On September 13, 2023, the popularity of the original short drama "Painting Red" starring Wuyou Media contract expert Zhang Yuxi continued to rise. The series has not yet concluded, and its popularity has exceeded 100 million ahead of schedule. As a leading Internet-based agency, Wuyou Media has made steady efforts in the short drama track. "Painting Red", which is produced with high configuration and high standards, uses the form of new media short drama to produce an audio-visual presentation comparable to that of film and television. Taking opera culture as an entry point, we effectively combine cultural heritage with feelings of family and country, and passionately collide with classic culture, feelings of family and country, and new media forms. "Farewell My Concubine", the king of the short drama world, came out of nowhere and quickly broke out of the circle! Since
was launched on Kuaishou Huafeng section on August 11, the number of views in the first week has exceeded 10 million, and the ratings have been very popular. The total number of views of the feature film has exceeded 150 million, and it has been ranked Top 5 in the real-time hot list of Maoyan Professional short dramas and Top 1 in Kuaishou. And based on the plot, we derived #short drama depicting the atmosphere of the Republic of China#, #小剧世界有我的王FarewellMyConcubine#, #小剧 depicting the hero’s setting of contrast#, #小 drama depicting the spy drama in the short drama is so heart-wrenching#, etc. Topics, occupying a place on major lists. The protagonist in the play, a famous Peking Opera actress (played by Zhang Yuxi), blends the tragic and chaotic times and the dreamy life into Chinese history.
Stills from the short play "Painting Red"
Today's short drama track is growing rapidly and is in a stage of high-quality development where a hundred flowers bloom. Behind the high-reputation hit is the careful creation of the production team. "Painting the Red" strives to restore the style of famous opera actors in the Republic of China in terms of plot, scenes, costumes, etc., setting a milestone for short dramas with the theme of the Republic of China. Paying attention to and promoting traditional Chinese opera culture is the original intention of the crew of "Painting the Red".
Stills from the short play "Painting the Red"
As soon as the short play "Painting the Red" was aired, netizens compared it to the movie "Farewell My Concubine" directed by Chen Kaige, with similar appearance and similar themes. If Cheng Dieyi is not crazy, he will not survive. In and out of the play, he is the Yu Ji who never changes his mind until death and kills himself with a knife. Zhang Yuxi is sober and self-aware. When he is out of the play, he is a righteous young man who dares to confront the overlord with a sword. . Compared with the movie "Farewell My Concubine", "Paihong" is called "Farewell My Concubine in the short drama industry" by the industry. Although the plot is relatively simple and the world view cannot be compared with the movie "Farewell My Concubine", the work has The feelings of family and country contained in the opera, the love and hatred behind the art of opera, whether it is "the real Yu Concubine and the fake Overlord" or the "real Overlord and the fake Yu Concubine", all show the same thinking about traditional culture, people's living conditions and human nature. and understanding.
Stills from the short play "Painting the Red"
A short play with a double background and three stages of human life. When it comes to "Painting the Red", which is known as the "Farewell My Concubine" in the short drama industry, director producer Yu Huanhuan believes that this story is actually the result of natural growth and the result of the team's collective efforts. Under extremely limited conditions, everyone is racking their brains to think about one thing: how to complete a good story that is ambitious, emotional and traffic-filled? The opera elements, Chinese martial arts, male-male CPs, and historical backgrounds in "Painting the Red" were all put in little by little. At the beginning, the scale of the short drama did not allow the story to be very grand. The screenwriter continued to refine the core of the story and the characters. Relationship, there are only two or three scenes in Hengdian, the shooting period is very tight, and the production cannot complete the filming of an entire series without lowering the aesthetic standards. Looking back, in those days, everyone on the "Painting" crew was a special soldier. Zhang Yuxi said: "It was indeed a big challenge to film this movie. It was quite addicting, and I am very willing to pass on the essence of the Chinese nation, because it is rare to encounter such a story!" "Painting the Red" involves a lot of fighting scenes. Zhang and Xi performed it in one go without stand-ins. The fight with a group of professional martial arts fighters was very exciting until the sky was dark and the earth was dark. The crew praised Zhang Yuxi: Zhang Yuxi is an actor with professional qualities. Looking back on the journey of "Painting Red", Yu Huanhuan believes that in terms of content exploration, good short dramas still have unlimited room for imagination.
Stills from the short play "Painting Red"
tells the story of traditional Chinese culture in a short and beautiful artistic form, and creates high-quality film and television works with unique themes and high-level production.As the first Republic of China-themed short drama produced by Wuyou Media, "Painting the Red" took the lead in achieving extraordinary results, demonstrating the explosive trend of high-quality IP and looking forward to leading the industry to a new turning point of high-quality content.
