Text: Liang Manyue
Editor: Liang Manyue
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preface
Love, like a drama, has ups and downs, preludes and climax, director Zhang Yimou's emotional road, there are also ups and downs, he has experienced two marriages, and also has a vigorous love.
Xiao Hua, Gong Li, Chen Ting, three women appeared on the stage of his life, among them, there is no Gong Li beautiful, nor Xiao Hua's affectionate Chen Ting, but it has become his final destination, what kind of story is there?
Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua: Love across time and space is destined to end tragically
In the mid-70s of the 20th century, Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua met in a middle school in Xi'an, Xiao Hua came to Xi'an from Beijing with his parents, transferred to Zhang Yimou's school, and the two became front and back tables.
Zhang Yimou is handsome, lively and cheerful, likes to paint, Xiao Hua comes from an intellectual family, has a unique temperament, the two of them entered adolescence, gradually became familiar with study and life, and became good friends.
Zhang Yimou pursued Xiao Hua with enthusiasm, Xiao Hua ignored it at first, until once, Xiao Hua was bullied, Zhang Yimou stood up for her, although the fight lost, but this "war" made Xiao Hua see Zhang Yimou's sincerity to her, and has been impressed by him ever since.
After graduating from high school, Zhang Yimou took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the countryside to join the team, and Xiao Hua could have been admitted to university, but she ignored her parents' objections and insisted on following Zhang Yimou to the countryside, where they lived in caves and lived a life without entering rice.
Zhang Yimou was responsible for heavy work, Xiao Hua washed and cooked to take care of Zhang Yimou's living, even if it was bitter, they had an extremely sweet life, and three years later, the two were assigned to work in different factories, hundreds of miles apart.
Xiao Hua began to write letters to Zhang Yimou, and on weekends he trekked to see him, Zhang Yimou would also write a long reply to Xiao Hua in his spare time, Xiao Hua's parents strongly opposed the relationship and repeatedly introduced Xiao Hua to objects, but Xiao Hua chose Zhang Yimou without hesitation.
After the college entrance examination resumed in 1977, with the help of Xiao Hua's family, Zhang Yimou entered the Beijing Film Academy to study photography as he wished, while Xiao Hua stayed in Xi'an to support this small family.
In 1983, Xiao Hua gave birth to his daughter Zhang Mo, Zhang Yimou successively worked as a photographer in Guangxi, and starred in many movies and won the title of "actor".
He had a dream of becoming a director, and in 1987, at the age of 37, he directed the movie "Red Sorghum", which was a success, and thus met the heroine Gong Li.
Zhang Yimou, who has an increasingly successful career, is not at home for many years, Xiao Hua alone has taken on the heavy responsibility of taking care of the elderly and raising children, and his life after marriage is not as happy as imagined, and Xiao Hua also has a strong sense of crisis in his heart.
With the success of Zhang Yimou's career, he and Gong Li have been in contact more and more frequently, and both have risen in their careers and share a common language.
And Xiao Hua, who has lived in seclusion for a long time, gradually could not understand Zhang Yimou's new world, and the gap between the two unknowingly became farther and farther, and Zhang Yimou gradually stopped caring about his family and devoted himself to film creation.
Finally, Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua's marriage broke down under the appearance of Gong Li, and the two finally ended in divorce.
Zhang Yimou Gong Li's "eight-year itch"
In 1986, when Zhang Yimou was filming his debut film "Red Sorghum", he met Gong Li in the casting of the Central Academy of Drama, Gong Li stood out among many students and had an outstanding temperament, and Director Zhang fell in love with her at a glance.
For this movie, the crew filmed deep in the mountains, the conditions were very difficult, Zhang Yimou took great care of Gong Li and other actresses, let them live in a warm and comfortable place, provide enough bedding to keep warm, and will personally cook for the crew, Gong Li also fell in love with Zhang Yimou's care and thoughtfulness.
The two began a relationship for several months, and the relationship between the mountains and wilderness quickly warmed up, thinking that they could easily break up after filming and return to their respective lives, who knew that after a few months, their relationship was so strong that it was difficult to give up.
Gong Li took the initiative to write to Zhang Yimou to express her longing, she was worried about Director Zhang's tenderness, hoping to marry him, Zhang Yimou was also very moved, but thinking that there was still a wife and daughter at home, she decided to hide this relationship first.
He hid Gong Li's letter, but his wife Xiao Hua accidentally found out, furious, Zhang Yimou filed for divorce and flew to Beijing to meet Gong Li.
"Red Sorghum" was a great success, Zhang Yimou was proud of his career and love, he and Gong Li began an 8-year relationship, during these 8 years, Gong Li has always hoped to marry Zhang Yimou, looking forward to a formal name and family.
But Director Zhang has experienced a marriage and does not want to sign the bondage again, he believes that such a relationship is already very good, Gong Li needs the security of marriage, wants a complete family, and the values of the two are incompatible.
Zhang Yimou was also unwilling to give in, Gong Li could only choose to leave, and the two finally broke up painfully after filming "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge".
Years later, Gong Li said in an interview that "marriage is just a piece of paper", similar to Zhang Yimou's views, she seems to have begun to understand that the essence of marriage lies in mutual support, not fame, for her, breaking up with Zhang Yimou for many years is still regrettable.
But the cooperation between the two is still tacit, pursuing common perfection in the film, establishing each other's position in film history, and the initial love affair has also become a unique and precious memory in their creation.
Zhang Yimou and Chen Ting's cross-generational romance
In 1999, Chen Ting, a 19-year-old student at the Beijing Film Academy, participated in the selection of actresses in Zhang Yimou's new film "Happy Time", when Zhang Yimou was 48 years old and was at the peak of his career.
During the interview, Chen Ting's performance did not impress Zhang Yimou and failed to play the heroine, but the encounter between the two changed each other's life trajectory, and after the interview, Zhang Yimou took the initiative to ask Chen Ting to dinner, expressing his willingness to give her a chance.
Since then, the two have been in frequent contact, and the topic has gradually extended from film art to life ideals, and Zhang Yimou was deeply attracted by Chen Ting's independent thinking and persistent spirit.
Late one night, Zhang Yimou asked Chen Ting if she was willing to give birth to a child for him, and although Chen Ting hesitated, she readily agreed, Chen Ting's parents strongly opposed this cross-generational relationship, but Chen Ting insisted on her choice.
In 2001, 22-year-old Chen Ting gave birth to her first son, Zhang Yinan, 48-year-old Zhang Yimou, and in order to complete her studies, Chen Ting chose to continue to study after giving birth.
In 2004, during her master's studies, she gave birth to her second son Zhang Yiding for Zhang Yimou, and in 2006, Chen Ting, who had already obtained a master's degree, gave birth to her daughter Zhang Yijiao again for Zhang Yimou while preparing to obtain a yoga instructor certificate.
In 2011, 30-year-old Chen Ting finally married 61-year-old Zhang Yimou, ending an 11-year long wait, during which she has been silently supporting Zhang Yimou and never asked about his relationship status.
After marriage, Chen Ting devoted herself to the family, took care of all the trivial housework, so that Zhang Yimou could work with peace of mind, she paid attention to exercise, maintained a slim figure, participated in various training courses, and enriched her interests.
She also made her three children grow up through careful education, and her eldest son, Zhang Yinan, showed great talent in the field of film, and won many awards for his self-written and directed micro-films.
The second son Zhang Yiding is smart, independent, diligent and studious, and has attended boarding school since he was a child, and his daughter Zhang Yijiao is not only good at ballet, but also publishes a personal picture book, Chen Ting's wise choice and silent dedication, and finally reaped a happy married life.
Does Zhang Yinan look like Gong Li?
Recently, Zhang Yinan's appearance has aroused heated discussions among netizens, because Zhang Yinan is very similar to Zhang Yimou's former lover Gong Li.
Zhang Yinan has very similar facial features to Gong Li, especially the shape of the eyes, nose and mouth are exactly the same, and they have amazing similarities from all angles, which has amazed countless netizens.
This similarity is not only reflected in the appearance, but also in the obvious similarities between the two personalities, both are outgoing and cheerful and enthusiastic personalities.
In fact, Zhang Yinan and Gong Li's life trajectories also have certain similarities, in 2005, Zhang Yinan went to the United States with his mother to study, and Gong Li went to the United States as early as 1997 to develop, these trajectories of coincidences undoubtedly make people can't help but speculate whether the two have some kind of secret blood relationship.
Of course, we should also understand that this is just speculation from the outside world, in fact, Zhang Yinan's biological mother is Zhang Yimou's wife Chen Ting.
Chen Ting was pregnant and gave birth to Zhang Yinan when she was still in school, and had to take a break from school first, and continued to complete her studies after Zhang Yinan was born, if it were not for an unexpected pregnancy, Zhang Yimou might have broken up with Chen Ting a long time ago, and his wife might be another person.
Therefore, although Zhang Yinan and Gong Li have similar facial features, this should be just a coincidence, we do not need to over-interpret the relationship between the two, nor should we spread speculation without conclusive evidence at will.
We should not define a person solely by their identity and background, but should fully respect each person's unique values and achievements.
In fact, Zhang Yinan has shown his good acting talent and potential in the film production that has followed Zhang Yimou many times, and his cheerful and generous personality has the charm of infecting others, which is also similar to Gong Li's person.
We should pay more attention to Zhang Yinan's own gradually emerging performance in the film and television industry, and wish him to create more wonderful works with his own strength in the future.
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