 Zhang Shichuan

Zhang Shichuan (; 1889–1953 or 1890–1954), also credited as S. C. Chang, was a Chinese entrepreneur, film director, and film producer, who is considered a founding father of Chinese cinema.He and Zheng Zhengqiu made the first Chinese feature film, "The Difficult Couple", in 1913, and cofounded the Mingxing (Star) Film Company in 1922, which became the largest film production company in China under Zhang's leadership.Zhang directed about 150 films in his career, including "Laborer's Love" (1922), the earliest complete Chinese film that has survived; "Orphan Rescues Grandfather" (1923), one of the first Chinese box-office hits; "The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple" (1928), the first martial arts film; and "Sing-Song Girl Red Peony" (1931), China's first sound film.