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Zhang Tong
Zhang Tong is the first emperor of the "post-80s" and one of the hottest male stars at the moment. He does not hype, simple and low-key, relying on works to get to today.
Since his debut, he has starred in many film and television dramas such as "Bright Sword", "Breaking into Kanto Novella", "Red Guard", "Desperate Defender Division", "Deadly Action", "Red Locust Flower", "Top Secret Mission", "Awakening Era", "Glory and Dreams", and won the Chinese TV series "Feitian Award" Outstanding Actor Award and other honors.
The talented Zhang Tong was a high-achieving student at Nankai University in Tianjin, but in order to fulfill his dream of performing, he went to France to study. In the days of studying abroad, Zhang Tong and his parents endured hardships and sufferings unimaginable to ordinary people...
Zhang Tong was born in Tianjin in 1981 and is the only son in his family, and his parents are ordinary wage earners. He is talented, good at both character and learning, and has always been a bully in middle school.
Zhang Tong in childhood with his parents
In 1999, Zhang Tong graduated from high school and was admitted to Nankai University in Tianjin with excellent results to study electronic pulses. Nankai University is a 985-ranked school, tianjin students are also difficult to enter, relatives, friends and neighbors are envious of Zhang Tong, parents have always been proud of Zhang Tong.
On November 3, 1999, Zhang Tong was playing tennis at school, and was accidentally discovered by a star scout, who invited him to shoot an advertisement, and Zhang Tong got a few hundred yuan in remuneration.
Zhang Tong, who is 1.83 meters tall, is tall and handsome, has a tough temperament, and is born with a clothes rack. A modeling agency in Tianjin felt that he was a malleable talent and was willing to help him study at the Polytechnic University of Paris-Eleven in France, while letting Zhang Tong receive professional training at a modeling school in Paris.
The company also promised that Zhang Tong Xuecheng would be willing to sign a performance contract with him after returning to China. However, all the costs of studying abroad must be borne by Zhang Tong himself. Studying in France does not delay professional study, and there are many ways to survive, Zhang Tong is moved.
On a Sunday in March 2000, Zhang Tong returned home from Nankai University in Tianjin and told his parents that he wanted to study in France.
The Zhang family's parents are ordinary wage earners, but Zhang Tong's future is very important. Looking around, many ordinary families have sent their children out, some work abroad for high salaries after graduation, and some return to China are also senior white-collar workers, even gold-collar workers, becoming the pride of parents and even the entire family.
Education is the most valuable investment for families, and only high investment can lead to high returns. Thinking like this, the parents of the Zhang family agreed to let their son study abroad.
Zhang Tong with his parents
Zhang Tong hesitated instead: "Mom and Dad, the cost of studying abroad is very large, and I am afraid of dragging you down." His mother comforted him: "Don't think like this, which parent can't raise their children to suffer a little?" His father also advised Zhang Tong to be relieved: "Your mother and I are still young, and our health is good, and we have the ability to offer you out." ”
Subsequently, his parents worked intensively to handle the procedures for Zhang Tong to study abroad. With the assistance of the model company, the procedures for studying abroad were relatively smooth, but it cost tens of thousands of yuan. In September 2000, Zhang Tong flew to France alone to study, and his parents did not send him to save round-trip air tickets.
The cost of studying abroad in France is higher than that of general European countries, the annual tuition fee of paris eleventh polytechnic university is as high as 250,000 yuan, and the model school is also 50,000 yuan per year, plus living expenses, pocket money, round-trip air tickets and other expenses, the annual expenditure is not less than 400,000 yuan.
Stills of Zhang Tong, Li Youbin and Zhang Guangbei in "Bright Sword"
The Parents of the Zhang family spent most of their lives saving money, but the savings around them were simply not enough for their son's study abroad expenses, so they borrowed a sum of money from relatives and friends, and finally sent Zhang Tong out.
In addition to attending the École polytechnique de Paris 11, Zhang Tong also takes two and a half days a week to go to the model school for training. In mid-November, Zhang Tong was practicing at a modeling school and inadvertently learned from a French classmate that the acting department of the Lyon Drama Academy in France was enrolling students.
Zhang Tong has loved literature and art since he was a child, and has always been the backbone of the school's literature and art in middle school. Especially after shooting an advertisement, he became even more obsessed with acting. Electronic pulse is Zhang Tong's favorite profession, but compared with acting, he feels that the latter is the profession he is willing to fight for all his life.
The next afternoon, after Zhang Tong finished class, he took the subway to the Lyon Drama Academy to apply. Zhang Tong's height, appearance is outstanding, and quite a performance potential, after layers of selection, he finally stood out among many candidates, was admitted to the acting department of the Lyon Conservatory of Drama in France...
At the beginning of December, after consultation between the Lyon Drama Academy and the Polytechnic University of Paris- 11, Zhang Tong's student status was transferred, and Zhang Tong officially began to study acting abroad. After settling down, Zhang Tong told his parents all this on the phone.
Parents can not accept the choice of their son, in their view, they are ordinary people, the whole family has no one to do acting, what if the son graduates in the future without drama? Studying science and engineering is a good thing to have a specialty, and it is no problem to come out and find a job. But now the son has changed to act without authorization, the future variables are too big, and the hearts of the Parents of the Zhang family are completely chaotic.
Stills of Zhang Tong's "Breaking into the Kanto Novella"
Zhang Tong sincerely apologized to his parents: "Mom and Dad, I'm sorry, the reason why I didn't consult with you is because I am worried that you will not agree." Rest assured, I am already an adult and will be responsible for myself. Now that this step has been taken, I will bravely rush forward. ”
At this point, no amount of accusations can be undone, and the parents of the Zhang family have no choice but to accept this fact. But since then, they have a heart knot, and a heart is always hanging.
Studying acting abroad is more expensive than at home. Zhang Tong is frugal, often eats the cheapest meals, and never buys snacks.
Despite this, Zhang Tong often asked his parents for money. The zhang family's parents are not highly paid, they have to support the elderly, there are human contacts, coupled with various trivial expenses to maintain the normal operation of the family, the economy is stretched.
The tomatoes in the wet market are the cheapest, and when the stalls are closed in the evening, they only need 1 cent and 1 catty, and Zhang Mu often buys a lot of them to go home. Within a week, the Parents of the Zhang family ate tomato noodles for 4 days and ate them straight to their stomachs.
In 2000, the school had a winter vacation, and in order to save round-trip air tickets, Zhang Tong did not return to Tianjin and spent winter vacation in the school. He lied to his parents on the phone: "Many international students have not come home, there is Chinese food served in the canteen every day, and I eat well and sleep soundly." ”
In fact, zhang Tong was the only one in the entire acting department who stayed in school, some of the students returned to China for winter vacation, some parents came to Paris for reunion, and only he lay in the empty dormitory. The school canteen has long been closed, there is no food supply at all, and Zhang Tong eats cheap instant noodles every day to survive. Hanging up the phone, Zhang Tong's tears snapped and fell...
Zhang Tong took his parents on a trip after he became famous
In January 2001, Zhang Tong was promoted to the second semester of his freshman year. At this time, the school added practical classes, and often went to the community, school, and hospital to perform. Not only is there no remuneration, but the costume fee for the performance is also borne by the students themselves.
In this way, Zhang Tong added another amount of expenses every month. In order to maintain their son's high study abroad expenses, the parents of the Zhang family work in the unit during the day and go outside to work part-time at night and on weekends.
Once, Zhang Father was overworked, resulting in an attack of tonsillitis, half of his face was swollen and high, it was difficult to even drink water, and the fever reached 39 degrees. He was reluctant to go to the hospital to get medicine, drip, and lay at home holding on. Mother Zhang boiled ginger soup for her husband at home every day to drive away the cold, and tossed it for a whole week before her husband's body returned to normal.
In mid-August, Zhang Tong was about to start school, and his parents could not pay for the tuition, so they had to sell the house without their son. As soon as the money arrived, they immediately transferred it to Zhang Tong to pay the tuition.
Stills of Zhang Tong and Mu Dan's "Seven Fairies of Heaven and Joy"
When the owner came to collect the house, the parents of the Zhang family packed the luggage and carried it out of the door, and their eyes were full of tears. This is the only house in their name, and there are thousands of reluctance to sell the house. However, the future of his son is greater than the sky, and even if there is pain in his heart, he can only take this step.
Standing at the door of the community, Zhang Mu took one last look at the window of the room, choked and said: "I don't know if the house is sold, when will we have a home that shelters the wind and rain?" Her sadness infected her husband, and Zhang Father also had a taste in his heart.
After paying the tuition, Zhang Tong asked his parents on the phone: "Mom and Dad, how did you come up with such a large amount of money at once?" Did you borrow it from outside? ”
In order not to let his son have a psychological burden, Zhang Father snatched the phone from his wife's hand and casually lied: "My parents did not borrow money from outside, this money is all from our family." Many years ago, I bought 80,000 yuan of stocks, and I have not moved, and when I opened my account last month, I actually earned hundreds of thousands. Zhang Tong was blinded by his father's lies, and the anxiety in his heart was greatly alleviated.
On Christmas Day 2001, Zhang Tong returned to Tianjin for winter vacation. Only then did he learn that his parents had sold the house to study for him. Zhang Tong asked doubtfully: "Didn't Dad say that stock speculation makes money?" Why sell a house? ”
Father said: "I'm sorry, Dad said that speculating in stocks to make money is a lie to you, just to let you study with peace of mind." His father's lies made Zhang Tong's heart ache, and he shed tears.
After Zhang Tong returned to France to study, the first thing he did was to get a work permit. In order to help his parents reduce their financial burden, Zhang Tong went to work at an ice cream nightclub at night, and he had to be busy from 8 o'clock to 1 a.m. Occasionally, he also walked the catwalk on the catwalk, struggling to earn living expenses.
Stills of Zhang Tong's "Breaking Bad Defender Division"
In order to save every penny, Zhang Tong often spends 3 euros to buy a large bag of dog food, so that he can eat for a week. Among all the international students in the school, Zhang Tong is the only international student who eats dog food.
In order to find a cheap house, the parents of the Zhang family often moved, moving farther and farther away from the city. At most, they move 3 times a month, just to save 60 yuan in rent.
In the fall of 2002, Zhang Tong was about to enter his junior year, but his parents could no longer afford to raise tuition for him. Zhang Tong could not bear to drag his parents into the abyss again, and without consulting with his parents, he withdrew from school and returned to Tianjin when the school opened in early September.
Stills from Zhang Tong's "The Age of Awakening"
Zhang Tong and his wife Guan Siting were married
Now 19 years later, Zhang Tong has long been married and married, and has become one of the first-line male stars. However, the hardships that his parents endured in order to provide for him to study abroad are still deeply rooted in his heart.
In order to give back to his parents, Zhang Tong became famous and bought a house for his parents in Tianjin again. As the years passed, Zhang Tong did not dare to forget his father's lies, and he always inspired Zhang Tong to struggle, so that he did not dare to be sloppy in the slightest.
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