The Chinese TV series "Dau xuan tuoi sang" quickly surpassed the 10,000 heat points mark on the platform after a few days of airing. The intimate scenes of the two main actors Tỉnh Bách Nhiên and Tôn Thiên became an important factor helping the film to be discussed.
From kissing scenes in the car in the rainy night to ambiguous interactions in the office, many segments are strongly spread on short video platforms, thereby directly increasing the viewership and discussion level of the film.
Behind this sensational emotional atmosphere is a breakthrough experiment: this is the first film in mainland China to systematically apply expert directing of intimate scenes; and at the same time let this position participate throughout the filming process, bringing the staging of intimate scenes that were previously quite emotional to an industrial process.
Previously, intimate scenes in Chinese TV series were mainly made based on the experience of actors and directors. However, many works have shown the appeal of mature love scenes.
As intimate scenes gradually became a formula to attract audiences, the film industry began to find ways to turn "flirting" scenes that depended on improvisation into a standardized process.
Bright Spring" invites Thai Gia An, who participated in Netflix's movie "Love between unlove", to take on the role of expert in directing intimate scenes.
Her job is not just to design kissing scenes, but to start before filming, discussing with the director about character relationships and storytelling goals, then working individually with each actor to determine movement limits. Based on the relationships between the characters, she designs interactions that suit emotional developments.
The expert directing intimate scenes will turn the ambiguous passages described as still quite general in the script into specific body language: where to put hands, how to breathe, how far forward or back forward...
Experts also have to coordinate with camera language, taking advantage of small movements such as gently touching the tip of the nose, gently touching the fingertips and then pulling them back, combined with light and composition to create a feeling of intimacy without necessarily relying on bold scenes.
This process helps the film industry no longer have to completely bet on the natural "chemistry" between actors. Film crews can rely on standard process designs to create quality and stable intimate interactions.
According to media reports, modern Chinese romantic films are finding a new direction to "industrialize" the art of "flirting".
However, industrializing the filming method does not mean solving all the problems of romantic movies. Experts directing intimate scenes can help make the scenes more beautiful, safe and delicate, but it is difficult to overcome the loopholes in the script. In other words, this is just a "symptom medicine", not yet able to solve the root cause.
Bright Spring" is a clear example. Although hot thanks to intimate scenes, the audience's reaction is still polarized. Some people think that the feelings between the characters lack a realistic foundation, making beautiful scenes unable to hide the weaknesses in the character's motives and the process of relationship development.
This is also the problem of many Chinese romantic movies today: the visuals are beautiful and attractive enough, but the changes in the inner world and living circumstances of the characters have not been built correspondingly.
Therefore, many works can attract audiences who love this genre, but it is difficult to make ordinary viewers really interested.
