Hu Die
In 1926, Hu Die had her big break when she was signed by Tianyi (Unique) Film Company, one of the major studios of Shanghai, headed by Runje Shaw (Shao Zuiweng). Tianyi catered to the tastes of the common people with rapid production of films. Hu Die starred in 15 films within the two years she worked for Tianyi. Many of them, such as "The Traumatic Romance of Liang and Zhu" (1926) and "Lady Meng Jiang" (1927), were popular, but not considered artistically worthy.