Zhu Shouju

Zhu Shouju (1892 – 31 December 1966), born Zhu Junbo, also known by his pen name Haishang Shuomengren, was a Chinese author and filmmaker based in Shanghai.

Zhu Shouju (朱瘦菊)
Born	Zhu Junbo 1892 Shanghai, Qing Empire
Died	(1966-12-31)December 31, 1966 (aged 74) Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
Occupation	Novelist, film director, screenwriter
Language	Chinese
Spouse	Zhang Guizhen (张桂珍) Zhu Huiying (朱慧英)
Chinese name
Chinese	朱瘦菊
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Shoùjú
Original Chinese name
Chinese	朱俊伯
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Jùnbó
Haishang Shuomengren
Traditional Chinese	海上說夢人
Simplified Chinese	海上说梦人
Literal meaning	Dream-Teller of the Sea (Shanghai)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hǎi Shàng Shuō Mèng Rén

He began his career as a writer of serialized novels. In 1924 he became the chief editor of Movie Magazine (電影雜誌) and in the same year founded the Lilium Pictures Company (百合影片公司). In 1925 it merged with another film company to become the Great China Lilium Pictures Company (大中華百合影片公司), with Zhu serving as its general manager. Zhu directed at least 15 films in the 1920s, including at least 3 starring Ruan Lingyu who later became a superstar. The majority of his films have been lost, but his 1925 film The Stormy Night was accidentally re-discovered in Tokyo, Japan in the 21st century.[1]