Li Mingzhu came from a prominent and wealthy family, and her uncle Feng Yuxiang was a prestigious leader of the Northwest Army during the Republic of China, and was known as the "General of Buyi"; Her aunt Li Dequan is not only Feng Yuxiang's wife, but also a patriot, who has served as the Minister of Health and other important positions after the founding of New China.
And Li Mingzhu's grandfather is a Westerner from a foreign land. His blonde hair and high nose and deep eyes all show a different style from the locals.
The old grandfather's brilliant mind and pioneering spirit made him break out of the world in the society of that year, and also injected one-eighth of Li Mingzhu's foreign blood.
Li Mingzhu, who grew up in such a family, has been pampered and cared for. Her cute and intelligent nature and cheerful and optimistic personality make the elders like it very much.
Money and material things never bothered her, and everything she wanted was easily available. Li Mingzhu is like a tender little tree in her home, thriving in the warm sunshine and sweet rain and dew.
However, Li Mingzhu did not become squeamish or arrogant because of this. In her seemingly peaceful upbringing, turbulent family and country changes have long sown the seeds of tenacity and perseverance in her heart.
These seeds will blossom brightly on the road of her life and career in the future.
In the 60s of the 20th century, the youthful Li Mingzhu came to Beijing Film Academy and began a four-year study career. The students in the acting department are all talented, and Li Mingzhu also shows a strong desire and strength to learn Xi, and her diligent and studious quality makes the teachers look up to her with admiration.
In her spare time, Li Mingzhu always spends time in the small theater on campus, actively participating in various drama performances, and sometimes even rehearsing all night. Li Mingzhu understands that books and classrooms can teach basic knowledge, but real acting skills still need to be repeatedly performed and scrutinized on the stage to obtain.
Those wonderful drama performances sharpened her acting skills and won her a certain reputation on campus.
In the rehearsal of the drama "If There Is No Sister", Li Mingzhu met a special teacher - Wang Shuwei from the Department of Fine Arts. This teacher Wang is not only talented, but also very kind to every student, and what is even more rare is his life experience.
Mr. Wang was married for a while and is now raising a 5-year-old son alone. This man with a story aroused Li Mingzhu's strong interest, and she wanted to know more about Mr. Wang.
During the rehearsal and after-class contact, the two burst out with a strong chemical reaction. Mr. Wang's gentle and steady personality, and the wisdom in his eyes when he smiled at Li Mingzhu, deeply impressed this young student.
And Li Mingzhu's smart and agile thinking also made Mr. Wang see the shadow of his youth. Unconsciously, the teacher and student crossed the boundaries of age and identity and fell in love.
In 1966, the "Cultural Revolution" swept the country, and Li Mingzhu, a delicate flower, could not escape her doom, and her pyramid-like family background became the bane. Before the newlywed Li Mingzhu and Teacher Wang were immersed in happiness, she was sent to a remote village to undergo labor reform.
Isolated from the city and separated from her family, she had to face the white eyes and criticism from all sides.
In the first days, Li Mingzhu's heart was like a knife. She couldn't forget the closed door of her hometown, and she couldn't forget her mother's tears. After living in a strange countryside, poor clothing, food, housing and heavy physical labor made her delicate body even more difficult to handle.
Every night in the dead of night, Li Mingzhu can't help but shed tears of longing. Soon, however, Li Mingzhu perked up. She is not the kind of woman who will give in easily, no matter how difficult the circumstances, she has to show herself and live life to the fullest.
Li Mingzhu learned to mingle with the villagers and learned all kinds of skills in the fields. Time passed through hard work, and she became more optimistic, cheerful, and persevering.
In Li Mingzhu's heart, the most concerned is Teacher Wang and his daughter who are far away from his hometown. Unable to see the two of them every day with her own eyes, she could only paint a picture of them in her mind countless times.
Thinking of them, Li Mingzhu's heart is full of warmth and strength - this love, which has been waiting for 10 years, gives her the courage and perseverance to face any difficulties and obstacles.
In the mid-80s of the 20th century, with the opening of the social environment, Li Mingzhu gradually returned to the film and television industry. The "little star" of the Beijing Film Academy back then is now a wife and mother.
The rich life experience has added depth to her acting skills, and she is no longer the young and immature student she was back then.
The first TV series "Looking for the World Back" opened the door to Li Mingzhu's popularity, and the audience remembered this middle-aged actor surnamed "Li". Later, Li Mingzhu played distinctive characters in film and television works such as "Stolen Love" and "Behind the Golden Plaque", and she gradually became famous in the circle.
For each role, Li Mingzhu is meticulous, portraying the subtle emotional changes and daily Xi of the characters, and her acting skills are also maturing day by day, transforming into a potential stock of powerful actors.
Today, Li Mingzhu has participated in nearly 100 film and television dramas. Whether it is the mother figure in a family drama or the mother-in-law role in a costume drama, she can portray the demeanor and demeanor of women of different ages perfectly.
Li Mingzhu has impressed generations of audiences with her stable and smooth acting skills, and she has also gained the greatest pleasure and self-realization of actors in the process.
In 1994, Li Mingzhu, who was on the rise in her career, received bad news that her father and husband fell ill and were hospitalized at the same time. Although the doctors did all kinds of treatments, life was not enough to withstand the disease, and her father died soon after.
Her husband, Mr. Wang, survived the rescue, but he was paralyzed in bed and unable to take care of himself.
The moment her husband became a vegetative person, Li Mingzhu felt discouraged. She watched her husband in the hospital for several days and nights, watching him transform from a handsome and elegant man to a sallow-faced patient.
She kept hypnotizing herself, hoping it was just a nightmare. However, the facts are in front of him, and Li Mingzhu has to face this cruel reality. In order to take care of her husband, who couldn't take care of herself, she resolutely gave up the opportunity to develop her career, no longer took on any film and television works, but devoted herself wholeheartedly to taking care of her husband.
From carefully preparing food and drink to carefully wiping her body, Li Mingzhu carefully guarded this important person, and she interpreted the true meaning of "husband and wife love" with practical actions.
More than ten years passed quietly in front of her husband's bed, and Li Mingzhu never complained. For her, as long as her husband is still there, she is willing to pay no matter how much she gives.
Looking back, it was the most meaningful time of her life.
In 2009, Li Mingzhu's husband unfortunately passed away, ending her nearly 15-year career as a caregiver. Re-entered the entertainment industry, the 66-year-old Li Mingzhu did not choose to retire, but actively made a comeback and took over the role of family members in a large number of film and television works.
The friendly and warm image made her quickly famous among the new generation of audiences, and she was nicknamed "Aunt Professional".
Now 80 years old, Li Mingzhu still maintains a good physical condition and firm willpower. In her, her passion for acting has not weakened, but she has found an eternal spiritual home in this career.
In recent years, she has performed film and television works such as "Holiday Warmth" and "Three Families in Wenzhou" calmly and infecting the audience in her own way.
In sync with her acting career, Li Mingzhu did not give up her faculty work. She still stands on Nortel's podium and communicates intimately with the students. The work attitude that has been the same for decades has become her way of infecting students.
Li Mingzhu used her life experience to tell students: Whether you are a teacher or an actor, the most important thing is to have an unquenchable heart.
Today's Li Mingzhu still lives a peaceful life, she is not obsessed with the pursuit of fame and fortune, but she can't resist her love for art. Maybe she is no longer a popular figure in the entertainment industry, but so what's the matter? Li Mingzhu has always maintained the true nature of her life, and she has let us see the rare inner beauty in her acting career.
As an artist, Li Mingzhu feels so friendly and peaceful, she is like an ordinary old lady in a TV series. Friends in the neighborhood praised her for being gentle and considerate, and she would never show herself off in public.
However, when we walk into Li Mingzhu's inner world, we will find that this ordinary old lady has incarnated into a brave and fearless woman.
That seemingly weak body has been tempered in the rural labor reform. The face that always purses his lips resolutely chose to leave his career behind to take care of his wife who had a stroke.
In the magnificent course of life, Li Mingzhu constantly faces choices and turns, and she chooses the most difficult but most in line with her heart every time.
Experience is Li Mingzhu's best teacher. When she faced the unwarranted persecution of the Cultural Revolution or the death of her loved ones, Li Mingzhu did not lose her fighting spirit. Instead, she straightened up and accepted it all—knowing full well that she could only be born again if she faced life head-on.
When she returns to the screen and the podium again, and faces herself again, the beauty of her inner transformation is naturally revealed.
Maybe many people don't know Li Mingzhu's past, but she uses her life practice to interpret what is truly indifferent and tranquil. This kind of indifference is not to escape, but to face and melt all the turbulent waves in life.
Under Li Mingzhu's peaceful appearance, what is hidden is a truly open-minded heart.