In 1963, Ding Zhicheng was born in an ordinary family in Beijing. He is the second eldest in the family, with an older sister above and a younger brother below. was supposed to be a carefree childhood, but it gave him a heavy burden.
His sister suffers from polio and is unable to take care of herself in daily life. Busy parents gave him the task of housework and babysitting.
Every morning, Xiao Zhicheng, who was still asleep, had to get up and prepare breakfast for his family lightly. My sister couldn't drink boiled water, so he used his mother's leftover hot water last night to brew his sister's special brown sugar.
He could sit down and devour a few bites of his cold food. After eating, he quickly washed and cooked, and then went to take care of his sister, who could not take care of herself.
After school, he continued to work until his parents came back from work.
A childhood without play, without the love of family. Zhicheng can only take on the family responsibilities that he should not have. This made him lose his joyful innocence, but also developed a strong character.
He didn't complain, but silently wrote down the debt in his heart. When he grows up, he must let his sister live a happy life.
Sure enough, when his family asked him to give up his iron job and enter the art academy, Zhicheng did not hesitate at all. He resolutely decided to chase his dreams, but he wanted to give his sister the life she wanted through his own efforts.
The harsh environment can't stop his love for acting, nor can it dampen his regret for his sister.
This sense of responsibility and mission drives Ding Zhicheng's unremitting efforts on the road of art. It is this selfless brotherhood that has given him the tenacity and maturity that surpasses his peers at the age of 20.
In the 80s, Ding Zhicheng entered the Beijing People's Art Theater and began his career as a drama actor. When he first entered the industry, he seemed to have returned to the housework of his childhood, constantly doing chores.
The lack of stage experience allowed him to play small roles without lines at the beginning, which made him feel frustrated.
The harsh environment did not dampen Ding Zhicheng's enthusiasm for acting, he treated every small role diligently, and actively asked his seniors for acting skills. When the opportunity came, he seized every moment of appearance and tried to show his strength.
Over the years, he has constantly honed his acting skills, and gradually grown from a tricky extras to a key role on the drama stage.
However, the income is not ideal. The monthly salary is meager, and his life is all supported by a subsidy after the performance. In order to fill the holes in his home, Ding Zhicheng had to accept every opportunity to perform.
He was busy on and off the stage, which made him full of struggle and confusion on the road of art.
Fortunately, Ding Zhicheng did not give up and continued to face every performance with a normal mentality. Over the years, he has accumulated a wealth of stage experience and a deeper understanding of acting.
These valuable performances honed his excellent acting skills, and he gradually became a backbone actor in the theater. Ding Zhicheng also found the meaning of his life in this arduous struggle.
In fact, as early as the 90s, Ding Zhicheng made a choice to withdraw from the circle. In order to make his sister, who was struggling to make ends meet, he resolutely gave up his acting career and went to the sea to do business.
Three years later, he accumulated a certain amount of wealth, which also made his sister's life gradually stable. That's when I mustered up the courage to chase my dream on the stage again.
However, the death of his loved ones directly touched his heart, so he had to choose to retire again. The pain of losing his father made him feel that he owed too much to the old man and that he had to accompany his mother wholeheartedly.
The departure of his friend also made Ding Zhicheng realize that his relatives are the most important trust in his life, rather than his career and achievements.
In 2002, the death of his mother strengthened his determination to quit. retired twice, and behind him was the woman he took care of with all his heart and soul - his sister.
Making up for his sister's regrets and completing his filial piety to the elderly has become the common internal reason for Ding Zhicheng's withdrawal from the showbiz.
After retiring from the entertainment industry, Ding Zhicheng lived a low-key and comfortable life. He no longer worked as hard as he used to, but focused on spending time with his family and fulfilling his responsibilities as a son and father.
However, his love for acting is still burning in his heart, and he has to return to the drama stage from time to time.
Even if it is such an insignificant small role, Ding Zhicheng will muster up the courage to take it, just to relive the excitement of his youth. As soon as he heard the director shout "ACTION", his adrenal glands surged and he threw himself into the role.
Although there are few lines and lyrics, he also uses subtle expression changes to interpret the inner world of the characters.
Sometimes, Ding Zhicheng will also temporarily replace the main angle to perform. The familiar stage and role made him quickly get into the state. The feeling of putting on a costume and standing in the spotlight to perform still shocks and inspires Ding Zhicheng.
Even if he hasn't acted for many years, his acting skills have not diminished at all.
Although it is his choice to quit the circle, his love for drama is Ding Zhicheng's inacumbent obsession. The joy and excitement of the performance is that he does not hesitate to let go of his interests.
Therefore, as long as time permits, Ding Zhicheng will return to the stage he is most familiar with and chase his own passion.
After quitting the entertainment industry, Ding Zhicheng gave more time and love to his family. However, the death of his loved ones still left him with indelible regrets.
He failed to accompany his father on the last journey of his life, which became a deep self-reproach in his heart. Not being able to keep his parents when he was dying was the deepest pain of dereliction of duty in his life.
The death of his mother also made him feel sorry. Although he did his duty as a filial son, he was always sorry for his mother's nurturing grace. He failed to repay his parents' good intentions, which is a pain that he will never let go of in this life.
And to his sister, he owes him decades of debt. From childhood to adulthood, my sister has paid too much, and he can't pay it back. Even if the two withdrawals were for the sake of my sister, this heavy sense of guilt still haunts me.
Perhaps, Ding Zhicheng's only regret in his life is that he missed the peak of his popularity. The wonderful life that should have belonged to him was also shattered into a bubble due to two withdrawals. But family is always above all else, this is the price he resolutely chooses, and it is also the fate of this life.
Ding Zhicheng's two retirements are undoubtedly a loss for the entertainment industry.
In 2001, he became famous in one fell swoop through "Six Groups of Serious Cases", which was a critical period for his acting career to rise. At this time, his withdrawal from the circle directly ruined his more brilliant development opportunities in the film and television industry.
After becoming popular, he could have eaten more wonderful roles with his excellent acting skills and enriched his screen image. But he gave up the glory and opportunity of his peak and chose a family.
In 2002, with the hit of "Six Groups of Serious Cases 2", Ding Zhicheng was already a powerful actor. This time's complete withdrawal prevented the audience from seeing more of his amazing performances.
His superb acting skills could have created more classic roles, but all expectations were disappointed.
For the entertainment industry, Ding Zhicheng's retirement is undoubtedly a huge loss. He has a solid foundation and is a powerful person who can create classics. But without ifs, many wonderful possibilities have come to naught.
This is embarrassing, and it also makes the entertainment industry lose a valuable talent.
However, we should also respect one's choice of family and affection. Ding Zhicheng tells us with practical actions that family affection is above all else, which is also the wisdom of life he left us.
Today's Ding Zhicheng has found his own meaning in a low-key life.
He no longer works as hard as before, and is anxious to win status and honor in the entertainment industry. Instead, quality time with family. He would spend the whole day with his daughter and listen to her Xi and life.
I will often go home to visit my sick sister and care about her physical condition.
Occasionally, he would return to his hometown to visit his childhood neighbors and friends. Eat a homemade home-cooked meal and talk about interesting anecdotes from the year. The simple life made Ding Zhicheng see a lot.
He no longer regrets and blames himself, but is grateful to everyone who has appeared in his life.
There will also be time, Ding Zhicheng stayed quietly on the park bench in a daze. Watching the children play and watching the old people bask in the sun, peace and satisfaction welled up in my heart.
For him, that's what happiness looks like. No longer impetuous pursuit of fame and fortune, but stop and enjoy life as it should be.
Ding Zhicheng's choice to quit the entertainment industry twice also makes people have to reflect on the current situation of this circle.
In the entertainment industry, you have to work hard, busy with announcements and promotions, to maintain exposure. Once you retire, it's hard to get the opportunity back in the way.
Therefore, many actors ignore the exhaustion of their families, just to establish their position in the circle.
However, this kind of high-intensity work mode is not only consuming, but also easy to lose oneself. The companionship of family members is abandoned, and the maintenance of feelings is also broken.
Many artists choose to divorce, which is precisely the reason.
If the entertainment industry can give artists more autonomy and less cumbersome image operations, they may be able to live a more dignified life. Stick to your heart, never forget your original intention, and use acting skills instead of exposure to win recognition, this is the logic that this circle should have.
Ding Zhicheng's choice is worth pondering for every actor. It also makes the public reflect that artists should not be used as a tool for consumption and entertainment, but should be treated with understanding, tolerance and respect.
In this way, the acting career can really develop, not be superficial.