On the first day of March, good news came from the entertainment industry that Zhao Ting, a Chinese female director known as the "Light of the Chinese", won the Golden Globe Award for Best Film Director (and The Best Film award in the drama category) for her film "The Land of No One". #赵婷获金球奖最佳导演 #
And Zhao Ting also created the history of the Golden Globe Awards:
Became the first Chinese woman to receive the award, an Asian woman (her nomination is also the first asian woman to mention the award)
And, the second female director to win the award (the first was Barbara Streisand 37 years ago).
Previously, Zhao Ting won the "Golden Lion Award" at the Venice International Film Festival for this film, becoming the sixth Chinese director to win the award after Hou Xiaoxian, Li An, Zhang Yimou, Cai Mingliang and Jia Zhangke.
The above two awards alone are enough to enshrine Zhao Ting on the altar, not to mention, this film has won many awards that look like invoices since its inception, which can better illustrate Zhao Ting's status in the international film world.
Some people say that Zhao Ting is only one last step away from the Grand Slam - winning the Oscar.
It has not yet happened, but the tone is definitely like a nail, from which we can also see the audience's confidence and expectations for Zhao Ting.
In addition to the audience, the most happy thing for Zhao Ting is obviously her stepmother, Song Dandan.
Not long ago, Song Dandan also posted on Weibo to congratulate her daughter: "My baby: I really don't know how to congratulate you!" Each of your new awards is beyond our imagination and gives us great surprises. A Chinese girl who didn't know English, went abroad to study at the age of 16, and chose a path that we never looked at but could only respect. Today, fighting for other people's strengths at the home of others, we have achieved such recognition and created such a record. You are the legend of our family, and I believe that your story will also inspire countless Chinese children. ”
Although she is a stepmother, Song Dandan's pride at this moment is stronger than anyone, including every word in Song Dandan's Weibo, and she can also feel her recognition and encouragement for her daughter Zhao Ting.
Of course, Song Dandan can do such a move, not only because of her identity, but also from the little-known family story between mother and daughter.
It is reported that Zhao Ting was born in Beijing in 1982, her father Zhao Yuji is the manager of a steel company in Beijing, and her mother Huang Tao is engaged in logistics work in a hospital, but the couple's relationship is not stable, and in the early 90s, it ended in divorce, and Zhao Ting was sentenced to her father Zhao Yuji.
On August 25, 1997, on the day of Song Dandan's 36th birthday, she married Zhao Yuji, who had known each other for only 28 days, and in this way, Song Dandan took her son Batu, and Zhao Yuji took her daughter Zhao Ting to form a restructured family of four.
Although the structure of the members of this reorganized family is very complicated, but the four people are good people, Zhao Yuji is as close as a biological father to his stepson Yingda, naturally, Song Dandan is also painful in his heart for Zhao Ting, the stepdaughter.
But the two are halfway mother and daughter after all, for the new identity of the stepmother, Song Dandan was not adaptable at the beginning, she also talked about it openly when she was on the show, and she revealed that at the beginning she was actually not accepted by Zhao Ting, and even called by her direct name.
In order to make a breakthrough in the relationship between the two, Song Dandan also did not hesitate to find her husband's ex-wife, that is, Zhao Ting's birth mother Huang Tao.
At that time, although Zhao Ting was legally sentenced to her father, she often lived in her birth mother's home, and with this condition, Song Dandan frequently interacted with Huang Tao as a friend, and she also tried to understand Zhao Ting's personality and preferences from the perspective of the other party.
With the efforts of Song Dandan, she not only had a better and better relationship with her stepdaughter Zhao Ting, but even her husband's ex-wife Huang Tao developed into an extremely good friend with her.
Later, Zhao Ting also gradually opened her heart to her, and when the whole family went out to play, Zhao Ting, who returned to the hotel, called Out Song Dandan Mommy for the first time.
In addition, the relationship between the two quickly broke the ice, which also stemmed from Song Dandan's stepmother's support for Zhao Ting's ideals.
As early as her youth, the rebellious Zhao Ting liked to draw comics and write fan fiction, which seemed to conform to the characteristics of problem girls in all aspects.
Including her father Zhao Yuji did not have much understanding of Zhao Ting, but Song Dandan was different, she not only had a strong patience for this stepdaughter, but also had great tolerance.
Shortly after her father Zhao Yuji remarried, Zhao Ting expressed her desire to study abroad, at that time, her father Zhao Yuji refused, believing that she was not doing her job, and finally, It was Song Dandan who expressed her support for the first time, and prepared up to 300,000 tuition fees for her stepdaughter every year.
Although Zhao Ting does not like traditional Chinese education, her seemingly improper hobbies have laid a solid foundation for her study abroad.
In addition, Zhao Ting also particularly likes to watch movies, and Wong Kar-wai's "Spring Break" has an enlightening influence on her, and she has watched it many times repeatedly.
Therefore, under the influence of the film, Zhao Ting obtained a bachelor's degree in political science at Monthorley York College and then moved to the United States, and entered the New York University Film School for systematic study, and in order to exercise herself, Zhao Ting also concentrated on diving through loans.
After graduation, in order to prepare for her first feature film "The Song My Brother Taught Me to Sing", Zhao Ting carried a bag and hair alone, and began to travel in the wild life in the western United States.
During that period, Song Dandan was also very worried about her daughter, and she also persuaded Zhao Ting that if she wanted to shoot a scene, she could return to China and support her, but Zhao Ting also firmly believed that she could, and in the end, Song Dandan, who could not help her daughter, still reluctantly agreed.
In 2014, Zhao Ting's self-written and self-directed first film "The Song My Brother Taught Me to Sing" was released, which was shortlisted for the Golden Camera Award at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, and she herself won the Best Female Director Award at the 24th Gotham Independent Film Awards.
At that time, Song Dandan was the first to promote Zhao Ting on Weibo, and the text said: "My baby", full of mother's painful feelings for her daughter.
In 2018, Zhao Ting won the Honorary Best Director Award at the 1st Pingyao International Film Festival "Knight", was nominated for the Best Director Award at the 33rd American Independent Spirit Awards, and won the Bonnie Award at the 33rd American Independent Spirit Awards.
At that time, Song Dandan also posted a video of her stepdaughter Zhao Ting winning the award on Weibo, and proudly said: "I am so excited and happy, I must share it with you." Sleepless tonight. ”
From the mother-daughter halfway to today's mutual achievements, Zhao Ting can come to this step, although it is not necessarily the credit of Song Dandan, but it can be said that the audience needs to thank Song Dandan, the stepmother, for the efforts made silently behind it.