The domestic industry dramas have once again become the topic center. During this period, three domestic dramas, "Territory Tribunal", "Perfect Relations" and "Home", were broadcast one after another, corresponding to three professional identities of prosecutor, public relations and real estate agency. In the context of the "home" of the whole people, it has really earned enough eyeball bonuses, and it has also set off a climax of ratings in the new year.

Despite the popularity of the ratings, the word-of-mouth of domestic industry dramas seems to have failed to "come together." Lack of industry common sense, suspended professional performance, illogical plot ... Although the audience's complaints seem old-fashioned, they also reflect the expectations of the industry drama "Applaud and Appeal".

Some media counted this year's work-themed dramas to be broadcast. Rough statistics will exceed 30, including "Hello Prosecutor", "Aspirational Flying", "Ordinary Glory" and "Positive Youth", etc., involving more than 20 industries. It can be seen that the industry in domestic dramas has become increasingly rich, and its tentacles have continued to spread to various fields.

Common problem: workplace drama looks amateur

The so-called industry drama refers to the TV drama works that reflect the true face of the industry through the typical life phenomenon of an industry. Therefore, it is a basic requirement for the main story line to rely on the industry background. Taking several recent hits as examples, "Perfect Relations" first aimed the camera at crisis public relations; "Territory Tribunal" is a legal drama, the protagonist is the protagonist; "Home" tells the story of a group of real estate agents; The "elite lawyers" broadcast at the end of the year focused on lawyers.

It is not difficult to find that, to this day, the scope of industry dramas has been continuously expanded, covering various fields such as medical care, law, aviation, commerce, science and technology, and the richness of occupations. But they all face the situation of "not selling well." "Perfect Relationship" Douban score of 4.0, "Elite Lawyer" Douban score of 5.4, "Decisive Court" Douban score of 5.8. The only thing above the passing line is "Home".

Compared to several plays, the audience's "slots" are very similar-the workplace drama looks amateurish, and it hurts a lot. This is a common problem of domestic industry dramas. "Perfect Relationship" claims to be an industry drama that reflects the theme of public relations. The heroine Jiang Dalin, played by Tong Liya, is the president of the company returned from studying abroad. Identity, the image of blindly pursuing idealized ways of life; so much so that the term "Jiang Darin" was rushed into the search, and netizens had no professional spirit. In "Elite Lawyer", the heroine Dai Xi played by Lan Yingying is also evaluated as "stupid and sweet" and has a sense of excess justice, and her professional performance is very layman.

The biggest taboo of industry dramas and workplace dramas is distortion and suspended plots, making it difficult for people to have a real sense of substitution. Beyond that, "shelling" is also a problem. Many industry dramas have fewer and fewer workplace dramas. In fact, they are idol dramas dressed in workplace skins, and the profession itself has only become the embellishment of "love" and "family". For example, the previous "Negotiator", although set a new workplace theme, but in the final analysis is a routine dog blood idol drama, the plot length is too focused on the emotional development of the male and female protagonists, but the core of the industry drama is ignored. The word-of-mouth counterattack of domestic industry dramas may start with a viable industry figure.

The crux of the problem: interlaced like a mountain

In contrast to the low-scoring dilemma of the domestic industry, a batch of documentaries that also focus on the topic of "occupation". On January 27 this year, Zhang Jianzhen, the director of the documentary "Doctor of China", was sololy broadcast on iQiyi. The camera aimed at 6 large tertiary hospitals across the country, with medical staff as the main role, tracking and showing the realistic doctor-patient relationship . The documentary became popular immediately after being broadcast on the Internet. The current Douban score is 9.3. The documentary "Human World", which also focuses on the relationship between doctors and patients, scored a high of 9.6 in the previous two seasons. There is no script and no professional actors. The documentary wins the word "real", and the win reappears without reservation about the profession itself. This may be the lesson for domestic industry dramas.

"Workplace distortion" has always been a chronic disease of domestic industry dramas. Taking medical dramas only as an example, the medical knowledge public account Lilac Garden has conducted a survey. Among the 2012 doctors interviewed, 94% have seen medical dramas, and 85.8% of doctors have found errors in medical dramas, and the first aid knowledge, There are erroneous image expressions in diagnosis, treatment, physical examination, medication, and diagnosis. The most common mistake is CPR. In contrast, the American drama "Dr. House", which is also an industry drama, also has many surgical scenes in it. The picture is as authentic as a documentary, which shows its professionalism.

One of the crux of the word-of-mouth problems of domestic industry dramas lies in screenwriters. In recent years, industry dramas have exhausted their efforts to show the strangeness of the urban workplace. From translators, negotiators, lawyers to public relations personnel and real estate agents that rarely appear on the screen, the types of professions in the industry are increasingly diversified.

The tentacles of industry dramas continue to spread to many areas, but screenwriters who truly have professional and life experiences are rare. Some people in the industry bluntly say that ordinary emotional dramas and family dramas have inexhaustible short materials for parents. The difficulty of writing dramas in the industry lies in the fact that there are few screenwriters with an industry background or patience. It is difficult to quickly touch the essence of the profession in a fancy style; and the industry drama category is a type of drama that requires high professionalism. There is also a strange phenomenon. The professional forms of domestic industry dramas are not only diversified, but also become "new and strange", that is, new, strange, and uncommon occupations are described as objects. Therefore, the audience is unfamiliar and naturally picky. High difficulty.

Also because of the unfamiliarity with the industry itself, domestic industry dramas are easy to play wildly. Regardless of whether it is a legal drama, medical drama, or commercial war drama, either add jealousy to the emotional line, or write about the personal identity of the protagonist, the development and testing of the workplace has finally become a catalyst for the emotions of male and female protagonists. For example, "Perfect Relations", the protagonist is in the public relations industry, but he does not hesitate to instigate the customer; in the face of crisis public relations, the statement is issued 36 hours after the incident, and the audience is slow to question the barrage. And the actress Jiang Darin's unprofessionalism in the workplace was also packaged as a must-have for personal growth. Eventually, she still settled on the emotional line, and the audience was angry.

Of course, this does not mean that the industry drama will completely abandon the emotional line. But we need to pay attention to the ratio of the two, not only how to highlight the weight of the industry, but also to justify the emotional context.

Problem solving: Capturing emotional resonance

Previously, due to the popularity of dramas such as costume dramas and sweet pet dramas, the space for industry dramas was squeezed. However, in recent years, it can also be seen that a number of realistic TV dramas such as "Big Rivers and Rivers" have sprung up, and industry dramas that have always been based on real occupations have also continued to gain momentum. Especially this year, judging from the titles of David TV and film companies, the number of industry dramas to be broadcast is quite considerable. Roughly listed: Internet-focused subjects include "Big Times", "Imagination Season" and "Genesis of Youth", medical topics include "The Great Pediatrician" and "Thank You Doctor", and industrial and manufacturing topics include "The Best "Times", "Better Days", "Crossing the Hills", and other sports themes include "Glory Ping Pong" and "Golden Gold".

In fact, a good industry drama should be carefully polished and precipitated from the beginning of the script creation, to capture the relationship between people in the industry and the points that can resonate with the public. Turning on the history of domestic dramas, there are also works in the domestic industry. "Benevolent Medical Heart", "Love of Obstetrics and Gynecology" and "Emergency Physician" are high-scoring medical dramas; "Forensic Doctor Qin Ming", "The Woman in the Lattice" and "Golden Investor" have good reputation. Each time the low-scoring industry drama is flogged by the audience because of the suspended plot, in the final analysis, it is because it is not true enough to make the audience emotionally resonate.

At the same time, good industry plays are not purely "industry propaganda plays." Industrial dramas should have practical workplace logic and pay attention to the entire society on this basis. The industry or workplace is more like a small cut into the society, such as "Mind" and "Divorce Lawyer". The lens is aimed at the doctors and lawyers. In fact, it discusses the sympathetic topics such as doctor-patient relationship, love and marriage, and middle-aged crisis. . Of course, a good industry drama requires more efforts from screenwriters, directors and actors. Can you give screenwriters plenty of time to walk into the industry, understand the changes, status quo, rules and people in the industry? Can you give creators more freedom to record, show, and interpret the industry? The problem.

It can be said that a high-quality industry drama should be a projection of the workplace and life, with the truth of the industry, and more humane care. In the upsurge of industry dramas this year, the audience is looking forward to such "industry truth" and "humanistic care".

Zhang Yi