The play tells the story of farmers in Xiji County, Haiyuan County and Guyuan County of Ningxia since 1990s. Under the call of national policies and with the help of counterparts in Fujian Province, they have constantly overcome difficulties and turned the "dry beach" where sand and stones fly into a "golden beach".
As you can see at a glance, this is an out-and-out drama with the theme of poverty alleviation. Supposedly, it is difficult to make this kind of drama look good. Judging from previous dramas of the same type, there are two points that are widely criticized. One is that it is difficult to get rid of slogans, and the other is that cadres are divorced from the masses. Therefore, although many media have published a large number of articles, no one wants to read them.
Ning Min Town won the praise of the audience uncharacteristically because it was grounded, close to life, and used dialects to present stories, which made the audience believe that all this was not a performance, but really happened.
In particular, every character in the play seems to be the people around us in memory. From them, we can find the familiar shadow of that year.
For example, Li, with unkempt hair, a dark red face, a long-stemmed Chinese pipe in his mouth and a drooping trouser leg, always looks miserable. Is it like that person in your village?
There is also the splash played by Rayza. Under the perennial wind, sand, sun and rain, it is full of earthy breath, but the audience can still read her beauty through her pure and clean eyes.
To tell the truth, when I saw the scene when she and Ma Defu met again a few years later, my heart was sour and my thoughts seemed to be suddenly pulled back to my innocent age.
Because at that time, there was such a girl around me. ...
It is precisely because of this that when watching a drama, you will always be touched by something inexplicably, and this is the charm of a drama, which can make you have a strong sense of substitution and integrate yourself with the characters in the drama.
Why does the midday sun make a theme that was not optimistic in advance change so interestingly?
According to Hou Hongliang, the chairman of Noon Sunshine and the producer of this drama, Mountain View was actually a task given to them by their superiors in June, 20 19, and the requirements were particularly high. It was necessary to make a work with "civilian perspective, national narrative and international expression".
Generally speaking, film and television companies should choose the script in advance, negotiate with the original author, buy the copyright, find a screenwriter for a second creation, and then prepare to shoot.
However, there is no ready-made shooting script for mountain scenery in advance, and it is not in the shooting plan of Noon Sunshine. GDZJ proposed to make such a film as a tribute drama, leaving the task to the midday sun to complete.
Why do so many film and television companies choose midday sunshine? Of course, I take a fancy to their production strength and creative attitude. "Noon production must be a masterpiece", which is not only recognized by the audience, but also convinced by senior leaders.
At noon, sunshine attaches great importance to this trust. Kong Sheng, the best TV drama director in the industry, personally assisted Sun Molong, the director whose fame exploded because of directing Everything is OK. This is a powerful director combination, which solves the most core, key and important part of the creative team of a drama.
The next step is to create the script. We can see that Gao Mantang, the best gold medal screenwriter in China, is in charge of script planning and co-ordination, and then there are Wang Sanmao, Wang Leyan and his son, I am Yu Huanshui, and Lena, the screenwriter of Big Rivers 2.
The strength of the screenwriter is strong and reliable, which fundamentally guarantees the quality of the story.
The next casting, at first glance, the crew racked their brains. In order to perfectly reflect the characters and customs in northwest China and restore the real daily life of local people with northwest dialect, many main roles are played by northwest actors.
Huang Xuan, who plays Ma Defu, is from Lanzhou, Gansu;
Zhang Jiayi, who plays Ma Shoushui, is from Xi, Shaanxi;
Playing Li is an native of Shaanxi;
Playing the county magistrate Yang, Shaanxi people;
Hu Ming, who plays Zhang Shucheng, is from Yan 'an, Shaanxi;
Jiang Guannan, who plays Li, is an native of Shaanxi;
White, who plays Ding Shijun, is from Xi, Shaanxi;
Tan Xihe, who plays Secretary Tan, is from Xi, Shaanxi.
In addition, Wu Yuejuan, a cadre supporting Ningxia in Fujian, was played by Fujian actor Yao.
Behind all this ingenuity, in addition to considering the acting skills of many actors, there is also a purpose, which is to let the audience give them the identity of the role they play.
In addition to paving the way, the creative attitude of the crew is also particularly admirable.
At the beginning of filming, the whole crew began to take root in Ningxia. The actors were immersed in local life and felt the plot atmosphere from all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
At the beginning, there was not even a tree for the crew to enjoy the cool. For the best presentation of the story, the whole crew started from Diwozi, then went to the adobe house, upgraded step by step according to the real development process of Ningmin Village, and made a breakthrough from scratch in the northwest land with extremely harsh natural environment.
Huang Xuan, who was deeply involved in the drama and became attached to the crew, couldn't help crying during the ceremony. After drinking, Zu Feng, Mr. Bai's actor, took Huang Jue's hand and couldn't help feeling that he hadn't played such an enjoyable play for many years.
Kong Sheng, who plays Li, is compared to the "chef" of the town, saying that he has cooked a good dish for everyone and that he has been filming for 30 years. He felt really happy this summer.
Yes, the film and television companies and cast members who are so attentive are not only happy for Li, but also happy for the audience. If nothing else, chef Kong Sheng's TV series is too appetizing for the audience because of the midday sun.