Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a large number of masterpieces with profound thoughts, exquisite art and well-made realistic themes have shined on the screen. With a high sense of historical mission, cultural awareness and cultural self-confidence, they sang the era, praised the people, and sang the main melody.
Especially in recent years, the TV drama industry as a whole has reduced the volume and improved the quality, and the proportion of reality-themed works has continued to rise, rising from 54.88% of the annual output in 2013 to 74.2% in 2021. According to the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Chinese TV Dramas" formulated and promulgated by the State Administration of Radio and Television, the topics of key TV dramas in the "14th Five-Year Plan" are mainly based on major reality, major revolution, and major historical themes, highlighting the new atmosphere of the times and singing the praises of the people. new creation. In order to welcome the victory of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a number of reality-themed TV drama projects are in full swing, and they will meet the audience one after another in the near future.
Focus on the historic achievements and historic changes of our society
The century-old struggle of the party and the people, especially the great practice since the reform and opening up, has written the most magnificent epic in the history of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and also provided an inexhaustible source for the creation of TV dramas. Based on the new historical position, TV drama workers firmly grasp the theme of the times of national rejuvenation, and strive to keep up with the times, understand the times, and show the times. Especially since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, around the major themes of celebrating the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and the decisive battle against poverty, the decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic. The less-themed realistic works were well received by the audience. "Shan Hai Qing" shows the "Minning practice" of East-West cooperation and common prosperity through a group of three-dimensional and vivid group portraits of poverty alleviation figures, and demonstrates the Chinese wisdom and Chinese wisdom contributed by the people to the elimination of absolute poverty under the leadership of the party. Program. The real sense of "like being pulled out of the ground" in the play made many audiences have a strong empathy. "Together" is based on real people and events from all walks of life during the anti-epidemic period, and eulogizes the great anti-epidemic spirit through a series of touching stories, showing the depth, sharpness and warmth that realism should have. "Big River" depicts the unremitting struggle and changes of fate of several representative ordinary people in the wave of the times in the early days of reform and opening up. These works are full of strong family and country feelings, exuding high-spirited strength, and become the epitome of the style and spirit of the times.
Heroes are the most shining coordinates of a nation. Recording heroes and celebrating heroes is an important theme in the creation of realistic TV dramas in the new era. Many TV dramas focus on hero models and vividly interpret the characteristics of the era of hero spirit. Merit tells the stories of 8 recipients of the "Medal of the Republic", and interprets the personality charm and social value of contemporary heroes. In the play, there are fighting heroes who are not afraid of sacrifice and protect their families and the country, scientists who have made great contributions to the prosperity of the motherland, and national labor model workers who actively strive for labor rights for women in New China. Each character has unique flash points and memory points. What is valuable is that the play not only shows the ordinary aspects of these heroic characters as children, parents, and husband and wife, but also integrates their ordinaryness and transcendence into one, showing their spiritual quality that creates the highlight of life, and makes the hero lofty. Faith has a stronger appeal and calling. Works such as "Jiao Yulu", "Yang Shanzhou" and "Forever Loyalty" promote the noble character of "loyalty, perseverance, and simplicity" of heroic characters through real and sensible characters and vivid storylines. "The Most Beautiful Youth" artistically interprets the spirit of Saihanba, and "Beyond" vividly interprets the Olympic spirit, allowing the audience to strengthen their aspirations, backbone and confidence to be Chinese from the bottom of their hearts, and also let the spirit of the times be reflected in wonderful stories. spread to all corners of society.
The reality-themed TV series strives to stand on a higher base, and tell the all-round social changes brought about by the unremitting efforts of the Chinese Communist Party led the Chinese people from a broader perspective, allowing more viewers to relive the history of the party, the history of new China, The history of reform and opening up, the history of socialist development, comprehend the great power of history, and inspire the will to struggle. "Wenzhou Family" and "Chicken Feather Flying to the Sky" tell the story of the struggle of several generations of Zhejiang businessmen under the tide of reform and opening up, and eulogize the spirit of the times of reform and innovation. "Ordinary World" puts classic literary works on the screen, delicately depicts the light of human nature and will to life of ordinary people, and reveals the inner logic of the development of the times in the display of the magnificent era. The hot discussion of "The World" has become a striking cultural phenomenon, and its popularity has continued since the beginning of this year. By vividly writing the life of an era, the play has written the spirit of the Chinese people and written a The spirit and soul of national development and progress.
Only with the "two big picture" in mind and "the great nation" in mind, focusing on the historical achievements and historical changes of our society, and carrying forward the national spirit with patriotism as the core and the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as the core, can the stories on the screen be truly Write history for the country, statues for the nation, and cast souls for the times.
Depicting ordinary individuals who build dreams and pursue dreams in the tide of the times
Adhere to the people's standpoint, write about the changes of the times from different angles, and describe all phenomena in society, and find creative topics from the firewood, rice, oil and salt that ordinary people are concerned about, and the emotions they feel. , to show the extraordinary spiritual character of ordinary people. "Love Full of Siheyuan" shows the kindness and kindness of the little people by creating the group portraits of civilians in Beijing Siheyuan. "Installing a Stage" depicts the simplicity and self-reliance of ordinary workers, and makes the little people "exude vitality from the inside out", showing the spiritual connotation of "mutually installing a stage" between people on the social stage. "Maixiang" creates an image of the "most American family" who is indifferent to fame and fortune, is not afraid of hardships, and is full of military sentiments.
It is worth noting that many TV dramas with realistic themes dare to face the pain points, difficulties and blocking points of people's lives, show the enterprising consciousness and personality brilliance of the strugglers, and play a guiding role in the world outlook, outlook on life, and values, exuding a full of enthusiasm. positive energy. "The Procuratorial Circuit", "In the Name of the People", and "Anti-Black Storm", etc., keenly grasp the pulse of the times, do not avoid social contradictions, and present the vivid practice of comprehensively ruling the country according to law from different perspectives, so that fairness and justice can be carried forward in the whole society. "Emergency Physician" "Hey, Old Man! "Little Joy", "I'm Good in Another Country", etc., not only truly reflect the social topics that the people are generally concerned about, such as medical care, employment, education, and elderly care, but also show the people's ever-increasing sense of gain, happiness and security. While generating a high degree of topicality, it allows the audience to see beauty, hope, and dreams ahead.
Practice has proved that excellent TV dramas with realistic themes show the characteristics of the times, reflect social reality, and truly reproduce "typical characters in typical environments", so they are sincerely loved and welcomed by the vast audience. The creator goes deep into the people, understands the hard work of the people, perceives the joys and sorrows of the people, infects people through delicate content, moves people through sincere emotions, and guides people through positive values. charm.
Present spiritual connotation with artistic expression full of ingenuity
There is no shortage of vivid stories in China, and the key is to have the ability to tell good stories. This requires us to further internalize and externalize the principle of "selecting the topic correctly, telling the story well, and producing high-quality products" in our hearts and externalization in our actions, so as to climb the "peak" based on the "plateau", and show our thoughts through vivid audio-visual language. Let the spirit of innovation run through the whole process of creation and production, respect and follow the laws of creation, and demonstrate the Chinese spirit, Chinese style, and Chinese style through attractive and infectious characters and stories. From "Old Peasant" to "Parents' Love", these works that have won both word-of-mouth and ratings show us that the creators uphold the concept of history and the era, and choose topics and ideas from the general trend of the times and the lives of the people , telling stories, presenting the spiritual connotation with ingenious artistic expression, and creating high-quality products with a creative attitude of excellence are the fundamental reasons for the continuous charm of realistic TV dramas.
At present, media integration is constantly deepening, and TV drama workers in the era of media integration are actively exploring, making plans according to the situation, moving according to the situation, and taking advantage of the situation. "Together" attempts to express the unit narrative, and is more suitable for the current new communication environment in a "short, flat and fast" way. "Foreign Affairs" earlier tried the integration and dissemination of the main theme works, and took the initiative to set up topics on Weibo and WeChat to adapt to the laws of new media communication. How to further establish the media-integrated thinking, create and disseminate excellent works through new forms, new means and new media, so as to transform positive energy into large traffic, is the topic of the times before us. How to better inspire creators to use innovative artistic expressions, vividly embody the core socialist values in their works, and create works with muscles, bones, morality and warmth? How to better integrate ideology, artistry, social reflection, market recognition, etc. in the evaluation criteria of works, and guide creators to continue to make efforts in a healthy direction? There is still a lot of room for improvement in the future, and we need to further explore.
(This article was published in the 20th edition of People's Daily on April 21, 2022. The author is the secretary general of the China Television Arts Committee.)
Especially in recent years, the TV drama industry as a whole has reduced the volume and improved the quality, and the proportion of reality-themed works has continued to rise, rising from 54.88% of the annual output in 2013 to 74.2% in 2021. According to the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Chinese TV Dramas" formulated and promulgated by the State Administration of Radio and Television, the topics of key TV dramas in the "14th Five-Year Plan" are mainly based on major reality, major revolution, and major historical themes, highlighting the new atmosphere of the times and singing the praises of the people. new creation. In order to welcome the victory of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a number of reality-themed TV drama projects are in full swing, and they will meet the audience one after another in the near future.
Focus on the historic achievements and historic changes of our society
The century-old struggle of the party and the people, especially the great practice since the reform and opening up, has written the most magnificent epic in the history of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and also provided an inexhaustible source for the creation of TV dramas. Based on the new historical position, TV drama workers firmly grasp the theme of the times of national rejuvenation, and strive to keep up with the times, understand the times, and show the times. Especially since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, around the major themes of celebrating the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and the decisive battle against poverty, the decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic. The less-themed realistic works were well received by the audience. "Shan Hai Qing" shows the "Minning practice" of East-West cooperation and common prosperity through a group of three-dimensional and vivid group portraits of poverty alleviation figures, and demonstrates the Chinese wisdom and Chinese wisdom contributed by the people to the elimination of absolute poverty under the leadership of the party. Program. The real sense of "like being pulled out of the ground" in the play made many audiences have a strong empathy. "Together" is based on real people and events from all walks of life during the anti-epidemic period, and eulogizes the great anti-epidemic spirit through a series of touching stories, showing the depth, sharpness and warmth that realism should have. "Big River" depicts the unremitting struggle and changes of fate of several representative ordinary people in the wave of the times in the early days of reform and opening up. These works are full of strong family and country feelings, exuding high-spirited strength, and become the epitome of the style and spirit of the times.
Heroes are the most shining coordinates of a nation. Recording heroes and celebrating heroes is an important theme in the creation of realistic TV dramas in the new era. Many TV dramas focus on hero models and vividly interpret the characteristics of the era of hero spirit. Merit tells the stories of 8 recipients of the "Medal of the Republic", and interprets the personality charm and social value of contemporary heroes. In the play, there are fighting heroes who are not afraid of sacrifice and protect their families and the country, scientists who have made great contributions to the prosperity of the motherland, and national labor model workers who actively strive for labor rights for women in New China. Each character has unique flash points and memory points. What is valuable is that the play not only shows the ordinary aspects of these heroic characters as children, parents, and husband and wife, but also integrates their ordinaryness and transcendence into one, showing their spiritual quality that creates the highlight of life, and makes the hero lofty. Faith has a stronger appeal and calling. Works such as "Jiao Yulu", "Yang Shanzhou" and "Forever Loyalty" promote the noble character of "loyalty, perseverance, and simplicity" of heroic characters through real and sensible characters and vivid storylines. "The Most Beautiful Youth" artistically interprets the spirit of Saihanba, and "Beyond" vividly interprets the Olympic spirit, allowing the audience to strengthen their aspirations, backbone and confidence to be Chinese from the bottom of their hearts, and also let the spirit of the times be reflected in wonderful stories. spread to all corners of society.
The reality-themed TV series strives to stand on a higher base, and tell the all-round social changes brought about by the unremitting efforts of the Chinese Communist Party led the Chinese people from a broader perspective, allowing more viewers to relive the history of the party, the history of new China, The history of reform and opening up, the history of socialist development, comprehend the great power of history, and inspire the will to struggle. "Wenzhou Family" and "Chicken Feather Flying to the Sky" tell the story of the struggle of several generations of Zhejiang businessmen under the tide of reform and opening up, and eulogize the spirit of the times of reform and innovation. "Ordinary World" puts classic literary works on the screen, delicately depicts the light of human nature and will to life of ordinary people, and reveals the inner logic of the development of the times in the display of the magnificent era. The hot discussion of "The World" has become a striking cultural phenomenon, and its popularity has continued since the beginning of this year. By vividly writing the life of an era, the play has written the spirit of the Chinese people and written a The spirit and soul of national development and progress.
Only with the "two big picture" in mind and "the great nation" in mind, focusing on the historical achievements and historical changes of our society, and carrying forward the national spirit with patriotism as the core and the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as the core, can the stories on the screen be truly Write history for the country, statues for the nation, and cast souls for the times.
Depicting ordinary individuals who build dreams and pursue dreams in the tide of the times
Adhere to the people's standpoint, write about the changes of the times from different angles, and describe all phenomena in society, and find creative topics from the firewood, rice, oil and salt that ordinary people are concerned about, and the emotions they feel. , to show the extraordinary spiritual character of ordinary people. "Love Full of Siheyuan" shows the kindness and kindness of the little people by creating the group portraits of civilians in Beijing Siheyuan. "Installing a Stage" depicts the simplicity and self-reliance of ordinary workers, and makes the little people "exude vitality from the inside out", showing the spiritual connotation of "mutually installing a stage" between people on the social stage. "Maixiang" creates an image of the "most American family" who is indifferent to fame and fortune, is not afraid of hardships, and is full of military sentiments.
It is worth noting that many TV dramas with realistic themes dare to face the pain points, difficulties and blocking points of people's lives, show the enterprising consciousness and personality brilliance of the strugglers, and play a guiding role in the world outlook, outlook on life, and values, exuding a full of enthusiasm. positive energy. "The Procuratorial Circuit", "In the Name of the People", and "Anti-Black Storm", etc., keenly grasp the pulse of the times, do not avoid social contradictions, and present the vivid practice of comprehensively ruling the country according to law from different perspectives, so that fairness and justice can be carried forward in the whole society. "Emergency Physician" "Hey, Old Man! "Little Joy", "I'm Good in Another Country", etc., not only truly reflect the social topics that the people are generally concerned about, such as medical care, employment, education, and elderly care, but also show the people's ever-increasing sense of gain, happiness and security. While generating a high degree of topicality, it allows the audience to see beauty, hope, and dreams ahead.
Practice has proved that excellent TV dramas with realistic themes show the characteristics of the times, reflect social reality, and truly reproduce "typical characters in typical environments", so they are sincerely loved and welcomed by the vast audience. The creator goes deep into the people, understands the hard work of the people, perceives the joys and sorrows of the people, infects people through delicate content, moves people through sincere emotions, and guides people through positive values. charm.
Present spiritual connotation with artistic expression full of ingenuity
There is no shortage of vivid stories in China, and the key is to have the ability to tell good stories. This requires us to further internalize and externalize the principle of "selecting the topic correctly, telling the story well, and producing high-quality products" in our hearts and externalization in our actions, so as to climb the "peak" based on the "plateau", and show our thoughts through vivid audio-visual language. Let the spirit of innovation run through the whole process of creation and production, respect and follow the laws of creation, and demonstrate the Chinese spirit, Chinese style, and Chinese style through attractive and infectious characters and stories. From "Old Peasant" to "Parents' Love", these works that have won both word-of-mouth and ratings show us that the creators uphold the concept of history and the era, and choose topics and ideas from the general trend of the times and the lives of the people , telling stories, presenting the spiritual connotation with ingenious artistic expression, and creating high-quality products with a creative attitude of excellence are the fundamental reasons for the continuous charm of realistic TV dramas.
At present, media integration is constantly deepening, and TV drama workers in the era of media integration are actively exploring, making plans according to the situation, moving according to the situation, and taking advantage of the situation. "Together" attempts to express the unit narrative, and is more suitable for the current new communication environment in a "short, flat and fast" way. "Foreign Affairs" earlier tried the integration and dissemination of the main theme works, and took the initiative to set up topics on Weibo and WeChat to adapt to the laws of new media communication. How to further establish the media-integrated thinking, create and disseminate excellent works through new forms, new means and new media, so as to transform positive energy into large traffic, is the topic of the times before us. How to better inspire creators to use innovative artistic expressions, vividly embody the core socialist values in their works, and create works with muscles, bones, morality and warmth? How to better integrate ideology, artistry, social reflection, market recognition, etc. in the evaluation criteria of works, and guide creators to continue to make efforts in a healthy direction? There is still a lot of room for improvement in the future, and we need to further explore.
(This article was published in the 20th edition of People's Daily on April 21, 2022. The author is the secretary general of the China Television Arts Committee.)
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