Stills from the TV series “Glory of Our Fathers”
The TV series “Glory of Our Fathers” looks back at the days in the late 1990s when the forestry industry began to “reduced production, restricted logging, and laid off workers.” As if overnight, the workers of Team 923 of Sandaogou Forest Farm discovered that there were not enough forests on the mountain for everyone to work, so they had to draw lots to decide who could work. It was at this time that the workers of the forest farm faced He had to make a painful choice: stay in the forest farm or go south to work? Since its simultaneous broadcast on CCTV 1 and Tencent on August 27, the series has achieved good results in both word-of-mouth and market performance. During the show’s broadcast, CVB’s average ratings peaked at 2.4%, leading the drama series airing at the same time many times, and also achieved a good score of 8.7 on Douban, becoming the highest score for a period drama in 2023. Recently, “Glory of Our Fathers” held an expert seminar in Beijing.
“Glory of Our Fathers” is a realistic drama with forestry as the theme. It takes the story of Gu Changshan’s family as the main line and tells a growth story about forestry reform and the realization of ecological inheritance. The series vividly reproduces the entire process of forestry changes in the 1990s, records the major events and small emotions experienced by forestry people under the tide of the times, and shows the significant changes in their mental outlook. It is a film full of strong imprints of the times. , and at the same time an excellent work with profound practical significance.
Fang Fang, deputy general manager of Tencent Online Video Film and Television Content Production Department, said that the TV series “Glory of Fathers” is an in-depth attempt by the platform on realist era themes, which highlights the unique charm of the people in the Northeast, who are open-minded and optimistic. The upward attitude touches the hearts of the audience, which is why the series is loved by the audience. “In the future, Tencent Video will also focus on more diverse content creation, continue to move forward in the pursuit of high-quality products, and produce excellent works that closely follow the pulse of the times,” she said.
Since its launch, the series has aroused resonance and discussion among young viewers on social media. Yang Xia, chief producer of the TV series “Glory of Fathers” and CEO of Xinpai Media Group Co., Ltd., said: “We have repeatedly emphasized the simple warmth and the power of family in the series, through the natural mountains and the deer in the forest. To bring the audience the power of quiet guardianship and fairy-tale beauty. Let every audience feel the hope for life and the yearning for light through the series. This is our original intention that we have adhered to since our creation.”
Director Liu Hanxuan said that during the creative process, the creators always insisted on viewing their parents’ generation from the perspective of young people, and expressed each character as objectively as possible. By showing the optimistic lifestyle and attitude of the characters in the play, they gave The audience conveys positive and uplifting power, allowing them to feel the expression of young people.
Zhou Fang, who plays the role of Liang Fengxia in the play, talked about her experience in shaping the character. She said that by starring in “Glory of Our Fathers”, she felt the love and righteousness between people, “Everyone in the play has a responsibility , sentimental, and have enthusiastic expectations for life no matter what the circumstances. At the same time, I also hope that I can continue to work hard in the future and shoot better and more meaningful works.”
Li Jingsheng, vice president of the China Federation of Radio and Television Social Organizations, believes that this drama expresses the kindness of human nature and the warmth of family affection in the hardships of life, vividly interprets the ups and downs of the characters’ fate, and highlights the power of warmth and the power of human nature. Brilliance has successfully found the characteristics that touch people and broadened the expression dimension of this type of subject matter.
Lu Fan, director of the Audio and Video Office of the Integrated Media Center of Peking University and deputy director of the Television Research Center of Peking University, said that “Glory of Our Fathers” has triggered a phenomenon of watching dramas across generations. The younger creative perspective of the drama has brought people closer to them. The distance of one generation, while using the character’s destiny and realistic narrative, allows young people to look at the national forestry strategy, allowing the stories of the past to resonate with the current reality, and it has a certain inspiration for young people.
Yi Kai, secretary-general of the China Television Arts Committee, said that this TV series injects young and fresh blood and is a good breakthrough in the period drama genre. The unique perspective injects spiritual energy into the series, which to a certain extent increases enhance the artistic value of the series.
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