Gong Li’s global status is so high because of her influence on the international stage.

In 1987, Gong Li, who was only 22 years old, became popular all over the world with Zhang Yimou's movie "Red Sorghum". In 1992, Gong Li, who was only 27 years old, won the Best Actress at the 49th Venice International Film Festival and the Best Actress at the 13th Golden Rooster Award for her film "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit". In 1993, "Farewell My Concubine" starring Gong Li once again won the Palme d'Or at the 46th Cannes International Film Festival. In 1996, he appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. In 1997, he served as a member of the jury of the Cannes International Film Festival.

Not only that, Gong Li also served as the chairman of the jury of the 50th Berlin Film Festival and the chairman of the jury of the 55th Golden Horse Awards. She was also awarded the rank of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture. In 2019, Gong Li married French romantic music master Jean-Michel Jarre.

Gong Li’s early experience

In the early summer of 1983, Gong Li failed the college entrance examination. Her parents no longer supported her artistic pursuits. In desperation, she began to work while continuing to prepare for cultural classes. Exam, prepare to face the college entrance examination again.

In 1984, Gong Li became a temporary worker in a unit affiliated with Shandong Provincial Publishing House. Under the introduction of a friend, she met Yin Dawei, whom she called her enlightenment teacher, who had a profound influence on Gong Li's future life. had an important impact.

In the early summer of 1985, Gong Li took the national unified examination again, but her college entrance examination score was 11 points different from the art school admission standards. The teachers in the admissions department of the Central Academy of Drama felt sorry for her, but they did not easily put a cross on Gong Li's name.

The admissions team solemnly wrote a report and submitted it to the superior authority: the Art Education Department of the Ministry of Culture, requesting special approval for the admission of Gong Li. The approval from the Art Education Department of the Ministry of Culture was quickly issued, approving the request of the Chinese Opera. In the same year, Gong Li entered the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama.