On Chinese New Year's Eve in 1990, Tang Guoqiang's wife took a bath and put on makeup, put on a new dress, and ended her life with a rope.
Tang Guoqiang's family background is not prominent, his father is the owner of a small medical clinic, and his mother is a housewife. They hope that Tang Guoqiang will carry on the family's medical tradition and embark on a practical and stable path.
But Tang Guoqiang has a different dream. He has a passion for the performing arts and a desire to be able to show himself on screen.
Although his parents strongly opposed his choice, believing that he should choose a safer path, Tang Guoqiang decided to leave his hometown and go to the outside world.
In the 70s, it was a time of great opportunity, with new things emerging one after another, and people were full of excitement for the future. Tang Guoqiang is convinced that the film industry will be a bright future, and he is willing to work hard to pursue his dreams.
He came to Bayi Film Factory and got a job as an actor. Although the job is not stable and the income is not high, he feels very satisfied. He can finally stand in front of the camera, play a variety of roles, and experience different lives.
At the same time, a girl named Sun Tao also entered the Bayi Film Studio to work. His father was a high-ranking officer with high prestige in the army. 's mother was born in a medical family, although she is in the army, but the conditions are good, so Sun Tao has been smooth sailing since he was a child, and everyone thinks that the future is immeasurable.
Her parents originally expected her to enlist in the army and become a military doctor, but they didn't expect her to finally choose to contact the star at Bayi Film Studio. Sun Tao has always had a longing and love for film and television, which is incomprehensible to his worldly parents.
Although the two people from the academy did not agree with their daughter's behavior of "mantis arm car", they couldn't bear to live up to her original intention, so they let her go.
One day in 1979, after a period of visiting, inexperienced newcomers Tang Guoqiang and Sun Tao had a good impression. Sun Tao was conquered by those bright and pure eyes and took the initiative to show favor to him. Tang Guoqiang suddenly felt a long-lost warmth and joy, and his inner defense line easily collapsed, and he made up his mind to be with this straightforward and generous girl.
Despite the disparity in their family backgrounds, the two are young and have a pure heart for romanticism, and they are determined to overcome all obstacles.
The sweet period of love is quickly crushed by the trials of real life. Sun Tao gave up his job and taught his husband and children at home, but Tang Guoqiang was busy filming and had no time to take care of his family. Soon after the two got married, they had a daughter Tang Li, and Sun Tao was running around with a baby waiting to be fed, like a little female protector.
Tang Guoqiang enjoys the popularity of public idols and the floating of all kinds of lace scandals, and is indifferent to his family and wife and daughter. The discord brought about by this huge difference gradually intensified between the two.
Sun Tao takes care of everything in the family and manages her husband's peripheral affairs, she understands that only by wholeheartedly sharing her lover's worries and making up for his absence in family life can Tang Guoqiang devote himself to the development of the film industry. Many years later, she dedicated her youth, and even began to have health problems and problems, but Tang Guoqiang still enjoyed his wife's sacrifice and dedication as a matter of course.
In 1985, Tang Guoqiang publicly had an affair with a popular actress. Sun Tao immediately rushed to the crew to confront her husband face-to-face, trying to save him. On the contrary, Tang Guoqiang became indifferent and blunt, and even publicly filed for divorce. Unexpectedly, this heavy blow crushed Sun Tao, making her worse than death.
On the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve in 1990, Sun Tao ended his life with despair and hatred at the age of 35. In the two suicide notes he left, one confessed his deep love and dedication to her husband, and the other told her daughter to avenge her mother in the future.
After Tang Guoqiang learned the bad news, he was completely consumed by guilt and despair. He knows that now his future is in vain, and his acting career will be buried by widowhood scandals.
What he needed was a new beacon, so in deep grief, he decisively chose to enter the next marriage with Magnificent, as the "overarching" and closing word of the whole incident. This decision has undoubtedly caused public indignation and scolding. Sun Tao's father even accused Tang Guoqiang of being the main cause of his daughter's death.
Tang Guoqiang's marriage with Magnificent was on thin ice in constant questioning and attack, and it was not until his daughter Tang Li grew up and dissolved her mother's last words before her death that she was forgiven and accepted by the society. Now the two are still living happily with their three children. As for Tang Guoqiang, he has long since faded out of the entertainment industry and regained his name, ending this past of love and hatred because of drama.
