The five Olympic rings composed of tens of thousands of LED lights

At 8 pm on August 8, 2008, in the Bird's Nest in Beijing, all sounds, images, emotions, and concepts were densely intertwined. In the eyes of Westerners, this is "the most important night in modern China."

The opening ceremony directed by him was extremely brilliant and shocked the world. He was so grand and magnificent. This year is unique for Zhang Yimou. After completing the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, his personal fame reached its peak and he was close to becoming a god. In the same year, he was named an advanced individual in the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council. He also won the 2008 Chinese Influence in the World Award and the Top Ten People Who Moved China.

"National Master" Zhang Yimou began to become his label in people's hearts.

On October 1, 2009, Zhang Yimou directed the 60th anniversary gala of the National Day; on October 1, 2019, Zhang Yimou directed the 70th anniversary gala of the National Day. It spans 10 years, and Zhang Yimou will receive a "national task" every few years. He is the perfect choice.

Netizens gave him a compliment: "A Party B that can satisfy 1.4 billion Party A."

On September 4, 2016, in West Lake, Hangzhou, a crowd of 20 people The large-scale water scene performance symphony concert presented by the Group of 20 (G20) leaders Hangzhou Summit was held here. The chief director of this live performance called "The Most Reminiscent of Hangzhou" is Zhang Yimou.

This is the first large-scale symphony concert held on an outdoor water stage in China, with a total duration of 45 minutes and consisting of 9 programs. For this performance, many netizens gave such praise: "There is no Oscar, but you have 1.3 billion applause!"

From the "unparalleled" opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to the "most memorable" of the G20 Summit "Hangzhou" is "wonderful", Zhang Yimou did not disappoint the Chinese people.

In his early years, Zhang Yimou won consecutive victories in three major European film festivals. With his extraordinary artistic talent, he won two Venice Golden Lion Awards for "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" and "No One Less".

"Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" is a rural-themed drama film directed by Zhang Yimou, written by Liu Heng and starring Gong Li. It premiered in Beijing on August 31, 1992. The film won the Golden Lion Award at the 49th Venice Film Festival. Zhang Yimou became the first Asian to win a double crown in Venice.

"No One Less" is a film directed by Zhang Yimou and released in 1999. The film won ten international film awards, including the Golden Rooster Award, the Sao Paulo International Film Festival and the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival.

On February 23, 1988, Zhang Yimou won a "Golden Bear Award" trophy for his movie "Red Sorghum", setting a precedent for Asian films to win awards at international film festivals.

The director and actors of "Red Sorghum" are both "novices", but they have created "history" of Chinese films and become China's first work to win an international A-level film festival award. Zhang Yimou takes great credit.

Zhang Yimou at the Berlin International Film Festival Awards Ceremony

Zhang Yimou won the Cannes Jury Prize for his film "Alive".

"Alive" is a feature film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Ge You and Gong Li, and produced by Age International Co., Ltd. in 1994. Many people say that "Alive" is Zhang Yimou's best film, bar none.

In 1994, the film won the Jury Prize, Best Actor Award and other awards at the 47th Cannes International Film Festival.

Zhang Yimou won the Silver Lion Award at the 48th Venice International Film Festival for "Raise the Red Lantern".

"Raise the Red Lantern" is produced by China Film Co-Production Company, directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Gong Li, He Saifei and others. On March 13, 1992, "Raise the Red Lantern" was released in North America, with a box office of US$2.6 million, setting the highest box office record for a Chinese-language film in North America at that time.

In 1991, the film won the Silver Lion Award at the 48th Venice International Film Festival.

In 1992, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, becoming the second Chinese film to be nominated for this award after "Ju Dou". Subsequently, it won the Italian Film David Award for Best Foreign Language Film, becoming the first Chinese film to win this award. In 1993, it won the British Academy Film Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2015, it was ranked 28th among the 100 best foreign-language films in film history by the British Empire magazine, making it the highest-ranked mainland film.

"Raise the Red Lantern" is one of Zhang Yimou's films that best combines form and content. The film satirizes Eastern despotism to the core. It is a bold experiment by Zhang Yimou. , such experimental films can be said to be rare in Chinese films.

"My Father and Mother" is a romance film directed by Zhang Yimou in 1999 and starring Zhang Ziyi and Sun Honglei. Won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. The film also made Ge You and Gong Li crowned Best Actor at Cannes and Best Actress at Venice respectively.

It was Zhang Yimou again, with a sense of responsibility for Chinese films, a fearless spirit of daring to be the first in the world, and regardless of personal reputation or reputation, he shot a "Hero" with unparalleled significance in the history of Chinese films.

The first martial arts film "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou, released on December 14, 2002, was ranked first among the top ten best films in the world in 2004 by Time Magazine, and was nominated for an Academy Award, etc. Multiple awards.

Two months after "Hero" was released, the domestic box office reached 250 million yuan. The global box office revenue totaled 177 million US dollars (1.45 billion yuan).

The New York Times reported on the grand release of "Hero" in the United States in two pages, commenting: "The Chinese movie "Hero" is as classic as China's "Dream of Red Mansions" , is also the uncrowned king of our American Oscars."

In 2005, the American "Time" magazine selected "Top Ten Best Movies in the World in 2004", and "Heroes" and "House of Flying Daggers" tied for first place.

"Hero" is the first mainland blockbuster and is considered a milestone in the "blockbuster era" of Chinese movies.

This is "Old Shaanxi" Zhang Yimou.

Having achieved success and fame, he is "famous all over the world" and is the number one film director in mainland China.

There is only one Zhang Yimou in China.