CCTV One episode of "The Great Way of Fire" airs tonight, with Hou Jingjian once again portraying Mao Zedong
The major revolutionary historical themed TV drama "The Great Way of Fire" will premiere on the prime time slot of CCTV on the evening of September 15th. This drama is directed by Song Yeming, with Zhang Qiang as the chief screenwriter and Xu Zhiyin as the chief producer. It stars Hou Jingjian, Zhang Bo, Wang Weizhi, and Xu Xiaosa, and stars Song Yu, Shang Bai, Xu Yongge, Shu Tong, Gao Feng, Ren Donglin, Li Yatian, Na Zhidong, Zhang Ge, Li Xiaofeng, Tang Yinuo, and others. It tells the story of Mao Zedong's firm belief, adherence to the correct governance philosophy and military revolutionary struggle route from 1931 to 1935.
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The main creative team of this drama is strong, and director Song Yeming has directed revolutionary historical dramas such as "Diplomatic Storm", "Marshal Peng Dehuai", and "Eighth Route Army". Screenwriter Zhang Qiang has also worked on plays such as "Deng Xiaoping in the Turning Point of History". "The TV drama 'The Great Road and the Fireworks' revolves around land, finance, economy, and base construction, showcasing Mao Zedong's creative process of combining Marxism with the actual situation of the Chinese revolution through investigation and research, and exploring the correct path of Chinese revolution and construction practice.".
This is also Hou Jingjian's second appearance as the great Mao Zedong, following TV dramas such as "The Awakening Age", "The Great Turning Point", and "The Autumn Harvest Uprising". This drama will showcase the life oriented image of great figures. In the drama, Mao Zedong went up to the house to help his grandmother open a skylight, carried lanterns to participate in the village lantern party, planted rice seedlings in the fields, caught fish in the river, made tofu soup for his comrades, and cooked for his children; It will also guide cadres on how to write good articles and match the marriage of security guards. How Hou Jingjian shaped the image of Mao Zedong during this period and demonstrated the literary and military strategies of a generation of great figures is worth looking forward to.
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In terms of production, the pre production of this drama took more than two years, with a total of over 700 cast members and over three months of filming, mobilizing more than 10000 actors from the masses. In order to realistically recreate history, "The Great Road and Fireworks" was filmed in Ruijin, Nanchang, Changting, and other places, with real-life scenes taken at revolutionary sites such as Yunshi Mountain, Shazhouba, Rentian, Xianghu, and Zeqin. Famous battles in Chinese revolutionary history, such as the Ganzhou Campaign, Shuikou Campaign, Guangchang Campaign, and Xiangjiang Campaign, will also be presented one by one in the drama.
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"Da Dao Huo" was jointly produced by the Propaganda Department of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, the Propaganda Department of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, and the Propaganda Department of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee. It was planned and guided by the Jiangxi Provincial Radio and Television Bureau, and produced by CCTV, China Television Drama Production Center Co., Ltd., and others.
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