The ancient city of Fusu contains a rich cultural heritage, and countless literary and artistic talents have been bred here. Yan Ni is one of the girls who has loved dramatic art since she was a child.
Yan Ni's family lives near the Xi'an Film Studio, which is a filming base for movies and TV series, with all kinds of props and sets. Whenever Yan Ni and her friends passed by, they would always smell the smell of cosmetics, see costumed actors or extras running back and forth on the construction site, and the director's voice shouting "Action" wafted in their ears from time to time.
All this deeply attracted Yan Ni's attention, and she would often pull a few good friends over the wall to go in, hide behind the set and watch the performances of famous actors from a distance, and her heart was surging.
After graduating from high school, Yan Ni could have chosen some stable clerical jobs. But the charm of theatrical performance firmly grasped her heart and made her unable to extricate herself. Therefore, Yan Ni filled in the finance and economics major, but after entering the university, all her spare time was spent in the campus drama club, and she seized every opportunity to practice acting.
In her sophomore year, she won the honor of the school's top ten actors for her role as a nurse in the drama "The Most Beautiful Retrograde".
After graduating from university, Yan Ni decisively gave up her job in the financial system and chose to join a professional drama troupe. The troupe rehearses and performs three or four plays a week, and the intensive training has enabled her to improve her acting skills quickly.
Two years later, she was admitted to the Military Art Academy for further study. This time, she will compete with the best theater people from all over the country. Hard schoolwork and performances fill almost every day, but her passion for drama keeps her going.
After graduation, Yan Ni successfully joined the Kongzheng Repertory Troupe and began her career as a professional actor. As she stood in the depths of the stage, listening to the bursts of applause and cheers from the audience, she knew that she had finally realized her childhood dream.
After Yan Ni devoted herself to her career, her work status of gathering less and leaving more made her almost no time to participate in blind dates. Her family saw that she was still single after her age, and they were anxious and urged her to find a partner to marry and have children.
"I have a friend here who has a good son, do you think you need to meet?" One day, her mother came to Yan Ni and mysteriously proposed to her.
"Okay, we'll see you once. After thinking about it, Yan Nisi still agreed. In fact, she is also a little empty and lonely in her heart, and she also wants to find a confidant to spend the rest of her life with, but she has never met a suitable one.
Yan Ni came to the blind date restaurant ten minutes early. Pushing open the private door, she saw a tall and handsome boy carefully studying the menu. The boy seemed to notice her coming, and raised his head and smiled at her.
"You're Yan Ni, right? My name is Zou Wei. Zou Wei's voice was warm and beautiful. The two exchanged a few words, and were immediately deeply attracted by this innate sense of fit.
Zou Wei thoughtfully ordered a few dishes for Yan Ni that were full of color and flavor. The two tasted it slowly and chatted warmly. Zou Wei has a high sense of humor and emotional intelligence, and talking to him makes Yan Ni feel more relaxed and happy than ever.
Time flew by, and they didn't even realize that three hours had passed.
"I'll take you home. Zou Wei took the initiative to propose. Walking on the boulevard under the moonlight, Zou Wei inadvertently took Yan Ni's hand.
The romantic love between Zou Wei and Yan Ni entered the palace of marriage under the witness of the two families. On the wedding night, Zou Wei gently hugged Yan Ni under him, and whispered his unswerving love.
When the morning light shone into the bed, the two looked at each other and smiled, and began a sweet world of two.
Life after marriage was supposed to be a happy time with eyebrows on the case, but the high-intensity work of the two continued to consume this happiness. Zou Wei works in a large state-owned enterprise and has heavy responsibilities, often needing to work overtime to handle official duties; And Yan Ni is even more devoted to the drama career, and spends most of the year running around in other places.
Not long after marriage, Yan Ni became pregnant. She had to leave the crew temporarily and go home to adjust her body. After Zou Yuanqing was born, Zou Wei and Yan Ni were ecstatic, but they soon had to go to work again, so they could only hand over their daughter to Zou Wei's mother.
When Zou Yuanqing just turned one year old, Yan Ni received a notice of a new drama and must start preparing for the play immediately. She had to reluctantly leave her young daughter and start filming for a long time.
The crew is remote and has poor mobile phone reception, so it is not so easy for Zou Wei to see his wife and children immediately. The husband and wife get together less and leave more, and gradually talk less and less on WeChat and on the phone.
Once, Zou Wei finally looked forward to a rare vacation, and he happily took an 8-hour train ride to Yan Ni's crew. But when he arrived, he was told that Yan Ni had already flown to the next filming location in advance.
When Zou Wei caught up with the third shooting city, Yan Ni had already finished her short lunch break and returned to her busy shooting work. The two had a quick meal, and Yan Ni had to leave to continue working.
The life of gathering less and leaving more makes the tree of love between the two have no nutrients and watering, and finally it is difficult to escape the fate of withering. After a crying and laughing chase, Zou Wei and Yan Ni finally recognized the reality and signed a divorce agreement to end the marriage.
Signing the divorce was very uncomfortable for Zou Wei and Yan Ni, especially for Yan Ni. At that time, she had just finished filming a drama and was in a state of vacancy.
Living at home for a long time has given her too much time to think about her life. Every time she thinks of not being able to live under the same roof with her husband and daughter, Yan Ni's heart is like being twisted by an invisible hand, tears pouring out of her eyes uncontrollably, tossing and turning and unable to sleep.
At this time, Yan Ni received a notice from the new drama "Wulin Gaiden" and needed to be filmed immediately. But she was restless all day, in an extremely bad state, she lost a lot of weight, she was always crying red around her eyes, and she looked almost ten years older than her actual age.
She felt like a badly malfunctioning machine that could shut down at any moment. It is also irresponsible for the rest of the crew to continue like this.
"Sister, life will inevitably encounter misfortunes, but we must be optimistic, this is the meaning of life. You're still young and have a bright future, so you have to cheer up!" As soon as actress Li Gu learned of Yan Ni's situation, she immediately drove hundreds of miles to the crew and encouraged her with a sister-like loving tone.
Other crew members also came over to comfort her, asking her to take off her guard and open her heart to talk about her troubles.
With the help of these people who cared about her, Yan Ni gradually opened her heart knot. She realized that the ups and downs of life are common, and she should not be depressed because of this.
So she adjusted her emotions, re-invested in the role, and went all out to complete the filming of this play.
After Zou Yuanqing lived with his grandmother for a while, he began to miss his mother. In order to complete the work as soon as possible, Yan Ni decided to bring her 5-year-old daughter to live in the crew.
In the first few days of coming, Zou Yuanqing was a little uncomfortable, but he quickly played with the crew.
Sister Azhen, the makeup artist, will paint beautiful petal makeup for Xiao Qingqing and tell her the meaning of each flower. Director Mr. Liu will find lollipops of various flavors and eat them with her.
Xiao Qingqing also often plays with her uncles and aunts who play tricks, elevates her to be a princess, or does magic tricks to make her happy.
Zou Yuanqing is well-behaved and obedient, and pleases everyone. Occasionally, Yan Ni took time to visit her daughter between shoots, and she would also find her sitting in the director's chair practicing Xi and shouting "Action" to the air, or imitating their movements outdoors in outfit clothes, which was very cute.
The little girl's innocent appearance infected the whole group, allowing everyone to relax after busy work and inspire greater enthusiasm for work.
One day, Yan Ni was filming a key scene, and Zou Yuanqing was quietly watching from the sidelines. She watched her mother devote herself to the role, shed tears of excitement, released her emotions wholeheartedly, and cooperated with the male protagonist to perform heartbreaking sad scenes.
The little girl suddenly understood how difficult it is for her mother to do this profession, and it takes a lot of effort to create a convincing character. She never complained anymore and became her mother's strongest backing.
Once Zou Yuanqing said to Yan Ni: "Mom, I want to go to my grandmother's house to live for a while, so that you can concentrate more on filming." I can take care of myself by myself, and I won't cause trouble to others.
Yan Ni listened, and her heart was mixed. The daughter is so considerate and well-informed, she is no longer a child who needs to be taken care of by her mother all the time.
Whenever a drama is finished, Yan Ni will rush home as soon as possible and take Zou Yuanqing to her side to make up for her lack of companionship.
She takes her daughter to the playground, goes for a walk in the park, and buys her favorite desserts...... The mother and daughter duo laughed and frolicked in this rare time, restoring their intimate connection.
Time flies, Zou Yuanqing gradually grew up, and his dream of acting since childhood has come true. Now she is no longer the little girl who still had her mother in her arms, but a cutting-edge film and television actor with outstanding appearance and acting skills.
In front of the camera, Zou Yuanqing can naturally interpret a variety of roles with different personalities. In life, she is cheerful and generous, with a personality charm that is as likable as her mother.
Many directors are interested in working with her. In the future, she will surpass her mother Yan Ni and become a more dazzling superstar.
Zou Yuanqing did not inherit Yan Ni's troubled love life, and is still single. She and her mother are like the best girlfriends, often going in and out of the street to go shopping. Passers-by saw the two walking intimately hand in hand, talking and laughing, thinking that they were a pair of good sisters of similar age.
"Mom, is this dress pretty?" Zou Yuanqing gestured a lilac dress in front of him and asked Yan Ni.
"It flatters your skin very well, try it now!" Yan Ni took off her daughter's sunglasses and responded with a smile.
"I think these pants are not bad, are they very suitable for you?" Zou Yuanqing picked up a pair of jeans and put them on Yan Ni's legs.
"Haha, let's buy it all. ”
The mother and daughter happily walked out of the mall, carrying all the clothes that the other party had chosen for themselves. They cherish such a rare time together. Even after half a century, they are still deeply affectionate and intimate.