Marshal Peng Dehuai (TV series)
Marshal Peng Dehuai () is a 2016 Chinese biographical historical drama television series directed by Song Yeming and written by Ma Jihong, Gao Jun and Xu Jiang, based on the life of Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), a prominent Chinese Communist military leader during the 20th century. The series stars Dong Yong as Peng Dehuai, alongside Yang Tongshu, Tang Guoqiang, Liu Jing, Wang Wufu, and Luo Gang. Synopsis. This drama describes the life of Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. Production. In 2010s, the Peng Dehuai Memorial  Hall, the TV Art Center of the General Logistics Department of the PLA and the CCTV Production Center were planning TV series about Peng Dehuai. Xi Jinping (General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party), Fan Changlong (Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission), Xu Qiliang (Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission), and Liu Yuan (general) agreed the project. In the autumn of 2014, Ren Zhonglun (), the CEO of Shanghai Film Group, hired Ma Jihong () to write the script for the series. On January 6, 2015, Zhou Xuzhou (), the CEO of Hong Kong Yuye Group, signed  a 15 million yuan investment agreement and also sponsored 2 million yuan in his own name. In December 2014, Song Yeming ("Charging Out Amazon") was signed to direct the series. Dong Yong was cast as the lead role Peng Dehuai, he said in an interview: "My parents once took part in the Korean War (1950-1953), they have deep feelings about Peng Dehuai. It is the first time that I play a great man, and it is both pressure and motivation for myself." Before playing Peng Dehuai, he read 11 biographies of Peng. Production started in 20 December 2014 and  ended in 20 May 2015. Most of the film was shot on location in Hebei, Shanxi, Zhejiang, and Shandong. Zhao Nanqi (general) and Liu Yuan serves as its general counsel. Broadcast. "Marshal Peng Dehuai" was broadcast on CCTV-1 in May 2016. The series received mainly positive reviews. Kong Li () of "thepaper" said: "The series shaped a flesh and blood hero: Peng Dehuai". Li Zhun, a Mao Dun Literary Prize laureate, said: "This is a breakthrough success in the creation of Peng Dehuai's film and TV dramas, and it is an important harvest for the creation of the major historical  revolution." Zhong Chengxiang (), the former vice president of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) said: "This work completely reproduces the artistic image of Marshal Peng Dehuai in front of today's audience."