On the evening of November 3, CCTV's set of prime-time hit drama "Red Flag Canal" ushered in the finale, which was a stunning ending. The drama focuses on the great drought in 1959, telling the story of the people who built the "Hongqi Canal" from the Taihang Mountainside in order to change the status quo of water shortage for generations, relying on themselves and working hard, and is a film and television work that shows the national spirit as the proposition in the 60s.

The drama is produced by Mr. Mao Linbo, chairman of Zhejiang Nanpai Film Co., Ltd., as the chief producer, and the powerful actors Yu Zhen, An Yuexi, Zeng Li, Xu Guangyu, Jing Le, Ma Dongyan, Xu Zhinuo lead the starring, Li Qinqin, Kou Zhenhai specially invited to star, Chen Che, Xu Shendong and Yu Siyuan starring. Since its inception, "Hongqiqu" has been helped by CCTV multi-platform publicity, CCTV TV series for the TV series "Hongqiqu" released 37 Weibo tweets and 9 WeChat public account articles, Weibo topic reading volume of more than 100 million; powerful actors Zeng Li, An Yuexi, Jing Le were also invited to conduct interviews, telling the story between them and Hongqiqu, which aroused widespread concern among netizens, and the attention continued to rise. In addition, the drama has also received coverage and recognition from mainstream media such as Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, Guangming Daily, and China Television News, and has been evaluated as a historical epic TV series that shows the symphony of the times and collective destiny.
With its distinct and full era and regional texture, ups and downs of the storyline, gripping touching stories, authentic character settings, kind and natural actor performances, and the spiritual energy of hard struggle, "Red Flag Canal" has been widely concerned and loved by audiences of all ages and circles, and has been highly affirmed and recognized by the majority of netizens, and has gained a good reputation. From the beginning to the end, "Red Flag Canal" has been dominating the list of prime-time TV series ratings first, the ratings are far ahead, according to China's audiovisual big data, the first week of broadcasting with 1.549% of the ratings, 6.424% of the viewership share of the first place, according to Maoyan, Cool Cloud, Lighthouse and other professional ratings statistics platforms show that the average daily rating of Hongqi Canal reached 1.6208%.
The TV series "Red Flag Canal" is jointly produced by the Propaganda Department of the Henan Provincial CPC Committee, the Propaganda Department of the ANYANG Municipal CPC Committee, the Propaganda Department of the LINZHOU Municipal CPC Committee, and the Propaganda Department of the ZHANGJIAGANG Municipal CPC Committee. It is produced by CCTV, Zhangjiagang Jinnonglian Cultural Development Partnership (Limited Partnership), Zhejiang Nanpai Film Co., Ltd., Henan Cultural Industry Investment Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Daily Newspaper Group, Ningbo Meishan Bonded Port Area Panjing Investment Management Co., Ltd., Henan Nanpai Film Co., Ltd., Anyang Zhongshang Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd., and Hangzhou Haojubang Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Mr. Mao Linbo, Chairman of Zhejiang Nanpai Film Co., Ltd., as the producer and chief producer of "HongqiQu", has always taken "integrity, pragmatism, professionalism and pioneering" as the development concept, and is committed to creating high-quality film and television content; adhering to the creative concept of "seeking truth from facts, seeking truth and pragmatism", polishing the script, proposing timely modification suggestions for problems in the shooting process, and striving to create an "immersive" viewing experience for the audience.
Restore historical stories
As a tribute drama that restores the true historical story and shows the national spirit, "Red Flag Canal" awakens the collective memory of the people who experienced the times, but also triggers the emotional resonance of future generations of young people. In the creation of the play, the main creative team has always adhered to the artistic pursuit of restoring the truth, visited the Hongqiqu Museum many times, and adopted the artistic techniques of real-life shooting and intuitive, comprehensive and documentary expressions to create well-produced and touching high-quality works with a touching plot. The play adopts the creative method of multi-line parallel and strong plot, making full use of contradictions and conflicts to show the arduous process of repairing canals; in addition to the intense and fierce rhythm, it also integrates a lot of comedy into the design of some life-like scenes and bridge sections between characters, which increases the watchability of the play.
Resonate with the times
The TV series "Hongqi Canal" uses a large number of character restorations and scene reproductions, Lin Jie (Yu Zhen) is based on the character prototype of the Hongqi Canal initiator "Yang Gui", Wu Nianzu (Xu Zhinuo) is the Hongqi Canal designer "Wu Zutai", and Shi Shuisheng (Jing Le) is based on the hero "Ren Yangcheng". The play adapted and created their heroic deeds, relying on the passionate interpretation of the outstanding actors, reproduced the great and shocking historical images, which aroused the strong resonance of the audience; netizens spontaneously shared their viewing experiences on major social platforms, interpreted and analyzed the plot, characters, lines, prototypes and other topics in the play in multiple dimensions, and set off a wave of communication on the network platform.
The TV series "Red Flag Canal" came to a successful end, and this galloping "artificial river" will continue to forge ahead, inspiring generation after generation of Chinese self-improvement, hard work, and create their own spirit of the times.