Deng Kangyan's famous documentary producer.

Deng Kangyan, a famous documentary producer in Shenzhen.

Deng Kangyan: "If I don't shoot, many people and things will be forgotten by the years."

As we all know, making a non-commercial documentary is not very rewarding, so why shoot it? Deng Kangyan, chairman of Shenzhen Yuezhong Film Company, said that personal hobbies have become corporate behaviors, but the company has to make money, which has caused people to fall into many contradictions.

First of all, the documentary has a long cycle and low returns. Secondly, the purpose of making a documentary is to leave something, whether it is a historical or social phenomenon or an immediate event, which has artistic value, but it is not necessarily fashionable and marketable. Also, making a documentary should not be eager for quick success and instant benefit, but requires years of precipitation, long-term material accumulation and maverick views.

There is also a realistic contradiction, that is, because the documentary has a critical spirit, and the existing system has many limitations, which affects the broadcast of the film in the mainstream media. "A writer said that people dare not face up to themselves and have this problem with their own country and times. Sometimes I shoot in a cold sweat. Song of Three Places in Sixty Years was depressed for several episodes in Beijing. Depression can be divided into subjective and objective. He intends to use songs to sort out the changes and moods of China people in the past 60 years. " There are some thinking deviations in the folk language and documentary color we adhere to. "At present, he is seeking balance and correction.

No one knows how difficult it is to pursue independent opinions and free thoughts. But Deng Kangyan was glad that he was filming in Shenzhen. He is glad that he came to this hot land and met some like-minded people. He used Tagore's poems to express his feelings for Shenzhen and the documentary industry. "I abandoned all my sadness and doubts to pursue the wave of homelessness." When Deng Kangyan left Shenqing Daily and Phoenix Weekly, he was always restless and always willing to try, challenge and find another opportunity. "If I don't shoot, many old people and things will be forgotten by the years." He said.

Deng Kangyan said that there are few documentary festivals, and it still seems to be on the edge. But he believes that in the near future, Shenzhen, a young city with 30 years of accumulation, will one day not lag behind Beijing and Shanghai in this respect. Because immigrants' thinking is bold and innovative, and they have the spirit of exploration. And these are all indispensable qualities of documentary people.

After Looking for Major, Deng Kangyan filmed Looking for Major, which tells the last moment of a 93-year-old veteran of the expeditionary force who survived many battles and political movements. The film has entered post-production, CCTV promised to provide convenience, and Shenzhen Satellite TV also gave strong support. Different from the previous "Shenzhen Folk Memory" won the cultural fund, this time it is a company investment, so the future road is still very embarrassing.