The play is based on the true stories of the first eight recipients of the "Medal of the Republic". With the artistic method of "national narrative and contemporary expression", the play connects the brilliant chapters of the lives of the first eight meritorious figures with the fate of the Republic in the form of a unit drama, interpreting their "loyal, persistent and simple" life character and the lofty realm of dedication to the motherland and the people. Li Yannian (played by Wang Lei): tells his heroic story on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Yu Min (played by Lei Jiayin): tells the story of his dedication to national defense and security from the three periods of youth, youth and middle age. Zhang Fuqing (played by Guo Tao): depicts his story of being rooted in the grassroots after his retirement as a combat hero. Huang Xuhua (played by Huang Xiaoming): uses the diving limit of nuclear submarines as the story pressure point and dramatic turning point to reproduce the difficult process of my country's independent research and development of nuclear submarines. Shen Jilan (played by Jiang Xin): focuses on her experience of advocating "equal pay for equal work for men and women" and being elected as a representative of the first National People's Congress. Sun Jiadong (Tong Dawei): Using the countless failed experiments as a starting point, it shows the Chinese scientists’ spirit of exploration that never gives up. Tu Youyou (Zhou Xun): Shows the whole process of her research and development of the new antimalarial drug artemisinin, and answers some of the doubts people have about her winning the Nobel Prize. Yuan Longping (Huang Zhizhong): Starting from a dream, it tells how he worked tirelessly for the food and clothing problems of his motherland and the people of the world.