"National Treasure Yaoshi" officially started iqiyi Shaanxi to join hands to create a benchmark play on the theme of cultural security.

On October 17th, the cultural relic protection TV drama "National Treasure Yaoshi" was officially launched in Hancheng, Shaanxi Province. Wu Yongchao, director of the Provincial Bureau of Radio, Film and Television and Deputy Minister of the propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, Wang Jinqing, the second-class inspector of the Provincial Bureau of Cultural relics, and the creator jointly launched the launching ceremony. Leaders of the propaganda Department of Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Bureau of Radio, Film and Television, Provincial Bureau of Cultural relics, Weinan City, Hancheng City and other relevant departments attended the event. The play is jointly produced by Beijing iqiyi Technology Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Cultural Industry Investment Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd., directed by Hui Kaidong, and written by Zhang Chanjuan, Zhou Yu, Yang Hong and Sun Xiaohan. Bai Yufan, Xin Baiqing, Wang Helun, Fu Dalong and you Yongzhi starred. The play takes the major domestic archaeological discoveries as the story prototype, and tells the story of the front-line cultural relics protection workers such as Fang Fang and Zeng Qing, the cultural relics investigation leader of the Public Security Bureau, and with the strong support of the state department of cultural relics. It has effectively protected the great tomb of Yin Village in Bailuyuan and the surrounding monuments, discovered the "sub-zigzag" tomb, and jointly promoted the story of major archaeological discoveries. It was rated as a major cultural boutique project in Shaanxi Province in 2023.

firmly establish cultural consciousness and pay homage to the cause of cultural relic protection with genre dramas

General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "Cultural relics and cultural heritage carry the genes and blood of the Chinese nation and are non-renewable and irreplaceable excellent resources of Chinese civilization. It is necessary to bring more cultural relics and cultural heritage to life and create a strong social atmosphere for inheriting Chinese civilization. It is necessary to actively promote the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, excavate the multiple values of cultural relics and cultural heritage, and spread more value symbols and cultural products that carry Chinese culture and spirit. " At the press conference, the spirit of General Secretary Xi's instructions on cultural relics protection ran through the audience, and the leaders of the participating units repeatedly mentioned and urged the crew to study deeply and implement them accurately. Guo Xianchun, the chief producer, said it was based on this. "with the strong support of the propaganda Department of the Provincial CPC Committee, the Provincial Radio and Television Bureau, and the Provincial Bureau of Cultural relics, Shaanxi Wentou Group joined hands with iqiyi to create the first National Treasure Yaoshi of the Cultural relics Protection Television Bureau."

When talking about the mission of the project, Luo Jun, director of the Literature and Art Department of the propaganda Department of the Shaanxi Provincial CPC Committee, said: "tell the vivid story of cultural relics protection through literary works, strive to continue the Chinese context, and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent Chinese traditional culture." As for the creative quality of "National Treasure Yaoshi", Liu Shengsheng, a member of the party group of the Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Radio and Television, expressed the hope: "(the whole crew) should adhere to the creative concept of taking the people as the center, create cultural relics protection stories that belong to the new era, and present a masterpiece of ideological, artistic, and ornamental unity for the national audience." The crew of "National Treasure Yaoshi" set up a temporary party branch to lead party members to play an exemplary vanguard role, leading the creators and actors to adhere to the correct political direction, value orientation and cultural orientation, and strive to turn "National Treasure Yaoshi" into a masterpiece of "profound thought, exquisite art and exquisite production".

In addition, Yang Bei, senior vice president of chief producer iqiyi, took the stage to share the creative initiative and artistic commitment of the creative team. "I hope this show can arouse more people's attention and attention to cultural relics conservation," she said. " Sun Changbo, deputy general manager of Shaanxi Wentou Group, said: "National Treasure Yaoshi is China's first TV series with front-line cultural relics protection workers as the core, showing the great achievements of our country's cultural relics protection in an artistic way, inheriting history and culture, maintaining the national spirit and enhancing cultural self-confidence." As for the shooting work, the main location, Hancheng, gave the crew great help and support. Wu Xiaowei, member of the standing Committee of the CPC Hancheng Municipal CPC Committee and minister of propaganda, who attended the press conference, said: "the TV series" National Treasure Yaoshi "chooses Hancheng as the main location for filming, which is of great significance and far-reaching impact. We will try our best to do a good job in service guarantee and provide a good environment to ensure that the shooting work is carried out in a safe and orderly manner."

strength lineup escorts professionalism to create a cultural protection benchmark drama

As a cultural relic protection TV series spanning 20 years, "National Treasure Yaoshi" is faced with many problems in its production, such as the highly specialized archaeological cause, the realistic shaping of characters, the long-term layout of solving major cases, the handling of the emotional relationship of many characters, the overall restoration of Fu Hua Road, and so on. however, in these aspects, iqiyi and Shaanxi chose to focus on the creation of the project, concentrating superior resources to make breakthroughs one by one. "National Treasure Yaoshi" gathered a large number of leading creators in front of the stage and behind the scenes, and the press conference that day also ushered in the lively and most exciting part after the debut of the creator. Director Hui Kaidong first expressed his position on behalf of the whole crew. "We work together to create a boutique dedicated to cultural relics conservation workers across the country," he said. " Then several Shaanxi actors began to speak the Shaanxi dialect one after another, and instantly narrowed the distance between the stage and the stage, and the scene was amused several times by several humorous speeches. You Yongzhi said that he was from Shaanxi and said jokingly: "No makeup is terracotta warriors and horses." a make-up is the three colors of the Tang Dynasty. " Later, Bai Yufan also revealed that he was from Shaanxi, saying, "follow the director and shoot well." although Fu Dalong is not from Shaanxi, he also spoke in Shaanxi dialect: "guarantee to complete the task." The heroine Wang Helun even confessed her love for the play on the spot, saying, "because this is China's first TV series about cultural relics conservation, as an actor, I am lucky to work hard with the director." At the same time, the cast launched a self-discipline convention, advocating "love the cause of literature and art, abide by the artistic character", and consciously undertake the cultural mission of the performers.

In terms of professional content such as cultural relic protection, including archaeological knowledge, Sun Changbo, deputy general manager of Shanwen Investment Group, introduced in detail the study of the creative team and concluded: "it can be said that this play is the crystallization of cultural relics experts, front-line cultural protection personnel, film and television artists, and literary artists." At present, after two years of meticulous creation and four months of preparatory work, "National Treasure Yaoshi" has entered a tense and orderly shooting work. The show's full-strength creative lineup tells the story of tracking and protecting national treasures for 20 years in a realistic style, which is really looking forward to.