When Mo Yan saw him, he only had a sandal cut from a tire on his foot, and he held it in the other hand because his shoelace was broken.
When they hit it off, Zhang Yimou made it clear that he would shoot his novel Red Sorghum.
Mo Yan looked at this simple and honest middle-aged man and felt very relieved, so he only received a symbolic one-yuan copyright fee.
After buying the copyright, Zhang Yimou began to prepare for filming, but the question is where to find the red sorghum described in the novel?
I had to plant it myself, so Zhang Yimou signed a contract with local farmers to plant sorghum in Gaomi, but in the spring of 1987, the film was about to start shooting, and the sorghum didn't grow well.
Zhang Yimou was spinning in the sorghum field. Finally, it took 5 tons of chemical fertilizer to save a large area of sorghum.
At the time of shooting, the leading role of the film has been decided, except for the role of Jiu-Er. Zhang Yimou was fussy in the Chinese opera, and didn't choose a famous actor.
At that time, a classmate recommended Gong Li, but Gong Li was not at school at that time, so the crew tentatively decided that her classmate Shi Ke was going to leave the next day, just when Gong Li came back.
At that time, Zhang Yimou asked his classmate Gu Changwei to be a photographer, and brought him to the Chinese opera to help with casting. When Gu Changwei picked up the camera to shoot Gong Li, she thought that Jiu-Er was her.
Zhang Yimou showed Gong Li to Mo Yan, who thought it looked weak and full of student spirit. How can he play Jiu-Er well?
However, Mo Yan was very satisfied with the effect and achievements of the film.
This film won the Bear Award 1988, the highest prize in Berlin Film Festival, becoming the first Asian film to win this honor.
From then on, Gong Li seemed to be the imperial heroine of Zhang Yimou, such as Ju Dou and Hang the Red Lantern High ... and even won the Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flowers Award's The Story of Autumn Chrysanthemum.
Two people also came together in the cooperation again and again, but at that time Zhang Yimou had a wife Xiao Hua and Gong Li had a boyfriend.
Zhang Yimou divorced his wife in order to be with Gong Li, and this relationship began for eight years.
1995, Gong Li was 30 years old. She was very eager to get married, so she asked Zhang Yimou to get married.
Who knows Zhang Yimou never thought about it, but in desperation, Gong Li's second brother went to Zhang Yimou.
Zhang Yimou said to Gong Li, "Isn't marriage just a piece of paper? Do you care so much about a piece of paper? "
His answer, let Gong Li feel doomed to no result, he chose to break up. 1996, she chose to March into Hollywood.
Gong Li's face, a typical oriental feature, didn't suit her at first in Hollywood, but Gong Li was in no hurry. She thinks that if she wants to play, she can play a song that she likes and suits her.
In the first category, such as Memoirs of a Geisha, Miami Vice and other Hollywood blockbusters, Gong Li's position on the international stage has been firmly established.
She and Zhang Yimou also achieved each other, and after breaking up, they also chose to let bygones be bygones. For example, the regression of 20 14 is a good proof.
Today, Gong Li, 55, still plays an important role in the film industry. The film "Leap" about China women's volleyball co-produced with Chen Kexin will also be released in the near future. She is regarded as the most successful girl suitor.
03 time back 1998. At this time, Gong Li was in Hollywood, Zhang Yimou was worrying about the casting of my parents, and Zhang Ziyi came into his sight.
In order to seize this role, she also worked hard to go to the countryside to experience life, feed pigs and do farm work in person, so as to fully integrate herself into the countryside.
This work won Zhang Ziyi the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress, which was an instant hit, but there was an unpleasant episode between them.
At Berlin Film Festival, Zhang Yimou, as the director, wanted to take the stage to accept the prize for my parents. He repeatedly advised the newcomer not to go on stage with the director.
But he walked onto the stage together, and Zhang Ziyi followed, and Zhang Yimou forced a smile on the stage with the trophy.
Therefore, after Zhang Yimou stepped down, she was very angry with her, and Zhang Ziyi was scolded.
Even so, Zhang Yimou is fond of talents. He also recommended Zhang Ziyi to the great director Ang Lee to join Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
In one scene, Zhang Ziyi accidentally ripped off her nails. Faced with this situation, she put her hand into the snow and waited for the blood to solidify before continuing filming, which made people around her look stupid.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won more than ten Oscar nominations. At that time, Zhang Ziyi was flattered by being invited by many directors to be the heroine.
As a result, she went international and even starred in the Hollywood blockbuster Memoirs of a Geisha with the last "girl" Gong Li.
It was also this opportunity that Zhang Ziyi met many international directors. He was so successful in Hollywood that he almost laughed in his dream.
In 2005, Zhang Ziyi became a life-long judge of the Oscar, and at this time, he also got the title of "International Seal".
After that, Zhang Ziyi didn't play any important role in Hollywood. She deeply felt the prejudice against Asians there, so she chose to return to China for development.
At this moment, her reputation in China is not very good and she is accused of "seducing the director". Coupled with the "fraudulent donation incident" in 2008, many viewers looked at her with colored glasses, and some even spilled ink on posters near her home.
Wong Kar-wai pressured Zhang Ziyi to play the role of "Gong Er" in The Grand Master. The play took eight years, and Zhang Ziyi took three years.
She took these three years as a precipitate and tried not to think about the gossip outside. Injuries are a common occurrence for her.
After the film was broadcast, Zhang Ziyi won 12 in one breath, becoming the first person in China film circle. "Gong Er" made her, and she also perfectly interpreted "Gong Er".
In this regard, Wang Feng also sent Weibo to express his happiness and pride. In just a few words, we can see that their relationship is still good, and this relationship that was not optimistic at first is also a positive result.
Zhang Ziyi rarely appears in movies now, but we can see her in some variety shows, and even her relationship with Wang Fengxiu has become the winner's daily life.
04 1998 Mom and Dad won the popularity of Zhang Ziyi. In fact, Zhang Yimou made another film this year.
It tells the story of Wei Minzhi, a substitute teacher in rural areas, who went to the city to find someone to get the students who dropped out of school back to school.
This film is No Child Left Behind, and 1999 has aroused people's concern about education as soon as it was broadcast.
At that time, in order to better fit the role of rural substitute teacher in the novel, Zhang Yimou wanted to find a real rural student.
He searched and found that Wei Minzhi was the most suitable candidate. She was born in rural Hebei, and her family conditions are also very bad.
/kloc-at the age of 0/3, she is still a little girl in the countryside and has no performance experience. Under the guidance of Zhang Yimou, Wei Minzhi finished her performance brilliantly.
The film won many awards, such as Hundred Flowers Award, Golden Rooster Award and China Watch Award, and Wei Minzhi became popular quickly.
Many people with ulterior motives want to take advantage of this momentum to hype Wei Minzhi and keep inviting her to participate in the program.
There are also many people who attack her appearance because she is too unlike the heroine in the movie and call her "the ugliest girl".
Zhang Yimou also said to her, "You are not beautiful enough to enter the entertainment circle. It is better to study hard and get into a good school in the future. "
Hearing this, Wei Minzhi returned to the campus with peace of mind, and with admiration for Zhang Yimou, he decided to be a director.
The first college entrance examination, Wei Minzhi didn't get into the ideal school. At the same time, some bad voices began to appear on the network.
The next year, she studied harder and was successfully admitted to the director department of Xiying Media College of Xi International Studies University.
Moreover, Wei Minzhi, who studied hard and made continuous progress, went to study in the United States. When he was a student, he directed two films, Mother's Wish and Fairy Tales at Night.
Now she has changed from a rural girl to a director and met her husband in America.
The success of my career, the happiness of my family, and getting out of the plight of the countryside are all thanks to Zhang Yimou's kindness to meet him.
If it weren't for Zhang Yimou, she would probably be another fate, and the luckiest girl should be her.
With the success of the previous films Girls, many viewers are staring at Zhang Yimou to see if the next heroine will become an international big coffee.
In 20 10, Zhang Yimou had a headache in casting for Love of Hawthorn Tree. At this time, the assistant brought him a person.
Zhang Yimou, you see, clean and pure are the most suitable words he can think of. This person is Zhou Dongyu, and Zhang Yimou thinks she is "Jingqiu".
After the movie became famous, Zhou Dongyu was also attacked, and the audience seemed to stick the word "ugly" on her forehead.
Compared with the first two "girls", Zhou Dongyu is really not outstanding. As a rookie, she doesn't have that kind of arrogant temperament, and even gets nervous when she goes on stage.
She didn't dare to let her slowly disappear from public view, so Zhou Dongyu had to choose to go back to school and practice herself again.
20 1 1, Nini stands out with "flowers of war". Yumo has a variety of amorous feelings in the film, which makes people feel "charming" through smiles and gestures.
Compared with Zhou Dongyu, Zhang Yimou said that he trained in Nini for three years, watching the camera while walking, and he created every performance.
20 13 Zhou Dongyu Zhao starred in the movie "Palace Lock Aquilaria Resina", but the momentum was overshadowed by Zhao.
But I didn't expect her image to plummet. Anxious, she took the role of "Full of Flowers" and played a blonde girl who killed Matt. This role is undoubtedly counterproductive for her.
20 15, thanks to a good agent, Zhou Dongyu won the role of "July and An Sheng" for her and won the best actress in Golden Horse.
At the beginning, she was not optimistic and was labeled as "the girl who can't act the most", which shocked everyone's chin.
Since then, with the TV series "Ten Miles of Spring Breeze is not as good as you", I have made good achievements with Zray.
Especially on 20 19, Better Days starring Jackson Yi once again made the audience feel the good performance of Zhou Dongyu.
For Zhou Dongyu today,
But she has acted in many bad movies, such as "Mr. Li who met love" and "the king behind the scenes", and she is not famous at all. "Good acting" has become everyone's blurted out evaluation of her.
Time has also proved that Zhou Dongyu is an actress, and few people will attack her appearance.
On the other hand, Nini seems to have no good works since the flowers of war fire.
In the past two years, "Tian Ge" and "Chen Yuan" rushed to the street, and they didn't know their mothers. Many viewers also expressed disappointment with her acting skills.
However, with her face, Nini sent some beautiful photos from time to time and still captured a large number of fans.
Both of them are "girls", Nini has a high IQ and a low IQ, and Zhou Dongyu has a low IQ and a high IQ. The contrast between the two also proves the importance of acting. A good meal is not afraid of being late. The important thing is that Nini precipitates herself.
From 2065438 to 2008, Zhang Yimou excavated another girl born after 00, named Liu Haocun, who appeared in two of his films in succession, thus assuming the title of "looking for a woman".
Liu Haocun and Zhou Dongyu are the same type of looks. They smile sweetly and feel like a pure little girl. As for her performance, we can only discuss it after the film is released.
Not only that, Liu Haocun also starred in the movie A Little Red Flower with Jackson Yi. The resources are really good.
How many people want to be the heroine in Zhang Yimou's movies? There are so many girls, and only a few are the most famous.
Only a good horse can match a good saddle. Needless to say, Zhang Yimou's directing ability is not a shortcut. Zhang Yimou is not the only way to become famous.
If there is an opportunity, try your best to spend it. If not, then try to improve your own strength. This society will never lack opportunities. What is lacking is the courage to live a good life in a down-to-earth manner.