Why is the Shanghai-produced "Guarding Jiefang West" so popular?
2024-08-24
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Under the scorching sun, the front of the Pozi Street Police Station, located in Changsha's most prosperous business district, is crowded with people. Waves of tourists come to check in and take photos, including a family traveling to Changsha, close friends holding hands to make a "heart and a hoot", and students who come here to take photos with their admission letters to the police academy... The Shanghai-produced documentary series "Guarding Jiefang West" has made the Pozi Street Police Station a popular check-in spot, Jiefang West Road a cultural and tourist destination that young people yearn for, and has also made the image of the people's police who are responsible, wise, and more humane deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The "Guarding Jiefang West" series, jointly produced by Bilibili (hereinafter referred to as "B Station") and China Broadcasting Network, premiered in 2019. It has been broadcast for 4 seasons so far, with a total of over 1.2 billion views, over 7.5 million comments, and a Douban score of 9.2 points, breaking the highest record of documentary scores on B Station. At present, the fifth season is being filmed. "Fly close to the ground, follow life, there are stories everywhere, and everyone is the protagonist!" "Look more at the paths taken by others, so that life will not go astray." Netizens have the most intuitive evaluation of this police documentary program. The "steaming" stories and "down-to-earth" expressions have made the "Guarding Jiefang West" series from an Internet celebrity to a long-term hit.
Fresh cases enhance the penetration of law popularization
"You have a new police report, please check it." The reminder sound in the police reception hall sounded, and the next case began. As one of the busiest police stations in Changsha, Pozijie Police Station handles more than 100 police cases per day. With the perspective of "small stories, big feelings; small police, big responsibilities", the camera of the "Guarding Jiefang West" series is aimed at the complex police situation. In the program, timely police calls and warm dispute mediation are the daily routine of Pozijie Police Station, and also a true portrayal of the grassroots practice of Safe China.
Selecting trivial things close to life, the documentary quickly narrows the distance with netizens. "Behind the bustling city, there are hidden corners. They may be only one network cable away from us, and they permeate our lives in all directions, making people unable to guard against them." In the 7th episode of "Guarding Jiefang West 4", a "brushing order fraud" case appeared: a young man downloaded a brushing order software and was defrauded of more than a thousand yuan by a fraud gang. "Small cards lure people into the trap, fraud software sets traps step by step, and various "actors" cooperate with each other... New types of online fraud not only have interlocking routines, but also "precisely locate" different groups of people and use greed to lay traps." The police reminded netizens that the current online fraud cases involve many highly educated people, and even doctoral supervisors have been deceived.
One vivid case after another has enhanced the penetration of popular legal education. The "Guarding Jiefang West" series allows the audience to be subtly influenced by legal knowledge. In another "online insult" case, a man provided online insult services for others, received hundreds of orders and made over 10,000 yuan in profit. Topics such as online violence and insult and defamation immediately sparked heated discussions. When encountering difficult cases, the director team also invited legal experts such as Ma Ai, a professor at China University of Political Science and Law, to answer questions for netizens. Using cases that have aroused strong resonance as "error correction guides", we can make safety and law-abidingness the life and work attitude of young people. "When a story resonates with you and me, we should know how to introspect and persist. Only in this way can we prevent other people's stories from becoming your and my "accidents." "said the director team.
"Non-intrusive filming" presents various aspects of people's livelihood
As one of the largest documentary producers and broadcasting platforms in China, Bilibili has broadcast more than 5,000 documentary series since 2016, produced more than 150 documentaries, and won more than 250 awards at home and abroad. "Guarding Jiefang West 4" has formed 5 director and camera groups and 15 camera positions to record the entire process of grassroots police officers receiving and handling police calls and serving the people 24 hours a day for 60 days. Tang Jiancong, chief planner of China Radio and Television, revealed that all the stories are completely true, without any interference or presets from the screenwriter. Among more than 500 cases and nearly 400,000 minutes of material, the program team selected 30 stories to produce ten episodes. A large amount of fresh image material was obtained by using the "non-invasive shooting" method. The rich details presented after the film was made make the people's livelihood hot and fresh, and make the image of the people's police flesh and blood and full of human touch.
In terms of audio-visual production, the "Guarding Jiefang West" series breaks through the traditional documentary model and boldly innovates youthful expression. The comic-style title, exquisite variety show fonts, and appropriate stickers add color to the serious police theme; Internet slang and funny sound effects are interspersed to make the documentary lively and interesting; the use of reverse playback, split-screen comparison and other forms, superimposed speed change, voice change, expression sound effects and other variety effects make the case narrative more dramatic.
The "Guarding Jiefang West" series has won the love of the audience by depicting the warmth and coldness of the world with real stories, interpreting the various aspects of life with documentary means, and conveying humanistic care with empathy effects. "What orders have been caught?", "TV dramas are not played like this", "fully understand the diversity of species" and other barrages have been flooding the screen, and the "heat effect" of the hit documentary has continued to overflow, igniting the "hero dream" in the hearts of young people. For example, Dai Mianzhi watched the "Guarding Jiefang West" series, and after graduating from the Chinese People's Public Security University, he applied for a police officer in Changsha, and got his wish to enter the Pozi Street Police Station. It is the participation of generations of young forces that has consolidated the grassroots police governance work.
Author: Xuan Jing
Text: Xuan Jing Editor: Xu Yang Editor-in-Chief: Li Ting
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