On the mountain pass, Pan Dongzi, who was not clothed, was struggling to chop wood, the knife was shining, and the firewood was splashing. ”
In 1974, with the release of "Shining Red Star", the classic lines in it were widely circulated, and the 12-year-old Zhu Xinyun became the little hero "Pan Dongzi" in the mouth of the people of the whole country.
Since then, for his nearly 50-year career, it can be said that he has become a Pan Dongzi and a Pan Dongzi!
In 1962, Zhu Xinyun was born in Beijing into a family of intellectuals, and his parents were both people's teachers.
His parents' education for him was "poetry and books", and the most homework assigned to him before school was to practice Xi, read, and memorize poems.
His parents hope that he can also become a people's teacher who teaches and cultivates people, or a scientific researcher who is useful to the country and society.
Under the influence and cultivation of his parents, he has a gentle and elegant temperament since he was a child, not only with excellent grades, but also with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical and beauty.
After entering elementary school, he had many opportunities to give speeches and perform on stage as a top student, and he gradually fell in love with art and performance.
And it is precisely because he loves acting and the stage that he was photographed by Li Jun and Li Ang, the directors of "Shining Red Star", and became the protagonist of this movie.
When it comes to the start of filming of the movie "Shining Red Star", we have to mention the historical mission behind it.
The seventies were the germination period of China's film and television industry, and it was also an important period for publicizing the party's work and ideas.
Bayi Film Studio was the mainstay of the domestic film and television industry at that time, shouldering an important mission, supervising and shooting works with quality and quantity and in line with the social background of the time.
In order to break through the uniformity of the subject matter, Bayi Film Studio focused on the "flowers of the motherland".
After finalizing the theme, the preparation for filming also began rapidly.
What worries the director is that the preparation for filming has almost been completed, and the relevant actors are ready, but the protagonist "Pan Dongzi" in the play has not found a suitable candidate for a long time.
Because the director refused to give in to the actors who played the protagonists, the whole crew could only wait.
As time passed, the director was anxious, and the casting staff could only expand the scope of the role, no longer just issuing a notice to recruit actors and waiting for people to come to the interview, but directly to find it in elementary schools across the country.
As the saying goes, there is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and finally I saw Zhu Xinyun performing at the school art show in a local primary school in Beijing.
The crew was overjoyed to see Zhu Xinyun performing on stage, and felt that he fully met the requirements described by the director, plus it was at the local school in Beijing, and the crew quickly contacted the director to the scene to confirm whether Zhu Xinyun was the right person.
At that time, director Li Jun rushed to the scene and saw Zhu Xinyun who was wearing a military uniform on stage, and at first glance he felt that he was the Pan Dongzi he wanted.
Director Li Jun personally went to meet Zhu Xinyun's parents to inform them of the content of the filming, as well as the significance of the work to the national cultural communication and society, and his parents readily agreed to Zhu Xinyun to play the role of "Pan Dongzi".
In order to better complete the filming task, the school also approved the ten-month vacation applied by Zhu Xinyun's parents, the purpose of which is to allow the child to better devote himself to the filming work.
After joining the crew, Zhu Xinyun's appearance and mental state are indeed full of the atmosphere of "roots and seedlings", but because he is a child in the city and is from a family of intellectuals, Zhu Xinyun does not have the breath of a farmer's child.
Adhering to professional ethics, director Li Jun did not let Zhu Xinyun shoot directly, but sharpened it first.
So, he was arranged to live and work in the countryside, going up the mountain to chop firewood and go down to the field to do farm work, cut pigweed, and when he returned to his dilapidated home after the work, he had to chop pig vegetables, cook pig food and feed pigs;He himself ate dirty nests and drank water from ravines.
During that time, for Zhu Xinyun, who had been pampered since childhood, it was not just a tempering, but an ordeal.
But out of his love for acting and the arts, he gritted his teeth and persevered.
After a period of tempering, he was able to naturally and vividly portray Pan Dongzi, whom the director was satisfied with.
During the National Day in 1974, "Shining Red Star" was facing the whole country**.
Since then, Pan Dongzi, who is resolute and brave, has become a "little hero" in the eyes of the national audience.
With the broadcast of the movie, 12-year-old Zhu Xinyun can no longer return to the life of ordinary people, no matter how he goes, he has the halo of "Pan Dongzi".
During his school years, people called him "Pan Dongzi" more often than wishing Xinyun, which made him not know whether to be happy or worried at a young age.
After successfully playing "Pan Dongzi" and entering Bayi Film Studio, and becoming the youngest actor in the factory, he successively participated in the filming of films such as "Ten Days", "Ganshui Vastness", "Sari Make", etc., playing those natural, real, lively and lovely children's images.
But even though he has participated in many works and played several roles, people's deepest impression of him is still "Pan Dongzi".
As Zhu Xinyun grew up, he couldn't get rid of the halo of "Pan Dongzi" on his head, and began to suspect that it was his acting skills that would make the audience's memory of him inseparable from the role he had successfully created many years ago, so he decided to further polish his acting skills.
In 1980, Zhu Xinyun was admitted to the Drama Department of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts to continue his studies.
In 1984, after graduating from the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts, he chose to return to work in Bayi Film Studio again and became an actor again.
After four years of systematic learning and Xi polishing, his acting skills have been greatly improved, and his understanding of works and roles has become more mature, and he has won unanimous praise from directors when performing.
In 1986, he participated in the filming of "Fluttering Golden Wings", in which he appeared in front of the audience for the first time as an adult, and according to the script, he portrayed a smart, righteous and optimistic modern youth to the audience.
In 1987, he participated in the performance of "Operation Blitz", playing a smart, brave and kind little soldier, and his acting skills were mature and sophisticated, which was highly recognized by the director.
In 1988, in order to make a further breakthrough in his acting skills, he participated in the filming of "Blackface Son-in-law", he portrayed the image of a rural son-in-law with a little cleverness but occasionally full of grievances, and even the director and colleagues applauded him.
But when faced with the affirmation of professionals such as directors and colleagues, he himself was depressed.
No matter how many works he shoots in the later stage, no matter how good his acting skills are, the impression he leaves on the audience is far less than that of Pan Dongzi in "Shining Red Star".
For him, he feels that his life seems to have fallen into the shackles of the role of "Pan Dongzi", how successful he was at the beginning, it was even more difficult to break it later, and even he insisted on breaking it for many years.
Gradually, "Pan Dongzi" has become a taboo for Zhu Xinyun, but whenever someone mentions it to him, it can cause him an adverse reaction.
And Zhu Xinyun, who has the halo of "little hero", married Zhang Lingya, an ordinary person.
His acquaintance with his wife Zhang Lingya was also on the set, but Zhang Lingya was not an actor, but a temporary makeup artist.
When Zhang Lingya first saw Zhu Xinyun and put on makeup for him, she couldn't help but praise him, but the praise is inseparable from the role of "Pan Dongzi".
At that time, in the face of the praised Zhu Xinyun, he had a tense face throughout the whole process, wanting to have a seizure but not having a seizure.
Afterwards, under the reminder of other staff, Zhang Lingya knew that she had violated the taboo of Zhu Xinyun.
When she came into contact with Zhu Xinyun again, Zhang Lingya sincerely apologized to him, and said her true thoughts, feeling that Zhu Xinyun is as her name, she has had good luck since she was a child, and she is also a person, and she can become a unique "Pan Dongzi" in people's hearts, and most people's lives are inactive.
He has always been troubled by the inability to break through the "Pan Dongzi" that is ingrained in the hearts of the audience, but after hearing Zhang Lingya's persuasion, he suddenly felt that his heart was not so depressed.
And Zhang Lingya's words to Zhu Xinyun made Zhu Xinyun look at her with admiration, and began to pay attention to her words and deeds on weekdays.
After getting along for a while, Zhu Xinyun found that he was not tired of getting along with Zhang Lingya, even though he had been divorced and suffered emotionally, his attitude of life was still very cheerful and upward, and he could always be inspired in his daily conversations.
While Zhu Xinyun decided to pursue Zhang Lingya, he also told his parents about the situation.
In the face of Zhu Xinyun's admiration, Zhang Lingya hesitated, because of the "female junior" and because she was divorced.
But for Zhu Xinyun and even his parents, they feel that whether the other party can live together for a lifetime depends on that person's personality and life mentality, rather than the age gap and divorce experience.
With the blessing of his parents, Zhu Xinyun and Zhang Lingya got married.
The work of the two after marriage remains the same, Zhu Xinyun continues to work in film and television, and Zhang Lingya continues to work as a makeup artist in the crew.
It's just that after Zhang Lingya gave birth to her daughter, because her in-laws were too old to help take care of her at that time, Zhang Lingya had to temporarily put down her work and become a full-time mother.
After becoming a father, Zhu Xinyun also longed to spend more time with his daughter, and when he couldn't break the shackles caused by the role of "Pan Dongzi" in his film career for many years, Zhu Xinyun began to consider turning to behind-the-scenes work.
When she heard Zhu Xinyun's plan, Zhang Lingya agreed very much, and suggested that he could try to be a director, he had successfully created a role, and he might as well use his identity as a director to create more successful roles in the future.
was said by his wife, Zhu Xinyun had a feeling of sudden enlightenment, and began to turn to directing.
After a period of learning and Xi of directorial knowledge, Zhu Xinyun recommended himself to Bayi Film Studio.
In 1993, when he learned that "Ballistic Without a Trace" was being filmed, but who was the director had not yet been determined, Zhu Xinyun took the initiative to say that he wanted to take the position of assistant director.
The leader saw that he was full of sincerity and confidence, so he approved his application.
And because he has been an actor in Bayi Film Studio since he was 12 years old, and his conscientious work attitude for nearly 20 years has made the leadership willing to continue to trust and cultivate him.
So, the leader not only made him an assistant director, but also arranged for him to be a chief director with both strength and fame.
In 1994, after the release of "Ballistic Without a Trace", it caused a national sensation.
This drama won awards at that time, not only won the May Day Project Award, but also won many prestigious awards such as the "Golden Rooster Award".
Zhu Xinyun, who officially became a director with this work, has directed many works with other directors since then, all of which have achieved good results.
In 2012, "Sun Face" directed by him was released, which not only won praise from the industry, but also achieved good ratings after the broadcast.
After the actors of Xinyun Bayi Film Studio turned into directors, they have been working steadily for 20 years, and when they retire at the age of 60, they have already enjoyed the treatment of a full teacher.
In 2021, on top of the centenary of the founding of the party, I wish Xinyun to sing a song "Red Star Follows Me to Fight" once again caused a sensation.
After many years, Zhu Xinyun has already figured out that although he can't get rid of the image of "Pan Dongzi" for a lifetime, it is really a pity for an actor;But if he hadn't successfully played "Pan Dongzi", he wouldn't have been able to enter Bayi Film Studio, and he would have continued his studies and become a director without him.
As he himself said in an interview after singing "Red Star Follow Me to Fight" after decades: When you think you can't go down one road, a change of thinking may be a different world!