We asked you to make an anti-corruption film, but you made one in the name of the people!

After finishing the rest, Lin Mo went to Director Wang's office.

Director Wang was on the phone when he saw Lin Mo come in and pointed to the sofa.

Lin Mo sat down and waited for a while. Director Wang hung up the phone and turned to look at him.

"Is the film finished editing?" Director Wang asked.

Lin Mo nodded: "It's all edited, and the final cut has been exported."

Director Wang thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow morning, let the people in the bureau take a look first. Show the first three episodes in the propaganda bureau's screening room. You can make the arrangements."

Lin Mo nodded and said okay. Director Wang added, "Call Lao Sun too, and those heads of the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Cyber ​​Security Bureau as well, let them take a look as well."

Lin Mo stood up to leave when Director Wang called out to him, "Xiao Lin, are you nervous?"

Lin Mo paused for a moment, then didn't answer.

Director Wang didn't press further and waved him away.

The next morning at 9:30, in the screening room of the Publicity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security.

The small screening room, which can seat about fifty people, was packed to capacity.

Director Wang sat in the middle of the first row, with Sun Jianguo to his left, and several other officials, including Lao Liu from the Criminal Investigation Bureau and Lao Zhao from the Cyber ​​Security Bureau, sitting beside him.

The next few rows were occupied by colleagues from the Publicity Bureau and several related departments. Lin Mo sat in the last row, on the side.

The lights went out, and the screen lit up.

The opening music begins, the deep sound of the cello like the rumble of thunder before a storm.

The scene begins in the old factory street in 2000, with gray and white arcade buildings, mottled walls, and spider web-like wires. Gao Qiqiang is busy behind the fish stall.

No one spoke in the screening room.

At the end of the first episode, the lights didn't come on, and the second episode started immediately.

Director Wang leaned back in his chair, motionless, his hands resting on the armrests. In the second episode, when Gao Qiqiang used An Xin's connections to bully others, Old Liu muttered quietly beside him, "This kid's starting to change."

Director Wang didn't respond, his gaze never leaving the screen.

After the third episode finished airing, the end credits started rolling.

The lights came on.

No one in the screening room stood up.

Director Wang leaned back in his chair, remained silent for a few seconds, then turned to look at Sun Jianguo: "Old Sun, what do you think?"

Sun Jianguo thought for a moment and said, "Gao Qiqiang wasn't born a bad person; he was gradually pushed to that point by his environment. Viewers will feel—if I were him, I might have made the same choice. This sense of identification is more chilling than watching a purely evil person."

Director Wang then looked at Lao Liu, who said, "It's true. I've worked in criminal investigation for so many years and have seen too many people who have climbed up from the bottom. It's not that they didn't want to learn, it's that they had no choice."

Director Wang finally looked at Lin Mo.

Lin Mo stood up from the last row and walked to the front.

Director Wang didn't comment on whether the film was good or bad, but said something that surprised Lin Mo: "Your short film was about humor, this play is about humanity. You've succeeded in both approaches." He paused, stood up, and patted Lin Mo on the shoulder: "Submit it for review."

Lin Mo nodded.

Director Wang turned and walked out, but stopped after a few steps. He looked back at Lin Mo and said, "When we submitted it for review, we told the people at the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television that this show wasn't for them, but for the general public."

That afternoon, Sun Jianguo took the entire set of hard drives to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Old Liu, the head of the review panel, was an old acquaintance of Sun Jianguo. When he took the hard drive, he asked, "Was it directed by Lin Mo again?"

Sun Jianguo nodded, and Lao Liu didn't ask any more questions. He handed the hard drive to the staff member next to him and said, "Make arrangements and watch it as soon as possible."

The review results came out faster than expected.

Less than a week later, the State Administration of Radio and Television issued its review opinion—approved, no changes needed.

When Sun Jianguo received the review comments, he read them twice from beginning to end, and after confirming that there were no suggestions to modify the four words, he immediately called Director Wang.

Director Wang was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone, then said, "Okay."

Sun Jianguo sent Lin Mo another message: "Xiao Lin, it's done, not a single cut."

The news that "Raging Waves" passed censorship was not announced to the public, but people in the industry found out very quickly.

Wu Gang posted a message in the group: "@Director Lin Mo, have you heard about it? When will it air?"

Lin Mo replied, "Wait for further notice."

Wu Gang gave a thumbs up.

......

The release date announcement was jointly released by the Publicity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security and the official Weibo account of "Raging Waves".

At 10:00 AM on November 8th, @TVSeriesCrazy posted a Weibo post—

"The fight against organized crime and the raging tide of justice—the TV series 'Raging Storm' has officially been scheduled for release. Starting December 1st, it will air two episodes nightly during prime time on CCTV-8, and will be exclusively streamed online on iQiyi. Filmed over 58 days, the series will present a 39-episode masterpiece. Directed by Lin Mo, it stars over 30 talented actors including Zhang Yi, Zhang Songwen, Wu Gang, Zhang Zhijian, Jia Bing, and Li Yitong. This battle spanning sixteen years is about to begin."

A poster announcing the release date was attached.

The poster has a black background with a still of Zhang Yi and Zhang Songwen looking at each other in the middle. One is wearing a police uniform with gray hair, and the other is wearing a prison uniform with a blank expression.

The poster features the words "Wild Speed" in large characters at the top and a line of smaller text below: "Some roads, once you embark on them, there's no turning back."

The official Weibo account of the Publicity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security was the first to repost it, with a caption of only four words: "Stay tuned."

The Supreme People's Procuratorate's official Weibo account was the second to repost this, with a slightly longer caption: "Using film to record the times, using justice to protect the people. Let's watch 'The Storm' together on December 1st."

Lin Mo also reposted it, adding just one sentence: "December 1st, CCTV-8, 7:30 pm."

The comment section exploded instantly.

"Holy crap! It's getting a release date! December 1st!"

"CCTV-8 primetime! This is impressive! Director Lin, are you going to dominate the airwaves?"

"From 'In the Name of the People' to 'All or Nothing' and then to 'The Storm,' Director Lin has three films a year, appearing on CCTV-1, in theaters, and on CCTV-8—what an incredible resume!"

"December 1st, 7:30 PM, CCTV-8, remember that, nobody stop me, I'm going to binge-watch the show!"

"Director Lin, hurry up and get it done! I can't wait!"

"CCTV-8 + iQiyi, dual platforms, so you won't miss it this time."

Zhang Yi reposted Lin Mo's Weibo post with the caption: "An Xin, December 1st, waiting for you."

After forwarding the message, Zhang Songwen wrote: "Gao Qiqiang, here."

On the trending topics list, #CrazyHighReleaseDate# immediately surged to the top spot, followed by the word "Explosive".

In the Supreme People's Procuratorate's group chat, Xiao Wang was the first to pop up: "Brother Lin! It's scheduled for release! December 1st! CCTV-8!" He followed it with more than a dozen exclamation marks.

Xiao Liu asked, "Brother Lin, are you done with your work at the Ministry of Public Security? When are you coming back?"

Lin Mo replied, "Soon."

Xiao Wang texted again: "Brother Lin, bring some good food when you come back."

Lin Mo didn't reply, and the group chat was filled with laughter.