China-Singapore Online Online, June 2 (Reporter Xu Yin) From the 1994 "September 18 Case Detective Record", the 1999 "Red Spider", the 2003 "Conquer" to the 2014 "Mekong River" "Case", "Icebreaker" in 2019... Director and screenwriter Chen Yuxin can be said to have witnessed the development and changes of China's dramas in the past 30 years. Now, another big drama "Burning" written and directed by Chen Yuxin is on the air, "7 years ago, there was a plan for this drama. To be honest, it was much more difficult than the previous drama. "I didn't give up the brewing work on this subject, and it's finally airing now." Chen Yuxin admitted in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News on the 2nd that his mood was a little bit emotional at the moment.
It is reported that "Burning" of the Criminal Investigation Bureau is directed by Chen Yuxin and starring Jing Chao, Zhang Jianing, Xi Meijuan, Tan Kai and Wu Junmei. The play starts with a 30-year old case and restores the image of three generations of public security police who are making unremitting efforts to pursue the truth and defend justice in a realistic style. Through the youthful perspective, the positive energy of youth and blood pursuing the murder will be transmitted, so that the faith and the original heart of upholding justice can be inherited and carried forward in the young audience.
"In the beginning, "Burning" was actually called "New Police Family". It was a task assigned to me by the Propaganda Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security seven years ago. At that time, they only gave one topic and wanted to write a story about the police family. I received this After the task, I was a little bit unable to start, because I had to write three generations of policemen, and there was no real case to rely on. Later, I first did the "Mekong River Case" and "Icebreaking Action". During this process, I interviewed a large number of public security police. Touched a lot of stories", although it was almost "difficult to deliver", but in the process of continuous interviews and explorations, Chen Yuxin "portrayed" the characters in today's drama, and slowly formed the core that he wants to express at present.
Director and screenwriter Chen Yuxin. Photo courtesy of interviewees
As an "old mage" in the field of drama involved, Chen Yuxin said that the completion of the new drama is indeed quite troublesome. In fact, there are many types of dramas involved in the case. In addition to criminal investigation dramas, there are also types of anti-drug, criminal, anti-terrorism, and economic investigation. "Other types have gangs, such as drug trafficking organizations, terrorist organizations, etc., but criminal investigation dramas are mainly individuals. Crime is rarely organized. Organized is relatively easy to write, because there are division of labor, undercover, wired people, etc., but individual crimes can only be aimed at the people. Individual crimes may have premeditated plans, or maybe just passion crime".
"Burning" runs through the entire creation with the spirit of realism. The characters are not forced to "open" and the plot is not excessively "reversed". In a rigorous and true way, it shows how the protagonist Gao Feng and the police proceed from tiny clues. Speaking of the public's preference for watching the dramas involved in the case today, Chen Yuxin said that as the audience's favorite genre dramas, there will be an established pattern when choosing to watch such dramas. Set premises. However, Chen Yuxin felt that this intensity was endless. "More and more dramas involved in the case now show a routine. Sometimes the script is only reversed for reversal, suspense for suspense, and in the end, these characters are often abandoned." . In Chen Yuxin's view, the drama involved must write characters and show human nature, such as human crime, many of them are caused by desire, and all the depravity is due to a small motive and desire, "just like Nietzsche said: When the abyss, the abyss is also staring at you."
"Burning" tells positive energy values with stories, maximizing the breadth and depth of reach of the audience. "I hope to help the audience to understand and agree with the people's police's mission to punish evil and promote goodness and help justice while immersing in the story. I look forward to everyone's deeper understanding and understanding of the people's police through the play", Chen Yuxin Say. (Finish)