In the late 1990s, Feng established himself in a genre called "Hesui Pian (贺岁片)", or "New Year's Celebration Films" in Chinese cinema. He probably achieved his full fame as the director of the movie The Dream Factory (1997). Having achieved success in the face of competition from Hollywood within mainland China, University of Minnesota professor, Jason McGrath, believes "The entertainment cinema of Feng Xiaogang represents a new model of a Chinese national cinema that positions itself vis-à-vis Hollywood."
Feng is renowned for making comedies in the Beijing dialect. Almost all of his films star Ge You (葛优) in some kind of major role. In recent years he has moved away from solely making comedy films to directing a few drama or period drama movies.
He married actress Xu Fan in 1999.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/kVxjgc.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Song Dan Dan", "alternateName": "宋丹丹", "birthDate": "August 25, 1961", "nationality": "Chinese", "description": "Song Dan Dan was born in Beijing to a highly educated family. Her father Song Gong was vice chairman of Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles and her brother Song Bei Sha was vice governor of Shanxi and vice chairman of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
She graduated from the Beijing People's Art Institute and started as a drama actress, but it was her skit debut, "A Date with Slug", in 1989 CCTV New Year's Gala that brought her immediate success.
Song was married three times. From 1989 to 1997, she was married to famous director Ying Da, with whom she collaborated in many shows, such as "I Love My Family" that became one of her most famous roles.
On August 24, 2020, Song Dan Dan announced her retirement from the entertainment circle.
(Source: Wikipedia, MyDramaList)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/W1zARc.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Guo De Gang", "alternateName": "郭德纲", "birthDate": "January 18, 1973", "nationality": "Chinese", "description": "Guo De Gang is a Chinese sketch comedy (known as "xiangsheng" or "crosstalk" Chinese comedy) actor, director, TV actor and talk show presenter.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/XOOrJ_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lu Xin", "alternateName": "吕鑫", "birthDate": "1980", "nationality": "Chinese", "description": "Lu Xin is a mainland China film and television actor. He was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province and graduated from the Central Academy of Drama.
(Source: Baidu)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/4er6yw_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bai Ke Li", "alternateName": "百克力", "birthDate": "January 22, 1986", "nationality": "Chinese", "description": "Bai Ke Li, also known as Barkley, is a Chinese actor and TV host from Ürümqi, Xinjiang province.
He is married with actress Zhang Yang Guo Er, with whom he has collaborated in many shows. The couple has a son born in 2015.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/ZQbwO_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhang Yun Lei", "alternateName": "张云雷", "birthDate": "January 11, 1992", "nationality": "Chinese", "description": "Zhang Yun Lei, born as Zhang Lei in Tianjin, is a Chinese Xiangsheng performer, singer and comedian. He apprenticed to Guo De Gang in 2000 and studied the "singing" in the "speaking and learning funny singing" in crosstalk. Because he ranked second in the family tree of Guo De Gang's apprentices in the Deyun Society in the early days, he was called "Second Master". After the former number one Yan Yun Da retired from the club, Zhang is positioned as the master brother.
Zhang started singing in the streets in 2002 and made his debut in Daguanyuan in 2003. In January 2005, he temporarily retired from Deyun Club due to his position change (voice change). In April 2011, Zhang returned to the world of cross talk.
On 22 August 2016 early morning, Zhang fell from the passenger platform on the second floor of Nanjing South Railway Station, bleeding from his head. After a 10-hour operation, he was transferred to the ICU ward. In January 2019 during an interview by Tencent's Guiquan, Zhang confirmed the rumor about the "more than 100 steel plates in his body and more than 30 critical illness notices were issued in one night".
(Source: Wikipedia, MyDramaList)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/4LZOk_5c.jpg" } ], "director": [ ]
}