In 1954, in a literary family in Beijing, Zhou Lijing fell to the ground and became the eldest son of the family, and since then he has grown up in an artistic atmosphere. His parents were both literary and artistic workers, which laid a solid foundation for his later acting career.
As a young man, Zhou Lijing was full of enthusiasm for art, and he dreamed of becoming a literary and artistic worker like his parents. So, at the age of 18, he resolutely went to the Gansu Provincial Drama Theater alone and began his acting career.
There, Zhou Lijing eagerly studied opera performance, laying a solid foundation for future success.
However, Zhou Lijing was not satisfied with this. In order to further improve himself, he made a key decision - to be admitted to Beijing Film Academy. In this institution, which has cultivated many elites in the entertainment industry, Zhou Lijing not only honed his acting skills, but also systematically studied acting theory.
It is worth mentioning that at that time, he was also classmates Zhang Tielin, Zhang Fengyi and others, who became powerful old actors in the future.
During his time at Nortel, Zhou Lijing showed amazing talent and hard work. He not only worked hard to learn classroom knowledge, but also actively participated in various drama performances at the school to hone his acting skills.
In 1980, Zhou Lijing, a sophomore in college, stepped on the screen for the first time and played a car platoon commander named "Zheng Bing" in the film "Young Friends" at Emei Film Factory. Although the role didn't make him an overnight success, Zhou Lijing's outstanding performance caught the attention of his peers in the industry.
This valuable shooting experience made Zhou Lijing have a deeper love for movies. Since then, he has been able to move between his studies and acting career, and has successively participated in works such as "Night Shanghai", "Our Field", and "Road".
Every performance experience has allowed Zhou Lijing to gain a firm foothold in the entertainment industry and paved the way for his future glory.
In this way, with his love and dedication to acting, Zhou Lijing moved forward towards his dream step by step for the camp. His story, like the passing water of the Yangtze River, is turbulent and ready to go, and is about to usher in the first climax of his life.
In 1982, Zhou Lijing graduated from Beijing Film Academy, which was an important turning point in his life. Because of his outstanding performance, he was given the opportunity to stay on and teach. But his love for acting burned in his heart, making it impossible for him to let go of his acting career.
Therefore, Zhou Lijing chose an unusual path - to be both a teacher and an actor.
It was in this year that the young and promising actor was favored by the god of fate. He was given an important role - playing the male protagonist Gao Jialin in the film "Life" directed by the famous director Wu Tianming.
Zhou Lijing successfully portrayed the image of this honest and forbearant "negative man" thoroughly, which deeply touched the hearts of countless audiences.
The success of "Life" is like a golden key, opening the door to fame for Zhou Lijing. With this role, he won the Best Actor Award in the "Ten Years of the New Era" and the Best Outstanding Actor in the "Top Ten Movie Stars in China" at the Foshan Cup of the Chinese Film Festival.
Since then, Zhou Lijing's name has become more and more known, and his acting career has embarked on a path of rapid development.
Zhou Lijing's thriving career gave him unlimited confidence. At the same time, the seeds of love also quietly sprouted in his heart. In 1983, he and Fu Chunying, who had been in love for a long time, entered the palace of marriage.
Fu Chunying, who is two years younger than Zhou Lijing, is an excellent actor in the Gansu Song and Dance Troupe, and the two quickly fall in love after they meet.
Soon after marriage, Fu Chunying gave birth to a lovely daughter for Zhou Lijing, named Jin Jin. In order to support her husband's career, Fu Chunying decisively gave up her promising acting career and devoted herself to the role of taking care of the family.
She chose to transfer to Beijing and became a physical dance teacher in the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy, and at the same time did her best to take care of all kinds of trivial matters in the family.
With the strong backing of his wife, Zhou Lijing's acting career is becoming more and more prosperous. He has starred in many film and television works such as "There is a Beautiful Woman in the South", "Garland Under the Mountain", "Shore Black", "New Star", "Thief of Change", each of which has been praised by the audience.
Especially the role of "Zhao Mengsheng" he played in the TV series version of "Garland Under the Mountain", which won the honor of Best Actor at the 2nd Golden Eagle Award The audience generally believes that Zhou Lijing's performance is better than Tang Guoqiang's performance in the movie version, and for a while, he even became a more popular actor than Tang Guoqiang.
During this period, Zhou Lijing was undoubtedly happy. His career is in full swing, and his masterpieces are endless; The family is happy, the wife is virtuous, and the children are filial. The loving relationship between the couple has become a model in the entertainment industry, which is the envy of others.
Zhou Lijing seems to have reached the pinnacle of his life, and there is a bright future.
However, life is impermanent, and fate likes to play tricks on people. Just when Zhou Lijing was full of joy and thought that he could be so happy forever, a sudden tragedy slammed his life from the clouds to the bottom.
In 1994, Zhou Lijing, who was at the peak of his career, was selected to participate in a film called "Death Premeditated". However, this seemingly ordinary title became a terrible prophecy of Zhou Lijing's life in later days.
During a filming trip, a tragedy occurred at home that completely changed the trajectory of his life.
It was July 6, 1994, and for Zhou Lijing, this day was an unforgettable day in his life. His wife, Fu Chunying, who was only 38 years old, was unfortunately robbed and killed at her home in Beijing.
After Zhou Lijing learned the bad news, his world seemed to collapse in an instant, and he still wanted to go back and reconcile with his wife after filming, but he didn't expect to wait for such a cruel ending.
The most painful thing for Zhou Lijing is that the murderer is the worker who renovated his home three months ago, but it caused such a tragedy. According to media reports at the time, Fu Chunying was renovating at home, and they lived on the seventh floor, while Wang Jiang, a colleague on the fourth floor, was also doing the renovation.
Fu Chunying learned that one of the workers who renovated Wang Jiang was his distant relative, so he also invited these workers to decorate his home, but this kind decision became a foreshadowing of the tragedy.
That day, Fu Chunying warmly greeted the two familiar renovation workers unguardedly and poured them tea. However, her kindness was exchanged for the other party's ruthless killing. This cruel fact plunged Zhou Lijing into endless self-blame and remorse.
"If I were home, it wouldn't have happened." This sentence has become an eternal pain in Zhou Lijing's heart. He began to blame himself, if he hadn't gone out to film at that time, maybe the tragedy wouldn't have happened.
This deep sense of self-blame put him under tremendous mental pressure and was on the verge of collapse for a while.
Zhou Lijing, who lost confidence in life due to the loss of his beloved, fell into a low point in his life. He was once high-spirited, but he barely supported himself by the company of his daughter Jin Jin. The only thing that made him feel a little consolation was the existence of his daughter Jin Jin.
However, even so, he still can't get rid of the pain and self-blame in his heart.
The tragedy took away Zhou Lijing's beloved wife and brought his career to a standstill. The acting he once loved is now his way of escaping reality. He took over the drama and acted mechanically, but the passion in his heart had disappeared without a trace with the departure of his wife.
Everyone thought that Zhou Lijing might sink like this, but the god of fate favored him again. After a three-year trough period, a woman named Zhang Wei came into his life with warmth.
Although Zhou Lijing was still immersed in sadness at that time and could not immediately accept new feelings, Zhang Wei's appearance undoubtedly brought a turning point in his life and opened up the possibility of him reinvigorating.
In 1997, Zhou Lijing was introduced by a friend to meet Zhang Wei, who was 10 years younger than him, and Zhang Wei was a soldier before. Despite their very different backgrounds, they have both experienced a relationship trauma that gives them a common language.
Zhang Wei's appearance is like a ray of sunshine, bringing hope to Zhou Lijing's gloomy life. She has always been by Zhou Lijing's side, enlightening him with gentle words and helping him get out of his grief.
What is even more admirable is that Zhang Wei treated Zhou Lijing's daughter Jin Jin like his own child, and melted this little girl who was sad because of the loss of her mother with sincere love.
Initially, Zhou Lijing was worried that the new relationship would bring discomfort to his daughter, so he did not break through the friendship relationship with Zhang Wei. However, the empathetic Zhang Wei promised Zhou Lijing: "Don't worry, I know your concerns, and I promise that I will treat Jin Jin well in the future."
Zhang Wei fulfilled her promise with practical actions, not only caring about Jin Jin's life, but also patiently accompanying and caring for Jin Jin when she was sad about her mother's departure.
With Zhang Wei's unremitting efforts, she not only won Zhou Lijing's recognition from the bottom of her heart, but also gradually established a good relationship with Jin Jin. In 1999, 45-year-old Zhou Lijing proposed to Zhang Wei, who had been in love for a long time, and opened a new chapter in his life.
After marriage, Zhang Wei fully supported Zhou Lijing, not only taking care of the family wholeheartedly at home, but also understanding and supporting him spiritually. With her encouragement, Zhou Lijing regained his enthusiasm for life and began to re-examine his life and think about the direction of the future.
Despite his inner struggles, Zhou Lijing still accepted this hard-won new relationship. Compared with his previous state of focusing on developing his career, he paid more attention to his family after remarriage.
This balance has rejuvenated Zhou Lijing's life and laid the foundation for his future peace and happiness.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, Zhou Lijing, who is 68 years old, is still active in the entertainment industry, silently working hard for the career he loves. Although his name has faded out of public view, his dedication and passion for his career are still the same.
During his time as a teacher at Beijing Film Academy, Zhou Lijing was deeply loved by students. He unreservedly passed on his acting experience to his students, and cultivated a group of outstanding newcomers for the Chinese entertainment industry.
In 2014, he was delighted to receive first place in the school's "Most Popular Teacher" poll.
Although Zhou Lijing no longer appears in front of the screen frequently, he still maintains a love for acting, and once he encounters a suitable script and role, he will not hesitate to play it.
For example, in 2021, he played the role of "Zhang Mu" in the movie "The Poet", although there are not many scenes, his superb acting skills still attract the attention of the audience, proving that he is still the Zhou Lijing who can conquer the audience.
Zhou Lijing and Zhang Wei's relationship gradually deepened in family life. They support each other and work together to create a warm home. Regarding the past when his wife was killed, Zhou Lijing has learned to let go.
Although it was an eternal pain in his heart, he chose to move forward with this memory and comfort his departed loved one with a happy present.
Today's Zhou Lijing, life is calm and happy. He is enjoying the joy of teaching and educating people, occasionally returning to the screen to realize his dream of being an actor, and is more willing to spend more time with his family. He has experienced the ups and downs of life, but found inner peace in his later years.
His life is like a movie with ups and downs. From the debut of a talented actor to the double success of career and love, to the darkest moment of losing his beloved wife, he finally regained his life and lived a peaceful and happy old age.
His story is not only the legend of an actor, but also a true portrayal of an ordinary person finding himself and reshaping his life in the ups and downs of life.