Preface
Isn't tolerance after the turmoil even more commendable?
When we hear about all kinds of unsatisfactory marriages in artists, do we easily choose to blame and blame, or put ourselves in their shoes to understand and tolerate? Every relationship has its own uniqueness, and every couple is slowly experiencing in the wind and rain.
The peaks and valleys of Chen Xiaoyi and Liu Huining's 24-year marriage also have their unique stories.
We are often curious about the private lives of celebrities, but we can't fully understand their real situation.
It is easy to criticize others from the moral high ground, while tolerance and understanding require wisdom.
The difference is only that the stories of ordinary people are little known, and their every move is full of joy.
So, how can we judge this couple for 24 years, their story is worth pondering.
Perhaps, it is these tribulations that make them see the preciousness of each other.
Choosing to face the storm rather than flee the disaster requires courage and trust.
When they stand side by side, watching each other's backs, what we see is not failure, but the success of love.
Sichuan girls bravely enter the entertainment industry
In 1968, on a cold winter, Chen Xiaoyi was born in an artistic family in Leshan, Sichuan.
Dad is the deputy head of the repertory troupe, and Mom is a Sichuan opera actor.
Living in a drama atmosphere since childhood, 12-year-old Chen Xiaoyi was admitted to Leshanchuan Opera School against the wishes of his parents.
Strict training did not crush this stubborn girl, but showed her talent.
In the same year, Chen Xiaoyi made his debut on the screen in the movie "The Mysterious Buddha", playing a small role, and experienced the excitement of standing under the spotlight for the first time.
Leaving home to live in school at a young age is an important growth for Chen Xiaoyi.
While training her body in strict opera, she has gradually grown into an independent girl.
In her spare time, Chen Xiaoyi always ran to a lake in the mountain behind the school alone and quietly watched the sunset slowly set on the lake.
She often thinks about her future, and finds her determination to become a good actress in this quiet time.
After graduating from high school, Chen Xiaoyi joined the Leshanchuan Troupe and began his career.
However, the decline of Sichuan opera hit her hard.
Faced with an empty theater, Chen Xiaoyi is often sad and sad.
Once upon a time, the auditorium was full, but now this desolate scene is heartbreaking.
She couldn't help but cry in the place where the dream began, and her heart was full of confusion and pain.
At this moment, Chen Xiaoyi suddenly woke up to the fact that she was unwilling to end her stage career.
The courageous decision was to go to a wider world to develop his career.
In order to pursue her dream, she was admitted to the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama in 1987.
Leaving his hometown and coming to the unfamiliar Beijing, everything starts again.
The splendor of her student days, the bits and pieces of Chinese opera have become unforgettable colors in her life.
She was exhausted by her rigorous studies and performance-intensive schedule, but Chen Xiaoyi never flinched.
In her spare time, she likes to climb to the roof of the dormitory building by herself, where she can see the panoramic view of the campus and the tall buildings in the distance.
The hustle and bustle of the city allows her to see another world, and at the same time strengthens her determination to perform bravely on this strange stage.
After graduation, Chen Xiaoyi joined the Beijing People's Art Theater.
The dramas "Teahouse" and "Thunderstorm" have accumulated valuable stage acting skills for her.
Mobilizing to devote herself to the role is her attitude towards acting.
At the same time, the wonderful performance of a small role in the movie "Heavenly Prairie" made the director fall in love and opened the door to her development in the film and television industry.
A turning point in his career
In 1991, a TV series "Alien Girl" that reflected migrant girls made Chen Xiaoyi angry.
plays Zhao Xiaoyun, who has gone from a working girl to a strong woman, and she became popular overnight.
Under the petite figure is a tenacious heart, Chen Xiaoyi's wonderful performance won the love of the audience, and also showed her super acting strength and extremely charming side.
As a product of China's reform and opening up and the tide of going abroad in the 80s, "Alien Girl" was a sensation, and the line "Money, it's a good thing" in the play is even more widely circulated.
In addition to being popular, Chen Xiaoyi is not complacent.
She pays attention to tutoring, and spends most of her income every year to send home to support her parents.
Outside of work, she likes to walk alone on the Great Wall or Houhai.
This ancient and bustling city has witnessed this girl from a mountain city gradually grow into a household name.
And her heart has never changed, and she still has a simple and quiet pursuit.
The delicate interpretation of rural women in "Divorce" won her the crown of Best Supporting Actress at the Hundred Flowers Awards.
This character is introverted and emotional, and his acting skills are a great test.
In order to accurately interpret it, Chen Xiaoyi deliberately returned to her hometown to live for a period of time, interviewed many middle-aged women from rural areas, listened to their unique life experiences, and integrated them into her own emotional experience.
This honest and nuanced performance has been highly recognized by the art world.
While his career was in full swing, Chen Xiaoyi married director Liu Huining in 1998.
The two met during the filming of "Old House" and fell in love at first sight.
Director Liu is low-key, and the relationship between the two has been very low-key, until one time after a cooperation overnight, looking at the white belly of the fish in the sky, Chen Xiaoyi mustered up the courage to confess his heart to Director Liu.
Unexpectedly, Director Liu's mind was also surging in the dark tide.
So the little couple began a long-term relationship.
Persistence in the midst of marital turmoil
In 2009, an intimate photo with a young male star cast a shadow on Chen Xiaoyi's marriage.
Although Liu Huining believed his wife's explanation and publicly defended her, the two drifted apart.
Later, there were anonymous revelations that they were just a superficial couple.
In the face of all kinds of suspicions, Chen Xiaoyi and Liu Huining are under great pressure.
Later, during Liu Huining's illness, Chen Xiaoyi was unable to be by his side, which made many people believe that the marriage of the golden boy and girl was only a shell of hypocrisy.
At this point, it's hard to guess what's really going on in the couple's heart.
They faced media hype and public criticism, and cracks appeared in this once-happy home.
Liu Huining is a man of action, he chose to go back to his hometown to live for a period of time, and think quietly alone.
During this period, he re-examined the bits and pieces witnessed by the two over the years, and finally he understood the particularity of his wife's profession and chose to continue to believe in this marriage.
Although Chen Xiaoyi is calm and light on the surface, she sometimes chokes up and talks to her mother on the phone, confiding in the difficulties of married life.
Fortunately, the old man is always full of wisdom, and she warned her daughter to trust her husband and cherish this fate.
At this time, they could have chosen to separate, but they have both gone through 20 years of ups and downs.
Perhaps it was these tribulations that made them see the preciousness of each other.
Not all marriages can go through the ups and downs, choosing to support and tolerate each other.
Therefore, Chen Xiaoyi and Liu Huining chose to face the storm of marriage and work together to maintain this harbor of affection.
It is precisely because the two do not give up this family that today's 24-year marriage is precious.
epilogue
If marriage is an impromptu performance, Chen Xiaoyi and Liu Huining used their choices to stage a masterpiece about understanding and tolerance.
They weren't perfect and made mistakes, but in the end they chose to help each other.
This relationship, which has been cultivated for many years, has become stronger after the baptism of wind and rain, and it has also made the lives of the two more complete.
We may not be able to appreciate the unique situation of celebrity couples, but their stories remind us that marriage is a process of mutual support, and it takes two hearts to embrace each other in order to stand tall in the wind; It requires the understanding and tolerance of both parties, so that the tree of marriage will never dry up.
Just as they have walked, feelings will eventually bloom, and life will be colorful because they know how to be tolerant.