The wind is sweeping the sea, and youth is burning. The key TV series of the State Administration of Radio and Television, the key support project of the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, and the key literary and artistic boutique project of "Beijing Big Audiovisual" "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" are being broadcast on Beijing Satellite TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV, Guangdong Satellite TV, iQiyi, Youku Video, and Tencent Video, which has aroused enthusiastic responses.
December 26 is the 130th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's birth. Jointly sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Peking University, the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, and the Culture and Art Committee of the Central Committee for Promoting Democracy, the "Tribute to Great Men and Building the Dream of Youth" and "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" Peking University Exchange Seminar was held in Beijing, aiming to inspire contemporary youth to inspire youth with a posture of struggle through youth dialogue across the era. Leaders of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Peking University, Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, the Culture and Art Committee of the Central Committee for Promoting Democracy, and the main creator of the crew of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" attended the event. The event was hosted by Lv Fan, director of the Audio and Video Office of the Financial Media Center of Peking University, and Wang Zhizhi, the producer of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" and the actor of Xiang Zhenxi, the mother of Yang Kaihui in the play, and was broadcast live through Douyin, Kuaishou, Bilibili, Baidu, and Tencent Video, with more than 300,000 viewers interacting online.
Return to Peking University to pay tribute to the great man and trace the ideological origin of the young Mao Zedong
The most burning exploration road, the great man is young. The major revolutionary drama "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" takes the young Mao Zedong as the main narrative line, telling the extraordinary revolutionary process of Mao Zedong from his graduation from Hunan No. 1 Normal in 1918 to his attendance at the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1921. During this period, he organized members of the Xinmin Society to go to France for work-study programs; met Li Dazhao in the library of Peking University and began to accept Marxism; founded the "Xiangjiang Review" in Changsha to carry out the student movement and labor movement, led a huge expulsion movement, and founded the early organization of the Hunan Communist Party.
Peking University is the birthplace of China's earliest dissemination of Marxism and democratic scientific thought, the earliest activity base of the Communist Party of China, and witnessed the beginning of the development of China's red faith. Peking University was of great significance to Mao Zedong's growth and revolution, he served as an assistant in the library of Peking University, where he met with masters such as Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, Cai Yuanpei, and Hu Shi, and began to embrace Marxism. His mentor, Yang Changji, served as a professor of ethics at Peking University and cultivated many patriotic students. Today, a hundred years later, the main creator of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" returned to the place where Chairman Mao worked and Xi, and held an exchange and sharing meeting around "Mao Zedong's Youth Years" in the Peking University Centennial Lecture Hall, which is not only to relive the revolutionary history, but also to pay tribute to the youth of the great man.
Ren Yuzhong, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, secretary general, director of the Propaganda Department, and spokesman of Peking University, said in his speech that today is an important day for the 130th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's birth. "Chairman Mao is to Peking University, Peking University is to Chairman Mao, Yan'an is to Chairman Mao, Jinggangshan is to Chairman Mao, and it is of great significance. Generation after generation of teachers and students in Beijing should remember that era, as well as the pursuits and ideals of the people of that era, and always remember and cherish the memory of Chairman Mao. ”
Far-reaching significance Grasp the historical truth and artistic truth, and show cultural consciousness and self-confidence
At the event, Yu Lei, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, said that Peking University is a place where young Mao Zedong received the enlightenment of new ideas and rapidly grew in the direction of Marxism. "I saw the youthful faces, the students of Peking University who are diligently studying and looking forward to Kunpeng hitting the waves, I believe that you will have a new understanding of the mission of 'striving for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation' in the TV series "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves", a youth dialogue that has passed through a century. ”
Zhong Chengxiang, former vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and a well-known literary critic, spoke highly of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" as a masterpiece that combines the spirit of realism with romantic feelings, and is an important measure for the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Peking University, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio, Film and Television, and the vast number of television artists to Xi learn and practice the cultural ideas of national leaders, "Comrade Mao Zedong's life course from 1918 to 1921 is also to explain the relationship between Mao Zedong and Peking University. Mao Zedong Thought is an important spiritual wealth left to us. As a pioneer and explorer of combining the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality and China's excellent traditional culture, Mao Zedong's glorious journey has been vividly presented in "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves", which is a kind of cultural self-confidence and cultural consciousness of art workers. At the same time, in grasping the unity of historical truth and artistic truth, "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" has taken a big step forward. ”
Youth Resonance When the light of the revolution shines into reality, it resounds the strong voice of struggle across the era
On the same day, the creator of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" had a discussion and exchange with experts and scholars from Peking University. Talking about the bold use of new actors in "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves", the chief producer Gao Jun said that this drama shows the history from 1918 to 1921, and Mao Zedong's age is 25 to 28 years old: "We must use young actors to play the great men of our youth." For this reason, the casting of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" lasted for half a year, and from more than 6,000 candidate actors across the country, the crew overturned the tentative candidates several times, and finally determined the starring lineup with the post-00s as the main force. In order to better show this history, the crew built more than 400 large and small scenes, restored many scenes such as Sanyanjing Hutong, Fuyou Temple, Peking University Red Mansion, Changsha First Normal School, Yang Changji Residence, etc., using more than 100,000 props, making more than 20,000 specific props, and nearly 10,000 costumes, striving to present a scene texture close to the time of the story.
Talking about the origin of creation, Ma Jihong, the chief screenwriter of the play, said that Mao Zedong's history from 1918 to 1921 is almost blank in film and television dramas. The creation of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" lasted four years, and the draft was changed four times, which was to find creative space in the cracks of history. Due to the fact that there are not many books reflecting Mao Zedong's youth, the history recorded in the "Mao Zedong Annals" is only 6 pages. In order to complete the script, Ma Jihong found Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, Yang Changji, Cai Yuanpei, Deng Zhongxia, Cai Hesen, Xiao Zisheng, Xiang Jingyu, Huang Kan, Li Jinxi and other biographies and anthologies related to Mao Zedong, read them carefully, followed the footprints of Mao Zedong's life, from Shaoshan to Changsha and Beijing, and re-walked the road of his life. Ma Jihong believes that Mao Zedong's youth is full of glorious youth, he has set an example of self-improvement for today's young people, and if young audiences can be inspired and motivated by Mao Zedong in the play, it will be her greatest satisfaction as a screenwriter.
Looking back on the creative process, Liu Biao, the director of the play, said frankly that in the face of such a major revolutionary theme showing a great leader, it is like a nobody climbing Mount Everest, "You see it, discover it, approach it, and even you have to restore it with the lens, which makes me a little scared." He said: "The director is a tailor, and I got a good cloth and needlework, and this fabric is the script written by Mr. Ma Jihong." It touched me deeply, and this kind of emotion is the hot-blooded youth and the temperature of people in the play. "Peking University is a temple that can generate ideological storms and lead the future of the country. Through the youth dialogue spanning a century, it resonates with the young people of today, hoping to make them feel the temperature of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" and feel the flame of faith of Mao Zedong's youth.
Zhang Yiwu, professor of the Department of Chinese at Peking University, member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee for Promoting Democracy, and director of the Culture and Art Committee, commented that Chairman Mao's time at Peking University was a very important period in his life and a crucial period in the formation of his world outlook and ideological spirit. "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" makes us feel a young and energetic Mao Zedong. This character stands in our hearts, let us feel the history of the character's struggle in the historical situation, and feel his thinking and exploration: China's future, where is it going? This character is worth savoring, and we can feel a young life and a young heart more than 100 years ago. This is a dialogue between hearts and spirits that spans a hundred years, and in this dialogue space, we can feel his power and see the changes of the great times. ”
Tang Jinnan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Journalism and Communication of Peking University and Deputy Dean of the Institute of Cultural Industries of Peking University, is watching "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves", and he has three profound feelings: the first is the youthful atmosphere of the actors, and the young actors form a symphonic ensemble with the actors in their performances; the second is the creative ingenuity of the screenwriter, the history from 1918 to 1921 is very coincidental and very important. Thirdly, in terms of the creation and expression of the main theme, the creator of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" is very accurate in shaping the spiritual temperament and temperament of the great man, expressing the complexity of the real history and the richness of the individual.
Chen Peiyong, deputy dean and professor of the School of Marxism at Peking University, expressed his feelings after watching some of the dramas, believing that compared with previous film and television works showing Mao Zedong, a politician and military strategist, "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" shows more of the young Mao Zedong's ideological confusion, confusion and growth, showing Mao Zedong's tortuous process of accepting Marxism at Peking University and finally finding the truth to save the country and the people. He expressed in three sentences the docking point of this drama with the growth of young people in our time, that is, the specific approach to pay tribute to great men and inspire the struggle of youth: "First, which youth is not sorrowful, which young person is not confused? Second, the proud youth needs to be ambitious, and the ambitious youth will be proud; third, the legend begins in the ordinary and begins with chasing dreams." ”
With my youth, I ignite the fire of faith. Establish the ambition of Kunpeng and seek the road of light. At the exchange meeting, Mao Zedong played by Liu Chenglin, Yang Kaihui played by Mi Zhuoqing, Cai Hesen played by Huang Haonan, Xiao Zisheng played by Song Peize, Tao Siyong played by Xiao Yunxi, Deng Zhongxia played by Qi Jichen, and Zou Dingcheng played Wu Jifeng appeared one by one, bringing the audience a spiritual dialogue through time and sending out the voice of youth across the era!
Liu Chenglin said to Mao Zedong: "Your world is so rich and vast, I was still a little overwhelmed when I first entered it. When you first arrived in Beijing, you were confused about the country and the people, you were tenacious when you drove Zhang away, and your relatives and friends! They are kind, gracious, courageous, righteous and awe-inspiring, and youthful and enthusiastic! I just hid behind you timidly, and fought side by side with your partners and in your stories! Until I held my chest up and enjoyed your sincerity, bravery, and tenacity. Mi Zhuoqing said to Yang Kaihui: "Like you, I was dazed and ignorant when I first arrived in Beijing, and I was full of curiosity about everything. Every time I look up at the sky now, I think of the flock of pigeons flying in the sky of Yang Zhai. Don't worry. I can tell you secretly that you are the love of his life, and the best friend of his life. A few years later, he wrote for you that I lost my arrogance Yang Jun lost the willow, and the willow went straight to the top of the sky. ”
"The light on the scales / illuminated / the waters of the dark night / shining like stars passing through the ...... in an instant" actors Yu Yang, Li Donghan, Wang Zhizhi and Liu Xia and Zhao Xiaowen of the Central Culture and Art Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party then took the stage to perform a poem recitation - "Kunpeng Nine Changes", which was burning and stirring "change is reunion, eternal, freedom, and rebirth", which enthusiastically showed Kunpeng's lofty ambition and enterprising spirit of "hovering and overlooking and flying into the sea".
At the event site, the leading actors Liu Chenglin, Mi Zhuoqing, Huang Haonan, Song Peize, Xiao Yunxi, Wu Jifeng and post-00s musicians, Gao Zefan, the music director of the play, sang the theme song of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" - "Hitting the Waves", with the enterprising heart of "my heart is hot, fighting the huge waves", singing about the revolutionary ancestors and exploding the audience!
Know the way you came and know the way back. When the light of the revolutionary youth of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" shines into reality, the contemporary youth represented by the students of Peking University take root and grow upward, inspire youth with an enterprising attitude, and explore the heart of the beginning of the century, inherit the red gene, and echo the strong voice of struggle across the times in the youth resonance of history and reality!