In the past 2021, with the successive broadcast of TV series such as "Crossing the Yalu River", "Shan Hai Qing" and "Age of Awakening", the audience has felt that the main theme TV series has realized the triple unity of value transmission, artistic expression and emotional touch since the beginning of the year. comprehensive creative situation.

Afterwards, dramas such as "Armageddon", "Sweeping the Black Storm" and "Ideas Shining in China" became more popular in the middle of the year, and dramas such as "Meritorious", "Rival", "Ebola Frontline" and other dramas ended wonderfully at the end of the year... These reality-themed TV series are not only popular The popularity of young audiences also allows movie-watchers of different age groups to feel the feelings of home and country in the new mainstream stories.

　　A few days ago, at the symposium on the creation of key reality TV dramas co-hosted by the China Television Artists Association and the Key Reality TV Drama Script Creation Coordination Group, experts participating in the meeting said, "The continuous broadcast of major themed TV dramas makes the screen continue to shine with ideals and beliefs. light".

　Integrating the spirit of the times into keeping upright and innovating

　　In recent years, major revolutionary historical TV dramas have deeply excavated revolutionary historical materials in their creation, looking for new story inspirations from the red years, leading audiences into those little-known revolutionary stories from different perspectives and different roles, and strive to reflect the times. The restoration, the three-dimensional shaping of characters and the innovation of artistic presentation techniques stimulate the people's national passion rooted in their hearts, so as to empathize with the audience.

　　Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu, Cai Yuanpei, Lu Xun... The TV series "The Age of Awakening" has brought to life the characters in countless history textbooks.

"Meritoriousness" focuses on the touching deeds and "highlight moments" of the first batch of "Medal of the Republic" winners, and has created an ordinary and great role model of meritorious service in 8 unit dramas with different narrative styles.

　　The creators of these hit dramas give full play to the people-centered creative orientation, take root in the revolutionary history and the soil of the times, stimulate the vitality of TV art through honesty and innovation, reflect the voice of the times with sincere and simple stories, sing praises for ideals and beliefs, carry forward Chinese spirit.

　　"The majority of TV art workers have handed in an answer sheet that satisfies the party and the people in the creation of major themed TV dramas in the new era." Hu Zhanfan, chairman of the China Television Association, said that since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the TV art world has always been based on the new era. Based on the historical coordinates of the Party and the country, around the central overall situation and important time nodes of the work of the party and the country, a series of major themed TV dramas have been launched successively, which have achieved huge social benefits.

　　Artistic creation is inseparable from the guidance and assistance of theoretical criticism.

"In the past five years, in the field of TV drama creation of key realistic themes, the China Television Association has held a series of creation seminars or script demonstration meetings for popular TV dramas every year, and cooperated with comprehensive theoretical seminars and annual seminars, such as poverty alleviation themed TV series seminars. A long-standing theoretical commentary working mechanism has been formed.” Fan Zongchai, secretary of the Party Group of the China Television Association and vice chairman of the meeting, said.

Network communication highlights mainstream value

　　When summarizing the achievements of reality-themed TV series in recent years, Kang Wei, editor-in-chief of China Art News, said: "Whether in terms of actor selection, narrative style, value orientation, emotional pulsation, etc., reality-themed TV series are obviously close to the current young audience's expectations. Aesthetic characteristics and topics of concern enhance intimacy and affinity.” Many works focus on showing the youthful demeanor presented by aspiring youth in the process of building a better life by telling youthful stories, thereby igniting the youthful enthusiasm of contemporary young people.

　　Wang Yichuan, vice chairman of the China Literature and Art Critics Association, said: "The creation of realistic dramas should pay attention to the youth of the narrative in order to give young audiences a sense of substitution and to be close to the audience with a documentary expression." Such as "The Age of Awakening", "Ideal Shining in China" and "Hundreds of Forged Steel" Works on key historical themes such as "Big Waves and Sand", through realistic creation methods, re-examine and understand the red history of the past from the perspective of contemporary young people, and give the reasons why the passionate young people chose to establish the Communist Party of China and why the Communist Party of China could. The vivid interpretation has realized the space-to-space dialogue between two generations of young people and achieved good communication effects.

Another example is "Golden Soma Flower" and "Mountain and Sea Love" and other works with the theme of poverty alleviation, creating a new pattern of rural themes, combining the feelings of loving the party, the country, and the people with the image of youth and youthful demeanor, leading the youth The audience substitutes for themselves and realizes the true meaning of life in the play.

　　"The creation of TV dramas in the new era must provide spiritual energy for the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." Director Zheng Xiaolong said, "The success of "Meritorious" is first and foremost due to the brilliance of the meritorious characters, who have created extraordinary things in their ordinary lives. Merit provides rich creative material for this work." He hopes that the spiritual power of the meritorious characters conveyed in the play can inspire more young people to serve the country with their talents and wisdom, and continue to pass on this great spirit.

　　"The literature and art of the times must be based on mainstream values." Ma Jihong, a national first-class screenwriter and former director of the TV Art Center of the General Logistics Department, believes, "Those TV dramas that are simply shot to attract attention and drive traffic cannot stand the test of time. , and it will not play the role of leading and enriching the spirit.”

　Promote Chinese spirit with Chinese stories

　　Life is the source of inspiration for artistic creation.

In the people's life with fireworks and human touch, the literary and humanistic care of reality-themed TV dramas continue to return, expressing warm concern for reality, thinking about social reality, and truly responding to the spiritual and cultural needs of the people.

　　With a simple and down-to-earth narrative style and a warm and delicate perspective, "Shan Hai Qing" depicts vivid stories and characters on the road to poverty alleviation. While reflecting the theme, it also connects the characters' family, love, friendship and other topics. Arouse the emotional resonance of the audience.

Through three different typical characters and three different economic forms, the series "Big Rivers and Big Rivers" comprehensively and three-dimensionally depicts the picture scroll of the times and the social features.

The producer of these two works, Lu Wei, Vice President and Director of Planning Department of Dongyang Noon Sunshine Film and Television Co., Ltd., said: "Standing to the people's stand, writing endless people's epics, telling Chinese stories with love and strength, and showing credible, A lovely and respectable image of China is exactly the industry ideal we have been striving to implement."

　　At present, the creation of reality-themed dramas has become mainstream and dominant.

According to reports, in 2021, iQIYI will launch the first domestic online drama "The Promise" dedicated to the centenary of the founding of the party and the building of a well-off society in an all-round way, as well as a number of high-quality realistic TV dramas such as "Fall in Love with Special Forces" and "Ideal City". The performance of the industry reflects the people's life and reflects the great era.

Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iQIYI, said, "We will work hard to create more mainstream dramas that celebrate the new era of Acura and sing the main theme, focusing on planning major revolutions, major history, and major realistic themes creation, from procurement, self-made Two well-stocked boutique projects.”

　　According to Li Jingsheng, vice president of the China Federation of Radio and Television Social Organizations, "In recent years, there have been breakthroughs in the creative concept and expression of reality-themed TV dramas, such as strengthening the national narrative, making the content of reality-themed creations richer; strengthening the spirit of realism , face the social focus, pain points, etc., which provide important experience for future creation."

　　Of course, there are also many problems and challenges in the creation of realistic TV dramas.

In the opinion of Zhou Jihong, deputy director of the TV drama department of the State Administration of Radio and Television, "to promote the high-quality development of TV dramas, we must soberly benchmark the history and era, use the vertical and horizontal coordinate method to find the right topic, and plan the layout for the creation and production of TV dramas." Yuan Xinwen, director of the Literature and Art Department of the Daily, said, "Some works do not really reflect the fiery life of the new era, some do not organically integrate the reality of life with the reality of art, and some are somewhat suspended." Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Film Academy , Vice President Hu Zhifeng also emphasized that TV literary and art workers should continue to deepen their lives, "rooted in the land of China, digging and grinding, keeping improving, adhering to the road of high-quality development, and constantly advancing with the times to explore new possibilities for artistic expression."

　　In recent years, a number of key reality-themed TV dramas have explored the connotation of themes with a broad ideological and artistic vision, told Chinese stories with the truth and emotion of life, and produced high-quality film and television works with sincerity and ingenuity.

Everyone expects that in the future, there will be more masterpieces that reflect the fiery real life and promote the Chinese spirit to meet the growing spiritual and cultural needs of the audience.

　　(Reporter Niu Mengdi, correspondent Huang Weiyuan of this newspaper)