Text | Zhao Yajuan
There are countless handsome men and beauties in the entertainment industry, but they are forgotten once they have seen them, leaving no impression. Instead, there are the kind of ugly men with strange looks that are unforgettable.
For example, Juxingmao.
A small man with a big head, drooping eyebrows, a big meaty nose, and protruding buck teeth. He narrowed his eyes and grinned. Oh my gosh.
Yes, Ju Xingmao grew up hearing this title.
But such a 1.6-meter-tall, grotesque-looking person has thrived in the entertainment industry with so many beauties. He has made hundreds of millions in net worth in 7 years and successfully acquired a 170-year-old beauty. My dear wife, how did Ju Xingmao "turn from being a serf to sing" and reach the pinnacle of life?
Ju Xingmao, who was born in 1981, became the pride of his parents as soon as he landed.
He is fat and white, and cries loudly. As the old saying goes: If a boy cries, will he have a big future?
His parents named him Ju Xingmao, hoping that he would take on the important task of prospering the family and giving birth to a bunch of fat boys.
But the parents’ wishes were shattered by reality.
After the age of 3, Ju Xingmao grew more and more "crooked": his chubby face became dark and lean, his small eyes grew into slits, and his big buck teeth grew unrestrainedly.
Ever since he was in school, this peculiar appearance made him suffer from cold looks and ridicule. What makes Ju Xingmao more sad than his appearance is that his stature is growing slowly at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
Being ridiculed and isolated, Ju Xingmao's character became more and more introverted. He could only watch TV and chat to relieve his boredom after working.
This sight made him discover a new world. The characters on TV performed the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of life, showing an infinitely broad world in front of him, which made him intoxicated.
He imitated the characters on TV, winked, and moved his hands and feet, but they were lifelike and realistic. As soon as you open your mouth, you can make your parents laugh.
But after laughing, his parents were worried about him: With his appearance and height, it’s okay to entertain himself and relieve his boredom, but if he wants to make a living as an actor, are he afraid of being exposed to the northwest wind?
But newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and Ju Xingmao is determined to become an actor.
Unexpectedly, he really became addicted to acting in a play directed by the great director Li Shaohong.
In 1990, Li Shaohong was filming "Bloody Morning" in the village where Ju Xingmao was located, and needed a small but important extra "Satisfaction".
As a result, Li Shaohong was very dissatisfied with the "satisfactory" candidates selected by the crew. Several selections were disappointing. She came up with the idea of ??finding "satisfactory" extras in the village.
The village chief used a loudspeaker to call on the 8-10-year-old children in the village to come to the crew to audition. Ju Xingmao was ecstatic when he heard the news, and his long-cherished wish finally had a chance!
In the face of other children, they sneered: "Have you gone out to look in the mirror today? You are the one who comes to the interview. Come back to your mother's belly and regenerate. Come again!"
< p> Then there was a burst of laughter, but Ju Xingmao ignored it and still smiled naively at the camera. This smile surprised Li Shaohong.I searched countless times for him, and it took no effort to find him! Isn't this the most satisfying "satisfaction"?
Ju Xingmao was excited and cherished the opportunity to star in the role. He brought "Satisfaction" to life, demanding perfection in every movement and expression.
This dedication left a deep impression on everyone on the crew.
This performance also planted the seed of a dream in Ju Xingmao's heart.
From then on, he began to wait impatiently at the head of the village, hoping that a film crew would come to the village to film again, and even delayed his studies for this reason.
The villagers laughed at him as "a fool's dreamer", but his infatuation of "waiting for the rabbit" finally got a response four years later.
In 1994, the quiet crew of "Bombing Double Lanterns" was filming in Shanxi Province.
After Ju Xingmao found out, he pestered his parents to let him audition. The crew is hundreds of miles away, and it costs money to travel there and back. It takes time to go back and forth. If you can't be selected, wouldn't it be all in vain?
But Ju Xingmao couldn't resist him, and his parents still agreed to him. It happened that the crew needed an ugly person to play "Brother Dou".
Ju Xingmao is a local and has also played a role in Li Shaohong's film. The director happily let Ju Xingmao pass.
Ju Xingmao gets along well with everyone on the set. He not only plays his role well, but also humbly learns acting skills from others. He also keeps his ears open and learns all the information that is useful to him. Store it in your mind.
He occasionally heard people from the crew saying that if he wanted to make a career in acting, he could only go to Beijing to develop.
In this way, after graduating from junior high school, Ju Xingmao, who was only 14 years old, despite the strong opposition of his parents, broke through all obstacles and came to Beijing with his own courage.
Ju Xingmao, who became a member of the "Beijing Drifters", quickly realized the cruelty of life.
The qualifications of having filmed in Li Shaohong's film have become dispensable in Beijing, and are not worth mentioning even among the extras.
With no looks, no connections, and no resources, Ju Xingmao’s every step in Beijing was extremely difficult.
The pitiful entanglement in my arms soon came to an end. During the most difficult time, he slept on the street, wandered in the subway station, and the lunch box he had on the crew became the most delicious meal...
One by one, the crew went to ask people if they wanted it. As an actor, people couldn't stop laughing when they saw his appearance: "You have to act with your looks, are you sure you are not embarrassing the director?"
What's even more embarrassing is that someone deliberately asked him to audition, and ended Later I realized that I just wanted to make fun of him out of boredom.
Ju Xingmao, who has been used to being ridiculed for his appearance since he was a child and who never shows his vulnerability to others easily, had doubts for the first time: Perhaps, this path is really not suitable for him.
Maybe God couldn't stand it anymore and quietly opened a window for him.
In 1999, Ju Xingmao was recommended to director Shen Tingting.
At that time, Shen Tingting was preparing to film "How Much Love Can Come Again" and was worried about the choice of the supporting role of "Lin Yuchun".
As soon as he saw Ju Xingmao, Doula Shen said: This guy has a funny look on his face. Let him play the role of a "rich second generation". If he succeeds, he will make a show, but if he fails, he will cause trouble. After some thought, he decided to "take the wrong approach" and use him!
Facts have proved that Shen Tingting has a pair of discerning eyes. After the broadcast of "How Much Love Can Come Again", the audience talked about the "rich second generation" played by Ju Xingmao and were even more interested in his unique appearance.
He also took this opportunity to become a little popular and won himself the opportunity to appear as an extra.
After becoming famous, his film appointments gradually increased.
"The Swordsman", "Brothers Are Like Brothers", "No Way Out", "Bleeding Triangle"...
Ju Xingmao does not choose roles or scripts. It was too late for him to be grateful for finding him, so how could he dare to find fault? Treating every role seriously and treating everyone sincerely are his principles in acting and life.
Because of this dedication and sincerity, he has received a lot of praise, including recognition of his acting skills and praise of his life.
Among these people, one person had a particularly good impression of him and became his guide to the top in the future.
He is Guo Jingyu.
When filming "The Swordsman", Guo Jingyu was only an executive director, but his talent could not be concealed.
Similarly, Ju Xingmao was just playing small tricks at that time, but Guo Jingyu was keenly aware that this person was not simple!
With his wonderful performance as "Peach Fairy", one of the Six Immortals of Peach Valley, and his unique appearance, Ju Xingmao has successfully entered the audience's field of vision. When people say "Harlequin", the first thing that comes to mind is The image that popped out was him.
In 2004, Guo Jingyu directed "I'm Not a Hero". By then he had become an official director, and he specially reserved a role of "Leggy" for Ju Xingmao.
Guo Jingyu took good care of him in every possible way, not only giving him the opportunity to play opposite the popular movie star Sun Honglei in the play, but also teaching him the skills of directing.
After the filming was over, Ju Xingmao and Guo Jingyu became confidants who talked about everything. Guo Jingyu told him: "Affected by your height and appearance, your acting career is very narrow. If you want to become famous, it will be very difficult." Difficult. In the long run, you might as well learn to be a director."
Guo Jingyu's heartfelt words gave Ju Xingmao an enlightenment, and he understood what he should strive for in the future. Guo Jingyu also told him that to be a director, you must have real talent and practical knowledge, and it is best to go to an art school for further study.
So, while Ju Xingmao was playing small roles to fill his stomach, he was studying day and night to prepare for applying to film school.
The hard work pays off! The next year, Ju Xingmao was successfully admitted to the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy.
In 2008, Guo Jingyu created a drama "Beautiful Life" tailored for Ju Xingmao to commemorate his first role "Satisfaction" 18 years ago.
Guo Jingyu changed his name to "Satisfied", and Ju Xingmao put his own surname in front of it, and said to everyone he met, "I am satisfied" to express his gratitude to Guo Jingyu.
Guo Jingyu, on the other hand, decided to be a good person and stick to it, and worried about Ju Xingmao's life-long affairs.
He saw a girl named Mou Xingmao on the set, and her eyes seemed to drift towards Ju Xingmao intentionally or unintentionally.
Guo Jingyu thought there was something interesting, so he quietly set up a match between the two of them. Who knew that the girl was really willing.
This was very difficult for Ju Xingmao. He was supposed to be able to marry such a good girl, but that was beyond his wildest dreams.
But the girl was so nice, 1.7cm tall, with beautiful eyebrows and big eyes. Standing with him made Ju Xingmao feel unspeakably inferior. He was afraid of losing the girl.
It doesn’t matter what he wants. It doesn’t matter if he looks too good to get what he wants. He is still broke and has no confidence.
Unexpectedly, Mou Xingqu said: "I don't care about your money, nor your appearance. I like you and I also like your talent!"
Mou Xingqu's sincerity The confession moved Ju Xingmao to tears and he vowed: He must get ahead and let his beloved girl live a good life!
When people have good luck with each other, oil will flow from the earth.
The next year, Guo Jingyu and Ju Xingmao joined forces again to launch "Tie Lihua", in which Ju Xingmao starred as the "dice".
Guo Jingyu arranged a lot of scenes for him opposite the great beauty Chen Shu. One is tall and the other is short, one is beautiful and the other is ugly, not to mention the joy. After the video was aired, Juxingmao became extremely popular.
What excited him the most was the line of small print at the end of the film: Assistant Director Ju Xingmao.
Yes, from this moment on, the prosperous spring comes.
Ju Xingmao married a beautiful woman as he wished, his acting career is booming, and he is also an accomplished film and television director.
He co-starred with Huang Haibo and Yang Zhigang in "Chasing". In "Braveheart" he played Huo Xiaolin's little follower, the love-minded Xiao Liu. He was both the director and guest star in "Soul Ferry" as the Fifth Young Master. A gluttonous person, Zhao Bayu is greedy for life and afraid of death in "The Great Yangge".
The little Pichka who pretended to be dead in "My Natasha" had amazing acting skills, and her relationship with Man Jianghong was particularly touching. Although she was ugly, she could rely on her talent, responsibility, and Sincerity wins the legendary story of beauty.
In 2009, "The Dog Stick" directed by him and Guo Jingyu*** won the Magnolia Award for Best Director. Afterwards, Ju Xingmao disappeared.
There are so many stars in the entertainment industry who are changing with each passing day. What is the concept of not appearing in the public eye for two years? Just when everyone was about to forget about him, the online drama "Soul Ferry" co-directed by him and Guo Shimin was presented to the world.
There are no big-name actors, no popular niche, no outstanding appearance, and average appearance. However, with its unique perspective and ingenious creativity, the "catching people" storyline made this drama instantly capture the attention of the audience. It has won the hearts of the audience and has a click rate of over 4.5 billion, setting a new high in ratings for similar movies and TV dramas.
Then Ju Xingmao pursued his victory and independently directed "Soul Ferry 2" and "Soul Ferry 3". "Soul Ferry" scored as high as 8.5, 8.2 and 7.7 for three consecutive seasons. Such a high score and good reputation , saying that he is the most promising director born in the 1980s, he deserves it.
The heroic deeds of Saihanba in "The Most Beautiful Youth" touched countless people in the country, and it is called the most tear-jerking inspirational film of its kind in the past 10 years.
In 2018, he and Guo Jingyu co-directed "The Way of Mothers". Although the show caused controversy due to the plot after it was aired, the ratings remained high and the topic remained popular for a long time.
His piece of "gold" finally shines brightly! As long as he directed the drama, CCTV would not refuse it. While the audience was feasting their eyes, the ratings also made "CCTV mothers" smile from ear to ear.
In 2020, Ju Xingmao and Guo Jingyu joined forces again to launch "The Most Beautiful Retrograde". Not only did it receive high reputation and high ratings, it was also praised by CCTV and nominated for Young Director of the Year.
Ju Xingmao has also become a great director with a net worth of over 1 billion.
Ju Xingmao, who is successful and famous, is still exploring with great concentration on the artistic path he loves, and wants to continue to provide more and better film and television works to everyone.
I still hold the poor wife who appreciated me when I was down and out like a pearl in my hand.
Mou Xingqu said: "Ju Xingmao is a sincere person, with a good temper and a good heart, and he is motivated. We have never been embarrassed in all the years we have been married. I made the right decision to marry him!"
He still regards his "bo Le" Guo Jingyu as his "guest", both a teacher and a friend, and he respects him greatly.
As a poor and ugly man, it is obviously difficult to make a good appearance in the entertainment industry, but Ju Xingmao did it.
Some people attribute his success to luck, others say it was because he met the nobleman Guo Jingyu, and others say it was because of Wang Fu in Mou Xing District.
In fact, why is he so lucky? His nobles are willing to help him and his wife is willing to prosper him. This is the fundamental reason, right?
I have had clear goals since I was a child, and I am not afraid of hardship in pursuit of my ideals. I can swallow my grievances, strengthen the situation, treat others sincerely, and be able to listen to other people's advice.
Have a grateful heart, be kind to others, and cherish your benefactor and wife.
How could he fail to succeed?