Kunpeng hits the waves, and youth is burning. The State Administration of Radio and Television commemorates the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade ***, a key project and a major revolutionary TV series "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves", which will be broadcast tomorrow on Beijing Satellite TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV, Guangdong Satellite TV, iQiyi, Youku**, and Tencent**.
"Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" takes youth *** as the main narrative line, telling the extraordinary revolutionary process from 1918 when he graduated from Hunan No. 1 Normal School to 1921 when he attended the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China. During this period, he organized members of the Xinmin Society to go to France for work-study programsHe met Li Dazhao in the library of Peking University and began to accept MarxismFounded the "Xiangjiang Review" in Changsha and carried out the first labor movement;Led a massive expulsion campaign;In the three extraordinary years of the early organization of the Hunan Communist Party, ** grew from a hot-blooded young man who believed in education to save the country to a staunch Marxist.
Fill in the blanks and use new actors to reproduce the revolutionary youth of the great man.
Yesterday, the crew held a premiere press conference in Beijing. At the scene, Gao Changli, director of the TV Drama Department of the State Administration of Radio and Television, highly affirmed that "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" has three major breakthroughs: "The biggest development of this drama is not only to fill a gap, but also to carry out a deep cultivation, showing the life experience of Comrade *** in Beijing for three years when he was young, which can resonate with today's young people;The second pioneer, reflecting the youth story of a generation of great men, we need young actors. It brings inspiration to the new mode of creation in the future, how to cultivate young actors;Third, it has created a new pattern for TV drama production. The film and television institutions represented by the Forbidden City Pictures have sincerely cooperated and once again polished the golden signboard, they have a sense of responsibility, a sense of mission, and the ability to create more and better works. ”
Yu Junsheng, Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of Beijing Radio and Television Station, said that how to tell the story of Comrade *** in the new era and how to form a wide resonance among young people today is a topic that "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" continues to explore and break through in the creation and production. "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" has achieved integrity and innovation, boldly using new actors, so that the audience can see a more youthful and energetic, a new image of youth *** and a cute and firm image of Yang Kaihui. It filmed this major revolutionary-themed TV series with the fireworks of life, allowing the audience to see the family, love and friendship of comrades so truly for the first time. ”
6,000 people auditioned, and unexpectedly found the most suitable TA
Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" is written by Ma Jihong, directed by Liu Biao, and Gao Jun, a gold medal producer who has organized the filming of "Diplomacy" and "* Marshal", serves as the chief producer. The main roles in the play are performed by a group of newcomers such as Liu Chenglin and Mi Zhuoqing, as well as powerful actors such as Yu Yang, Dong Yong, Ding Liuyuan, and Wang Zhifei. The whole play adheres to the creative principle of "big things are true, small things are not informal", organically integrates historical truth and artistic truth, and successfully creates a group of young people in their prime such as Cai Hesen, Yang Kaihui, Xiang Jingyu, Cai Chang, Xiao Zisheng, Tao Siyong, etc.
At the premiere press conference, chief screenwriter Ma Jihong affectionately confessed to "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves": "Today is the coldest day since Beijing entered winter, but my heart is hot. From the fresh and beautiful spring to the warm autumn sun, from the scorching summer to the cold winter, this seed has finally bloomed from sowing and germination to branching and scattering. She said that the *** who came out of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" will definitely enter the hearts of TV audiences across the country and be loved by the majority of young audiences.
Looking back on the filming process, in the face of many "dear" creative partners, Liu Biao, the director of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves", cried excitedly at the scene. He said that "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" is a youthful memory about ideals, beliefs, emotions and love. It is writing about people, vividly portraying a group of flesh-and-blood, singing and crying young people, writing about the spiritual growth of young people, and writing about their sacrifices and dedication to pursue ideals and beliefs and for the country they love. ”
The casting of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" is particularly difficult, and it has fallen into a desperate situation several times, and it is bright and bright. Chief producer Gao Jun revealed on the spot that the main characters in the play were selected from more than 6,000 people across the country. Before filming, the crew spent more than 20 days to organize the main creative staff to visit the *** Memorial Hall, the Red House of Peking University, the former residence of Shaoshan ***, the Bancang Yang Kaihui Memorial Hall, Hunan No. 1 Normal and other revolutionary holy places, read the script in depth, attend party classes, and carry out ideological education and spiritual purification for the actors. Gao Jun shared the behind-the-scenes story of Yang Kaihui's actor on the spot. "We are always looking for the most suitable actors. The young actor Liu Chenglin, who played ***, and Mi Zhuoqing, who played Yang Kaihui, finally waited for their appearance when our casting was in a desperate situation, and by chance. ”
At the press conference, the lead actors of the play Liu Chenglin, Mi Zhuoqing, Huang Haonan, Song Peize, Xiao Yunxi, Wang Xiaoyunzi, Wu Jifeng made their collective debut for the first time, and Gao Zefan, the director of the play, sang the theme song of "Kunpeng Hitting the Waves" - "Hitting the Waves", with the enterprising heart of "my heart is hot and fighting the huge waves", he talked to the revolutionary ancestors of a hundred years ago and issued their voices of youth. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Sun Jiayin).