Recently, the family-themed micro-short drama "Home and Outside" has been popular on major online platforms. It has not only received unanimous praise from the audience and has become another masterpiece of micro-short dramas, but has also been successfully selected as the sixth batch of recommended plays of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's "Traveling with Micro-short dramas" creation plan.

　　"Home and Outside" is set in the Sichuan-Chongqing region. It starts from the 1980s and focuses on a reorganized family of four: engineer Chen Haiqing, daughter Chen Shuang, ink factory worker Cai Xiaoyan, and son Shao Yifan, met by chance. They went from strange roads to falling in love with each other, and ran a small family in the wave of reform and opening up, and also experienced growth. The whole family joined hands to withstand the wind and rain outside and went to a better life together. The series is filled with ordinary daily fireworks in short and fast shots, conveying the power of warming people's hearts. It is not big but it has accumulated the meaning of love and trust and the value of struggle. The little things contained in the warm and touching plot, such as Tianfu Coke, Haiou watches, Qingyang TVs, etc., which have the mark of the times, recreate the memories of that era. As the main line of the story advances, real events such as the major floods and rescue in the Sichuan-Chongqing region, the first Chinese women's volleyball team wins the championship, linking the development process of the times. The drama also reflects the pulse of rapid social development, giving the fictional story a sense of life and a soil for growth.

　　In recent years, micro-short dramas have adapted to people's fragmented content consumption needs in fast-paced life in a short and concise style, and have created an increasingly powerful market scale. Creative plans such as "traveling with micro-short dramas" and "learning the law with micro-short dramas", and working mechanisms such as quarterly and annual promotion of online audio-visual programs have been continuously promoted micro-short dramas to embark on the path of high-quality development and escort the development of new business forms. On this basis, "Home and Outside" reflects the careful polishing and unremitting pursuit of quality. Although each episode is only a few minutes, the story is detailed and in-depth, so that abstract concepts such as getting along with each other, tolerance and love can be concreted in everyday trivial matters: the relationship between Chen Haiqing and Cai Xiaoyan continues to heat up through small things such as doing housework and "showing love"; Chen Shuang accepts Cai Xiaoyan from her heart, which is reflected in the scene of her carefully rubbing the sweater that Cai Xiaoyan has repaired for her; Shao Yifan's recognition of the new family is condensed in the plot of going to the police station to change his surname to "Chen"... These intriguing details tell the main theme and connotation contained in it. This light-weight drama also allows the audience to feel the profound meaning of "in the changing era, what remains unchanged is family and love" in a limited screen space and episode time.

　　In addition to precipitating quality and conveying warmth, "Home and Outside" also conveys more positive value to the audience through detailed presentations. The plot goes through the beginning, the transformation and reunion of the plot and move towards a "reunion" ending, and the family of four has gained a lot from their growth and training. The image constantly analyzes the shining qualities and tough qualities of the characters: As an engineer, Chen Haiqing has excellent skills and is willing to contribute. At the same time, he dares to innovate when encountering changes in life, resolutely "going into the sea" and gradually accumulate wealth; Cai Xiaoyan looks fierce on the outside, kind on the inside, treats others sincerely, stands up for Chen Shuang and helps her sister-in-law. The male and female protagonists also uphold the advanced and enlightened educational philosophy, and do not rigidly require the sister to always be humble in their younger brothers, nor do they blindly demand that their children have excellent grades. Instead, they respect their daughter's love for volleyball, and support their son's enthusiasm for Olympiad Mathematics, so that the children can grow up healthily and pursue their dreams and become talents. "Home and Outside" uses dramatic interpretations to allow the audience to feel kindness, sincerity and hard work, experience down-to-earth and courage to take responsibility, and convey positive energy. (Zhang Xiaoxiao)

[Editor in charge: Susan]