Sean Xiao Bai Baihe’s ＂The Sun Accompanies Me＂： A Multi-angle Description of Urban Struggle Group Images

Original title: "The sun is with me": depicting the group image of urban struggle from multiple angles

Only when the realistic images are rooted in the complicated life can they tell "freshness" with "fireworks". A few days ago, the modern urban emotional drama was broadcast on CCTV Eight, iQiyi and Tencent video platforms. The drama was titled "Rechargeable Love", with the reunion and accompanying growth of the newcomer Sheng Yang and the well-known director Jian Bing as the main line. From the perspective of young people, it expounded multiple realistic issues such as emotion, workplace and life, and explored diversified growth paths. The multiple narrative dimensions, the infiltration of the real background color and the relaxation of the plot have made a breakthrough in the inherent and common creative routine of urban drama. The play depicts a full three-dimensional group of urban strugglers, and also shows the significance and light of struggle and growth.

Multi-dimensional narration, drawing emotional strength

At first glance, the life trajectories of the two protagonists in "The Sun Accompanies Me" are far from each other: Shengyang, who is in his twenties, started his career trip stumbling, and Jian Bing, who is in his thirties, has made small achievements in the advertising director industry. In the process of first meeting and reunion, they give each other equally important encouragement, companionship and warmth. Shengyang, a student, was moved by Jian Bing and her public service advertisements, which not only dispelled the inferiority complex brought by his father’s career, but also planted his career dream. Now, Jian Bing gives Shengyang creative inspiration with rich experience and suggestions. Shengyang, on the other hand, accompanied Jane Bing through lonely and frustrated days, with a glass of water, a bowl of snail powder and sincere encouragement again and again … … Careful care gathered into light, dispelling the gloom and helplessness brought by her last marriage. In the fast-paced, high-intensity urban life, this feeling of healing each other and "charging" each other is particularly precious.

If only the single emotional ups and downs between the protagonists run through, the image will fall into a rut and be single and tasteless. In the creative thinking, The Sunny Companion gives emotion more expression dimensions, showing different stages of life, and how to teach emotion well is a "compulsory course". As for how to run a married life, Jian Bing was proud of her husband Xue Yiming, but after numerous betrayals and injuries, she chose to divorce and start a new life. If she has been emotionally wronged and depressed, she must bravely stop loss in time. The role of Shengyang’s parents gives the audience a new dimension of thinking about how to spend the ordinary and trivial daily life together. Meijuan Luo yearns for high-end restaurants and expensive clothes. Although he doesn’t understand the thrifty Sheng Qian, he also tries to satisfy this "sense of ceremony". Meijuan Luo also lamented from time to time that although life was not rich, her husband made pieces of furniture with his hands and filled a whole home … … It can be seen that no matter at what stage, emotion and marriage bring people tests and inspirations. Only by persisting and paying consistently can we draw positive forces from emotion.

Realistic restoration, depicting workplace growth

Although "The Sun Accompanies Me" is an emotional story, it does not weaken the ink depiction of workplace growth. Advertising designer is a dream that Shengyang worked hard for since he was young. When he grew up, he realized his dream, and then the tests he had to face came one after another: endless overtime, but he couldn’t get the salary that matched it, and the creative ideas that emerged were always plagiarized by his boss, because he was stubborn and was embarrassed by the team leader … … The accumulation of scenes makes the off-screen audience immersive, and it is difficult for people not to resonate with these miniature real workplaces. However, the workplace test faced by Jane Bing is not easy either. Her years of employment have made her rich in experience, calm and confident, and her masterpieces are frequent. Even so, customers will still question her professionalism because she is a female directors. Although she is frustrated and helpless, Jane Bing never gives up speaking with her works and strikes back with excellent standards. How do newcomers in the workplace keep their initial enthusiasm in Do not forget your initiative mind in the face of real frustration? How can women in the workplace break the stereotype brought by gender and win respect with professional standards and professionalism? With two protagonists, The Sun Accompanies Me skillfully carries the hot issues in society and the workplace and responds to the reality.

At the same time, the setting of supporting roles is also remarkable: Song Chen is relatively smooth in dealing with people, better at finding out the boss’s psychology and seeking help from colleagues; Although Pan Rou took a shortcut to get an internship opportunity, she will continue to learn at work and improve her professional ability … … Every character is not redundant or suspended. They are real and lively, because diversity gives the audience a broader perspective to examine more possibilities for growth. The sun with me is not limited by emotional drama, and the narrative context of the workplace is no longer a weakened story background, but a full and profound reflection of the joys and sorrows of people in the workplace.

Put pen to paper in life and think about realistic issues

Real life is full of trivial daily life, and emotions and growth will always face different troubles. The Sun with Me digs into the depth of reality, but it does not convey too many negative factors. Instead, it uses a relaxed and humorous atmosphere to resolve the "heavy feeling" and breaks the rigid "drama" with relaxed and happy brushstrokes. For example, in the process of Jane Bing and Xue Yiming’s divorce, the drama did not make the two sides full of hatred and tension, but calmly talked, moved, signed, teased and said goodbye like old friends. For another example, Shengyang’s mother’s need to love beauty was ignored by her husband and son, and the family conflict caused was not a hysterical quarrel, but her "anger" of not washing dishes and peeling fruits. Shengyang and his father jointly invested in buying a high-end dress to coax her mother to calm down. Images do not forcibly create dramatic conflicts, but start with life, and outline daily joys and sorrows with gentle and delicate strokes.

On this basis, The Sun Accompanies Me discusses the "big topic" with "little people" and touches on the common topic of social hot discussion with the personalities of different roles. For example, the young Shengyang can’t hold his head because his father is a sanitation worker. Jian Bing’s public service advertisement focuses on the respectability of sanitation workers, captures their contribution to the city, and makes Shengyang realize the bright spot of his father’s career, thus establishing correct values; For example, Liang Shanshan, as an independent woman in the workplace, said when explaining Jane Bing that women can’t be defined only by the success of marriage, but also by friends and careers, leading the audience to think about how to define success in modern society and how to define women’s success; For another example, Shengyang designed the gift box packaging into exquisite handicrafts, which made it valuable to be treasured. The advertisements of Jian Bing were put in all parts of the city, and the changes between light and shadow could enlighten people. The drama series sought more practical value for our daily mechanical work … … The sun with me is not limited to the emotional life of the characters, but projects the theme into the broader coordinate system of society and focuses on deeper practical issues.

Among many urban images, the highlight of "The Sun Accompanies Me" is to build more narrative levels, describe emotions, workplaces and life from multiple angles, and focus on reality in a relaxed and humorous style without creating anxiety. The image is like the sun shining in the sky. The people in the play are warm to each other and move forward hand in hand, and the warmth of positive energy is also passed on to the audience outside the screen. (Author: Tang Yan)