An inspirational film about Hunan's "Sunflower Girl" is set to move a bigger audience as it makes a debut in theaters in June. (Photo : Women of China)
An inspirational feature film entitled “Sunflower Girl” is set to move audiences in China as it makes its silver-screen debut in June 2015.
The film based on a true-to-life story of a girl from the central province of Hunan named He Ping tackles hardships of being a student and how to overcome them with optimism and bravery.
Dubbed as the "sunflower girl" for her bright and positive outlook on life, He's story has inspired many across the country in Jan. 2015 through a CCTV-1 television program entitled "Voice of the Youth" hosted by Sa Beining.
With the film already on its way to the theaters, the story of her life and how she dealt with her challenges is set to inspire and give hope to a larger audience through its expected massive release.
"I don't think life treats me badly. It's love that makes me strong," she declared.
According to Women of China, He's parents were both differently abled physically, leaving her to fend off for her own as well as for their entire family at a very young age and followed the examples of the women in the community.
When she was 17 years old and was in her second year of senior high school in 2008, He's younger brother was diagnosed with congenital heart disease.
Since their family was buried deep into debt of almost 400,000 yuan ($64,358) because of his medical needs, she decided to take to the streets and beg for money.
Despite this, He's will power never wavered, and she even decided to care for her entire family on her own while taking seven part-time jobs in the process.
During her 20's, He never stopped taking care of her kin even after she was accepted to study at the Hunan University of Science and Technology as a postgraduate student.
After learning about her story, many CCTV audiences decided to extend her some financial aid.
"When I graduate and get a job, I will use my salary to pay them back. However, only a few people left their names, and many without detailed contact information," she proclaimed after jotting down the names of all the Good Samaritans who helped her, though not all of them left their names.
A positive thinker as she is, she even sees the list of those she would be paying back as "a point of support for me rather than a point of stress," adding that she would always remember the faces of those who decided to lend her a helping hand, no matter the price of their donation.
