Based on Zhiyu's novel of the same name, the play tells the story of Lin Nansheng, Zhu Yizhen and others who, led by a China native party member, persist in their ideals, seek the right way to save the country and complete the transformation and growth of their beliefs.
Zhu Yilong lost weight for the role.
At the beginning of 2020, Zhu Yilong was 32 years old when he took the film Rebel, in which Lin Nansheng had just graduated from school and was only in his early twenties.
In order to play the role of youth, Zhu Yilong lost weight crazily, often eating only one meal a day, and it is common to wake up hungry in the middle of the night. After more than a month, he lost weight 10 kg.
In The Rebel, Zhu Yilong's eye movements are very rich and layered, which is very rare for a young actor.