Recently, starring Zhao Youting and Sun Li, the workplace drama "Ideal City" has been broadcast, and unlike previous workplace dramas, the plot of "Ideal City" is more focused on workplace struggles, and the emotional line has weakened a lot, and the ratings of the drama have soared since it was broadcast, becoming one of the hottest TV series in recent times.
Netizens gave a very high evaluation to the performance of the two leading actors in the play, especially the Taiwanese actor Zhao Youting, who once again conquered the mainland audience with his skillful and effective acting skills.
(Stills from "Ideal City")
Zhao Youting, as one of the best Taiwanese actors in the mainland in recent years, has starred in a number of popular film and television works, among which the "Three Lives and Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" broadcast in 2017 set off a ratings frenzy at that time, and the role of "Yehua" played by Zhao Youting has become an ideal male god in the minds of countless female audiences, and the drama has also made Zhao Youting completely establish a foothold in the mainland market.
In addition to the film and television works for Zhao Youting to bring a lot of hot topics, Zhao Youting's love life has always been the focus of external attention, so what unknown stories are hidden behind these concerns?
01, Zhao Youting put on the head of the "star second generation" aura, but was ordered by his father to stay away from the entertainment circle
A large part of the reason why Zhao Youting was able to debut in the entertainment industry smoothly is because of his "star second generation" background.
Zhao Youting
In the 1990s, Zhao Youting's father, Zhao Shuhai, was an all-round artist who combined multiple identities such as singer, actor and host, and was a well-known male star in Taiwan at that time.
Zhao Youting's mother Dai Yiyu is also an actor, she and Zhao Shuhai met and fell in love because of filming TV series, after the two married, the eldest son Zhao Zhongting and the younger son Zhao Youting were born successively, after which Dai Yiyu quit the show business circle, turned to lawyer work, and took on the heavy responsibility of taking care of the family, and Zhao Shuhai, as the top pillar of the family, continued to work hard in the show business circle, and the family of four lived a rich and prosperous life.
Perhaps seeing more of the entertainment industry's cold and warm feelings, Zhao Shuhai from the heart is not willing to let his two sons enter the entertainment industry this big dye tank, after some consideration, he decided to let his wife Dai Yiyu and his two sons move to Canada together, a new environmental life, that year Zhao Youting was only 12 years old.
(Zhao Youting took a family portrait with his parents and brother)
After settling in Canada, Zhao Youting quickly adapted to the local life, and then he was admitted to the University of Victoria in Canada with excellent results, which is the second top university in Canada, and the students who can enter the school are invariably academic leaders, and Zhao Youting is no exception.
Zhao Youting studied economics in college, and if nothing else, after he graduated, he would enter the financial industry and become a senior white-collar worker, living a nine-to-five office life every day, and then marrying and having children and living a peaceful life.
It can be said that such a life plan is exactly what his father Zhao Shuhai expected in his heart, but unfortunately, such a life is not what Zhao Youting wants in his heart.
(Photo of Zhao Youting when he first debuted)
Zhao Youting in college has grown into a handsome boy who is one meter and eight tall, compared to the mediocre appearance of his brother Zhao Zhongting, Zhao Youting perfectly inherited the advantages of his parents' looks, and his facial features are three-dimensional and beautiful, which can be said to have the potential to be a star.
However, after graduating from college, Zhao Youting still followed his father's advice and became a white-collar office worker, but the good times were not long, Zhao Youting soon tired of the boring life of two points and one line, perhaps the artistic genes inherited in his bones were at work, which led to Zhao Youting's heart began to germinate the idea of being an actor, and he longed to become a dazzling star like his father.
02, because of the starring in "Leper Hero" became popular, Zhao Youting's gossip girlfriend appeared one by one
Zhao Shuhai was furious after learning the news that his son Zhao Youting wanted to be an actor, knowing that the most fundamental motivation that prompted him to send his wife and son to Canada to settle down was to let both sons stay away from the entertainment industry.
But even if Zhao Shuhai's heart has ten thousand unwillingness, at this time Zhao Youting has made up his mind to break into the entertainment circle, and finally after a dispute between father and son, Zhao Shuhai still agreed to Zhao Youting's proposal and agreed to give him two years, if Zhao Youting did not become famous in two years, then he must obediently return to Canada to continue working.
(Group photo of the main creators of "Leper Hero")
After receiving his father's approval, 24-year-old Zhao Youting returned to Taiwan and began to embark on the road of acting.
Zhao Youting's first work after his debut is Taiwan's new director Cai Yuexun's new work "The Hero of the Leper", this TV series gathers Zhou Yumin, Zhang Junning, Chen Yihan and other well-known actors, and Zhao Youting, as a newcomer, can force Zhou Yumin to become the male number one in this work, the only reason that can be explained is that the father Zhao Shuhai used his own personal resources to pave the way for his son's debut, which can be described as a well-intentioned hardship that is visible to the naked eye.
After the official release of "Leper Hero" in 2009, it received very high ratings in Taiwan, and the biggest beneficiary after the success of the drama was Zhao Youting, the actor of male number one, who finally won the honor of "Taiwan Golden Bell Awards Emperor" with this drama and became famous in one war.
(Stills from "Leper Hero")
At the same time, Zhao Youting, as a rising star in Taiwan's showbiz circle, his every move has long been under the attention of the media, as early as the filming of "Hero of the Leper", Zhao Youting's love life has been frequently exposed by various media.
First, the media exposed Zhao Youting's first love during his studies in Canada, and the girl's name was Wang Hui, who was Zhao Youting's college classmate.
Zhao Youting and Wang Hui took a group photo
Wang Hui comes from a Chinese family, looks very pure, looks somewhat similar to Taiwanese singer Chen Qizhen, from the photo of the two at that time, the appearance is still very matched, but this relationship ended with the two graduating and running things.
In addition to the exposure of the first love, Zhao Youting, who is in full swing with peach blossom luck, passed out emotional scandals with three Taiwanese actresses during the filming of "Leper Hero", and in these scandals, there are both scenes and true feelings, which are quite wonderful.
(Group photo of Zhao Youting and Chen Yihan)
When filming "Leper Hero", Zhao Youting and the female lead actress Chen Yihan in the play have a lot of emotional scenes, one of which is a scene where Zhao Youting, who is naked and cool, kisses passionately, because it is the first time to shoot a passion scene, Zhao Youting is very shy and completely unable to let go, and finally at the suggestion of the director, he drank a few glasses of spirits, and finally completed this wonderful and colorful scene under the action of alcohol.
In addition to Zhao Youting and Chen Yihan's bold flirtation in the play, the two were also filmed by the media dating and watching movies in private, just like lovers, and the scandal between the two was boiling over for a while.
Not long after the scandal between Zhao Youting and Chen Yihan came out, he was exposed by the media to have a new relationship, and the other party was Taiwanese artist Xin Jiaying.
According to reports, Xin Jiaying met Zhao Youting when she participated in the casting audition of "Hero of the Leper", when she took the initiative to show favor to Zhao Youting and asked for his contact information, the two had a good feeling for each other in the follow-up contact, and later Xin Jiaying was often photographed by the media to visit the crew to visit Zhao Youting, and the relationship between the two was very ambiguous.
(The same frame picture of Zhao Youting and Zhang Junning)
In addition to Chen Yihan and Xin Jiaying, Zhao Youting later had a scandal with Zhang Junning, another female star of "Hero of the Leper".
Unlike the previous two, the scandalous love affair between Zhao Youting and Zhang Junning was later recognized by Zhao Youting.
Zhang Junning is 2 years older than Zhao Youting, since her debut, she has been named "Taiwan's first temperament beauty" by the media, whether it is appearance or figure is impeccable, in addition, Zhang Junning is still a full-fledged bully, with a master's degree in law, in the entertainment industry belongs to a rare actress who coexists with appearance and connotation.
In 2002, Zhang Junning successfully debuted in the entertainment industry by starring in the idol drama "Meteor Garden", after which her acting path went very smoothly, occupying a place in the entertainment industry with a good audience.
(Zhang Junning)
Zhao Youting and Zhang Junning met and fell in love because of "The Hero of the Leper", and their love affair lasted for nearly 3 years. According to insiders, during the love affair between the two, Zhao Youting wanted to disclose the relationship many times but was rejected by Zhang Junning, and the reason why Zhang Junning was unwilling to disclose the relationship was because she felt that the relationship was a private matter and there was no need to explain it to the public.
In fact, Zhang Junning has such an idea is also the common sentiment of people, she debuted several years earlier than Zhao Youting, and has long been well aware of the sophistication of people in the entertainment industry, so she knows very well the consequences of love once it is made public, and then every move of the two will live under the attention of the media, which is bound to be unacceptable for Zhang Junning, who has always been low-key.
(Zhao Youting and his father Zhao Shuhai)
In addition, there is another important reason why zhao Youting and Zhang Junning's relationship has not been able to cultivate positive results, that is, Zhao Youting's parents do not like Zhang Junning.
Zhao Shuhai once commented in front of the media that Zhang Junning belongs to people who cannot be seen at a glance, which means that Zhang Junning is not easy to get along with in life, and it can also be said that he expresses his true thoughts of not liking Zhang Junning from the side.
The end of this relationship was as quiet as the beginning, until Zhao Youting's high-profile and public love affair with Gao Yuanyuan, the "national goddess" in the mainland, Zhang Junning completely became a thing of the past.
03, in love with the mainland "national goddess" Gao Yuanyuan, Zhao Youting is in a crisis of public opinion
Zhao Youting and Gao Yuanyuan's love affair is the film "Search" directed by Chen Kaige.
According to Chen Kaige's wife Chen Hong, when selecting actors for the male protagonist of "Search", the investment direction recommended Taiwanese actor Ruan Jingtian to Chen Kaige, and recommended to Chen Kaige the movie "Mengjia" starring Ruan Jingtian.
In this way, at the insistence of Chen Kaige, Zhao Youting became the male number one of "Search", and the actor of the female number one of this drama was Gao Yuanyuan, who was set very early.
(Stills from "Search")
At that time, Chen Kaige once issued such an exclamation after watching the script of the movie "Search": No matter who plays the male and female protagonists in this play, the last child will fall in love with each other.
Sure enough, before the movie was released, 28-year-old Zhao Youting and 33-year-old Gao Yuanyuan really fell in love with each other.
During the filming of "Search", there was a very interesting tidbit circulating on the Internet, in this tidbit Zhao Youting incarnated as a follow-up photographer has been following Gao Yuanyuan, when Gao Yuanyuan was wearing a white dress, against the background of the beautiful reeds, it was more flowing and beautiful, during which Zhao Youting found that Gao Yuanyuan's shoelaces were scattered, he quickly squatted down to help Gao Yuanyuan tie the shoelaces, and then asked Gao Yuanyuan whether he was cold, and the sweet interaction between the two attracted the attention and hot discussion of netizens It was also from this time that the love affair between the two was quickly spread.
(Zhao Youting and Gao Yuanyuan taking photos on the set)
Later, Chen Kaige's wife Chen Hong exposed an incident to the media, after the filming of "Search", Zhao Youting left two thousand yuan in the hotel room arranged by the crew, and then entrusted someone to chen Hong to say that he took away the quilt, pillow and blanket in the room, Chen Hong immediately understood Zhao Youting's intentions, those things were witnesses to his and Gao Yuanyuan's love, so he wanted to take them back and treasure them.
Chen Hong expressed great appreciation for Zhao Youting's practice, and she believed that it can be seen that Zhao Youting's love for Gao Yuanyuan is definitely not a momentary impulse, but a long stream of fine water that can stand the test.
At the official press conference of "Search", Zhao Youting, who was in love with Gao Yuanyuan, first disclosed the relationship between the two in front of the media, although this relationship had been spread before, but when Zhao Youting personally admitted it, it still attracted heated discussion in public opinion, and a large part of the spearhead of public opinion pointed to a point of view: Zhao Youting was not worthy of Gao Yuanyuan.
(Zhao Youting and Gao Yuanyuan held hands after their open love affair)
Indeed, although Zhao Youting at that time had already won the emperor in Taiwan, his fame in the mainland was far less than that of Gao Yuanyuan, and Gao Yuanyuan had the title of "National Goddess" in China, plus Zhao Youting was 5 years younger than Gao Yuanyuan, under the action of these factors, many media and netizens have sung about the direction of this relationship.
04. The marriage with Gao Yuanyuan was twisted and turned, and Zhao Youting transformed from "star second generation" to "powerful male god"
But what those people did not expect was that after the love affair was made public, Zhao Youting and Gao Yuanyuan were more and more high-profile, in order to fly with Gao Yuanyuan, Zhao Youting simply shifted the focus of his career to the mainland, and during that time, the two often appeared together under the lens of the media, and every appearance was very sweet.
In 2014, this sister-brother relationship that has attracted much attention from the outside world finally ushered in a happy ending, Zhao Youting and Gao Yuanyuan returned to Taiwan to hold a small but very grand wedding after registering their marriage in Beijing, and the two became another star couple in the entertainment industry.
(Wedding photo of Zhao Youting and Gao Yuanyuan)
However, after the two married, public opinion did not calm down, some media netizens began to use "Gao Yuanyuan's husband" to call Zhao Youting, in order to satirize his position in this marriage of strong women and weak men, but Zhao Youting, who has always been humble and polite, directly shouted through the media that he did not mind such a title, and said that this is the truth.
In addition to calmly and rationally dealing with external public opinion, Zhao Youting began to sprint in an all-round way to his acting career in the mainland.
In the costume drama "Three Lives and Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" broadcast in 2017, Zhao Youting and popular actress Yang Mi played rivals, and in this drama, he played two roles alone, once again proving his strength with his acting skills.
(Stills from "Three Lives and Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms")
After the official broadcast of this drama, it quickly defeated other works broadcast at the same time and became the ratings champion at that time, as the male number one actor in the play, Zhao Youting, thus gained a large wave of "true love fans" in the mainland, becoming the perfect male god in the hearts of many female fans, and also raised his career in the mainland to a new height, and he also became one of the best Taiwanese actors in the mainland in recent years.
As Zhao Youting became more and more famous in the mainland, the focus of the outside world was no longer on the dispute between him and Gao Yuanyuan's fame, but on the married life of the two.
Since the two married, Gao Yuanyuan's stomach has not moved, so some provocative media began to create public opinion to "infertility", "husband and wife discord" and other hats on the head of their couple, in the face of these bad interviews, Zhao Youting, as always, opened the "wife protection mode", said to the outside world that his marriage with Gao Yuanyuan is very happy, and will notify everyone when there is good news.
(Zhao Youting posted a document announcing that Gao Yuanyuan was pregnant)
Two years later, Gao Yuanyuan finally became pregnant, and Zhao Youting also kept his previous promise to share this joy with the outside world, and he was obviously surrounded by happiness as a father, and the joy in Zhao Youting's heart could be seen from the official announcement at that time.
Gao Yuanyuan temporarily withdrew from the entertainment circle after becoming pregnant, and Zhao Youting began to take on the responsibility of supporting his family, and he successively filmed large-scale film works such as "Lyceum Grand Theater" and "Qingya Collection", and his popularity has remained high.
During that time, Zhao Youting was often photographed by the media appearing alone in the airports of major cities, in a hurry, and later learned that he was in a hurry to go home to accompany his wife Gao Yuanyuan.
(Group photo of Zhao Youting's family of three)
After the birth of his daughter, Zhao Youting praised Gao Yuanyuan as a perfect wife in front of the media more than once, and the relationship between the two seemed to be better than before.
At the same time, some of Gao Yuanyuan's loyal fans are looking forward to her early return to her career, to which Zhao Youting intimately shouted through the media that he would 100% support his wife Gao Yuanyuan's comeback.
Sure enough, in May this year, Gao Yuanyuan officially announced her comeback, and her postpartum comeback status was also unanimously praised by media netizens, after giving birth, Gao Yuanyuan's appearance did not decline in the slightest, as always, she was still the former "national goddess".
05. Behind Zhao Youting's becoming a "winner in life", what does it indicate?
It is often said that a woman in a marriage is unhappy, as you can tell from her face.
After getting married and having children, Gao Yuanyuan is still as beautiful and moving as before, and the goddess temperament has not diminished in the same year, which shows that her marriage with Zhao Youting is happy.
This marriage was once sung down by many people, but along the way, the two smashed those negative rumors with practical actions and ran the marriage happily and happily.
For Zhao Youting, the whole process of this marriage from budding to blossoming and bearing fruit just runs through the stage of his acting career from the trough to the climax, the two are intertwined with each other, and now Zhao Youting is firmly sitting in the position of a first-line male star whether in Taiwan or in the mainland, he not only completely got rid of the "star second generation" label when he debuted, but also finally became an ideal lover who matched the strength of his wife Gao Yuanyuan.
The reason why Zhao Youting can harvest the double harvest of career and marriage, behind all this is due to his seriousness and persistence, whether it is to treat career or marriage, Zhao Youting is the kind of person who will plunge into it when he is identified, no matter how much effort he needs to pay, he will definitely persist to the end, no wonder fate always favors him, in fact, it is not that he is lucky enough, but he is hard enough.