Not only the subject matter, but also because the drama is led by Wen Weihong, a producer of many hits such as "Line Walker" and "City Heroes", the audience has increased a lot of expectations: Compared with Western superheroes, what tricks can we play?

Cover News Reporter Xu Yuyang

A punch can be beaten thousands of meters away; with a wave of the weapon in his hand, it will be a shocking destruction. Superhero films that go to heaven and earth, assisted by technology, and omnipotent have swept the world, and the heroic universe IP represented by Marvel and DC are also loved by young audiences.

At the end of last year, when TVB announced the 2022 drama tour list, a superhero-themed drama was the first to attract attention. Not only the subject matter, but also because the drama is produced by many popular productions such as "Line Walker" and " City Heroes ", it has increased the audience's expectations: Compared with Western superheroes, what tricks can we play?

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Douban gave a high score of 8.1 " Super Messenger ", which just recently ushered in the finale on the Hong Kong Jade Platform and the Mainland Burying Duidu APP. We took this opportunity to interview the producer Wen Weihong and talked about the topics of ordinary people and super fantasy.

They have superpowers, but they are not omnipotent

"Super Envoy" tells the story of 5 very ordinary people who rewritten their lives, gain superpowers, and become street heroes to save neighbors from water and fire due to some accidents. It does not have the mission of saving the world and humanity in the superhero drama, but is full of urban atmosphere. After having superpowers, their social status has not changed. Some are taxi drivers and have to go to work on time, while others are extras and have not received any preferential treatment.

Friends watching the show left a precise comment: They are just part-time superheroes, they don’t want to save the world, they just want to live a better life.

This is almost also the "superhero" that Wen Weihong wants to shape: they do have superpowers, but they are not omnipotent and not perfect. In the play, the super messengers are also timid and fraternal, and there are many life difficulties and problems that cannot be solved. No one can "fly around", and no one can solve the problem with a single weapon. In "The Super Messenger", everyone has very practical superpowers.

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Further, the acquisition of every superpower is not in vain, but requires a heavy price to be paid accordingly. For example, the hero has the ability to turn back time, which will cause him to suffer severe brain degeneration; the heroine has the ability to heal, but she will also be backfired and will cause her to bear certain pain.

The plot conflicts are fierce, the contradictions are constant, and the tension is strong enough, so the character's growth line is particularly convincing. What Wen Weihong wants to tell everyone the most is that it is certainly happy to have super powers, but everything needs to be paid. After this price, it is commendable that people are still willing to extend their hands to help others. This is also significantly different from the Western pursuit of heroic characters' personality cult. The value connotation of Chinese heroes tells the story of sacrifice and protection .

Let "superhero" encounter "good people and good things"

Wen Weihong has produced various street series hero dramas such as " Iron Fist Hero " and "City Hero", and is accustomed to telling hero stories of ordinary characters. For the shooting of super hero themes, he did not want to focus on displaying super powers. The original intention of all is to come from his own seeing the beauty when he is in trouble.

"Before filming this movie, I was very upset for a while. When I was a child, I often fantasized about how good you have superpowers and how many problems you can solve. Later, when I was collecting information, I saw that after the epidemic, the citizens spontaneously acts of good people and good things, and I was very moved." Wen Weihong explained that it is better to say that they are ordinary heroes than superheroes. The original intention of filming this drama is to use the fantasy elements of "superpower" to enrich the more core "good people and good things", encourage more citizens and warm people's hearts.

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In Wen Weihong's view, a series of superhero films such as Marvel and DC are arranged more and more gorgeously, and their movements are becoming more and more powerful. They can do everything from heaven and earth, but they are far from our real life. “And there are usually no stories to tell at this time because they are too invincible.I still like to make my works as close to life as possible, with a little flesh and blood. "

Fantasy theme shooting difficulty: How to set up a reversal

When the plot came to episodes 14 and 15, the original passionate and comedy plot seemed to have suddenly become a horror movie, because a larger reversal plot made the audience understand the preparatory preparation. Many people applauded, and some viewers asked after a layer of goose bumps: Is the preparatory preparation too long?

Wen Weihong explained that all plot reversals were calculated in the early stage, because this plot was A crucial part of the whole play has almost become an important growth and transformation for the protagonist, so a very exciting plot must be set up to drive the continuation of the later plot and make the audience continue to have impact.

Wen Weihong believes that this is also the difficulty of shooting all fantasy themes: how to set plot reversals so that the audience can always be surprised. In "The Super Messenger", he made some settings. "If I told everyone from the beginning this might be a fantasy drama or a suspense drama, everyone would have been waiting for this thing to appear, and then the overall expectations might be reduced. But at the beginning, everyone just thought it was a super drama and funny drama, but they didn't expect that such a suspense plot would be very special. "Wen Weihong said with a smile.

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Cover News : If you can have super powers yourself, which kind do you want to have?

Wen Weihong: The ability to resolve disputes, I would think this is a good thing.

Cover News: Shooting such topics, it is easy to have a single facial phenomenon, you are here this time What are the unique settings in the character?

Wen Weihong: We designed the character this time and there are many new attempts, so we avoided the stereotype. For example, Chen Zhanpeng , he used to play very serious and very righteous characters, but in this drama he is a character who is afraid of death and greedy for small gains, a very small character, but when he reaches the critical moment of big trouble, he will stand up.

Cover News: Everyone watch "The Acts Walker" and "City Heroes of the Village will always feel unpleasant about the ending. The audience said that when you watch your play, you laugh in front and cry in the back. Why?

Wen Weihong: This is all determined according to the needs of the story. When to laugh and when to cry is designed. The same is true for "Super Messenger". We want to tell people through the ending that as long as everyone has love in their hearts, everyone can become a Super Messenger.

Cover News: You have another heavy film next year called " Invisible Team ", can you reveal the highlights first?

Wen Weihong: This drama will show the tactical details and deployment of the Hong Kong Police Force's anti-terrorism special service team for the first time. In terms of early design, packaging, and themes, it is very different from previous police and gangster dramas. Audiences can look forward to it next year.

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