Portrait of the Four Little Flowers

Author: Jiang Yue
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Among the "Four Little Flowers," my first interview subject was Xu Jingli, followed by Zhang Ziyi, then Zhou Xun and Zhao Wei. I still clearly remember the time and scene of meeting them for the first time. I met Zhang Ziyi in the coffee shop on the fifth floor of "Bosheng," where her father and brother had come to see her. Her mannerisms were like those of a campus senior; I met Xu Jingli in the coffee shop of the National Hotel, where she drove a "Jeep" that contrasted greatly with her image. That day, she even showed me her uneven lower teeth, which was why she always smiled with her mouth closed in photos. I never expected that after she became famous, this would become the epitome of her "innocent girl" image with a smile that never reveals her teeth; I met Zhou Xun on the campus of Tsinghua University. I had heard some stories about her before, and the first time I met her, I noticed her uniqueness. Although she was still unknown at the time, I felt a bit nervous during that interview; I didn’t interview Zhao Wei when she was filming "Suzhou River," but my first interview with her came after she had already become famous, with a strong "star" aura.