See "Daiyu" and "Baochai" again, Chen Xiaoxu plays "Mei Cousin", and "Family Spring and Autumn" replays Li Li | In the play | Replay
On the 15th floor of 2000 Dongfang Road, as soon as Sun Qixin saw director Li Li, he had endless words to say. He has just received his senior citizen's certificate, and Li Li is also nearing her old age, with gray hair. In 1987, Li Li directed the TV drama "Family Spring and Autumn" adapted from Ba Jin's "Rapids Trilogy", in which Sun Qixin played Gao Juemin. Afterwards, the two collaborated on several classic Shanghai dramas such as "Yang Naiwu and Little Cabbage" and "The Shanghai Family".
"Decades have passed, and you're fine. The changes haven't been significant," Li Li said. "It's difficult to play Juemin, you're playing Juemin." Sun Qi talked about his experiences in Northeast China a few days ago with great enthusiasm. "When I went to Northeast China, many people even said that I was' the most talented 'in' The Shanghai Family '. This drama is very popular in Northeast China."
In August of this year, Oriental Film and Television Channel continued to collaborate with the Shanghai Television Artists Association to launch the exhibition and broadcasting activities of classic Shanghai produced dramas, including "Family Spring and Autumn", "Ji Gong", "Ji Gong Wai Zhuan", and so on. On August 4th, the creators of "Home Spring and Autumn", including director Li Li, screenwriter Huang Haiqin, and actor Sun Qixin, gathered at the East Television Building to reminisce about their filming experiences back then.
See "Lin Daiyu" and "Xue Baochai" again
There are many familiar faces from the 1987 version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" in "Family Spring and Autumn", such as Chen Xiaoxu, who plays Lin Daiyu, playing "Mei Cousin" in the play, and Zhang Li, who plays Xue Baochai, playing the maid "Mingfeng" in the play. "Lin Daiyu" and "Xue Baochai" reunited again in "Family Spring and Autumn".
Before the TV drama adaptation, Ba Jin's "Home" had already been successfully adapted into a play and movie, while Zhang Ruifang's portrayal of Li Ruijue and Wang Danfeng's portrayal of Mingfeng were both successful. "It was quite difficult to choose actors at that time, and we had to choose for a long time before finally forming the team for" Family Spring and Autumn ". Li Li recalled that the reason she chose Chen Xiaoxu to play" Mei Cousin "was because she watched" Dream of the Red Chamber "broadcasted on CCTV and felt that she acted well." In addition, Chen Xiaoxu and I had a fate. We worked together on "Family Style" in Northeast China and thought that if she played "Mei Cousin", her temperament would still be good. "She also had concerns, afraid that" Mei Cousin "and" Lin Daiyu "would overlap.". "Let her give it a try first, maybe she can separate from 'Dream of the Red Chamber' and not become the same person. Chen Xiaoxu is very serious in acting, and she has put in a lot of effort. After hard work, the two roles can be separated."
As for Zhang Li, she went from the elegant and wealthy Xue Baochai to the maid Mingfeng of the Gao family, with a significant contrast. Li Li said that it was difficult to choose actors back then. She kept watching other people's films and looking for any suitable roles for "Family Spring and Autumn". "At that time, when watching 'Dream of the Red Chamber', I thought Zhang Li was a good actress, very beautiful, and I picked her up one after another."
"The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Family" depicts the decline of a feudal bureaucratic landlord family, with young people such as Gao Juexin, Gao Juemin, and Gao Juehui each embarking on different life paths. In this drama, Gao Juemin is not an easy character to play well. At that time, Sun Qixin had just finished playing the role of Fan Jiashu in "The Cause of Laughing". He thought he had received the role of a progressive youth named "Juehui", but in the end, the director agreed to let him play "Juehmin". "Juexin has too many shortcomings at home because his family's feudal consciousness cannot be separated, while Juehui is a very progressive young man, and I am in the middle of them." He said, "As an actor, how to highlight one's strengths in the cracks requires analyzing the characters."
In order to film "Home Spring and Autumn" well, Li Li remembers that the production team set up a closed "study class" in Jiangwan and studied for a month behind closed doors. "Invite veteran actors such as Wang Danfeng and Zhang Ruifang to give lectures, and we will learn like elementary school students. We will also invite some literary experts to talk about how" Home "," Spring ", and" Autumn "were born." She said that when filming officially started, she felt that she couldn't rely solely on the experience of her predecessors because the time of movies and plays was short and the length of dramas was long.
"We have done this very seriously."
"None of the things described in this book are my own, but the sorrow that runs through the entire book is my own sorrow - Ba Jin." At the beginning of each episode of "Family Spring and Autumn", there is a famous quote by Ba Jin. This is the design by screenwriter Huang Haiqin.
She was the first student of the Department of Drama and Literature at Shanghai Theatre Academy. After graduation, she went to the military for 18 years. When she returned, she received the task of creating "Family Spring and Autumn" and was considered a "new recruit". "I am very nervous because 'Home Spring and Autumn' is a big task. Cao Yu's' Home 'is so good earlier, and the movie's' Home' is so good, I feel a lot of pressure and I am very scared. Later, Huang Haiqin began reading Ba Jin's literary works." I originally thought that Ba Lao was far away from me, the era of novels was far away from me, and Sichuan was also far away from me. But in the process of getting to know Ba Lao, the distance between me and him began to narrow. "She put Ba Lao's famous quote at the beginning of the film," because these words were very shocking to me. "
If one word is used to describe the creation of this TV drama, Huang Haiqin uses the word "hard work". "We worked very hard to film this scene, just like going to Sichuan. We climbed Mount Emei and it was very painful. We could reach the top with either a golden roof or nothing, but it doesn't matter. The key is this process. We worked very hard during this process."
Huang Haiqin said that the difference between this drama and other art forms may lie in the fact that the main creator found the environment in which Jujue lived in two or three lines of Ba Lao's words. "She lives in a very simple environment and suddenly married into the Gao family. She is completely a child, but many hidden arrows are shooting at her, and the conflict in 'Home' starts from here."
"Ba Lao has a viewpoint on our adaptation, which is that he doesn't interfere with us, so his thoughts are very relaxed." Gao Juexin is a completely tragic character, and the screenwriter made significant changes to Gao Juexin's ending. Huang Haiqin analyzed the characters and found that Juexin would always block the wheel of history and not let it go. "In the end, if he and Cuihuan were to live happily, it would be better to let him completely despair. What he has pursued throughout his life cannot be realized."
It has been 36 years since the premiere of "Home Spring and Autumn", and the creators are delighted to be able to replay it again this summer. Huang Haiqin said that "Family Spring and Autumn" has also been made into a disc, and many viewers have given her feedback that it is good, "because we did it very seriously.". After retirement, she often pays attention to current TV dramas, such as "The Disguiser" and "The Great River", which are also very good. "
