One day in 1978, 20-year-old Guo Kaimin was working the crew of the Shanghai studio for the new drama "Lushan Love". It was the first film in his life in which he played the leading role.
Although his acting skills are not yet proficient, he struggles to figure out the role and wants to bring this young intellectual to life.
Not far away, Zhang Zhihua, who was wearing a long skirt during the Republic of China, silently watched Guo Kaimin. The two met here, and Zhang Zhihua is also an actor in the repertory troupe. At that time, Guo Kaimin had just joined the group, and Zhang Zhihua took the initiative to greet him, and the two hit it off.
In the days that followed, they often discussed acting skills together, and gradually developed feelings.
After the movie was completed, Guo Kaimin became famous overnight. Many fans praised him as the best of the new generation. Zhang Zhihua was also happy for him in her heart, but at the same time she was a little envious and jealous - she also looked forward to the day when she would be popular all over the country.
However, she still chooses to be tolerant and understanding, after all, Guo Kaimin is outstanding.
In 1984, the two registered their marriage in a simple ceremony. After marriage, Guo Kaimin has a busy career and does not have much time to spend at home. Zhang Zhihua couldn't express his sadness, so he could only bear the loneliness silently.
Fortunately, her husband would care about the family and her situation after work, and she didn't complain about anything.
In 1990, Guo Kaimin decided to apply for further study at Beijing Film Academy. He felt that his acting skills still had a lot of shortcomings and needed to be Xi from professional teachers. Zhang Zhihua disagrees with her husband giving up his career to go to school, she believes that actors rely on talent and polishing on the stage.
The two quarreled over this. In the end, under Guo Kaimin's soft grinding and hard bubbles, Zhang Zhihua couldn't bear to stifle his dream and promised to let him go to Beiying.
During the Northern Film Festival, Guo Kaimin rarely went home to visit his wife and children. Zhang Zhihua is at home alone with children, and life is extremely hard. She complained in her heart that her husband didn't care about it, but she was too embarrassed to say what she really thought.
Three years later, Guo Kaimin graduated from Beijing Film, but announced to Zhang Zhihua that he was going to start a business in a small city in the south, trying to transform into a producer or director. Zhang Zhihua couldn't bear it anymore and filed for divorce from him on the spot.
Guo Kaimin, who went south to start a business, was full of hope at first, but he didn't expect that doing business would be much more difficult than he imagined. The company quickly lost money, and he had little savings left. Guo Kaimin, who has no wife and children, has a slump in his life, and his spirit has also been hit hard.
After the divorce, Guo Kaimin had no choice but to return to his old business and re-appear in the TV series. But he is not as famous as before, and the entertainment industry with many newcomers can't accommodate him as an old actor.
Many of the plays are small roles that play tricks or tricks, with very low exposure and very limited income.
Just when Guo Kaimin's career and relationship were at a low point, a woman appeared in his life. She is You Yong's ex-wife Liu Xiaochun, and she is also a single mother who divorced her husband and took care of her children alone.
The two hit it off at first sight and quickly fell in love. Liu Xiaochun is gentle and considerate, which has become the sustenance of Guo Kaimin's soul.
A few years later, with the encouragement and support of Liu Xiaochun, Guo Kaimin's career ushered in a small peak. He made a name for himself with a spy war drama, allowing more audiences to re-recognize his acting skills.
So, he mustered up the courage to propose to Liu Xiaochun, and Liu Xiaochun readily agreed and gave birth to a son for him. A family of three is happy.
Zhang Zhihua's life was extremely difficult after the divorce, she carried a new bag on her back, carried a large suitcase, dragged her tired body from bump in the city, and temporarily lived in one simple rental house after another.
She had to travel around looking for jobs to support her family. Helpless, she desperately supported the family, but often hugged her son and cried at night. In order to earn money to support her family, she had to be away from her son's side for many years during the critical period of his growth.
Zhang Zhihua performed singing and dancing alone, remembering the voices and movements of various characters. She is an energetic artist on stage, and she can only be exhausted when she gets off the stage.
With the help of teachers and friends, Zhang Zhihua gradually walked out of the shadow of marriage change. She no longer feels sorry for herself because of her husband's departure, but goes all out to make herself a great actor.
Finally, in the new play "Yimeng Mountain People", she portrayed the image of a woman in a mountain village vividly, which won unanimous praise from the director and the audience. This became a turning point in her career to take off again.
Under the introduction of a mutual friend, Zhang Zhihua met the folk painter Zha Guojun. The two talk about everything, and their interests coincide. Zha Guojun has a gentle personality and is very good at taking care of people.
He didn't care about Zhang Zhihua's marriage history, but sincerely admired her as a woman. Zhang Zhihua was also moved by his warm and kind personality.
Zhang Zhihua's biggest worry is that her son can't accept the fact that she remarried. To her surprise, Zha Guojun is very good at coaxing children, and he often plays with his son, talking and laughing.
The son also quickly fell in love with this "painting uncle". Seeing that his son could accept it, Zhang Zhihua finally mustered up the courage to marry Zha Guojun. Zha Guojun also took care of her and her son as his own family, which moved Zhang Zhihua.
At the same time, Guo Kaimin also lived a happy life under the careful care of his new wife. He no longer puts his career as important as when he was young, and this time he puts his wife Liu Xiaochun and son Guo Yihuan first.
His son Guo Yihuan has really grown into an excellent actor and appeared on the cover of entertainment magazines, and Guo Kaimin is sincerely proud of him.
When we look back on the marriage and life history of Guo Kaimin and Zhang Zhihua, we can't help but feel a lot of emotion. They were deeply in love with each other, but after marriage, they eventually divorced for various reasons.
The breakdown of their marriage left the two with a heavy blow to their careers and lives, and they had to face it alone during the most difficult period of their lives.
However, in those difficult moments, they did not give up, but fought to catch up, and finally found true love and happiness. The dark times made them understand the impermanence of the world, and also made them more mature and stable in their feelings and lives.
When they look back, they will be filled with emotion because of these twists of fate. Their marriage and life stories are worth pondering for each of us, because no one in this world can truly control their own destiny. What we can do is to be like them, never give up, and keep moving forward.