"Girl" has always been a golden sign in the entertainment industry.
From Gong Li to Zhou Dongyu, as long as it is on-demand by Zhang Yimou, it is like taking the express train of fame.
In the entertainment industry, you can almost kill all sides.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a title that can last a lifetime.
But among the many girls, there are two exceptions.
They were all excavated by Zhang Yimou, but in the end, none of them became girls in the traditional sense.
One is Lin Miaoke, who has been deeply involved in the "falsetto" storm for many years.
One is Wei Minzhi, who was persuaded to quit because of "ugliness".
01. All have controversial fame
In 2008, Lin Miaoke stood on the stage dressed in red.
The smile is sweet and the singing voice is crisp.
That year, she was 9 years old and became the focus of the world in one fell swoop.
Lin Miaoke began to perform on stage at the age of 2.
8-year-old partner Wang Zhiwen, 9-year-old partner Tao Hong, at a young age, they have a certain reputation among child stars.
In 2007, Zhang Yimou's team was looking everywhere for child stars.
But after selecting thousands of photos, I still couldn't find a suitable candidate.
Until he saw Lin Miaoke's photo.
Invitations, interviews, all in one go.
No matter what people say about Lin Miaoke now.
But at that time, her image was sweet, her temperament was generous, and her psychological quality was stable.
Among the children, she is the best.
Even today, many people are questioning Lin Miaoke's appearance.
It's a bit incredible to think she's not that beautiful.
But many people may not know how good psychological quality it takes to complete the performance in the stadium of 10,000 people, under many cameras.
Children's performances, in particular, have great uncertainty.
Metaphorically.
Lang Lang once performed four-handed joint play with a child from Li Muzi at the opening ceremony.
But halfway through the conversation, the child said that it was "too hot to be fun" and wanted to end.
Lang Lang was frightened into a cold sweat, and he coaxed the child to stabilize the child and complete the performance.
Recalling afterwards, Lang Lang said: It was the most panicked performance in my life, not one of them. I kept saying, I beg you, I'll buy you candy to eat
Anyone with a little experience in film and television drama will know that in filming, the two most difficult factors to shoot are "children and animals." ”
Because it's uncontrollable.
What's more, at the Olympic site, the error tolerance rate is even lower.
Therefore, Lin Miaoke was selected, which has a great relationship with her calmness and stability beyond her age.
But no one expected that this would become a shackle to her later development.
At the same time as Lin Miaoke was selected there was a little girl named Yang Peiyi.
Lin Miaoke's on-site performance is good and calm.
The song can be sung, it is not difficult to hear, but it is not as good as Yang Peiyi.
Yang Peiyi is also very well-behaved, and the voice conditions are particularly good.
Good pitch and strong penetration.
Directors are also comparing the two children repeatedly.
But all this, Lin Miaoke and Yang Peiyi did not know, nor did they know very well.
They are just two children under the age of 10.
They trained hard for a long time before the opening ceremony.
Both children are constantly training for rehearsals.
It wasn't until the first rehearsal with makeup that the directors looked at the effect of the scene and made a decision.
Use Lin Miao to stand in front of the stage and let Yang Peiyi sing behind the scenes.
After rehearsals that day, Yang Peiyi went to the studio to record the songs, and after that, she was never scheduled to rehearse.
Zhang Yimou himself is not very much in favor of this approach.
At the discussion scene at that time, he also said that he would let Lin Miaoke sing it himself, anyway, there was a chorus behind, and these few sentences were not allowed.
It's not a big problem.
But the broadcast team believes that sound is important when broadcasting.
Insist on using "sound replacement".
In the end, Zhang Yimou respected the opinions of the technical team.
But unexpectedly, it didn't take long for the incident to be announced to the public by the music director.
It wasn't impossible to announce it like this, but he had no room for a buffer for his two children.
Both Lin Miaoke and Yang Peiyi were caught off guard by the storm of public opinion.
But realistically speaking, Yang Peiyi was a somewhat introverted little girl back then.
After the opening ceremony, she went to Hong Kong to perform a show.
The sound is crisp and penetrating, like heaven.
But back then, she was a little shy, performing well on a small stage, and indeed feeling a little timid on a large stage.
But when she was 13 or 4 years old, the typhoon was very good, and the atmosphere was natural.
But that was a few years later.
In contrast, Lin Miaoke's stage performance is indeed much better.
Yang Peiyi's family situation is very good, her family lives in Haidian, her family is rich, and the cultivation given to her by her parents all the way is a typical "Haidian mother".
After the opening ceremony, I signed an agency and began to be a professional singer, attend the party, and record singles.
Primary and middle schools are all famous schools, and after graduating from middle school, I will go to study in famous schools in the United States, play music and enjoy life during the period, everything is fine.
Now also a semi-professional singer, not buried.
But Lin Miaoke's life after that seems to have entered a strange circle.
Like Lin Miaoke, Wei Minzhi's fame is also full of chance.
The first half of her story is the same as Lin Miaoke.
Wei Minzhi was born in 1985, and in 1993, Zhang Yimou wrote for the movie "No One Can Be Less Cast".
It was also a long time for the audition, and I looked at countless photos of girls of the right age, but I didn't find a suitable one.
In the end, Zhang Yimou made a bold decision.
Enable non-professional actors.
The film crew arrived at the filming location and began to publicize, hoping that local 13- and 4-year-old children would try it.
That day, after Wei Minzhi finished feeding the pigs, she went with her sister.
Wei Minzhi's sister is a little shy, but Wei Minzhi is very bold and cheerful.
Zhang Yimou asked the children at the scene to try a scene: standing at the entrance of the village and shouting people.
The other children were embarrassed, but she had no scruples and shouted until her voice was dumb.
Although she can't sing and dance, Zhang Yimou still clapped on the spot and used her.
Under the tutelage of Zhang Yimou, Wei Minzhi, who did not know how to perform at all, quickly became popular with "No One Less".
Of course, because her appearance is too simple, she is also called the "ugliest girl".
After the film was filmed, many programs found Wei Minzhi.
At that time, Wei Minzhi actually wanted to enter the entertainment industry directly.
But Zhang Yimou and Wei Minzhi talked once.
He told Wei Minzhi, you are not good enough, you are not very good at acting, no matter what you want to do in the future, the first thing you have to do now is to finish your studies.
Wei Minzhi and Lin Miaoke's fame was accidental.
But after becoming famous, they took a very different path.
02, Lin Miaoke entertainment circle, Wei Minzhi went to school
Because of the lead singer, Lin Miaoke's fame is somewhat mixed.
To protect her, her parents kept her from watching any news or letting her know what the outside world was like for a long time.
It created an almost "vacuum" living environment for her.
But even so, Lin Miaoke was bullied a lot at school because of this.
But on the other hand, out of a desire to prove that her daughter is actually very good, her mother began to frequently take on her business activities.
In order to manage her daughter well, Lin Miaoke's mother even quit her job as a university teacher.
She was also attacked for no reason because of her premature development.
There were even nonsense rumors that she accompanied the wine and the meal.
In order to protect her, her mother single-handedly managed her social media and constantly corrected her name.
But because of the level of business and too quick success, she received uneven jobs, giving people the feeling of hunger.
At the age of 12, she even endorsed an infertility-related product under her mother's arrangement.
What's more, the promised pick-up activity, the negotiated price, when she arrived at the scene, her mother would take the initiative to ask for an additional 200 yuan.
So much so that the host complained: "This child will not get better in the future."
Although the host did not name names, there was only one child at the pick-up activity at that time, that is, Lin Miaoke.
In short, under the control of his mother, Lin Miaoke has a peculiar state.
Both naïve and old, she has an old-fashioned atmosphere that does not match her age, but because she has not been in contact with society for a long time, she has a naïve and almost indescribable stupidity.
This very contradictory temperament made her star journey begin to become bumpy.
Including Chen Xiaoyi, Pu Cunxin has made suggestions on her temperament and behavior.
But a lot of things are already in the bones, and it's hard to change.
More importantly, because there are too many extracurricular activities, Lin Miaoke's grades can only be regarded as below average.
And Wei Minzhi listened to Zhang Yimou's words, completely withdrew from the circle, and went to study.
Zhai Zhihai, chairman of Shijiazhuang Elite Middle School, was very moved after watching "No One Less".
Knowing that Wei Minzhi wanted to study and had no money, he invited her to study in his own school, not only free tuition, but also a living allowance of 300 yuan.
And arranged jobs for her sister and mother.
Completely solved the livelihood problem of her family.
After studying in the city, she slowly changed her appearance.
After learning Mandarin, I slowly know how to dress up, and the plateau red on my face has faded.
Because no one bothers the economy, he is still a small celebrity.
Wei Minzhi's middle school life was very comfortable.
But the enthusiasm for acting in her heart has not faded, she just never told people.
After graduating from high school, her family suggested that she take the teacher training course so that she could find employment and find a partner in the future.
She did not agree, and silently applied for the directing major.
She thought, she can't be an actor if she doesn't look good, so it's always okay to be a director.
However, neither her grades nor her qualities were enough to support this dream.
She predictably fell off the list.
Zhang Yimou also knew about it.
This time, instead of dissuading her, he encouraged her.
Seeing Zhang Yimou's affirmation, Wei Minzhi made up her mind to direct.
03, Lin Miaoke lost his front hooves, and Wei Minzhi's dream came true
In 2017, Lin Miaoke graduated from high school.
Not surprisingly, she applied for many art colleges.
She has acted in a lot of TV, and being famous are her advantages.
But what is unexpected is that she did not take the exam in the three colleges of Beijing Film, Chinese Opera and Zhongyin.
Finally, he entered the performance department of Nanjing Academy of the Arts.
With a halo and not admitted to any art college, she became the object of ridicule from the crowd.
Her strange style of being old and young, and her overly mature dress were unacceptable for a while, she was the little girl with the water spirit.
When it is even more regrettable, after entering Nanyi, she worked very hard.
But there is always nothing that can be mastered.
From the time she first entered the school to her graduation in 2021, she seems to have fallen into a point where there is no drama to act.
Some people found that she even went to variety shows to play as a supporting role.
Wei Minzhi's grades are also average, and it is also difficult to apply for Chinese opera or Nortel schools.
At this time, the School of Film, Film and Television Media of Xi'an Foreign Chinese College took the initiative to extend an olive branch to her.
Not only that, they also proposed that as long as Wei Minzhi was admitted to their university, the tuition fee would be free.
When he learned that the school also had a major in choreography, Wei Minzhi agreed.
The following year, she enrolled with a score of 460. Learn.
After entering the school, the school gave Wei Minzhi many opportunities, and helped her become a trainee director in her sophomore year.
If there are any activities in school, they will also consider her first.
Host, reception, etc., she is the first choice.
At an event, she met Dr. Chen Ergang, a Chinese-American.
Chen Ergang, a professor at Brigham Young University who attaches great importance to education, thought of Wei Minzhi of "No One Left Behind" when he held a conference in Hebei Province called "No Student Left Behind".
Knowing that Wei Minzhi was from Hebei, he sent an invitation to Wei Minzhi.
Knowing that Wei Minzhi went to Xi'an, he chased him to Xi'an to communicate
Chen Ergang was very interested in Wei Minzhi's experience, and in 2007, Chen Ergang said that he could recommend Wei Minzhi to study at his school, Brigham Young University.
In order to make Wei Minzhi have no worries, Chen Ergang offered to contract her entire tuition.
In this way, two years later, Wei Minzhi entered Brigham Young University in Hawaii, majoring in media and television.
After entering the school, Professor Chen took good care of Wei Minzhi, and Wei Minzhi quickly adapted to the school.
With the encouragement of Professor Yang, she participated in many clubs and activities.
It was also because of this that she also met Liu Jinhui, a Chinese-American.
The two married and had children soon after they met.
In order to support her career, Liu Jinhui came to China with her.
Wei Minzhi filmed "Daughter of Miracles" based on her own experience.
From a pig-feeding girl to an independent director, Wei Minzhi has completed the process of changing her life against the sky.
And Lin Miaoke is not as anxious as before.
She began to learn to sing and draw.
Show another side of your life.
Without those frills and expressions, she looked more like a normal 23-year-old girl.
It's just that in comparison, she is really high and low.
05. The situation is very different
Although Lin Miaoke and Wei Minzhi both have a relationship with Zhang Yimou, the degree of "staining" between the two is completely different.
To be fair, Lin Miao is not ugly.
She is in a normal photo with her classmates, lively and cheerful, not old-fashioned.
Even acting together on stage doesn't feel contradictory.
Although her figure and temperament do have shortcomings, they are not useless.
But since the age of 9, she has suffered a lot of inexplicable malice.
And her mother created a safe but dangerous living environment for her.
She is unusually mature in some ways, can speak at a very young age, will consciously perform and even please the public.
But in some ways there is a simple horror, she has no idea how to communicate with the public, and she has no idea what the world is really like today.
She didn't even have a correct understanding of her appearance.
She has always wanted to act, and she has not even lost weight.
This makes her head-to-body ratio very strange.
Although her fame began with Zhang Yimou, her subsequent life had nothing to do with Zhang Yimou.
In contrast, Wei Minzhi is far away from the entertainment industry in the eyes of the public.
But every step of her life actually borrowed Zhang Yimou's "light" to a greater or lesser extent.
Because of her low profile, she inadvertently avoided a lot of disputes.
The benefits of fame are obtained, but the disadvantages of fame are avoided.
In addition, Wei Minzhi's heart is much firmer than Lin Miaoke.
Although Wei Minzhi was also half-pushed all the way to Tantu.
But she insisted on at least two things.
There is no rush to participate in various programs in the short term.
No matter where you are, always insist on studying directing.
From the beginning, these two insistences have made her less detours.
This is also the reason why she has been praised all the way, although she has been borrowing light all the way.
On the other hand, Lin Miaoke has always been at the point where he wants everything.
Fame, money, and studies don't want to be put away, but in the end there is nothing.
Mental development has not kept pace with age.
But after so many years and so many things, she seems to be starting to grow up.
She faced the malice of the outside world, without the strong resistance of her mother.
For the overwhelming ridicule after failing the art exam, she was also indifferent, and announced the news that she had not passed the exam.
Even though the outside world continues to ridicule, she still shares her life.
After so many attacks, she didn't even say anything ill of the population.
Her acting career is still not perfect.
Her paintings are also very immature.
But she was 23 years old, and for her, the future is still long.
I hope that one day, like Wei Minzhi, she can be pushed to the future by fate.
I hope that these two girls with some fate can be better in the future.