In 1980, "Lushan Love" was broadcast, Zhang Yu, who played the heroine, became a hit, she and Guo Kaimin, who played the male protagonist, fell in love boldly in the film, and the two contributed to the "first kiss" of Chinese film and television, which can be said to be the earliest on-screen couple.
Everyone thought that the two would also develop outside the play, but unexpectedly, Zhang Yu finally chose to marry Zhang Jianya, who was unknown at the time.
Later, in order to have a better development in the United States, Zhang Yu ruthlessly abandoned Zhang Jianya, and now at the age of 65, she has no children and no daughters, and once said that she will still be moved by her ex-husband after many years of divorce.
1. Famous for "Lushan Love", he was secretly loved by Guo Kaimin
Many people's understanding of Zhang Yu is through the popular "Lushan Love" in the 80s of the last century, in which the classic kiss scene is called the first kiss on the Chinese screen! In that era of pure love, it left a deep impression on many people.
Zhang Yu was chosen to be the heroine is also a coincidence, at the beginning of "Lushan Love" set the heroine is not her, but Wu Haiyan.
But Wu Haiyan failed to keep this role because of her own problems. In the end, the director chose among the actors of the troupe, and finally finalized Zhang Yu.
"Zhang Yu is not like other girls, her kind of youthful energy is the best candidate for my movie."
Indeed, the director has a good eye for selecting people, Zhang Yu, as a young girl, has a shy, ignorant, innocent temperament, and collided with the same young boy Guo Kaimin with a wonderful chemical reaction, which made people watch the blood boiling and feel the beauty of simple love.
Especially the touching kiss scene has been praised so far.
Zhang Yu once recalled this incident, when she and Guo Kaimin had never been in love, nor had they seen anyone else filming kissing scenes, and they couldn't grasp the director's "finding feelings" at all.
"I was shy, a film was expensive at that time, in order to shoot the best effect, the director said not to stop, keep shooting until I can."
In this way, Zhang Yu kissed the wrong one for a while, did not grasp the mood for a while, and even three were ineffective.
The foreheads of the two actors were sweaty, and in the end, Zhang Yu still plucked up the courage and kissed it, and the camera also recorded this moment.
It is this dragonfly-like kiss that has created a unique representative scene in Chinese film history.
Relying on a good script and a good story, as well as the excellent atmosphere of the two actors' performances, it is no surprise that "Lushan Love" is popular all over the country, and is deeply loved by men, women and children, and those who just take tickets to watch "Lushan Love" outside the cinema can queue up.
Because of this movie, many people think that Zhang Yu and Guo Kaimin are a real couple, and even the crew thinks so.
When Guo Kaimin filmed this drama, he was moved by Zhang Yu's lively and cute face and simple personality, and often took care of Zhang Yu, brought her food, cared about her situation, and his admiration was overflowing.
But for Zhang Yu, even if Guo Kaimin is a young and handsome young man, she did not fall in love.
"It's just that there is no call, the feeling of heartbeat. Just a partner. ”
Guo Kaimin did not show his heart in the end, and could only hide his love in his heart.
Second, getting acquainted with Zhang Jianya, and his feelings were twists and turns
Missed the implicit Guo Kaimin, but Zhang Yu ushered in the second spring - Zhang Jianya.
Speaking of which, fate is really tricky, Zhang Jianya and Zhang Yu's first acquaintance is precisely because of Guo Kaimin's matchmaking.
At that time, Zhang Yu wanted to get to know the actor Jiao Huang, but no one around was familiar with him, so she had to ask Guo Kaimin.
Coincidentally, although Guo Kaimin did not know Jiao Huang, his friend Zhang Jianya was familiar with Jiao Huang. Under this introduction, the three visited Jiao Huang together, and Zhang Jianya also bonded with Zhang Yu since then.
When they first met, Zhang Jianya liked Zhang Yu irrepressibly, he sighed at her youthful and beautiful face, and loved her lively and delicate appearance.
But after movies such as "Lushan Love", "Bashan Night Rain" and "Small Street", Zhang Yu is already a young and beautiful actress at the age of 23, and Zhang Jianya is not outstanding enough as an actor, and he feels that he is not worthy of such a good Zhang Yu.
In order to pursue Zhang Yu and his own development, he continued his studies, worked as a director assistant in Shanghai Film Studio, crawled and rolled for a long time, and finally made his first masterpiece "Red Elephant", and he gradually changed from a famous young man to a big director.
Zhang Jianya returned after becoming famous, and also launched a passionate pursuit offensive against Zhang Yu, sending flowers and letters, just to win the hearts of beautiful people.
Zhang Yu was eventually moved by such persistence, fell in love with Zhang Jianya, and married in 1984, and the two became an envious couple.
This beauty did not last long, and the two disagreed because of the different directions of development.
For Zhang Yu, it is important to go to the United States for further study and obtain a degree, but Zhang Jianya does not want to leave the motherland, his career and family are rooted here, and he can't leave, but he is very reluctant to Zhang Yu.
"It's okay, you go to the United States, I'll wait for you."
The infatuated Zhang Jianya chose to stay in China and exchange hard waiting for Zhang Yu's promotion.
When Zhang Yu first went abroad, the two were still like glue, inseparable, and the letters exchanged were too many to count, mostly pinning on the longing in their hearts.
Often as soon as the two received the letter, they impatiently opened the letter, read and read it, imagining each other.
But how easy is it, Zhang Yu worked hard alone in the United States, there was no personal contacts and background, so she had to work and study at the same time, very busy, she began to complain a little about why Zhang Jianya couldn't be by her side.
As time went on, there were fewer letters and less concern, and both men had their own things to attend to, and could not say anything about each other's lives except the encouragement of the pale machinery.
For Zhang Yu, this marriage has long existed in name in name in the grind of time.
Zhang Jianya is not without hard work, he wants to persuade Zhang Yu, who has graduated, to return to China for development, to give her a better life, to give her a complete family, as long as Zhang Yu is willing to come back.
But Zhang Yu has an obsessive idea of the Hollywood dream and insists on staying in the United States to develop, if this marriage, if it hinders her, if it can't continue, there is no need to hold on.
In this way, after six years of marriage, Zhang Yu filed for divorce from Zhang Jianya, and in order to go to the United States for development, she gave up a marriage that could have been a good relationship.
"I felt a pity, but there was no way, at that time I felt that I no longer loved him, or development is more important."
Third, after returning to China, I am still moved
Zhang Yu originally wanted to enter the development of Hollywood in the United States, and also completed his further studies through hard study.
But after she entered Hollywood, the atmosphere and requirements of the crew were completely different from those in China at that time, plus some position issues were involved, Zhang Yu did not want to accept such an acting life, so she had to leave.
In 1993, Zhang Yu, who had been in the United States for eight years, finally returned to China, and on the day she returned to China, she had just got off the plane and saw Zhang Jianya, her ex-husband, who was waiting for her with a cluster of flowers.
She has not seen it for many years, Zhang Yu's heart that has long been silent has become active, and she will still be attracted by the temperament and charm of her ex-husband Zhang Jianya, who once revealed in an interview on the show that Zhang Jianya is the only love of her life.
"I'm still impressed, even though I haven't seen it in so many years."
But even if Zhang Yu is moved, he knows that he and Zhang Jianya are no longer possible, the environment in which they are both has undergone tremendous changes, there is no common language topic, and those loves and beauty have also changed from time to time, and can only remain in memories.
Therefore, the two also missed the opportunity to get back together and accompany each other as friends.
Zhang Yu, who has been away from the Chinese film industry for eight years, did not expect that the domestic film and television dramas have already undergone earth-shaking changes, and the big stars who used to be popular in every household are now no longer cared for, and they are no longer a beautiful goddess who is sought after.
When Zhang Yu went to the crew for an interview, there was no way to adapt to the current industrial shooting method of the assembly line, and she couldn't keep up, so she could only leave the scene sadly.
Zhang Jianya, who has been a husband and wife with her for many years, has not forgotten Zhang Yu, and after she returned to China, she still took good care of her.
Recommend plays to her and help her introduce people, Zhang Jianya has helped a lot, and Zhang Yu is also very moved. Former relatives can only be maintained by their status as friends, and Zhang Yu deeply regrets.
In 1995, Zhang Yu was no longer obsessed with acting, but turned behind the scenes and became a producer.
She is very clear that she is no longer adapted to the current acting, there is no way to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry, it is better to do some work behind the scenes and fulfill her other dreams.
For Zhang Yu's ideas, Zhang Jianya also provided channels.
In the same year, directed by Zhang Jianya and produced and starring by Zhang Yu, the film "The Sun Has Ears" was released and won the Silver Bear Award at the 46th Berlin Film Festival.
Although the performance of the film was good, it did not provide a turning point for Zhang Yu's career, this film did not make much splash in China, Zhang Yu invested tens of millions, and finally lost the capital fiercely, which hit Zhang Yu hard.
This blow lasted for a while, Zhang Yu revived herself, continued to study in the field of the film market, and turned herself from a "layman" to an expert, and since then, she has invested in many popular films, and her career has gradually been on track, and everything seems to be developing for the better.
And Zhang Jianya, who led her into this door, also has her own family.
In 2000, Zhang Jianya married an outsider as a wife, accompanied this new family with peace of mind, welcomed a new life, no longer nostalgic for the past, and completely became ordinary friends with Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu is now 65 years old, her beauty is long gone, 33 years have passed since she divorced Zhang Jianya, she has no new relationship, and now she has no children and no daughters, living alone.
Even Guo Kaimin, who adored her at the beginning, has her own family.
For the sake of his career, Zhang Yu did not hesitate to live his life, and even did not hesitate to leave behind the love that had been guarded for many years.
I don't know if Zhang Yu will have a little regret or regret at this moment, but perhaps, she is more satisfied with her current life. For Zhang Yu, life is so wavering, it is better to accept it calmly than to complain.