Wei Minzhi: Zhang Yimou said she was not fit to be an actress. What happened now?

When it comes to Looking for Women, many people will think of Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Dongyu, who have achieved good results, and each of them has brought us high-quality movies.

Now both Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi have embarked on the internationalization route, and Zhou Dongyu won the Golden Horse Award at an early age. According to her performance in film and television dramas over the years, I believe that Zhou Dongyu has a bright future!

But in fact, not every "girl" can win the support of Zhang Yimou like the above actors, just like Wei Minzhi, who is called the "ugliest girl".

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1999, director Zhang Yimou came to Ningbao Township, Chicheng, Hebei Province, because he conceived a new film. In order to make the expression of the film more realistic, he decided to choose a girl as the protagonist of the village.

At that time, Wei Minzhi, who was only 14 years old, volunteered and personally found director Zhang Yimou, saying that he wanted to give it a try. Dongzhazi village is a very remote village. It is not easy for children in the mountains to go out, and Wei Minzhi doesn't want to be imprisoned in this small place all his life.

Although Wei Minzhi has never had performance experience and never thought that she would have such an opportunity, she bravely stood up and hoped that director Zhang Yimou could see herself.

Director Zhang Yimou also became interested in this bold little girl and asked Wei Minzhi to perform a special skill, so Wei Minzhi sang Our Motherland is a Garden. Although Wei Minzhi grew up in the mountains, she has no stage fright at all. Director Zhang Yimou immediately decided to star Wei Minzhi.

Later, a movie "No Child Left Behind" was born, which made Wei Minzhi get more attention as the heroine.

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The success of this film is inseparable from Wei Minzhi's performance in the play. Although she is young, she is very expressive. After becoming popular, many art schools extended olive branches to Wei Minzhi, but Wei Minzhi began to struggle. After all, a way out of the mountain is just around the corner, but she is afraid that she will fail.

Later, director Zhang Yimou said to Wei Minzhi: Your looks are not suitable for being an actor, so you should continue to study. Wei Minzhi followed Zhang Yimou's advice and went to the elite middle school in Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, and started a new study.

At that time, Wei Minzhi was exposed to a brand-new teaching environment for the first time. Besides, in the eyes of her classmates, she is a little star, which makes Wei Minzhi uncomfortable because too many people pay attention to her. Once, when faced with a teacher's question, Wei Minzhi played a big joke at school because his Mandarin was not standard.

However, Wei Minzhi did not give up. While studying hard, he also practiced his Mandarin. With his own efforts, Wei Minzhi was successfully admitted to an elite high school.

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But faced with the choice of university, Wei Minzhi began to hesitate. Because of her early acting experience, Wei Minzhi came up with the idea of becoming a director, so she tried to apply for the Beijing Film Academy and started her own emergency study.

However, Wei Minzhi without knowledge reserves ended in failure. But at that time, every aspect of Wei Minzhi was watched by the media. When Wei Minzhi saw her description in the newspaper, she was badly hit, but she quickly adjusted herself to prepare for the college entrance examination.

At this time, Wei Minzhi found the enrollment brochure of Xiying Film and Television Media College of Xi 'an International Studies University, so she began to hesitate and wanted to give herself another chance, but she was worried that she would fall out with Sun Shan again.

Or Wei Minzhi's father persuaded her that if you want to try, if you give up this opportunity, don't regret it in the future. So Wei Minzhi is going to apply for a foreign language university in Xi. This time, Wei Minzhi finally succeeded in one fell swoop. In 2004, she successfully became a director student.

In 2006, Wei Minzhi directed his first film Mother's Wish, which was a great success. According to the film and television company that invested in this film, Wei Minzhi got this opportunity during his college years because of the strong recommendation of university teachers. It can also be seen that Wei Minzhi has made great efforts in learning, and has been successfully recognized by people in the industry.

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In 2008, Wei Minzhi married her boyfriend of one year. Over the years, they still have great love. Wei Minzhi is no longer the "local girl" who can't even speak Mandarin.

Brigham Young University Choir once held a world folk song concert in Beijing, with Wei Minzhi as the host. In this concert, Wei Minzhi speaks fluent Mandarin and English. At that time, the major media rushed to report her.

In Wei Minzhi's view, it was Zhang Yimou who opened the door for her to walk out of the mountain. Wei Minzhi never knew what she wanted to do, but now she has a strong desire for her future.

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Everyone should explore a way that really suits them. If Wei Minzhi chooses to give up her studies and continue to be an actress, you can imagine what will happen to her. Today's Wei Minzhi not only walked out of the mountains, but also gained love and became an example. I believe there will be more Wei Minzhi in the future!