Preamble:
Can an innocent and arduous love really withstand the tempering of time and distance?
Zhang Yu and Zhang Jianya are no exception, their marriage was shattered in front of the dreams of both parties, but they still chose to let go.
When youth is gone, what is left behind besides stories?
The carpenter's cinematic dream
"I've loved once in my life, I've been married once, and I've never experienced it since. ”
This is the summary of the once smash hit movie actor Zhang Yu about his feelings.
The man she said "loved once in her life" was the famous director Zhang Jianya.
Zhang Jianya, who was born in 1973, was originally a carpenter, but he dreamed of making movies since he was a child.
His dream of film originated from a science and education film he participated in as a child.
Watching the staff use various props to build a real scene, Zhang Jianya's young mind was fascinated by it.
The dream planted a seed in his heart and quietly sprouted.
Born in an ordinary carpenter family, how did he achieve his dream of filming? This requires starting from scratch step by step.
Family reasons made him miss the opportunity to study, but Zhang Jianya did not give up his dream.
While working as a carpenter to make a living, he devoted himself to studying film knowledge and studied hard for 7 years!
When his peers were still struggling to make a living, he had accumulated a wealth of theories and vision.
In the early 80s of the 20th century, the movie "Ice Death Line" led by Zhang Jianya was a great success, making him, an unknown young man, famous in one fell swoop and began to be noticed by the film industry.
So how did he overcome the difficulties of a film that reflected natural disasters and was filmed?
It is his perseverance and resilience to "turn the impossible into possible" that allowed him to bravely open up in the era of scarce resources, and finally became a blockbuster.
And Zhang Yu, the heroine of the story, was already a first-line actress who was worth twice her value at that time.
She has portrayed the heroine in many red movies, and she has become a household name star at that time, and her career is in full swing.
The first encounter between the two started with a matchmaker.
The goddess of innocence and the low-key male god
The hero and heroine are both low-key and introverted personalities.
Zhang Yu concentrates on work and is not very good at feelings; Zhang Jianya is even more devoted to the film industry, busy realizing the ideal of "revitalizing Shanghai films".
Both of them are not good at words, but they also fell in love because of this.
Zhang Jianya's steady and introverted personality and gentlemanly demeanor are exactly the ideal object in Zhang Yu's girl's heart.
"Curiosity and appreciation brew love", Zhang Yu fell in love with this man who was 7 years older than her.
Another layer of teacher-student-like affection has been added between the two.
And Zhang Jianya finally ushered in the goddess he has always admired.
Zhang Yu's intellect and maturity are beyond his reach.
Both of them complement each other in work and life, enriching each other's life experiences.
However, love comes quickly, but it also breaks quickly.
Just two years after marriage, Zhang Yu came up with the idea of studying in the United States.
Zhang Jianya reluctantly agreed, but also broke off this marriage.
There is no intersection in the lives of the two places, work takes up most of the energy, and the relationship is slowly weakened by time and distance.
Divorce after 6 years is inevitable.
The once sweet marriage has turned into a single life of lovesickness in both places.
The marriage change is also not easy for them, but in order to pursue their dreams, they seem to have given up their fate.
After studying in the United States for 8 years, I still can't forget it
After the divorce, Zhang Yu embarked on the road of study and spent a long 8 years in the United States.
She has obtained a bachelor's degree and a doctorate, and has worked in a foreign company, gradually growing into an independent and confident professional woman.
This is her only goal when she goes abroad.
And Zhang Jianya also stood up again at this time and continued his career as a director.
He directed a number of red theme films, which have made a lot of contributions to the development of Chinese films.
The two of them each compose a new movement in their lives on the other side.
Eight years later, Zhang Jianya still remembers the airport.
He held a rose in his hand and looked forward to it—hoping to start anew with his former glory.
Xu is thinking of the past, Zhang Jianya's heart is still worried; And Zhang Yu can't help but sigh that the years change and the world is impermanent.
However, Zhang Yu knew in her heart that she had chosen another path and would never go back to the past.
She took the flowers, and the two became strangers.
Perhaps, love is only a small part of life, it comes sweet when it comes, sad when it goes, but it should not become a stumbling block to life.
The two choreographers and directors turned their own ways to continue the frontier
After the divorce, Zhang Jianya restarted the family.
He faded out of the directing line and began to switch to acting in dramas such as "Flowers".
He can gallop in front of and behind the scenes, which has achieved his comprehensive transformation as an artist.
And Zhang Yu has also transformed from an actor to a director and producer, continuing to break through in the literary and artistic circles, and achieving his second life.
She has applied what she learned in the U.S. to her work and opened up a whole new field.
The two broke new ground in their own way, and they were never as passionate and unrestrained as they were when they were young.
The years passed, and all the grievances and pains were soothed.
There is no resentment between the two, only a memory of youth in their lives.
Perhaps, as the old song goes, "I will forget you, and forget the April day on earth." ”
There are no regrets in life, no matter whether you choose or give up.
Zhang Yu and Zhang Jianya have no regrets.
Epilogue:
Youth and love are as fleeting as morning dew.
When the flowers of love withered, Zhang Yu and Zhang Jianya chose to continue to move forward and chase their respective careers and lives.
Perhaps they, as ordinary people, will regret the love and marriage they missed.
But as artists, they did not hesitate to choose their dreams and give up their feelings.
Time has passed, and they have each achieved new success and family.
When I think back to the past, I don't know if I will still feel a pang in my heart - the road of life is so long, but youth is a few years in a hurry.
But in any case, it has become a living memory.
It is inscribed in their life stories and becomes a unique color.
And in another form, incorporated into their work, it will be passed on forever.
Such an ending seems to be enough for the two of them.