On December 5, the "Sohu Video Suspense Brain Burning HTML February" and the launch conference of " Don't Know the Oriental White " co-organized by Sohu Video and Sohu Entertainment were held in Beijing. With the official launch of the legal drama "Don't Know the Whiteness of the East" on December 5, Sohu Video officially started the "Suspense Brain Burning Moon", and at the same time, it gathered the 1-2 seasons of the fine self-produced drama "Forensic Qin Ming", "He is here, please close your eyes", " Crime Psychological Group X", as well as the popular American dramas "Breaking Bad", " Cool Lawyer " and "Ice Bloody Raid", innovatively opening up the "Hot Moon" of this super content category.
event site, Sohu Company Chairman and CEO, Sohu Video CEO Zhang Chaoyang ; Zeng Yi, Vice President of Marketing, Sohu Video; Liu Mingli, Senior Director of Sohu Video Self-Production Center, and Cao Di, Copyright Procurement Director and Senior Producer of Sohu Video Copyright Film and Television Center; Wang Ling, Senior Editor in Chief of Sohu Video Content Operation Center; Huang Dai, Senior Vice President of Sony Film and Television Network Media Distribution and Production; Bo Zhang Naixin, producer of Jitianjuan and executive producer of "Forensic Qin Ming 2 Sweeping Dooms", director of the 3rd Guduo Online Film and Television Festival; Shi Lei, director of the online drama; producer, planner, and critic Tan Fei; screenwriter, producer, vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Film Literature Society; screenwriter and writer Song Fangjin ; as well as Wang Sicong, the main creator of the online drama "Don't Know the White of the East", starring Wang Renjun, Zhang Jingjing, Yu Yue, Song Yixiong and Shen Jianhong attended the event. At the event, many film and television people published their experience in creating suspense dramas and summarized the secrets of making suspense dramas well.
Sohu Video "Suspense Brain Burning Moon" high-quality drama ending Producer shares experience
In recent years, suspense Brain Burning is a "hot manufacturing machine" and "classic god list" among many content theme categories. Many excellent productions, brain burning content, complex reversals, focusing on social hot topics, emotions and legal trade-offs, gathering together to become a rich mine for casting fine works. Sohu Video has always targeted users' differentiated interests and has created a number of "Sohu-style suspense and brain-burning dramas" under the "small and beautiful" model, such as the self-made drama "Forensic Qin Ming" seasons 1-2, "He is here, please close your eyes", "Crime Psychology Group X", and the popular American dramas "Breaking Bad", "Fantasy Lawyer", "Fucking Furious", etc.
The suspense and brain-burning moon held this time is a concentrated reflection of the content categories that Sohu Video is best at and focused on creating. When Sohu Video's new suspense drama "Don't Know the White" was launched, it magnifies the pattern and focuses on the entire suspense drama industry. Through innovative arrangements, users and members can concentrate on experiencing new and classic hits. Liu Mingli, senior director of Sohu Video Home Production Center, and Zhang Naixin, producer of Boji Tianjuan, shared the exclusive experience of creating a popular drama behind the scenes.
Liu Mingli said that in recent years, Sohu Video has produced more than a dozen suspense mystery dramas, including many classics and accumulating a lot of experience. For example, "He is here, please close your eyes" combines the concept of a crime profiler for the first time in China; "Forensic Qin Ming" is also the first criminal investigation drama to describe a forensic story in China; "Crime Psychology Group" is the first domestic film and television drama to combine micro-expression science; "Don't Know the East" that will be broadcast this time is also a legal drama wrapped in suspense. In short, Sohu Video has been committed to working hard to let suspense dramas come up with new tricks.
Zhang Naixin once participated in the production of "Forensic Qin Ming". He said that a good work should spend limited production funds on production and produce good content. The reason why "Forensic Qin Ming" was successful is because of this. Before the filming of the show started, the crew organized screenwriters, directors and actors to go to the Forensic Center for experience, and conducted a script reading for about ten days, striving to be realistic. At the same time, the crew spent a lot of money to buy top-level configurations, and the scenes in the play strive to restore the real working environment of the forensic doctor. There are more than 300 real-life reserves, and the money for corpses exceeds seven figures. Examples show that the success of the series lies in the content and quality, not in the number of traffic actors they hire.
In addition, Sohu Video has always strived to continuously deepen the brand effect with high-quality content output. In addition to high-quality homemade content, it has also introduced high-quality foreign suspense works like "Breaking Bad". Cao Di, copyright procurement director and senior producer of Sohu Video Copyright Film and Television Center, has deeply expounded industry insights.
Cao Di introduced that in 2012, Sohu Video introduced "Breaking Bad" from Sony Film and Television. With the spread and promotion of Sohu Video, the drama has caused a huge response. The great success of this drama is inseparable from the actor's superb acting skills. Brian Cranston, who plays Lao Bai, portrays this character to the fullest, which makes the audience very empathetic. On the other hand, the drama is a magical drama that counter-routine characters, describing how good people turn into bad people step by step, attracting the audience's attention to the greatest extent. At the same time, the narrative and shooting of this drama are also very artistic.
As the behind-the-scenes driver of how American dramas with suspense were born and derived series of works, Huang Dai, senior vice president of online media distribution and production of Sony Film and Television, also conducted in-depth discussions.
Industry experts discussed the current development status and trends of the suspense web drama market
event site. Many screenwriters, producers, and film critics industry celebrities also attended the discussion and brainstorming. The suspense online drama market has developed to this day, and market demand has been steadily improving. In the current market environment where content explodes, various categories of content are flocking to us, and the public's requirements for film and television dramas are gradually increasing. Whether it is the actor's acting skills, story core or visual presentation, they are facing strict tests from the audience.
producer, planner and film critic Tan Fei shared the market and creative breakthroughs of suspense online dramas. He said that in order to do a good job in suspense web dramas, we must start with the content and have a closer connection with other elements. At the same time, don’t please the audience, but respect the audience. "You cannot underestimate the audience's IQ. You must design it so that the audience thinks you are true."
well-known screenwriter and writer Song Fangjin said that the influence of the IP + traffic star model on users has gradually weakened, and the market's requirements for the quality of suspense dramas are getting higher and higher. How to use good stories to create reputation to empower dramas to upgrade and empower dramas is a compulsory topic.
Screenwriter, producer, vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Film Literature Society Wang Hailin gave a keynote speech on "The Mission of the Times of Suspense Dramas". Wang Hailin admitted that when doing suspense dramas, we must look for taboos and cross them to find the story we want. He also believes that the core of suspense dramas is the characters, "Like " "Detective Charlotte" is to make the characters well, and the protagonist in Japan's " Gentleman Detective " is also very interesting. When the characters stand, the drama can attract audiences."
"Don't Know the East" 12.5 is officially launched to explore a new legal drama
In addition, another highlight of Sohu Video's "Suspense Brain Burning Moon" is that the online drama "Don't Know the East" is launched on December 5th. "Don't Know the East" is a high-quality legal drama jointly produced by Sohu Video and Changyou, directed by Lin Shuijing, and starring Wang Renjun, Zhang Jingjing, Yu Yue, Song Yixiong and others. The drama combines eye-catching elements such as suspense love, social hot cases, and cruel legal struggle. It is also a new legal industry drama created by Sohu Video in 2019, striving to open up new hot products in the legal industry.
"Don't Know the East" is adapted from the novel of the same name with the first article of the romance idol's legal affairs with a total of more than 10 million clicks. It is themed "Chasing the Light in the Dark Night, Dreaming Jibai". The story begins with a calm and rational professor of law Tang Jibai (played by Wang Renjun), who was sentenced to prison for hitting and killing a criminal, and the whole school was in an uproar. The lawyer Dongfang Du (played by Zhang Jingjing), known as the "Dongfang Invincible", has always had a crush on his brother Tang Jibai, who is not related by blood. He is determined to find evidence to appeal and overturn the case for him, but Tang Jibai flatly rejected it. It turns out that Tang Jibai was imprisoned for another purpose, and Tang Jibai's student was also his main defense lawyer Ding Changle (played by Yu Yue) and Wei Wan (played by Song Yixiong), a reporter who adhered to news justice, pushed the pending case of killing his father and the bloody storm of greater interests behind the disputes, and fought side by side to maintain justice.The ultimate trailer was also exposed at the
press conference. Elements such as abusive love, revenge, good and evil contest, and social hot cases are full of suspense. The main creators also shared their creative experiences on the front and behind the scenes.
producer Liu Mingli talked about his experience in creating this drama and said, "It's really hard for us! During the creation process, we were in the dark countless times, unable to find the direction, and did not know how to advance. We have always been very confused about whether to do legal and political romance dramas or down-to-earth realistic legal and political dramas. We finally chose the latter." Director Lin Shuijing said that the drama is the first drama in China to truly show the court handling of criminal cases.
When talking about character creation, Wang Renjun said that Tang Jibai is a relatively lonely and self-environmental person. It is a bit difficult for him to create such a character. Therefore, before filming, Wang Renjun was looking for the feeling of coldness in Tang Jibai, to enhance his sensitivity and seek protection.
Zhang Jingjing said when talking about her role Dongfang Xiao, the most attractive thing about Dongfang Xiao was her courage. "She doesn't express much emotionally like a girl and has strong action. I appreciate this."
Yu Yue said that this was her first time playing a lawyer. "I was very scared at first and was afraid that I couldn't interpret it, so I did a lot of homework, including the director and Renjun Brother. Sister Jing also gave me a lot of help. I think the effect should be OK." In the play, Yu Yue and Song Yixiong play a pair of CPs. She revealed that when she first came into contact with Song Yixiong, she thought he was very introverted. But after spending a while, I found that he was very warm and funny.
Song Yixiong said that Yu Yue was very dedicated during the performance, and was very cute and lively in private. He also admitted that after starring in this drama, his acting skills have grown a lot and made many friends.
It is reported that "Don't Know the Oriental Jibai" premiered on December 5th, and members are watching it first.
