Produced by Great Wall Film and Television, directed by Wang Xiangwei, a famous "red drama" director in China, and joined by Wang Xinjun, Li Caihua, Yixiao Li and Zheng Guolin in the mode of "two male masters" and "two female masters", The Life of China and the Enemy has attracted much attention since it was launched in Zhuji on August 18. After Shenzhen Radio and Television took the lead in signing a pre-purchase contract with Great Wall Film and Television on the opening day, the drama attracted the attention of many buyers at the Beijing TV Festival and expressed their intention to cooperate. As the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the world anti-fascist war approaches, we interviewed Zhang Yong, the screenwriter of the play, to understand the core of love and hate in our country from the source of the work.
Looking at the TV series written by Zhang Yong, the screenwriter of Great Wall Film and Television, there are Dawn in Blood, Five-Star Red Flag Flying in the Wind 2, Female Soldier Row, Cold Shooter, Fighting Bandits in Northeast China, Lonely Hero, Seven-Year Itch, Legend of Sui and Tang Dynasties, Legend of Qiantang and New Biography of Monks in Bags, etc., regardless of the main theme. In the face of these successful works, Zhang Yong admits that he is most interested in the history of the Republic of China, and he is even more obsessed with the little people under the background of the great era.
"Any feedback from The Times will leave their mark."
The book "Love and Hate in Home Country" shows the revolutionary children's difficult choice between personal destiny and national destiny under the background of the turmoil in home country. The story revolves around the tortuous process of Lin Dingbang (played by Wang Xinjun) and Ma Haotian (played by Zheng Guolin) from classmates to opposites, interspersed with the difficult emotional entanglements between the two protagonists and the heroines Milian (played by Yixiao Li) and Hua Dabao (played by Li Caihua), which not only brings the audience a different kind of deep thinking about that special era, but also inspires modern people about friendship, love and positive energy in life.
The time span of this play ranges from 1924 to 1948. The emotional conflicts and fate changes of the characters in the play are closely related to and influenced by the times. Everyone is like a boat sitting in the torrent of the times, swaying with the wind and not knowing where to go, but any feedback from the times will eventually leave a mark on them. Zhang Yong revealed in an interview: As a screenwriter, he is always thinking about breakthroughs. It is necessary to break through the inherent story type, the usual character setting and the plot direction imagined by the audience.
"Many years ago, I watched Zhang Li's The Vicissitudes of the Right Path on Earth, and I was moved to tears every time I saw several scenes. At that time, I thought, if I were to write such a work, what would I write? How to set the characters? How does the plot develop? For so many years, I have been thinking, accumulating and precipitating. " The birth of "Love and Hate at Home and Country" is a spurt after years of accumulation, and it is also a grand work that entrusts a screenwriter with feelings for the Republic of China and awe of history.
"The creative process is painful and torturous. But when my heart walked with the characters in the play in that turbulent era; When my creative inspiration touches the unyielding and kind story of little people dreaming of national rejuvenation; I was so satisfied and happy when my soul was possessed by the test of blood and fire that the protagonist pursued diligently for the sake of light. " Zhang Yong's "Republic of China Complex" forged a sincere work dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
"This is a typical duel between two men."
This drama not only adopts the mode of "two men and two women masters" in creation, but also adopts the combination of reality and fiction in characterization. Zhang Yong, the screenwriter, said that the play made many attempts in the combination of fictional characters and real characters, fictional events and real events. Chiang Kai-shek and Zhou Enlai are everywhere in the play, but they never show up. The protagonist in the play has participated in almost all the major historical events in the past twenty years. "Crusade to the East", "Northern Expedition", "April 12th coup", "September 18th Incident", "Battle of Songhu" and "Nanjing Massacre" ... With the progress of history, the protagonists used their lives to write the strong voice of the times and finally ushered in a new dawn.
Lin Dingbang and Ma Haotian moved from girlfriends to opposites in Love and Hate in Home Country, and their previous entanglements are also a main thread running through the whole play. When talking about the shaping of the two core male characters in the play, Zhang Yong said that this is a typical drama in which two people confront each other. "Men have always been enemies and friends, enjoying each other and killing each other. Perhaps it was imperceptibly influenced by Hong Kong gangster movies in adolescence. In the book Love and Hate in Home Country, the life paths of Ma Haotian and Lin Dingbang are full of variables at any time. Sadness and joy are mixed. Open and close. Sometimes life and death kill each other. Sometimes join hands to meet the enemy. One step ahead is empty, and the fate of the road behind is turned upside down. I didn't write them as decent villains. Think of them as one person. Come to a fork in the road, one to the left and one to the right. Just choose. "
"We can't experience that era, but we often dream of home and country."
The approaching of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the world anti-fascist war has aroused the patriotic sentiments of the people all over the country. The history of war needs to be remembered. As a producer with many successful experiences in war-themed TV dramas, Great Wall Film and Television not only created good stories, paid tribute to heroes and expressed patriotic feelings, but also had warning and educational significance for the present era.
Looking back on the war works in recent years, we can see that Southwest Bandit Suppression, Cheongsam, Bright Sword, Snow Leopard, Never Ending Serial Numbers and Dog Sticks are all outstanding works in the theme plays, which not only won honors, but also won the love of a large number of audiences. As the screenwriter Zhang Yong said, in the face of similar masterpieces, he is always thinking about how to make a breakthrough and surprise the audience.
"The ideas of TV dramas like" Bright Sword "are all reflected in big history through little people. Personally, I am also obsessed with the little people in the background of the great era. However, it is difficult to generalize, which is a test for the screenwriter, and this is also my conception and attempt to play Love and Hate in My Motherland, which covers almost all the major historical events in the 20 years from 1924 to 1948. I hope that through the growth, transformation and legend of the little people, I will enter the hearts of the audience, so as to learn more about that era and feel that history. "
"We can never restore history, we can only be as close to history as possible. As screenwriters, we can't experience that era, and we can only project the emotions of contemporary people to the characters of that era. I think that no matter how Chengtou changes the flag of the king, everyone should stick to their own bottom line and have the dream of home country and the world; In the torrent of history, try not to drift with the tide. " Teacher Zhang Yong said this when talking about the main idea of the play.
The book "Love and Hatred at Home and Country" is a group image of heroes in troubled times, and it is also the condensation and reappearance of a country's national integrity. Wang Xiangwei, the general director of the drama, also said at the launching ceremony that he would take this drama more seriously on the basis of summing up the experience of previous war dramas, and strive to create a brand-new benchmark for a war drama, saying that the script of this drama is worthy of such expectations.
Works full of sincerity will naturally be favored.
"Love and Hate in Home Country" was not filmed first. Jilin Satellite TV and Shenzhen Radio and Television expressed their intention to cooperate. Shenzhen Radio and Television took the lead in signing a pre-purchase contract with Great Wall Film and Television on the opening day. Then at the Beijing TV Festival in August, the love and hate of my motherland once again shone brilliantly.
Zhang Yong, a screenwriter who is still retouching the script, revealed at the end of the interview that the trilogy "Home Country" will be completed in the next few years, and "Home Country Love and Hate" is the first one in the trilogy. This world-oriented screenwriter will continue to fulfill his "dream of home and country" with sincerity.