Special feature of 1905 film network There is a Chaoyang Road in Beijing, and it is also the place where many young people’s dreams of "drifting north" begin.The hit drama "All the way to Chaoyang" starts from here and tells the story of two post-80 s girls Li Mujia (Landy Li Decoration) and Tian Rong (Naomi Struggled all the way in Beijing, experienced the ups and downs of career, love and friendship, and finally found the story of the heart.
Since its launch, the drama has gained a lot of praise with its sense of realism and substitution, and it has been frequently searched by hot users. The popularity in the station is nearly 9,000, and the sweet interaction between Landy Li and Wang Yang’s "Mu Guang City CP" has also kept netizens on the top.
How to make the story of North drift laugh with tears, real and sensible, and make the age difference CP sweet and new? In 1905, the film network interviewed Yan Jin, the producer of All the Way to Chaoyang, and Lan Xiaoxi, the screenwriter, to reveal the behind-the-scenes story of the crew’s "Walking to the Sun".
"I hope everyone can see their own shadow."
Olympic signs all over the street, CBD building under construction, and hot real estate market, the opening of "All the way to Chaoyang" will bring us back to the hot era before and after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The time span of the drama is from 2007 to 2019. The two heroines, Li Mujia and Tian Rong, support each other and struggle for progress, which also reflects the style of the whole era.
Screenwriter Lan Xiaoxi interprets it this way: "In the context of the rapid development of the country, everyone is full of vigorous and uplifting temperament, full of power to break through the soil like grass, and we want to convey this tension. Show the ordinary people who are struggling in the great era, and hope that everyone can see their own shadow in the protagonist. "
In the face of such a realistic work, producer Yan Jin’s primary requirement for the crew is "truthfulness" and refines it to every link of the play: not only to restore the scenery of Beijing more than ten years ago in the setting props, but also to strive for truth in the details of the workplace and life.
In the process of writing the script, Lan Xiaoxi and his team went deep into law firms and real estate companies to experience life. After running with lawyers and intermediaries, they accumulated a lot of first-hand materials, and also specially consulted the specific information of various real estate projects in Beijing in that year, from the name to the price.
It is in this way that "All the way to Chaoyang" has the real texture that the audience relishes. It is as small as the suitcase prepared at any time under the station, the business lunch that can’t afford nearly 100 yuan, and all kinds of wonderful things when renting a house. It is as big as the difficulty for graduates from non-prestigious schools to enter well-known companies, the difficulty of being promoted step by step from "post-it notes" assistants, and the bitterness and anxiety in the process of buying and selling houses, all of which make young people who have been or are wandering in big cities feel the same.
"Adults struggle in the workplace with lofty aspirations and a chicken feather, so when we do the drama, we do not avoid these difficulties, but strive to present a real workplace picture and portray a three-dimensional and vivid image of young people, hoping that the audience can find themselves or people around them from it," producer Yan Jin said.
"The love between Li Mujia and Li Guang is evenly matched."
There is not only a real workplace, but also romantic love in "All the way to Chaoyang".
When Li Guang, who has a successful career, meets Li Mujia, a rookie lawyer, facing the gap between age and status, the audience thought that the plot would be staged according to the traditional "overbearing president", but unexpectedly, the president became the "humble" party in his feelings, guarding carefully, being depressed and jealous, taking the initiative to confess, and all kinds of anti-routine dramas kept netizens on going to the top, and also made "the city of Mu Guang CP" a frequent visitor to hot search.
In the view of the two masters, the chemical reaction of "Mu Guang City" is closely related to face-to-face casting and actor acting. Screenwriter Lan Xiaoyu said that when writing the script, she was worried that Li Mujia’s people were too strong and aggressive and not pleasing enough, but Landy Li’s performance completely exceeded her expectations. "There is a gentle and firm power in her innocence."
Producer Yan Jin also thinks that Landy Li and Li Mujia are highly compatible: "The first time we met, I thought she was Li Mujia. Because Landy Li has a lot of fresh and smart temperament, just like a small sun, which can illuminate people around her. At the same time, her heart is also very strong, energetic, ambitious and tenacious. "
On the other hand, Wang Yang, who plays Li Guang, is also the best candidate in the creative mind. Wang Yang, who has been frequently selected as a "uncle circle dish", is full of personal charm, and this time he will also perform a different taste for the overbearing president.
"Teacher Wang Yang has a rich level in performance, not to mention the appearance, which is very attractive. "Yan Jin said:" He interpreted the three-dimensional face of Li Guang, with the domineering of the president, his persistence in architectural ideals and great pressure. His fragile side was seen and comforted by Li Mujia. Therefore, although they have an age gap, they are emotionally evenly matched. "
Many people describe Li Guang and Li Mujia as a combination of "a fox and a white rabbit", but the screenwriter Lan Xiaoxi said that they met a little fox after all. "The reason why Li Guang was attracted to Li Mujia is precisely because Li Mujia has many similarities with him, that kind of persistence and stubbornness, that kind of impulse to gamble for his own ideals, and they are very similar in essence."
Looking for weaknesses in the president, and then presenting a close, equal and sincere love is the creative rule of the founders. "Good love really has nothing to do with age, but whether it is sincere."
"Women’s mutual help does not need to be deliberately designed"
If Li Guang is a beam of light that illuminates Li Mujia’s life, Tian Rong, a good friend played by Naomi, and Wu Jianqiu, a boss played by Gao Ye, are also indispensable partners on the road to "Xiangyang". These female characters never give up when they are in trouble and protect each other, which also adds a touch of bright and warm color to the drama.
In the main creative view, compared with Li Mujia’s sparkling, Tian Rong is an ordinary girl who is more grounded, and it is easy for the audience to substitute and resonate. "Tian Rong is not perfect, but her indomitable quality and true nature of daring to love, hate and break in feelings will make the audience like and empathize."
Talking about the intimate relationship between Li Mujia and Tian Rong, Yan Jin said that they are both "sisters" and "comrades-in-arms". "They had quarrels, but there was no dog blood. They laughed and wept, and they still cared about each other in the quarrel and reconciliation. You have me, I have you, and each other has become the most beautiful scenery in each other’s growth. "
Tian Rong is a colleague, and Wu Jianqiu is more like a "guide". Gao Ye, an actress, once again created a powerful and charming image of a "big woman" after "eldest sister-in-law". The two masters were full of praise for her performance. Lan Xiaoxi commented: "Wu Jianqiu’s free and easy domineering temperament, daring to love and hate, is very suitable for her. Sometimes she doesn’t need lines, and a look is in place."
For the popular theme of "women helping each other", Yan Jin and Lan Xiaoxi believe that it should not be a deliberately designed plot, and it does not need chicken soup and dog blood. "Showing the relationship of mutual support between women in reality will definitely arouse the audience’s resonance."
"All the way to the sunrise, walking towards the light", the film title "All the way to the sunrise" also implies the creative initial intention of the two masters, regardless of prosperity and adversity, they must maintain the posture of being born in the sun. Yan Jin said: "Although lying flat is popular now, I don’t think everyone is willing to be flat. No matter what era we are in, we must live well and take our lives seriously.
Or, as the lines written by Lan Xiaoxi for Li Mujia said: "Along the way, all the merits are rewards, and all the pits are experiences. On the road of life, no matter whether you choose left or right, you will buy and leave your hand. If you don’t care about your wrong love, ride forward, and the light will definitely be at the dark end."
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