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preface
"National Master" Zhang Yimou has a new movie to be released, but the recent scandal about him and his wife Chen Ting has been boiling, just as the so-called "no one asked at the general's grave, the drama family affairs are known to the world".
Since Chen Ting walked in in 2013, about Zhang Yimou's family life, family members have all been put in front of the public, and Chen Ting can finally share the life of a national teacher.
However, what puzzled the public was why Chen Ting, who was plain-looking, became the last of the national teacher, and when he looked back, he found that everything was the best arrangement.
The first love of youth is not all wind and snow
Zhang Yimou's first wife was Xiao Hua, and in the face of Zhang Yimou's betrayal many years later, I wonder if Xiao Hua is still willing to know Zhang Yimou? The two met in junior high school, and after graduation, they were both assigned to work in the rural areas of Qianxian County, Shaanxi.
This fate made the two fall in love for a long time, Zhang Yimou is grateful to Xiao Hua who always protects himself and helps him, and in a difficult environment, Xiao Hua often washes and cooks for Zhang Yimou.
When Zhang Yimou heard that other boys were pursuing Xiao Hua, he was so anxious to write a letter of more than 40 pages to Xiao Hua to express his sincerity, Xiao Hua was also deeply moved by Zhang Yimou, and poured all his love into this "weak scholar".
Later, after the end of the queue, the two returned to the city and were assigned to work in different factories, Xiao Hua's love for Zhang Yimou was simply too deep, even if they were 25 kilometers apart, Xiao Hua still worked tirelessly and often to come to take care of Zhang Yimou's life.
In the unit, Xiao Hua rejected the pursuit of all male colleagues and only wanted to be with Zhang Yimou. Xiao Hua once gave up a chance to go to college because Zhang Yimou was worried that she would look down on herself after she had a vision in college.
Xiao Hua did not understand Zhang Yimou's psychology, thinking that this was a manifestation of his dependence on himself, and in order to accompany her beloved, she chose to give up her studies.
However, Zhang Yimou, who originally let Xiao Hua give up studying in college, wanted to go to college after resuming the college entrance examination, and Zhang Yimou was already overage at that time.
Faced with her husband's ideals, Xiao Hua did not hesitate to use human favors to satisfy Zhang Yimou's college wishes, which also prompted the two to enter the marriage hall.
In 1982, Zhang Yimou, who returned from study, was assigned to work in the Guangxi Film Studio, and Xiao Hua felt sorry for his hardships and expressed the idea that it would be good if he could go to college together.
At that time, Xiao Hua was pregnant, and he could only talk about accompanying Zhang Yimou, and in 1983, his daughter Zhang Mo was born, and his mother-in-law asked Zhang Yimou to take Xiao Hua to Guangxi for reunion.
Zhang Yimou, a new father, is very happy, often brings gifts for his wife and daughter, and the family of three is happy, although her mother-in-law was opposed to the two being together at first, she was also pleased to see them living so well.
However, the gears of fate began to turn, and he won the Cinematography Award for "One and Eight" and the double actor with "Old Well", and his career developed rapidly. Gradually, Zhang Yimou was not satisfied with the work of a photographer and began to want to be a director.
At that time, Zhang Yimou was deeply shocked after reading Mo Yan's "Red Sorghum" novel, and the whimsy in his mind made him want to make a movie and put it on the screen, but it was precisely because of this movie that he got acquainted with Gong Li and betrayed Xiao Hua.
When Zhang Yimou filmed the movie "Red Sorghum", he chose Gong Li, who was 15 years younger than him, to play the heroine, even though they had already started a family, the two still fell in love at work.
Zhang Yimou decided to leave Xiao Hua in order to pursue career and love. The beautiful love story of youth is finally difficult to escape the blow of reality.
Xiao Hua has always supported Zhang Yimou in chasing his ideals, but unfortunately Zhang Yimou was defeated by the temptation in Vanity Fair and chose to leave the woman who has always been by his side.
After all, the wrong payment
However, after Gong Li successfully took office, he did not end up with good results, and finally paid wrongly.
Zhang Yimou fell in love with Gong Li at first sight, feeling that she was in line with the youthfulness of the role of Jiu'er, and even abandoned the original heroine Shi Ke.
Gong Li also lived up to expectations, with his outstanding performance, he became famous in one fell swoop, and Red Sorghum also won heavyweight awards such as the Berlin Golden Bear Award for Zhang Yimou.
After Director Zhang fell out with his wife Xiao Hua, he officially dated Gong Li. The two are talented and beautiful, go hand in hand in love and career, and have been in love for eight years, but Gong Li has never been able to wait for Zhang Yimou's marriage letter.
Gong Li expressed his willingness to bear children for Director Zhang and fulfill his life plan, but Director Zhang was unmoved and always refused to officially marry.
Despite Gong Li's brother coming to question him many times, he prevaricated with "marriage is just a piece of paper", Gong Li's brother was angry and accused Director Zhang of playing with feelings, Gong Li finally became frustrated and chose to leave.
Years later, Zhang Yimou asked Gong Li to play the role of the empress, and the two reunited. Although Gong Li has become a wife, the relationship with Zhang Yimou is still fresh in her memory.
She couldn't help but burst into tears, and Zhang Yimou also expressed his apologies, as if he had let go of the past, life was bad and his feelings were impermanent. The once unforgettable love and hatred have turned into clouds of smoke in the end, and life is like a drama, all relying on acting skills.
Every relationship is worth remembering, but in the end, we must look forward, after the two broke up, Zhang Yimou had a 5-year window, and the idea that really made Zhang Yimou remarry came from his father, who told him before his sick bed that he must remarry and have children and pass on the lineage.
This made Zhang Yimou feel pressure, and it just so happened that Chen Ting's appearance made Zhang Yimou see hope.
Everything was best arranged
In 1999, 19-year-old Chen Ting participated in the casting of the movie "Happy Time" directed by Zhang Yimou, and she was eager to try it out, dreaming of being chosen by a big director.
However, she failed to play the heroine, which made Chen Ting a little sad, but unexpectedly, a surprise suddenly smashed into her.
Zhang Yimou asked her to meet in private, Chen Ting realized that her opportunity had come, she dressed up carefully and went to the appointment, Zhang Yimou liked her unique temperament as soon as she saw Chen Ting.
He directly confessed, hoping that Chen Ting could be his girlfriend, Chen Ting was a little caught off guard, Zhang Yimou was 31 years older than her, and she was worried about whether her parents would agree.
Zhang Yimou gave her time to consider, Chen Ting lay on the dormitory bed, weighing repeatedly, and finally, she plucked up the courage and decided to accept Zhang Yimou, and when they met again, she happily agreed to Zhang Yimou.
In 2000, Chen Ting found out that she was pregnant, and she nervously told Zhang Yimou the news, but Zhang Yimou was very excited, because his father had told him to pass on the family.
But he didn't want to delay Chen Ting's studies, so he gave her two choices: to give birth or not, to decide by herself. If he gave birth to a child, he would be grateful, but if she did, she would have to drop out of school, and he could not marry her immediately.
Chen Ting had mixed tastes, such a choice was too difficult, she called her parents to ask for advice, and her parents supported her to give birth to this child, Chen Ting dropped out of school and went home, waiting for the birth of the child.
In 2001, Chen Ting gave birth to a son, and Zhang Yimou named Zhang Yinan, which means "a man in one fell swoop".
After that, Chen Ting gave birth to a second son and a daughter in 2004 and 2006, and Zhang Yimou was very happy and finally had a blood inheritance.
But this also led to the problem of superbirth, and Zhang Yimou did not dare to expose Chen Ting and the children, for fear of affecting himself.
The three children's hukou were not processed, they went to private schools, but fortunately the mother could help take care of the children, Chen Ting did not urge Zhang Yimou to get married, just wanted to wait silently.
In order not to affect Zhang Yimou's public image, Chen Ting can only live in obscurity under Zhang Yimou's protection and become his "ghost wife" who has been hiding for many years.
Zhang Yimou spared no effort to provide Chen Ting with her daily needs. He spent 60 million yuan in Wuxi to buy a luxury villa for Chen Ting, spent another 5 million yuan on decoration, and hired a nanny to take care of Chen Ting's living.
Chen Ting lived a carefree life, with a car, a house, and no worries about food and clothing.
However, Chen Ting could not enter the palace of marriage with her beloved man Zhang Yimou, Chen Ting could not appear in public, let alone have her own job, and could only take care of the children at home and play the role of a full-time wife.
In order for his son to go to school, Zhang Yimou had to secretly take Chen Ting to register his marriage, so that Chen Ting became his wife in good faith, and it was not until the news of Zhang Yimou's "super birth" broke in 2013 that Zhang Yimou finally recognized Chen Ting's existence.
Overnight, the originally unknown Chen Ting became the focus of public attention, and she suddenly became the headlines of media reports, some people praised her for her dedication to love, others thought she was Zhang Yimou's "fertility machine".
After the marriage relationship was made public, Zhang Yimou no longer hid his love for Chen Ting, he often held Chen Ting's hand and appeared in public, showing his loving side, and Chen Ting also changed from an "underground lady" to Zhang Yimou's righteous other half.
However, every time Chen Ting appears in public, it will cause controversy, and in 2022, the 72-year-old Zhang Yimou, as the chief director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, is in poor health for working day and night.
At this time, Chen Ting posted on the Internet to express her concern about her husband's health, which attracted criticism from the outside world for not reflecting the temperament of Mrs. Guoshi.
In the eyes of many people, Zhang Yimou's work is his personal choice and pursuit of an artistic career, and Chen Ting's public "complaints" are out of order.
Later, Chen Ting took the initiative to cancel the title of "Zhang Yimou's wife" in an attempt to calm public opinion, but this incident further hit her image in the public mind, and since then, the gap between Chen Ting and Zhang Yimou has attracted much attention.
We should not deny Chen Ting just because of her personal words and deeds, and the sincerity of her relationship with Zhang Yimou is beyond doubt. I believe that with the growth of experience, Chen Ting will also become more mature and stable.
epilogue
Recently, the news about the division of property between the two is very popular, whether true or not, Chen Ting is still Zhang Yimou's righteous wife, and her years of forbearance, willing to silently stand behind the director to marry and teach her son is also worthy of recognition.
As netizens said, Chen Ting is definitely not a simple woman, and her marriage life is cold and warm, I hope they are happy.
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