On June 26, the TV series "White Castle" seminar sponsored by the China Television Arts Committee was held in Beijing.

"White Castle" mainly takes the growth process of the "Four Heroes of the Emergency Department" composed of Wang Yangming, Lu Qingqi, Zu Wenda and Liu Fei as the main line, and tells the story of life in the emergency department through vivid "group portraits of doctors" and practical cases. state.

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A new attempt at the style of medical themes

With the development of medical dramas to the present, how to break through the bottleneck and find freshness in old themes is a question worth thinking about.

The main creative team has also done a lot of thinking in this regard. Yang Wenjun, the chief director of "White Castle", introduced: "This is a new attempt at our medical theme style, and we are trying out a chemical reaction that combines two extreme styles of comedy and tragedy. The theme we want to express can be found behind the feeling; in addition, we have made new attempts in vision and video to bring the audience a sense of urgency and a strong sense of presence. The division of labor and cooperation between the three directors is also a new exploration. "

Yang Wenjun also said that "White Castle" has been seeking romantic expressions in realistic themes. We have seen more patients suffering, and we are more willing to let idealism infect everyone. "There are many special cases in the play. For example, there is a patient with coronary artery blockage. Because he is very optimistic, the body grows new collateral circulation instead of coronary blood supply. We present the wonderful feeling of the doctor touching the patient's heart, and we also have There is no sign of life because of the miracle of the doctor's tenacious belief in calling the patient back, we just want to tell the audience that there are many miracles in medicine, and there are many legendary doctors like Wang Yangming in reality."

"White Castle" presents the real life in the emergency department, and also shows the audience pain and death, and expresses life and hope through art. Zhang Lei, the screenwriter of this play, believes: "Wang Yangming, the protagonist of "White Castle", has an idealistic spirit. We firmly believe that art comes from life and is higher than life. We hope that in our works of art, we can make everyone believe in sincerity and purity. There will be rewards." Wang Chenggang, the author of the novel of the same name in the play and the chief physician of the emergency coronary artery disease area of the Coronary Heart Disease Center of Beijing Anzhen Hospital, also said that medicine and art are both crutches to heal human beings. Medical treatment treats the body, while literature and art workers treat the mind.

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Regarding the innovation of the series, Wang Yichuan, vice chairman of the China Association of Literary Critics and professor of the School of Liberal Arts of Beijing Normal University, believes: "The play shows the authenticity and credibility of the medical industry drama and the industry's reflective awareness, presenting a kind of outward appearance. Joy inside is upright, with a style of joy to uprightness, while the dramatic style enhances attention and attractiveness, it strengthens the serious and solemn core of the drama." Xu Jian, director of the news department of "Literary Daily", believes that the series maintains the basics of medical dramas. On the basis of the plot elements, it returns to the true nature of the profession, presenting the protagonists' worries, value demands, and emotional desires in their daily work and life.

Li Jingsheng, vice president of the China Federation of Radio and Television Social Organizations, believes that "Chinese medical dramas have developed to a stage that requires sorting out and judging themes, characteristics, themes, and performance techniques. How to better complete the innovative expression of this theme and how to get out of it The creative bottleneck is something to think about in the next episodes of this type."

It is reported that the prototype of "White Castle" is the emergency team of Anzhen Hospital, which is characterized by the treatment of acute myocardial infarction and acute vertebral artery dissection. Fang Lin, director of the Publicity Center of Beijing Anzhen Hospital, believes that "White Castle" is close to real life, and the restored scenes and the greenness of entering the workplace can arouse everyone's empathy. In addition, during the filming of "White Castle", Beijing Anzhen Hospital also provided professional medical guidance throughout the whole process. Fang Lin said, "The loose white coats in the play, the chaotic duty room and the plaques with excellent medical skills on the walls are all details. Let us really feel the seriousness of the creative team to the details."

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Break through the limitations of industry dramas

Hu Zhifeng, a professor at the School of Art and Media, Beijing Normal University, commented on the presentation of the drama's blend of ideals and reality: "White Castle" cuts into medical dramas, but shows the whole society. It presents the realistic, rich, and complex problems and contradictions of Chinese society, breaks through the limitations of industry dramas, and not only shows doctors and patients, but also shows a complete image with more human depth, presenting the deepest images from all people. kindness and conscience.

Actor Peng Guanying introduced that the four months of filming the show was a double test of physical fitness and psychology. "Patients need to be cared for a lot, and the emergency department is a position that particularly requires physical fitness. At the same time, the ability to continuously learn and rebuild oneself is required in terms of skills. , so it is conceivable what kind of pressure doctors are experiencing in such a position for a long time.” Talking about the role he created, Peng Guanying said: “Wang Yangming is the person who wants to hold an umbrella for others, conveying love, care and a sense of mission."

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Chen Shu introduced that after more than a month of training, he learned how to turn around from how to hand a scalpel, and how to stand up from how to wear a mask. And the "life observer" perspective of Guan Ling, the character I created, made my performance more restrained and more relaxed.

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Lu Fan, director of the Audio and Video Office of Peking University's Media Center and deputy director of Peking University's TV Research Center, said that "White Castle" is a medical drama with warmth, and it is also an inspirational youth film, because every main character has The sense of youth is a surging young heart, which is very prominent in similar dramas.