"Perfect Relationship" ended 10 days ago, and the topic is still being searched and fermented. The screenwriter, who has been repeatedly questioned by netizens, accepts exclusive interviews with this newspaper--
Why audiences feel suspended when watching workplace dramas
Reporter Lin Mengyun
Produced by Zhejiang Huace Film & Television Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Jinxi Film & Television Co., Ltd., directed by An Jian, and starring Huang Xuan and Tong Liya, the TV series "Perfect Relationship" aired shortly before.
Judging from the statistics, this work-focused drama in the public relations industry scores quite well: the average viewership of the full episode is over 1, and the total number of Internet broadcasts exceeds 3.1 billion. In a month's broadcast cycle, the platform has searched 215 hot spots. The volume of discussions caused by the ending episode has not decreased, and it has been fermented to this day.
The plot is promoted by public relations cases involving various industries. Wei Zhe played by Wei Xuan and Jiang Lia played by Pu Liya for the collision of public relations ideas. The most fascinating, Chen Shu, played by Stella and Ye Donglie ... "Perfect Relations" closely related to social issues and the current fresh and various emotional entanglements, spreading the public relations industry with a certain mysterious color in front of the audience.
Of course, the enthusiasm is also accompanied by controversy-how to solve the sense of suspension in the workplace drama, how to explain the things in the industry, and express empathy has always been a difficult problem. In particular, Jiang Dalin, who took office as president just after graduating, has attracted a lot of fire because of her unfamiliar business and always making judgments with humanity, good and evil. Is her innocence unprofessional, or is her character floating?
After one or two visits, the questions piled on the right ear of the screenwriter. In an exclusive interview with our reporter, how did the right ear respond?
About these couples of CP
What does the screenwriter think
Qian Bao: In the finale, there is only one pair of five pairs of CPs, and many people feel that adult love is really difficult. Can you tell us why it is so arranged?
Right ear: Actually, their relationship lines are not arranged by me. Whether these characters are together, we actually follow the path of "what if we are together", and we can know that they are not doomed to be together. Over time, Bai Yueguang became a rice stick, and cinnabar mole turned into mosquito blood.
As long as one of the two does not reach the level of "what does other people think", then the two will definitely not come together.
Qian Bao: Stella and Ye Donglie have gained great attention. You also said that this is the story line that they are most satisfied with. Which piece do you think hit the audience?
Right ear: When I was creating, I expected this pair to look good, because in the early stage, this pair was completely loyal to the love itself, without being pressured by their parents, and opposed by them. Many public opinion even encouraged to protect them. But they still encounter a lot of problems: for example, Stella's troubles with age, such as everyone's social circle is completely different, and even who pays for dinner, etc. These problems from themselves are the most real and more thought-provoking.
Qian Bao: There are also audiences who think that the relationship between Wei Zhe and Jiang Dalin is a bit abrupt and stiff. What do you think the two people came together for?
Right ear: A girl like Jiang Dalin, in her life, may not be a perfect colleague, but you certainly don't mind that she is your friend. For Wei Zhe, he already has enough means and capabilities, knows a lot of rules of the game, he won't need a girlfriend like Stella, and Jiang Darin is the person he wants to do but can't, he Of course I like Jiang Darin.
For Jiang Darin, Wei Zhe is the person who led her to break through the society, the teacher and the companion, and even the person who replaced her father's role-many times, Wei Zhe obviously disapproves, but she accompanied her to break through Once, such things can only be done by lovers and parents. Including Jiang Dalin's and Tan Xinkai's episodes, this is actually very similar to a child who deliberately rebels during the rebellious period to brush up the sense of existence. She has been challenging Wei Zhe's borders, but she has long fallen in love with Wei Zhe.
Massacre and Quartet
How to find the balance of a character
Qian Bao: What is your setting for Jiang Darin? Seeing that you said in the interview that "this character is my ideal and my expectation of the public relations person." When you are creating, are you not afraid that this ideal and expectation will have a sense of suspension?
Right ear: Jiang Dalin is a passionate and affectionate girl. She starts with "I am the person" and then "I am the profession". Her pattern is bound to go further. When I was doing a preliminary interview, a major publicist told me personally that "sometimes I'm not proud of what I did", and a public relations boss of Party A told me that "the essence of public relations is kindness."
I understand where the audience ’s sense of suspension comes from, because such people are so rare in life. We see more people who are fighting for their own benefit. But not seeing or finding such people around doesn't mean they don't exist.
Our audience can accept justice and kindness, but it seems increasingly unacceptable with dedication and justice. In fact, there are a lot of people around us who are willing to sacrifice themselves to help others. The simplest example is this outbreak, so many retrograde medical staff, so many grass-roots staff, delivery guys who insist on delivering food to their door, etc. They are all such people.
From a psychological point of view, humans are indeed more inclined to substitute themselves into the strong side in the story. We have been willing to brain supplement ourselves as princesses and princes since childhood, and grow up to supplement ourselves as a rich man and company. Boss, but few people will make up for themselves as an optional passerby.
But the truth of the matter is that most of us are incompetent dragon figures. It's true that Wei Yan, who has repeatedly attacked and counterattacked, is more likely to bring psychological refreshment, but in real life, how many people can be exquisite, long-sleeved, and see through the opponent's tricks at a glance?
It can be seen that the market's positive expectation for "grounded realist works" is not a love for "one to one copy" of real life. For creators, how to find a balance point is a great subject and challenge.
Current domestic professional dramas
Why difficult to shoot
Qian Bao: What do you think of the audience saying that our workplace dramas have a "suspension"?
Right ear: The sense of suspension of "workplace drama", the first type comes from cultural conflict. Because the local "domestic workplace" environment is similar to "The Story of the Editorial Department" and "The Story of the Cooking Class", because it is familiar, it can be handy and the audience will feel kind and natural.
Most of the workplace dramas that have caused the controversy of "suspension" are "western-style workplaces". The concepts and corporate culture behind them are not fully understood by most audiences. This requires the creative team of film and television works to continuously learn about western-style workplaces, Deepen awareness.
The second category is the "suspension" caused by "fireworks" in workplace dramas. Everyone may subconsciously want to see the main story of the protagonist killing the Quartet in the workplace, all the way to upgrade the monster. However, the characters in the play are also "people". They have their own "workplace" to fight, and their own " "Small day" is going to pass. If you take a look at the performance of the protagonist alone, it will be another kind of "suspended" from life.
The third category is an old saying, “Interlacing is like separating mountains”, each industry will precipitate some industry rules, but too professional shooting may not be understandable to the majority of ordinary audiences. The person seems to be in the house. In fact, when writing screenplays for the workplace, screenwriters also worked hard to balance the distance between "specific industries" and the audience.