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Stills from the “Secret Detective of the Republic of China”
Stills from the “Secret Detective of the Republic of China”
Stills from the “Secret Detective of the Republic of China”Original title: Thriller drama has turned into the Red Sea How did the “Revelations of the ROC” come about?
Before the beginning of “The Republic of China Detective”, director Zhang Weike left only seven words in his presentation. These seven words were repeatedly emphasized by producer producer Dai Ying, “breakthrough, innovation, differentiation.” He also made another decision, eliminating most of the special effects shots that took a long time in the preliminary preparations. “Instead of emphasizing cool special effects shots, we could tell the stories we should tell,” Zhang Weike thought at the time.
On April 23, this drama from the lighthearted Republic of China detective drama aired, and the popularity rating ranked first on the popularity list for the television series iQiyi. In the latest announcement on the Aiman Data actor popularity list, this drama also propelled protagonist Hu Yitian.[微博]Win the championship. Against the background of bad publicity in some ROC detective dramas last year, the outbreak of “The ROC Detective” is particularly rare and worth checking out.
Returning to the starting point of this project, initially, Dai Ying, Vice President of iQiyi and Chief Producer of “Secret Detective of the Republic of China” did not have much confidence, because in his opinion, both the drama of the Republic of China and the Detective Drama Already There May Be Some Bottlenecks In Widely Developed Areas. But after reading the script, he found that the timing and characterization of the script were very distinctive and, at the same time, added rich elements of comedy to the suspense investigation. On the basis of these points, Dai Ying quickly reached a cooperation with this team, and subsequently invited director Zhang Weike and director of styling Yang Donglin, with whom he has worked many times to join.
“The Republic of China Detective” relates that Lu Yao, who graduated from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, accidentally lost his banking job and became a detective consultant to patrol inspector Qiao Chusheng of the gangster. In addition to reporter Bai Youning, the three people jointly solved the strange case at the Shanghai Concession.
Directed at a suspense-prone light comedy, Zhang Weike’s way of thinking is to work hard at “weirdness” and “joy.” But “Revelations of the Republic of China” is not a show of uniqueness. Zhang Weike does not want to over-expose the bloody and violent scenes and the atmosphere of terror. “We still want to dissect human nature through the stories behind the event, to reveal the evil caused by unexplained desire, while at the same time leaving room for the public to think,” Zhang Weike believes that this deepening of the topic may allow This The play burst into the encirclement of the Republic of China detective drama.
The fast beat is the most distinctive feature of this drama. “Special Detectives of the Republic of China” features 23 cases in 36 episodes, more than 200 famous and surname characters, and more than 700 different scenes, all of which demand more from the creative team.
From start to live broadcast, the “ROC Special Detective” took almost a full year, and before the start, preliminary preparations, such as viewing and setup, took five months. “Overall, there are about 200 scenes in a 40-episode television series, but our drama has over 700 scenes. The number of scenes is so great that the state at the time of our filming is to switch from this scene to that scene every day, and constantly switch from one scene to another. ” Some scenes only film one scene, but have yet to achieve the kind of tonality that the overall ensemble wants to highlight, so the requirements for art on set are very high. “
The accuracy of the knowledge related to the case also affects the audience’s favor with a detective drama. After the broadcast of “The Republic of China Detective”, some people called this drama a small encyclopedia of knowledge of the Republic of China. For example, Lu Yao can talk about the two carved porcelain schools at any time or tell a vampire related story.
Zhang Weike revealed that the knowledge of the case in the play was verified by the writing team. After receiving the script, the director’s team spent a month in the preparatory period and reviewed it one by one, rechecking the logical problems, mathematical physics, and chemistry and knowledge of human history mentioned in the case, trying to guarantee that “Each link has its logic, and each sentence has its source”. In Zhang Weike’s opinion, these are humble details, but such details may be the key to the success or failure of a work.
Proper decoration of fashion elements also brought a sense of modernity to the ROC.
At first, producers and directors put forth the requirements for costume design, they don’t need to be innovative in design, but they must have the temperament of the ROC era. In the opinion of Yang Donglin, the so-called temperament of the Republic of China may be the attitude that each piece of cloth in clothing is transmitted to the audience through the lens. “We chose shirts for all three floors. We will not choose the really good or pure cotton materials that are commonly used in fashion today, but we will look for some materials that are characteristic of the time, such as cotton and linen, with stripes or checkered items. ” The team has traveled to the former fabric markets in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities.
Based on the tone of the ROC, Yang Donglin is also looking for a design space that can be expanded. For example, he feels that Lu Yao’s characters have a lot of design space in terms of style. “He attended school in Cambridge and stayed abroad for many years. When he returned to Shanghai and was active in the concession area, what we are presenting could be a youthful image influenced by European costumes, culture and customs. Especially Lu Yao’s design is about life. ” The quality is very particular, even if it is a scarf or small sunglasses, each product can have a different ingenuity. “
Yang Donglin was very impressed by the costume design in the “Clock Tower Case”. Lu Yao wore a red velvet three-piece suit, and Mr. Qiao wore a dark green three-piece suit. One red and one green combined to create a sense of visual impact. At the same time, the color contrast can also bring out the personality of the two people. On the contrary, an advertisement, a silence.
“The Republic of China Special Detective” is a typical complementary model of a male double protagonist and a detective team. The ability to penetrate also benefits from the actors’ understanding of the performance.
Dai Ying loves the feeling of mutual sympathy between the characters created by Hu Yitian and Zhang Yunlong. “Lu Yao was shot. Everyone was concerned about that moment. Qiao Chusheng went to the hospital to see him. As a result, Lu Yao began to pretend to have amnesia. Qiao Chusheng also had a way of dealing with him, so Lu Yao did not. will be installed in an instant. ” Like this small interaction, “it is a mutual understanding”, in his opinion, such processing is advanced and very interesting.
The two scenes that most impressed Zhang Weike were Lu Yao stealing snacks and Qiao Chusheng wiped his mouth. The other was Qiao Chusheng’s attack, and Qiao Chusheng said, “Jianghu rules, there must be rewards,” and eventually became Two People “Embrace” Together. You still remember that after the two scenes stopped shooting, the air in the scene seemed to freeze, there was no sound, but a few seconds later, a laugh broke out. “They are acting very hard, so this joyous scene can make a deep impression on the audience.”
In Zhang Weike’s opinion, the three young actors have been super[微博]Outside of your own expectations and expectations of them. It revealed that Hu Yitian had a great contrast between the equipment and the work. He generally did not like to talk. Basically he was holding the script in his hand and digesting the lines in the scene. Zhang Yunlong is very happy, he can quickly enter the role and can also actively communicate with Hu Yitian, so the two formed a very good relationship in the crew.
Compared to ordinary suspense detective dramas, The Wonderful Detective of the Republic of China is undoubtedly very female friendly. Dai Ying revealed that more than 70% of users of “Secret Detectives of the Republic of China” explain it. On the one hand, this is because the level of the story is relatively fast and happy, and the subject is also concerned with society. “We didn’t describe the cruelty of the homicide method, but we wanted to tell the warm story behind it, which is what women users value most.”
Suspense drama is one of the first types of drama online. Since the first “psychological crimes”, iQiyi has been exploring suspense dramas and created many of his own original IPs in recent years, such as the previous “Icebreaker”, “Hard City”, “Native” “Sin”, and now “The Wonderland of the Republic of China”.
“After doing different types of reasoning suspense dramas,” Republic of China Special Detective “on this basis allows us to quickly determine the progress, also because this project has a very clear style, a good story base and a clear Character settings and character relationships that can produce chemical reactions. ” Dai Ying told UIC that iQiyi Q2 will have bigger moves in suspense dramas and expect more breakthroughs and innovations in this genre.
(Editor: vhaha)
