He appeared in the films The Witness and The Founding of an Army; and the television series Red Sorghum and Empress of the Ming.
[3] The same year, he starred in the military drama Great Northern Wilderness, which received the Flying Apsaras Awards for Outstanding Television Series.
[citation needed] In 2014, Zhu starred alongside Zhou Xun in the television adaptation of Red Sorghum by Mo Yan.
[citation needed] The same year, he featured in the biographical film The Golden Era directed by Ann Hui, playing the role of Duanmu Hongliang.
[citation needed] In 2015, Zhu starred alongside Ma Yili in Swan Dive for Love, a modern drama which narrates the story of a white-collar couple striving to make themselves richer amid a series of challenges.