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Pregnant actress Zhu Zhiying brings audience to tears at film premiere

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Actress Zhu Zhiying, who announced her pregnancy last month, attended a preview of Echo with fellow cast members and more than 100 viewers.
  • The audience and cast cried during the screening, while producer Wu Yi-ran said the film endured intense heat and several typhoons during production.
  • Zhu said she hoped the film would inspire viewers to carry kindness into daily life, while Huang Shang-he said good intentions can spread from one person to many.

The screening of Echo left both the audience and its cast in tears. More than 100 people attended the preview, and the film’s story, spanning 40 years of changing lives, drew sobs from the theater.

Kindness really is contagious! I am very happy to take part in Echo, and I was deeply moved by the film and these stories.

— Zhu ZhiyingShe described her reaction to the film and her connection with Tzu Chi at the premiere.

Even the actors, accustomed to demanding roles and emotional scenes, cried while speaking on stage. Producer Wu Yi-ran thanked the production team and said filming continued through intense summer heat and repeated typhoons. She credited that effort with creating the film’s polished and moving images.

Zhu Zhiying, who plays the market’s “red-haired heroine” Wu Yu-feng, attended the event while pregnant. She married actor Shi Ming-shuai in 2023 and announced her pregnancy at the end of last month.

I hope each of us can become a voice for kindness, make the first sound, and let every person become the beginning of an echo, returning to daily life to do more for society and the world. We should not underestimate the power of small acts.

— Zhu ZhiyingShe said she hoped the film would encourage viewers to spread kindness in everyday life.

Zhu also spoke about her long connection with Tzu Chi. Her mother serves as a Tzu Chi commissioner in Gangshan, Kaohsiung, and Zhu recalled attending a Tzu Chi parent-child class as a child. She remembered saving money in a bamboo container and donating it after cutting it open. “Kindness really is contagious! I am very happy to take part in Echo, and I was deeply moved by the film and these stories,” she said.

Incredible.

— Huang Shang-heHe gave his reaction after watching the completed film.

She hoped viewers would bring that warmth into their own lives. “I hope each of us can become a voice for kindness, make the first sound, and let every person become the beginning of an echo, returning to daily life to do more for society and the world. We should not underestimate the power of small acts.” Huang, who plays Zhu’s husband, said the film showed how a simple good intention can draw people and resources together. “An echo appears because someone made the first sound,” he said. Echo is scheduled to air on Da Ai Television and the Da Ai Theater YouTube channel on Sept. 5.

An echo appears because someone made the first sound.

— Huang Shang-heHe explained his interpretation of the film’s title and its message about spreading kindness.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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