"The most correct decision in my life is to marry Tong Yao, an actor who is 17 years younger than me."
This is what the "capital predator" Wang Ran said in response to the interview question.
Before meeting Wang Ran, Tong Yao had a very painful emotional experience and almost shed tears.
At that time, she always thought that she would not meet sincere love again, until the 51-year-old Wang Ran said to her: "I will not let you cry again." ”
Since then, the two have fallen in love, is their marriage because of profit, or true love?
How is their life now?
Wang Ran was born in Beijing in 1968 to an intellectual family.
In such a superior family environment, Wang Ran's grades have been very good from childhood to adulthood.
Unlike most children, Wang Ran likes to read books, delve into new knowledge, and like to try new things.
Wang Ran has been a "child of others" in the mouths of parents since he was a child, he has excellent grades, strong social skills, and belongs to people with both IQ and emotional intelligence.
Such an excellent child must be indispensable to the affection of the opposite sex in school, and Wang Ran will always reject the ignorance and ambiguity of adolescence, and he chooses to study without distraction.
In fact, there are also reasons for parents to teach.
Wang Ran's parents are both intellectuals, they know adolescent children very well, and they gave Wang Ran relevant education very early, warning him that feelings need to be responsible, and the current good feelings can be left until they grow up.
In fact, parents sometimes object not to early love, but to worry about whether the child can refuse the temptation, or turn his job as a student into love.
Fortunately, under the discipline of her parents, Wang Ran did not "go astray", and also used her spare time to participate in competitions, engage in inventions and so on.
And Wang Ran's efforts have also paid off, he has won awards in competitions one after another, his academic results are also stable in the top few, and he gets along very well with his classmates and teachers.
After entering high school, Wang Ran's studies have increased, but he still finds time to delve into what he likes.
Due to her excellent grades and the blessing of popularity, Wang Ran was selected by the school's exchange program, and the teenage Wang Ran embarked on a foreign school.
After finishing high school in the United States, Wang Ran was directly admitted to the local university in the United States, Macalester College, where she systematically learned her professional knowledge.
It's just that Wang Ran is not satisfied with the status quo and feels that his ability is more than that, so he transferred to Harvard University two years later with his own efforts.
After graduation, Wang Ran entered two companies successively, during which he realized his lack of ability, so he did not stay in the workplace and decisively returned to school to pursue an MBA.
After getting his degree certificate, Wang Ran was 27 years old, so he chose to return to the embrace of the motherland to start a business.
At the beginning, Wang Ran was full of confidence and founded Oriental Hua Er Company.
However, starting a business is not as easy as Wang Ran imagined, and under the hard work of Wang Ran and his partners, Oriental Huar went bankrupt after three years.
This failure gave Wang Ran a heavy blow, and he blamed the reason for the failure on his lack of combat experience, so he returned to the United States, found a job, and accumulated his actual combat experience.
In 2000, Wang Ran returned to China again to start a business.
Unlike the first time, he made a detailed plan this time, and also found a few like-minded partners in Beijing to jointly fund and establish the company, which is now eKai Capital.
In the next few years, in addition to gaining a firm foothold in the financial circle, Yikai Trading Company will also expand its business to the entertainment industry.
At that time, the domestic entertainment industry, whether it was variety shows or film and television, had very good development prospects, and the benefits brought were also very considerable.
Wang Ran saw this and had the idea of getting involved in the entertainment industry.
And the most important thing in the entertainment industry is beauty, and Wang Ran, who has been single for many years, met Tong Yao.
Before this, because she wanted to get involved in the entertainment industry, Wang Ran also knew Tong Yao and knew that she had the title of "Little Zhang Ziyi" in the entertainment industry, but because of the relationship problems in the early years, it has not yet caught fire.
It stands to reason that Tong Yao is still so young, there is no need to stump on this road.
But even if she hit a wall everywhere, Tong Yao still insisted on submitting resumes to various crews and seizing every audition opportunity, even if she was not hired in the end.
This kind of Tong Yao is very familiar to Wang Ran, like him who failed to start a business back then.
At that time, Wang Ran's Oriental Hua failed to start a business, and many family and friends around him persuaded him to give up the idea of starting a business.
Perhaps seeing Tong Yao, who had a similar experience to herself, Wang Ran felt pity for her.
But at the moment, he doesn't have the right projects and contacts to introduce, so he has to give up.
When Wang Ran heard the name Tong Yao again, it was at the dinner table where he was negotiating cooperation with an entertainment company.
At that time, the phone of the person in charge on the opposite side rang one after another, but he didn't answer his eyes, Wang Ran asked him what was going on, and the person in charge had to explain:
"Alas, it's just a little girl, called Tong Yao, I have auditioned many times, I think her acting skills are good, I want to fix her, but there is a news on her, I am afraid of bad influence and refuse."
No, the little girl is not dead, she has to call me one by one to ask me where she is inappropriate, how can I say this, and I am embarrassed to hang up directly, so I can only not answer. “
Hearing the name Tong Yao again, Wang Ran was stunned for a moment.
Unexpectedly, this little girl was quite dedicated, and a good feeling could not help but rise in her heart.
So Wang Ran directly asked the director not to embarrass a little girl, and to explain anything clearly to others.
Then he asked what was going on with the news on Tong Yao back then.
As soon as the director heard that Wang Ran was interested, he immediately told the story of that year.
At that time, Tong Yao had just entered the gate of the Central Academy of Drama, and was exclaimed as "Little Zhang Ziyi" by the teacher because of her resemblance to Zhang Ziyi, and many members of the opposite sex began to pursue Tong Yao fiercely.
And the person Tong Yao chose to be with in the end was a senior two years older than her, that is, Zhang Guoli's son.
During the relationship between the two, the senior was very possessive of Tong Yao, and sometimes used violence to deal with problems, which made Tong Yao propose to break up.
However, the reasons for breaking up are varied, some people say that Tong Yao cheated on her, and some people say that she has always been fisted by her seniors and can't stand it.
Although the senior agreed to break up, he turned around and tricked Tong Yao downstairs into the dormitory and beat her for a long time, until Tong Yao fainted.
This incident caused a great sensation that year, and the senior who beat Tong Yao was expelled from school, and even Zhang Guoli and his wife publicly apologized to Tong Yao.
The incident made a big fuss, not only on campus forums, but also in many media news.
Therefore, Tong Yao's acting road since then has been very bumpy, and many crews rejected Tong Yao because of that incident.
Maybe the wind was too loud, and finally the director sighed helplessly:
"A little girl can make such a big move, it's not a good stubble, many crews can't avoid it, I just don't know why this little girl stumbled on the performance."
Hearing this, Wang Ran's face was slightly solemn, he didn't expect Tong Yao to experience such a miserable experience, and a feeling of pity faintly rose in his heart.
Even an idea popped up in his mind: "I want to protect Tong Yao and don't want her to cry again." ”
Perhaps Wang Ran's heart was touched by heaven, and by chance he met Tong Yao.
At that time, Wang Ran always wanted to find a suitable girlfriend, but because of her busy work, she didn't have the heart to do it.
So when he met Tong Yao, who was upright and good, his heart was moved in addition to the pity that remained before.
But at that time, they did not communicate much.
But soon, the red threads of the two of them were tightly intertwined.
In 2012, Tong Yao signed a contract with Bona and also got the opportunity to co-star in movies with actor Huang Bo.
Since then, her work output has been stable, and her acting skills are very online, but she just lacks the opportunity to catch fire.
In the second year, Tong Yao won the "New Actress" award for her role as Meng Xizi in "Militia Ge Eregg".
From this point on, Tong Yao's acting path should have ushered in a turning point, but an accident happened:
The photo of Tong Yao and Wang Ran dating in a coffee shop was exposed by media reporters.
In the photo, Tong Yao hugged her legs and fiddled with her glasses, and Wang Ran, who was sitting on the side, took care of her gentlemanly, and the pampering of her eyes was about to overflow the photo.
At that time, Wang Ran was already a well-known figure in the financial circle, and although Tong Yao won awards, she was still tepid in the entertainment industry, and only the title of "Little Zhang Ziyi" could make her have a little traffic.
Of course, the exposure of the relationship between the two did not cause much sensation.
Because in the eyes of everyone, Wang Ran and Tong Yao, these two do not match whether it is family background or career, and even the age difference is 17 years apart, it is simply impossible to be together.
When everyone felt that this exposure was an oolong incident, Tong Yao and Wang Ran generously admitted their relationship and declared that the two had been together for two or three years.
Although the facts surprised the melon-eating masses, the choice was in their hands, plus there was no crazy "rice circle culture" at that time, and the relationship between the two was not favored, but respected.
After that, Tong Yao continued her acting career, and Wang Ran still showed her skills in the financial field.
The difference is that when Tong Yao is working hard for her career and constantly interviewing the crew, Wang Ran will silently support her behind her back.
Later, careful netizens found that although Wang Ran's Yikai Capital and the company where Tong Yao participated in film and television dramas were not directly related, the two had good friends in private and had an ambiguous relationship.
It is not difficult to see that this is Wang Ran escorting Tong Yao's career.
Of course, in addition to work, Wang Ran often finds time to accompany Tong Yao, and even the dinner party with the opposite sex will not be pushed away, and those who cannot be pushed off will report to Tong Yao, giving Tong Yao the sense of security she needs.
And Tong Yao was originally 17 years younger than Wang Ran, and he was always worried that he was too naïve in front of Wang Ran, annoying him, and he would dress up a little more mature every time they met.
Wang Ran, as an "old fritters" who has been in the workplace for a long time, has long seen through Tong Yao's careful thinking and directly poked her, saying that he doesn't need to act in front of himself and is his truest self.
So Tong Yao would occasionally be willful a few times, deliberately playing tantrums on Wang Ran, asking him to do this and that.
Wang Ran was also not annoyed, and kept coaxing Tong Yao with his gentlemanly demeanor until Tong Yao couldn't hold back her laughter.
In the blink of an eye, 2016 came, and Wang Ran and Tong Yao had walked hand in hand for nearly six years.
At this time, "The Legend of Ruyi" was screening actors across the country, and Tong Yao, who loves her acting career, also went to the crew for an interview.
Although the role of "Concubine Gao" is not positive in the play, it plays a very important role in the main plot.
Therefore, many actresses want to take this role into their arms, and even actresses with good looks and strength such as Mei Ting and Zhang Xueying are vying for auditions, and there are 125 actresses fighting for a "noble concubine" alone.
And Tong Yao stood out from these 125 actresses, her excellent acting skills made the casting director dazzled, and after several rounds of auditions, it was finalized that Tong Yao would play Concubine Gao.
When the official announcement of "The Legend of Ruyi" was played by Tong Yao, the social platform at this time had been widely used, and a large number of opposition voices on the Internet came to the face.
First, the public's doubts about Tong Yao's acting skills.
Netizens suspected that she could not defeat other actresses and even seniors, and they all suspected that Tong Yao relied on the background of her boyfriend Wang Ran and took the role after going through the back door.
The second is the scandal before Tong Yao's debut.
That is, Tong Yao was violently beaten by Zhang Guoli's son back then.
This incident caused a great blow to Tong Yao, and even everywhere there would be people pointing fingers at this matter.
This shadow continues to the present day after she graduated, and it makes her shudder to think about it.
At that time, people liked to use the theory of the guilt of the victim to evaluate Tong Yao, and Tong Yao obviously suffered violence from others, but she was accused by unknown people, which made her think about it for a while.
After Tong Yao's parents noticed that something was wrong, they actively helped their daughter out of the haze.
Gradually, Tong Yao came out of the injury, but she did not want to stay away from the place of right and wrong in the entertainment industry, but adjusted her state and auditioned one crew after another.
Although there are very few crews who use her, and they are basically small roles, Tong Yao is getting more and more frustrated, which is to prove to people who are prejudiced against her:
Even if she Tong Yao suffers violence, she can break into a world in the entertainment industry.
Until Tong Yao met Wang Ran, she didn't know that the two were in love, and she was the one who could be pampered.
Wang Ran let the haze in Tong Yao's heart gradually dissipate, replaced by a seed called love.
In fact, the two speculations of netizens are not groundless, but injured people also have a chance to start over, don't they?
After the "noble concubine" in "The Legend of Ruyi", Tong Yao's name began to become familiar in the eyes of the public.
After that, Tong Yao began to schedule continuously, and when she returned to Beijing after a filming scene, it was already late at night, so she called Wang Ran directly and said that she was very tired and afraid.
After a while, Wang Ran drove in front of her, got out of the car and opened the door and buckled her seat belt.
Tong Yao asked Wang Ran coquettishly, it was already so late, why did he come to pick him up in person?
And Wang Ran looked at Tong Yao dotingly and said, we are lovers, what should you do if I don't come to pick you up? I will receive any time you call, and I will protect you.
Wang Ran was deeply moved by Tong Yao in just two short sentences, and she silently had the idea of marrying him in her heart.
Although there is a difference of 17 years between them, love can cross ages, not to mention that Wang Ran really spoils Tong Yao, Tong Yao does not want to miss someone who is so good to herself, and Wang Ran also wants to spend the rest of her life caring for Tong Yao with her heart.
Everything was so logical, in 2009, Wang Ran, then 51, and Tong Yao, 34, held a grand wedding in a castle in Italy.
This wedding was very gorgeous, and Wang Ran knew that girls had a dream of becoming a princess in their hearts, so they specially chose a castle.
Wang Ran looked at Tong Yao affectionately and said:
"Tong Yao, marry me, I will spoil you as a princess for the rest of my life, I will not let you be sad and cry anymore, from now on, you will be my princess alone."
The Western-style elegant style and tailor-made wedding dress made Tong Yao become a little princess of Wang Ran alone under the bloom of fireworks and the blessing of relatives and friends.
And Tong Yao, who officially married Wang Ran, did not choose to have a child and fade out of the entertainment industry, but continued to shine in her acting career.
And although Wang Ran supports Tong Yao to continue his career, he will also put the matter of having a child on the agenda from time to time, after all, he is in his fifties and must want to be a father earlier.
What Wang Ran didn't expect was that Tong Yao was extremely resolute in the matter of giving birth.
She said that as an actress, she has been buried for too long, and the actress's golden acting period is very short, and her career has just improved, so she wants to postpone the birth of children.
Wang Ran looked at Tong Yao's serious appearance, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart, but what attracted Wang Ran the most was this momentum, so he agreed with Tong Yao's decision.
After all, he failed to start a business, but he also succeeded with a momentum, and he didn't want to stop Tong Yao from chasing his dreams because of himself.
What's more, his wife stands shining in the spotlight, and he is quite proud as a husband.
Soon after, "Thirty Only" was officially broadcast on satellite TV on major platforms.
And Tong Yao, who played Gu Jia in the play, was widely praised, making her famous overnight, and even became a first-line actress in China.
Tong Yao, who has been in the entertainment industry for many years, finally "kept the clouds open and saw the moon", but she still acted seriously as always, choosing a script that suits herself, and then participated in "Home of the Heart" with her superb acting skills, conquering more audiences to pay for her.
And over the years, Wang Ran has also silently supported Tong Yao's acting career behind his back, often taking time out to visit Tong Yao and add meals and dog food to them in front of the crew.
However, "there are many popular people", with Tong Yao's explosion, various rumors are arguing, but Wang Ran and Tong Yao will never affect their feelings because of this.
Although our current information spreads fast, but "the clear one cleanses himself", not to mention Wang Ran's favor of his wife's natural and righteous things, it is not the turn of outsiders, after all, luck is not happy, only he knows.