In July 1921, Mao Zedong attended the First Congress of the Communist Party of China held in Shanghai as a representative of Hunan, thus starting the voyage of the Chinese revolution. 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 project of "Beijing Big Audiovisual" "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" will be successfully concluded tonight on Beijing Satellite TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV, Guangdong Satellite TV, iQiyi, Youku Video, and Tencent Video.
As a gift work to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's birth, "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" has been on the air since its launch on December 18, with its youthful revolutionary perspective, level-up character building, and life flow narrative that arouses the audience's empathy, the ratings have been rising, and the Internet popularity has continued to rise. The data shows that the number of Weibo topics related to the play has exceeded 75 million; The number of views of Douyin topics exceeded 400 million; Tencent Video has a score of 8.9, TOP1 on the Tencent Revolutionary Drama List, Tencent Reality Drama TOP1, iQiyi Historical Drama TOP1, iQiyi War Drama TOP1, and Youku Revolutionary Drama TOP2. People's Daily, Guangming Daily, Xinhua News Agency, Xue Xi Qiangguo, Wen Wei Po, Literature and Art Daily, National Radio and Television Think Tank, China Press, Publication, Radio and Television, China Art Daily, Global Times, Capital Radio and Television, Shanghai TV, Peking University Official Blog, Xiangtan University Youth League Committee Official Blog and other mainstream media rushed to report the play, and all walks of life received rave reviews.
Zhong Chengxiang, former vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and a famous literary critic, spoke highly of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" as a masterpiece that combines the spirit of realism with romantic feelings. 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. Li Jingsheng, vice president of the China Federation of Radio, Film and Television Social Organizations, said that the play reproduces the youth and growth process of revolutionaries, and has made new explorations and efforts for the creation of major revolutionary-themed TV dramas in the face of innovative expression and aesthetic improvement in the new era. Many viewers also praised this as the warmest red youth drama, ""Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" is full of feelings, the narrative is advanced, and it has a typical masterpiece. ”
Fill in the blanks and tell the revolutionary process of great men from the perspective of youth
The most burning exploration road, the great man is young. "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" is produced by Beijing Radio and Television Station, Beijing Forbidden City Film Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Huace Film and Television Co., Ltd., Hubei Changjiang Film Group Co., Ltd., Ciwen Media Co., Ltd., Beijing Tianrun Damei Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., Anhui Five Star Oriental Film and Television Investment Co., Ltd., Gao Jun is the chief producer, Ma Jihong is the chief screenwriter, Liu Biao is the director, Liu Chenglin, Mi Zhuoqing starring, Yu Yang, Li Donghan, Dong Yong, Huang Haonan, Song Peize, Tianai, Xiao Yunxi, Wang Xiaoyunzi starring, with the young Mao Zedong as the main narrative line, tells the extraordinary revolutionary process of Mao Zedong from his graduation from Hunan No. 1 Normal School in 1918 to his attendance at the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1921.
Speaking of the origin of creation, chief producer Gao Jun said that 2023 is to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's birth, and as a key tribute drama, it is particularly important to shoot how "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" is new and filmed the development and growth process of Mao Zedong's revolutionary thought. Focusing on Mao Zedong's youth, TV dramas that tell the youth stories of a generation of great men are extremely scarce, and Mao Zedong's history from 1918 to 1921 is almost blank in film and television dramas, and "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" fills this gap.
Gao Jun said: "The characteristics of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" are very distinct, that is, it focuses on the history of the three years from 1918 to 1921, tells the youth growth and revolutionary process of a generation of great people from the perspective of youth and a youthful lineup, so that young people can interpret youth and let youth resonate with youth. To this end, "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" boldly used new actors. Gao Jun said: "We must use young actors to play the great men of our youth, and the actors who play the young Mao Zedong must have successors." 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.
Regarding the pioneering significance of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves", Gao Changli, director of the TV Drama Department of the State Administration of Radio and Television, highly affirmed that "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" has three major breakthroughs: "The biggest development of this drama is not only to fill a gap, but also to carry out a deep cultivation, showing Comrade Mao Zedong's three-year life experience in Beijing when he was young in great detail, which can resonate with today's young people; The second pioneer, reflecting the youth story of a generation of great men, we need young actors. It brings inspiration to the new mode of creation in the future, how we can cultivate young actors; Third, it has created a new pattern for TV drama production. The film and television institutions represented by the Forbidden City Pictures have sincerely cooperated to polish the golden signboard again, they have a sense of responsibility and mission, and have the ability to create more and better works. ”
"Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" interprets the thick history from a new perspective, and tells the story of the great man's youth, struggle, and faith. This is not only a nostalgic tribute to the revolutionary ancestors of a hundred years ago, but also allows young people in the new era to resonate and empathize and draw strength from it. The young actors represented by Liu Chenglin and Mi Zhuoqing have brought to life Mao Zedong, Yang Kaihui, Cai Hesen, Xiang Jingyu, Cai Chang, Xiao Zisheng, Tao Siyong and other enthusiastic young people in their prime with their natural and youthful performances. The audience praised one after another: "Only young actors can perform young great men, this is the correct way to open a major revolutionary drama." ”
Focus on writing people, so that the pulse of youth resonates with the new era
""Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" is youthful and turbulent, it is too burning and exciting!" After the broadcast of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves", it stood out among the TV dramas of the same schedule with its youthful revolutionary perspective, head-up character creation and life flow narrative that aroused the audience's empathy, and was well received by all walks of life.
Reviewing the reasons why "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" is widely acclaimed, focusing on the writers, showing the growth process of great people, and down-to-earth artistic expression are undoubtedly the key to the success of this drama. Mao Zedong in 1918 was just a 25-year-old student who had just graduated from a normal school. He is a human being, not a god, and when he first arrived in Beijing, he was also facing employment and survival problems like many "North Drifters". On the road of seeking to save the country and the people, he was also full of anger at reality, and he also appeared confused and confused. Gao Jun said: "'North drifting', job hunting, renting a house, learning French, falling in love, and choosing a road...... Mao Zedong's experience back then is similar to the struggle of young people today, which can arouse the emotional identity and spiritual resonance of young people today. ”
With my youth, I will show my ambition of Kunpeng. "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" allows Mao Zedong to return from a great man in history to an ordinary person with flesh and blood, and allows the audience to see a more youthful and energetic and new image of young Mao Zedong and the image of Yang Kaihui, who is both cute and determined. It filmed this major revolutionary-themed TV series into the fireworks of life, allowing the audience to see Comrade Mao Zedong's family, love and friendship so truly for the first time. The play is full of strong youthful atmosphere and vigorous vitality that rises to the challenge and is born to the sun, which is refreshing. In the play, there are 28 painting students who read wordless books and travel thousands of miles of youthful heroism; There is a bloody feat of carrying a corpse to petition and going to the meeting alone; also has the joy of life of selling words to survive, being chased by his father with a cigarette bag and pot; There are even more worries about the mother of the child, and the mother of Mao washes the feet of Runzhi, wears new shoes, and tells the tears of the poor family to get rich. Some netizens said: "Follow "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" while burning, crying, and laughing. All kinds of emotions come in cascading, and you can't stop chasing dramas at all" "There is always an emotion that makes your blood boil, and there is always a detail that makes you cry." "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" did it. ”
The wind swept the sea, the Kunpeng hit the waves, the question of youth, and the passion was burning. Talking about the practical significance of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves", Gao Jun said that reviewing Comrade Mao Zedong's great contribution to the Chinese nation, inheriting the red gene, and feeling Comrade Mao Zedong's lofty quality and revolutionary spirit will inspire the majority of young people to work hard for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. "More than 100 years ago, a group of promising young people represented by Mao Zedong explored the way for the nation, the people, and the future of this country. When the light of revolutionary youth of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" shines into reality, the young 'back waves' are down-to-earth, dare to think and act, and will inspire youth with an enterprising attitude, slamming out a huge wave on the new journey of the new era and sending out a loud sound of youth. ”
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