Zhang Ce, born in Liaocheng, Shandong Province in 1993, is a self-leading director, screenwriter, and up host. He once cooperated with Zhu Gen as the chief planner, screenwriter and director of "Zhu Yi's Boring Life", and later left his job to start a business with his wife, continued to operate the account of "Director Xiaoce", and created a series of micro-films such as "Once Upon a Time in the Square". His works are known for their black humor, vertical and horizontal, and extravagant style, and have been loved and concerned by the majority of netizens.
Zhang Ce was born into a family of small rural businessmen, and his parents made a living by selling cold drinks and slaughtering sheep. Since he was a child, he liked to observe all kinds of people and things in life, and found a lot of interesting details and contradictions. After his college entrance examination, he studied veterinary medicine at Shandong Agricultural University, but his real interest lies in creation, and he will do some creative work out of interest in his spare time, but he did not plan to make profits by starting a business at that time, and then went to work after graduating from college. After getting married in 2018, he returned to his hometown in Liaocheng and fell into the ideological struggle of "following his father-in-law to do engineering, or continuing to shoot ** and be a director".
At this time, Zhu Gan, who started a business in the field of short **, was unwilling to accept the previous failure, and was looking for a new choreographer and director, wanting to continue to start a business in the field of short **. Zhang Ce, who saw Zhu Gan's recruitment posting, chose to join.
Zhang Ce's background and upbringing have had a profound impact on his thinking and creative style. He has a keen insight into and dissatisfaction with social injustice, the gap between the rich and the poor, and the complexity of human nature, and his works often expose and satirize these phenomena in the form of black humor, while also showing his sympathy and concern for the little people. Most of his creative inspiration is in real life, and he often adapts his personal experience into the script of "Zhu Yi's Boring Life". His works also draw on many classic films and social hotspots, showing his sensitivity and attention to film and television culture and the changes of the times.
In 2019, Zhang Ce was inspired by the image of Zhu Gen in reality, created the character of Zhu Yi, and filmed "Zhu Yi's Boring Life" with some of Zhu Gan's friends and company employees, which was released on the Douyin short ** platform, and the number of fans reached more than 200,000 three days later, and then ** was released on other ** platforms such as Bilibili and YouTube. Before becoming popular, Zhu Gan's company used to operate a ** self called Block C 802 but it was not famous at that time, and the number of followers was not large. Later, after becoming popular, the production team of "Zhu Yi's Boring Life" opened accounts such as director Xiao Ce and Zhu once's wine and meat friends. Director Xiao Ce was originally Zhang Ce's personal account, and later this account began to update behind-the-scenes footage and Zhang Ce's own ideas with "Zhu Once's Boring Life", until Zhang Ce decided to start a business.
The cooperation between Zhang Ce and Zhu Gen is a legendary experience, they broke the limitations of traditional film and television with the short ** of "Zhu Yi's Bored Life", and created a unique "Zhu Once Universe", attracting tens of millions of fans. Their works feature Zhu Yi, a rich, boring, and boring boss, and tell various stories between him and his employees, friends, and lovers in a darkly humorous way, showing an absurd, sad, and satirical social reality. Their works have a strong personal style and social criticism, but also full of creativity and imagination, and deeply analyze and reflect on various phenomena and problems in contemporary society.
Zhang Ce played an important role in the cooperation with Zhu Gan, he is the soul of "Zhu Yi's Boring Life", responsible for planning, screenwriting, directing, dubbing and other work, his creative talent and directing skills have been widely recognized and praised. His works have been influenced by Stephen Chow, "Warring States Policy", etc., and have adopted a variety of techniques such as exaggeration, irony, suspense, and thriller, forming an extravagant and vertical and horizontal style, which has brought a strong visual impact and ideological shock to the audience. His works also reflect his ideological tendencies towards the Zonghengjia, who advocated strategy in politics, emphasized judging the situation, and pursued meritocracyIn terms of outlook on life, he pursues fame and fortune and makes a name for himself to future generations.
On October 16, 2020, Zhang Ce announced that he would no longer serve as the planner, director, screenwriter and dubbing of "Zhu Yi's Boring Life" from October 1, and at the same time resigned from the original company, which made many viewers regret. On October 20, Zhang Ce released "Me and My Zhu Once" in director Xiao Ce, denying that he had a personal conflict with Zhu Gan. Zhang Ce mentioned in his ** and ** comment area that this entrepreneurship is inseparable from his wife's financial and moral support. Since February 14, 2021, Zhang Ce has successively released a series of square works on bilibili, gradually establishing his own "Xiaoce universe".
Zhang Ce's entrepreneurship is a brave attempt, but also a difficult challenge. He gave up his cooperation with Zhu Gen and chose to start a business with his wife, continued to operate the account of "Director Xiaoce", and created a series of micro-films such as "Once Upon a Time in the Square". His works take square dance as the theme, telling various stories of a group of middle-aged and elderly people in the square, showing their living conditions and psychological changes. His works have a strong sense of reality and sociality, and are also full of humanity and warmth, and have profoundly analyzed and reflected on various phenomena and problems in contemporary society.
Zhang Ce encountered many difficulties and setbacks in entrepreneurship, such as insufficient funds, personnel loss, audience diversion, and pressure. He has also fallen into a trough and confusion, and even thought about giving up. However, he did not give up his dreams and beliefs, he persevered, and with his talent and hard work, he gradually won the recognition and support of the audience, and also received some honors and awards. His works have also gradually established their own "Xiaoce universe", attracting a group of loyal fans and partners.
Zhang Ce is a person with rich imagination and creativity, and his works also reflect his personal characteristics and style. His works are both black humor and vertical and horizontal, extravagant, thrilling and suspenseful, realistic criticism, and human warmth. His works not only entertain the audience, but also inspire the audience, not only satirizing society, but also paying attention to society, not only expressing himself, but also communicating with others. His works are a reflection of his soul and the fulfillment of his dreams.
Zhang Ce is a man of strong will and unremitting pursuit, and his works also reflect his personal experience and growth. His works have both the influence of his origin, the traces of growth, the imprint of cooperation, and the imprint of entrepreneurship. His works are a testimony to his life and a continuation of his life.
Zhang Ce is a man who has gone from a longitudinal and horizontal family to a dreamer, and his works are the embodiment of his heart and life. He used his **, dance, charity, etc., to bring more beauty and peace to this world. He is a person who deserves our admiration and learning, and he is also a person who deserves our attention and support. We look forward to him continuing to create more wonderful works that will bring us more happiness and emotion. We also wish him the best of luck in achieving his dreams and becoming a better person.