From "Going to the East" to Ningmin Town, why did Kong Sheng and the solar energy at noon shoot fire?

It is said that "what comes out at noon is bound to be a masterpiece", but it is actually "what comes out of Kong Sheng is bound to be a masterpiece". From the early "Braving the Guandong" to the just-concluded "Ningmin Town", Kong Sheng proved himself to be a "big shot" in the TV circle with strength.

Compared with Zheng Xiaolong, Zhao Baogang and other famous directors, Kong Dao has gradually become familiar to the audience in recent years. Because the two plays "Parents' Love" and "Nirvana in Fire" have successfully opened the market for young people, they have been dubbed as "Kong Mengmeng".

In the six years after Nirvana in Fire, he produced five more explosive dramas, namely, The Wind in the Long Forest of nirvana in fire, Ode to Joy, Great Rivers, Ghost Blowing Lights and Ning Min Town. Although the five plays have different styles, what remains unchanged is humanistic care.

So, today we will talk about Kong Sheng, the "magic weapon" of the midday sun.

As early as the hit of Nirvana in Fire, Kong Sheng was interviewed by the media: "Which drama do you have the deepest feelings for?" Just when everyone thought he would say "crossing the Kanto", he told reporters: "The line between life and death is my favorite."

The score of this play is as high as 8.7, and not many people can know it. Only some young artists push it. As one of the trilogy of Blue Xiaolong's Corps, The Line of Life and Death still focuses on the priceless theme of love, and its real details and cinematic shooting techniques are far superior to most war films.

However, "The Line of Life and Death" didn't win the prize, and the ratings were average.

As for why he became famous at one fell swoop, we should start with Nirvana in Fire. 20 13, film and television news nirvana in the fire. More tasteful fans like producer Hou Hongliang, and hope he can shoot the play. After reading the novel, Hou Hongliang, who is not interested in costume drama, found that the idea conveyed by this article coincides with Kong Sheng's film style.

Sure enough, Nirvana in Fire did not become an ordinary costume drama after it was adapted into a drama. The enlargement of idealism makes this drama different from similar dramas on the market.

At this point, Kong Sheng basically shoots a fire, but why is his vision so accurate?

In my opinion, there are three main reasons.

First, find the right actors and spend money on the cutting edge.

When casting, Kong Sheng usually only looks for the right actors. When filming Jianghu, he didn't consider Wang Kai, and even wanted an unknown actor, but Wang Kai expressed his willingness to dress up for the role, which made Kong Dao reconsider him.

When he arrived in Ning Min Town, Kong Sheng met him personally. No matter what the actor is, he is treated equally. Rayza, the actor at that time, was breastfeeding. After watching her performance, Kong Dao immediately decided to play this role.

Kong Sheng's casting is necessary. No matter Shuo Yang, Dong Zijian or nursery rhymes, the characters in Jianghu are vividly interpreted.

At the same time, from Nirvana in Fire to Ningmin Town, the investment in each drama is not high. Compared with hundreds of millions of ancient puppet shows, the midday sun keeps the pay under control. Hou Hongliang and Kong Sheng agreed that the actor's pay should not exceed 50% of the total investment.

However, Kong Sheng has always been generous to good screenwriters. For example, Haiyan, the screenwriter of Nirvana in Fire, received a reward of 5 million yuan, which was sky-high in that year.

Second, pay attention to details, not perfunctory.

When filming Nirvana in Fire, Kong Dao and Hou Hongliang consulted ancient books. They thought that although it was an aerial drama, it had to serve the culture and had no reference. Then they set the time in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and took the essence of hundreds of costumes.

In addition, Kong Sheng believes in the creative concept of "moving because of truth", so you can see that the stove that Mei Su Chang often holds is really burning charcoal. At the same time, you can see that Debao keeps writing, because there is no ink, you can also see the arithmetic of the unit. ...

In addition, the makeup of the whole drama is grounded, there is no heavy makeup, and there is no messy and gorgeous clothing. The actor was completely humiliated, and his food and clothing were highly restored to the former countryside. The villagers' faces are "real" and the audience looks at them. Only in this way will they feel replaced.

Kong Sheng, who was born in photography, is better at expressing emotions in tones. At the beginning of "Ningmin Town", the loess in the mountains and plains is yellowish in color, and it gradually becomes brighter as the plot progresses.

Third, the choice of script is absolutely unique.

Even though Kong Sheng has made new attempts in recent years, such as "Jingjue Ancient City" with the theme of tomb robbery and "Ode to Joy" focusing on the image of urban women, his favorite theme is realism.

Hou Hongliang once said that filming in the midday sun has a principle, that is, no remake, no fantasy, no idol drama. So Kong Sheng decided to spend two years polishing this series when he received the script of "Big Rivers".

At that time, "Ningmin Town" was sent to Kong Sheng as a task drama, but he didn't want to make it into a sermon-style poverty alleviation drama, so he contacted his friend Gao Mantang to learn script creation, and Hou Hongliang also gave him a lot of creative space to meet his needs to the greatest extent.

When most domestic dramas turn their focus to love idols, Kong Sheng is still filming movies and TV dramas with human feelings and humanity, and has to be praised as "the conscience of national dramas".