In the midsummer of 2021, the epic war masterpiece "Sniper", jointly created by the famous contemporary director Zhang Yimou and his talented daughter Zhang Mo, has finally been unveiled as scheduled, arousing the warm expectations of audiences around the world!
After the movie was released, it received rave reviews and praise. At this time, Zhang Mo has gone through the third decade of her life, and she is no longer the little girl who is confused and helpless because of her parents' divorce.
Now she has grown into a mature and stable professional woman, the works she directed have won many good results, and her career development momentum is strong.
In 1988, Zhang Yimou won the highest honor of the Berlin Film Festival - the "Golden Bear Award" with the film "Red Sorghum" adapted from Mo Yan's novel.
At that moment, the family of three walked hand in hand on the red carpet with a happy smile on their faces. However, who could have foreseen that this short-lived beauty would be the tranquility before the storm? Soon after, Zhang Yimou fell in love with Gong Li, the heroine of the film, and the relationship between the two gradually warmed up.
When Xiao Hua stumbles upon the intimate correspondence between the two, she is in pain and resolutely decides to leave this once warm home. Seeing her mother burst into tears, little Zhang Mo could only hide helplessly in the corner, listening to her mother's grief-stricken crying, her heart was deeply stabbed.
Since then, the originally happy family has become fragmented, and Zhang Mo has followed his mother to live a lonely life. Mother and daughter support each other and do everything they can to make ends meet.
And the former father has long forgotten their existence in Gong Li's arms.
1988 is undoubtedly the most glorious year of Zhang Yimou's life. The film "Red Sorghum" directed by him not only won the highest honor of the "Golden Bear Award" at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, but also won the crown for Chinese films for the first time on the stage of the world's three major international film festivals, creating a historic and glorious moment.
At the award ceremony, Zhang Yimou carried the expectations of his wife Xiao Hua and took his beloved daughter Zhang Mo to the meeting happily. The family of three walked on the red carpet hand in hand again, with a happy smile on their faces.
When Xiao Hua's beloved husband looked at her with admiration and arrogance, she couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion when she looked at her husband's resolute and determined figure from afar.
In contrast, Zhang Mo's heart was full of anticipation with a handful of delicate flowers, full of joy waiting to be presented to his dear father.
Although Zhang Yimou, as a director, did not pay much attention to this at first, he was surprised to discover a shocking fact soon after: his wife Xiao Hua had accidentally discovered an intimate correspondence between him and Gong Li.
The truth was suddenly revealed like a thunderbolt from the blue, Xiao Hua fell into deep pain, she couldn't suppress her emotions, and asked her husband if he really had an ulterior affair with Gong Li.
In the face of his wife's accusations, Zhang Yimou surprised everyone's expectations and resolutely proposed the decision to divorce.
At that time, night had fallen, and in that dark and silent room, only the sobs of mother and daughter echoed in the air. Xiao Hua burst into tears and called her husband's name in grief.
The young Zhang Mo hid helplessly in the corner, looking at her mother's sad appearance, her heart was full of confusion and fear that she had never felt before.
In the end, Xiao Hua had to make a difficult choice and left this once warm home with his daughter. Since then, the once happy family has been torn apart, and the mother and daughter have begun a life of displacement.
Time is like an arrow, time is like a shuttle, and in a blink of an eye, 2013 has come. This year has a special meaning for Zhang Mo - she is about to enter the palace of marriage hand in hand with her beloved man Meng Fanqing and start a new and beautiful chapter in life.
On the day of the wedding, the whole venue was filled with a joyful and peaceful atmosphere. Zhang Yimou was wearing a shiny black suit, hugging his daughter with exquisite makeup tightly, with tears of happiness in his eyes.
And not far away, Xiao Hua was dressed in a gorgeous and noble dress, and a bright smile that had not been seen for a long time bloomed on his face.
After years of pain and estrangement, it was completely resolved at her daughter's wedding. Who would have imagined that this once rival couple would be able to get to where they are today?
This opportunity to resolve family conflicts dates back to more than ten years ago. In 2004, Zhang Mo, who lost his father's love, left his motherland and embarked on a long and arduous journey.
She longs to break free from her father's shadow and start a new life in New York, USA.
Soon after, Zhang Mo met the love of his life, Tovey. This passionate American young man is like a dazzling sun, dispelling the endless haze in Zhang Mo's heart.
Under Tovey's meticulous care, Zhang Mo was like a girl who fell in love, throwing herself into his arms without hesitation, and resolutely chose to spend the rest of her life with him despite the strong opposition of her family.
However, life after marriage disappointed Zhang Mo - Tovey was lazy, heavy on alcohol, addicted to gambling, and even committed domestic violence against her.
This painful marriage has brought great trauma to Zhang Mo, and she never expected that the former vows and alliances would become the laughing stock she is today.
In an unbearable situation, Zhang Mo finally mustered up the courage to call his father and poured out the pain that had accumulated in his heart for many years.
When he heard about his daughter's tragic experience, Zhang Yimou's heart was full of deep guilt, and he said to his daughter affectionately: "Go home, Dad will do his best to take care of you."
These few short words moved Zhang Mo to tears. Soon after, Zhang Yimou embarked on a journey to the United States and brought his daughter home, who had gone through many storms.
After returning to China, the relationship between father and daughter was gradually repaired, and the old estrangement was finally resolved.
After returning to China, Zhang Mo began to follow in the footsteps of his father Zhang Yimou, devoted himself to the film and television industry, and engaged in film and television creation under the careful guidance of his father. At first, she was mainly responsible for basic editing and subtitling, such as in 2008, when she worked on her father's film "Three Shots".
With the passage of time, under the patient cultivation of his father, Zhang Mo's talent gradually emerged. In 2013, her first independent directorial work "28-year-old minor" achieved good results, winning many honors such as the "10th China Screen Billboard Annual New Director Award" and the "Best Debut Award" at the Changchun Film Festival.
This film not only opened a glorious chapter in Zhang Mo's directorial career, but also marked the official start of her relationship with her father. After years of mutual understanding and tolerance, the mustard between them has finally disappeared.
Looking back on the past, Zhang Mo's difficult years are still vivid. In 2004, in New York, USA, she met her first love Tovey and resolutely decided to marry this uneducated man, trying to prove that she had successfully escaped her father's shackles.
However, the cruel facts of married life completely shatter the heroine's good expectations - it turns out that the man named Tovey is lazy, addicted to alcohol, addicted to gambling and cannot extricate himself, and even inflicts domestic violence on his wife! The once sweet vow bursts like a bubble, and Ms. Zhang Mo's heart suffers a heavy blow.
Unable to endure such a cruel fate, Zhang Mo finally mustered up the courage to ask his father for help and confide in his bitter suffering over the years. Hearing his daughter's cries of pain, Mr. Zhang Yimou's heart was filled with deep guilt, and he once again recalled the decision that made him regret - the decision to abandon his wife and daughter.
"Go home, Daddy will do his best to take care of you. Mr. Zhang Yimou said affectionately. These short words moved Ms. Zhang Mo to tears, as if she had rediscovered the pillar of her life.
Soon after, Mr. Zhang Yimou flew to the United States to bring his daughter home. After returning to China, Zhang Mo rekindled his love and fighting spirit for life.
With her father's selfless care and support, she gradually got out of the shadows and regained her sanity and confidence.
In every day he spent with his father, Zhang Mo gradually let go of the burden in his heart. In 2013, she teamed up with her father to create a very personal film masterpiece "The Return".
This film is of extraordinary significance to Zhang Mo - because the heroine is played by Gong Li, who she hated deeply.
Time flies, and now the two who meet again have long lost their former elegance, but there is more maturity and calmness in their eyes. When Zhang Mo saw the woman who had been regarded as a treasure by her mother again, her heart swelled with complex emotions.
In her childhood, how she longed for her parents to restore the old friendship, and how she later blamed Gong Li out of anger and regarded her as the culprit for destroying the harmony of the family.
Today, however, these memories have been blurred with the passage of time.
As the camera progressed, Zhang Mo and Gong Li hugged each other tightly on the screen. At that moment, it seemed that the past grievances and hatreds had dissipated in the washing of the years.
For Zhang Mo, perhaps this woman was the object of her hatred the most, but after all, she was also a key turning point in her life.
For Mr. Zhang Yimou, being able to work with his daughter to complete this film is undoubtedly a kind of compensation for the past. He finally stopped running away and bravely faced the wrong decision that hurt his daughter deeply.
The remarkable "Return" not only won rave reviews from critics, but also allowed their broken family to be reconstructed and rebuilt.
The grand release of this movie made Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua unconcealed pride and joy on their faces when they saw the familiar and cordial figure of their daughter on the screen during the movie.
The pain that had accumulated for a long time seemed to be relieved at this moment, and they decided to reunite and cherish the precious emotions that had been cherished for each other again.
Since then, Zhang's family has been harmonious, and she has established a closer work-life relationship with her father.
Looking forward to the future, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo, the well-known "father-daughter partner" in the industry, are working together towards a common ideal. The mutual understanding and tolerance between them have long gone beyond the ordinary scope of family affection.
With the unwavering support of his father, Zhang Mo will work with her husband Meng Fanqing and their children to depict a more colorful chapter of life on the dual road of career and family.
The little girl who once grew up in the shadow of her parents' divorce has now transformed into a confident and calm professional woman. Her husband, Meng Fanqing, has given his wife full support for her career development, and even though he is overseas, he always finds time to return to China to spend time with his wife and children to share those warm family moments.
At this time, Zhang Mo's home is filled with an atmosphere of happiness, and the family laughs and laughs, as if the past pain has never happened. The innocent smiles of the children are the biggest motivation for her to move forward, and Meng Fanqing's meticulous care is her most solid backing.
With the understanding and support of his family, Zhang Mo is even more prosperous in his career and has made more brilliant achievements.
For Zhang Yimou, looking at his daughter's sunny life, all the doubts and uneasiness in his heart have disappeared. The little girl who rebelled because of the wrong choice has grown into an adult, has her own family and career, and is living the life she dreamed of.
As a father, it is undoubtedly a great comfort to be able to witness every growth of his daughter. What makes him even more pleased is that in the long passage of time, he and Xiao Hua finally rekindled the flame of love in the past.