In 1985, Wei Minzhi was born in a small mountain village in Hebei Province.
Due to the remote location of the mountain village,
Before the age of 13, she never imagined that one day she would be able to leave the village and get exposed to the vast outside world.
Although Wei Minzhi's family conditions are relatively poor,
But her parents knew the importance of reading.
They do their best to give their children the opportunity to go to school.
Wei Minzhi is grateful for the difficulty of her parents, and will take the initiative to help her parents undertake some farm work and housework when there is no class.
I thought that life would go on like this,
Unexpectedly, with the arrival of Zhang Yimou, this small village became lively.
In 1998, Zhang Yimou was preparing a film reflecting the theme of rural education.
The main plot of the film is to tell the story of the female teacher in the mountain village who runs around to keep the children in the class.
Because the narrative of this film is more documentary,
In order to be able to intuitively present the real situation of the mountain village,
Zhang Yimou decided that the candidate for the female number one was selected locally.
As soon as the news that a big director was choosing a female number one was released,
Many people are eager to try, and Wei Minzhi and her sister are also ready to participate in the audition.
At first, the heroine of the assistant director Li Hongxiang was the clever and pleasing sister Wei Congzhi.
However, when Li Hong asked Wei Congzhi if he could show some talent,
She was too shy to hide behind her sister.
I was so shy to be asked two questions, so what to do when I was facing these shots when making a movie?
Thinking of this, Li Hong is ready to look at other candidates,
Seeing that the opportunity in hand is so missed,
Wei Minzhi immediately volunteered:
"I will! I can perform! ”
So this little girl, who was only 13 years old,
In front of the blushing face, he sang and danced a song "My Motherland and Me".
Wei Minzhi's bold and open personality has been recognized by the assistant director,
Became one of the alternate heroines, after several rounds of screening,
She was finally recognized by Zhang Yimou,
Became the deserved female number one of this movie.
Wei Minzhi, who starred in her true colors, interpreted the vivid image of the simple and unpretentious female teacher in the mountain village,
This movie touched everyone who walked into the cinema that year.
For Wei Minzhi's acting skills, Jiang Wen gave a high evaluation:
"Wei Minzhi's performance is not contrived at all, it is completely revealed, if you change a professional actor to act, it may take a long time to prepare, and the effect may not be as good as her presentation."
And Jiang Wen's words were also the main reason why Zhang Yimou insisted on casting locally at that time.
This film, which reflects the theme of rural education, was a great success as soon as it was released.
It has successively won various heavyweight awards at home and abroad,
This plain girl with two lumps of plateau red on her face has also become a household celebrity.
The overnight popularity has made Wei Minzhi's life change dramatically.
The small mountain village where she was born has also become the hottest attraction at the moment, and many people have come to see her from thousands of miles.
Even the family received many letters and gifts from fans across the country.
Countless media interviews have given Wei Minzhi unprecedented attention.
The sudden popularity overwhelmed this mountain village girl,
She once fantasized about whether she could continue to develop in the show business like other "girl girls".
However, Zhang Yimou's words pulled her to reality.
Zhang Yimou told Wei Minzhi bluntly:
"You are not suitable for development in the entertainment industry, or you should go back to school to study well, this is your only way out." 」
After calm thinking, Wei Minzhi decided to accept Zhang Yimou's suggestion.
Return to campus to complete your studies.
Although Wei Minzhi failed to continue to develop in the entertainment industry,
But there was another opportunity.
After a middle school in Shijiazhuang learned about Wei Minzhi's family situation,
Expressed willingness to enroll Wei Minzhi to study at the school without any exemption,
He also promised to give her a living allowance of 300 yuan per month.
Not only that, the school also made it clear that it would arrange work for Wei Minzhi's family on campus.
So that she can focus on her studies with peace of mind.
Despite the identity of "girl",
But Wei Minzhi did not receive much preferential treatment in school,
She was also laughed at by people around her because of accent problems.
But no matter what the outside world thinks of her,
Wei Minzhi put all her energy into studying,
She understands very well that today's learning opportunities are not easy to come by and must be firmly grasped.
Because the basics are too weak,
Wei Minzhi has to pay more efforts than ordinary people to catch up with the footsteps of others.
Fortunately, in the end, she was admitted to the high school of this school with her own efforts.
With the passage of time, the aura of the heroine of the movie has long faded,
And Wei Minzhi's dream of getting involved in the show business has never changed,
Since you can't become an actor, it is not impossible to find another way to become a director.
So she secretly decided that she must be admitted to film school.
However, her idea of applying for the Beijing Film Academy,
Met with unanimous opposition from family and teachers,
According to the family's vision, they hope that Wei Minzhi can apply for the normal school.
In the future, I will be a teacher and live my life in peace.
But the flame in Wei Minzhi's heart that wants to realize his dream,
It was not easily extinguished because of a few words from the family,
She tried everything in her power to finally gain the understanding and support of her family.
On the eve of the 2004 college entrance examination, Wei Minzhi took the exam of the Beijing Film Academy.
However, he was eliminated in the third round of the exam.
After the news of her failure to apply for the North Film application was learned by the media,
The identity of the former "girl" has also been mentioned again.
These media are eyeballs, and even allude to Wei Minzhi because she is too ugly to be admitted to Beiying.
Some netizens who don't think it's too big to see the hilarity have also said that Wei Minzhi is too naïve,
After making a movie, I dare to dream of becoming a director.
The negative public opinion of the outside world made Wei Minzhi fall into self-doubt.
She couldn't help but start to wonder if her insistence was the right one.
But the goddess of luck came to her again - the School of Communication of Xi'an University of Foreign Chinese issued an invitation to apply for the examination.
He promised that as long as Wei Minzhi could be admitted, the school was willing to exempt her from various tuition and miscellaneous fees.
Therefore, with the encouragement of her family, Wei Minzhi regrouped and concentrated on preparing for the upcoming college entrance examination.
Emperor Tian did not pay off, and Wei Minzhi was successfully admitted to Xi'an University of Foreign Chinese with an excellent score of more than 100 points beyond the admission line.
After entering the university, Wei Minzhi never gave up her dream of becoming a director.
In 2006, on the recommendation of her university teachers,
Directed the TV series "Mother's Wish",
Later, based on her real experience, she directed and acted in the movie "Fairy Tale of the Night".
It's just that these two works have not been recognized by the public,
At the media conference, a reporter asked her sharply:
"Did the investor look for you to make a movie because he liked your fame?"
At this time, Wei Minzhi was no longer the cowardly girl who would doubt herself in the face of doubt.
She calmly replied to the reporter:
"I got this opportunity because of my teacher's recommendation."
Although the work is not recognized,
But Wei Minzhi was not discouraged, because she met another of her noble Chinese-American professors, Chen Ergang.
With the help of Professor Chen, he was given the opportunity to study in the United States.
It turned out that Professor Chen had the privilege of watching Wei Minzhi's "No One Can Be Less".
This simple and kind mountain village girl left a deep impression on him,
He wanted to give the girl any help he could.
So, Professor Chen found Wei Minzhi,
Tell her that Brigham Young University has a bursary program that is looking for students with excellent grades but family difficulties,
I hope That Wei Minzhi can seize this opportunity.
Professor Chen agreed with Wei Minzhi that if her language could meet the requirements after two years,
He would recommend her to study in the United States.
In these two years, Wei Minzhi frantically learned English,
From not daring to open her mouth to being able to communicate fluently with people, she has put in a lot of efforts,
In the end, her persistence impressed Chen Ergang and successfully won the opportunity to go to Brigham Young University for further study.
During her study abroad, Wei Minzhi performed well, and she quickly adapted to life in a foreign country.
This period of study abroad life is of great significance to Wei Minzhi, she not only improved her professional quality,
I also gained a love.
Wei Minzhi and Liu Jinhui met at a party, and when they first met, they did not have a feeling of heartbeat for each other.
Later, because Wei Minzhi wanted to shoot the final work, he invited many friends to come and star.
Liu Jinhui is also one of the invitees, and during the filming of the work,
The two had feelings for each other and naturally came together.
Even during the love period, Wei Minzhi did not give up her career,
She has filmed many works such as "Policeman" and "Very Beautiful".
In 2008, he married Liu Jinhui in the United States and gave birth to a son.
After that, Wei Minzhi and her husband returned to their homeland to continue their dream search,
In China she has been engaged in film and education-related work,
And in his heart, he was looking forward to the opportunity to reunite with Zhang Yimou.
In 2010, Zhang Yimou appeared at the Hawaii International Film Festival with his new work "Hawthorn Tree Love".
Wei Minzhi also had the honor of reuniting with her mentor as a filmmaker.
When the two met, Zhang Yimou couldn't help but sigh that the teenage girl had grown up.
And found a cause for which to fight,
In the face of the mentor, Wei Minzhi finally had the opportunity to thank him personally.
It is undeniable that if it were not for Zhang Yimou, Wei Minzhi would most likely stay in that small mountain village for the rest of his life.
It will not be the object of everyone's envy at all.
Now she not only has her own career,
And a happy family and lovely kids.
She can achieve today's achievements, not because of her good luck, can have the help of nobles,
The key is that she can seize every opportunity and make the impossible possible.
Wei Minzhi can calmly accept her transformation from a star to a passerby,
Even after the North Shadow fell off the list and the work was questioned,
Still able to seize the opportunity to study in the United States,
Let yourself have a beautiful comeback.
It can be said that it is not someone else who changed Wei Minzhi,
It was her own persistence again and again.
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