's " and Feng Xing " that ended not long ago is undoubtedly the most popular drama series in recent times. According to incomplete statistics, the drama set a new high in first-run ratings for all provincial satellite TV stations in the past 27 months, broke Tencent Video's record for being the fastest drama to enter the blockbuster club, and became the new drama investment champion this year with more than 400 ads.
In an interview with a Red Star News reporter, Zheng Zhongli, a producer from Xinli Media, a subsidiary of China Literature Group, mentioned that the show is positioned as a "realistic fairy tale light comedy". Director Deng Ke also said that the story is The core is very current and young, and the creative team also tried their best to present a sense of reality when creating.
Regarding the current problem of a large number of fairy tale dramas being sluggish in the market, Zheng Zhongli said that no matter what type of drama, they are likely to be hits. The most important thing is that the creator must be moved by the characters. If he cannot be moved himself, he will not be able to make the audience empathize.
Zheng Zhongli
The fairy tale drama
"Traveling with the Phoenix" is adapted from Jiulu Feixiang's novel "This King is Here" based on the standards of realistic themes. The story tells the story of Shen Li (Zhao Liying), the king of Bi Cang in the spiritual world, who was injured due to escape from marriage. Falling into the world, by chance, he met the last ancient god Xingzhi ( Lin Gengxin ) who came down to earth to experience life. The two people who met by mistake went from acquaintance to love, and finally put aside the barriers of identity and joined forces to travel across the three realms.
The beginning of the play seems to be intentionally slow. Shen Li, who fell into the world and transformed back into the original form of a phoenix, met the sick Xingyun (Xingzhi's name in the mortal world). The two gods who were omnipotent in the past have lost their magic power.
cooking, drinking tea, joking, as well as real-life shots of life in a small courtyard and the beautiful scenery of small bridges and flowing water... The first six episodes almost all focus on the trivial daily lives of the male and female protagonists, trying to break the traditional narrative, which is quite "sitting" Watching the clouds rise, walking to the waterless place" leisurely.
This is the second costume light comedy directed by director Deng Ke after "The Son-in-law" and the first fairy tale drama he directed.
"When Teacher Zheng gave me the script, he didn't say it was a fairy tale drama. He just said there is a costume script for you to read." After Deng Ke read it, his most intuitive feeling was - this is a good story - workplace After women accidentally return to rural life, they do not forget to enjoy life while working hard. In his opinion, Jiulu Feixiang seems to be writing about modern events through ancient people. The core of the story is very current and young - even the powerful King Bi Cang, no matter how strong his career is, still needs to stop and take a look.
Deng Ke and Zhao Liying
Deng Ke and other main creators positioned this drama as a "realistic fairy tale light comedy", and tried to meet the standards of realistic themes in production, hoping that the characters' behavioral motivations, the logical changes of the story, and the actors The performance processing and so on can withstand scrutiny.
"The keynote of our film is to always look at the world of fairy tales from a human perspective." Deng Ke said, whether it is a long scene showing life in a small courtyard, or the opening scene of New Year's Eve, from children setting off firecrackers to slowly reaching the sky When gods fight, it's all about showing a sense of landing. Zheng Zhongli also said, "It is to let these characters come to life, let everyone believe in the story, believe in these characters, and find the realistic and realistic foundation of the characters."
Before filming, Deng Ke was a little uncertain, "Is it really possible to shoot like this? ? "Jiulu Feixiang also made some modifications in an attempt to strengthen the rhythm. But in the end, everyone reached an agreement that the peaceful years were what impressed everyone in the first place and must be retained.
"All the stories in "Traveling with the Phoenix" are memories of the previous 6 episodes of life in the courtyard. It was a separate chapter, so we did some separate work on tones, colors, and art. "Deng Ke hopes that the final presentation of this story can evoke everyone's memories of the past and their childhood, "It's golden, the years are quiet, and there are many birds chirping, and the sun is always bright. Feel."
Zheng Zhongli revealed that in order to find a place with beautiful scenery, they went to Guizhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and other places to scout for scenes, and finally chose to build a small courtyard in the scenic spot of Dingfeng Lake in Xiandu, Zhejiang. "After the filming, Xingyun Xiao The hospital is still preserved and is now a popular place for many tourists to take pictures and check in. It will also promote local cultural tourism. "
Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin have a better understanding of each other as "two partners"
"Traveling with Feng" began writing the script as early as early 2019, with Jiu Lu Feixiang personally serving as the screenwriter.
Zheng Zhongli recalled that when the script was written, the only role of Shen Li was The candidate was Zhao Liying, and we spent nearly two years exploring and discussing it together. After Lin Gengxin heard that Zhao Liying was participating, he readily agreed to star.
During the filming process, Deng Ke intuitively felt that Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin were involved. The tacit understanding of the "two partners" reduces the steps to help the actors get to know each other, and instead taps out some natural performance states that arise from the familiarity between the two. Lines may not be needed, but can be conveyed by a look, a micro-expression, and the rhythm of interaction. Come out.
Deng Ke recalled that during the filming process, many scenes were tried out while chatting. He personally prefers this kind of thing that happens on the spot, because only when everyone trusts each other, can there be many flashes of inspiration. For example, when Shen Li went to save Xingyun after he fell into the water, Deng Ke was thinking about how to save him. After seeing Lin Gengxin's hair, he suddenly thought about how to reverse it and let Zhao Liying pull the person up by his hair
. Many statistics of "Hong Kong Phoenix" have set records
Due to Zhao Liying's high popularity and the "second partner" with Lin Gengxin, many data of "Hong Kong Phoenix" have created records for this year's drama series: not only the fastest entry Tencent's "Must-Watch Club" drama record is also "a new high for all satellite TV premieres in the past 27 months."
What's more worth mentioning is the show's ability to attract money. According to relevant statistics, the show has a cumulative number of 421 ads. , becoming the new investment champion of this year's drama.
Director Deng Ke made a guest appearance before the drama ended. The Douban score of the drama was finally released. 7.2 is a good score in the field of fairy tale dramas. "Of course, I hope the score is higher. Okay, now you can see the audience talking about watching "Walking with the Phoenix" for the second time. In the future, I also hope that more viewers who have not watched it will join. " Zheng Zhongli said.
What makes Deng Ke happy is that many netizens understood some of the "Easter eggs" he buried after the second viewing. For example, some Xingyun in the small courtyard often picks grapes. Maybe when they read it for the first time, You may think this is a prop display, but you will actually understand when you see it in the end, because he is too lonely and envies the grapes in bunches.
Since the beginning of the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" series nearly 20 years ago, domestic fairy tales have become popular. There are also popular dramas such as "花千 Bone", "三生三世十里桃花", " Ancient Sword and Legend ", etc. However, a large number of dramas suffer from insufficient innovation, narrow narrative structure, and watery plots. The problem of procrastination.
In an interview with a reporter from Red Star News, Zheng Zhongli admitted that people have some stereotypes about fairy tale dramas. In fact, good works can be produced in any genre, and the most important thing is the characters and stories that touch people's hearts. In the future, he will cooperate with Deng Ke again in the drama "Flowers in the Moon Capital, Flowers in the Sea", and will also cooperate with Jiulu Feixiang in the new project "This Is Like a Post"
Red Star News reporter Qiu Junfeng and editor Li Jie
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