“Flowers” TV series seminar held – Domestic dramas discussed by industry experts
China News Service, Beijing, January 18 (Reporter Gao Kai) The TV series “Flowers” that will be broadcast at the end of 2023 has become a major cultural hot spot during the New Year here.
A seminar on the TV series “Flowers” sponsored by the China Television Arts Committee and the China Television Artists Association was recently held in Beijing. Jin Yucheng, the author of the original novel of the same name, screenwriter Qin Wen, starring Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, Xin Zhilei and other creative representatives gathered together with well-known industry experts and literary critics to discuss the inspiration and significance of “Flowers” to domestic dramas.
Regarding this adaptation of his work, Jin Yucheng quoted William Faulkner that day, saying that people sit in a Mercedes-Benz car with their backs turned, and the only clear and visible part is the past, so “preserve the past life and keep the past.” Image and color (Wong Kar-Wai) are very consistent with my own literary concepts.
“Wong Kar-wai asked me, ‘What was the first thing you saw in “In the Mood for Love?'” Jin Yucheng said, “Later he told me it was a rice cooker.” This one was made in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Wong Kar-wai had been looking for a rice cooker for a long time. “He had to find this rice cooker because with it, Hong Kong women at that time had time to go out in the afternoon, and then the rest of the story would happen. The audience might not be able to see it, but that’s how he was.” You must have it before you can start.
Jin Yucheng said that Wong Kar-wai was the same in the creation of “Flowers”, insisting on “keeping” every bit. “He needs this kind of truth and concreteness. To sum up, he is a person who is not afraid of trouble.” Jin Yucheng explain.
“During the creation of the TV series “Flowers”, Qin Wen received many exquisite picture albums prepared by director Wong Kar-wai. The pictures and texts were combined, and they were as detailed as a stamp or a certain floor of Zizhen Garden. “For example, Reiko (the character in the play) is in Japan. At that time, it looked like the Japanese club where she worked, and every house had its own booklet.” Qin Wen said that these “booklets” further made her feel the vastness of three-dimensional creation.
Talking about this creation, Hu Ge said on the same day that the reason why he was so close to the characters this time was precisely because “Abao contains himself.” Before filming, Hu Ge had many exchanges with Wong Kar-wai. “Most of the time we didn’t talk about characters, but about myself, my growth, family, school, including emotional experiences. I later discovered that he I crushed up all the things that belong to me and added them to the characters.
Ma Yili, who plays “Lingzi”, said bluntly that she didn’t know the position of the camera lens most of the time during the filming, but it was precisely this that made the most natural performance possible. “The director knows each actor very well. He has seen almost all of my previous plays. He can really learn from each actor’s strengths and weaknesses according to their characteristics and shoot in a way that best brings out the actor’s brilliance.”
Many industry experts analyzed the success of “Flowers” that day. Li Jingsheng, vice president of the China Federation of Radio and Television Social Organizations, said bluntly, “”Flowers” is a bomb that blew up a balance. It has changed the Chinese TV drama industry for many years. A relatively stable creative situation has been formed, and the creative ideas that everyone is accustomed to, have caused a huge shock with this bomb.”
Yin Hong, vice chairman of the Chinese Literary Critics Association and professor at Tsinghua University, believes that as a TV series, “Flowers” transcends storytelling and reaches new heights in aesthetic and artistic levels with its outstanding literary and cinematic feel.