# Rong Zishan

Rong Zishan is a Chinese actor and model, best known for his portrayal of Dollar Zhang in Mountains May Depart and Zhu Chaoyang in The Bad Kids.

## Personal life

Rong was born on February 3, 2006, in Mianyang, Sichuan Province, and grew up in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.

## Career

Early in the 2010s, Rong debuted in a KFC commercial.
In 2014, Rong contested in a children's runway model show and was the winner of the Suzhou Division.
He was cast in Jia Zhangke's 8th feature movie Mountains May Depart, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Rong has received popular recognition in China for his starring role as Zhu Chaoyang in the iQIYI Light On Series: The Bad Kids, aired in June 2020.
In October 2020, he won the “Newcomer Actor Award” at the 2nd Asian Content Awards of the Busan International Film Festival.
In December 2020, he was awarded, together with two other child actors Shi Pengyuan and Wang Shengdi, Upcoming Drama Actors of the Year for 2021 iQIYI Scream Night for their roles in The Bad Kids. Rong also picked up Upcoming New Film Actor of the Year Award for his role in Let Life Be Beautiful.
On July 15, 2022, the sci-fi movie Mozart From Space starring Rong and Huang Bo was released. In September, the network security-themed web drama Are You Safe? and the TV series The Examination for Everyone starring him was broadcast, in which he played Zhou You and Wu Jiajun, respectively. On November 4, he won the Most Promising Actor Award at the 4th InStyle Icon Awards Annual Idol Ceremony.
In January 2023, he participated in the 2023 China Central Television Spring Festival Gala and starred in the micro-film Me and My Spring Festival Gala. He appeared in the urban drama Turn On The Right Way Of Life. On February 5, he sang in the 2023 China Central Television Lantern Festival Gala.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2015 | Mountains May Depart | 山河故人 | Dollar Zhang (Young) |
| 2017 | Secret Fruit | 秘果 | Duan Bowen(Young) |
| 2017 | End of Summer | 西小河的夏天 | Gu Xiaoyang |
| 2018 | Dawning | 云上日出 | Xia Jiajun |
| 2020 | Let Life Be Beautiful | 再见吧！少年 | Wang Xinyang |
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home | 秘密访客 | Wang Chuqi |
| 2022 | Mozart from Space | 外太空的莫扎特 | Ren Xiaotian |

### Television/Web series

| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Love and Hatred of Snow | 深宅雪 | A Ping (Young) | |
| 2016 | First Love | 柠檬初上 | Hu Fei | |
| 2016 | The Lover's Lies | 爱人的谎言 | Xiao Pi | |
| 2016 | The Whirlwind Girl (Season 2) | 旋风少女2 | Xing Yao | |
| 2016 | Demon Girl (Season 2) | 半妖倾城2 | Fu Xingbang (Young) | Web series |
| 2016 | With You | 最好的我们 | Lin Fan | |
| 2017 | Song of Phoenix | 思美人 | Feng Ming | |
| 2017 | The Advisors Alliance | 大军师司马懿 | Sima Shi (Young) | |
| 2017 | Nothing Gold Can Stay | 那年花开月正圆 | Du Mingli (Young) | |
| 2017 | Legend of Heavenly Tear: Phoenix Warriors | 天泪传奇之凤凰无双 | Xiao Fengming (Young) | |
| 2017 | Princess Agents | 楚乔传 | Yan Xun (Young) | |
| 2018 | Beauties in the Closet | 柜中美人 | Hua Wuhuan (young) | |
| 2018 | The Legend of Dugu | 独孤天下 | Li Yuan (Young) | |
| 2018 | Only Side by Side with You | 南方有乔木 | Xiao Si | |
| 2018 | Cinderella Chef | 萌妻食神 | Bai Zhenzhu | Web series |
| 2018 | Meet In Youth Love In Foods | 像我们一样年轻 | Gao Xing (Young) | |
| 2018 | Swords of Legends II | 古剑奇谭2 | Ba Ye | Web series |
| 2018 | Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace | 如懿传 | Yong Cheng (Young) | |
| 2019 | In Law We Believe | 因法之名 | Xu Zimeng (Young) | |
| 2019 | Kiss, Love and Taste | 亲·爱的味道 | An Wenyu (Young) | |
| 2019 | Who's not Rebellious Youth | 谁的青春不叛逆 | Lu Xiang (Young) | |
| 2020 | Eternal Love of Dream | 三生三世枕上书 | Chen Ye (Young) | |
| 2020 | The Bad Kids | 隐秘的角落 | Zhu Chaoyang | Web series |
| 2021 | Faith Makes Great | 理想照耀中国 | Da Hai | |
| 2021 | The Answer Of Time | 时间的答卷 | Long Siquan | |
| 2021 | Snow Sword Stride | 雪中悍刀行 | Xu Longxiang | |
| 2021 | Passage of My Youth / Love Story in London | 岁月忽已暮 | Gu Xinglie(Young) | |
| 2022 | Are you safe | 你安全吗？ | Zhou You | Web Series |
| 2022 | The Examination for Everyone | 大考 | Wu Jiajun | |
| 2023 | Turn On The Right Way Of Life | 打开生活的正确方式 | Bian Xiaofang | |
| TBA | The Rhapsody of A Summer Dream | 夏梦狂诗曲 | Ke Ze | Shot in 2016 |

### Variety show

| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2015 | Really! It's fun! | 真的！很好玩 | Guest |
| 2020 | Suning 818 Super Show | 东方卫视818超级秀 | Cast member |
| 2020 | Day Day Up | 天天向上 | Guest |
| 2020 | 2020 National Day Present · Mid-autumn Festival Night at Hunan Television | 2020国庆献礼·湖南卫视蓝月亮中秋之夜 | Cast member |
| 2021 | 2021 iQIYI Shout Out For Love GALA | 2021爱奇艺为爱尖叫晚会 | Cast member |
| 2021 | 2021 Weibo Movie Night | 2021微博电影之夜 | Guest |
| 2021 | Hi Directors | 导演请指教 | Cast member |
| 2022 | Hello Saturday | 你好，星期六 | Guest |
| 2023 | Memories Beyond Horizon | 无限超越班 | Cast member |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Singer |
| 2020 | Wings | 翅膀(逆风版) | Rong Zishan & Xie Keyin |
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home | 甜蜜的家 | Rong Zishan, Shi Pengyuan & Wang Shengdi |
| 2021 | You Will Find The Answer | 你会找到答案 | Rong Zishan |

### Stage play

| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role |
| 2020 | Weishan Lake + Important Mission | 微山湖 + 重任 | Xiao Pu |
| 2020 | The Bad Kids special episode "echo" | 隐秘的角落番外《回响》 | Zhu Chaoyang |
| 2022 | The 17th Changchun Film Festival | 第十七届中国长春电影节颁奖典礼 | Singer |
| 2023 | China Central Television Spring Festival Gala | 中国中央电视台春节联欢晚会 | Actor |
| 2023 | Lantern Festival Gala | 中国中央电视台元宵晚会 | Singer |
| 2023 | Television Series of China Quality Ceremony | 剧耀东方·2023电视剧品质盛典 | Singer |

## Discography
### Single

| Year | Title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
| 2020 | Wings | 翅膀 | N/A | Solo ver. of the promotion song for movie Let Life Be Beautiful |
| 2021 | You Will Find The Answer | 你会找到答案 | N/A | Promotion song for movie Little Canned Men |

### Collaboration

| Year | Title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
| 2020 | Wings (feat. Xie Keyin) | 翅膀(逆风版) | N/A | Promotion song for movie Let Life Be Beautiful |
| 2020 | When I Grow Up (feat. Gu Yuhan) | 当我长大 | N/A | Song from movie Let Life Be Beautiful |
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home | 甜蜜的家 | N/A | Promotion song for movie Home Sweet Home |

## Magazine modeling

| Year | Magazine (in English) | Magazine (in Chinese) | Issue | Photographer | Notes |
| 2020 | ESQURIEfine | 时尚先生fine | August | Oliver June | Inside pages |
| 2020 | Men's uno Young！ | 风度men's uno Young！ | August | Xiaoming | Cover & Inside pages |
| 2020 | ELLEMEN Fresh | ELLEMEN 新青年 | 2020 Anniversary Edition (2020周年刊) | Chang Xiuyu | Inside pages |
| 2020 | Harper's BAZAAR MEN | 芭莎男士 | September | Yang Wei | Inside pages |
| 2020 | GQ | 智族GQ | September | Li Xiaoliang（ASTUDIO） | Group cover & Inside pages |
| 2020 | COSMOPOLITAN | 时尚COSMO | October | Bao Yanzhou, Qiao Dacai, Ma Chicheng (aAstudio）, Meng Tian | Inside pages |
| 2020 | LEON | 男人风尚LEON | October | Ren Shenyun | Group cover & Inside pages |
| 2021 | À PART CONNEXION | À PART CONNEXION | Été 2021 Numéro 1 | Chen Lingyu | Inside pages |
| 2021 | STARBOX MAGAZINE | STARBOX MAGAZINE | 30 | Yang Yishao | Cover & Inside pages |
| 2021 | TRENDMO MEN | TRENDMO MEN | May | Shi Shaoyuan | Cover & Inside pages |
| 2022 | ELLE MEN | 睿士ELLE MEN | October | Zelin | Cover & Inside pages |
| 2022 | Men's uno Young！ | 风度men's uno Young！ | October | Andy Lee | Cover & Inside pages |
| 2022 | InStyle ICON | InStyle ICON | 726&727 | Song Wanjie | Cover & Inside pages |
| 2023 | Condé Nast Traveler | 悦游中国 | Jan&Feb | Kisshomaru Shimamura | Cover & Inside pages |
| 2023 | Harper's BAZAAR MEN | 芭莎男士 | March | Yu Xiang | Inside pages |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2018 | The 5th Beijing Youth Film Festival | Actor of the Year | End of Summer | Nominated |
| 2019 | The 52nd WorldFest-Houston Mid-Fest | Rising Star | Dawning | Nominated |
| 2020 | 2nd Asia Contents Awards at Busan International Film Festival | Newcomer Actor Award | The Bad Kids | Won |
| 2020 | iQIYI Scream Night 2020 | Upcoming Drama Actors of the Year | The Bad Kids | Won |
| 2020 | iQIYI Scream Night 2020 | Upcoming New Film Actor of the Year | Let Life Be Beautiful | Won |
| 2020 | 2020 Douban Movies of the Year | Actors of Most Concern (Top 10) | | Won |
| 2021 | Madame Figaro Fashion Gala | Popular Newcomer Actor of The Year | | Won |
| 2021 | 2021 Weibo Movie Night | Most Promising Actors | | Won |
| 2022 | 2022 InStyle Icon Awards | Most Promising Actors | | Won |
| 2023 | China Central Radio and Television's 1st Annual Chinese TV Drama Ceremony | Breakthrough Actor of the Year | The Examination for Everyone | Won |
| 2023 | Television Series of China Quality Ceremony | Quality Newcomer | | Won |