Jiaozi (director)
director of animated films from China
Yang Yu (Chinese: 杨宇; born 1980), known professionally as Jiaozi (饺子), is a Chinese animation director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from Sichuan University with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy. His work as director and screenwriter includes the animated feature films Ne Zha and Ne Zha 2. His film Ne Zha 2 has made him the first non-Hollywood director to produce a movie earning US$1 billion and US$2 billion, and the first animation director to earn US$2 billion.
Biography
Jiaozi was born in 1980 in the city of Luzhou, Sichuan, China. Both of his parents were medical doctors. He graduated from Sichuan University with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy. After graduation, with enthusiasm for animation and production work, he joined a local advertising company, but he quit the job after a year. Later, he was unemployed for six years. After his father died, he lived with his mother on her CN¥1,000 (US$120) monthly retirement pension for three years.
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