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The 40-year-old film star Zhou Xun plays a 19-year-old protagonist in the 60-episode TV series Red Sorghum. Photo provided to China Daily The 40-year-old film star Zhou Xun plays a 19-year-old protagonist in the 60-episode TV series Red Sorghum. Photo provided to China Daily Photo provided to China Daily
Film star Zhou Xun surprised viewers by returning to TV. Then again Leo Lacroix Schweiz Trikot , the 'queen of quirk' is known for atypical antics. Xu Fan speaks with the actress about her role in the serial Red Sorghum.


It's unusual for China's big movie stars to take to the small screen. Then again, Zhou Xun is exceptional in many regards－leading CNN to dub her "China's queen of quirk" in a 2010 profile. But that's not the only thing that has surprised viewers of the TV serial in which she plays the lead.


The 40-year-old has courted controversy by playing the 19-year-old protagonist of Red Sorghum, an adaptation of Nobel-winning author Mo Yan's 1986 novel.


Yet many point out she looks young for her age－unusually young.


The 60-episode series aired by four major satellite channels since Oct 27 chronicles the struggles of the brave Jiu'er (literally, Nine) in rural Shandong province in early 1930s.


Zhou tells China Daily in a WeChat interview she took the job because she was so impressed by the script.


"I had dinner with the director, Zheng Xiaolong Stephan Lichtsteiner Schweiz Trikot , who'd impressed me with his talent. Since I'm a longtime fan, it didn't take long for me to agree to work with him," she says.


Zheng has directed a series of popular productions, including the historical drama The Legend of Zhenhuan, which has been adapted into a six-episode miniseries for broadcast in the United States.


In an October media conference sponsored by Beijing Satellite Channel Yann Sommer Schweiz Trikot , Zheng said he didn't expect Zhou to agree.


"It's like a dream come true," he says.


"Zhou had always been in movies. It's unbelievable she said yes to the TV series."


The actress hadn't performed on the small screen for a decade. She says adjusting to the tight schedule was challenging for the first month.


A 120-minute movie typically takes three months to shoot. But a 45-minute episode of Red