Wanting to show truth, goodness and beauty most, "My Altay" director Teng Congcong: The world is not a utopia
The online drama "My Altay" has become another phenomenal work.
This drama was shortlisted for the 7th Cannes TV Drama Festival, becoming the first long-length Chinese drama to be shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes TV Drama Festival. It scored 8.8 points on Douban.com, winning the highest score for domestic dramas this year...
"The world is not a utopia, but sincerity, kindness, and the beauty of life, that is, truth, goodness, and beauty, are what we most want to show to the audience when filming "My Altay."" Teng Congcong, director and screenwriter of the online drama "My Altay," held a conference on the 30th Said at the symposium on the creation of the play.
"My Altay" is a drama that is relatively slow-paced, literary and artistic, and involves the integration of multi-ethnic cultures. It is difficult to find a benchmark in previous domestic dramas, and it is not a copy of any popular drama. Teng Congcong said frankly that Li Juan, the original author of "My Altay", has a unique perspective and perception of the world. Although the original work is prose, it manages to separate the form but not the spirit. She said "God" is the most attractive. "God" has truth, goodness and beauty, as well as an innocent and simple humor and pursuit of the details of life.
Peng Yining, another screenwriter of the play, is a journalist. She often says, "The journalistic industry relies on the kindness of strangers to survive." This sentence also explains the relationship between her and Teng Congcong in the early stages of script creation. The interview process in the Altay region of Xinjiang.
In 2018, the creative team of the show purchased the copyright of "My Altay" and started filming in Urumqi, Xinjiang at the end of April 2023. It will be broadcast on CCTV One and iQiyi on May 7 this year.
"The entire creation is an efficient and concerted process: Kazakh friends who have never met each other have no obligation to our script, but they share their life stories and interesting things with us without reservation. These are Each and every vivid character and story taken from life has enriched our script creation, and now "My Altay" has eight episodes," Teng Congcong recalled.
"It was the truth, kindness and beauty that moved Ma Yili, Zhou Yiran, Yu Shi, Alima and other outstanding actors. Based on the creative concept of giving priority to work and content as king, they chose "My Altay". Isn't this a way of paying for their feelings?" , Teng Congcong said affectionately, "All we want is to make a good work and let time test it. If it can still leave traces in the hearts of some viewers as time goes by, this is our greatest expectation." "
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