Zhang Yibai
essential information
Main works
Directing film and television works
Supervised production
Director MV works
Reference sources
Award winning record
Character evaluation
Director Zhang Yibai is regarded as the "godfather of youth films". His series of works, such as "subway to spring" and "love to the end" (including TV series and movies), have influenced the love concept of a whole generation. (Tencent Entertainment review).
The great success of the films "Du Lala's promotion" and "love to the end" makes people fully aware of Mr. Zhang Yibai's artistic and commercial attainments. He is also known by the media as one of the directors with commercial value and commercial vision in China. (Phoenix Entertainment review)
In fact, the so-called film packaging has nothing to do with the ultimate expression of feelings. (Beijing News)
Zhang Yibai is not the best director in China, but he is the most profitable director in China. "Sanwu" director: no airs, no taboos, no heart, although not academic, not serious enough, but Zhang Yibai's exploration in genre films is worthy of respect. (Tencent Entertainment review).
Early experience
In 1980, Zhang Yibai failed in the college entrance examination after graduating from high school. He studied in Chongqing coal school for two years and worked in Songzao Coal Mine for four years.
In 1986, in order to change his fate, he was admitted to the Department of drama and literature of the Central Academy of drama. During college, Zhang Yibai, Zhang Yang, Diao Yinan, Cai Shangjun and Meng Jinghui tried to rehearse avant-garde drama together.
After graduating from university in 1990, he was assigned to the film and television center of Shantou Ocean Group, where he worked as a director and made feature films. After wandering in the south for a year, he went back to Beijing and learned that CCTV held the music TV Grand Prix. So he contacted Tian Zhen and won the silver award for "a big tree". From then on, he began his MV career. During this period, we made MV, advertisement and propaganda film, which not only made a living, but also completed the primitive accumulation of experience, resources and life.
Acting experience
In 1998, Zhang Yibai directed a 20 episode TV drama "love to the end", starring Li Yapeng and Xu Jinglei. It is the first youth love idol drama in mainland China, which has a great influence on the love and values of the Post-70s and post-80s.
In 1999, Zhang Yibai and Xie Dongshen jointly directed the CCTV new year's drama "just be happy", which brought together Liu Peiqi, Si qingaowa, Zhou Xun and other actors and won the silver award of China Television flying sky award.
In 2001, Zhang Yibai made his first film "subway to spring". The film, starring Xu Jinglei and Geng Le, tells the story of Jianbin and Xiaohui, who came to Beijing from the south to explore the world. After seven years of marriage, they are faced with the emotional contradiction of where to go.
In 2004, Zhang Yibai, together with Japanese director Xia Shantian and Taiwan director Yi Zhiyan, CO directed the film "love map". The film tells three love stories about meeting and meeting in Tokyo, Taipei and Shanghai.
In 2006, Zhang Yibai shot the urban love suspense movie "Curiosity Kills the cat", starring Carina Lau, Hu Jun, Liao Fan and Song Jia. This is the first domestic black film with clear creative consciousness, which stands out in the domestic films of the same year. For her outstanding performance in the film, Carina Lau won the best actress award in the 26th Golden Rooster Hundred Flowers Award and was nominated for best actress in the 43rd Golden Horse Award.
In 2007, Zhang Yibai directed the love film "Night Shanghai" starring Zhao Wei and Yahong Benmu. The film tells the story of Lin Xi, a female taxi driver in Shanghai, who meets Naoki Shuidao, a Japanese stylist who comes to Shanghai by chance and spends a strange and romantic night together. It shows the emotional confusion of modern urbanites from different levels. The film won the jury award of the 14th Beijing University Students Film Festival and Zhao Wei won the most popular actress award for the film.
In 2009, Zhang Yibai shot the film "secret shore", starring Mo Wenwei, Zeng Zhiwei, Eason Chan, Jiang Wenli and Tan Jianci. The film continues the black film factor of "Curiosity Kills the cat", telling the story of a teenager who finally breaks through the cocoon and becomes a butterfly. He was shortlisted in the competition unit of Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
In 2010, Zhang Yibai made a film version of "love to the end", which was released in February 2011, with a final box office of 204 million yuan, creating a precedent for the Chinese film "Valentine's Day".
At the end of 2012, Zhang Yibai shot the new year comedy "better and better village night".
In 2014, the film "that year in a hurry" was filmed, which is adapted from the novel of the same name by jiuyehui. It tells the story of the youth, memory and friendship of a group of close friends spanning 15 years, such as sunny boy Chen Xun, infatuated girl Fang Hui, warm boy Qiao ran, pure spare baby Zhao Ye, and bold goddess Lin Jiamo. Arouse collective resonance, set off a nostalgic upsurge for youth of post-80s audience, and further win the emotional cognition of post-90s audience. Finally, it became the annual New Year's file champion with a box office of 588 million yuan. Zhang Yibai also won the title of the most popular director of the 22nd Beijing University Students Film Festival.
In 2016, Zhang Jiajia's novel "passing by the world" with the same name was filmed and adapted, starring Deng Chao, Bai Baihe, Yang Yang, Zhang Tianai, Yue Yunpeng, Liu Yan and Du Juan. The box office broke 800 million, setting a new box office record for Chinese love movies.
In 2018, the film "the sky of young winddog" started.
In 2018, the film "later us", directed by Liu Ruoying and starring Jing bairan and Zhou Dongyu, made a box office of 1.361 billion.
In 2018, he supervised the production of the movie "loud calls", with a box office of 640 million yuan, and won the box office of new year's day in 2019.
In September 2019, he directed the film "I meet my motherland". In November, he won the best director award of the third "golden screen Award" for his film "me and my motherland".
In 2019, he was one of the chief planners and directors of the gift film "me and my motherland", with a current box office of 3.1 billion.
In 2019, he served as director of Chen Kexin and producer of China Women's volleyball.
In 2020, the director's social youth drama "the sky of wind dog youth" will be broadcast soon.
In August 2020, as the chief planner of the film "me and my hometown".
On September 16, 2020, the director's Youth Drama "the sky of the young winddog" released a poster notice and officially announced that it will be premiered in Huanxi and BiliBili from September 24.
social activities
On October 20, 2015, Zhang Yibai served as executive member of the sixth directors' Association.
On October 27, 2015, Ali film, together with Youku Tudou, Beijing Film Academy, Communication University of China, giant network, new film studio and other partners, officially launched the global young filmmaker discovery action in Beijing. Zhang Yibai served as the first tutor of weipeisheng program.
take addictive drugs
14 days in custody for drug abuse
On the evening of December 29, 2009, Beijing police confirmed that Zhang Yibai, director of films and TV series such as "love to the end", "subway to spring" and "Curiosity Kills the cat", was under the control of the Narcotics Division of the Municipal Public Security Bureau for suspected drug use. At present, he was detained by Beijing police for 14 days. Last night, the reporter tried to dial Zhang Yibai's mobile phone, but the call was transferred to the Secretary's desk. It is reported that Zhang Yibai is planning to produce a new film recently, and his arrest has delayed the preparation. For Zhang Yibai was arrested for taking drugs, his good friend director Lu Chuan and Zhao Wei's agent Chen Rong expressed regret.
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