"Minglong Boy" is directed by Ding Hei, starring Zhang Ruoyun and Huang Yao, and starring Wang Qiang, Xu Ruohan, Li Mingde, Zhang Chen, Zeng Youzhen, Xu Qijie, Liu Dan, Wang Xin, Wang Lan, Kong Lianshun, Debai, Wang Jinsong, Chen Hao, and Qu Jingjing. The play premiered on CCTV 8 on December 10, 2023, and was simultaneously broadcast on Youku. The play focuses on teachers and students in the third year of high school, and tells the story of a gold medal teacher who leads students who have gone astray to regain their original intentions
"Singing Dragon Boy" pierces the silence of the screen like a comet, bringing the audience an unprecedented audio-visual feast. Its depth and breadth are like a fascinating labyrinthine that is thought-provoking and intoxicating.
The 31st class of high school in the play is a class full of energy, dreams and possibilities, and the five teenagers in the class also have their own problems, they are talented, but they can't see their own direction. Luckily, they met life coaches like Mr. Sang and Mr. Lei Ming, who provided them with the motivation to realize their dreams. Just like Lei Lizhou saved Mr. Sang, the homeroom teacher of the 31st class of high school, Mr. Sang also influenced Lei Ming, making him finally choose to become a teacher.
Teacher Lei Ming not only inherited the educational spirit of his father Lei Lizhou, but also injected his own understanding and emotion into this foundation. Both father and son are stubborn and determined people, who stand by their own opinions and both have lofty dreams. Lei Lizhou's dream is simple and pure, that is, to teach and be a down-to-earth person. Lei Ming's ideals are even more ambitious, he wants to cultivate more outstanding talents, so that more wounded souls can find solace.
Although the father and son collided in ideas, they never reconciled with each other. It wasn't until his father died, at the memorial service, that Lei Ming saw his father's students and heard his father's dedication, that he understood the truth. He realized that what he had been doing was actually what his father Lei Lizhou had been doing - changing his life with education and igniting hope with love. The father and son have come to the same end and have become guides in the hearts of the students.
This kind of emotional entanglement between father and son and the collision of ideas add a lot of heaviness to the plot. Although the two have never reconciled, their understanding and respect for each other are quietly growing. When Lei Ming understood this. He'll be like his father, too. And this emotion will also be sublimated and become the driving force for him to surpass his father.
The plot in the play is compact and real, and every detail makes people feel like they are back in the third year of high school full of dreams and fighting spirit. The shaking and capture of the camera makes the audience feel as if they are in that familiar and unfamiliar campus environment, and experience their joys, sorrows and sorrows with the characters.
Of course, no work can be perfect. Some of the plots and character settings in "Minglong Boy" have also aroused doubts and dissatisfaction among some audiences. But it is this duality that makes the work more real and three-dimensional, and it is also more able to arouse the audience's resonance and thinking.
The performance of the actors is also a highlight of this work. They bring each character to life, making the audience feel as if they have seen their own shadows. Especially Mr. Lei Ming, his persistence, his stubbornness, and his emotional changes are all perfectly presented by the actors, which makes people moved.
In general, "Minglong Boy" is not only a successful film and television work, but also a depth of education, dreams, and growth. It makes us think about what is a real education, what is a real dream, and how we should face the difficulties and challenges in life. At the same time, it reminds us to pay attention to those talented young people who have lost their way, and provide them with the necessary support and help to find their way and achieve their dreams.