It is said that after the age of 60, most people will be very cautious about divorce.
At this age, the children and grandchildren have long been full, even if there are contradictions between the two sides, they will choose to be patient.
Second, after years of companionship, I have long been accustomed to the existence of the other party, and there is no feeling at least affection.
However, there is an old drama bone in the entertainment industry, who does not hesitate to go to court in order to divorce his wife who has been married for 40 years.
He is the famous movie star Wang Xuexi, in order to divorce his wife, Wang Xuexi even spent 2 million yuan to break up.
So why did Wang Xuexi divorce his wife who had been with him for 40 years?
The reason behind this has to start from the moment the two met.
01
Wang Xuexi was born in Beijing in 1946 to both middle school teachers to her father and mother.
Although the parents' salaries were not very high at the time, family life was still considered moderately well-off.
Since Wang Xuexi's mother is a music teacher, she is very concerned about Wang Xuexi's education.
Under the cultivation of her mother, Wang Xuexi has a wide range of hobbies, singing and dancing.
After graduating from high school, Wang Xuexi joined the army honorably and went to Changchun to become a literary and artistic soldier.
Because of the solid foundation laid by himself as a child, Wang Xuexi quickly stood out in the army's cultural and industrial corps.
The experience of performing on stage many times at this stage has also planted a seed of "artistic dream" in Wang Xuexi's heart.
After 6 years as a literary and artistic soldier, Wang Xuexi finally chose to change careers and return to Beijing.
After returning to Beijing, Wang xuexi initially worked as an apprentice in a machinery factory.
Wang Xuexi, who was in the machinery factory, did not give up his dream, and he soon joined the amateur propaganda team of the machinery factory.
At that time, Wang Xuexi not only sang well, but also a professional dulcist.
With excellent professional strength, Wang Xuexi soon became the main backbone of the propaganda team.
At that time, Wang Xuexi was also relatively handsome, plus he was a proper literary and artistic youth.
In today's parlance, Wang Xuexi has a "ten thousand charms" style.
Therefore, many little girls in the factory have a good feeling for Wang Xuexi.
02
After working in a machinery factory for a few years, Wang Xuexi's parents began to worry about his marriage.
Later, through the introduction, Wang Xuexi met a Beijing girl, Sun Changning.
Speaking of Sun Changning, her family background is very unusual. Her father was a well-known educator and social activist.
One is from a high-ranking cadre family, the other is a worker in a machinery factory, and the gap between the family backgrounds of the two people is a bit large.
But Sun Changning did not dislike Wang Xuexi, and she was deeply attracted by the versatile Wang Xuexi.
Despite the opposition of his family, Sun Changning began to associate with Wang Xuexi and began a sweet relationship.
After two years of dating, Wang Xuexi and Sun Changning finally entered the palace of marriage.
Wang Xuexi and Sun Changning, who have just married, have a very sweet life, and the two have always respected each other as guests.
At that time, Sun Changning was working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and his work was not very busy.
Every day after work, Wang Xuexi and Sun Changning ran towards their happy little home.
The home of the two people is the house of Wang Xuexi's unit, the kitchen is shared, and the toilet is also shared.
Although the housing conditions are more difficult, the relationship between Wang Xuexi and his wife is getting better and better.
After returning home from work, Wang Xuexi's first thing was to cook, because Sun Changning had never cooked.
But Wang Xuexi never hated that Sun Changning would not do housework, because being able to marry Sun Changning was the greatest happiness.
Not long after the happy days of the two people, their son Wang Daqing was born.
At that time, the husband and wife took their sons and often went for a walk after dinner, which was very envious of others.
03
Although the days were very sweet, Wang Xuexi could never forget the artistic dream in his heart.
He would like to be on the stage of his dreams again, but for the sake of his family, he has always buried this dream in his heart.
In 1978, at the age of 32, Wang Xuexi decided to boldly pursue his dream.
As a result, he was admitted to the Air Politics Repertory Theatre and began to become a formal drama actor.
At that time, many of Wang Xuexi's colleagues were well-known in the film and television circle.
Although several dramas were performed, the response was mediocre, and Wang Xuexi remained unknown.
During that time, Wang Xuexi could not help but be a little frustrated, but soon he met his own nobleman.
He is the famous director Chen Kaige, in 1984, Wang Xuexi was selected by Chen Kaige to participate in the filming of "Yellow Land".
More importantly, Wang Xuexi is not playing a supporting role, but a male protagonist.
"Yellow Land" is not only Chen Kaige's first play, but also the first film starring Wang Xuexi.
As soon as the movie was broadcast, it quickly spread all over the country, and the national audience met Wang Xuexi, who became a late bloomer overnight.
After that, Wang Xuexi successively filmed many excellent film and television works such as "Cangtian", "Mei Lanfang", "Orphan of Zhao", "October Siege" and so on.
With his excellent acting skills, Wang Xuexi has won a place for himself in the entertainment industry.
04
As Wang Xuexi's career became popular, some small gaps began to appear in his relationship with Sun Changning.
Before filming "Yellow Land", Wang Xuexi's work was not very busy.
At that time, although Sun Changning had not yet gone abroad to stay abroad, he often traveled on business, sometimes for several months.
Wang Xuexi, who was not very busy at work, took on the heavy responsibility of taking care of her son.
Every day after work, Wang Xuexi began to do housework, although he was a man, Wang Xuexi also cleaned up the house in an orderly manner.
In the face of Sun Changning, who often traveled on business, Wang Xuexi at that time could also understand the difficulty of his wife's work.
As Wang Xuexi's career slowly started, he often had to go out to shoot movies.
Sun Changning also gradually grew into a cultural counselor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As a result, Wang Xuexi and Sun Changning began a life of gathering less and leaving more.
Because the husband and wife were often absent from home, Wang Xuexi's son Wang Daqing could only be handed over to his grandparents to bring.
However, as long as Wang Xuexi returns from filming, he will take his son home and make up for his debt to his son.
Because Sun Changning went abroad, the time for each return to China was relatively short.
Wang Xuexi always pushed away the drama and socializing on the few days when his wife returned, and concentrated on accompanying his wife and son.
After about 10 years of such a life, Wang Xuexi did not complain on his lips.
But seeing that his friends around him were accompanied by wives, his mentality gradually changed.
Wang Xuexi began to feel a little tired, and the communication with his wife Sun Changning was becoming less and less.
Sometimes, Wang Xuexi and his wife can not make a phone call for more than three months.
05
In 1996, Sun Changning was sent to Canada as a cultural counsellor at the Embassy in Canada.
Originally, as a husband, Wang Xuexi could have the opportunity to go to Canada together and be with his wife.
But as a popular movie star, Wang Xuexi is obviously unwilling to give up his career and go abroad.
After the communication between husband and wife was ineffective, his wife Sun Changning had to go to Canada to work alone.
Sun Changning, who was originally in China, although he often traveled on business, he still had a few days to stay at home every month.
Since going abroad, Wang Xuexi and his wife have basically no opportunity to communicate.
Later, every time Wang Xuexi and his wife called, it basically ended in an argument.
In 2000, Wang Xuexi, who could not stand this kind of life, filed for divorce from Sun Changning.
Unfortunately, Sun Changning's father suffered a stroke at this time.
Although he has no feelings for Sun Changning, Wang Xuexi has always been very grateful to his father-in-law.
Therefore, Wang Xuexi took on the heavy responsibility of taking care of her father-in-law, and the divorce was put aside.
During this period, Wang Xuexi also had a scandal with Fan Bingbing.
Although it was later proved to be a fictitious thing, Sun Changning often used this as an excuse to quarrel with Wang Xuexi.
In order to take care of his father-in-law, Wang Xuexi did not quarrel with Sun Changning.
In 2010, after wang Xuexi's father-in-law died, Wang Xuexi, who had no psychological burden, once again filed for divorce.
But Sun Changning did not agree to the divorce at all, there was no way, Wang Xuexi had to sue for divorce.
Later, after out-of-court mediation, Wang Xuexi and Sun Changning formally dissolved their marriage.
But the price is that Wang Xuexi paid a break-up fee of 2 million yuan.
Now 11 years later, Wang Xuexi, who has no marriage shackles, ushered in the second spring of his career in his later years.
For Wang Xuexi, there is no need for marriage without feelings to continue.
Continuing on will only torment two people, and separating is the best option for both people.