1930 February, Xu Xingzhi and others initiated and organized the first left-wing art group in China-Times Art Society.

1930 March, together with Lu Xun and others, initiated and organized the establishment of the Chinese Left-wing Writers' Union.

1933 In February, he was elected as the executive director of China Film Culture Association and served as the leader of the Propaganda Department. 1937 was elected as the executive director of the Film Workers Association in July.

1938 1, the All-China Film Industry Anti-Enemy Association was established and was elected as the first director. At the same time, he is also one of the advocates of drama movement. After returning from studying in Japan, he formed an art troupe with Feng Naichao and Zheng. Performed "Tan Keng Fu", "all quiet on the western front" and other plays.

1933 participated in the sensational "Ho, China! Joint performance work. "

1936, with the help of Xia Yan, Irish playwright Sean O'Casey's Looking for Commitment and Peacock was adapted into Drunk Life and Dreamed of Death, and directed by himself. He also took an active part in the national defense drama movement, and co-authored Exit from Zhaojiazhuang with Xia Yan, Yu Ling and Ling He. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he collectively directed Defending the Lugou Bridge and performed at the Penglai Grand Theatre in Shanghai, causing a sensation in the whole city. In the meantime, he also created one-act dramas such as "Taking Chestnuts from the Fire" and "The Night Fight in Luodian". When Shanghai became an island, he and his sister Shen Zijiu left Shanghai for Korea, and then moved to Sichuan, Chongqing and Chengdu to direct the stage plays Long Live the Nation, Traffic Storm and One Year.

1940 12 17 died in Chongqing. Only 36 years old.