In 2019, the Taiwanese drama "I Want to Meet You" became a hit, sweeping both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and director Huang Tianren became well-known to more mainland audiences. Subsequently, he successively filmed dramas such as "Three Points", "Dear Enemy" and "In the Blizzard" in mainland China. In the field of urban dramas about love, Huang Tianren has his own unique aesthetic and style, and has recently achieved quite good hits. "In Blizzard Time", which has the most data and discussion, has received praise from the audience for its unique sense of atmosphere and delicate love details.

"In Blizzard Time" has a popularity value of over 28,000 on Tencent.

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Huang Tianren recalled that his fate with "In the Blizzard" actually originated from a heavy snow: "In the winter of the year before last, after a heavy snow, I received the invitation of 'Blizzard'. I think it is also my fate with this drama."

After carefully reading the script, Huang Tianren felt that this script was different from some "exaggerated" and "low-age" sweet love stories, but an idol drama with a lively atmosphere, telling a "simple, pure and beautiful" love. story, "It is a love fairy tale for adults. I was also deeply attracted by the delicate and throbbing emotions of Lin Yiyang and Yin Guo." He said, "And this drama is not only about love, it also has a very special Ran's career line, growth line, teacher-student relationship, brotherhood, all in all are very touching."

The story tells the story of Lin Yiyang (played by Wu Lei), a genius snooker player who has retired, and Yin Guo (played by Zhao Jinmai), a rising nine-ball star. They met in a foreign country due to a snowstorm. With the help of everyone, they met each other for a thousand years. , the two people who were already attracted to each other gradually got to know each other, and started a sweet love that went both ways. Lin Yiyang also plucked up the courage to return to the competition and regain his original dream under the influence of Yin Guo. In the end, the two climbed to the top together and joined hands. Let’s contribute to the national professional billiards industry together.

Stills from "In Blizzard Time"

The play is adapted from the novel of the same name by Mo Bao Fei Bao. The author and screenwriter has previously produced hit dramas such as "Dear, Beloved", "The Last Day", "I Miss You Very Much" and is the best at it. The purpose is to capture the emotional flow and ambiguous details of the relationship between men and women. In Huang Tianren’s view, to present these details reasonably and effectively, it is necessary to build a real-life aesthetic. "This drama actually depicts very daily life. It is narrated in a eloquent, delicate and peaceful way. In this way, it needs to be more realistic, whether in terms of lighting or color tone. It should not be exaggerated or obtrusive. Just ensure that the character's state is real and beautiful."

When "In Blizzard Time" was first aired, one of the most attractive features to the audience was the freshness brought by overseas filming. The play was filmed in China, Finland, and France. Huang Tianren also recalled that the biggest difficulty in creating and producing the play was the tight time for preparation and filming overseas. "When we first started filming, we went to Finland to work abroad. The methods are very different. The application process for venue coordination is quite complicated and troublesome, and each scene has a very strict usage time. If you want to use it overtime, you still need to go through a long and cumbersome application procedure, so the scene must be within the time limit. The filming was completed in-house, which compressed our shooting time.”

In order to save time, the crew used several machines to shoot at the same time. However, because many venues in Finland have limited space, it was a big challenge to schedule the camera positions without being overwhelmed and to ensure quality and quantity. It also cost Huang Tianren a lot of money. Got a lot of brains. Fortunately, the final effect is quite beautiful.

Stills from "In Blizzard Time"

Love needs details to express

It is the first time to collaborate with Wu Lei, Zhao Jinmai and Huang Tianren. My first impression of the two actors is, "They are both good-looking, smart, and full of energy. The two of them also have a big thing in common, that is, they are very persistent and serious. As long as they are doing something they love If you want to learn something, you will study it very seriously." He also said, "Wu Lei is quite different from Lin Yiyang in private. He will be more lively, but Mai Mai is very cute in appearance and fits the script very well. Description of Yin Guo." He added, "But she, like Yin Guo, has a very firm core despite her cute appearance."

For Huang Tianren, who has created many love dramas, "Love dramas need to tell some love stories that really happened around us, and tell the most authentic reactions of the characters at the moment." Only in this way can the audience be brought into the emotions and feelings of the characters at that moment. . For directors, how to effectively present the characters' true reactions and emotions in audio-visual language requires not only narrative skills, but also the creation of an atmosphere.

Huang Tianren always pays attention to detailed expression in his creation. Recalling the scene where Lin Yiyang first met Yin Guo at the beginning of the series, he wanted to show Lin Yiyang's love at first sight for Yin Guo. "Because Lin Yiyang was at a low point at the time and was relatively aloof and introverted, we had to express his character while also showing his heartbeat despite his introverted personality, so we also did a lot of research on expression."

What was finally presented to the audience was a deserted street in a foreign country with heavy snow. Lin Yiyang walked alone under the dim light. When he looked up, he saw a strange girl under the warm light of the bar. He paused outside the window for a long time. Looking at her. Huang Tianren said that this scene was filmed for several days.

Lin Yiyang and Yin Guo met for the first time

There is also the laundry room confession scene that many audiences like, and it is also Huang Tianren's "favorite". "Two people are in the same space, silently confessing, and the ambiguous atmosphere is full. They express their current hearts through the churning washing machine."

Laundry Room Confessions

The "fluorescent billiards" scene is also a famous scene. Huang Tianren said that after the crew went to the scene, they temporarily changed from an ordinary table to a fluorescent table. The fluorescent billiard balls rolling under the dim light filled the atmosphere, "all at the same time." During the scene, the two were playing with the ball and felt something was missing, so they added a shot of the ball touching the ball, and the effect would be superimposed."

Fluorescent billiards

The "CP sense" is very mysterious

For Huang Tianren, the most impressive scene was when Lin Yiyang went to watch Yin Guo's game for the first time. After winning the game, Yin Guo ran to Lin Yiyang and said to him: "This game is for you, My Queen." This plot is a famous scene in the original work. During the actual filming, Huang Tianren was moved by the two people's performances.

"After Mai Mai ran towards Wu Lei, she held his hand tightly and said these lines. She handled it very naturally. You will really feel that this is a girl who can't wait to share her glory with her boyfriend after winning. Friend, and Leilei's warm look in response showed that Lin Yiyang was moved, and the fire of billiards in his heart was ignited again because of this scene." He said with a smile, "I like this scene very much."

"My Queen" famous scene

The two leading actors in the play, Wu Lei, were born in 1999, and Zhao Jinmai was born in 2002. There are also other actors born after 2000. It can be said that this is the TV series with the "youngest cast" directed by Huang Tianren. He said that before filming each scene, he would discuss with the young actors in detail how to shoot the scene. "In this project, my way of telling the scene did have some changes, because the actors are all very young. So sometimes I will give some examples to talk about the characters’ emotions and states, which makes it easier to get involved.”

In idol emotional dramas, the so-called "feeling of love" between actors is very mysterious, but also very important. It is the key to the establishment of this type of drama. Huang Tianren also admitted that the sense of CP is very "mysterious". "The most intuitive thing is of course the sense of CP in appearance," he said. "For the plot, true reactions and interactions can better shape the sense of CP. As you observe Friends in life, when two people truly love each other, they will become sweeter and more compatible as you look at them. The look of love cannot be deceiving."

Regarding romantic dramas, Huang Tianren believes that the key to creation is sincerity, and try to get the actors involved as much as possible. "True reactions are the most resonant and touching." The second thing is the details, the small movements of the eyes in the performance, and the background of Fu Hua Dao. "In terms of performance, we should try to expand the parts of each love story that move us and show it sincerely." Watching the love in the story "In the Blizzard", he believes that what moves him most is "purity", " It is the pure love of young people, a passionate love that belongs to youth, passion, and everyone in their twenties. It is crazy, passionate and even unreasonable."

"But this is love, and this is why we always yearn for love."