Original title: "Flowers": A legendary story depicts the style of the times, reflecting the struggle of ordinary people
Stills of the TV series "Flowers"
Good film and television works can often bring the audience a stronger emotional experience and deeper value thinking, and can also It reflects the style and atmosphere of the era in which the work was written. The TV series "Flowers", which is currently being broadcast on CCTV-8 and Tencent Video, depicts the picture of destiny with its realistic and delicate description creation and romantic and poetic aesthetic style.
"Flowers" revolves around A Bao and tells the story of how an ordinary person seizes opportunities and displays his talents under the tide of the times, and rewrites his destiny with his courage and down-to-earth determination to face difficulties. It is presented in a cross-chronological narrative. The ups and downs of life among the trend-setting children in Shanghai in the 1990s. A Bao, Lingzi, Miss Wang, Li Li and many more men and women working hard in Shanghai have experienced the ups and downs of their careers and lives. They have seen the splendor and experienced the slow and steady flow, and have written their own Pentium era. They were the trendsetters of that era, and behind them, there also reflected a group of ordinary people who were also struggling in Shanghai.
As the core of the story, Po's transformation from a dazed young man who just entered the foreign market and didn't understand how to make money back and what business is, to a rising business star who can dominate the Yellow River Road is always a highlight of the series. The ups and downs of his life began when he met his noble uncle, but his ultimate achievement was inseparable from Abao's personal charm and hard work. He is a strategist at the negotiation table, trustworthy and loyal in social situations. A Bao is a sincere and considerate person. He is well-rounded but not slick and worldly. He is good at judging the situation and can advance and retreat freely, which makes people impressed. More importantly, Abao has the tenacity to persevere and the courage to survive in desperate situations, so that he can seize the opportunity and jump up and have a place in the ever-changing Shanghai.
This solid sense of struggle and the spirit of striving for the top are also reflected in many characters in the play. Lingzi, the affectionate Tokyo proprietress, has an independent career and can reach a higher level on her own; the prosperous Ms. Wang has grown up with Bao, and she also realizes that without the aura of No. 27 on the Bund and the blessing of Mr. Bao, she is actually not Having no position inspires the tenacity to dare to think and fight to achieve self-growth; Li Li, as an intruder on the Yellow River Road, brings crisis to the original ecology of the Yellow River Road. At the same time, she competes and competes with A Bao, and is an independent woman. Courage and calmness. Not to mention the uncle who grew up with A Bao, Mr. Fan and others who broke the monopoly of foreign brands. They were all the epitome of the ordinary people in Shanghai who were pursuing exploration and progress at that time. Under the shell of the story of everyone working hard, there are profound propositions about how to realize self-worth and growth in life, as well as stories about how to follow the trend and make choices in the times.
"Flowers" truly reproduces the temperament and spiritual outlook of the era in the 1990s, not only through the three-dimensional shaping of the characters' charm and the succession and transition of the story development, but also inseparable from the detailed elements and light and shadow effects presented in the drama. The crew has been making preparations for several years, carrying out activities to collect old objects, and selecting elements that can represent Shanghai from a large amount of data to restore the mark of the times as realistically as possible. We also conducted real-life shooting at the Bund, Peace Hotel, No. 18 Bund, Fuzhou Road, Jinjiang Hotel, Garden Hotel, Zhangyuan, Baoyuan Road and other places in Shanghai, striving to bring the audience into the atmosphere of the era of rapid economic development in the 1990s. . At the same time, "Flowers" shows the rich temperament of Shanghai and conveys the urban spirit of embracing all rivers, pursuing excellence, being enlightened and wise, and being generous and modest. It is highly consistent with and complements the admiration and expectations of the times.
Stills from the TV series "Flowers"
"Flowers" is based on bravery and tenacity, optimism and positive spirit of the times. It looks back at the past and contemplates reality, hoping to resonate with contemporary young people who are struggling.Such unique emotional experience and value resonance, under the highly stylized film language, have stronger vitality and impact, and will also bring thinking and inspiration to the audience. (Text/Yang Guang)