"Haifei Spy World": Double Strong Linkage between New Spy IP and Film and Television Innovation | Interview with screenwriter Haifei

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"I’m only wary of whether creativity is declining. I think writers need talent and physical strength to run marathons on the track."

-Screenwriter Hai Fei

In 2011, the TV series Cheongsam officially transformed Haifei into a screenwriter. At that time, Haifei was already a well-known novelist who had published a large number of novels in mainstream literary publications such as Harvest, People’s Literature and October.

 

The arrival of Cheongsam became a watershed in Haifei’s career. Since then, he has started to create novels and scripts simultaneously for more than ten years. In the meantime,His novel The Catcher won the Biennial Award of Selected Novels. As a screenwriter, the TV series "Sparrow" became the first spy war drama in history with a total broadcast volume of over 10 billion.Whether it’s a novel or a script, Haifei’s ten-year deep cultivation of spy war creation has also made him one of the leaders in this field.

 

Recently, the two annual dramas written by Haifei, Thin Ice, have been officially announced, and Plum Blossoms and Hearts have also been officially launched. Taking this opportunity, Spicy Fish interviewed Haifei, a novelist and screenwriter, and talked with him about the easy switching between novelist and screenwriter and the IP creation of "Haifei Spy World".

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Double-sided sea flight

The novel emphasizes the description of artistic conception and atmosphere, while the script emphasizes the sense of picture and patability. Perhaps the difference between language use and logical structure construction is the most superficial cognition of the public about the difference between novel and script creation. The methodology of two kinds of identity transformation may be the most common problem faced by Haifei.

 

Hai Fei knows that novels and scripts are two different things, but it is not too difficult to switch identities. He admits that after Cheongsam, many spy war dramas came to him for cooperation. It is also in this continuous creation that he gradually shuttled freely between his novels and scripts.

Hai Fei, novelist and screenwriter

 

In addition to the differences in creative techniques, the most important thing is thatHai Fei caught the commonality between novels and scripts-literariness, which he thought was generally ignored by the screenwriter industry."Literariness is very important, artistic feeling is innate, and everyone is different. Novelists and screenwriters have one thing in common, that is, they need to touch human nature more deeply. Even the ugliest side of human nature is shining for novels or scripts. So many of our classic spy war dramas, such as "Hidden" and "Assassination", are very literary, and they tell a lot of vivid lives. Many years later, when we recall, the plot and the bridge will be forgotten, but the last thing we remember is the complexity of life and human nature.Understand human nature and build stories. Stories still serve human nature.Of course, novelists and screenwriters also have a lot of basic skills, and screenwriters need to have strong story structure ability and a sense of relaxation and rhythm; The story structure of the novel is relatively simple, but it needs literary language and blank space. Generally speaking, the most basic things are writing skills, reading, cognition, etc., and at the same time, it depends on talent. "

 

Being good at capturing details is a great advantage of screenwriter Haifei in his creation. Because spy war plays need a lot of historical basis as creative support, Haifei chooses more historical reference books in ordinary reading. At the same time, Haifei still maintains his love for serious literature, and novels by writers such as Shanghai Literature Magazine and Yu Hua can also impress his works repeatedly.

 

However, Hai Fei believes that pure literature needs a very sensitive sense of smell in film and television adaptation. "Few people can see the adaptation potential of novels.Pure literature works have roots, and the atmosphere it conveys is very important, but pure literature is not as easy to be recognized by film and television adaptation as popular novels in story and drama.This is actually a pity. Judging from the number of words, it is also a misunderstanding of the current film and television companies. The original novel of the most classic spy war drama "Latent" is very short, the original novel of "Rebel" is a novella, and my own "Sparrow" is only 30,000 to 40,000 words. "

 

Different from most novelists and screenwriters, Haifei’s plays are almost all adapted from his own novels, which is absolutely original. Although the new work Thin Ice is adapted from the original novel of Chen Dong, a signing writer of Haifei Studio, Haifei knows the whole creation process of the novel very well. "The advantage of adapting one’s own novel is that stories and characters have long taken root in the heart. After numerous tests, if a new screenwriter intervenes, the understanding will be different, but if a novelist does not have the skill of screenwriter, he still has to give it to a professional screenwriter. Most novelists’ works are adapted by professional screenwriters. In this case, whether they can be changed or become explosions can only be resigned. "

For the frequent disputes between original authors and screenwriters, Haifei believes that there is no way to balance them. "With the establishment of rules, disputes will become less and less, which requires a process. When the producer pulls the screenwriter and the original author’s work into a camp, it has already decided half the success or failure of this work.Original works are roots and provide good nutrients and materials. The depth of the screenwriter’s skill directly affects the quality of the work.I believe that a skilled screenwriter can change ordinary novels into fine dramas, and the key depends on how hard the screenwriter works. Because I have a dual identity, I think the most important thing is to make enough efforts to release my creativity and write good works. As a screenwriter, we must know that due to various objective factors, the work will be unsatisfactory when it is finally broadcast, but can we guarantee that our script is impeccable? Therefore, it is useless to complain. The most important thing is to learn and gain new things in every creation.The writer’s right to speak is not won by struggle, but by solid foundation and excellent works. Therefore, for long-term creators, they don’t have to consider the wind direction and sound outside their creation. What they can do is not to ask about the future and end without regrets."

 

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Different stories, the same spy war universe

 

When the hidden "eggs" related to Sparrow appeared in "Scared", the audience was excited and found that Haifei was weaving a meticulous and huge spy war world.

 

Shanghai in troubled times, the hero surnamed Chen, and the different life situations in the parallel universe, Haifei’s spy world view has gradually taken shape. In this regard, Haifei said that this was not achieved overnight, nor was it conceived from the beginning of creation. "This was gradually formed in the process of creation with the passage of time. When there are more and more works, you gradually have the consciousness of establishing a world outlook, such as having a few bamboos and a water tank, you feel that you can build a yard. When you have a yard, you feel that you have to plant another tree. This is natural, and the plan is gradually clear in creation. "

Hai Fei spy war world works collection 

The spy world of Haifei includes not only the spy war of the Republic of China, but also the spy war of ancient costume. In the "spy world of Haifei" composed of In the Dust, Battle of Jiangnan and Kunlun Sea, he initiated the Royal Guards series of Ming Dynasty.

 

The formation of the world outlook can not only expand the single story more grandly, but also achieve close interaction with the audience. The audience likes to watch spy war dramas because of their suspense of multi-party games, step by step, and unbuttoning. At the same time, the feelings of home and country, emotional entanglements, personal will choices and fate ups and downs are more complicated and rich than other types.

 

In addition to excellent spy war creation skills, screenwriter Haifei pays more attention to the atmosphere of his works, which includes more delicate contents such as the texture of life and the feelings of characters. Hai Fei once again took "Latency" as an example. "In" Latency ",only sporadic gunshots sounded, but it was enough to make you feel real and nervous." The atmosphere is not created by blind big scenes.

 

Hai Fei’s new book Plum Blossoms and Hearts wrote a couple of "Smiths in the Republic of China". In his view,Spy warfare is bone, life is flesh and blood, and as a work of art, there must be a soul, and this soul is "deep affection."The most attractive setting of Plum Blossoms and Hearts is how a pair of evenly matched fake couples can find their true feelings in life under the great proposition of the torrent of the times and beliefs. At the same time, the main scene of Plum Blossoms and Hearts is set in a business firm with the bright side and the dark side as the place of Japanese secret service. Therefore, the daily life texture of the business firm needs to be truly presented, but the overall chilling atmosphere should also be fully created.

 

In the new book Suzhou River, conceived by Haifei for eight years, it tells the tragic life of Baoshan Chen, a policeman in Shanghai, before and after the liberation of Shanghai. In Hai Fei’s talk about the creation of Suzhou Creek, he wrote:"People can’t choose the times, they can only choose a living method in the times."

 

Hai Fei believes that people in the troubled times under the spy war are very similar to us who are tired at the moment. He emphasizes the sense of substitution, whether the actor or the audience, all need to find an outlet for life in the interaction with the role.

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The solidification and evolution of spy war drama

In today’s solidified drama genre, genre superposition has become a magic weapon for innovation.

 

In terms of spy war drama, Haifei thinks it is not necessary to subdivide the genre itself too much. "For example, The Longest Day In Chang’an, I think it is also a spy war in costume, but it is not impossible to say that it is a legend in costume. Compared with the spy war of the Republic of China, the censorship system is different, and the writing is the same. For example, in a kung fu drama, it is more difficult to define the type by adding an organization or plot that steals intelligence, so it is not necessary to entangle too much with a certain concept. "

 

In terms of innovation, Haifei believes that innovation should start from the inside, rather than blindly packaging the outside."Sparrow is just a young actor, so it is called the youth spy war, but it is just that the actor is younger. Therefore, if the market demands for spy war dramas have changed in recent years, it is better to say that it is a change in viewing habits. I believe that fine dramas like "Hidden" and "Cliff" will still look good after ten years.A piece of gold, no matter how its shape changes, is gold first.Of course, the audience’s aesthetics and the rhythm of the plot are definitely changing and need to adapt to the situation, but if there are more, it may not be a spy war drama. "

In recent years, more and more young actors are familiar to the audience in spy war dramas. On the one hand, the complexity of characters in spy war dramas is a good acting experience for young actors, on the other hand, it can also add a lot of color to them in the diversification of roles.

 

There is no denying the bonus of young actors to spy war dramas. Haifei believes that "the world belongs to young people, which is a huge subject, soYoung actors are of great value to spy war dramas.In fact, in the 1990s, Wang Zhiwen and Jiang Shan starred in "Addiction" and Chen Daoming starred in "Chicken Feathers in One Place", weren’t they all young people? Therefore, traffic niche is nothing new, it exists in any age, and it is coming step by step. Actors have a proportion, which has always been the case. Of course, a good drama can’t be separated from the contributions of various posts. "

 

At present, Haifei’s ancient spy novel Kunlun Sea has completed the first draft, and the script will be Amber. At the same time,Traitor, which has three innovative modes of spy warfare: non-spy, mutual stealth and screening, is also finalizing the copyright of film and television.With the finalization of "Thin Ice" and the launch of "Plum Blossom and Hearts", Haifei pushed his spy war world to the audience one after another at an average annual pace, which he thought was "the best arrangement".

Haifei at the boot site of Plum Blossoms and Hearts

"Everything is fate" is a word that Haifei kept mentioning during the interview. His joke may sound a bit fatalistic. "But it is true. I think that Mo Wen has the best future and just has to bow down and work hard. I never regret that a play is not on fire. It’s all destiny takes a hand, and destiny takes a hand sometimes comes.I’m only wary of whether creativity is declining. I think writers need talent and physical strength to run marathons on the track."

It rains and the sun shines at the same time. How is this weather formed?

On a summer day, the doll’s face changed just now, but it was sunny in Wan Li for a while. At this time, someone exclaimed that there was a "solar rain". At that time, the WeChat circle of friends was screened by a rare solar rain. Solar rain is a wonderful natural phenomenon that almost everyone has encountered, but have you ever wondered why this happened?

What is sun rain?

The phenomenon of "solar rain" is a weather phenomenon, which is called "discontinuity of horizontal distribution of precipitation" in meteorology. Solar rain usually occurs in summer, and it is more common in the south.

How is the solar rain formed?

First kind

The reason for the formation is that the rain generated by dark clouds in the distance is instantly blown to another place by high-altitude strong winds.

the second type

It is because two clouds with different charges collide with each other in the high altitude under the action of the solar wind, resulting in excessive water vapor content in the air in some areas, and the water vapor evaporates quickly due to solar radiation.

The third kind

The reason is that the weather suddenly changed and it began to rain. Before the rain from the sky landed, the clouds had disappeared, so although the weather looked sunny, it began to rain.

With rain, the sky stage is lively, and the blue sky is not so boring. We all know the formation of rain, and cloud is one of the most indispensable basic conditions. In fact, it takes a rather complicated physical process to change from cloud to rain!

Formation process of rain

Let’s look at the composition of clouds. Clouds are made up of a large number of invisible water droplets or ice crystals floating in the air, or a mixture of water droplets and ice crystals. From cloud to rain, it is actually a process in which water droplets or ice crystals grow and grow. Whether the cloud drops come down from the cloud after becoming larger is rain, snow or other forms, which mainly depends on the temperature inside and under the cloud. When the temperature in the cloud is above zero degrees Celsius, the cloud is completely composed of water droplets, and when the water droplets increase, they fall down, which is rain.Rain usually appears in four forms:

Types of rain

convectional rain

When the air is strongly heated, the hot and humid air expands and rises, and the rain formed by the cooling and condensation of water vapor in the air is called convective rain. The equatorial region is dominated by convective rain all year round, and the convective rain in our country is more common in summer afternoons.

orographic rain

Orographic precipitation was forced to climb along the hillside because the humid air was blocked by the mountain. In the process of rising, the water in the air cools and condenses to form precipitation. Such as precipitation in northeast India and southeast Tibet in China.

frontal rain

Two kinds of airflow with different properties meet, and the interface between them is called front. On the front, warm, wet and lighter air is lifted to the cold, dry and heavier air. In the process of uplift, the water vapor in the air cools and condenses, and the precipitation formed is called frontal rain.

Typhoon rain

Rainfall is a special form of rainfall, which usually occurs when a typhoon comes. The center wind force of a typhoon is generally very strong, and the maximum wind force can reach more than 12! The time of rainfall generally depends on the speed of typhoon movement, and the rainfall intensity is very large in a short time, accompanied by strong lightning and strong winds.

Source | Meteorology E New

Panda said Winter Olympics ⑦ | More and more popular skiing, do you understand? (I)

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Editor’s Note: Which project is called "Poetry of Movement" because of its breathtaking and beautiful? Which sport has "disappeared" in the Winter Olympics several times because of its danger? Which sport developed from summer sports and is called snow surfing?
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The opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics is just around the corner. Lock in the animation series of "Pandas Say Winter Olympics" of Xinhuanet and take you to unlock the ice and snow sports in advance.
Episode 7: Skiing (I)
Skiing, as a traditional ice and snow sport, contains many different sub-items, such as alpine skiing, which combines speed and skill organically and is very ornamental; Cross-country skiing, one of the oldest sports in the history of world sports; Ski jumping in the air; The youngest and most fashionable snowboarding in the Winter Olympics; Freestyle skiing, which focuses on freedom and excitement.
alpine skiing
Alpine skiing originated in the Alps of Europe, so it is also called alpine skiing. Alpine skiing was gradually formed on the basis of cross-country skiing. In 1936, the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Olympics in Germany was included in the official competition. The alpine skiing competition of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be held at the National Alpine Ski Center in Yanqing Division, and a total of 11 gold medals will be produced.
Alpine skiing competition depends on the time to finish skiing. Starting from the top of the mountain, athletes combine speed and skill perfectly to show the essence and charm of skiing. The vertical height difference of the downhill competition field is usually more than 800 meters for men and 450 meters for women. The height difference of gyration, giant slalom and super giant slalom varies from 140 meters to 650 meters.
Downhill and super giant slalom are speed events, and the ranking is determined according to the result of one slide; Giant slalom and slewing belong to technical projects, and the ranking is calculated according to the total results of two taxiways. The ranking of all-around events is determined by adding the results of the first round of downhill and the second round of gyration. The team competition is a knockout.
In alpine skiing competition, athletes must cross a corresponding number of flag gates. Knocking down the flagpole is not a foul, but if you miss a flag gate, you will be sentenced to a foul without counting your grades.
freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing began in the 1960s and developed on the basis of alpine skiing. It was included in the official competition in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
Freestyle skiing is completed by double boards, including aerial skills, snow skills, U-shaped field skills, slope obstacle skills, obstacle chasing and big platform, etc. Different events have their own characteristics, showing gorgeous skills and skillful skiing techniques to the fullest.
The big platform competition of freestyle skiing in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held in Shougang Ski Platform in Beijing Division, and the rest events were held in Genting Ski Park in Zhangjiakou Division, resulting in 13 gold medals.
Li Nina has won three consecutive championships in the aerial acrobatics in the World Championships, and is known as the "Snow Princess". Han Xiaopeng won the gold medal in men’s aerial skills at the 20th Winter Olympics in Turin in 2006, which made a historic breakthrough for China.
snowboard
Snowboarding originated in the United States in the mid-1960s, and it was related to skateboarding and surfing. In 1998, it was listed as an official event in the Nagano Winter Olympics.
Snowboarding includes big platform, parallel slalom, obstacle pursuit, slope obstacle skills and U-shaped field skills. Snowboarding is free, fashionable and thrilling, which conforms to the characteristics of the times and shows youthful vitality, and is deeply loved by young people.
The snowboarding competition in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics produced a total of 11 gold medals, among which the obstacle chasing mixed team competition is a new event in Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Media criticism of China football has caused fans to laugh at it. It is a hot topic that you can’t miss at 7 am.

Recently, there has been a "AFC Champions League" in China football circle, and the Super League team won all the matches in this round, which made China football fans shine at the moment. However, at this exciting moment, some people began to worry about the goal of domestic players, which made people feel a little surprised. Among them, Ran Xiongfei’s comments caused great controversy. He said that the team’s victory in three games was a shot in the arm, and it was completely nonsense to worry that domestic players scored less goals. What he seems to want to express is that in a team, everyone should contribute to the victory, not worry about who scores the goal. Of course, some fans don’t agree with this view. They think that if foreign aid always occupies the forefront of the scorer list, the room for improvement of local players will be limited.

However, is this idea too narrow? As a team, victory is the most important thing, and everyone should strive for it. In addition, we must not forget that local players also need time to grow up, and they need to improve their strength through youth training. Nowadays, the adult players have been finalized, but we can improve the overall level of football in China by cultivating young players. If we only pay attention to the immediate results and ignore the future development, then China football may never catch up with other countries. Therefore, let’s put aside our worries about the number of goals scored and take practical actions for the development of football in China.

Let us believe that as long as everyone tries their best, China football will surely usher in a more brilliant future.

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