It is understood that Gu Yaodong of Hidden and Great is a fictional character with no prototype.
Although he is the hero, Gu Yaodong doesn't have much aura. He grew up in the alley of Shanghai, not a gentleman from a rich family, but from an ordinary family. However, on the other hand, there must be some bright spots for Gu Yaodong to be the protagonist of a drama. He is a headmaster and graduated from a law school. In order to uphold justice and safeguard the interests of the people, he joined the police force willingly as soon as he graduated.
When he was a rookie in the workplace, Gu Yaodong was pushed out by his colleagues, and only honest Zhao Zhiyong stood by him. Gu Yaodong mistakenly got involved in the struggle between the underground party and the national government, and got to know the heroine Shen Qinghe, who shouldered the heavy responsibility. On the surface, Shen Qinghe is a brave and generous woman. In fact, everything she does is to better convey information. After receiving the order from the superior, Shen Qinghe pretended to be a tenant and lived in Gu Yaodong's house. Unexpectedly, he had been in love with Gu Yaodong for a long time. Influenced by Shen Qinghe, Gu Yaodong also joined the underground party.
Playing Gu Yaodong is the popular actor Yifeng Li. In addition to Hidden and Great, his works such as Sparrow and Living Colors and Aroma are also set in the Republic of China. Among them, Sparrow is a spy war drama, and Chen Shen played by Yifeng Li is a senior infiltrator. With his outstanding performance in the play, Yifeng Li won the most popular actor award in Golden Eagle TV Art Festival. When the work was broadcast, netizens had actively discussed who was the prototype of Chen Shen. It is said that like Gu Yaodong, Chen Shen is not a real person.