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When it comes to the famous actor Zhu Shimao, people will immediately think of the much-anticipated movie "Wrangler". However, before that, Zhu Shimao's life path was not smooth sailing, but full of hardships and twists and turns.
Zhu Shimao was born in an ordinary family in the picturesque Yantai, Shandong Province, and his family was relatively poor. According to his own recollections, whenever the Spring Festival comes, the home is always bustling with a large group of uncles and nephews, and the scene is quite lively, but it is difficult to tell where these children come from.
Although there are 10 siblings in the family and the living conditions are quite difficult, Zhu Shimao was still able to get two dimes a week of pocket money during his childhood. In those days of scarcity, meat was rarely on the table, and those two dimes were barely enough to buy a few cheap snacks.
In order to satisfy his appetite, Zhu Shimao and his classmates often engage in fierce wrestling matches, and only the victor can enjoy the right to taste meat delicacies. It was this harsh living environment that shaped his tenacious character and strong physique.
When Zhu Shimao was 12 years old, his father unfortunately passed away, and all the responsibilities of the family fell on the shoulders of his mother. Faced with difficulties, he can only do his best to share the household chores in order to help his mother through the difficulties.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, Zhu Shimao is 16 years old. At this time, he enlisted in the army and joined the art troupe in Fuzhou, which solved the problem of food and clothing. In this special environment, he met Fan Xuxia, a beautiful girl two years older than him.
Fan Xuxia not only has excellent cooking skills, but also cares for Zhu Shimao, often cooking for him the delicacies of Shandong from his hometown. Zhu Shimao was deeply moved by her kindness, and secretly vowed in his heart that he would definitely marry this virtuous and virtuous woman in the future.
Although the two were still young at the time, they could only hide this deep relationship in their hearts.
Three years later, Zhu Shimao and Fan Xuxia performed prominently in the group, and they were both promoted, and they could finally openly express their love for each other. At this critical moment, Zhu Shimao won the favor of the director of Beijing Film Studio with his handsome and chic appearance and unique temperament, and was successfully selected to participate in the 1975 movies "Children of Xisha" and "Blue Sky Defense", thus officially embarking on his acting career.
Although these two works did not achieve the expected box office results, they laid a solid foundation for Zhu Shimao's brilliant achievements in the future.
In the legendary 1980s, after years of deep friendship, the perfect combination of Zhu Shimao and Fan Xuxia was shocking, and they stepped into the sacred marriage hall with tenacious determination, and opened a new chapter in their happy life!
However, just as he was newly married, fate brought Zhu Shimao a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. At that time, the famous director Xie Jin was looking for a suitable actor for his movie "Wrangler", and Zhu Shimao's unique and charming appearance instantly attracted his attention, and Director Xie did not hesitate to hand over this important role to him.
What is amazing is that this film, which is not rich in investment, hit a box office record of as high as 130 million yuan as soon as it was released! Zhu Shimao has also become the focus of attention and has become the idol of the "male god" in the hearts of countless women.
During the filming, Zhu Shimao had some intimate scenes with the 19-year-old heroine Cong Shan. As a result, it is rumored that there is a real emotional entanglement between the two. Whenever someone asked them if they were interested in entering the palace of marriage, Zhu Shimao always patiently explained that he already had a happy family, and regarded Cong Shan as his own sister.
In fact, Zhu Shimao has always had great admiration for his wife Fan Xuxia. Even when his career was at the peak and his reputation was rising, he never had any thoughts about Cong Shan. And Fan Xuxia, as Zhu Shimao's virtuous helper, deeply trusts this, and she accepts and understands the pure friendship between her husband and the young actress with a broad mind.
Whenever someone curiously asked Zhu Shimao on the street if he planned to marry Cong Shan, he always replied with a smile: "I am married, I have a wife who loves me deeply, and I cherish our family very much." Zhu Shimao didn't care about the various gossips caused by Cong Shan in his dream, and he personally confessed to the friend's girlfriend that he was married.
Zhu Shimao's professional and methodical response fully demonstrates his glorious image as an excellent husband and a kind father, and also demonstrates Fan Xuxia's tolerance and understanding as a good wife and mother. It is the mutual care and trust of this loving couple that has jointly created a glorious moment in Zhu Shimao's career.
Just as Zhu Shimao became popular for starring in "Wrangler" and ushered in the peak of his brilliant career, fate once again wrote a new chapter for him! An influential name, Chen Peisi, successfully led this outstanding actor into a new life journey.
At that time, Zhu Shimao was working in Bayi Film Studio, and by chance he met Chen Peisi and became close friends. The two talented artists hit it off, not only sharing food and wine, but also exploring the future of the performing arts.
In the course of an in-depth conversation, they came up with a bold and innovative idea to create a new form of short and concise stage play in the hope of bringing endless laughter to the audience.
As a result, Zhu Shimao and Chen Peisi are like two young talents with dreams and enthusiasm, and they do not hesitate to devote themselves to practice. They performed for the first time at the Harbin Theater, and the audience applauded thunderously and received rave reviews.
When someone curiously asked what exactly the name of this novel form of performance was, they deliberated and finally decided to name it "Sketch".
Since then, the sketch has quickly aroused enthusiastic responses from all walks of life. In order to better promote this emerging art form, the Spring Festival Gala has undoubtedly become the best display platform. In 1984, with the strong support of Huang Yihe, the director of the Spring Festival Gala, Zhu Shimao and Chen Peisi teamed up to present the classic "Eating Noodles", which became the most watched program of the year.
Since then, they have become frequent guests of the Spring Festival Gala, and every year they can bring one wonderful work after another to the audience on the stage, such as "The Protagonist and Supporting Role", "Mutton Skewers" and so on, which can be called the pioneers and founders in the field of sketch art.
However, just when their careers were at their peak, a dispute with CCTV kept them away from the familiar Spring Festival Gala stage. In 1999, a subsidiary of CCTV released their sketches without authorization, an act that provoked strong indignation among the two artists.
Although Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao finally won this lawsuit, the price they paid was to lose the opportunity to appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala forever. Since then, they have drifted away from the road of sketch art and gradually faded out of people's sight.
With the gradual decline in the field of sketch art, Zhu Shimao's life also fell into a trough. After the birth of his beloved son, his health was worried, and the high cost of medical treatment forced him to turn to the business world, hoping to obtain more financial benefits through business activities.
Mr. Zhu Shimao bravely started his entrepreneurial journey at an early stage - creating a distinctive clothing business. However, the world is unpredictable, fate always seems to like to play tricks on us, Mr. Zhu Shimao unexpectedly became the company's executive president, but unfortunately, due to various factors, the company eventually suffered heavy losses, and had to take emergency measures to cash out the funds to save the situation.
After losing the main source of income for the apparel business, Mr. Zhu Shimao made a decisive move to the catering field and opened an ingenious restaurant in the beautiful Anhui province in 2010. He is full of confidence and looks forward to showing his skills here and winning back the glory of his career. However, the reality poured cold water on him, due to the high price of the dishes, the business situation has been like a roller coaster, and finally in desperation, he had to close the restaurant in tears.
Just when Mr. Zhu Shimao was in a predicament, some malicious gossip began to spread everywhere in society. Since 2012, paparazzi have frequently captured him shopping intimately with strange women, and even kissing photos have been made public.
In the face of these baseless rumors, Mr. Zhu Shimao naturally felt extremely angry. He has publicly clarified the facts on several occasions, firmly denied the impropriety of his actions, and strongly condemned any form of media hype.
However, the majority of netizens don't seem to buy it. They left messages accusing Mr. Zhu Shimao of "not guaranteeing his old age", which made this artist, who was once known as a "good husband and father", not only fell into a trough in his career, but even the most basic personal dignity was questioned. The image of heroic, resolute, innocent and kind in the classic film "Wrangler" seems to be gone, replaced by a well-known artist whose family business failed, his career was sluggish, and even he was deeply involved in extramarital affair rumors.
Mr. Zhu Shimao's situation can be described as full of difficulties, and the future is bleak. After experiencing setbacks in the shopping mall, Mr. Zhu Shimao decided to pick himself up again and devote himself to his career as a director. In 2011, he made his debut as the director of the film "Quit Smoking and Don't Quit Drinking", and then successively launched "Love Is Not NG" and other masterpieces. Despite his best efforts and efforts, he never seemed to be able to achieve the desired results.
However, when Mr. Zhu Shimao was confused and confused, in 2017, a new opportunity came again. This time, he seized the opportunity without hesitation and spent as much as 40 million yuan to carefully create the movie "Summer of Populus euphratica". During the filming process, Mr. Zhu Shimao was deeply affected by the storyline and was full of expectations and longing for this work.
However, the real face of life is often much colder than imagined! As soon as the film "Summer of Populus euphratica" was released, the box office performance was extremely bleak, and it only received a meager result of 4.67 million yuan. For a director who is full of expectations and eager to shine again, such a blow is undoubtedly huge and heavy, and Mr. Zhu Shimao's deep disappointment and frustration can be imagined!
Life is so full of drama, Mr. Zhu Shimao has experienced a drastic change from glory to bleakness, from peak to trough on the road of life. He was once high-spirited, but now he has fallen into a low point in his life, and the glory of the past seems to be just an illusory dream. Leaving the stage of sketch art, he seems to be unable to find another way out.
Looking back on those glorious years, Mr. Zhu Shimao was a household name and an idol in the hearts of many women. With his outstanding appearance and superb acting skills, he became famous in the movie "Wrangler", and his career climbed to the top. Working hand in hand with Chen Peisi, they jointly created a new form of performance in the sketch art, which is unparalleled.
However, this former winner in life is now in an unprecedented predicament. Whether in the business field or in the film and television industry, he has gradually been marginalized and declining, and his former glory is no longer there.
In the face of the tremendous pressure brought about by life and career, will Mr. Zhu Shimao be able to regain his strength and rise again? What will be the future of this former "male god" idol? We can only wait and see what happens, and wait for time to give an answer.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, Mr. Zhu Shimao has entered the year of sixties. In June this year, he suddenly appeared on the social media platform of singer Yu Wenhua, which made the majority of netizens realize that Mr. Zhu Shimao has long lost his heroic appearance in the past, and now he is more like an ordinary old man.
It is really touching to see Mr. Zhu Shimao living such a vicissitudes of life in his later years. It is said that now he, his wife Fan Xuxia and their children all choose to live overseas.
Looking back on Mr. Zhu Shimao's life, he has experienced violent ups and downs from poverty to wealth, from peak to trough. From being born in a poor family to meeting his first wife Fan Xuxia at the age of 16, from his first foray into the showbiz in 1975 to becoming popular overnight with "Wrangler" in 1980, from joining forces with Chen Peisi to create a new era of sketch art, to missing the stage of the Spring Festival Gala again because of disputes.
After that, in order to support his family, Mr. Chu decided to try various careers, such as working in shopping malls and the catering industry, but unfortunately, these efforts ended in failure. In his later years, he directed films himself, but his works were not fully recognized by the audience and industry insiders, so that his acting career fell into a trough many times.
There are even rumors about his extramarital affair widely circulating, which has caused the image of a "good husband" and "good father" that he once established to suffer a heavy blow.
Looking back on the bumpy course of Mr. Zhu Shimao's life, his artistic career has undoubtedly experienced countless setbacks and tribulations, and it is difficult to rise again. However, there is one thing that he has always been steadfast in, and that is his deep affection for his wife, Ms. Fan Xuxia.
It is true that since they met and fell in love when they were 16 years old, until they are now 68 years old, their relationship has lasted for 52 years. This long-distance love run spanning more than half a century is undoubtedly the most gorgeous and precious scenery in the journey of life.
Although we do not know where the future will go, we sincerely wish Mr. Zhu Shimao to stick to this sincere love and continue to live happily for the rest of his life.
After all, for a person who has experienced vicissitudes, the support of his wife and the love of his family are his last safe haven.