Shapotou has six sides in the wind and rain.

Aspect 1: real place names, restoring the Acropolis in the 1940 s

Zhongwei, Shapotou, Yingshuiqiao, Xuanhe, Sikouzi ... The names of Zhongwei, which have been preserved to this day, have been put on the screen one by one, which not only becomes the unique attraction of this TV series, but also makes Ningxia people and people familiar with Ningxia look more cordial. According to Yu Xianguang, director of China National Defense Television Publicity Center, apart from the dramas such as Qiao Family Courtyard and Moujia Manor broadcast in recent years, there are very few TV dramas with real names at present, and ordinary producers are unwilling to use real names in order to improve the circulation and coverage of TV dramas. Producer Ji Yunjun told reporters that this TV series not only depicts the fearless central defender during the revolutionary war, but also shows the beautiful scenery of Shapotou, where the desert is close to the Yellow River. Although shooting with real place names is a bit risky, it will greatly promote the popularity and reputation of Shapotou tourist area.

Aspect 2: The cast is strong, playing the red central defender.

Ding Haifeng, a famous actor who was famous for his role in Song Wu, now wears a sheepskin coat unique to the central defender and becomes the first protagonist Tong Sanquan in Shapotou in the Storm. The resolute and brave Tong Sanquan played an ordinary central defender underground gangster for us. Tang Yan, who plays the No.1 female in Assembly, plays opposite Ding Haifeng and plays Ma Youlan, a military female spy lurking in the central defender. They are both brothers and sisters, but also enemies, both opposite and emotional. In the play, the proprietress of the No.2 inn is played by a famous actress, who once played the third-class phoenix in Family with Nine Phoenix, Cao Ruling in Chinese Marriage and the mother in Father's Love as a Mountain. She also has a dual identity, both as Ma Youlan's biological mother and as a contact of the underground party of the central defender. Ma Shoutian, the male No.2 Zhongwei county magistrate, was played by Liu Wenzhi, the actor of Sun Yat-sen, and this time the crew specially invited him back from the United States.

"We never let go of every small role. In order to perform the unique customs of the northwest, we specially invited Yu Zhihua, the captain of the amateur performance team of the Logistics Department of Lanzhou Military Region, and carefully selected some extras from the central defender, hoping to better reflect the customs of the northwest in some small details and language, "said Zhang Yancheng, production director.

According to another introduction, in the choice of actors, the producers are mainly powerful actors. Previously, Zhang Hanyu, Cecilia Yip, Liu Xiaoqing and other stars all wanted to take part in the play after reading the script, but they couldn't make it because of the scheduling problem.

Aspect 3: spy war+emotion+suspense, unique perspective, ups and downs.

"The perspective of Shapotou Storm is very unique. In addition to the hot spy war elements in the past two years, emotional dramas are also very attractive. The most worth seeing is our unique culture and scenery in the northwest. " Producer Ji Yunjun introduced to reporters.

The play mainly tells the story of a native central defender and a reckless Eighth Route Army soldier who grew up to be underground workers in the 1940s under the background of the national anti-Japanese war, and created a group of ordinary central defenders. For the peaceful liberation of the Central Army, generations of underground party member fought bloody battles with the blood of their predecessors.

But people who read the script, including the actors who joined in, agreed with it very much, and everyone read it with tears in one breath. "After three years, this script has been easy to draft, and the plot of the script is ups and downs, which can catch the attention of the audience." Yu Xianguang said, "With such a good script, as well as our very strong creative team and dedicated actor team, this TV series will definitely become an instant hit."

Aspect 4: The shooting scene is real, leaving a permanent landscape.

In the desert scenic spot of Shapotou Scenic Spot in Zhongwei, Liu Hong Inn, Japanese Training Camp and Zhongwei Wharf on the Yellow River in Shapotou South District are the main locations where the story takes place. These landscapes, which lasted more than three months and cost nearly one million yuan, not only coincided with the time when the story happened, but also were perfect in architecture. They are not simple props, but permanent landscapes, and become another scenic spot worth visiting in Shapotou Scenic Area in the future. According to Tao Neng, the chairman of Shapotou Scenic Area in Zhongwei, Shapotou will keep all these scenes, and even after the TV series is completed, they will restore the roles of proprietress and buddies in these landscapes, so that visitors who arrive in Shapotou can experience the feeling that there are only a handful of people in the drama.

In addition, the Malanhua Film and Television Base of Thief Lake in Pingluo County will perform the prosperous scenes of Zhongwei County in 1930s and 1940s, and the scenes of the county magistrate's home and the police station will be completed in Beijing Bayi Film Studio.

Aspect 5: small investment, a good drama worth looking forward to.

In addition to finding the most suitable actors in the whole country, we also spare no effort in props and costumes. Guns are provided by Guangxi Film Studio, and fireworks are provided by Emei Film Studio. Liu Hong Inn alone pulled three 6.8-meter-long carts from Beijing, and the costumes were all tailored according to historical materials and actors.

"Although our total investment of 6.5438+0.5 million yuan is not as good as a movie or even a scene of a movie, we are unambiguous in quality. In addition, He Tao, the executive director of "The Great Song Dynasty" and the director of "Dui Attack", the martial arts director of Hong Kong Hongjiaban, Yao Mang, a famous lighting engineer of Henan Film Studio, and Yu Shuang, a famous photographer, all joined the production team. We are confident that the play will be right by Yu Xianguang.

Aspect 6: Being attached to the original author is expected to make a sequel.

The Storm Shapotou is adapted from the novel of the same name by Yang, deputy general manager of Shapotou Scenic Area. According to Yang, the original novel was promoted by two main lines: the red revolution and the green sand control, while the TV series only chose the part of the red revolution. The producer said that if the first half is well received, he will once again join hands with the original author to shoot the sequel "Miracle of Sand Control in Shapotou", which is also the greatest wish of Shapotou Scenic Area and Yang himself.

Ji Yunjun said: "In the creation of the script, we also deliberately left a few characters and clues, which laid the foundation for the sequel. In the sequel, Tong Sanquan will become the main figure of sand control and tree planting in Shapotou, Zhongwei, and will also become one of the builders of baotou-lanzhou railway, the first desert railway in China.