As one of the important centers for the creation of Chinese TV dramas, over the years, a large number of outstanding works featuring the people as the protagonists, showing the style of the times, and praising the glory days have emerged in Shanghai. These works not only carry the historical spirit of Shanghai-style culture, but also record the changes of the city from individuals to groups, from details of life to economic waves.

On June 23, the "Magnolia Blossoms—Research and Evaluation Conference on Excellent Shanghai-produced TV Dramas in the New Era" was held in Shanghai. Scholars, experts, and practitioners participating in the meeting reviewed the achievements and experience of Shanghai-produced TV dramas through research and evaluation methods, and discussed the new era The development direction and development path of Shanghai-produced TV dramas on the new journey. From the excellent Shanghai-produced TV dramas that "win big traffic with high quality and surge positive energy with big traffic", we will continue to explore the rules of creation, and continue to polish the golden signboard of "Shanghai Produced" TV dramas.

Stills of "Breaking Dawn in the East"

Create a biography for the times and a portrait for the people

Once, Shanghai-style TV dramas represented by "Shanghai Family" and "Waste Time" deeply touched the hearts of the audience, and also represented the mainstream of Chinese TV drama creation in that era. In the new era, the creation of Shanghai-produced TV dramas consciously takes portraits of the times, biographies, and virtues as sacred missions, encourages and calls for Chinese-style modernization, enriches the spiritual world of the people, and enhances the spiritual power of the people.

"Great Pudong" poster

From "Great Pudong" to "Dawn of the East", from "Home in the Heart" to "Settle Down", whether it is Shanghai at the beginning of the new China, the financial reform in the new era, or the ordinary life of ordinary people living and working in peace and contentment, they all have distinct characteristics. Shanghai characteristics, strong Shanghai-style style.

In recent years, audiences have seen "Dajiang Dahe" which is a narrative and aesthetic representation of the history of the people's spiritual endeavor in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, "Together" which composes a picture scroll of national spirit for the fight against the epidemic, and seen "Together" for the nation. "Great Meritorious Service", which is the backbone of the Chinese Communist Party, has seen "Great Pudong", which reflects the great changes in Shanghai from the new era to the new era, and "Glory and Dream", which vividly records the great history of the Communist Party of China...

"Meritorious Service" poster

"In the face of the representative works of Shanghai-produced TV dramas in the new era, we can not only see the overall style of Shanghai TV drama creation and development in the past ten years, but also witness the development pace and achievements of Shanghai-produced TV dramas in the past ten years; we can also taste Shanghai-produced TV dramas Not only can you experience the emotional state of mind and life conditions of "Shanghai people", but you can also gain insights into the trajectory of Chinese social development and progress." China Radio and Television Li Jingsheng, vice president of the Federation and consultant of the China Television Artists Association, said.

Li Jingsheng specifically mentioned that there are two characteristics of realistic dramas produced in Shanghai, "one is its historical consciousness and era consciousness, and the other is its people's characteristics. From the perspective of style and technique, the former has the characteristics throughout the work The current situation of the times, while the latter has delicate and touching considerations for the current reality." Especially the female-themed works of Shanghai-produced TV dramas in recent years, such as "Thirty Only" and "Twenty Not Confused", etc., "discuss the current urban women. It is the content and the most prominent style characteristic of Shanghai-produced female-themed TV dramas that are best at content and the most prominent style characteristics.”

"Thirty Only" poster

Li Jingsheng also pointed out two shortcomings in the creation and production of Shanghai-produced TV dramas in recent years, "One is that Shanghai, as an international metropolis, has the characteristics of frequent international exchanges and the integration of Chinese and Western cultures, but in the creation of international themes, there are still few. Successful works; Second, Shanghai, as the financial center of the country, has rich themes and resources, but works with themes in the financial field also seem to be somewhat lacking."

Inherit the spirit of craftsmanship and establish industry coordinates

Regarding the shortcomings raised by Li Jingsheng, Su Xiao, chairman of Ningmeng Films, just responded with his creative vision. Ningmeng Film and Television has been established for nine years, and each drama has been established in Shanghai. This time, in the list of 50 TV dramas produced in Shanghai in the past ten years, Ningmeng Film and Television has selected 12, and all of them are works with realistic themes. "One of our Ningmeng efforts is to bring Shanghai-produced TV dramas to the world stage. The openness of Shanghai-style culture should be reflected in the value proposition and aesthetic trend of better integration into globalization. Shanghai-produced TV dramas have the potential to be popular in the international mainstream. On the platform, it competes with European and American dramas, Korean dramas, and Mexican dramas for traffic and users."

At the same time, as a native of Shanghai, Su Xiao also raised the creator's sense of cultural responsibility. "Shanghai people have a deep-rooted impression on the whole country: they are pragmatic and contract-oriented, and have an international perspective; but they are arrogant and shrewd. Over the years, Shanghai has changed drastically, but everyone's perception of Shanghai people is the slowest to change. The cognition of people is actually the cognition of culture, and as cultural workers, we are responsible for this.” He reflected frankly, “We filmed many dramas in Shanghai, such as "Thirty Only", "Little Shede", " There are trees in the south" and so on, Shanghai is beautiful and international, but the regional characteristics of the characters are downplayed in the lens, fearing that the national audience will not like it. Downplaying Shanghainese is downplaying Shanghai's culture. This is what we created cultural insecurity.”

"Little Willingness" poster

Su Xiao's reflection on the details of creation also shows the "artisan spirit" produced in Shanghai. And the reason why Shanghai has a steady stream of excellent TV works is also due to the inheritance of the creator's "artisan spirit". At the seminar, director Fu Dongyu still clearly remembered that when he first joined the Shanghai Film Studio, he had to send out a "small blueprint". , is the most obvious and external embodiment of the industrialized system.” In such a system, Fu Dongyu experienced the four workshops of props, costumes, printing, and editing, as well as the training of on-site recording. The rules have become habits. Step-by-step, careful attention, excellence, and the "artisan spirit" that will not be dealt with will naturally appear in all his works.

"Because of such a craftsman's habit, we can uphold a quiet and calm attitude and abandon impetuous and inflated styles." Fu Dongyu said: "Director Xie Jin said: As a director, if you are not moved, how can you move people? As a follow-up inheritor, I Uphold the tradition of precepts and deeds taught by the predecessors in the creation, and strive to ask myself to 'not lie, not go against my will, not cater to', and face my heart and works truthfully."

"What is exciting is that in the creative team of dramas produced in Shanghai, a group of daring creators have responded positively to the public's expectations for realistic masterpieces with a series of high-quality dramas, and established a solid foundation for the entire industry. The reference standard.” said Liang Zhenhua, a professor at Beijing Normal University and a famous film and television screenwriter.

Literature and film and television "two-way empowerment"

Shanghai is the center of my country's modern publishing industry, as well as the center of literature dissemination. As far as TV drama adaptations of literary masterpieces are concerned, "Fortress Besieged" produced in Shanghai and directed by Huang Shuqin has become an example of TV drama adaptations of literary masterpieces in the new era. This year, a TV series "The Road to Life" adapted from Lu Yao's classic novel "Life" resonated with the audience. In fact, in the new era of Shanghai-produced TV series, the adaptation of Lu Yao's literary masterpieces "Ordinary World" and "Life" provides a fresh experience in adapting novels to TV series.

Zhong Chengxiang, a librarian of the Central Research Institute of Literature and History and a famous literary critic, said: ""Ordinary World" is a successful adaptation faithful to the original work's spiritual value orientation, basic character images and relationships, main events of the story, and time and space; "The Road" is adapted from part of the plot of the novel "Life", which expands time and space, time extends backwards, and space extends from northern Shaanxi to Shanghai."

"The Road to Life" poster

The TV series "Dajiang Dahe" aired on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up was adapted from the novel "The Great River Goes East" by the Internet literature writer Anai. This work takes leaders of state-owned enterprises, leaders of poverty alleviation in rural areas, and self-employed individuals as the main characters. It panoramically shows the historical process of my country's economic and social changes since the reform and opening up, and praises the struggle and creation of the people during the major social transformation period. .

"Dawn of the East", which was broadcast after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, was adapted from the documentary literature "Battle in Shanghai" by Liu Tong, a famous historian. This documentary literature, which won the honor of "Five One Projects", shows the great changes of Shanghai from the "old world" to the "new world", and highlights the grand ambitions and historical achievements of the Communists from "fighting Shanghai" to "building Shanghai" !

Similarly, "Wind and Rain Baoxingli" and "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" are both very typical Shanghai IPs, Shanghai stories, and Shanghai productions. As the first residential lane organization established in Shanghai after 1949, Baoxingli has witnessed the vicissitudes of the city and also created a new record in the old reform. The creators lived repeatedly, went to the place where the story took place to draw the source of living water, hoping to make "Wind and Rain in Baoxingli" a realistic masterpiece full of Shanghai urban style and characteristics of the times; and the witnesses of Baoxingli Those who have experienced it also expect that there will be a high-quality drama on the screen in the future to speak for the lives of Shanghai citizens in the new era.

Starting from the work of writer Sun Ganlu who won the "Five One Project" award, "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is creating a big IP of Shanghai's cultural brand with matrix-style diverse literary and artistic creations. Different from other art categories, TV dramas that can accommodate abundant details and reproduce historical landscapes to the greatest extent are expected to light up the real Shanghai coordinates in the traditional spy war drama territory.

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In addition, "Celebrating More Than Years" adapted from the online novel of the same name, the "time travel" narrative inspired the wonderful spark of the collision of ancient and modern values; . Li Guoyi, a well-known literary critic, believes that how to promote and deepen the "two-way travel" and "two-way empowerment" between literature and film and television has become a popular practical topic; It has become the proper meaning of the two 'two-way' issues, which has attracted the full attention of the industry and the media."

Experts and scholars at the scene believed that it is very meaningful to summarize and judge the achievements of Shanghai-produced TV dramas in the new era in the past 10 years from the perspective of TV drama research and criticism. Li Jingsheng, vice president of the China Radio and Television Federation, said: "In the current era of new media criticism, impromptu, fragmented, fragmented, and Internet celebrity-style criticisms are everywhere. In the critical environment, it should be strengthened." It can make a macro-judgment on some generalities, characteristics, tendencies, trends of thought, styles, exaggerations, etc. that have emerged in literary and artistic creation over a period of time, so as to make a comprehensive judgment from the perspective of the law of literary and artistic development. To summarize the literary and artistic achievements and guide future creations. Therefore, it is necessary to review the creative achievements and experience of Shanghai-produced TV dramas through research and evaluation, and to discuss the development direction and development path of Shanghai-produced TV dramas in the new era and new journey.

The magnolia flowers are in full bloom, and the fragrance is towards the future. In this new era of excellent Shanghai-produced TV drama research and evaluation meeting, experts from the film and television industry across the country analyzed the excellent Shanghai-produced TV dramas that "win large traffic with high quality and surge positive energy with large traffic" in the past ten years from different angles. From point to surface, it explores the rules of creation and development path, and puts forward the expectation of continuing to promote the prosperity of TV dramas at a new starting point and provide the people with richer spiritual food. Shanghai, which has always been one of the important centers of TV drama creation in China, will consciously take portraits of the times, biography, and Mingde as the mission of TV drama creation in Shanghai in the new era, and work together to create a new culture belonging to our era and continue to enrich it. The spiritual world of the people, enhance the spiritual power of the people.