." Fu Binxing said.
faced with different topics under the same theme, the planning team will choose the best. After more than three months of comparison and screening, the initial more than 200 topics were repeatedly eliminated, and 11 were finally determined, corresponding to 11 major themes. After the planning team gave the story outline, character biography and material materials, they invited suitable directors and screenwriters to start the creation. The next problem for
is that the script for will be difficult for .
A solid script is the cornerstone of the success of the work. The script of each unit in the film has undergone repeated arguments, and some have experienced several overthrows and reconstructions. For example, with the theme of "Rural Revitalization", "Where the Heart Goes", the story that the audience sees today is completely different from the first draft of the script.
The script has a direction, and the feasibility of the script implementation will be considered. At the script meeting of "Light of the Desert" with the theme of "Belt and Road", Mao Weining, the artistic director, asked: "Can such a story be filmed? Do we have enough foreign actors? If it takes half a year to go to North Africa Shooting, it can’t be realized at all.”
At that time, Hua Ce’s movie “The Journey Home” was in the shooting stage, and Fu Binxing, who had practical experience, gave Mao Weining a reassurance before continuing to advance “Desert Light”.
"The Future Has Come" with the theme of "Technology Power" is about to start. The story told in this unit is high in technology, and the script without the blessing of visual effects always seems a bit abstract.
This not only increased the pressure on screenwriters Xu Su , Wang Xiaohan and director Yang Lei , but also made several gatekeepers worried. Later, the art director Mao Weining suggested, "Let's be bold and just shoot like this! I believe that after adding special effects, the quality of the whole story will not be bad."
Fu Binxing recalled, "At first, it was true that I could not see the direction, but We are still willing to trust the writers and directors, and believe in the power of unity to overcome difficulties." After the film came out, everyone was pleasantly surprised. Creation requires a little intuition and some determination to break the boat.
Filming and post-production, difficult and fortunate
The whole drama covers a wide range, and it is difficult to check, and the filming stage also needs the support of relevant departments. During the preparatory stage of , Huace, with the support of the General Administration, got in touch with relevant departments such as the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the Central Military Commission in advance, and communicated about creative collections, filming, etc.
Although each unit has only four episodes, it is still necessary to establish 11 crews. Compared with the 6 groups of "Our New Era", "Our Decade" has a larger workload, higher cost, and naturally greater pressure. Fu Binxing, the president of Huace, assumes the role of the chief producer, and also assumes the responsibilities of the president, the chief coordinator, the chief quality control, and the overall progress check.
Huace internally selects producers from Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou, and one person leads a team, trying to make one team serve a group of directors and be responsible for the work of two units at most.
Fu Binxing, Mao Weining, Cheng Weidong and Zhang Xiaodong also keep an eye on the crew. The four of followed the principle of being close to each other. Fu Binxing went to the crew near Beijing, Zhang Xiaodong and Cheng Weidong went to the crew near Hangzhou, and Mao Weining managed the three crews he was the chief director. The filming process was thrilling, but not a single unit was left behind.
"Ideal Life" with the theme of "Import and Export Trade", a few days before the launch, not long after the whole group arrived at Yiwu , the local area was under control because of the epidemic, and it took three full weeks to start shooting . The
production team is very anxious, counting down every day, and even planning to give up this unit. Later, the epidemic was brought under control, and director Teng Huatao took the whole team to "shoot to the limit", so that the previous investment and hard work were not in vain.
"Qianhai" with the theme of "Greater Bay Area Construction" has been affected in terms of setting. Due to the epidemic control, the filming of "Qianhai"The process is very difficult, the scene of Hong Kong can only be replaced by the scene of the Foshan Film and Television Base. The attentive audience of
can find that there are actors in "Our Ten Years" who have appeared in more than one unit. For example, Yao Anlian and participated in "Three Meals a Day" and "Ideal Life". This is also the emergency rescue and mutual assistance of each unit.
Actor Yao Anlian in "Three Meals a Day" as Yan Chengshi and "Ideal Life" as Ouyang Bo
Most of the units in "Our Ten Years" were filmed in April and May this year, just in time for the high epidemic period in Beijing and Shanghai. , Shanghai actors can't come out, even if they can come out, they must be quarantined first. The crew can only see which actors can come out for filming first, and then see which roles they are suitable for, and strive to make the best use of "people".
Huace's post-production coordinating team was set up in the computer room to conduct a second round of quality inspection on the finished film while staring out the film.
"Our Ten Years" has a large amount of material, and the progress of each unit is different. In the later stage, the coordinators have to connect with the four major TVs and five platforms, and take into account the overseas broadcast version.
In order to avoid mistakes, Fu Binxing arranged the post-production of all units in a post-production company. Except for "The Future Has Come" and "Desert Light", which required special outsourcing, the rest of the units were arranged by the overall planning team.
Fu Binxing also attaches great importance to the music of "Our Ten Years", "If a work is to be excellent, there must be no shortcomings. The theme song of is the 'soul' that connects all the units. I am very fortunate to have met Qian. Lei and Tang Tian , two musicians who understand stories, can write such good lyrics and songs, and the singer Lei Jia can interpret this song so warmly. "
Although every unit has difficulties, Hua Hua Policy still took down "Our Ten Years". Looking back on the production process, Fu Binxing said with great emotion: "Without the support of the General Administration and all relevant supervisory units and the full cooperation of the main creative teachers, we really could not have done it. If none of the 11 stories were left behind, it would be considered a complete success."
worked hard After the drama, the order of
"Our Ten Years" is also the result of careful consideration.
"Tang Palace Night Banquet" is smooth and eye-catching, and it is the first broadcast. "Three Meals a Day" is the theme of 's comprehensive and strict governance of the party, and it is scheduled to be broadcast during the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. "The Sword" was finalized late, and "The Future Has Come" has a large amount of special effects, so it will be released later.
This scheduling method echoes the audience's viewing mood, and also resonates with major political events at the same frequency, while maximizing the artistic quality of the work.
The audience's evaluation of the three units of "Tang Palace Night Banquet", "Love" and "Three Meals a Day" left a deep impression on Fu Binxing.
"Tang Palace Night Banquet" with the theme of "cultural construction" is better than the silky and smooth look and feel. is not only due to the high-quality topic selection and script, but also to the joint efforts of the actors, directors and the whole crew.
The screenwriters Ren Baoru and Gao Xuan took a fancy to the topic of "Tang Palace Night Banquet" at a glance. They interviewed several prototype characters of Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater, went to Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, Kaifeng's Qingming Shanghe Garden It took two months to make four episodes of the script after investigation in other places. It is self-evident with the deep heart.
When shooting the intersection of ancient and modern times, director Liu Haibo insisted on shooting in real scenes in order to present the effect of the script, and was absolutely unambiguous in details. The selected actors, such as Bai Baihe, Zhang Huiwen , Wan Peng , Sui Junbo , etc., all have professional dance skills.
's "Love" with the theme of " Chinese Nation Community " knocked on the audience's heart with simple characters and heart-wrenching stories, and became a "dark horse". The audience of remembered not only the coach Zhang Lei played by Bai Yufan , but also Principal Gu Li (played by Zulifiya Rexiti), secretary Chen Gang (played by Li Kunlin), and a group of others.Stubborn and cute kids.
screenwriters Zhou Yunhai and Liu Lei skillfully used sports as an entry point to show ethnic integration, and director Kurbanjiang also invested in his feelings for his hometown.
and "Three Meals a Day" with "Eight Regulations" as its focus, and use folk snacks to carry the big theme. On the surface, tells the story of Cai Wuwei ( Hou Yong ) making rice rolls, but it expresses anti-corruption ideas and themes of the times in a hidden way. Such a story is both interesting and powerful.
"At that time, in order to let screenwriter Hao Yan experience the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year in Guangdong, we specially arranged for him and the planner to fly to Guangzhou the day before the Chinese New Year to experience life, collect details, and find inspiration." Fu Binxing said. The high reputation of
"Three Meals a Day" benefits from a solid script. Hao Yan wrote five drafts before and was not satisfied. Director Mao Weining talked to him all night and made a subversive change in his thinking. After going south to collect wind and continuous improvement, the final version was obtained.
"Our Ten Years" is a new mainstream drama rooted in the ground. It allows the audience to see the changes of the times, and also allows the audience to touch the trickling stream; let the audience appreciate the changing situation, and let the audience feel life. smell. As a TV series, it is interesting and meaningful, and "Our Ten Years" did it.
For some units, such as "Sharpening Sword", "Tang Palace Night Banquet", "Three Meals a Day", etc., Hua Ce got suggestions from relevant parties: expand the content and make the unit drama into a full-length drama.
Fu Binxing said frankly: "Whether there will be a sequel in the future depends on the feedback from the audience and the thoughts of the writers and directors. In fact, many of the topics that were eliminated in the previous screening process are not bad. If there is a chance, we also hope to film them for the audience. Look."
In the future, Huace will still insist on creating positive works with both social and economic benefits. In terms of new mainstream works, whether it is a movie or a TV series, the focus should be on quality and not too much.
Fu Binxing said, "After several projects have been completed, everyone has developed the habit of paying attention to current affairs news and has the motivation to trace the origin of history. In the future, we plan to focus on the two topics of food security and ecological civilization. Work hard to create excellent works."
In order to adapt to the changes in the market in recent years, Huace and various platforms have also launched a new model of "copyright custom drama", that is, the copyright of the work belongs to Huace, but the content and style are customized for the platform . As far as is concerned, how to use to control the cost of to produce content that really attracts audiences, Huace has to decide and then act.
"Our Ten Years" has been translated into multiple languages and broadcast simultaneously in multiple countries and regions, thanks to Huace's years of overseas distribution operations. For now, the overseas prices of Chinese-language dramas lag far behind that of American and Korean dramas, and it requires the joint efforts of creators to improve their competitiveness.
11 unit stories explain 11 major themes, "Our Decade" handed in a beautiful answer. still has a long way to go, but there is one truth that cannot be broken: Only by working hard on the drama can you gain a win-win situation in word of mouth and the market.
【Dialogue/Written by Li Xingwen/Yichen】
