Elephant News · Chief Correspondent of Dongfang Jinbao Wu Jingjing
This is a "jewelry business road movie", and it is also a legendary drama about ancient women's entrepreneurship in a realistic way - the legendary costume drama " Pearl Curtain and Jade Curtain " is on today Launched on Youku. The Elephant News reporter learned that this drama uses realism to create a story about the legend of female entrepreneurship in the ancient Chinese business world. On the occasion of the broadcast, the creator of the show was also interviewed and told the behind-the-scenes creation story.
"Pearl Curtain and Jade Curtain" tells the inspirational legend of the heroine Duan Wu (played by Zhao Lusi ) who grew from a pearl diver to a successful businesswoman with her intelligence and unremitting efforts. Through the business story of the heroine, the play interprets the operation of all aspects of the ancient Chinese jewelry industry from production, logistics to marketing, and depicts the picture of the ancient Chinese business world. All kinds of ancient jewelry in the play are also eye-catching, including pearls, clams, tortoiseshell nails, gold and silver vases, glass locks... a dazzling illustration of ancient Chinese jewelry is drawn.
"We define this drama as an 'ancient Chinese jewelry business road movie.'" Zhang Yuanhuan, the chief producer of "Pearl Curtain and Jade Curtain" said that the heroine's story begins in Hepu, Guangxi, an important starting port of the maritime Silk Road . Starting from Guangzhou, Guangdong, and then to the Hexi Corridor, an important passage of the Overland Silk Road, the footprints are all over the ancient Silk Road in China. The plot slowly unfolds as the characters travel through various stops on the ancient Silk Road, leading the audience to continuously expand the map and do business and explore.
Talking about the creation of the protagonist, Xie Ze, director of "Pearl Curtain and Jade Curtain", said that the final character has been greatly modified. "At first she was a soulless body and slave who could not find the meaning of survival. Later she gradually found it. After understanding the meaning of life, "I want to live better," after living better, I can have some career of my own, and then help others... This is a very complete line, and it is not that the heroine is just a Holy Mother, she suddenly thought that I wanted to save others, which would be difficult for ordinary people to do." Xie Ze feels that everyone actually has their own predicament, and the characters in the play bring everyone a sense of strength. "How do we break out of the predicament? This emotion can infect us. And we don't want to make it into an idol drama. I want to put it into practice and try to be as real as possible."
For example, it needs to have a real background and a real scene of doing business in the jewelry industry. "Our Pearl Slave Cave creates a cruel atmosphere, and the place where we sell blood beads creates a prosperous atmosphere. What I want is a sense of immersion." Of course, emotional expression is one aspect, and there is also the inner motivation of the character to push her to do things. Xie Ze mentioned that in the play, the male protagonist has the thread of revenge, the female protagonist has the mystery of her life experience, and the female protagonist has the thread of entrepreneurship and business. , there are also political struggles in the court, and there are also the growth lines of other characters. "Each of our characters has its own main line, and we are all helping each other. For the success of a drama, I think all characters must be flesh and blood."
The source of the "realism" in the play is the large amount of historical research behind it. According to Cao Jiandun, the historical consultant of "Pearl Curtain and Jade Curtain" and a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of History and Culture of Henan University, this drama refers to Yan Gengwang's "Transportation Illustrations of the Tang Dynasty", Zhang Xingxuan's "Compilation of Chinese and Western Transportation Historical Materials", and Tan Qixiang's "Chinese History". "Atlas" and related research results have made detailed research on the Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty. "In the Tang Dynasty, transportation was mainly by water. In the play, the route from Hepu and Guangzhou, Guangxi, where the southern pearls are produced, to Chang'an, according to the Tang Dynasty's Traffic routes are planned."
In addition, the play also shows the ancient Chinese jewelry culture, from white jewelry to colored jewelry; from pearls to colored glaze and jade; from flat carving craftsmanship to round carving craftsmanship...Cao Jiandun said that the jewelry in the play refers to a large number of Archaeological materials, such as Li Jing Xun's tomb, cultural relics unearthed in Hejiacun, and research results such as "History of Ancient Chinese Jewelry". "The jewelry in the play is restored strictly according to the names and styles of the Tang Dynasty. The scenes and forms of ancient Chinese commercial activities shown are basically in line with the development of the commodity economy in the Tang Dynasty."
"The heroine is a cattail heroine who was born as a pearl diver. She walked out of purgatory, experienced various hardships, and had twists and turns in her fate. In the end, she chose to be born toward the sun." Wang Ying, chief producer of "Pearl Curtain and Jade Curtain" said, This drama uses realistic creative techniques to interpret the inspirational entrepreneurial stories of ancient women. "The women in the drama pursue themselves and fight bravely. I hope it will resonate with the audience."
