On Feb. 2, the TV series "coming from the South to the North" was officially announced. From Feb. 6, the Central eight began to broadcast, and iqiyi is the exclusive video platform. This TV series is starring Bai Jingting, Ding Yongdai, Jin Chen and other actors. It is written by Gao Mantang teacher and directed by Zheng Xiaolong. It has a strong sense of age. It is considered to be a Wang Fang-style work composed of screenwriters and directors, and it belongs to the real drama at the beginning of the year.
In terms of the content of the story, you might as well take a look at the outline of the plot:
In the late 1970s, on a steam train from Ningyang to Harcheng, Wang Xin (Bai Jingting), a young air marshal, was shuttling through the bustling passengers on duty. He mistook Ma Kui (Ding Yongdai), an old railway policeman, for a fugitive. The two opened a relationship between master and apprentice that they did not know each other. From dislike each other to sympathize with each other, Wang Xin and Ma Kui fought side by side on the front line of railway public security.
They anti-pick, anti-trafficking, anti-drug, patrol line, crack down on theft, robbery and fraud, always put the safety of each passenger in the first place, selflessly guard the safety of trains from south to north. Wang Xin and Ma Kui, the new and old generations of railway police, have witnessed the development of China's railways from steam locomotives to electric locomotives to high-speed trains and the ever-changing changes in China.
Why is this TV series considered to be a Wang Fang-style work, a real drama at the beginning of the year? The reason should be at least two. The first is a powerful combination of writers and directors, realizing a real combination of strength. The words "Gaomantang" and "Zheng Xiaolong", which appear in any TV series, can be used as Wang Fang. This kind of achievement depends on the level of previous works.
Second, "going from South to North" is a realistic work, which not only has a sense of age, but also has a Chinese spiritual background. Throughout the recent launch of these film and television dramas, there are not many people who really take the realistic route. Before and after the Spring Festival every year, the favorite types of TV dramas of viewers across the country have always been realistic and follow a real life style. People want to see the past life and the present life in the TV series, and see the Chinese people with spirit and spirit.
TV drama realism is the most difficult, but also the most test of the screenwriter's creative ability. A junior qualified screenwriter, using creative skills, can write a round story, which is not bad. At present, too many TV dramas are at this primary level. Some advanced screenwriters can make use of the elements of reality to connect some of the story content, so that the story has a certain amount of realism. In fact, 80 points can be given for such a work.
The really advanced works are about people, about people in real life, and these characters are endowed with a more advanced soul. It's like clay sculpture. Elementary works, it would be nice to make an appearance. High-end works, began to knead bones and meat. And the really top-notch work is pinching spirit. Many of Gao Mantang's TV dramas are written through his own screenplays to squeeze the spirit of the Chinese people.
This is the most difficult and valuable thing. For example, the old tavern, the work of the old man, pinched out the spirit of the Dalian people in the first half of the last century, and this is a group of the noblest souls gathered here. The TV series "the Pearl River Family", which has just been broadcast on CCTV, has pinched out the spirit of the Lingnan people again. These characters are not only flesh and blood, but also have their own souls. Although they are roles, they are also living people.
The magic of screenwriters, directors and TV dramas is that they infuse the soul of those fictional artistic characters and make them people who can survive in the history of art and the memory of the audience. Why do I particularly like the TV dramas created by the old screenwriters of Gaomantang? It is from here that those characters can jump off the screen and jump into people's minds when watching TV dramas of Gao Lao. These characters are alive, not just popular.
On how to squeeze out the role in a film and television drama, that is the unique secret of the screenwriter, of course, knowledgeable drama critics can also see some ways out. How to make an excellent screenplay into an excellent TV drama work is also the door of the director and the actor. An excellent work can make the audience respect the whole crew.
Therefore, I feel that this "going from South to North" will become the best TV series in this Spring Festival, and it will also become the most popular TV series. Our audience is really mature, good TV series, there must be good word of mouth, ratings and network broadcast results. The emergence of more excellent film and television drama works will better contribute to the healthy development of Chinese film and television. (by Ma Qingyun / tr. by Phil Newell)