19 13 worked as a consultant for an Asian film company founded by an American businessman. At the same time, he cooperated with Zheng Qiuzheng to organize Xinmin Company, contracted the film production business of Asian companies, and directed the first short story film "A Hard Wife" written by Zheng Qiuzheng in China. Since then, he has successively filmed many farce short films such as "Life is impermanent" and "Playing the Town God", which are vulgar and boring.
19 16 founded the Fantasy Fairy Film Company, and his civilized drama "Murder of the Black Man" was put on the screen to expose the tobacco poison, so as to publicize people's economy and have the educational function of warning the world.
1923 and Zheng Qiuzheng, Zhou and others set up a star film company, general manager. Advocating the production policy of "only interests matter everywhere", the four films originally shot and directed by the company, except "Love of Labor", all seem to be inadequate. Especially "Zhang Xinsheng" (later renamed "Revenge"), which was full of bloody murder and horror scenes, was even banned by the ruling authorities at that time.
Because of the business depression, he had to follow Zhengqiu Zheng's advice. 1923, he made a feature film instead, directed "The Orphan Save the Ancestor", advocated "teaching filial piety" and "punishing evil", and advocated civilian education. The film pays attention to the film art that reflects the characteristics of life, showing efforts to break free from the fetters of civilized drama, marking the end of the hazy state of China's films and the beginning of the period of conscious artistic exploration.
In the following years, he and Zheng Qiuzheng co-directed many films that reflected and sympathized with women's tragic fate, such as Jade Pear Soul, Poor Children and Weak Women, Last Conscience, A Shanghai Woman, Blind Lonely and so on.
1928, in order to pursue the box office value, he directed the chivalrous film "Burning Red Lotus Temple" and shot 18 episodes in succession. This has triggered a surging wave of film companies competing to shoot such films. 193 1 year, he directed China's first sound film "The Goddess Red Peony", which was written by Hong Shen and dubbed on a wax plate. After that, he directed Laughing and Crying (1 ~ 6 episodes).
1932 after the 28 th incident, with the deepening of the national crisis and the vigorous development of the left-wing film movement, his thoughts have also changed. In February of the same year, China Film Culture Association was established in Shanghai and was elected as the executive director. The Soviet film "An Open Road" was officially released in Shanghai, and he also wrote an article praising it. During this period, he directed War Adventure with anti-Japanese theme, and Xia Yan's progressive films such as Pink Market, Future and Lucky Money.
1937 the main factory of Star Film Company was destroyed by the war. He joined Guohua Film Company with some remaining machines and materials as a director, and made films such as Li Sanniang, San Xiao, Tears in Flowers and Late at Night.
1942 served as the director and director of the branch of China United Film Co., Ltd., directing films such as Yan Guigui, Green Grass and Heroic Beauty.
After 1946, he directed films such as Sauvignon Blanc and Gone with the Wind for Hong Kong Greater China Film Company and Shanghai Datong Film Company.
Zhang Shichuan is one of the pioneers of China films. During his life, he directed about 150 feature films with different themes, most of which were romantic films. His cinematic experience, ups and downs of thoughts and mixed works are characterized by complete structure, strong story and easy to understand.
In the course of 35 years, he directed 156 films, which is unique in the film history of China.
1953 died in Shanghai on July 8th at the age of 63.
In the film history of China, he was the first director artist, the first film entrepreneur and the first film entrepreneur.
As a film director, China's first feature film It's Hard to Find a Wife, the first audio film The Singing Girl Red Peony, the first martial arts film Burning Red Lotus Temple, the first anti-imperialist film The Murder of the Black Man, the first labor film The Love of Workers and the first sports film Two to One are all his works.