"River Rises" starring Huang Zhizhong, Mei Ting, and Jiang Wu is currently being broadcast on the dual platforms of Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV. When sharing his creative experience, the play's screenwriter and art director Zhang Ting said that the plot focuses on reality, considers ecological issues and daily life, and presents environmental protection themes artistically. He hopes that this play will allow the audience to face related issues in real life. Pay attention and think.
The story is novel
A scholar and professor parachuted into the municipal party committee compound
"River Rises" tells the story of Qijiang University professor Zheng Hanjiang, who has made great achievements in the field of environmental protection, after discovering environmental problems such as snack streets, water pollution, and wetland protection in Qijiang City, a wetland city. (played by Huang Zhizhong) was appointed as the deputy mayor in charge of ecological and environmental protection. He united the team, faced doubts and challenges, and worked with everyone to protect the green water and blue sky. In the opening plot of
, after Zheng Hanjiang, who had no administrative experience, became the deputy mayor, he used an iron fist to investigate various ecological issues, turning all government departments upside down. Even his subordinate environmental protection director commented to his face that he "can't do it" Official." Zhang Ting said that the story of "River Rises" provides an interesting perspective: as a university professor specializing in environmental protection, Zheng Hanjiang was deeply saddened by the increasingly serious ecological problems in the city and constantly criticized the government for its failure to do its job. As a result, one day he suddenly walked out of his study into officialdom. As a political amateur, he parachuted into the municipal party committee compound and became one of the main leadership team members of the municipal party committee. "Faced with this role change, Zheng Hanjiang was completely confused. He didn't understand the various rules. He still had to do practical things on this. He couldn't Failure, the process itself is very interesting."
As the main theme, the narrative method of "River Rises" is very flexible. The officialdom ecology in the play is vividly portrayed, the group portraits are vivid and full, and there are many details that make people smile. . The plot presents real conflicts in sharp strokes. The core of the conflict in the story is how to balance the contradiction between environmental protection and economic development. As the plot develops, Zheng Hanjiang no longer relies solely on his idealistic passion to realize his ideals and ambitions, but he knows how to be down-to-earth, restrain his sharpness and mediate with all parties, but what remains unchanged in him is his bookish spirit.
Excellent performance
New role unleashes Huang Zhizhong’s potential
Zhang Ting is also the screenwriter and director of the historical drama "The Long River", from "The Long River" to "The River Rises". Talking about the feeling of cooperating with Huang Zhizhong for the second time, Zhang Ting said, " In "The End of the World", Huang Zhizhong plays a historical figure, a standard good official who works hard, and in "The River Rises", Huang Zhizhong shows a cute bookish temperament.
In Zhang Ting's opinion, Huang Zhizhong is a first-class actor, very creative and shaping. "In "The River Rises", you will find that Huang Zhizhong looks like a university teacher. This is also what makes him particularly cute. This is true in Huang Zhizhong's previous roles. It is rare to see him in this movie, and he has brought surprises to everyone, so we need to collaborate more with different themes in order to unleash the potential of actors."
In addition to Huang Zhizhong, "River Rises" also brings together Mei Ting, Jiang Wu, Zhang Guoqiang, Su Ke, Li Qiang, Zhao Liang, Guo Xiaoting, Zhao Qi, Du Yuan and many other powerful actors. In the play, whether it is the verbal confrontations full of oppression and subtext in the meeting scenes, or the fireworks and joy of life in the family scenes, the actors' superb and solid acting skills are demonstrated. As a screenwriter, Zhang Ting said that although he was very familiar with the plot, he was still touched by the performance when watching the play. He thought everyone acted very well, "There is a helpless recognition of reality in the play, and there is also a feeling of compassion. The actors' The expression is very accurate and very touching."
expresses innovation
suspense story "packages" serious propositions
"River Rises" focuses on the topic of ecological civilization construction in the new era. Zhang Ting said that this is a very authentic environmental protection theme work, "The reason why It is attractive. I think it is closely related to our lives. For example, garbage classification, waste gas emissions, and the degradation of plastic bags are actually very difficult things. I hope that through this drama, we can spread the concept of environmental protection and arouse everyone's awareness of environmental governance. , Pay attention to environmental protection."
In terms of artistic creation, "River Rises" uses the suspenseful clues of the case of Wang Wu, the deputy mayor of Qijiang City, who jumped into the river and drowned to connect the plot. It uses a fast-paced, multi-perspective, and strong plot narrative method to achieve innovation in the theme. Expression. At the same time, the play presents multiple environmental issues such as water pollution and air pollution in tense and high-energy stories, and narrates serious propositions in life-oriented narratives.
Zhang Ting revealed that the characters in "River Rises" Every plot detail has the participation of expert consultants in the field of environmental protection. The current plot is interspersed with many units such as the rectification of snack streets, the disposal of garbage dumps in unfinished buildings, the death of a girl due to sewage discharge from hidden pipes, and the huge compensation scandal at the Wetland Hotel. The plot story integrates multiple environmental protection issues, showing the audience the practice and exploration of environmental governance work, as well as the close connection between environmental protection and people's daily life, and attempts to arouse the audience's inner understanding of "lucid waters and lush mountains are golden mountains" in the form of images. A profound understanding of "Silver Mountain".
