Director Zheng Xiaolong accepted an exclusive interview with the Global Times: "Take a good work with a realistic attitude"

[Global Times Special Reporter Niu Xiaoshao's jade] "From" Desire "and" Beijingers in New York ", I am interested in realistic themes." New works, the play tells the story of the rural girl He Xingfu (played by Zhao Liying), walking from the countryside into the city, and returning to the countryside from the city, and finally led Wanjiazhuang to achieve the progress of spiritual civilization. "What should I do after a well -off in the countryside?" Zheng Xiaolong told the Global Times reporter that the embodiment of "realism" in this drama is "both look good and reflect the real changes in the rural areas in the past years." Not only is the theme of rural areas, but also in ancient costume dramas such as "Zhen Huan Biography" and "Yueyue Biography" directed by Zheng Xiaolong, it also contains his realistic creative attitude.

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The real collision of rural traditional concepts and modern rule of law

Global Times: What is the creative opportunity of "Happiness to Wanjia"? Why use "Pu" as a story line?

Zheng Xiaolong: I saw the outline of the story 6 years ago. It was adapted from Chen Yuanbin's novel "Autumn Chrysanthemum" to tell the awakening of a girl's legal awareness. Our country has been advancing the rule of law in accordance with the law, which requires the joint society to participate in the society -not only law enforcement officers, but also the awakening of ordinary people's legal awareness, especially rural women. I think it makes sense to the future development of the country. We put the story of "Happiness to Wanjia" at an important time -rural areas have become rich, but they have not enriched the spirit and the concept of the rule of law. There are still some backward values ​​and customs. On the road of social development, problems such as spiritual civilization, rule of law civilization, and ecological civilization will be encountered. These problems must be solved, which is also the greatest significance of our play.

In the past, in the countryside, some things rely on some leaders to say "calculate" to "mediate". If you can't find evidence, you can play 50 big boards. This is not possible. Clarify the facts through the law, identify right and wrong through the law, and promote fairness and justice through the law. This is the society of rule of law. At that time, we went to Anhui (rural) to pick up the scene to understand what the local area began in 2009. that age.

Global Times: Are you afraid of being "picked up" about the details of the drama details?

Zheng Xiaolong: Film and television are the art of flowing. They cannot be seen as a fixed picture. In fact, the audience should also be like this, according to the law of art. If you watch it one by one, any film can be picked out. If you ask me if there is a pressure (in detail) pressure, I have it.

Global Times: How to show a step -by -step transformation of village secretary and villagers' concepts?

Zheng Xiaolong: It is "happiness" (the heroine) changing them and gradually improving everyone's legal awareness. If "happiness" is still indifferent, this film will be meaningless. In fact, it is not to change anyone, but to make people realize that society is progressing through works. The "happy" sister "lucky" also has some selfish things in the process of personal growth, succumbing to pressure. But in the end, she educated her. "Lucky" made Guan Tao (the lawyer played by Luo Jin in the play) said, "We cannot make the law into a business", which is her last growth.

Will not deliberately please the audience

Global Times: Will you design the plot deliberately in order to attract young audiences?

Zheng Xiaolong: I don't. I feel that the basic story of writing good humanity can feel the young audience. Some people say that I have a good role in shooting women now and loved by female audiences. In fact, I didn't deliberately please anyone, but I knew very well about "people". This is very important. The key is to think about it for people. For example, after designing the "Lucky" experience of going back to take a bath, if you stand seriously from her perspective, you will feel disgusting and uncomfortable. These pains are not only psychologically, but also physiological.

Global Times: What do you think of literary works in social development?

Zheng Xiaolong: Starting from "Beijingers in New York" and "Desire", I am interested in realistic themes. Even if I shoot historical themes, I was completely photographed with realistic attitude. The critical nature of "Zhen Huan Biography", the family feelings of "The Biography of the Moon", I think it is the embodiment of realism. Any film must have historical views, historic materialism, and nutrition. There is no need to have a macro theory, but it must have spiritual nourishment for people, humanity and human nature. These are the simplest things.

Literary works must have "recognition value"

Global Times: What aspects do you pay more attention to when choosing an actor?

Zheng Xiaolong: First of all, it depends on whether his/her temperament and character are in line. The temperament is easier to perform, and the acting skills and appearance are second. Zhao Liying this time, she came out of the countryside, and was familiar with the countryside. I think she has a "happiness" temperament, and she has a stubbornness. Secondly, I said some time ago to return the power of the actor to the director. The director will watch and even modify the script repeatedly, so the actor who knows the most clearly should be the director.

Global Times: What are the changes in domestic film and television creation in recent years? How to develop in the future?

Zheng Xiaolong: In the past two years, the film and television industry has been greatly adjusted, and the creation of realistic attitude has made great progress.People pay more attention to the actual quality of the work, instead of simply making film and television works as entertainment.I don't think that our literary workers can shape "people", but can show the "people" good and beautiful side, and reveal the wrong side of the mistake.Do this well, the value and role of literary works are reflected.Literary and artistic works must be realized in reality.Not to mention the critical value of literary and artistic works, at least it must make people know the value of social reality and this era.We do film and television creation to do a good job of "image" outside, and "thought" is naturally inside.Only by paying attention to the language of life can we find its corresponding spirit and thoughts. It must be truly and objectively writing the atmosphere and image of the times.It is very important to take good works with a realistic attitude.

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