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In 1996, Jiang Wen directly won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director with the movie "Sunny Day";
can win such an award at the age of 33, and Jiang Wen was also labeled as a "ghost director".
The subsequent movies "Let the Bullets Fly" and "One Step Away" have made Jiang Wen's fame go to the next level.
But Jiang Wen, who is so talented, once caused a huge controversy because of his position.
The movie "The Devil is Coming" made Jiang Wen bear the label of "admiring foreign and flattering".
successively named his two sons "Taro and Jiro", which caused public anger and his reputation plummeted.
In 2018, after Jiang Wen finished filming the movie "Evil Does Not Prevail Over Justice", he "disappeared" from the public eye.
6 years have passed in a blink of an eye, what is Jiang Wen, who is now 61 years old, doing?
Why did he give his two sons such names?
Caused huge controversy
"What is Jiang Wen's intention to shoot such a film?"
In 2000, Jiang Wen, who had just won the Golden Horse Award, was full of confidence to shoot his second work "The Devil is Coming".
Different from the previous manifestations of the villagers heroically killing the enemy, this time Jiang Wen focused on the "ignorance" of the villagers.
This film does not quite match the common sense of the public, and it did not pass the review in China;
But Jiang Wen didn't want his hard work to be in vain, so he sent it to the Cannes International Film Festival to participate in the selection.
Not only did it get a lot of praise, but it also won the grand prize directly.
However, when the news of the award reached China, it caused a bloody storm.
People who like this movie praise Jiang Wen as the Chinese version of "Chaplin".
But most people still oppose it and criticize Jiang Wen's work;
Even You Fengwei, the original author of the novel, was very angry in his heart.
He not only accused Jiang Wen of changing his article beyond recognition in front of the public, but also sent Jiang Wen to court with a complaint.
This matter is getting bigger and bigger, and Jiang Wen's position has also been questioned.
It wasn't until Jiang Wen personally explained and proved his innocence that this public opinion subsided.
But Jiang Wen violated the regulations on submitting films for review, and he could no longer direct works for 5 years.
Going around and around, Jiang Wen returned to the path of an actor.
first starred in the movie "Looking for a Gun" as "Ma Shan", and then in the TV series "Mansion Gate", he starred in "Lord Futai".
Five years have passed in a flash, and Jiang Wen has picked up his dream of directing again.
In 2006, Jiang Wen confidently launched the movie "The Sun Also Rises";
But the show did not receive unanimous praise as expected, but instead attracted another scolding.
"What is Jiang Wen doing, the movie he made makes people understand. ”
Although there were complaints on the Internet, Jiang Wen insisted on himself, and he responded with a firm look:
"I'm not satisfied with making a movie that everyone can understand. ”
As an artist, you have your own pursuits, and that's understandable.
But Jiang Wen's next operation was confusing.
In 2009, Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun welcomed their youngest son;
While congratulating, netizens also wanted to know the name of the little prince.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Wen's youngest son's name is "Jiang Jiro";
Jiang Wen and the others also took the opportunity to change the name of their eldest son to "Jiang Taro".
Where this way of naming is biased, the public knows very well.
Many netizens asked Jiang Wen what his intentions were, and even his previous emotional experience was also revealed.
The feelings of the "tough guy" are also hurt
In 1986, when Jiang Wen was filming "Furong Town", there was an affair with the "actress" Liu Xiaoqing.
Although neither of them responded to this at that time, love always leaves some clues.
The relationship between Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing also appeared in front of the public.
But this "sister and brother love" is not, as long as everyone imagined.
In 1994, Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing still went their separate ways.
At this time, Jiang Wen didn't know that he was about to meet his first wife.
"Hello, my name is Sandrine, can we get to know each other?"
seems to be a very ordinary self-introduction, but it has become the beginning of their fate.
Jiang Wen looked at the beautiful French woman in front of him, and his heart also rippled.
In the constant getting along, Jiang Wen and Sandrine came together.
In 1997, the two not only entered the palace of marriage, but also gave birth to the "little padded jacket" Jiang Yilang.
But it's a pity that the perennial life of gathering less and leaving more has caused a rift in the relationship between Jiang Wen and Sandrine.
In 2005, the two who came to the end of their relationship chose to separate.
What people didn't expect was that Jiang Wen had just divorced Sandrine on the front foot, and he hugged his "wife" Zhou Yun home on the back foot.
The relationship between Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun was naturally pushed to the cusp.
But seeing the two of them getting along sweetly, netizens also sent their blessings.
What people didn't expect was that they looked talented and beautiful, but they named their children "Taro" and "Jiro".
This matter intensified, and netizens questioned Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun.
However, due to the silence of Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun, their reputation also fell to the bottom.
Or feeling the power of public opinion, Jiang Wen came forward to respond to the matter.
He first showed that he was named according to traditional culture, and Cao Cao once used "Lang" to call his children;
Later, I hope that netizens can read more books to understand the meaning of "Lang".
Jiang Wen's statement is reasonable, but it still did not calm the anger of netizens;
It wasn't until netizens saw Jiang Wen's past experience that they understood the reason for him to do so.
Towards the path of your heart, step by step
Jiang Wen's father was a soldier, and Jiang Wen took his father as an example since he was a child;
Although he often migrated around with his parents when he was a child, Jiang Wen never said that he was bitter.
In 1973, 10-year-old Jiang Wen and his family finally settled down in Beijing.
Jiang Wen, who grew up in the military region, is full of tough guy temperament;
And under the influence of his parents, he became a very assertive person.
In 1980, with the encouragement of his friend Yingda, Jiang Wen was successfully admitted to the performance department of Chinese opera;
In addition to earnestly learning basic acting knowledge, he often speculates on the details of the characters he plays.
And Jiang Wen's efforts were not in vain, and he successfully entered the China Youth Art Theater after graduation.
Then he set his sights on film and television dramas, not only creating classic images such as "Puyi" and "Yu Zhanao";
also won the Golden Rooster Award, Hundred Flowers Award and other "actor" titles.
At that time, Jiang Wen had already become a popular actor, and he was always invited to the script;
But Jiang Wen did not stop his pace of moving forward because of this, he was ready to attack the ranks of directors.
But Jiang Wen also had his own ideas when he was making movies.
He doesn't like the operation mode of commercial films, from the script to the actor Jiang Wen has his own exquisiteness.
After switching careers to director in 1995, Jiang Wen has been in the ranks of directors for 29 years.
But what is surprising is that the famous director Jiang Wen has only produced 6 works.
And 6 years have passed since Jiang Wen's last work "Evil Does Not Suppress Justice".
Jiang Wen, who has not seen the appearance of new works for a long time, also made many netizens sigh that "Qian donkey skills are poor".
But the truth is really as netizens said, is the 61-year-old Jiang Wen really missing a masterpiece?
On February 6, 2024, Jiang Wen's new film "Heroes Out of Youth" suddenly appeared in front of the public.
Not only has it successfully passed the record, but it is also about to start up.
Although it still sounds a little "heroic", it still arouses the interest of many audiences.
What the audience didn't expect was that as early as December 2023, there was news that Jiang Wen was about to shoot the movie "The Legend of Shi Jianqiao".
Jiang Wen officially announced two movies one after another in just a few months, which directly filled the audience's expectations.
I hope that Jiang Wen can shoot as soon as possible, so that these two works can meet us as soon as possible.
epilogue
When parents name their children, they generally have a beautiful meaning;
And Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun, who are parents, are the same.
Now Jiang Wen's two sons have gradually grown up and become the good sons he expects.
I hope that their family will live a happier life in the future;
I also hope that Jiang Wen can bring more wonderful works.
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Information sources:
[1] "Chinese Film Centennial Hall of Fame: Jiang Wen - Born to be a Filmmaker"
[2] "Nine adults who were stunned by the "sun" couldn't understand "The Sun Also Rises"
[3] "People's Online Review: Jiang Wen's movies have attitudes that are as precious as clean air"