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preface
In 1980, the movie "Lushan Love" became popular throughout the country as soon as it was broadcast, and Zhang Yu, the actor of the heroine Zhou Jun, also became the most popular female star in the country, a household name and attracted thousands of attention.
But when Zhang Yu was the most popular, she made a choice that she regretted for the rest of her life, and this choice also greatly changed the trajectory of her life, and she soon fell from the peak to the trough...
Unexpected hit
Born in 1957, Zhang Yu is a native of Shanghai, she has a wealthy family, food and clothing, and grew up carefree in the favor of her parents.
After graduating from college, Zhang Yu had a good friend who wanted to be an actor and planned to audition for "One Point Battle", because the person was more shy, she called Zhang Yu and asked Zhang Yu to accompany her to the audition.
Zhang Yu's friend was unsuccessful, but unexpectedly, Zhang Yu was actually chosen by the director, so Zhang Yu became an actor and pushed open the door to the entertainment industry.
After filming "One Point Dispute", Zhang Yu participated in two more movies in succession, and his acting career was thriving.
In 1979, Shanghai Film Studio planned a landmark project "Lushan Love" in domestic films, and the male protagonist Geng Hua had already set the handsome little student Guo Kaimin at that time, but the female protagonist Zhou Jun had not yet found the right personnel.
At that time, the two beauties Wu Haiyan and Jiang Xun were considered to be the most suitable candidates for Zhou Jun, but director Huang Zumo felt inappropriate after watching it:
"Although they look very foreign, they still don't look naïve enough to play Zhou Jun."
Just when Huang Zumo was at a loss for the casting of the heroine, the Shanghai Film Studio recommended Zhang Yu to him.
The young Zhang Yu looks generous, his eyebrows are full of innocence, very much with the style of Zhou Jun's Miss Overseas Chinese, Huang Zumo is very satisfied, so he decided on Zhang Yu and let her play Zhou Jun.
At the time of filming, Zhang Yu and Guo Kaimin had not yet been in love, and they were extremely young. During the filming of the most important kiss scene of the entire movie, the very shy two asked the director to clear the scene, and it was in this scene that Zhang Yu created the first kiss in the history of Chinese cinema. During the filming of this scene, Guo Kaimin, who played opposite her, was so shy that the roots of her ears and neck were red.
"Lushan Love" received a huge response after it was broadcast! People with conservative ideas have ushered in the first wave of baptism of the new era under the trend of reform and opening up, and their minds have become open, and they are full of expectations to move towards a new future.
And Zhang Yu, who played the heroine, also won the Hundred Flowers Award and became the most popular female star in China at that time.
Her 43 outfits in "Lushan Love" were regarded as fashionable by women at the time and rushed to imitate. When she goes out, even if she is disguised, she will be easily recognized by fans, resulting in traffic jams in the surrounding area, and it takes several hours to get out.
After "Lushan Love", Zhang Yu starred in "Bashan Night Rain", in which she played the heroine Liu Ying, with her excellent performance in the film, Zhang Yu won the first Golden Rooster Award queen.
Subsequently, Zhang Yu played Xiao Fengxian in "Soulmate", and she played Xiao Fengxian with both talents, daring to love and hate, which left a deep impression on people. Among them, the tragic love of Xiao Fengxian and Cai Wei made everyone who watched the film burst into tears.
In "Small Street", Zhang Yu cooperated with Guo Kaimin again, playing a couple. In that era of long hair, Zhang Yu, who had short hair in the film, caused a "short hair tide", and even children would clamored to cut a "Zhang Yu's head".
When Zhang Yu was 24 years old, she had already won four awards such as the Hundred Flowers Award, the Golden Rooster Award, the Wenhui Award, and the Government Award, and reached the peak of her acting career, which is definitely a model of young and promising words in that era.
Lover
After becoming popular, Zhang Yu is very popular with the majority of men and women.
Many people hope that she and Guo Kaimin, who plays the male protagonist in "Lushan Love", will become a pair of lovers like in the movie.
In fact, when filming "Lushan Love", Guo Kaimin really moved Zhang Yu, he took care of Zhang Yu meticulously on the set, and the two often discussed acting-related issues together, and the director even often created a solitary environment for them in order to match them.
But at that time, everyone's view of love was more implicit, the love between two people usually developed from ambiguity to communication, and did not directly confess, and the young Zhang Yu was more emotionally dull, did not understand Guo Kaimin's intentions, and the two did not come together in the end.
After that, Zhang Yu fell into the turmoil of "fake Zhang Yu" again.
Wang Jiawei, a sports star who was known as the "world's first volleyball flyer", suddenly approached Zhang Yu and said that he agreed to date him.
Zhang Yu was confused about this and rejected Wang Jiawei, and Wang Jiawei regretted it. Later, Zhang Yu learned from Wang Jiawei that it turned out that some fans impersonated her to write letters to Wang Jiawei, intending to match them.
Unexpectedly, Wang Jiawei really thought that the person who wrote the letter was Zhang Yu himself, so he began to exchange letters with that person. In order to be with Zhang Yu, Wang Jiawei also dumped his current girlfriend and sent the ring passed on to him by his grandmother to the person to show his affection for Zhang Yu, which shows how attractive Zhang Yu is.
But soon, Zhang Yu met someone she really liked.
At that time, Zhang Yu admired the handsome famous actor Jiao Huang very much, and wanted to communicate with him more and ask for more knowledge about acting. Under the introduction of industry insiders, Zhang Yu met Jiao Huang and often went to his home to borrow books and study.
At the same time, there is also a person who often goes to Jiao Huang's house to borrow books, that person is Zhang Jianya.
Zhang Jianya, who is a classmate with Chen Kaige and is still studying in Nortel's directing department, is a talented person.
He was deeply fascinated by Zhang Yu at the first sight of her, so he always went to Jiao Huang's house to borrow books and create opportunities to meet Zhang Yu.
The two became acquainted with each other and soon became good friends, and under frequent exchanges and contacts, they fell in love with each other.
But later, Zhang Yu became more and more popular, and she was busy filming, and the opportunity to meet Zhang Jianya became less and less, and the two turned to letter communication, which made Zhang Jianya a little anxious.
He was afraid that if he continued like this, he would miss Zhang Yu.
So he hurriedly made an appointment with Zhang Yu and invited her out for dinner. While eating with Zhang Yu, Zhang Jianya bravely confessed to Zhang Yu! Zhang Yu was very happy after knowing Zhang Jianya's intentions, and she also had a love for Zhang Jianya, and she agreed to Zhang Jianya's request for communication, and the two fell in love.
In 1982, Zhang Jianya became famous for his "Red Elephant".
Two years later, he proposed to Zhang Yu, who was already famous.
In the same year, Zhang Yu and Zhang Jianya received their certificates, and the two became partners.
Decisions towards ruin
Just when life was happy, Zhang Yu made a decision that she regretted for the rest of her life.
With "Lushan Love" exploded Zhang Yu, although very popular with fans, every movie she starred in must be popular, but she has never achieved such an excellent result as "Lushan Love" that caused a sensation in the whole country, uneasy about the status quo, she is eager to break through herself and make her career move to a higher realm, but she can't find a way to rise, so Zhang Yu feels very anxious about this.
Thinking about it, Zhang Yu plans to go to Beiying to study acting skills and improve his professional ability in order to improve.
But at this time, a friend of Zhang Yu said to her:
"You are already so powerful, who in China dares to teach you to film? They probably all feel that they are not qualified, and a big-name star like you must at least go to Hollywood to study. ”
And this seemingly justified remark made Zhang Yu make a decision that surprised everyone - to study in the United States.
At this time, Zhang Yucai and Zhang Jianya were married for more than a year, and Zhang Jianya did not want to be separated from his wife just like that.
But Zhang Yu is a stubborn person, and the things she decides will never change easily, so she made up her mind that she must study in the United States.
She thought, having achieved extraordinary achievements in China, maybe she can still make a splash in Hollywood in the future?
In 1985, with the support of the foundation, Zhang Yu successfully went to California State University, Northridge to study film and television production.
Before leaving, Zhang Yu said to Zhang Jianya: "I will definitely return from my studies, wait for me!" ”
This was 8 years, during which time Zhang Yu also became a U.S. citizen.
Later, in the United States, when Zhang Yu and Zhang Jianya, who had become a big director, met, they found that they had become very alienated from each other, and even had nothing to say. At this moment, both of them realized that the relationship between them had disappeared after a long period of separation between the two places, and no matter how many thoughts and grievances they had, they finally turned into a pool of stagnant water.
Their marriage has long since existed in name only.
In the end, Zhang Yu and Zhang Jianya chose to divorce peacefully.
Frustrated, she wanted to turn her attention to her career struggle, but in those years she did not stir up any waves abroad, and she had no choice but to return to China to develop.
Zhang Yu first went to Taiwan to develop, 3 years later, her career still has no starting color, she later returned to the mainland, but at this time, the mainland entertainment industry has carried out several waves of blood changes, there is no place for Zhang Yu to stand in it, Zhang Yu has been in a low mood for a long time.
It was during the period when her career fell to the trough, Zhang Jianya provided her with help, although the relationship between her and Zhang Jianya could no longer be recovered, but the relationship between the two who were familiar with each other was already better than that of relatives.
Zhang Jianya invited Zhang Yu to participate in his own films, and also taught her some practical experience in production, so Zhang Yu changed her career direction, became a producer and director behind the film, and became a wealthy businessman.
However, when there is a drama, Zhang Yu will still gladly star.
But so far Zhang Yu is still single and unmarried, and her ex-husband Zhang Jianya has remarried and started a family and lived a happy life.
In an interview, Zhang Yu said:
"Zhang Jianya is my first love, my first husband, but it will also be my last husband."
When asked about his personal life situation, Zhang Yu said with regret:
"My life is not complete, God does not seem to favor me very much, I feel that I am really pitiful."
Presumably, Zhang Yu must have regretted the decision to study in the United States.
epilogue
The reason why Zhang Yu can achieve great success because of "Lushan Love" is inseparable from China's national conditions, environment and the support of the whole society.
So once he left China, everything Zhang Yu had ceased to exist.
If Zhang Yu had continued to stay in China at the beginning, even if she had been angry, she would definitely be able to get a high status in the Chinese film industry, and then she would have to have a reputation and a network after turning the scenes, and her development would definitely be better than now, and she would definitely earn much more than now.
I have to say that it's a pity to see Zhang Yu play a good hand of Tianhu!
I don't know what you think?