Halfway through the broadcast, the major revolutionary TV series "Going to the Southwest" has delivered outstanding results. On August 23, "Going to the Southwest" was broadcast on a prime time slot on CCTV. As a key drama supported by the State Administration of Radio and Televi

is halfway through its broadcast, and 's major revolutionary TV series "Going to the Southwest" has delivered outstanding results.

In the play, the actor who plays the role of Deng Xiaoping is An Rongsheng. Prior to this, he had successfully played Deng Xiaoping in film and television dramas such as " Forever ", " Long March ", and " All the Way Forward ".

Recently, An Rongsheng said in an interview with a reporter from Red Star News: "The Deng Xiaoping in "Going to the Southwest" is a Deng Xiaoping who returned to his hometown after being away from his hometown for thirty years with a major mission on his shoulders; he is a young and powerful man who is brave in pioneering and pioneering. Deng Xiaoping was courageous, responsible and not afraid of difficulties; he was also a Deng Xiaoping who spoke his local dialect throughout, and was full of enthusiasm and affection for his hometown, family and work. Just as Chairman Mao Zedong said - whether it is politics or military affairs, Deng Xiaoping is the best. "

Deng Xiaoping played by An Rongsheng

An Rongsheng introduced that this drama mainly shows Comrade Deng Xiaoping's actions from December 1949 when he led his troops to Chongqing to his transfer in July 1952. The first secretary of the Southwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, he carried out a series of pioneering work to liberate the Southwest, take over the Southwest, and build the Southwest.

It is understood that "Going to the Southwest" took four years from script creation to completion of filming. The chief screenwriter of the play is Zhang Qiang, who is a director of the Deng Xiaoping Thought and Life Research Society of the Central Academy of Party History and Documentation. He has also previously created works such as "Deng Xiaoping in Historical Turns" and "My 1997".

In this creation of "Going to the Southwest", Zhang Qiang refined the main plot into "three songs" - one is a magnificent, epic ode telling the story of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, Liu Bocheng and He Long leading the Southwest Bureau to govern the southwest and build the southwest; The first is about struggle and sacrifice, smelting iron into steel, and outlines the youthful triumphal song of the young people of New China heading to the southwest and pursuing their dreams of becoming a nation; the other is about perseverance, hard work and bravery, and a happy song that praises the struggle and unity of people from all walks of life and all ethnic groups.

Director Wang Weimin said that past film and television works such as "Liberating the Southwest" also showed this period of history, but they were more focused on military struggles. This time, "Toward the Southwest" is a combination of civil and military skills, hardness and softness. Economic, multi-dimensional combination, multi-level and multi-angle display of Comrade Deng Xiaoping's forward-looking and pioneering achievements in the construction of the Southwest. Among them, land reform, economic restructuring, construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, suppression of bandits and evil, anti-corruption and upholding integrity are all involved.

Audiences commented that "Going to the Southwest" adopts the "nervous system narrative method". While taking into account the grand historical narrative, it also mobilizes its own "nerve endings" to touch the truest survival temperature in history.

An Rongsheng recalled that several major events running through the characters in the play vividly demonstrated Comrade Deng Xiaoping's pioneering innovation. For example, under extremely difficult conditions, he rushed to repair the road into Tibet, built the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, manufactured and operated ships to solve the difficulties of the Shu Road, and promoted the rapid development of production. These all reflected Deng Xiaoping's courage and courage to act and pioneer.

The 57-year-old An Rongsheng has played Deng Xiaoping nearly 20 times in various film and television dramas. The opportunity for him to play Deng Xiaoping began in 1998 when he participated in the anti-flood TV series "Jingtao ". At that time, he played a soldier in the play, with a shaved head and a military uniform. After the director of that drama saw him on the monitor, he discovered that he looked like Deng Xiaoping.Later, when the Beijing Film Studio was filming the movie "Together Forever", they had not yet found an actor to play the young Deng Xiaoping before filming started. Someone suddenly remembered An Rongsheng and contacted him for an audition. When the makeup artist finished applying makeup on him, everyone present felt that he looked so much like him. From then on, An Rongsheng embarked on the road of being a special actor.

To play Deng Xiaoping well, you must first achieve a similar appearance in makeup. But the similarity in appearance is only the first step. In order to better create the image of the great man, An Rongsheng said, "I will also read a lot of life stories and historical documents about Comrade Deng Xiaoping, so that the spirit of the character will grow in my heart. Another lesson is to learn dialects and practice calligraphy to make your personal accomplishments and speech and behavior closer to the characters."

An Rongsheng said that as a literary and art worker, having the opportunity to play such a great man will burn the years. It’s an honor to be in front of an audience. In addition, he also mentioned that as he plays Comrade Deng Xiaoping more and more times, he feels that the channel into the character's heart becomes wider and more accessible, but the more he understands this character, the more he will feel his own personality charm and charm. Leadership style, no matter what kind of performance is used, is difficult to replicate and unattainable.

Red Star News reporter Qiu Junfeng editor Zeng Qi