Alt Name: | Trumpeter In Place |
Genre: | Military, Friendship, Youth |
Based On: | Graduated, Being A Soldier by Feng Jie |
Director: | Li Lu Zhang Han Bing |
Starring: | Li Yifeng Chen Xingxu Xiao Yang |
Endtheme: | Go Forward by Jason Zhang |
Country: | China |
Language: | Mandarin |
Num Episodes: | 49 |
Producer: | Duan Yan zhang Bohui Yin Xiangjin Xie Ying Li Shuang |
Executive Producer: | Liu Bin Zhang Ximeng |
Location: | Qingdao, Shandong, Shangrao, Jiangxi, Zhejiang |
Cinematography: | Wang Lidong |
Editor: | Liang Yu |
Runtime: | 45 mins |
Company: | The Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force Xi'an Qujiang Film and Television Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. Baimo Film Industry (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
Channel: | Zhejiang TV Jiangsu TV Youku |
The Glory of Youth is the first Chinese Army Rocket Force television series based on Feng Jie's novel Graduated, Being A Soldier developed by The Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, Starring Li Yifeng, Chen Xingxu, Zhang Xinyu and Xiao Yang. It aired on Zhejiang TV, Jiangsu TV and Youku from 13 April to 11 May 2021.[1] And a special edited version (VIP Exclusive version) aired on Youku (VIP members) on May 20, 2021
A story about "Xia Zhuo" (Li Yifeng), a top-class college student, who won the world college student super brain competition but was framed; his roommate and rival "Ouyang Jun" (Chen Xingxu) was also disqualified from his degree for cheating; and Xia Zhuo's 2 buddies, "Lin Anbang" (Duan Bowen), and "Yi Zimeng" (Dong Chunhui). Chose to join the army and become soldiers for the rocket force. The four walked into the Rocket Army's ace troop-270 brigade. The brigade commander "An Lei" (Yu Bo) is determined to form a highly maneuverable troop, "Warblade Company". Mobilized the best recruits with the best veterans, the four elders of the 270 brigade "Lang Yongcheng" (Xiao Yang), "Chen Haofeng" (Jiang Tong), "Wang Xianmin" (Fan Lei), "Hou Jidong" (Chunyu Shanshan) to join this experimental troop. The changes between veterans and recruits are slowly taking place in the troop. The fusion between them has made this troop the whetstone of the entire Rocket Army. Under the leadership and inspiration of veterans with unique skills, this group of Rocket Army recruits experienced both physical and mental tempering, and eventually grew and transformed into the "Ace Trumpeter" of the Chinese Rocket Army.[2]
A genius, who has both IQ and honor. Born in an intellectual family. Joining the Rockets Army after seeing a missile launch. His appearance made the leader a headache, he could always raise questions about anything. During his service in the military, he used his wisdom and perseverance to complete many difficult tasks. Under the influence of the troops and comrades, he gradually found his life goal: to become a real soldier.
A lone wolf. He was Xia Zhuo's classmate, but they have never been friends. His degree was canceled due to his cheating on exams, so he joins the army. The only goal is to go to the military academy to be promoted. Under the care of army veterans, Xia Zhuo, and others, he gradually transformed into an outstanding rocket army that values comradeship.
The Rocket Army's psychologist
Squad leader, specialized in driving an army truck rocket launcher
Xia Zhuo's best friend, fun-loving
Xia Zhuo's best friend, sloppy king, dream to be a singer
The overall production process of the play requires live shooting in a large number of military facilities. For this reason, the crew took several months to build a military defense center in the Dongfang Sunac Film Metropolis.On October 7, 2019, Filming was started in Qingdao and was finished in Jiangshan, Zhejiang on January 20, 2020
The television version weight on the military parts from the beginning. And there was an urgent edit before the broadcast, cause some parts of the story missing. So there's a special version that was later released on Youku.[3]
The series was picked up by RTHK in Hong Kong, as part of the new Chinese TV series strand on RTHK TV 31 in a bid to instill patriotism in Hong Kong people.[4]