Costumes: Jinan Costumes "Guard" And Create People

In Jingqi Road, Huaiyin District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, there is a company with more than 20 people who can produce thousands of sets of stage costumes every year. Yang Ping, the head of the company, introduces the works of the company.

According to Yang Ping, the company's predecessor is Jinan drama decoration factory, which can independently design and produce stage drama costumes, film and television drama costumes and ethnic clothing accessories. "Although we have a small number of employees, most of them are around 50 years old, but it does not affect the production of works on the modern stage. We have to rely on our" treasure "staff." Yang Ping said.

Qi Xinmei, who is mainly responsible for design and production, is one of Yang Ping's "treasure" employees. When the reporter walked into the office, Qi Xinmei was communicating with customers on the computer about the design drawings, and exquisite design drawings were placed all over the table. "It's not easy to design clothes that are in line with the time and plot. For example, with a new design task, I will first read the script to understand which era, which scene and so on. After having a basic understanding, I first draw a sketch based on experience. In order to ensure that the dress fits the characters as much as possible, I will also consult a lot of materials and books." Qi Xinmei talked about the design process. With the development of the times, the company's customers after 00 account for more and more. In order to meet the diversified needs, Qi Xinmei constantly receives and absorbs young people's clothing changes through the network, newspapers and exhibitions in her spare time.

Next to Qi Xinmei's office, in a small room with a few square meters, Fu Yurong, 59, was not able to blink his eyes and methodically fixed his headdress to his helmet. In Fu Yurong's eyes, costume production is not only a skill, but also the inheritance of his father's ingenuity. "My father is a craftsman in Jinan drama factory. He mainly makes helmets and headwear. As a child, I began to be interested in the production of theatrical costumes. Sometimes my father would bring back the works that needed to be processed, so I took the initiative to help. I watched the pictures on the drawings turn into wearable objects like magic in my father's hands Just make up your mind to do the same. When I was 15 years old, I also entered the Jinan drama factory. I started as an apprentice and formally learned how to make drama tools. This work has been more than 40 years. " Fu Yurong said.

During the interview, the employees of the company are still standing in front of the work desk in an orderly manner as usual. As soon as they pick up the familiar "old guys", they are totally relaxed and put into it, and a quiet little world is separated from them. Talking about these teachers, Yang Ping said: "they are actually not willing to retire. They can calm down their minds by doing everything one needle at a time here."

Recently, the "Shandong handmade · preferred 100" list was announced, among which Jinan drama costume Clothing Co., Ltd. Different from other "hand-made" inheritors of "fighting alone", Ji'nan drama costumes more gather the collective wisdom of two generations of employees, and inherit and carry forward the traditional crafts. "From the production of fengguanxiayi to today's short shirts and hats, our company will protect the traditional crafts and bring forth new ones at the same time. We also hope that more young people will join us to break the circle of traditional handicrafts and let Jinan handicrafts step onto more and bigger stages." Yang Ping said.

(source: Xinhuanet, Shandong)