Zhong Hanliang and Li Xiaoran joined hands again after 12 years. The new work “I Have You in This Life” has been on CCTV 8 and Youku. It is in the forefront of broadcasting on Youku, with an average rating of 1 and a high ranking in the evening’s prime TV programs.
As a drama that revives the theme of “middle-aged idol drama”, the success of “This Life With You” is inseparable from the efforts of chief producer Dun Qi. As the ace producer who has created dramas such as “Golden Wedding”, “The Legend of Zhen Huan” and “Rebirth”, Dun Qi’s achievements are still impressive when he switched to the top emotional drama this time. In a recent interview with reporters, he said bluntly that it is his principle to create a real touch that is closest to the audience. “It is a good work to be able to share with the audience, emotional resonance, and soul resonance.”
Zhong Hanliang Li Xiaoran’s middle-aged breakthrough was praised
The original novel “Love You Is the Best Time” of “This Life With You” is a work published 10 years ago by Bandai Sicun, but from the aesthetic point of view in 2022, there is no old feeling, delicate interpretation and urban life. The fireworks make the deep affection that the show tries to convey especially moving.
Seeing the positive feedback from the audience, producer Dun Qi was also very pleased. After joining Youku, Dun Qi has also produced many hit dramas such as “Rebirth”, but it is his first attempt to make emotional head-made dramas like “This Life With You”. When I first saw this project, Dun Qi said that he was a little uneasy, “At that time, the platform required a fast pace, and the sugar should be fast and thick, but this rhythm was not in line with “This Life With You”.” Later, Dun Qi took the initiative to find director Liu Junjie , let him film the texture of the play, “He is known for being delicate and good at expressing emotions, and the most important thing is to capture the taste.”
From the very beginning of filming, Dun Qi has regarded “true affection” as the core selling point of the show. The grandiosity of idol dramas that used to gather famous brands is invisible in the drama, and some are just full of fireworks. When he first started modeling Zhong Hanliang, Dun Qi emphasized that “we are very flamboyant in the whole play, and we don’t need all the big-name clothes.” Not only Zhong Hanliang, Li Xiaoran also has simple makeup, and even performed without makeup, trying to let the audience perform I saw the character Tan Jing being suppressed by life. Dun Qi emphasized that “”This Life With You” is an emotional drama of emotional life, not an idol emotional drama.”
In order to make “truth” to the extreme, Zhong Hanliang played the original voice. There is no voice actor’s words are eloquent, but there is no deduction for emotional expression. Dun Qi said that Zhong Hanliang took the initiative to use the original sound. “From the very beginning, I thought that Zhong Hanliang said that the original voice was in line with the character.” Although there were negative opinions before the broadcast, hoping to use dubbing, Dun Qi still decided to use Zhong Hanliang’s original voice, “If the realism question uses the original voice, the character The degree of integration with the actors themselves will be higher, and the audience will accept it. The emotional expression of actors in filming, especially when they are heart-wrenching, is difficult for even the best dubbing actors to achieve the most authentic results.”
Do not follow the trend and refuse to take the volume
Many viewers fell into the pit because of the “middle-aged idol drama” label of “This Life With You”, but they lay flat at the bottom of the pit because of its “truth” based on realism. But Dun Qi believes that it is not a simple “middle-aged idol drama”, but a real emotional drama with human fireworks.
Dun Qi said that the main focus of this drama is emotion, which is the most missing thing between people in modern society. “Be firm and strong to maintain a relationship, whether it is family, friendship, or love, this is our current inner desire for true feelings, and it is also our original intention of creation.”
Dun Qi’s demands were also recognized by director Liu Junjie and the two leading actors Zhong Hanliang and Li Xiaoran. At that time, in the market, sweet pet dramas were popular with sugar sprinkles. However, the creative team decided to do the opposite. Dun Qi described it as “a thousand troops walking a single-plank bridge”, which is the decision of his many years of production experience. “At that time, there was so much sweet content that the platform needed, but I was a person who liked reverse thinking.”
As early as 2009, at the trough of costume dramas and female themes, Dun Qi went against the trend and was working on the script of “The Legend of Zhen Huan”. Dun Qi said that for so many years, he would not pursue the popularity of the subject matter, but the quality of the story. “A good story, innovative and three-dimensional full characters are what we need. You create a good, task number, and a good story. , this drama will remain unchanged and respond to changes, standing in the market.”
Dun Qi has been in the industry for many years, and has produced a lot of popular hit drama series, whether it is “Golden Wedding”, “The Legend of Zhen Huan”, or today’s “Rebirth” and “This Life With You”, they are all recognized by the market. “This Life With You” got off to a hot start, and was even seen by many people as the rise of the middle-aged idol drama market, but Dun Qi didn’t see it that way. He believed that “This Life With You”, which featured pyrotechnics, succeeded in emotional life. , to truly achieve the core competitiveness of the head, relying on the creation of “refinement” and “extreme”.
The production details are extremely strict. Dun Qi said that during preparations, director Liu Junjie and he often took a map of Shanghai to and fro in the studio, “How far is Tan Jing to Nie Yusheng’s house, how far is Nie Yusheng to the hospital and company, whether to ride a bicycle or a taxi , or which bus to take, we have to find out in detail.” Li Xiaoran’s single mother Tan Jing lives in a small alley, and the furnishings in the community are restored one by one in the shed, just for the show core competitiveness.
Dun Qi said that although the novel of Bandit I Si Cun is 10 years ago, and the society has changed a lot, how to restore the still precious emotions in the current situation is the most needed thing for this head drama. “Society has changed, but people’s emotions remain the same. Just like the love between Nie Yusheng and Tan Jing in the play, after going around, they will still come back.”
Multi-dimensional to create a variety of good dramas
Lack of cool, no fast-paced. These so-called “shortcomings” that have been criticized have become the delicate aspects of “With You in this Life”. Dun Qi admits that because it is not a fast-paced and refreshing content, in production, it needs to be more solid and delicate in order to win the audience. He also hopes that the audience can sink their hearts and enter the world of the play. “Just take it easy and get into their emotional world slowly. You’ll feel like you’re going to worry about them until they finally get over it.”
After this cooperation, director Liu Junjie was invited again to direct the new drama “Lighter and Princess Dress” by Dun Qi Studio. Dun Qi said that this is also a work that the studio produced this year that is worth looking forward to. “It is different from “This Life With You”, but both are worth looking forward to.”
In addition, many emotional dramas including “Chi Dao” and “My Orange Lover” will also continue the head emotional drama line of “This Life Has You” and meet the audience this year.
The previously popular “Rebirth” will also launch “Road to Rebirth” this year, and continue to develop the follow-up “Road to Rebirth”. Dun Qi said that not only the “Rebirth” series, but also a series of suspense dramas such as “Chinese Criminal Police” series, “Dawn Breaking Action”, and IP series will be the focus of his and the team’s work in the future.
Systematization, specialization, differentiation, and serialization are summarized by Dun Qi as the “four modernizations” of his work team. But Dun Qi said that he is still trying to learn to explore the surprise between Taiwan and the Internet. For him, good dramas are on the way, and more exciting dramas are just the beginning. Whether it is a head emotional drama, a suspense drama, or an IP series, the content must be people-oriented and communicate with users as much as possible. .
“Listening to the voices of young people is very important to us. Industry experience is one aspect, but today’s content is massive. How do we understand user needs and have an accurate description of users when they are selected by users, so that we can learn about users as soon as possible. Changes in demand and aesthetic changes, and then make adjustments to the content.”
Dun Qi, who has been studying continuously, said with a smile that he is getting old, “I used to work with director Zheng Xiaolong to produce one drama a year, but now that it is on a large scale, ensuring stable output and ensuring the quality of dramas have become the biggest requirements. “But he admits that he is not worried, just like the “This Life With You” he created against the trend, the excellent content allows the truth to be conveyed, and the audience will naturally recognize it.
(Original title “Middle-aged Love + Acting Online = Life Stream Works, Chief Producer Dun Qi: Winning in True Feelings”)
(Author: Lu Yunhong, Beijing correspondent of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone News)
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