A key TV series of the State Administration of Radio and Television, a key support project of the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, and a key literary and artistic project of "Beijing Audiovisual" "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" will be broadcast tonight on Beijing Satellite TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV, Guangdong Satellite TV, iQiyi, and Youku Video , Tencent Video came to a successful conclusion.
As a tribute work to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong, "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" has been on the rise since its launch on December 18, with its youthful revolutionary perspective, flat-faced characterization and life flow narrative that arouses audience empathy. Internet popularity continues to heat up. Data shows: Weibo topics related to the drama have been read more than 75 million; Douyin topics have been played more than 400 million; Tencent Video has a rating of 8.9, top 1 in Tencent’s revolutionary drama list, top 1 in Tencent’s reality dramas, top 1 in iQiyi’s historical dramas, and iQiyi’s war Top 1 on the list, top 2 on the Youku revolutionary drama list. People's Daily, Guangming Daily, Xinhua News Agency, Learning Power, Wenhui Po, Literary News, National Radio and Television Think Tank, China Press and Publication Radio and Television, China Arts Newspaper, Global Times, Capital Radio and Television, Shanghai TV, Peking University official blog, Xiangtan University Youth League Committee official blog Other mainstream media rushed to report on the play, which received rave reviews from all walks of life.
Zhong Chengxiang, former vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and a famous literary critic, spoke highly of "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" as a masterpiece that combines the spirit of realism with romantic feelings. "As a pioneer and explorer who combines the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and China's excellent traditional culture, Mao Zedong's glorious journey is vividly presented in "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves". This is a kind of culture for art workers. Confidence and cultural consciousness. At the same time, "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" has taken a big step forward in grasping the unity of historical truth and artistic truth." Li Jingsheng, vice president of the China Federation of Radio, Film and Television Social Organizations, said that the play reproduces the The youthful years and growth process of revolutionaries have made new explorations and efforts for the creation of major revolutionary TV dramas in terms of innovative expression and aesthetic improvement in the new era. Many viewers also praised this as the warmest red youth drama, "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" is full of emotions, high-level narrative, and has a typical atmosphere of a masterpiece."
"Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" is produced by Beijing Radio and Television and Beijing Forbidden City Film. Produced by Industry Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Huace Film and Television Co., Ltd., Hubei Yangtze Film Group Co., Ltd., Ciwen Media Co., Ltd., Beijing Tianrun Damei Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., and Anhui Five Star Oriental Film and Television Investment Co., Ltd. Gao Jun serves as Chief producer, Ma Jihong serves as chief screenwriter, directed by Liu Biao, starring Liu Chenglin and Mi Zhuoqing, Yu Yang, Li Donghan, Dong Yong, Huang Haonan, Song Peize, Tian Ai, Xiao Yunxi, Wang Xiaoyunzi, with young Mao Zedong as the main narrative line , tells the story of Mao Zedong’s extraordinary revolutionary journey from 1918, when he graduated from Hunan First Normal University, to 1921, when he attended the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Talking about the origin of the creation, chief producer Gao Jun said that 2023 is the year to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong. As a key tribute drama, it is particularly important to create new ideas in "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" and to capture the origin and growth of Mao Zedong's revolutionary thoughts. . Focusing on Mao Zedong's youth, TV dramas that tell the youth story of a generation of great men are extremely scarce. Mao Zedong's history from 1918 to 1921 is almost blank in film and television dramas, and "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" fills this gap.
Gao Jun said: "The distinctive feature of "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" is that it focuses on the three years of history from 1918 to 1921, tells the youthful growth and revolutionary process of a generation of great men from a youthful perspective, and uses a youthful lineup to allow young people to interpret youth. , Let youth resonate with youth." To this end, "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" boldly cast new actors. Gao Jun said: "We must use young actors to play the great men in their youth. The actor who plays the young Mao Zedong must have successors." The casting process for "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" lasted for half a year. From more than 6,000 candidate actors across the country, the crew overturned the tentative candidates several times before finally confirming the current starring lineup, which is mainly composed of post-00s.
Regarding the pioneering significance of "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves", Gao Changli, Director of the TV Drama Department of the State Administration of Radio and Television, highly affirmed that "Kunpeng Strikes the Waves" has three major breakthroughs: "The biggest pioneering role of this drama is not only to fill a gap, but also to carry out deep cultivation. , which shows Comrade Mao Zedong’s three-year life experience in Beijing when he was young in detail, which can resonate with today’s young people; the second creation reflects the youth story of a generation of great men, and we need young actors. It provides future creation The new model has brought enlightenment to how we train young actors; thirdly, it has created a new pattern for TV series production. Film and television organizations represented by Forbidden City Films have cooperated sincerely and once again polished their golden signs. They have a sense of responsibility and a mission sense, and the ability to create more and better works."
(Source: Dazhong Newspaper·Qilu Yidian)
