Wednesday 18 November 2020

Unbending Will

Drama: Unbending Will
Chinese Title: 石头开花 / Shi Tou Kai Hua
Broadcast Network: Zhejiang TV, Jiangsu TV, Dragon TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, Tencent, Youku

Broadcast Date: November 17, 2020

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (2 eps), 24:00 for VIP, next-day for non-VIP (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Rural
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 20
Director: Li Shaohong, Liu Jiacheng, Yu Zongzheng, Teng Huatao, Gao Qunshu, Hui Kaidong, Yu Chun, Lin Ke, Zhang Duofu, Liu Yang
Production Company: Omnijoi, Tencent Pictures, Straw Bear Pictures, iQIYI Pictures, IM-Power (Innovation Media Power), Bailu Fenghe
Origin: China
Watch Episodes On: Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

Shen Yong from the provincial electricity conservation is sent down to Taolai village to be their secretary. It ignites a series of stories as he helps the villagers repair the hydropower station. Ten regions are affected by different levels of poverty. The local people and poverty alleviation cadres work together to overcome their situation.

Wu Feifei (Fu Dalong) from Nankang is diligently learning about the poverty alleviation efforts of neighboring villages. He successfully uses the innovative "1 plus 1 is greater than two" model to establish a brand that becomes a gold mine for the entire village. Peng Li (Feng Wenjuan) from Dashi is responsible for the upcoming relocation. She cleverly appeases the villagers and resolves their practical issues to help them move away from the remote mountain.

The new secretary of Xiaoqi is unafraid and full of spirit in promulgating e-commerce within the village. Liang Qi (Li Guangjie) of Liangshan Village uses science to eliminate superstitions and lead the Yi people on the road to cultural tourism. University student Dai Zhiqiang (Ma Tianyu) aspires to help the poor. He helps the lazy Wang Decai find a means to make a living and transforms the barren land into a valley of flowers. Through everyone's efforts, they reach a new starting point towards prosperity.

Fun Facts

Aside from the simultaneous premiere on primetime, it will also air non-primetime on Beijing TV, Hunan TV and Guangdong TV.
Filming wrapped on August 25, 2020.
It is an anthology drama with ten different stories about poverty alleviation.
Filming took place in Guizhou, Ningde and Weining.

Cast

	Fu Dalong as Wu Feifei
	Zhang Duo as Jin Haoyu
	Li Guangjie as Liang Qi
	Lin Yongjian as Li Aimin
	Ray Ma Tianyu as Dai Zhiqiang
	Joyce Feng Wenjuan as Peng Li
	Ethan Yu Xiaoguang as Guan Xiangming
	Wang Jiajia as Zhang Di
	Cecilia Han Xue as Wu Qiong
	Bai Ke as Shen Yong