The TV series "Many Stories in a Small Town" starring Zhang Jianing and Gao Zhiting has come to a successful conclusion. In the small town, Mu Di and Bai Lang started a unique suona performance, which attracted the attention of countless audiences. "Of all the musical instruments, the suona is the most noble", this drama mainly describes the loss, maturity and transformation of the suona master Mu Di. Mu Di and Bai Lang opened a chic suona art museum in the small city, welcoming various life stories every day. Mu Di, a genius girl known as suona, lost the opportunity to join the national academy troupe. In desperation, she returned to her hometown town to recuperate, but unexpectedly met Bai Lang, the owner of the "Red and White Wedding" planning company, and the two became business partners and began a romantic love story. Mu Di experienced a series of life and death partings in the small city, and his soul was deeply baptized. After experiencing a period of joy, anger and sorrow in the world, Mu Di began to have a new understanding of "life" and "death", and gradually realized "idyllic" self-healing. With a unique perception of life, Mu Di and Bai Lang decided to create a unique art space in their hometown, integrating traditional suona ** with modern elements. Recently, Jia Yiqun, the producer of the show, was interviewed by a reporter from the Beijing News. He said that in recent years, homecoming and pastoral themes have become a big trend. Nowadays, some young people like to leave the big city and return to the countryside or hometown, but they can't find a sense of belonging when they return to their hometown. The drama tells the story of how people rediscover their place in a new city after they have migrated.
Zhang Jianing and Gao Zhiting co-starred in the movie "Many Stories in a Small Town".
The "joy and mourning" in the creation describes the Chinese view of death.
Beijing News reported: In the work "Many Stories in a Small Town", the two protagonists use the narrative elements centered on "red and white ceremonies", what is the unique significance of this setting?
Jia Yiqun: We contacted a large-scale red and white ceremonial company and showed us a large number of real cases. We've always wanted to know how these happy events work. Three years ago, when I went to Yan'an to visit another play, a large team of red and white ceremonies suddenly appeared outside the hotel. I was impressed by the solemnity and solemnity of each of their expressions, which provoked a lot of thought. This made me realize that only in the face of the critical moment of life and death can people truly release themselves, get rid of all kinds of pressures and anxieties from the outside world, and thus re-examine the true value and meaning of life. I'm curious, why do so many people like the word "Xi"? On that day, I noticed that the members of the funeral procession behaved very happily during the meal, and at first I was a little puzzled by this, but as time went on, through their conversations, I gradually understood that they were actually holding a celebration called "happy funeral" for the old people who had passed away, which also reflected the attitude of the Chinese towards death. In my opinion, this is not a simple sense of ritual or spiritual comfort, but a kind of respect and love for life, which is a person's philosophy of life. This value is deeply rooted in our Chinese inner reverence for death. I believe that only when you truly understand death can you realize the true meaning of life more deeply, which is the true way. It's not just me who returns to this small town, where the environment is beautiful and free of competition.
Beijing News reported: Regarding the professional setting of the heroine suona, do you worry that this may be relatively unfamiliar and unattractive for young audiences?
Jia Yiqun: I witnessed Yan Yongqiang's performance of suona at the Spring Festival Gala, which brought me great shock. I've always felt that Chinese tradition is very distinctive, but now I want to say, why is this so? I was never worried, on the contrary, I thought we should look for new methods, and I interviewed a lot of folk artists, including some performers. I would say that if you are a lover of folk music, you are likely to feel a lot from your own **. I think we may find inspiration in those lives that we have never experienced before.
The setting of the heroine playing suona is quite novel.
Character Description: Love is often incomprehensible and difficult to trace back to its origins.
Beijing News reported: The play depicts many disputes between "city" and "pastoral", for example, when the hero and heroine meet for the first time, due to the conflict between their respective life backgrounds, how should we interpret this "contradiction"?
Jia Yiqun pointed out that these contradictions and conflicts are common in life, such as the differences between men and women, between metropolises and small towns, and between young people and the elderly. These conflicts may be typical cases that we distill in our news stories or in our daily lives, rather than being deliberately selected to fit the discussion at hand or deliberately erecting obstacles. In this drama, Jia Yiqun tries to present the process of conflict resolution through in-depth excavation of the plot, as well as communication and growth between characters. For the latter case, this drama lacks dynamism, because if you go back to ** after five years, the topic of discussion disappears and the conflict disappears with it. In this play, the characters come to understand that conflict is not simply a matter of winning or losing, but through communication, understanding and compromise. In fact, what the show really wants to present is a strategy to resolve these contradictions. In the torrent of this era, TV dramas are our mirrors, reflecting the colorfulness and complexity of society. Personally, I think that a TV series is like a chronicle of an era, able to capture the psychological and living conditions of ordinary people in the past few years, as well as the anxiety and happiness they have experienced, such a record is very valuable.
Beijing News: From your point of view, is there anything unique about Mu Di as a heroine who "finds her true self in a small town"?
Jia Yiqun: Mu Di was originally a resident of a small city and lived in a big city, but her inner values have not changed. The young woman had been reflecting deep down that she did not initially want to return to the town, but was later forced to do so. After that, she returned to Beijing and eventually realized that Beijing was not really her choice. Because I think she is going to Shanghai, to Guangzhou, to Shenzhen, to Hangzhou, to Xiamen. She will have a lot of different ideas and practices, and there will be some small contradictions. Therefore, in my opinion, the heroine is constantly growing and developing, and it is only after going through all the challenges and attempts that one can truly understand what one is really after. Mu Di has a long way to go, and there are many places she wants to go. It was a very unique experience for Mu Di to go from a confused choice at the beginning to a firm decision in the end.
Beijing News: As two people with completely different growth experiences, how did the love between the hero and heroine sprout and establish a foundation?
Jia Yiqun describes the relationship between a highly educated, study** girl and a hard-working boy who migrated from a third-tier city to a second-tier city. Although their life background is not important, why can there still be a deep love between them? The meeting between the two seems to be destined. I am convinced of the idea that love is first and foremost irrational. When you say in an extremely rational manner, according to my expectations, you should look for someone with the same values and a similar family background, then this cannot be considered true love. They work hard in a foreign land, facing the strangeness and pressure of the city together, and these resonance points contribute to a tacit understanding. Love is often puzzling and elusive in its origins. They meet in the hustle and bustle of the city, and each is attracted by each other's persistence and hard work. Since both of them have experienced similar things and share the same dreams and goals, this forms the foundation of love.
The producer holds the view that Zhang Jianing and Gao Zhiting are both slowly heating up genres.
Actors Zhang Jianing and Gao Zhiting are both cold on the outside but enthusiastic on the inside.
Beijing News reported: In the play, Zhang Jianing and Gao Zhiting, the choice of the male and female protagonists, what do you think are the similarities between them and the characters in the play? Zhang Jianing can play the "little army brother" in "Bright Sword", but Gao Zhiting has to play the "old devil".What is their relationship? What unique appeal does it add to the character?
Jia Yiqun: I've seen the character of Xiao Gao (played by Gao Zhiting) in "Mighty City" before, he looks a bit like a bandit, but he is very kind at heart, very manly, and very down-to-earth. His eyes reveal a desire for life, as if every struggle is writing his growth story. In my mind, the male protagonist of "Many Stories in a Small Town" should be very down-to-earth. Those men who migrate from third-tier cities to second-tier coastal cities must have black hair and inch hair. Their life conditions are challenging, they have no social experience and cultural accomplishments, and they can only rely on themselves. Even though there is something worldly about them, they are all kind and grown.
For Zhang Jianing, a girl, I think she is a neighbor sister who is tough and resilient at heart. Her appearance is not as domineering as we think, more like a quiet grass, with great resilience, her heart is full of sunshine, and she holds her own opinions and strong beliefs. Zhang Jianing's perseverance in the play is like a fresh breeze, blowing the hustle and bustle of the city. That's exactly what I hope to see from my role, because I don't think young people who come to Beijing or Shanghai from second-tier cities to work hard would show that kind of flamboyance. In the play, every frame of Zhang Jianing reveals a faint persistence, and there is an unyielding power in her eyes, as if to tell the audience that she can face the ups and downs of life calmly. Zhang Jianing's personality is very simple and highly matches the temperament of the character, so I thought these two people were very suitable for this drama at the time.
The two men had never worked together before, and they were both slow-burn types, and while the initial relationship was friendly, there were also periods when it was relatively cold. We lived in the same neighborhood at the time, and we both loved to be athletic and both loved swimming. During that time, I often took them out to chat and have dinners, and gradually became close. The two of them have very similar personalities, they like to chat, eat, and drink together, and they are very compatible. Once the two of them have established mutual trust, the subsequent cooperation will become very smooth and tacit.