"Parents' Love" is written by Liu Jing, directed by Kong Sheng, and starring powerful actors Guo Tao, Mei Ting, Liu Lin, Ren Shuai, Liu Tianchi, etc., the love of "my parents" under the vicissitudes of the times from the fifties of the last century to the beginning of the new century is the main line, interpreting the love and truth, goodness and beauty in the ordinary and ordinary life of several families and two generations of Chinese. Since the TV series premiered on CCTV in 2014, it has been loved by the majority of viewers and friends, and has been broadcast on various satellite TV channels for nine years, and the popularity has not decreased, and audiences of all ages can find their own highlights from this emotional drama.
In the play, in the mid-eighties, Jiang Defu and Lao Ding retired on the island together. Jiang Defu retired from his post as commander of a garrison division at the division level and enjoyed the treatment of deputy military rank, while Lao Ding retired from the post of deputy chief of staff of the garrison division at the regimental level and enjoyed the treatment of deputy division.
Jiang Defu was called "Commander Jiang" in the mid-50s, and after a lapse of 30 years, he was promoted to two levels in the mid-80s and retired as the commander of the garrison division. What's even more incredible is that Lao Ding, who was already a major in the mid-fifties, although the plot does not clearly explain his position, he should also be a regimental cadre. However, from the mid-fifties to the mid-eighties, for thirty years, Lao Ding almost stood still, from the beginning to the same level as Jiang Defu, to the time of retirement, why is this?
Perhaps we can analyze their career development in detail and understand something.
In the autumn of 1955, Ding Jiqun (Lao Ding) and Jiang Defu were awarded the rank of major at the same time, and they entered the artillery school together. At this time, the classmates called Jiang Defu "Regiment Commander Jiang" and Ding Jiqun "Lao Ding", which shows that Jiang Defu was a real leader before entering the artillery school, and Ding Jiqun may only be a regimental staff officer or technician.
In the summer of 1957, Ding Jiqun and Jiang Defu graduated from the artillery school together. At the time of graduation, both were awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel at the same time. Jiang Defu gave up the opportunity to stay in school to teach, and chose to go to a remote island to defend and serve as chief of staff of the garrison division, with the rank of deputy division. As for Ding Jiqun, he has already brought his wife and children from the countryside to the city, and he stayed in school to teach.
In the spring and summer of 1966, Jiang Defu, who had worked on the island for ten years, was promoted to deputy commander of the garrison division, and in the same year, Ding Jiqun, who had been teaching at the artillery school for ten years, was investigated by the organization because of historical issues.
In the autumn of 1968, Jiang Defu, who had served as deputy commander of the garrison division for three years, was promoted to commander of the garrison division, and in the winter of that year, Ding Jiqun, who had worked in the artillery school for ten years without being promoted, was sent to the island where his old comrade-in-arms Jiang Defu was the commander of the garrison division and served as the deputy chief of staff of the garrison division. Ding Jiqun was nearly 50 years old at this time, and the deputy chief of staff of this garrison division was one level lower than when Jiang Defu came to the island ten years ago.
In the summer of 1985, Jiang Defu, who had worked on the island for 30 years, retired as the commander of the garrison division with the rank of full division, and according to the policy at that time, he enjoyed the special treatment of the deputy military rank, while Ding Jiqun was the deputy chief of staff of the garrison division from the late 60s when he came to the island until his retirement in the mid-80s, and he was always the chief of staff of the garrison division.
"Parents' Love" is a family life drama of the era, not a military-themed TV series, so the writers and directors did not focus on the daily work content of Jiang Defu, Ding Jiqun and Wang Zhenbiao, etc., and we cannot judge their career development from the perspective of their work, but can only simply sort out and analyze their life trajectories through their family background, experience, choices and personalities, so as to make it more convenient to understand the plot and enjoy the pleasure of watching the drama.