China News Service, Harbin, February 26 (Reporter Wang Nina) On February 25, the film "My Heart is Flying" based on Yang Yang, the first gold medal winner of China's Winter Olympics, held its premiere in Heilongjiang. Generations of ice and snow sports people pay tribute.

  "My Heart is Flying" tells the story of Yang Yang, a speed skater from Heilongjiang, who stepped onto the international Olympic stage from Qitaihe in Heilongjiang step by step, achieved the "zero breakthrough" of the Chinese Winter Olympics gold medal, and let the world see "China's speed".

Actor Meng Meiqi plays the character Yang Fan in the play.

Photo by Wang Nina

  The film was jointly produced by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee and the Propaganda Department of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee.

As the only "licensed" story film of the 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, "My Heart Flying" tells the story of three generations of winter sportsmen, including Yang Yang, a Heilongjiang athlete who won China's first Winter Olympics gold medal. The story of the "Zero Breakthrough" of China's Winter Olympics gold medal also shows Heilongjiang's ice and snow culture accumulation and ice sports achievements with real images.

This film was filmed in Heilongjiang Province, and some scenes were shot from Yang Yang's hometown Qitaihe City, which is known as the "Hometown of Winter Olympic Champions". 10 Winter Olympic champions, including Yang Yang, Wang Meng, and Fan Kexin, have won the 177 world-class gold medals.

  The film "My Heart is Flying" chief producer and screenwriter Wang Zhebin, director and screenwriter Wang Fangfang, and the male and female starring Xia Yu and Meng Meiqi made a special trip to Harbin.

At the premiere, they talked about their creative experience, shared unforgettable moments in the filming and production process, introduced the characters' experience, and interacted with the audience.

Winter Olympic champion Yang Yang sent a video to the premiere.

Photo by Wang Nina

  At the premiere, Yang Yang sent a video saying, "Today, this film hopes to arouse everyone's respect for generations of ice and snow sportsmen in the past 42 years, and also hopes to use this film to show the Olympic athletes who have just fought in the Winter Olympics. We pay our respects.”

  Wang Manli, the world champion and the second Chinese winner of the "Golden Skateboard" awarded by the International Skating Federation, also came to watch the movie.

Xu Yingnan, the former short track speed skater and the current coach of the Heilongjiang Provincial Team, who is also the coach of the Winter Olympic champions Fan Kexin and Qu Chunyu, said: "Through this film, I hope that the young generation of athletes will have a psychological identity with speed skating. Play a role model and encouragement, make the winter program more well-known and play a promotional role."

  The film was released nationwide on the 25th.

This event is sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee and the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Bureau.

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