On January 4, a major revolutionary historical TV series was launched by the State Administration of Radio and Television and Hunan Province to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong. It was planned, created, invested and controlled by Hunan Radio, Film and Television Group (Hunan Radio and Television), and was established and produced by Xiaoxiang Film Group. "Ask the Cangmang" officially ended on CCTV with a brilliant score of 8.6 on Douban, and ended on Mango TV and Youku members.
At the end of the story, Mao Zedong and Chen Duxiu said goodbye by the river. Chen Duxiu gave the match in his hand to Mao Zedong, and the "fire" of the Chinese revolution was officially handed over. "Today's China, who is the enemy and who is the friend? Who will dominate? Who will return to me?" The young Mao Zedong already had the answer in his heart. The path of China's revolution gradually became clear, and the land under his feet was no longer vast.
Leading the ratings and winning praises
"Ask the Cangmang" has cracked a "hard nut"
2023 is the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong. The launch of a film and television work with Comrade Mao Zedong as the protagonist is not only to pay tribute to a generation of great men, but also to commemorate his contribution to the Chinese nation and the people. The glorious historical contribution made by the Chinese people is also to encourage and call on the contemporary youth to not forget their original aspirations and keep their mission in mind through the passionate stories of their revolutionary ancestors, strengthen their historical confidence, seize the historical initiative, and continuously push forward the grand cause of Chinese-style modernization.
Comrade Mao Zedong’s life was magnificent and vigorous. The TV series "Ask the Cangmang" focuses on the young Mao Zedong from 1921 to 1927, not only because there are few film and television works about it, but more importantly, these six years are the time when Comrade Mao Zedong went from a Marxist believer to an experienced person. A critical period for the transformation of a rich professional revolutionary, from a revolutionary idealist to a revolutionary practitioner, from an ordinary party representative to a leader who pioneered the path of "rural areas surrounding cities and armed seizure of power". Although in terms of creation, these six years belong to the "prelude" of the great man's highlight stage, which is extremely difficult to dramatize, "Ask the Cangmang" still chooses to crack this "hard nut" and show the audience the "entrepreneurship" of young Mao Zedong. road.
What is gratifying is that the broadcast results and audience reputation of "Ask the Cangmang" have lived up to the creative courage of the creative team. Since the drama was first aired on CCTV’s late prime time slot on December 12, it has a 10.835% share of the CVB General Administration’s big data, ranking first among all channels in the country. Hunan Satellite TV has also led the ratings since its launch, ranking first among provincial satellite TV. It has been evaluated as a high-quality TV series with major revolutionary historical themes in recent years.
At the same time, "Ask the Cangmang" successfully broke through the ratings circle and communication barriers, once again setting off a viewing boom for young audiences for the main theme drama. As of the end of the show, the show has reached 4 billion topic views on the entire Internet, more than 140 hot searches on the entire Internet, and an audience of 600 million across all media. Young audiences born in the 90s and 00s accounted for 30%, making it the most widely covered young audience in recent times. , the main theme drama with the highest audience stickiness. Many netizens also praised the show on social media for "writing a thorough story of faith and country" and "it feels like watching a documentary, and the more you watch it, the better it gets."
Back to the beginning of the "first union"
A sincere work dedicated to major revolutionary historical themes
Adhering to the principle of "doing everything big and not trivial", the TV series "Ask the Cangmang" features Comrade Mao Zedong as the protagonist, and at the same time portrays Sun Yat-sen , Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, Zhou Enlai, Chiang Kai-shek, Wang Jingwei, Cai Hesen, Zhang Guotao and other influential figures who have interacted with Mao Zedong, using plain and simple brushwork to make the image originally rooted in textbooks come alive, and "root downwards" to the young Mao Zedong The three unique and significant characteristics of "growing upward", "unity of knowledge and action" and "treating official position and money as dirt" are perfectly presented. With the youthful and hard-working spirit of Communists, it reveals the historical truth of the success of the Chinese revolution and has great impact on contemporary youth. inspirational meaning.
After being accused of not understanding the current situation of workers, Mao Zedong went deep into the Anyuan mines and discovered the difficulties of people's livelihood during on-site visits. When he learned that there were still a large number of farmers living in dire straits in rural areas, Mao Zedong opened night schools for farmers and established a party in the countryside. branch to fight for the rights and interests of farmers; in the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Mao Zedong was elected as an alternate member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang and acting director of the Central Propaganda Department for his outstanding performance. As the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke down, he resolutely gave up his comfortable life and insisted on the communism he believed in. The play shows young Mao Zedong's delicate and real thinking, actions and choices. This series of small and specific narrative plots makes young Mao Zedong's excellent qualities and sincere emotions vivid in the scene-based, story-based and concrete construction. Together, they created a comprehensive, three-dimensional, rich, tangible, respectable and respectable image of young Mao Zedong.
More importantly, through the growth process of young Mao Zedong, it reflects the growth process of the Communist Party of China. In "entrepreneurship, growth, and path-finding", it answers the questions of the people and the times, and further clarifies and strengthens the idea that "only The self-confidence of "socialism can save China" provides contemporary young people with a spiritual mirror to reflect on themselves as they shoulder their historical mission, realize their self-worth, and firmly move forward.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Yang Wenjie
editor/Cui Wei