Original title: "Workers Sing for Workers" (theme)

——Exclusive interview with the chief director of the May Day special program in 2024 (subtitle)

Worker's Daily - Zhu Xin, reporter of China Industrial Network

On the evening of May 1, the special program of "China Dream · Labor Beauty" in 2024 to celebrate the May Day International Labor Day was broadcast (hereinafter referred to as "special program"). This is an audio-visual program featuring workers, known as "Workers' Spring Festival Gala".

On the day when the special program salute ceremony was recorded, the reporter met the general director Zhang Min at Zhongguancun Software Park, Haidian District, Beijing, and listened to her talk about the creation concept of the program and her understanding of the program.

"New quality productivity is one of the hottest topics at this year's National Two Sessions. The program follows the pace of the times and determines the creative concept of starting from 'new', which is also the main line." Zhang Min said that the program, from content, dance beauty to shooting, is presented in high-tech and innovative ways, while through natural, vivid and diverse artistic expression, it shows the spirit of workers.

Zhang Min introduced that this year's special program is not limited to one stage. In the Zhongguancun Software Park, the main venue, with the help of the science and technology square, innovative industrial buildings, landmark factory areas, and the park's central lake, a number of scientific and technological and innovative characteristic scenes are set up to highlight the new quality productivity; In the branch venue of AVIC West Aircraft Factory, the breakthrough achievements of major countries were highlighted; In Hebei, Zhejiang, Henan, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Chongqing and other external shooting spots, a thriving industrial atmosphere is presented, and the linkage with the main and branch venues is formed.

While highlighting the elements of scientific and technological innovation, the special program retains the traditional features, such as the ceremony to pay tribute to model workers and craftsmen, and customizing the "Chinese Dream · Labor Beauty" seal for workers.

Zhang Min has rich experience in directing large-scale parties, including directing four special programs, and the Xi'an branch of the 2024 Spring Festival Gala, Chang'an Poems of Mountains and Rivers. Speaking of the difference from other programs, she believed that special programs really came to the workers. She said that the program not only chose the shooting site in the workplace of workers, but also most of the participants were front-line workers from all walks of life. "May Day is a festival for workers themselves. We should use the way workers sing for workers to make the program more grounded and enthusiastic."

She also stressed that the director team should pay special attention to the strengths of model workers and front-line workers in the program. Whether it is singing, dancing, reading poetry, or interacting with the audience and actors, they should try to show their true colors.

"During the recording, the model workers and craftsmen continued the spirit of studying hard at their posts in the program, and we were deeply moved." Zhang Min was very proud and excited to create an evening party for workers. She and the director team hope that through the lens, the style of workers will be displayed in a rich and three-dimensional way.