Screenwriter Lan Xiaolong: I don't exclude any subject matter and don't value ratings

"The current film and television industry is like an audience who received more than 200 gift boxes, but when they open them, they are all left socks." Lan Xiaolong used the "cheap commodity market" to describe the current situation of the film and television industry, because too many people, driven by interests, choose to deviate from their profession and original intention.

Original title Lan Xiaolong: The film and television industry, which has been

dusty for four years like a bargain market, has finally appeared to the audience, but Lan Xiaolong, the screenwriter, seems extremely calm. From "Soldier Assault" to "My Regiment, My Regiment", to "Life and Death Line", to today's "Good Guys", Lan Xiaolong seems to have been walking his own path leisurely. Some people describe him as willful and unrestrained, and not following the routine. Others think he is iron-blooded, passionate, and deep-thinking. But in Lan Xiaolong's own view, he has just been "playing his own game."

The war era determines the extreme character of the characters

. In previous works, whether it is Xu Sanduo, who is "one-track" in "Soldier Assault", the four styles of "rebellion and rebellion" in "The Line of Life and Death", or the dragon article of "My Leader My Regiment", Lan Xiaolong's characters often have distinct personalities, especially in "Good Guys" currently popular on Beijing TV. In Lan Xiaolong's view, extreme characters are a special product catalyzed by the war-torn era."As Li Chen said, everyone in the play is loyal to their beliefs and a good guy in their own field. The characters may be extreme, but they are not narrow."

In Lan Xiaolong's view,"Good Guys" is more like a combination of a Western and a Cold War film. Lan Xiaolong explained that the Western is not only because half of the play's filming is in the northwest,"but also because its spiritual core is consistent with the Western film, pursuing a large visual space and a small space for struggle. In addition, we also added some elements to give the whole play the characteristics of a Cold War film."

Lan Xiaolong does not exclude any subject matter and does not value ratings.

Lan Xiaolong once created classic lines such as "Don't Abandon, Don't Give Up" and "Never tease your ideals in front of others, you pay for it with your life", and was praised by the audience for "focusing on golden sentences for a hundred years". He said that the lines should be straight when they should be straight and bend when they should be bent. He never deliberately acted original when creating."Drama is a three-dimensional thing, and should allow the audience to get their own understanding." Lan Xiaolong said frankly that no one can stop others from evaluating themselves,"I don't exclude any subject matter, and there is no fixed faction. I will try various genres, but what I care more about is whether I can find a relatively unique expression in the same theme."

"The current film and television industry is like an audience who received more than 200 gift boxes, but when they open them, they are all left socks." Lan Xiaolong used the "cheap commodity market" to describe the current situation of the film and television industry, because too many people, driven by interests, choose to deviate from their profession and original intention.

Lan Xiaolong seemed even more indifferent about whether the ratings could meet expectations."Regarding external feedback, what I value more is not the ratings, but a comprehensive value. I don't hate business and art, but I hate narrow business and art." In his view, narrow ratings are the "chief culprit" that kills an industry.

Editor: Nancy