On February 2, the TV series "South to North" officially announced the start time, and the central eight will premiere on February 6, and iQiyi has become the exclusive ** platform for the show. Starring Bai Jingting, Ding Yongdai, Jin Chen and other actors, it was jointly created by screenwriter Gao Mantang and director Zheng Xiaolong, showing a strong sense of the times, and is regarded as a powerful work created by the combination of writers and directors, which can be described as a blockbuster work at the beginning of the year.
Regarding the storyline, let's take a look at the synopsis first:
At the end of the seventies of the twentieth century, a steam train drove from Ningyang to Hacheng, and the young policeman Wang Xin (played by Bai Jingting) was on duty in the carriage, but he mistakenly mistook the old railway policeman Ma Kui (played by Ding Yongdai) for a fugitive, so the two started a ridiculous master-apprentice relationship. From the initial disagreeable to each other to the gradual establishment of a deep tacit understanding, Wang Xin and Ma Kui worked hand in hand on the front line of railway public security.
They not only fight pickpocketing, anti-trafficking, anti-narcotics, patrol lines, and crack down on theft, robbery, and fraud, but also always put the safety of every passenger in the first place in their work, and selflessly guard the safety of trains from south to north. Wang Xin and Ma Kui, as the old and new generations of railway police, inherit the spirit of policing, witness the leapfrog development of China's railways from steam locomotives to electric locomotives to bullet train high-speed rail, and witness the rapid changes in China.
Why has this TV series become a high-profile masterpiece and is regarded as a masterpiece of the new year? There are at least two reasons for this. First of all, the tacit cooperation between the screenwriter and the director can be called a powerful combination, and the six words "Gao Mantang" and "Zheng Xiaolong" in the name can become a trump card no matter which TV series they appear in. Such strength comes from their continuous breakthrough and consolidation in their previous works.
Secondly, "South to North" belongs to the realistic type of work, which not only shows the realism of the times, but also deeply reflects the spiritual heritage of the Chinese. In the recently launched film and television dramas, it is rare to really adhere to the realistic style.
And every year around the Spring Festival, the favorite TV drama genre of the national audience has always been biased towards real life, pursuing works with the spiritual outlook of Chinese. The audience is looking forward to seeing the past life and current scenes in the TV series, and feeling the spirit of the Chinese.
The realistic route of TV dramas is the most difficult and the most testing of the screenwriter's creative ability. It is not easy for a beginner screenwriter to skillfully use creative skills to weave a mellow story. And many current TV dramas tend to stay at this elementary level. More advanced screenwriters can flexibly use realistic elements and skillfully connect the storyline, so that the overall story presents a certain sense of realism. Such a work is actually enough to earn an evaluation of 80 points.
The true high level of writing is in the depiction of characters, in presenting real-life characters, so that these characters have a deeper inner quality. It can be said that this is like a sculpture, and the primary work only needs to be pinched out of a shape to be considered good. More advanced works, on the other hand, require the fabrication of bones and muscles, infusing more detail and depth. The top work is fabricated spirit.
Mr. Gao Mantang's many TV drama works, through his own scripts, have successfully pinched out the spirit of the Chinese. This is an extremely difficult but also precious task.
For example, Gao Lao's "Old Tavern" vividly presents the spirit of Dalian people in the first half of the last century. This group of people incarnates in the play as the most noble souls and gathers together. And the TV series "Pearl River People", which has just ended on CCTV, has also successfully pinched out the spirit of Lingnan people. These characters are not only flesh and blood, but also have unique souls, and although they are fictional characters, they seem to be real characters.
The magic of writers, directors and film and television dramas is that they are able to breathe life into those fictional artistic characters, making them people who can live on in art history and audience memories for a long time.
The reason why I particularly like Mr. Gao Mantang's TV series is that he is able to make these characters seem to be able to jump off the screen and exist vividly in everyone's minds through the characters in his works. These characters are not only successful in the show, but also leave a deep mark on the hearts of the audience.
The screenwriter's skills determine how to portray the vivid image of the characters in film and television works, which can be described as their unique secret. Knowledgeable film critics will naturally be able to see the doorway. As for how to successfully bring a wonderful script to the TV screen, it requires the director and the actors to show their talents. An outstanding work can make the audience awe of the entire crew.