In 1999, the famous Chinese writer Zhou Meisen's novel "Made in China" was rated by the Central Propaganda Department as the first place in the novel dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Soon after, Ms. Hu Mei, a famous director who had directed "Yongzheng Dynasty" in China, took the initiative to contact Zhou Meisen and expressed the hope that this excellent novel would be adapted into a TV series showing the theme of the times. The two sides quickly reached a tacit understanding, and Zhou Mason continued to serve as the screenwriter of the TV series, and after seven drafts, the script of the TV series "Loyalty" was finally formed.
In 2001, after more than a year of filming and production, the TV series "Loyalty" finally landed on CCTV and met with the audience.
Previously, China had many excellent anti-corruption film and television works, which responded very well to the audience, such as "Life and Death Decision" and "Provincial Party Secretary". Then after the advent of this "Loyalty", it has also been highly recognized and loved by the audience.
By showing the collision of a series of new and old ideas produced by the new and old secretaries of Mingyang City in the process of handing over the shift, as well as the series of storms encountered by Gao Changhe, the new secretary of the Municipal CPC Committee, in punishing a series of corruption incidents that occurred in Mingyang City, this drama comprehensively shows the new problems encountered by our country in the development stage in the new period. The original intention and determination that will never fade. "Loyalty" was once hailed as a "must-see TV series for civil servants".
It has been twenty years since the broadcast of this "Loyalty" came out, so why do many viewers still remember this drama?
I think there are several reasons for this:
First of all, several of the main actors of this drama, the acting skills are very superb, and several of the main characters in the play, Zhong Chaolin, Sun Yadong and even the negative character Geng Zijing, are vividly interpreted, which makes the audience breathtaking. In addition, this drama is different from other TV dramas with anti-corruption themes, the details are handled very well, and it shows a new look and new atmosphere of party and government work in the new period, breaking the mysterious feeling of party and government work that the audience has established for a long time.
There is another reason, which I think is also worth mentioning. The ending song "Loyalty" was selected by rock singer Wang Feng to perform, which is not only full of vitality and passion, but also full of the atmosphere of the times, which makes the audience refreshed. The popularity of this song is also very high.
I still remember when this drama was broadcast, not only adults liked to watch it, but even middle school students watched it with relish.
So, let's take a look at which well-known actors have participated in this anti-corruption masterpiece.
First of all, we must solemnly introduce the teacher Jiao Huang, who played the old municipal party secretary Zhong Chaolin who is about to retire in the play.
This is the second time that Jiao Huang has cooperated with director Hu Mei since "Yongzheng Dynasty", and in the future, they will also cooperate in the filming of "Han Wu Emperor". As an older generation of performing artists, Mr. Jiao Huang's performance in "Yongzheng Dynasty" is obvious to all audiences. It is often seen that netizens admire Kangxi, played by Teacher Jiao Huang. Netizens almost unanimously believe that compared with Chen Daoming's deliberate portrayal of Kangxi in "Kangxi Dynasty", Jiao Huang's teacher is simply Kangxi himself, and that every move is exactly the image of Kangxi imagined in the audience's mind.
The retired old municipal party secretary portrayed by Teacher Jiao Huang in "Loyalty" is also very outstanding and image-oriented, and the image of an excellent cadre who always has the people in his heart, the people's livelihood and suffering, and is deeply loved by the people is very vivid. It is said that before Jiao Huang started filming, in order to capture the feeling of the character of Zhong Chaolin, he deliberately pondered and rehearsed for a long time, even taking into account the way of walking and smoking.
Although it is difficult to match the Kangxi he played, Jiao Huang's performance in the play is undoubtedly very recognized by the audience.
Zhang Guoli plays Gao Changhe
For the role of Gao Changhe played by Zhang Guoguo, although he is also very careful to play, but because it is Jiao Huang who plays the opponent with Zhang Guoguo, so compared with the two, Zhang Guoguo's performance is still a bit symbolic. Acting back and forth, I always feel that he played Kangxi in "Kangxi Micro Service Private Interview", at least the impression given to the audience did not come out of the previous old role. However, this does not deny that Zhang Guoli also played the successor of the secretary of the Mingyang Municipal Party Committee in the play. In the play, Gao Changhe, in the face of multiple pressures of family, work, and affection, still adheres to his original intention and mission, and the old secretary Zhong Chaolin perfectly interprets what is called true loyalty.
Liu Bei plays Liang Li
Liu Bei is a well-known actor in China, which is recognized by the audience. However, in this drama, Liu Bei plays Gao Changhe's wife Liang Li, although it is not the main role in the play, Liu Bei's role is a bit unsatisfactory. Liang Li was originally from a high-cadre family, but the actual growth and living environment made her gradually deviate from the original family ecology and yearn for life abroad. For such a role, in fact, the inner world is often more complicated, and it is more necessary to have superb acting skills to convey this contradictory psychology. However, it is regrettable that Liang Li, played by Liu Bei, has always been just a cold and arrogant expression, and in addition, there is no more play. Perhaps this represents Liu Bei's perception of this role.
Tao Hai plays Tian Liye
Tian Liye, played by Tao Hai, is also a role that impressed the audience very much in the drama "Loyalty". His portrayal of Tian Liye is impulsive and arrogant, and sometimes makes some low-level mistakes, but this does not prevent him from fulfilling his mission in a dignified manner, especially at the last critical moment, giving up his life, but also doing his best to protect the safety of the masses.
Not long ago, in "China in the Classics", Tao Hai played Academician Yuan Longping, the father of Hybrid Rice in China, which made many viewers cry.
Xu Min plays Sun Yadong
Xu Min may not have much popularity, but every role he has participated in is so vivid, such as the prince in "Yongzheng Dynasty", such as Yi Xi in "Towards the Republic", such as Zhao Zhenji in "Daming Dynasty 1566", who can participate in these three peak Chinese historical dramas at the same time and have wonderful performances, which cannot but be said to be a fate and miracle.
When I first watched this drama, I did not recognize from it that Sun Yadong, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Mingyang City, who performed the duties of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and the role of the prince in "Yongzheng Dynasty" were actually a person. In "Yongzheng Dynasty", Xu Min's play of the prince shows a kind of pampering and superiority everywhere, but in "Loyalty", it is immediately replaced by a state of selfless work that sleeps and forgets to eat. Xu Min's grasp of each role is very in place.
Wang Weiping plays Wen Chunming
The role of Mayor Wen Chunming, who is elegant and calm, played by Wang Weiping, also left a very deep impression on the audience.
There is also Geng Zijing, played by Liu Jiaoxin
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Liu Jiaoxin's work is strong, domineering, and deceives the old secretary Zhong Chaolin, and Geng Zijing, who was eventually taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission, also makes the audience remember deeply.
There is also the old drama bone Yao Anlian playing Liu Xingcun in the play
And Fu Xuecheng, who has played Marshal Liu Bocheng many times, played Liu Huabo, the secretary of the provincial party committee, in the play
It can be seen that the drama "Loyalty", whether it is the cast or the storyline processing, is very serious and meticulous, and therefore after so many years, it is still loved and concerned by the audience, and has become a rare quality in similar theme film and television dramas.