There are thousands of love dramas in the world, but I didn’t expect that “Let’s Fall in Love”, which has been running for 6 seasons, can make media people who have “watched countless movies” laugh, cry and eat sugar at the screening party. "Let's Fall in Love 6" will be broadcast on Youku from September 10th. It will be updated every Tuesday and Wednesday at 12 noon. Svip will watch the next episode in advance on Tuesday. Love observers Qin Xiaoxian, Yao Anna, Yi Nengjing, Zhou Dawei, Zhou Yangqing (artists are sorted by initials), host Wang Cong and expert Jiang Zhenyu will bring the audience an in-depth observation journey about love. After the screening, Wang Chaofan, the chief director of "Let's Fall in Love 6", and Kan Jiajia, the chief screenwriter, accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Beijing News and spoke candidly about their opinions on romance, love, guest selection, etc.
"Let's Fall in Love 6" chief director Wang Chaofan (left) and chief screenwriter Kan Jiajia accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Beijing News.
conducts background interviews on the guests, and requires multiple rounds of "interrogation"
Beijing News: How are the guests selected, and what is the elimination rate?
Wang Chaofan: Aesthetics and choice are very subjective and personal. As far as we are concerned, we will choose what we like, what we envy, and what we appreciate. Due to professional reasons, we have to help our guests find some "good matches" that everyone recognizes in life, as well as "living people" who are vivid in our minds.
In addition, every year everyone will be concerned about the background issues of various TV series guests. We pay special attention to this matter. Every year we have a very rigorous back-checking process, including back-checking reports issued by professional back-checking companies, and repeated checks on social media and emotional experiences by our director team. This matter is not only a responsibility for the program, but also a responsibility for every guest who is about to invest their emotions. In fact, you should introduce someone to your friends who you think is good. You should never introduce someone who will hurt others.
selects candidates every year. Our official channels include registration email, mini program QR code, official blog backend, etc. The director team will also search for needles in a haystack on the Internet. Friends who participated in the drama series in the past seasons will also join in and help because they think our program is very interesting to record and we are a group of people who are quite trustworthy.
We will conduct two or three rounds of offline interviews with each guest to get a better understanding of his true personality, expression, and sincerity in wanting to enter a relationship. It is no exaggeration to say that this process is almost the cream of the crop in the sense of true digital proportions.
Kan Jiajia: is like a certain guest in this season’s program. One of our directors stayed with him for three years. In the first year, I sent a private message on a certain platform, but he didn’t reply. The next year, I sent another private message and was politely rejected without explaining the reason in detail. In the third year, our director continued to send out news and he really agreed. The director asked him why he had ignored or rejected us in the past two years. The guest said that he had a girlfriend before. We broke up for a long time this year, and I really wanted to get involved in a relationship. I found this familiar ID sending a private message again, and I felt that maybe it was destined to come. So to be honest, behind all seemingly fateful connections, there is always some unforgettable and reverberating effort behind them.
Beijing News: The guests all felt quite elite.
Wang Chaofan: In fact, they are really not "elites" in the popular sense. If you know them well enough, you will find that they are just ordinary ordinary people who are excellent. For us, if we just choose the elite, it's easy. Let me give you an example that may not be appropriate. I have many friends whose love goal is to date a rich man. Most of the friends who have this idea are parents, and they have all become parents. Others, they have no material requirements for each other at all. I don’t care about the RV, I just want to find someone I like. These are basically single. Because the previous standard is very easy to quantify, you may not be able to reach it with your tiptoes, but you know where it is; but if you really find someone you like, it is very rare and rare. We still feel that love requires a bit of idealism, so we are looking for the latter type. We have also seen some very successful people, and many people envy them, but if you chat with them for a while or have a meal, you won't be able to finish them. He has no emotional softness in his heart.The kind of love we want is actually the kind of life we want. I always feel that people should embrace good feelings to live their lives.
Some of the guests this season.
There is no script for the romance drama, and there is no appearance fee for the guests.
Beijing News: Is there a script?
Kan Jiajia: After has been working on a romance drama for several years, people will be asked how many years it has been, but there is really no script. The reason why there isn't is because it's hard to make love up with screenwriters.
Wang Chaofan: As for , as a program, the presentation of good feelings in the early stages of love is not a big deal or a very catchy thing. It is often just some small movements, subconscious approaches, and some subtle differences in eyes. This These are all things that the script cannot achieve. This is also a difficulty in our work. Other types of programs, such as music variety shows, ask the guests to sing three or four times, cut the best one, and make the stage stunning. But the sweet spots and tears of Lian Zong are often very subtle little actions. This determines that in the post-production process, faced with massive materials, we are like a "soul catcher", trying to capture some small emotions.
Beijing News: Are there any appearance fees for amateur guests?
Wang Chaofan: Of course there is no , it really doesn’t.
There is a "Friends" atmosphere among love observers
Beijing News: What do you look for when choosing a love observer?
Wang Chaofan: The first thing is that I like programs. We don't want anyone to come and be tortured for a notice fee, nor do we want to be tied to each other. Before the recording of this season, I had a long phone call with (Yao) Anna. Anna was very familiar with the details of the previous season. I said you are not just a temporary filler. She said, "Of course not, I was full of enthusiasm at the time." svip, and I have some experience, because I can’t bear to wait for updates every week, so I save a few episodes to watch together, it’s really enjoyable.” She really likes it, so she's very happy when she comes. It's great to be able to eat sugar in advance and have everyone accompany her. The second selection criterion is affection for the show. Some artists thought they performed well on our show, so they offered higher prices in the hope of getting their own show, but they refused real money and chose to record our show. He just feels that this program is something he likes, has emotions, and feels comfortable in it. Last year there were also Zhou Yangqing , Qin Xiaoxian , Yi Nengjing , and Jiang Zhenyu, so this year is actually a "Friends" atmosphere. As soon as they meet, they can quickly become active and talk about some internal jokes from last year. For example, Zhou Yangqing wants to learn love skills, and Lao Qin (Qin Xiaoxian) will tease Sister Jing (Yi Nengjing) about her son's voice.
love observer Yi Nengjing and Yao Anna .
Star romance dramas are not as good-looking as amateur romance dramas
Beijing News: There are many romance dramas on the market. In your opinion, what is the most important factor in making it look good?
Wang Chaofan: I think the most important thing is people. Sometimes people are afraid of the same program settings, but the problem is not the settings, but different people. Even if they do the same thing, the results will be different. It is also important to create a good dating atmosphere for them. People are emotion-driven animals. Some people may have a bad relationship with you at one time, but afterwards you may find that there is something wrong with the way they open up. Just like a person you met while watching a niche movie in the cinema, who happened to be sitting next to you; a person you met from a dating agency that someone you particularly hated forced you to go to. Even if it is actually the same person, your feelings for him will not be the same. Your feelings, perceptions, and stories will be completely different.
Beijing News: Most of the time I travel to one place. Will you consider other formats in the future?
Wang Chaofan: Nowadays, there are also comprehensive competitions in China that combine physical and mental skills, and there are all kinds of tracks. But maybe the audience of every show has a fixed expectation for it. You watch it just for that. Just like when we sometimes go to a Cantonese restaurant, it is likely to serve some new dishes, but it is unlikely that it will simply change to Sichuan cuisine just because Sichuan cuisine is popular on the market.You have to believe that, first, there will always be people who like this cuisine, and there will be people who don’t, so don’t worry too much. The second is to look inward and seek new possibilities in your own style.
Beijing News: In the past, there were stars who were in variety shows, but now they are all amateurs. Are you worried that they are not attractive enough?
Wang Chaofan: Amateur romance dramas are not necessarily inferior to celebrity romance dramas. In fact, for the audience, amateurs are more sympathetic because their lifestyles are closer. Due to their professional nature, it is difficult for many celebrities to reveal their true selves. But when people fall in love, they have a very passionate side and a very bad side. But when you are an artist, many people always expect you to be perfect at any time and at any time. How should I put it? People in the world cannot help themselves.
Beijing News: Will you deliberately create conflict points?
Wang Chaofan: Of course will not. I think that making a show is ultimately about getting along, a process of giving each other emotions. Why should we deliberately create conflicts? Moreover, people must be judgmental and defensive about strangers. If the program team guides them into a conflict every day, as adults, they will refuse and resist. We don't think anyone should have to be in a bad mood every day just to be on a show. We hope that a story will make us happy and others happy too. What a good love should be like, what a good romance should be like.
We are like serving plates at a Michelin restaurant. We have never eaten anything but seen everything.
Beijing News: During the recording process, were there times when the guests had no spark?
Wang Chaofan: Without , humans are still emotional animals. If there is no emotion for the person in front of you, he will not come. Secondly, we will provide them with a very good dating atmosphere. Atmosphere is very important, just like raising a plant. It needs sunlight, moisture, and soil fertility to germinate and bloom. Nowadays, many people can't fall in love because they are too busy and they really don't have a particularly stable moment in their hearts. For example, there are a lot of singles in our group, because we probably work until early in the morning every day, go home and sleep, and when we wake up, it’s time to go to the computer room to do post-production work, so we have no time to focus on falling in love. And I always watch other people fall in love, and I see so many good people and great rituals that I feel it’s boring. We are like the waiters at a Michelin restaurant, we have eaten nothing but seen everything.
The program will create some romantic atmosphere and promote guest interaction.
Beijing News: Do you anticipate the audience when shooting?
Wang Chaofan: will have user portrait feedback every year, and I am sure young people will watch it more. But it is difficult for us to make a program based on this inference. We can only make ourselves better and see who will like us; but it is difficult to predict who will like us and then decide what to do. When big data first became popular, it had a very powerful say. It was like having a referee standing by to tell you the rules and playing methods. But later you will find that it is not the case. Data alone is useless. For example, this year’s data finally reported that we are 30 to 35 years old. Even if the number of viewers in their 40s and 50s surges, we will never complain and say, “It’s over, my God, we did it wrong.” We will only say, “The program is good. It’s good, it’s a good thing.”
Beijing News: Will the dramatic conflict be increased through editing?
Wang Chaofan: I don’t know much about , but the entire director team takes our materials seriously.
Are the two guests getting closer today? With so many people eating, did he bring her food? We observe these all the time. Our job is to convey the emotion that actually occurred through what exactly happened, and then communicate it.
Beijing News: Will there be some acting elements in it by amateurs?
Kan Jiajia: After all, there are many cameras. If they are acting, it will be obvious when captured by the camera lens.
Wang Chaofan: We will tell you not to act in in the early stage.When
started interviewing amateurs, some people would often say, "Just tell me what you want? I can perform it for you." After hearing this, we don't need to finish our cup of coffee and can leave right away. . Some people come on the show just because they want traffic, and we won’t let them come. We believe that people’s expressions cannot be faked. The audience watches so many programs every day, and they are aware of it in their hearts.
Beijing News: Will the meeting give "explanatory questions" to the guests?
Wang Chaofan: The relationship between people and the development of relationships cannot be preset. It is a weather affected by many factors and cannot be predicted. The rupture of relationships between people is often not caused by major events, but often by the end of a bull's-eye.
If you ask us spectators if we are anxious, we are quite anxious. We all have feelings for the guests. Sometimes the relationship they finally built suddenly collapsed over a trivial matter. But we cannot intervene or reveal off-site information to them. This is against professional ethics. Because we are not his friends, we are not in the same life. If it's a friend, and you say, "Don't worry, he was talking harshly to you today, but he's actually crying behind his back." That's no problem; but as a director, you can't reveal it to him after looking at the monitor and say, "He likes you a lot." ", which is unfair to others. So we can only choose to respect the arrangement of fate. Sometimes regrets are just regrets. There is nothing we can do about it. This is actually quite sad. Just like a polar penguin, it is about to fall into a crevice in the ice, and the scientific expedition team cannot save it. Just because you are here today, you cannot think that it does not deserve to die or that you are very noble. You are trying to stop it from falling. In fact, what you are affecting is natural selection. What should you say? Each geese has its own destiny.
Beijing News reporter Tong Na
editor Tong Na
proofreader Yang Li
