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Li Shaohong, who was only 14 years old at the time, had a rock-like conviction -- never looking back! Since 1969, this brave girl has single-handedly arrived at a certain unit in Sichuan and resolutely embarked on her own passionate and surging life journey.
Li Shaohong, who is still less than the second year of junior high school, has a slender figure, and a slightly ill-fitting military uniform is worn on her, but it is difficult to hide the excitement and yearning in her heart. On that exciting night, on the site of the recruits' enlistment ceremony, she had a bright smile on her face, and the happiness seemed very real.
When the dawn broke, Li Shaohong straightened his waist and ignited the flame of a new journey in his heart. Cosmetics, delicate hair accessories and other objects that once symbolized the femininity of the girl have been left behind by her without hesitation.
Fighting side by side with more than 30 other female soldiers, they trekked dozens of miles through rugged mountain roads every day, stepping in the mud with every step.
This extremely difficult military life has undoubtedly become an important stage in shaping Li Shaohong's tenacious character. Under the constraints of strict discipline and regulations, she gradually forgot her original female identity and completely transformed into a soldier with no gender differences.
Recalling those eventful years, Li Shaohong is still grateful. The training that had made her so painful eventually forged her tenacity traits. Even later in her career as a director, she sometimes resisted certain rules, but this unique experience undoubtedly left a deep imprint on her.
Li Shaohong, who is now a mother, still exudes the admirable iron-blooded military temperament, which makes the people around him sigh: This beautiful and moving female director was once a heroic and resolute female soldier.
Those arduous military years not only tempered Li Shaohong's tenacity, but also laid a solid foundation for her future directorial career. With the unique perspective and strong willpower honed in the military, she eventually grew into a highly respected and outstanding artist in the industry, and wrote a magnificent life legend.
While studying at the Beijing Film Academy, Li Shaohong met a young talent named Zeng Nianping, who was the first love of her husband in the future.
Zeng Nianping and Li Shaohong not only had a friendship with each other, but Li Shaohong only enrolled one year later than Zeng Nianping, when she was devoting herself to the further study of photography at the Film Academy.
When Li Shaohong painstakingly studied the filming skills, Zeng Nianping, a handsome, upright, and energetic senior, took on the responsibility of teaching them, and the two of them silently planted the seeds of love and quickly bore sweet fruits.
Looking back on the past, Zeng Nianping is still full of praise for Li Shaohong's talent and unique temperament. He candidly said that when they first met, he was deeply attracted to this simple and tough girl, and then he was even more impressed by her literary brilliance.
Although Li Shaohong is petite, her temperament is as bright as the stars, which makes Zeng Nianping have a deep admiration and love for her.
In 1982, after graduating from the Film Academy, Li Shaohong was assigned to work in the Beijing Film Studio, and Zeng Nianping was also successfully admitted to the Beijing Film Academy for a master's degree. At that beautiful moment, the first love couple stepped into the sacred marriage hall.
It is worth mentioning that the cooperation between Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping is not limited to personal life, they also jointly demonstrated outstanding artistic talent in the field of film and television. Whether it is the film and television masterpieces directed by Li Shaohong or the works of Zeng Nianping as the director of photography, they have won high praise from the industry and have become a hot topic in the industry.
It is no exaggeration to say that their director and husband and wife can be called a pair of golden boys and girls in the film and television industry.
This sincere and touching love story undoubtedly smeared Li Shaohong's life with a gorgeous romantic color. It is precisely because of the companionship and support of her husband Zeng Nianping that she was able to go further and further on the road of directing and achieved today's remarkable artistic achievements.
However, Li Shaohong's married life was not all smooth sailing. During her pregnancy, she experienced the most difficult period of her life, and her mental condition was extremely fragile, and she washed her face with tears every day.
When her daughter Shen Shen arrived, Li Shaohong resolutely chose to temporarily put down her career and take care of her children wholeheartedly at home for three years. This change in identity has made the family environment somewhat unstable.
This is a true story about a director couple who are both close family members and like-minded partners, and friction and conflict between each other are inevitable.
Li Shaohong fondly recalls those filming years, like a long-silent but hidden turbulent volcano, the crater is constantly accumulating energy, just waiting for the moment when it is enough to erupt.
In the face of the disputes caused by several scripts one after another, Li Shaohong and her husband Zeng Nianping were deeply confused, and they were eager to find out the root of the problem, what was it that made the boundary between work and family more and more blurred? Suddenly, Li Shaohong suddenly realized that the way she got along with her husband and daughter at home had deviated from her proper role positioning.
She began to reflect on whether she had unknowingly hurt the people closest to her. A friend's words were like an empowerment, making her understand that at home, she was no longer the gentle and considerate wife, nor the kind and caring mother.
This experience has undoubtedly become the past that Li Shaohong is most reluctant to look back on since he started filming.
However, even with such a well-respected and outstanding director, in family life, she is not the "good wife and mother" that everyone praises. Her husband, Zeng Nian, often complained that she was too nagging, and she was unhappy with her husband's habit of littering everywhere.
However, in the field of work, Li Shaohong is a bright pearl in the Chinese film industry. She strives for perfection in every detail. It can be said that Li Shaohong is a very insightful director, and she uses a unique female perspective to give each work a new vitality.
After countless attempts and failures, Li Shaohong finally found a balance between family and career, and she was able to switch freely between two very different roles.
She is grateful to her husband Zeng Nianping for his support along the way, and it is precisely because of his company that she can go further and further on the road of directing.
With many classics directed, Li Shaohong has won wide acclaim in the film and television industry and has become one of the leaders in the industry. Among them, the most eye-catching is the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" created by her and her husband Zeng Nianping.
After countless meticulous planning and preparations, this epic masterpiece of 50 episodes has finally been unveiled, and it has affectionately had a heart-to-heart dialogue with countless audiences around the world.
Different from the previous versions, this time the new "Dream of Red Mansions" boldly uses the ingenious "too illusory realm" as the prologue, making the whole storyline more confusing and fascinating.
Such an unprecedented attempt to innovate has undoubtedly aroused the curiosity of the audience, and has also won high praise from many experts and scholars in the industry.
Since the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" came out, the entire film and television industry has been shaken. In order to compete for the right to premiere, major local television stations have adjusted their broadcast time, and some TV stations have even adopted an ultra-high frequency mode of broadcasting four to five episodes in a day.
At the same time, piracy on the Internet is becoming more and more rampant.
Many netizens who are keen on chasing dramas even compare the original book episode by episode, and examine every detail and flaw in it with a rigorous "scientific" attitude.
Despite the controversy, the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" still successfully captured the love and recognition of the audience with its unique creative ideas and meticulously crafted artistic charm.
The audience's enthusiastic response to this work is enough to demonstrate the lofty status and extraordinary influence of director Li Shaohong in the industry.
In addition to this classic masterpiece, director Li Shaohong's other works also won warm applause from the audience without exception. She is good at portraying female characters, and many young actresses have become blockbusters when they first appeared in her film and television dramas, and quickly rose to become new stars in the industry.
For example, famous actresses Zhou Xun, Jiang Mengjie and others have successfully emerged and become high-profile stars by starring in Li Shaohong's works.
In 2022, Li Shaohong, who has entered the age of sixties, did not choose to stagnate, on the contrary, her creative pace became more and more steady and powerful. She and Chen Chong, Zhang Aijia and other outstanding female directors jointly created the new work "There is Her in the World", focusing on the real life conditions of ordinary women, which has attracted wide attention and enthusiastic responses from all walks of life.
Here, we have to sigh that Li Shaohong, an outstanding artist, is also an outstanding representative of female power. In an environment where gender discrimination is pervasive, she used her artistic talent and tenacity to forge ahead and eventually become a shining star in the film industry.
Her brilliant achievements have not only won the admiration of her colleagues, but also set an example for women to develop in the field of directing, fully proving that women also have the strength to dominate this field.
The blazing light of the rhinoceros flickered in the heart of Ms. Li Shaohong's daughter, Shen Shen, who, with her extraordinary talent, has turned around gorgeously and become a high-profile producer in the industry. Since he was a child, under the influence of a strong artistic family environment, Shen Shen has developed a great love and pursuit of story creation in front of the TV screen.
It is this connection from the depths of the blood, as well as the careful cultivation and care from the family, that gives Shen Shen the opportunity to overcome obstacles all the way in the field of production and climb to the pinnacle of his career.
There is no doubt that Li Shaohong's family can be called a close-knit palace of creativity, and the mother and daughter work together to write a glorious chapter of this family.
In November 2022, CCTV and the Yantai Municipal Government jointly planned an unprecedented publicity campaign to showcase the prosperity of this beautiful coastal city.
Since Li Shaohong's ancestors had settled in Yantai, she was deeply interested in this and decided to create a shocking visual picture of her hometown herself.
In this event, Li Shaohong and her daughter Shen Shen jointly created a micro-film "Sharing". This work vividly depicts the vicissitudes of life and vigorous development of Yantai from ancient times to the present, and fully expresses Li Shaohong's deep nostalgia for his hometown.
It is no exaggeration to say that no matter in career or life, Li Shaohong and her daughter Shen Shen have always maintained a highly tacit cooperative relationship. Not only do the mother-daughter duo create breathtaking work together, but they also support each other and grow together in their family life.
Such an image of a harmonious family full of unity, friendship and mutual help undoubtedly highlights the noble quality of Li Shaohong, an outstanding artist. Although she has entered her prime, Li Shaohong still sticks to the forefront of creation and always maintains a state of passionate work.
As one of the initiators, she is actively involved in the Green Onion Project, and is committed to discovering and cultivating more outstanding young directors.
She said frankly that she is willing to take the initiative to enter the world of young people and have in-depth dialogues with them, hoping to inject new vitality into the industry.
What makes people sincerely praise and admire is that Ms. Li Shaohong did not ignore the importance of family in the process of her thriving career. On the occasion of this year's Mother's Day, she made an exception to share an intimate photo with her beloved daughter Shen Shen on social networking platforms, and the elegant temperament of the mother and daughter is similar like a mirror, all of which show the beauty of their profound wisdom.
Undoubtedly, Li Shaohong, an extraordinary female director, has made amazing achievements in both career and family. She is not only a skilled artist, but also a gentle and virtuous wife and a loving mother.
With her own practical actions, she vividly interprets the important position that women occupy in society, and has become a model and spiritual pillar in the hearts of the majority of women.