In 1999, Zhang Yimou's movie "No One is Missing" was released, which brought the heroine Wei Minzhi in the play. A rural pig feeding girl became famous overnight, which is a sky-breaking wealth.
However, when Wei Minzhi wanted to enter the showbiz to develop, he was poured cold water by Zhang Yimou, why is this?
Wei Minzhi was born in 1985, at that time, children in the mountains lived a life that could be seen at a glance, especially girls.
Although Wei Minzhi has the opportunity to go to school, she has to help with the groceries at home, feeding the pigs, mowing the grass, doing laundry, cooking, and so on. With her mediocre appearance and average grades, her future path may be to get married and have children.
However, the connection of fate is so wonderful, and the appearance of Zhang Yimou changed Wei Minzhi's life.
That year, Zhang Yimou was nearly half a hundred years old, his partner Gong Li left, and his new work "Something to Say" was questioned, and his career encountered a bottleneck.
Immediately after Zhang Yimou's father died unexpectedly, the double blow of family and career made Zhang Yimou have to think of a way out.
At this time, a ** "There is a Sun in the Sky" appeared, allowing Zhang Yimou to see the dawn.
The plot of the story is very simple, it is the efforts of the teachers in the mountains to retain the students and teachers, and none of these people should be missing.
It is said that art ** life, this story is the epitome of countless realities, which is very touching.
Zhang Yimou planned to make a film, changing the male teacher in the book to a 13-year-old junior high school girl, and casting from the countryside. After the staff's efforts to find him, Wei Minzhi was brought to Zhang Yimou.
is as bold and straightforward as the heroine, and refuses to admit defeat, Wei Minzhi officially became the heroine of this play.
During the filming, Wei Minzhi didn't feel much, and even missed the harvest of the first strawberries at home with some anxiety.
After a few months of filming, Wei Minzhi returned to the mountains and returned to a peaceful life, feeding pigs, mowing grass, doing laundry, and cooking.
At this time, Wei Minzhi did not realize that his life was about to change. In 1999, the movie "No One is Missing" was released, and the heroine Wei Minzhi became famous overnight.
The village that used to be peaceful became lively, the villagers had a heated discussion, and ** people flocked to it. Wei Minzhi couldn't help but feel a little fluttering, and was very moved when she looked at the signed contract she received.
At this time, Zhang Yimou found her and poured cold water on her fiery heart. The success of a movie is nothing, it's just a little more unusual, but it changes its fate step by step.
Zhang Yimou told Wei Minzhi that he must study hard and be admitted to a good university. Knowledge changes fate, and there are no more conditions in the absence of any conditions, which is the last word.
Wei Minzhi is a smart little girl who accepts Zhang Yimou's advice and returns to her hometown to concentrate on school. Later, Wei Minzhi was rescued by nobles and entered a school in a big city.
In those years, Wei Minzhi immersed herself in hard study, studied at night, and was finally admitted to university and majored in directing.
Wei Minzhi has written articles, joined the China Young Writers Association, and independently directed the TV series "Mother's Wish" in her sophomore year, and later her personal experience became the movie "Fairy Tale of the Night".
After that, Wei Minzhi was given the opportunity to study abroad. After returning to China, Wei Minzhi stayed in school to work, got married and had children, and had a successful career and family.
In 2010, Wei Minzhi and Zhang Yimou reunited. It was at the press conference of Zhang Yimou's film "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" that Wei Minzhi asked Zhang Yimou questions as a filmmaker.
Under the guidance of Zhang Yimou, Wei Minzhi filmed the documentary "Miracle Daughter", which is her past experience.
The girl who was once ridiculed as "the ugliest girl" has grown into an adult and is very good. Not only Zhang Yimou was full of emotion, but all the audience was very touched.