"July and Anson" is not dead? The play version was changed to a happy ending.

"July and Anson" was adapted into a film of the same name in 2016 and received a good response. After the release of the play, many audiences compared the plot and actors of the two works. In this regard, the show director Cui Liang said in an exclusive interview with the Beijing News that the drama version is the same as the movie version except that both July and Ansheng "came out" from the original work. It is reported that no matter in the original work or in the film, there will always be one person who ends up dying in July and Anson. But Cui Liang revealed that the version will make up for a happy new ending for the audience.

Shen Yuesheng (picture from the Internet)

strong > Director Cui Liang: / strong > Shen Yue's screen image is weird and careless. She is not only a strong girl, but also a wise and maverick side. She has her own unique views on the characters and plot, which is very similar to Ansheng. Ansheng in the original work is rebellious, free and easy, laissez-faire extremely destructive. But in fact, from the perspective of young people, youth does not mean fighting against social rules, but more about the pursuit of self and personality, free from too many fixed modes of thinking. In this respect, she gave Ansheng the characteristic that only belongs to Shen Yue. Shen Yue's interpretation of Ansheng's three psychological levels and external performance when she lost her mother is accurate, sincere and full. Shen Yue's interpretation, I very much approve.

Chen Duling acted as July (picture from the Internet)

strong > Director Cui Liang: / strong > Chen Duling's image is beautiful and soft, and needs external protection, much like the previous July. But I also worried about whether she could handle July when she grew up. However, after joining the group, the director found the stubborn, independent and thoughtful side of her character. Shen Yue and Chen Duling were familiar with their performances and sense of age in high school and college; later, they experienced life twists and turns and parted from each other, and they were able to carry out empathic performance through certain analysis and communication on the set.

strong > adaptation: workplace and emotion account for 3/4 / strong >

July and Anson is a short story written by Anne Baby. The full text is no more than 17,000 words. Cui Liang needs to expand a lot of story details for a 53-episode TV work. In the original work, more than half of the space is about the experiences of Anson in high school and college in July, but the play version uses the first four episodes to quickly explain the plot of the two people from acquaintance to high school graduation, acquaintance with Jia Ming in July, and Ansheng going out to work. College life also ended hastily in 13 episodes.

Cui Liang said that July and Anson is about the life of the post-80s generation, and it only describes the campus experience, and it is also a little thin for the length of the TV series. He hopes that the drama version will be more biased towards the growth of the post-90s and post-1995 generation. "for today's young people, the process of fighting against social rules in the workplace after graduation is also part of their youth. This is the stage of their fastest growth. " As a result, Cui Liang revealed that the drama version of the campus play accounts for only 1/4, while the rest is more about the changes after Anson entered the workplace in July. It is reported that in the workplace drama, July and Anson will fall in love with the same person again and will try their best to explain their values to each other in the face of competition in the workplace. When some book fans question whether the workplace play violates the original work, Cui Liang says that July and Ansheng in the play are still "walking" out of the novel, and the version is only based on their personalities. It enriches the stories that are not clearly written in the book. "I believe the audience can be convinced that if they enter the workplace, they will also face these difficulties and experience these things." The character determines the direction of the story. "

in addition to the workplace drama, many new roles have been added to the play, such as roommate Tian Xunlei in July, Xu Tian, a rich second generation in July, and Han Dong, a business elite who has emotional disputes with Ansheng in July in the workplace. Among them, the relationship between Tian Xunlei and Xu Tian runs through the college life in July. As to whether the supporting roles are noisy or not, Cui Liang said that the stories of these characters are not separated from the life track of July and Ansheng, for example, they also experienced twists and turns and mistrust, and faced with the pressure of life. Careless Tian Xunlei and Xu Tian made a big circle and finally came together, but Jia Ming and July can never go back to the past, "the arrangement came to a later stage." You will find that some of these characters promote the life choices of July and Anson, while others contrast with their choices. "

strong > question: "scum Man" Jia Ming may be "whitened" / strong >

Su Jiaming (Xiong Ziqi) is entangled between the two female masters (pictures from the Internet)

in the relationship with Anson in July, Su Jiaming (Xiong Ziqi) is the most important male character. As a classmate of the two, his first love in July and even his fiance, in the face of emotional indecision, he always hovered between July and Ansheng, so as to change the life trajectory of the two girls.

compared with Jia Ming's vague image of "scum boy" in the original work, the play version not only introduces Jia Ming's original family, but also adds stories such as "Jia Ming was almost expelled from school" and "did not understand Jia Ming's pressure to protect and research in July." in the end, Jia Ming dared to admit his mistakes and tried to make up for July and Ansheng, which also made his original "scum" seem to be "whitened" in the play. Cui Liang frankly said that he did not deliberately "whitewash" Jia Ming, but the novel only highlighted the harm Jia Ming caused to July and Ansheng, but did not explain his immaturity and struggle in detail. "some people may understand Jia Ming's helplessness after watching the play." but others will think that he can never 'wash' what he has done wrong, which is no problem. We just want to use Jia Ming as an example to reflect how young boys who are graduating from college and in the early stages of their careers bear social pressure alone, and how they have no choice but to look after one thing at the expense of another in the process of growing up, and have never shaped him into a label. "

in addition, the play also adds the new role of July's younger brother September (Liang Jingkang). The sun is handsome, as simple as a blank piece of paper, because of the relationship between the sister and fell in love with Ansheng, unreservedly give Ansheng love and warmth. Cui Liang said that in addition to enriching the family line in July, it was more because of "loving Ansheng."We hope that there will be someone in her life who will love her and pay for her regardless of the secular world." make her life warmer. " As for the ending of September, Cui Liang said frankly that he hopes to tell the audience that in every limited day, he should try his best to love the people around him and leave no regrets.