Zhu Xijuan, known as the first goddess of red movies, how is she doing now?

Mondo Entertainment Updated on 2024-01-30

In the early summer of 1938, a budding baby was born in a family of intellectuals in Jiangxi, and she was Zhu Xijuan, who was later known as the first goddess of red ***.

Her father is a university professor and her mother is a primary school teacher, and Zhu Xijuan lived a prosperous life when she was a child, and she sincerely thanked her parents for their careful education. However, the good times did not last long, and her family was not spared from the frequent wars in China back then, so she had to take her to relocate repeatedly. In the war of the destruction of her family, she lost her dearest brother, and her heart was like a knife.

A flower-like girl in a greenhouse, from now on, has a slightly calm heart, but adds a bit of maturity and stability. Zhu Xijuan finally regained her foothold in Shanghai, and finally ushered in a new hope in life. At the age of 14, she was introduced by a friend and got the first opportunity to perform in her life, just a role.

However, this brief experience, like a match lit in her heart, aroused infinite enthusiasm for acting, and she clearly realized that acting was the dream she wanted to pursue in this life. At the age of 18, she resolutely chose to leave home and came to the Shanghai Theater Academy to study acting and officially become a drama student. Under the careful teaching of the teachers, Zhu Xijuan benefited a lot.

Not only has he mastered the basic skills, but he also has a high degree of understanding and absorption, as well as a keen and delicate way of thinking. The teachers are unanimously optimistic that she will become the most promising acting star in the class. In 1960, the popular director Xie Jin was preparing to shoot a main theme movie "Red Detachment of Women", but he had difficulties with casting. He has been looking for an actor who not only has outstanding acting skills, but can also faithfully interpret the image of a female soldier, but the candidates in the group audition are not satisfactory.

Under the strong recommendation of the dean of the college, director Xie Jin locked his eyes on Zhu Xijuan. At that time, Zhu Xijuan was already a second-year student and was well-known in the college. For this rare opportunity, she made great efforts, and finally successfully played the role of the female number one in the film - female soldier Wu Qionghua through layers of competition.

This was undoubtedly a turning point in Zhu Xijuan's life at that time. In order to devote herself to this role, she began a month-long military life. She ate, lived and trained with the female soldiers in the army, and never flinched from hardships. During this period, she also carefully consulted many real female soldiers and listened to their life in the army. After experiencing all kinds of hardships, Zhu Xijuan also found herself in this role. She and the story of this ordinary girl growing up in the midst of war have a strong spiritual resonance.

Finally, in a bloody battle with the whole group, she perfectly performed this role as she wished, which moved countless audiences. In 1962, Zhu Xijuan won the first Hundred Flowers Award for this film, and was awarded the golden honor of "People's Artist" by the state. At only 24 years old, she was in high spirits on the set and received a cordial reception from ***.

At this moment, she finally understands that her life has been equated with performance, and the cute and diligent girl in the movie will be a spiritual mark that will be difficult to erase in her life. In 1981, Zhu Xijuan, whose career was in full swing, made an unexpected move. She left the familiar Shanghai and came to Shenzhen, a special economic zone that was still young at the time, and joined the TV station.

It turned out that in Zhu Xijuan's heart, she still had an unknown grand dream. That is to lead his own team, enter the international film market, and speak for Chinese culture in the world!At that time, the cultural industry in Chinese mainland was far from mature, and there was a long way to go to realize its ambitions. With her solid acting skills, Zhu Xijuan quickly gained a firm foothold in Shenzhen TV. In the years that followed, she led the team to produce a large number of short documentaries that reflected the development of the city.

It not only shows the rapid changes in this hot land, but also incorporates Zhu Xijuan's affectionate remembrance of the growth of this city. Under her dedication, Shenzhen TV has risen and won awards at many domestic and foreign film festivals. The industry has to admit that if there was no Zhu Xijuan, the "soul figure", there would be no glory of Shenzhen TV later.

In the United States, Zhu Xijuan encountered unprecedented difficulties and setbacks. Foreign languages and environments are heavy obstacles. And her ambition to make a splash in the international film market is difficult to achieve in the short term. However, the perseverance accumulated over the years of struggle did not give her back. She reorients her work and business, actively following local tastes and preferences, and after several years of unremitting efforts, she finally managed to establish her company in the United States and win industry recognition.

In 1994, a commercial film co-produced with the United States, "Pekingese in New York", was a huge success, which heralded that a multinational film creative team integrating Chinese and Western cultural perspectives had begun to take shape under the advocacy of Zhu Xijuan. In the following series of works that promote Chinese culture, she and her American counterparts have formed complementary advantages and achieved fruitful results. However, living in a foreign land also made her feel the helplessness of the passage of time, and she found that her mother tongue was slowly being lost.

Therefore, after completing the set goal, 78-year-old Zhu Xijuan resolutely chose to return to China with his wife to care for the elderly. However, what she never expected was that her decision caused an uproar on the Internet, and the public's attitude was completely reversed!have questioned her "squandering abroad, and now returning to China to take advantage". In the face of such a turbulent **, the old artist was a little helpless, she understood that only the love and pursuit of art in her life was fundamental. As long as she can dazzle on the screen, other fame and glory have nothing to do with her.

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