"To Our Sweet Little Beauty" director Xing Xiao attracts attention and opens the innovative model of sweet pet drama

To our sweet little Meiman director Xing Xiao catches the eye

A few days ago, produced by Penguin Film and Television, directed by Xing Xiao, starring Gong Jun and Liu Renyu, "To Our Sweet Little Joy" (hereinafter referred to as "Xiao Meiman") ) Will soon usher in the non-member finale on Tencent Video. Since its inception, the play has been favored by young fans, and has been praised by the industry as "an unconventional and down-to-earth Qingliu sweet pet play". The high-sweet style and unexpected detail design rich in comedy elements have caused the drama to continue to generate hot reviews on the Internet, and also made director Xing Xiao into the public eye again.

Gao Tian interprets the most real heartbeat feeling throughout the whole process.

Post-80s young screenwriter and director Xing Xiao is currently China’s youngest national second-level director. He has directed "0.5 Love", "Heavy Snow Winter Solstice", and "2012 Is Coming". Word-of-mouth commercial films and literary films have been well-known in film festivals at home and abroad, and are known as "new talents" in the circle. Known for his deep work in film creation, he has also begun to get involved in the field of TV dramas in recent years. "To Our Sweet Little Happy" (hereinafter referred to as "Little Happy" is one of his representative online dramas.

"Little Happy" is adapted from Zhao Ganqian's original novel "The Boat and the Beginning", the last part of the popular "To Us" series, tells about the division and reunion of Zhao Fanzhou (Gong Jun) and Zhou Xiao (Liu Renyu), the partners of the Southern University Detective Club Turning around the love story, seeing Gao Leng’s senior Zhao Fanzhou being melted by the cute girl Zhou Xiao, netizens commented: “The whole process is sweet and heart-warming.” The most praised of this show is that the director is in The intention and innovation of the "sweet pet" part breaks the idol drama's usual routines, close to the most real urban campus life, and also opens up comedy minds from time to time, making people remember the scenes of the "famous scenes" in the play.

, ​​for example, Zhou Zhou On CP’s appointment at the Detective Art Exhibition, Zhou Xiao stood on tiptoe to wear a red bow tie for Zhao Fanzhou. In order to prolong this sweet time, Zhao also stood on tiptoe. The director put two young boys and girls in an ambiguous period. The female protagonist who was eager to attend the appointment hurriedly handed in the papers and did not pay attention to the examination questions behind the test papers, so she invited the teacher to diss "you can make friends, try to give me a good test", making people laugh; Concerned about gains and losses, and worried that the hero will be with other girls, her daydreams are revealed: Zhao Fanzhou and love rival Jia Yichun (Zhu Yunhui) throw grapes at her, their brains are open, easy and fun, like this "brain" "Inner small theater" abounds in the whole play.

From old artists to popular idols, Wang actors are full of physique

The heroine of "Little Beauty" Liu Renyu is a girl group idol with excellent singing and dancing, but lacks before. Performance experience. In the process of filming, no matter every move or smile, Xing Xiao guided her in her own way, not teaching her hand in hand, but inspiring her how to walk into Zhou Xiao’s inner world. Gradually, she has a high level of understanding. Liu Renyu has grown rapidly, and he has established enough tacit understanding with the director. Often he can accurately express what he wants by simply saying what he feels. What's interesting about

is that people in the circle laughed and said Xing Xiao was " Bring your own actor’s physique". Many actors have won awards for their works. His first independently directed theater film "2012 is coming" made Chie Tanaka win the best actress at the Shanghai Film Festival and the Macau International Film Festival. The protagonist and best newcomer have also been nominated by various film festivals; the 80-year-old performance artist Zhu Xijuan also won the 27th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award and the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival for starring in "Snow and Winter Solstice" The Film Channel Media Awards Organizing Committee Special Honor Award, the 9th Macau International Film Festival Chinese Film Lifetime Achievement Award and other heavyweight awards. Xing Xiao said, "Their performance makes the characters in my pen live and tension in the lens. , And their hard work has been recognized by everyone. In fact, this is a win-win and very happy thing."

He has also worked with many popular young actors, such as Li According to Xian, Wang Yibo, Tang Yixin, Han Dongjun, Peng Xiaoran, Liu Renyu, etc., in his opinion, "They are very energetic and the atmosphere is always happy. When I work with you, I feel more relaxed, and some ideas will follow. "The first time Wang Yibo acted as the male lead in the play "Extraordinary Talent" was directed by Xing Xiao. In his eyes, Wang Yibo was on the set: "The coordination, sense of camera and professionalism are very strong, and he is also good at learning and very hard." There are many action scenes and motorcycle riding scenes in the play. As long as the director allows him, he is very willing to go to the battle in person. It is worth mentioning that at the beginning, "Xiao Mei Man"After seeing some of the material of "Extraordinary Talent", the producer of Xing Xiao recognized the image quality and screen temperament, and invited Xing Xiao to direct the show.

guest wedding emcee role, high-profile director attracts attention

, ​​who has chased after the romantic wedding of the "Little Beauty" extravaganza, where lovers finally married, will probably have an impression of the graceful emcee in a gentle suit and generous manners. Very deep, he is the director Xing Xiao himself cameo. This is not the first time for Xing Xiao, who is "playful" in his own works. He has guest appearances in "Heavy Snow Winter Solstice" and "Extraordinary Talent".

Xing Xiao, who works on the set, can always win the favor of the crew with his natural sense of humor and appeal. In his life, he is a fashionista who dresses appropriately. Some viewers said: "The director of the idol drama, Yan The value is also very strong, looks like the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine." In this regard, Xing Xiao humbly stated that he is only an entry-level in terms of fashion cultivation. Understanding these is also a necessary stage to broaden his horizons and improve aesthetics. Only by personally understanding and experiencing the current fashion trends of young people’s food, clothing, housing and transportation can they be able to. Make what you want to express.

It is reported that Xing Xiao’s latest work, the urban emotional workplace inspirational drama "Walk Up! My Genius Neighborhood" starring Han Dongjun and Peng Xiaoran has also been completed recently, and it is expected to meet with the audience soon, which is different from "Xiaomeiman". "Campus Sweetness Department", this drama tells the story of mutual healing between tech geeks and gold medal headhunters. The innovator is always young, and the ever-changing and energetic director Xing Xiao has been on the road of breaking through his own creation.

Source: China.com Entertainment