??On August 15th, a preparatory symposium onthe TV series People's Hero and the signing ceremony of Film and Television Culture Fund was held in Qingdao. Xu Guixiang, member of the National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice president of China Writers Association, winner of the Mao Dun Literature Awards and head of the Literature Department of People's Liberation Army Art College, is the head writer of the TV series.

Wang Yimin, the leading character ofPeople's Hero, was an underground worker of the Party. Among the party members who gave their lives in Qingdaobefore the establishment of New China, he was the one with the highest rank. His heroic deeds, noble character and revolutionary spirit comprise a valuable spiritual treasure to later generations. Centering on the story of Wang Yimin, the TV series People's Herowas fully launched after intense preparation. With Xu Guixiang as itshead writer and respecting history, upholdingthe spirits of young heroes as its theme, the drama is expected to be presented as a tributeto the 100th anniversary of the May 4th Movement and the 70th anniversary of Qingdao’s liberation in 2019.

Yesterday, after the symposium, a signing ceremony of the Film and Television Culture Fund was held. The newly-established Film and Television Culture Fund, ZhongnengWeiye and other enterprises signed the agreement on the investment of People's Hero.??