The scene of the seminar for the large-scale documentary "Lu Zuofu". Picture provided by the film crew. The scene of the seminar for the large-scale documentary "Lu Zuofu". Picture provided by the film crew Hualong News (Reporter Wu Lishuang) Today (19th), a seminar for the large

The scene of the seminar for the large-scale documentary "Lu Zuofu". Picture provided by the film crew:

The scene of the seminar for the large-scale documentary "Lu Zuofu". Picture provided by the film crew

Hualong Net News (Reporter Wu Lishuang) Today (19th), a seminar for the large-scale documentary "Lu Zuofu" was held in Beibei, Chongqing. The film was jointly produced by Chongqing Beibei District Committee, District Government, Chongqing Radio and Television Group (Headquarters) and iQiyi, and premiered on August 23. It has been broadcast for nearly a month, and the public's attention to the documentary "Lu Zuofu" is still continuing.

In order to further expand and deepen the influence of the documentary and better carry forward and spread Mr. Lu Zuofu’s patriotic entrepreneurial spirit, this seminar invited the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, Tsinghua University , Beijing Normal University , China Media Experts and scholars from universities , , Fudan University , Southwest University , Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts and representatives of Mr. Lu Zuofu’s family gathered together to offer advice and suggestions.

Professor Yin Hong of Tsinghua University spoke highly of the film. He pointed out that the creative team placed Mr. Lu Zuofu in the context of China to shape the image of an entrepreneur, thinking big but starting small, using a large number of historical documents to create a historical atmosphere, and using scene reproduction. and other methods to enhance the characteristics and appeal of the documentary; at the same time, it uses the voices of historical documents, first-person narrative voices, third-person narrations and music to jointly create a diverse listening experience.

Professor Pan Xun, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Southwest University, affirmed the close connection between the creative team and academic research institutions. He believed that the film remained rigorous and objective in the selection of historical materials, restoration of historical facts and presentation of viewpoints, and respected historical facts. As an excellent humanistic and historical documentary, "Lu Zuofu" is of great significance to inheriting and carrying forward Lu Zuofu's patriotic entrepreneurial spirit and assisting China's modernization drive.

"The creative team closely connected Mr. Lu Zuofu's life exploration with the rise and fall of the country's destiny, showing the roots and skeleton of the Confucian spirit in the inheritance of Chinese culture, and highlighting Mr. Lu Zuofu's qualities of patriotism, benefiting people's livelihood, and saving the country in times of crisis." China Vision Professor Yang Chenghu, vice chairman of the Documentary Academic Committee of the Association and deputy dean of the School of Art and Media of Beijing Normal University, believes that the film has both biographical and prose poetry styles and is an exploration of the aesthetic expression of Chinese documentaries.

Tian Weigang, professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Television and Journalism of Communication University of China, praised Director Xu Bei for leading the creative team to have a spiritual dialogue across time and space with Mr. Lu Zuofu. He pointed out that the documentary combines the ups and downs of the fate of mainstream figures with the historical present, allowing the audience to understand the history of Sichuan, Chongqing and China, and reflects the resonance of the characters' history and the country's history.

Tang Jun, researcher at the School of Journalism at Fudan University and director of the Department of Radio and Television, analyzed the characteristics of this film from the conceptual level, narrative level and symbolic level, and believed that it constructed a rich and diverse audio-visual symbol system and presented a "hybrid aesthetic". In addition to real shots, video materials, and scene reenactments, the film also contains elements such as animation, prints, comics, and sketches of different styles, as well as postmodern expressions, making the work both heavy and lively, and in line with the aesthetics of young people in the Internet age. .

At the same time, when talking about the in-depth use of "Lu Zuofu", experts unanimously believe that the film has the foundation and potential to make documentary films, and has the characteristics of overseas dissemination. It is recommended to produce a multi-language version so that Mr. Lu Zuofu can go to the world. Zheng Jinsong, associate professor of Southwest University, suggested that Beibei produce a play about Mr. Lu Zuofu and open a livelihood tourism ship from Beibei to Ciqikou.

Yang Jie, president of the China Radio and Television Press Association and editor-in-chief of Radio and Television Review magazine, pointed out in his concluding remarks that the documentary delicately depicts Mr. Lu Zuofu’s life, shows the perfect fusion of entrepreneurial spirit and patriotism, and inspires radio and television programs. More attention should be paid to outstanding figures who have made contributions to the country and nation, and positive energy should be promoted. The success of the documentary "Lu Zuofu" is a personal tribute to Lu Zuofu, and it is also a profound interpretation and inheritance of his spirit.

It is reported that on August 25 this year, "Lu Zuofu" was launched on CCTV, Chongqing Satellite TV and iQiyi platforms, quickly ranking first in the documentary popularity list, and ranked first in the Blue Eagle platform's hot TV documentary integrated communication index list. CCTV recorded that the first broadcast ratings reached 109% of the ratings target for the same period. The average ratings of each episode in Chongqing were 0.411%. Each episode ranked first in the ratings of local satellite TV programs during the same period.