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china news service, beijing, september 16 (reporter gao kai) mixing multiple elements such as adventure and suspense, interpreting complex human nature in a tense narrative, and presenting the charm of reality in an imaginary fiction, the online drama "border water past" has attracted widespread attention since its premiere on youku on august 16. as of now, douban has a score of 8.0. recently, a seminar on the drama hosted by the china television art committee was held in beijing.

"past events by the border water" tells the story of shen xing, a young man who accidentally drifted to the fictional world of "sanbianpo" to work for a living. he wandered through the adventure of survival while still sticking to his conscience and bottom line.

the seminar on "bianshui past" was held. photo provided by the organizer

the play's director and screenwriter mou xincen said that the "three slopes" in the play presents a "world that you don't know but doesn't feel fake." he introduced that the script of "past by the border water" was adjusted repeatedly and extensively before filming began, and finally "provided us with an expression space three feet off the ground, allowing us to change from the original meticulous work of copying and moving to a playful creative journey to recreate a new worldview."

screenwriter cui xiaoxue said that "waterside past" is a feature film that mixes elements of suspense, adventure and other genres. "we crossed the river by feeling the stones in the creative process, and also experienced many setbacks and moments of overthrow and starting over. finally, after repeated thinking and polishing, we anchored the whole story, which is to create typical characters in an atypical special environment."

"creating a good story is our pursuit, but we also remind ourselves that this is not only an entertainment work, but also involves thinking and expression. truth, goodness and beauty are the beliefs we want to convey to everyone from the bottom of our hearts," said cui xiaoxue.

wu zhenyu, the actor who plays "uncle guess" in the film, said frankly that the most exciting part of this creation is the complexity of the character, "this drama allows the audience to think about and discuss human nature."

li jingsheng, vice president of the china radio and television association, believes that "border water past" has developed a new subject area in the creation of realistic themes and expanded the breadth of realistic works' concern for life. while pursuing commercialization and market orientation, and being entertaining, the drama, as a literary and artistic work, has made a very profound expression in the analysis of human nature.

li wei, editor of the film satellite channel of the central propaganda department and chairman of 1905 film network, said when talking about the fictional background of the drama that day, "the key to the innovation of "bianshui past" is to establish reality from fiction." its authenticity comes from: the drama itself is derived from the non-fictional literary work of the same name, which provides the screenwriter with a more realistic life experience and more vivid story details; in addition, the characters are authentic and credible. the drama rarely focuses on ordinary people walking on the edge; and the environment is authentic and credible. the fiction can give the drama a lot of room to play, but it needs to create a convincing physical space support. the drama includes a brand new language system and various dialects, including a set of social rules, customs and habits created in sanbianpo, as well as real-life construction sites and mines. all these have created the basis of reality. it is precisely because of this that the audience has a deeper sense of immersion.

yang hongtao, professor and doctoral supervisor at the school of drama, film and television of communication university of china, pointed out that "the past by the water" has achieved artistic breakthroughs and genre breakthroughs. it is difficult to strictly classify this drama into a certain existing creative genre. it has a very high degree of freshness. coupled with the fantasy jungle life and mining life, etc., it satisfies the audience's curiosity and also achieves an unfamiliar aesthetic perception. (end)

(china news network)