Li Hongtao, a native of Qingdao, Shandong, graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. Before going to the Chinese opera, he worked as a railway worker in the train service section of the Qingdao Railway Bureau for 6 years, mainly responsible for the work of hooking trains.
Li Hongtao
From the first time he starred in the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and officially entered the show business circle, Li Hongtao participated in many classic film and television works, such as "The Gate of the Great House", "White Deer Plain", and "Ma Xiangyang's Journey to the Countryside", which are well known to the audience, which can be described as a golden supporting role and a real old drama bone.
In the more than 20 years since his debut, he has won awards such as the China Television Feitian Award and the Outstanding Actor Award of the 8th Digital Film Lily Award.
In fact, Li Hongtao's career, love and marriage in his early years were not smooth, and when talking about marriage, he was strongly opposed by the parents of both sides, and when his career was at a low point, his wife chose to go to the United States for further study, and the two broke off contact. After 30 years of ups and downs, Teacher Li Hongtao's career has only improved in recent years, so what about his married life?
Li Hongtao participated in "Ma Xiangyang Goes to the Countryside"
When Li Hongtao was 23 years old, his girlfriend was the current daughter-in-law Wang Honglei, his father was a university professor, she studied teacher training, and she is currently a university teacher.
Li Hongtao and Wang Honglei met at a dance party. At that time, Li Hongtao, who looked old, had no dance partner, and when he saw that Wang Honglei danced very well, he took the initiative to go over and talk.
Perhaps there were foreign friends present at the time, and Li Hongtao asked Wang Honglei in the first sentence: "Are you Japanese?" ”
Wang Honglei hurriedly replied, "No, I am not." ”
Li Hongtao said happily: "China's good, can we dance?" ”
In this way, the two people met at the cocktail party. Li Hongtao took out the momentum of chasing the train and began to pursue Wang Honglei wildly, often asking his girlfriend to watch movies, shopping, traveling, and climbing Mount Tai once.
Although it was not love at first sight, it was also a long-term love, and Li Hongtao's fierce pursuit touched Wang Honglei.
However, when the two came to talk about marriage, they were strongly opposed by the parents of both sides, Wang Honglei's father believed that most of the men who acted were unreliable, and Li Hongtao's mother said that the professor's daughter would not live a life.
At that time, the two of them were very upset, did they break up like this? At this time, they made a very bold decision - stealing the household registration book to get married, and cooking raw rice to maturity.
On the day of receiving the marriage license, Wang Honglei stole the household registration book from the family, and the two of them confused and married.
Without the introduction of others and the blessing of his parents, such a big lady of an intellectual family and a stunned young man of a worker's family walked together.
Recalling his love affair with Li Hongtao, Wang Honglei said: "At that time, he was very special, he was very mature, his temperament, mature thinking, and ability to understand a thing have exceeded the level of my peers in my eyes, which makes me feel very secure." ”
Stills of Li Hongtao's "White Deer Plain"
At the beginning of the married life, the life of the little two is still sweet. But the good times were not long, When Li Hongtao was in his 30s, his career entered a bottleneck period, and he could receive very few plays, and even his son's milk powder money could not afford it.
The huge pressure generated by the unsuccessful career was held in Li Hongtao's heart, and at the same time, he developed a deep self-blame and guilt for his wife and children. Because he could not receive the drama, Li Hongtao was worried that he could not give his wife a happy life, and the children were growing up day by day, but the father achieved nothing.
At this time, Li Hongtao proposed to break up.
At this time, Wang Honglei was also working hard to learn foreign languages and preparing to go abroad. Later, they sent the child back to their hometown, Li Hongtao looked for connections everywhere to take over the play, and Wang Honglei went to the United States for further study.
In the next six months, they will hardly have any contact, only occasional phone greetings, and their feelings have dropped to a freezing point.
During this time of separation, Li Hongtao thought a lot. As a man, the career is not smooth, you can work hard and harder, if you really divorce your wife like this, then it may be painful for a lifetime, and it is extremely irresponsible to the children.
Finally, he began to re-plan his life and open his heart to his wife, and the married life of the two gradually got on the right track.
Now, he and his wife Wang Honglei have been married for more than 30 years. Li Hongtao spends two-thirds of his time outside filming every year. Every time he was busy, he would call his wife to chat and talk about what happened in the crew today, which was very heartwarming.
When I am not filming, I spend time with my son at home and enjoy the joy of the world. The two can also be regarded as a rare model couple in the entertainment industry.
Li Hongtao and Wu Xiubo played
In his career, although Li Hongtao is nearly 60 years old, his attitude towards performance is still the same as before, and he takes every work of his own seriously. Although he has not had a fire for many years, his bland and casual attitude is not impetuous, and he has always maintained his original intention, which is worth learning from many stars.