The eponymous radio drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was launched, with Xi Meijuan joining and gathering news anchor products such as Yin Hairong. Radio Drama | Shi Yan | A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains
"In a sense, my writing is a product of the broadcasting era. The continuous broadcast of long novels on the radio is the enlightenment lesson of my novels, and the voice also contains value and exploration of the world." Writer Sun Ganlu recently won the 11th Mao Dun Literature Award for her novel "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", becoming the third Shanghai writer to receive this honor. On August 15th, when the eponymous radio drama was officially launched on the Himalayan platform, he recalled his fate with the radio. "In my youth, in addition to reading, there was also an important source of knowledge and information, which was radio and radio. The rhythm of language and the melody of music were portrayed through broadcasters' different sound quality, pace, and tone, and through news and novel broadcasts, they portrayed a variety of people and events."
Accurate and precise sound details
In December 1933, a group of underground party workers began a top secret mission codenamed "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map" in Shanghai, shrouded in white terror. With their distinctive voices, the story began amidst the surging crisis. The radio drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was created by the Side Ear Studio of the Integrated Media Center of Shanghai Radio and Television Station. The main creative team gathered well-known Shanghai news anchors such as Yin Hairong, Wang Xing, Shi Yan, Tao Chun, and Huang Hao; Famous actors such as Xi Meijuan and Chen Shaoze also made guest appearances, and together they used their voices to recreate this story that happened 90 years ago.
"The TV series' A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains' has been brewing for many years, and I am looking forward to it being released as soon as possible. From the author's perspective, I also want to know what it will look like after being reshaped by sound." Sun Ganlu revealed that she grew up listening to radio since childhood, which can explain why she is eager to cooperate with the side ear team.
For Side Ear Studio, having news anchors as the backbone of the team to record radio dramas is also a bold attempt. "Seven years ago, when Bian Er was founded, the first professional teacher to visit was Sun Ganlu. Bian Er has been working on voice expression with literary attributes," said Yin Hairong, chief announcer of the Integrated Media Center of Shanghai Radio and Television Station and producer of the radio drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
After deciding to perform "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" in the form of a radio drama, host Wang Xing took on the role of screenwriter and director. In the eyes of many people, the superior voice condition of the host is the foundation of the success of radio dramas. However, Wang Xing found that the correct pronunciation of news anchors is actually a weakness at the beginning of recording, especially the professional habit of "speaking out when seeing words". "I try my best to make everyone feel that the state of squatting and talking in prison is different from sitting on the sofa; the voices of two people sitting in a yellow van and the same car are also different." She said that in radio dramas, the only means is sound, and only by achieving accuracy and precision in the details of the sound can specific scenes vividly appear in the listener's mind.
In addition to controlling the plot direction and presenting the sound, Wang Xing also pays special attention to the "inconspicuous embellishments" in the original work. For example, the tea dance music of Huamao Hotel, the movie "Overseas Cuckoo Soul", the opera "Turandot", the Cantonese opera "Back to the Red Luo", and Yiddish Jewish folk songs. "These seemingly idle writings not only conform to the environment of that era, but also have some kind of metaphor for the characters' fate and emotions."
Seeking inspiration from spy dramas
The host Xing Hang plays Chen Qianli, who is a key figure in carrying out the mission of "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". In order to find the right feeling, he dug up and watched spy dramas including "Undercover" and "Rebel", immersing himself in the atmosphere of spy dramas.
Originally, in Xing Hang's mind, Chen Qianli was a perfect agent who was meticulous in his words and was also a decisive leader in his campaign. As the recording progressed and the original work was repeatedly studied, Xing Hang gradually felt that Chen Qianli's calmness was just a disguise for him as an excellent intelligence worker. Recording radio dramas also made this professional broadcaster feel the difference in voice expression. "The professional habit of a broadcaster is to filter out the sound of their breath, but in order to make the performance of a radio drama more realistic and vivid, it is necessary to release all the sound of their breath. With the guidance of several teachers' words and deeds, I gradually found the feeling of using sound to perform different states in different scenes."
Although the radio drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is a work that showcases male characters, the few female characters are also indispensable key figures, including Ling Wen played by the host Shi Yan. "In the original work, the author left a lot of blank space for the character Ling Wen. This not only increased the difficulty of shaping the character for me, but also created space for my vocal language expression." She said, "In addition to reading the novel again, I also watched film and television works such as" The Awakening Age "and" The Disguiser "to find creative inspiration."
The host Huang Hao plays Ye Qinian, a cunning and cunning Kuomintang spy. Considering that his voice is not a mature and insidious style, he listened to a large number of radio dramas with similar themes in a targeted manner, experiencing the methods and techniques used by his predecessors in portraying the spy leader. "After a period of adjustment, I feel that my voice is gradually getting closer to the character, but I always feel that there is a lack of concrete support. After several attempts, Huang Hao finally chose to use the character played by Zhang Zhijian in the TV series" Infernal Affairs "as a reference in his mind.". "After taking him as a concrete representation and interpreting the character, my voice and state became increasingly similar to Ye Qinian's."
Famous actress Xi Meijuan was invited to play the role of a leader of a party organization. Although her lines were only a few short sentences, she still meticulously read the script in advance and deeply understood the character's personality. In Xi Meijuan's view, "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is an excellent work, and radio dramas are precisely a type of artistic creation with a high threshold. "In recent years, hosts have greatly improved their vocal performance through their 'sideways' recitation experience. I think it would be most suitable for them to perform radio dramas with outstanding vocal conditions."
To highlight the suspenseful nature of the radio drama, Xu Zhong, the director of the Shanghai Opera House, composed an original theme song and all the original situational music for this drama free of charge. "In fact, the charm of radio dramas lies in the creation of sound. I believe that my original music can better fit the performance while driving the plot, adding icing on the cake to this drama."
