Chinese TV dramas in 2022: responding to the needs of the times and reflecting the needs of the people

【Writer and Art View】

　　2022 is an extraordinary year. The creation of Chinese TV dramas keeps pace with the times, adheres to the people-centered creative orientation, deeply reflects the changes of the times, and strives to write the voice of the people. The masterpiece of the series continues to set off an upsurge in drama chasing.

2022 is also the year of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. At this critical time point, TV dramas strive to open up new horizons in the creation of various themes. The creation of major themes composes the epic struggle of blood. The symphony of innovation freezes the struggles of thousands of ordinary Chinese people, reveals the feelings of family and country in the narrative of the times, realizes spiritual guidance in the reflection of reality, undertakes cultural missions in the exploration of art, and writes a magnificent people's epic for the new era.

Create a major theme and write an epic of bloody struggle

　　In recent years, thematic TV dramas created and produced around major themes and important nodes have become the mainstream of TV drama art to show a new look and achieve new achievements.

In 2022, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is an important time coordinate for the creation of themed TV dramas. A series of "Our Ten Years", "County Party Committee Compound", "Big Examination", "The Daughter of the Mountain" and "Bottom Line" record the new era, write the new era, Acura's excellent works of the new era continued to hit the air, making TV dramas with major themes usher in a peak of communication.

In addition, the theme creation also covers the Beijing Winter Olympics and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Works such as "Beyond", "The Name of Ice and Snow" and "Story under the Lion Rock" came into being.

　　These major theme works vividly show the changes of the times from the perspective of ordinary people, show the big theme of the changes of the times, set up multiple clues in a long timeline and grand story length, and focus on expressing "people" and "people's stories".

Typical characters and group portraits coexist and gather under a highly unified theme, revealing the resonant relationship between the fate of the characters and the changes of the times, and writing the epic of civilians in different eras.

"Our Decade" selects 11 thematic directions, comprehensively reviews the achievements of China's construction and development in the new era in the past 10 years, tells the story of "us" in the structure of a unit drama, and shows the beautiful journey of people's increasing sense of gain and happiness.

There is also "People By the Canal", which sets the story on the life of a group of ordinary people by the canal, and depicts the ecological picture of the new era of water city integration. "Song of Lushan Mountain", "Happy to Ten Thousands", which tells the story of He Xingfu, a rural girl, who continues to grow under the multiple tests of career and marriage, love and family affection.

　　Major themed TV dramas use moist and silent artistic expression and youthful narrative techniques to create plump and three-dimensional portraits of characters, tell stories of passionate struggle that resonate with young people, and realize the growth of the drama series "breaking the circle".

Among them, the most obvious is the depiction of intergenerational relationships, and some focus on family intergenerational relationships. For example, "The Big Exam" focuses on seven families, vividly recreating the story of the college entrance examination under the epidemic.

There are also dramas that show intergenerational relationships in society. For example, "County Party Committee Compound" cuts in from the perspective of middle-aged and young county party committee cadres, showing the hot scene of grassroots governance; "Story under the Lion Rock" spans four families and two generations. Ten years of unremitting efforts have witnessed the changes of the times in Hong Kong; "The Bottom Line" revolves around the narrative of three generations of judges, old, middle-aged and young, showing the intergenerational inheritance of judges' professionalism.

The intergenerationalization of the group portraits uses "dialogues" that span time and space to arouse the power of youth, and internalizes grand and heavy themes into the growth and belief of characters, which enhances the emotional resonance of young audiences.

These works map the development of the times to the struggle of a person, an event or a group, and vividly interpret "happiness comes from hard work" by telling vivid, in-depth, and touching stories well. A useful attempt has been made.

Works with realistic themes describe the life of the people

　　In 2022, reality-themed TV dramas will still be the mainstream of the screen.

The creators pay more attention to extracting themes from the changes of the times, the progress of China, and the voice of the people, telling the stories of the people's yearning for a better life and their struggle to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and presenting the new era and new era in an all-round and panoramic way. The grandeur of the journey.

　　The change of the times has provided creators with rich materials. The works of realistic themes in 2022 will continue to expand the narrative dimension with innovative perspectives and realistic concerns, showing the light of strugglers in different fields, industries, positions, and regions, reflecting the society development and progress of the times.

"The World" takes the 50-year history of the development of New China as the time axis, and takes the ups and downs of the "Three Generations of the Zhou Family" and the "Six Little Gentlemen" as the entry point to vividly describe the majestic changes in the country's development; In the story of the group portraits of the old policemen, the responsibilities of the grassroots policemen are outlined; "The Great Game" takes China's social and economic reforms as the core, and writes about China's industrial manufacturing under the tide of the times; The appearance of heroes in the new era; "Light Chaser" takes folk rescue as the theme, showing the blood and love in public welfare rescue operations; there is also "Boiling Life" focusing on Chinese Autobots, "War of the Roses" focusing on professional lawyers, and showing "Everything About Dr. Tang", "Thank You Doctor", "Dear Life", etc. about doctors' work and life.

In addition to the usual fields of film and television creation, there are also realistic works in 2022 that expand on emerging industries and niche fields, such as the business investigator of "Summer and Winter in Brief", the prop master of Peking Opera Troupe in "Summer of Zhang Weiguo", The home decoration designer of "A Covenant in a New Home" reflects a creative attitude that keeps pace with the times.

　　Another focus of the creation of realistic themes is to focus on the city and the miniature of the family. A series of dramas such as "Heart Home", "Meeting Season", "Youth Pie 2", "Dear Children" and "Basic Law of Genius" have emerged one after another.

These works focus on current hot topics in society, respond to the concerns of the people, directly face parent-child relationships, marriage and love relationships, educational concepts, workplace ecology, women's growth, native families and other topics of people's livelihood concerns, and integrate the creators' observations on urban life and the depth of social development. Thinking, inspire the public to explore the relationship between people, the relationship between people and family, the relationship between people and society.

In short, the reality-themed TV dramas in 2022 focus on the present, pay attention to reality, face difficulties directly, use warmth as the main tone, industry dramas and urban dramas as the main types, and create artistic and aesthetic creations based on real life. The courage to ask questions about reality, the vision to discover the beauty of life, and the ability to convey the value concept of upward, good and beautiful, paint a magnificent and warm picture of people's lives.

Various types of exploration play a symphony of artistic innovation

　　In 2022, TV dramas will innovate, explore new ways, and explore art from different styles and angles.

These works build a story frame under the principle of realism creation, and use grounded and realistic plots to achieve an effective connection with the audience's viewing appeal.

Among them, innovation and wall-breaking with suspense and costume themes are the most prominent.

　　This year, suspense dramas showed a blowout growth, setting off an upsurge in watching dramas.

The series is integrated in the genre of "suspense +", which extends the narrative space of the story and gives more possibilities to the subject matter.

"Suspense + Criminal Investigation" "Showdown", "Gate of Rebirth" and "Crime Hunting Illustrated Book" use the crackling case detection to shock the audience's soul and interpret the power of fairness and justice.

"The Beginning" of "suspense + infinite flow" takes the "time loop" as the shell, explores the truth through the repeated plots of the hero and heroine, reflects on social issues and complex human nature, and affects the emotions of audiences in all circles.

There are also "Jiangzhao Liming" with "suspense + women", "The Awakener" with "suspense + medical", "The Disappearing Child" with "suspense + family", and "Outside the Court" which explores the new narrative structure of the upper and lower parts etc. These works have a solid plot structure, a tight narrative rhythm, and full-bodied emotions of the characters. While exaggerating the suspenseful atmosphere, they deeply observe the real society and deeply explore human nature.

　　Costume dramas have always been the focus of the TV drama market and audiences.

In 2022, dramas such as "Mountains, Rivers and Moonlight", "The Long River under Heaven", and "Wind from Longxi" will be broadcast one after another. The concept of the times, integrating traditional culture and positive factors such as inspiration and progress, undertakes a serious discussion of the present between "emotion" and "reason".

"Menghualu" and "Shangshi" reproduce oriental aesthetics in terms of service, art, and special effects, allowing the audience to be immersed and influenced by traditional culture.

In these dramas, traditional culture is no longer a distant and "sleeping" cultural symbol, but a cultural value that can be seen, felt, and shared, which has played a better role in continuing Chinese cultural genes and enhancing national cultural identity. .

　　Standing in the historical position of the new journey, TV dramas must conform to the development requirements of the new era, respond to the expectations of the people, accurately grasp the general trend of the times, identify the artistic beacons, bravely climb the peak of literature and art, and always keep the people at the core of the narrative. The brush strokes, with a true, plain, and simple artistic style, eulogize the new style and new struggle of the people in the new era, write the endless people's epic with affection, explore new narratives and new expressions that integrate Chinese and foreign countries, and take on the responsibility of building the Chinese spirit and Chinese values. , The historical responsibility of Chinese power.