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Text: Nankui Si Nuan
Editor|Nan Kui Snuan
Preface
Speaking of Zhou Jie, the first thing that may come to everyone's mind is the handsome actor who played Er Kang in "Huanzhu Gege".
But do you know? Now Zhou Jie is no longer the focus of the entertainment industry, he changed his career to become a farmer and lived an idyllic life with nature as his companion.
At the height of the epidemic in 2020, everyone was contributing to the fight against the epidemic.
Zhou Jie is no exception, he announced on Weibo that he donated 20,000 catties of rice to the great medical workers, expressing his respect and support for front-line workers.
This move not only made netizens praise him, but also made everyone more curious about his new identity.
Leaving the entertainment industry under the spotlight, Zhou Jie chose to devote himself to agriculture, contracted thousands of acres of fertile land, and became a farmer.
You may wonder how a former big star could choose to live like this, but Zhou Jie is happy to do it, not only growing organic rice, but also creating his own brand "Mr. Zhou".
This rice is not ordinary, it takes the high-end route, and the price is quite expensive.
But don't worry, Jay Chou's rice sales are very good, thanks to the connections he has accumulated in the entertainment industry over the years.
Zhou Jie's "Mr. Zhou" rice has a very special way of selling.
He insisted on not retailing, only accepting orders of more than 500 catties, and only through himself.
In this way, it not only ensures the quality and authenticity of the product, but also allows consumers to buy and eat with peace of mind.
In addition to agriculture, Zhou Jie's life is also colorful.
The mansion he posted on Weibo covers a huge area and is very carefully designed, looking like a paradise.
Zhou Jie himself is also a travel enthusiast, often sharing his travel experiences on Weibo, from domestic places of interest to foreign scenic spots, his footprints are all over the world.
Zhou Jie once said that work is a side hustle, and life is the main business.
This is not something that is said casually.
He often posts photos of working in the fields, wearing a straw hat, walking in the fields, and he is completely an authentic farmer.
Such a Zhou Jie and the actor who used to be glamorous on the screen are like two people.
Speaking of Zhou Jie's acting career, it is also quite brilliant.
The first part of "Youth Bao Qingtian" starring him is a classic memory of many post-80s and 90s generations.
At that time, his acting skills were already very good, and he won the love and recognition of the audience.
However, in recent years, Zhou Jie has frequently appeared on the hot search because of some negative news, such as "crashing the door", "tongue kissing door", "blocking the door", "drama bully", etc.
1. From a popular acting school to a fade out of the entertainment industry
When it comes to Zhou Jie, many people's first reaction is to regret, thinking that he is a misunderstood and buried acting school in the entertainment industry.
Time goes back to 20 years ago, a popular "Huanzhu Gege" has achieved many people's dream of stardom, and Zhou Jie is also one of them.
In the play, he plays the role of Er Kang, the eldest young master of the Fu family, who is high-spirited, affectionate and single-minded, and his image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, becoming an unforgettable character for a generation of audiences.
In the subsequent "Young Bao Qingtian" series, Zhou Jie's image of Bao Zheng who is upright and wise is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, although the series has gone through three parts and replaced three actors, but when it comes to Bao Zheng, the most recognized version by the audience is still Zhou Jie's version.
His line skills are profound and his acting skills are rich, whether he plays a cunning and sinister role or a righteous and awe-inspiring role, he can easily control it, showing his acting skills with ease.
With the two classic roles of "Er Kang" and "Bao Zheng", Zhou Jie quickly became popular and became a household name.
However, as the ancients said, "The sun is in the middle of the day, and the moon is full", when Zhou Jie's acting career was in full swing, a series of negative news shrouded him like a shadow.
He was exposed to scandals such as "beating", "tongue kissing", and "hit-and-run", and his personal image was seriously damaged, not only being violently attacked by black fans, but also causing his acting career to fall into a trough, being hidden in the snow, and there was no drama to shoot for a while.
Although some of these negative news are based on the amplification or even distortion of Zhou Jie's overly straightforward behavior when he was young, in the face of public opinion pressure, Zhou Jie did not choose to take the initiative to clarify or respond to public relations, but adhered to his own principles, firmly believed that those who are clean are self-purifying, and do not want to be bound by the views of the outside world.
Zhou Jie's attitude towards acting is extremely serious, whether in the crew or in daily life, he always keeps his hands on the script, reads it repeatedly, and does his homework in advance, and this professionalism has been recognized by his peers.
The famous director Zhao Baogang once commented on Zhou Jie: "He is a very thoughtful actor who has his own unique views on many things, and he is a rare good actor in the entertainment industry."
However, Zhou Jie's upright personality and principled attitude seem out of place in the entertainment industry, which is an environment that pays attention to human feelings and sleek life.
For example, when he was filming "Huanzhu Gege", he saw the inappropriate use of Chinese characters in the script, and he would point it out in public, but it was misunderstood as "loving to change the script".
What's more, some people maliciously spread rumors that Zhou Jie criticized Chen Daoming's acting skills in the crew, in this regard, Zhou Jie only refuted with a sentence "Chen Daoming is my master, how can I have a conflict with my master?", but he did not dwell too much on such rumors and chose to deal with them indifferently.
Although Zhou Jie could have gained fame and fortune in the entertainment industry and sat firmly in the position of a first-line male star, he has never learned to be a "likable" actor.
His upright personality has made him suffer a lot in the entertainment industry, even if he is caught in the whirlpool of public opinion, he is unwilling to choose public relations means or public explanations to save his image.
When someone asked him if he had ever thought about whitewashing himself, he responded indifferently: "It's ridiculous to use the word 'whitewashing', can you really blacken me?" In his opinion, the truth will always come out, and the most important thing in being a person is to remain sincere and should not be swayed by the opinions of the outside world.
Zhou Jie was educated by his father to be honest, honest and trustworthy since he was a child, but after entering the entertainment industry, he found that his principles of doing things did not seem to work in this circle, because many of the rules of behavior here were contrary to the values he upheld.
He can't be as sleek and sophisticated as everyone else, catering to the so-called "rules of the game", because for him, it is tantamount to betraying his own personality.
In a talk show, Zhou Jie revealed the real reason why he chose to quit the entertainment industry: "I just refuse to give in, I'm not too straight, but too true...... But why is it that being excluded from telling the truth is being excluded? I think it's good to be sincere.
In the face of the glitz and hypocrisy of the entertainment industry, Zhou Jie chose to stick to himself and gradually faded out of the public eye.
However, even though he has stayed away from the entertainment industry, there are still some people who refuse to let him go, continue to spread negative information about him on the Internet, and even turn his photos into various spoof memes for ridicule.
In most cases, celebrities often choose to blacken themselves in the face of such spoofs to show their high emotional intelligence and affinity, but Zhou Jie will never compromise on this, he regards it as an insult to his personality and resolutely defends his dignity.
In Zhou Jie's world, there is no pandering, no compromise, only the adherence to truth and sincerity, which may be the reason why he has always maintained that unique charm despite the ups and downs.
2, Ruby Lin broke the news of the tongue kiss turmoil and the lateness controversy
In 2004, Ruby Lin was a guest on the variety show "Kangxi is Coming", which inadvertently pushed Zhou Jie to the forefront of public opinion.
In the show, when Cai Yongkang asked Ruby Lin how many actors she had worked with had tongue kisses with her, Ruby Lin replied that there was only one person.
Xiao S then guessed that it was "Erkang", and Lin Xinru smiled and said that the other party might be too involved.
Subsequently, in another talk show, Ruby Lin revealed that Zhou Jie forcibly kissed herself for 30 seconds during the filming of "Huanzhu Gege", and she admitted that the pressure of filming the kiss scene was huge.
After these interview clips were exposed, public opinion was in an uproar, and the public tended to believe in the pure and kind image of "Ziwei", and Zhou Jie was labeled as a "pervert".
At that time, the Internet was not yet developed, and to refute rumors, it was necessary to hold a press conference or publish a statement in the print media.
Unlike other popular stars with a complete team, Zhou Jie is only accompanied by his agent, he adheres to the concept of being an actor at work and returning to ordinary people after work, unwilling to be burdened by fame and keeping his life down-to-earth.
However, he did not expect Ruby Lin's "tongue kiss" remarks to cause an uproar in society.
Due to the lack of a public relations team, Zhou Jie chose to remain silent, hoping that time would dilute all the distractions.
Since then, he has resolutely avoided filming kissing scenes and bed scenes, unless the script requires it.
However, bad luck followed.
After "Young Bao Qingtian" became popular, Zheng Peipei mentioned the filming experience of the show in an interview, saying that Zhou Jie was often late, and even jokingly suggested changing his name to "Young Bao Qingtian's mother" so that he could sleep peacefully.
Zheng Peipei also praised Zhou Jie's good nature, and believed that the male and female protagonists were under great pressure in the series.
However, the media took the words out of context and only focused on negative information such as "late" and "playing big names", and a new round of negative news once again put Zhou Jie in the whirlpool of public opinion.
Zhou Jie still chose to deal with it silently.
A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen.
In 2005, Chen Zhipeng, the actor of "Ertai", disclosed in his autobiography "Aspirants, Friends" that Su Youpeng was bullied by actors who loved to steal scenes during the filming of a popular drama.
Netizens speculated based on the clues in the book that the "actor" Chen Zhipeng was referring to was Zhou Jie.
At this point, Zhou Jie's public image has fallen to the bottom, and his popularity has almost been exhausted.
3. Twice caught in negative news: beating security guards, drunk driving and escaping are full of suspicions
In 2008, when Zhou Jie was entering and exiting Beijing's 798 Art District, he had a heated argument with security guards over vehicle traffic.
The two sides insisted on their own words, and the conflict escalated, even alarming the police to intervene in the investigation.
At that time, many media quickly followed up with reports, and they all attracted the public's attention with the sensational headline "Zhou Jie violently beats a security guard".
However, there are many doubts behind the whole incident, but the public is often satisfied with a glimpse
Few people are willing to dig deeper and explore the truth of the incident.
As a result, Zhou Jie once again fell into the cusp of public opinion, bearing the public's accusations and condemnation.
Many years later, when Zhou Jie participated in a certain show, he publicly talked about this experience for the first time, which made him feel deeply wronged.
He asked, "Do you know it's a security guard?" Say I hit him, please show the video, and don't jump to conclusions based on just a few photos.
However, this belated clarification could not change the established facts, and the incident remains an open case due to the lack of strong evidence to confront witnesses.
Zhou Jie's bad luck did not stop there, and then in 2009, he once again became the protagonist of legal news.
According to reports, the Mercedes-Benz sedan driven by Zhou Jie collided with a taxi, and the media said that he was in a drunken state at the time and fled after the accident.
Zhou Jie resolutely denied these two serious allegations.
After in-depth investigation and appraisal by the police, although there is no sufficient evidence to prove that Zhou Jie was drunk driving, it was confirmed that he had the illegal behavior of speeding and failing to hang the license plate as required.
Regarding the statement of "escape", Zhou Jie explained that someone at the scene took pictures with a camera at that time, and he was worried that the situation would further expand, so he temporarily stepped aside.
He also stressed that he took the initiative to call the police and left his contact information and personal information, thinking that the police would notify him to deal with the accident, but he did not know that his behavior of leaving the scene would be regarded as an escape.
Many years later, when Zhou Jie mentioned the incident again on the show, he still insisted that he did not escape, emphasizing that he had fulfilled a series of responsibilities such as calling the police and waiting at the scene.
Zhou Jie admitted that perhaps in this accident, his legal awareness was indeed lacking, which led to a series of subsequent controversies and fermentation, but he always believed that he did not deliberately evade responsibility, but that there was a deviation in his understanding of relevant laws and regulations.
The succession of these two incidents dealt a fatal blow to Zhou Jie's public image, and his acting career collapsed and fell into a trough completely.
In 2006, the blog upgrade exposed the celebrity self-praise farce, and in 2006, the blog platform underwent a system upgrade, making important adjustments to the message function, changing the original mechanism that allowed users to comment anonymously to publicly display the ID of the commenter.
This change inadvertently revealed many interesting anecdotes in the entertainment industry - it turned out that some celebrities secretly posted messages for themselves anonymously, pretending to have a large number of enthusiastic fans. In this farce of self-hype, Zhou Jie's name is impressively listed.
Just when Zhou Jie's acting career was at a critical moment, this unexpected exposure undoubtedly brought him an even worse effect. He not only became the target of public ridicule, but also received close attention from the media and negative evaluation by public opinion.
For a while, Zhou Jie seemed to have fallen into a whirlpool of jokes that he couldn't get rid of, and at the same time became the target of criticism and pressure from the outside world. This incident undoubtedly had a serious impact on Zhou Jie's image, making his situation in the entertainment industry particularly difficult.
4. Retreat from the truth: Chen Daoming's ban is untrue, and it is actually a malicious smear caused by the "salary demand" turmoil
After Zhou Jie announced his retirement from the entertainment industry, there was a rumor that he was banned by Chen Daoming.
Tracing back to the source, this statement originated from the "three major crimes" that were exposed after Zhou Jie became popular in 2000 for starring in "Young Bao Qingtian".
The first is to "play a big name".
Zheng Peipei, the actor of Aunt Bao in the play, once mentioned in an interview that Zhou Jie is often late, which sparked heated discussions.
However, this sentence was taken out of context, and Zheng Peipei added later: "Zhou Jie is actually very good, the male number one is really tired, and I am the most pleasant to work with him!" shows that Zhou Jie did not deliberately play a big name.
The second is "disrespecting old drama bones".
Some crew members broke the news that Zhou Jie accused Chen Daoming of poor acting skills, and the two had a fierce dispute on the set.
However, this claim is equally unfounded.
Zhou Jie clarified in the program that he regarded Chen Daoming as his master, and revealed that after the rumors of "scolding" appeared, Chen Daoming personally called and asked: "Who?" Zhou Jie responded in a joking tone: "I am your apprentice and can't even hear it?" Chen Daoming also confirmed the master-apprentice relationship between them, and the so-called scolding is really false.
The third is "beating people and embarrassing the staff".
This accusation is also unsubstantiated.
However, the real situation is that Zhou Jie led a group of staff to collectively negotiate for wages because of the crew's salary arrears, and finally succeeded in recovering the arrears.
Although this move protected its own rights and interests, it offended the producer, causing the other party to hold a grudge and take "black tricks" to smear Zhou Jie, fabricate all kinds of negative news, and attempt to damage his public image.
5, "Tucao Conference" countered negative rumors, ridiculed Wang Lin, and refuted the tongue kiss incident
In 2016, Zhou Jie, who has gradually faded out of the entertainment industry, chose to take the initiative to stand up for the first time on the platform of "Tucao Conference" to respond to the negative rumors that have been with him for many years.
He first humorously ridiculed Wang Lin, a former classmate who became popular for playing the role of "Aunt Xue" in "Deep Love and Rain", and jokingly pointed out that she had changed from "Wang Xiaobo" to "Wang Da Hammer", in order to show her relaxed and open-minded attitude in the face of controversy.
Then, Zhou Jie confronted the overwhelming media reports, bluntly saying that many reports are pure nonsense, especially those who make and spread spoofs of his memes, he half-jokingly appealed: "You play with yours, don't get involved with me!" Especially when talking about the much-watched "tongue kiss Lin Xinru" incident, Zhou Jie retorted loudly: "If I really forcibly kissed someone, why didn't she protest on the spot? In their crew, are the on-site staff and directors all my relatives?" This powerful clarification aims to break the misunderstanding and prejudice of the outside world about him.
After completing this series of powerful responses at the "Tucao Conference", Zhou Jie once again chose to fade out of the public eye, as if the chivalrous man in a martial arts novel was gone, hiding his merits and fame.
Many people in the outside world believe that compared with Zhao Wei, Lin Xinru, Su Youpeng and other partners in the past "Huanzhu Gege", Zhou Jie's life situation can be described as very different, and it seems that he is living quite miserably.
However, a revelation by the host Dai Jun revealed Zhou Jie's true economic situation: it turned out that Zhou Jie had contracted thousands of acres of land in the Northeast to grow high-quality rice, and his actual wealth was far from being as embarrassing as the outside world imagined, but an invisible agricultural tycoon.
6. The road to organic agriculture for billionaires and the single life
Zhou Jie invested in agriculture in the Northeast region, successfully operated "thousands of acres of farmland", specializing in organic rice planting, with an output of hundreds of thousands of catties, calculated at a market price of 68 yuan per catty, his wealth has entered the ranks of billionaires.
Zhou Jie's original intention of getting involved in agriculture is simple and sincere, aiming to provide safe and secure organic agricultural products for his family and friends and relatives.
With word of mouth and growing demand, he decided to expand the scale, contracting a whole thousand acres of land in the northeast and devoting himself to the large-scale cultivation of organic rice.
This unintentional move has resulted in a lush organic rice field, which can be called a model of "unintentional willow and willow shady".
According to the conventional yield estimate, about 2,000 catties of rice can be harvested per mu of paddy field, and about 1,500 catties can be processed into rice.
In this way, 1,000 acres of farmland can theoretically produce a total of 1.5 million catties of rice.
At a price of $128 per catty, the total value of this agricultural business would be more than RMB100 million.
Although the actual revenue may be slightly lower than the theoretical value, it is undoubtedly a very substantial gain.
However, attentive netizens noticed that Zhou Jie, who is over fifty years old, has remained single so far.
In an interview, the host directly asked Zhou Jie if he had been single for many years.
Zhou Jie replied after a little thought, he did not lack the company of love.
Today's Zhou Jie no longer needs to rely on his acting career to make a living, and his participation in variety shows is more out of personal interest, enjoying the fun rather than seeing it as a work task.
Much of his joy comes from taking care of his own farm, whether it's driving a harvester to harvest the golden rice or working in the fields.
In addition to his agricultural career, Zhou Jie is also passionate about collecting paintings and calligraphy.
In order to satisfy this taste, he set aside three rooms for the storage of various valuable collections.
In his spare time, he often enjoys tea and paintings in his courtyard, enjoying peace and ease.
Compared with people in the entertainment industry who need to be cautious in their words and deeds at all times and carefully shape their public image, Zhou Jie's life is more free and casual, and his spiritual world is more free and open.
He interprets the definition of success and happiness in a unique way, away from the hustle and bustle, back to nature, and focusing on the love and pursuit of the heart.
7. Quitting the entertainment industry and sticking to the original intention of kindness
Even in the face of the media's attempts to gain popularity through interviews, Zhou Jie chose to receive them on his own farm, rather than pandering to the world.
Over the years, he has endured countless misunderstandings and slanders, but through interviews again and again, he was able to pour out the grievances in his heart, and the negative rumors that had plagued him gradually disappeared.
However, there are always those who have utilitarian intentions and bad motives and try to use his popularity to raise their own attention.
Zhou Jie's answer to these phenomena is as straightforward as his personality: "I still use self-comfort? I have comforted others!" He used the analogy of eggs and flies to show that the attack is not his own problem, but the attacker's problem, just like a clean desktop will still have flies falling, the problem is the fly and not the desktop.
Zhou Jie has completely let go of hatred and chooses to face problems and world troubles with a broad mind.
In addition to focusing on work, Zhou Jie has always been enthusiastic about public welfare.
As early as 2004, when he was just emerging from the scene, he donated money to build "Zhou Jie Hope Primary School" in Yongdeng County, Gansu Province.
After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Zhou Jie was deeply troubled by the "beating of security guards", but he still entrusted a brokerage company to donate 100,000 yuan to the disaster area for the first time, which was quite important at that time, demonstrating his sense of social responsibility.
At the beginning of last year, when the epidemic was raging, Zhou Jie did not choose to donate directly, but donated 20,000 catties of organic rice produced on his farm, with a total value of 1.36 million yuan.
Although Zhou Jie has worked silently on the road of public welfare, he adheres to the bottom line of being a man - revenge will be avenged.
This point coincides with Guo Degang's philosophy, and they both believe that those who persuade others to be tolerant without knowing what is going on should keep a distance to avoid being struck by lightning.
Zhou Jie once bluntly said in the show "Tucao Conference", which was jokingly called the "Whitewashing Conference": "No matter how much blame you endure in this society, don't bear it."
Because in my experience, if you put up with it, they won't let you go.
This sentence seems to be a powerful interpretation of "repaying grievances with virtue, how to repay virtue", Zhou Jie proved with his personal experience that the entertainment industry is not friendly to upright people, he would rather quit the entertainment industry than go with the flow, and let this circle become more and more turbid due to the lack of clear currents like him.
quitting the entertainment industry and living a comfortable, down-to-earth, and clean life has become a luxury for him.
However, while insisting on "revenge, revenge", Zhou Jie did not forget to remind people not to forget the original intention of kindness.
He knows that hating someone is far more painful and tiring than loving someone.
After all, God has given us two eyes, one to see the nature of the world and the other to appreciate the beauty of the world.
In the face of complex interpersonal relationships and the cold of the world, Zhou Jie has always adhered to his beliefs, daring to face injustice and countering malice, but also not forgetting to spread kindness and love, such a philosophy of life is worthy of our deep thought.
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