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Zhang Yimou Was So Stressed From Helming Winter Olympics Opening & Closing Ceremonies, He Needed Medication To Be Able To Speak

The director's wife had taken to Weibo to reveal how badly the stress had affected the 71-year-old's health.

Zhang Yimou Was So Stressed From Helming Winter Olympics Opening & Closing Ceremonies, He Needed Medication To Be Able To Speak

Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou, 71, who directed the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics and who will also helm the closing ceremony, has seen his health take a major hit due to the stress of the task, according to his wife Chen Ting, 39.

In a Weibo post on Feb 14, she revealed that Yimou had already felt a lot of pressure when he directed the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

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