Recently, actor Chen Shu was invited to attend the 2024 "The Power of Women" speech ceremony held by "People" and won the honor of "Determined Power" at the ceremony. The festival was held by People magazine in collaboration with 10 outstanding women from all walks of life to tell their stories of "one step forward". That night, Chen Shu, as an excellent actor, shared on stage that he had a high spiritual exchange with the audience through what he had learned through years of experience.
From Chen Shu's speech that night, you can feel Chen Shu's rich and firm heart. Whether it's the eloquent tone, or the bright and stretched movements, or the life story told in her mouth. 25 years ago, she resigned from the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, gave up her 12-year dance major, embarked on an unknown road, and became an actor; in 2014, Chen Shu became a household name in "Iron Pear Flower", and when her personal career entered a new stage, she resolutely chose to stop temporarily, and she was not panicked. In the face of her own life, Chen Shu made a different choice from what everyone thought, she had hesitation and timidity, but in the end, she chose to go to her favorite place bravely.
But today, looking back at the "key step" taken by Chen Shu these two times, how can it not be correct? The decision made 25 years ago has created today's Magnolia, Huading Award, and Golden Eagle Festival. The pause button in 2014 also allowed Chen Shu, who started again after two years, to have full power again. seems to be slow, but in fact, it is her "progress", which has gained more understanding of life and performance. "Always choose a life that takes a step forward," Chen Shu said, this is her life creed, and why she has always had a "firm strength" over the years.
Counting the roles played by Chen Shu, whether it is Tie Lihua, Stella, Chen Jiaying, or Xin Lu, they all have an attitude of never staying and always moving forward. As Chen Shu said: "Even if my character is an inconspicuous woman who can't fight against fate, I still hope to make a little effort without affecting the script." Every time she appears, she strives to make these ordinary characters leave the audience with a sense of struggle and resistance that is willing to compromise. Through her interpretation, she interprets the role of strength and wisdom but each has a wonderful life, which is her job as an actress, and it is also a kind of penetration of her feminine spirit.
In Chen Shu's body, you can see the infinite possibilities of women's abundance, just like her different roles, but also like herself. In the future, what kind of unusual female roles will Chen Shu bring to everyone and create a more exciting life?