Hu Die
Thereafter, Ruan became Lianhua's major film star. Her most memorable works came after 1931, starting with the melodrama "Love and Duty" (directed by Bu Wancang). Ruan had by then gained popularity owing to a string of lead roles, and in 1933 she was voted second runner-up in a poll held by "Star Daily" (明星日報) for China's "movie queen". (Hu Die emerged the winner and Chen Yumei was first runner-up). Beginning with "Three Modern Women" (1932), Ruan started collaborating with a group of leftist Chinese directors.