"This is a time of rapid collapse of faith.

We used to worship great men, martyrs, scientists, model workers...... We used to think that the world was like this, but when the reform and opening up came, everyone experienced the impact and confusion of social change in just a few years. ”

Dai Linfeng took a sip of tea and was directly attracted by this beginning.

"Before that, our mainstream culture was all about grandiose, revolutionary narratives of all kinds.

There are clear political boundaries between people and values, those who support the revolution, those who oppose the revolution, those who do not support and those who do not oppose it...... Almost all film and television works can be summarized by these three categories.

However, "Shanghai Tang" is difficult to define with a concept of revolution and non-revolution.

The theme and structure of its story are gangsters, bloody violence, brotherhood, and children's love.

Its characters are three-dimensional and plump, we describe Xu Wenqiang, and often think that he is a good person, but at the same time, it cannot be denied that he is actually a hooligan leader.

This is the success of "Shanghai Tang", there are no absolute good people in the world, there are no absolute bad people, human nature is complex, and life is real.

Our previous film and television works have all converged infinitely on one attribute - political, so much so that they erased its two inherent attributes: artistic and commercial.

Some old people in the magic capital are criticizing this TV series, saying that the characters and social environment are not the real magic capital, and the interpretation is not "Shanghai Tang", but "Hong Kong Beach".

It is true that "Shanghai Tang" does not conform to history, but it meets the needs of popular culture.

This is actually a new model of TV dramas, which is challenging our traditional concepts and is a kind of cultural export ......"

Dai Linfeng took off his reading glasses, carefully wiped them and put them back on, and drew a line on these two sentences with a pen.

"Before the big movement, we were very creative. After the reform and opening up, the ability to be original seems to have disappeared, and only famous books and novels can be made.

Although at the artistic level, they uphold the concept of promoting Chinese culture, but these masterpieces and novels do not meet the growing spiritual needs of the masses.

Today's audiences are no longer satisfied with the great glory of revolutionary narratives, and want to see works that are more diverse, closer to life, or more in line with spiritual fantasies. ”

"Old Dai!"

"Old Dai!"

When his wife saw that he had entered the study and did not come out, she couldn't help but shout a few times, but she didn't want to, so she pushed open the door and saw the old man sitting on a chair, holding a copy of the manuscript paper motionless.

"What are you looking at, such a dedicated ......"

The wife muttered and closed the door softly.

"Cultural output must first have strong commercial value and cognitive commonality.

For example, "Huo Yuanjia" in previous years and "Shanghai Tang" this year, first of all, the audience must like it, especially teenagers. Secondly, the two places have the same root and origin, and there is no cognitive difference. ”

Dai Linfeng was like reviewing internal references and reports, holding a pen and constantly annotating, and couldn't help but write when he saw this paragraph: ""Garrison's Death Squad" and "Blood Suspicion" are foreign works, not with the same root and origin, but they form a hot spot, what is the explanation?"

After writing and pondering, he crossed out the sentence and wrote again: "'Garrison's Expendables' is about war and growth, and 'Blood Suspicion' is about illness and family ethics, which are the cognitive commonalities of all mankind, and there is a great thirst for new things." ”

Then look down.

"Teenagers are not deeply ingrained and are receptive to new things. When they regard a work as a part of their lives, it is easy to take root in the soil and form a real cultural gene. ”

Dai Linfeng frowned and didn't quite understand, after all, there are time limitations.

In fact, it's very simple, when it comes to Marvel's Dafa, you understand it, right? What does Sensei emphasize: "I don't like Marvel" and "I never watch Marvel movies".

There is also a group of people who are yelling that Marvel can't be allowed to poison the teenager Balabala.

This kind of argument is particularly boring, because to put it bluntly, domestic movies are not good, if there are "Operation Red Sea" and "The Wandering Earth" every year, the Chinese film industry is getting better and better, and its own strength is excellent, and the audience will inevitably support it.

"The concept of commerciality is difficult to express, and it can be summarized in two points: popularization and entertainment.

We are not an economic society for a long time, in 1979, Modu TV broadcast an advertisement for ginseng gui tonic wine, only to announce the birth of the first TV commercial in China.

Our works are more about promoting and criticizing social phenomena, showing the living conditions of the people, and there is no so-called popularization and entertainment at all.

However, with the development of the economy, the material is abundant, and the film and television dramas with natural platform advantages will become more and more commercial, and even reach a decisive level. ”

Seeing this, Dai Linfeng couldn't help but smile and annotated: "It's an exaggeration." ”

Because in the 80s, there was no entertainment industry, no stars, and they were called literary and art workers. Everyone involved has an attitude towards works of art, and feels that they have a heavy burden on their shoulders, and film and television dramas are very sacred things.

And finally, the manuscript reads:

"Whether it's the theme idea, the story structure, or the character building, the computer special effects, etc., we are very, very backward. Even the performance methods of many actors inherit the habits of model plays.

One "Huo Yuanjia" is like this, and one "Shanghai Tang" is like this, the country has just opened, and it has already been glimpsed. If we don't forge ahead, in a few years, more than ten years, when foreign culture marches into the army, we can only be a passive export object. ”

“......”

More than 10,000 words are sprinkled, the writing is clear and logical.

Dai Linfeng read word by word, and even read some paragraphs repeatedly, so that his neck was sore, his eyes were dizzy, and he had to get up and exercise.

After exercising, I sat down and felt that I was still unsatisfied, so I simply watched it again.

First of all, he completely agrees with Xu Fei's views on "Shanghai Tang".

Because this drama has too much influence among the people, not long ago, even newspapers like "Reference News" paid attention to it. It is true that some old demon capitalists criticized it aggressively, and compared it with the 83-year-old TV series "Under the Eaves of Shanghai".

This is based on Xia Yan's drama, the original old magic capital, which is clearly different from "Shanghai Tang".

But Dai Linfeng felt that there was no need to compare, these were two different forms of expression. One follows history, and the other is more in line with the needs of the masses.

This also leads to the second topic, there are too few original works in China.

During the Republic of China and before the movement, there were no TV series, they were all filmmakers. Those filmmakers have very strong creative ability, such as Li Tianji's "Spring in a Small Town", Yuan Muzhi's "Angel on the Road", Xie Jin's "Women's Basketball No. 5", etc., are all classic works.

As a result, a movement was lost, and now I will really shoot famous books and novels.

Take last year as an example, "There is a Snowstorm Tonight", "Red Rock", "Garland Under the Mountain" (TV series version), and "Long Night Walk" are all adaptations of novels.

In addition, Dai Linfeng has conservative views on "cultural export" and "commercial attributes", which he always feels a little exaggerated.

But he absolutely supports "his own film and television industry should forge ahead and avoid being killed by others".

"Hey......"

The old man drank the tea that had already been cold, and said to himself: "This kid has a lot of tricks. ”

He suddenly found that his impression of Xu Fei was very clear.

The first time was when I was researching the story line of Tanchun, I felt that it was extremely rare for young people to have ideas. Then I learned that he was good at painting and versatile.

The second time was when I watched Jia Yun's play on the set, and I felt that it was very fresh and brilliant, oh, I still know how to act.

The third time is today.

The value of this manuscript is quite high, and it is no longer just an idea and a person who can act.

Dai Linfeng is also a native of Liao Province, participated in the revolution in the early days, and later transferred to CCTV, all the way to the position of deputy director. His experience is very comparable, and he knows that this kid must have a plan.

Just like the ancient literati who entered Beijing, they would vote their poems and scriptures to the famous Confucian scholars to get recommendations.

The old man is more open-minded, otherwise he would not have introduced foreign TV dramas and increased advertising business on CCTV. So he's not averse to it, as long as you're genuine.

............

Since the first manuscript, the two have reached a kind of tacit understanding.

Xu Fei wrote something out when he had an idea, and then sent it over, Dai Linfeng took it all, but never expressed his opinion, let alone asked him what he wanted to ask for.

In fact, when he was first reborn, Xu Fei made a list of what he could do, and finally found that he was still the best at his old job. It's just that the era is special, and personal behavior is restricted, so it is necessary to expand contacts and cultivate relationships.

So Sensei sees that he is busy, and his goal has always been clear.

Of course, he joined the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions" not only to cultivate relationships, but also to really like this drama, and it is easy to be reborn once, so he naturally has to participate.

(Friendship book "Movie Elegance")