On the evening of July 4, the TV series " step forward " premiered in two episodes on Beijing Satellite TV. Later, the drama was launched on iQiyi in two episodes. Starring actors such as He Bing and Yue Hong, this TV series tells the story of the daily work of Beijing Hutong community workers. The play can be said to be full of Beijing flavor, but this flavor and this kind of story should be far away from audiences other than "Beijing flavor".
In terms of ratings, the average ratings of the two episodes of Beijing Satellite TV's "One Step Forward" on Kuyun were 0.2403%. This number is pretty good. The ranking of satellite TV in the same period is relatively average. In terms of online broadcast results, the TV series "One Step Forward" is embarrassing. On July 5, one day after it was launched, it only had less than 30,000 views. Obviously, the show is on the Internet and not many people watch it.
"One Step Forward" premiered for two episodes. It tells the story of an old man in a Beijing alley. His courtyard has been passed down for four generations. Because it has history and is a cultural relic, it needs to be protected. The old man is unwilling to move away, and the community is opened. Finally, the uncle agreed to move out. This TV series should be two episodes with one short story, telling the main theme and positive energy in community work.
The story itself is the main theme, positive energy, and a praise to community workers. The way the play tells stories is full of Beijing flavor. Of course, the Beijing flavor I am talking about here is not the smell of the current Beijing workplace or the smell of Beijing buildings, but the typical Beijing hutongs. In other words, it should be the Beijing Hutong flavor created in film and television dramas. The taste created by this kind of film and television drama is inconsistent with the actual taste of Beijing hutongs.
Before I went to Beijing Hutongs, I also felt that Beijing Hutongs were what those Beijing-style TV series portrayed. Later, I went to the big city of Beijing from my childhood. Especially after my friends all lived in the hutongs of Beijing, I also lived there. Only then did I realize that the real flavor of Beijing’s hutongs was not what it looked like in the TV series. Many Beijing-flavored TV series in Beijing Hutongs are the TV series themselves, produced by Beijing-based film and television workers.
Therefore, let me make a key distinction here. The Beijing flavor of Beijing Hutongs refers to the flavor in Beijing-themed TV series, not the flavor of Beijing Hutongs in real life. This "One Step Forward" should be a TV series with a positive theme and a positive theme, following the style of previous Beijing-style TV series. Although this kind of Beijing flavor is conceptual, it should also attract many northern audiences.
The matter of protecting an old yard should attract some cultural relic lovers. Personally, I am not interested in this kind of protection. Cultural relics are certainly worthy of protection. The main reason why I am personally not interested is that I know what Mr. Qian Mu said - Chinese culture does not value utensils but values historical spirit. Because our culture does not place much emphasis on utensils, there are relatively few ancient buildings preserved from past dynasties. This is different from the West.
The West attaches great importance to the preservation of artifacts, especially the preservation of ancient buildings. Many of their ancient buildings are often more than 900 years old, and there are even ruins that last for thousands of years. Why don't we? It’s not that our buildings aren’t majestic, but that our culture doesn’t value this. In our culture, "Afang Palace Fu" is more important than Afang Palace. "Ode to Afang Palace" is the spirit of history, and Afang Palace is the artifact. This thing in Epang Palace was set on fire. However, "Afang Gong Fu" cannot be burned no matter how hard it is burned. This is the value of attaching importance to the spirit of history.
Because of this, I wasn’t very interested when I saw a story about protecting an ancient courtyard. In recent years, we have been very vocal about protecting ancient buildings. These voices are, of course, correct. My knowledge has limitations, and I need to be the first to admit it. Therefore, a story like this one in the first two episodes of "Lean In" should be able to impress some viewers who like to protect ancient buildings. Of course, this group of viewers seems to be mostly Beijing viewers.
Audiences outside Beijing seem to have a hard time feeling it because we don’t have such a courtyard. Of course, among my friends in Beijing, not many have yards. The vast majority of Beijingers are ordinary people who live in houses with tens of millions of dollars, but they are still miserable, and they have no place to put their feet. The first two episodes of this TV series seem to be a bit far away from this group of ordinary viewers. It tells an extraordinary story.
Based on this, I think this TV series should be recognized among niche audiences. As for the general public, they may think it is a bit far away from everyone. (Text/Ma Qingyun)
