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Preface
When it comes to live webcasts, everyone knows that this cake is sweet and attractive, but what is unexpected is that even the "Tang Seng" in our minds has not been able to resist its temptation.
Since Li Jiaqi, Wei Ya and others have blown the whirlwind of live broadcasting, many senior artists and powerful actors in the entertainment industry have also flocked to this industry to try to get a piece of the pie, including familiar names such as Li Xiang, Pan Changjiang, Jia Nailiang, etc.
And now, a figure that surprised everyone appeared in the ranks of bringing goods, that is, Chi Chongrui, who once played "Tang Seng".
In the hearts of the audience, Chi Chongrui's character image is that transcendental, wealthy, cloudy, and unmoved monk, but in the live broadcast room, he seems to be incompatible with the "Tang Seng" in his impression.
You must know that soon after Chi Chongrui became popular, he chose to tie the knot with Chen Lihua, the richest woman in China with a net worth of tens of billions.
At that time, the outside world ridiculed: "The beauty can't keep Tang Seng, but the rich woman has done it."
What's more, he said bluntly: "Sure enough, the power of money is infinite, and even love can be bought." ”
It stands to reason that Chi Chongrui, who has such a strong financial background, does not need to devote himself to the live broadcast industry to work hard to earn income.
In his married life with Chen Lihua, he has shown great patience and humility to the outside world, such as maintaining a bald image for life for the sake of his stepson's words, and even giving up the opportunity to have his own biological children.
When Chen Lihua intended to leave him a huge inheritance of 40 billion yuan, Chi Chongrui insisted on not accepting it.
This can't help but make people wonder, what is Chi Chongrui asking for? Is he really infatuated, or is he pretending to be humble? What is the real motive behind his dedication to the live streaming industry?
01, 86 version of "Journey to the West" Tang Seng changed people three times
When it comes to the 86 version of "Journey to the West", almost everyone knows about it, and no one knows it, this drama is known as a classic among the classics, and its good reputation is inseparable from the production team's spirit of "slow work and meticulous work".
There are only more than 40 episodes of the whole play, and director Yang Jie led the actors to spend 6 years and footprints all over the country before it was finally polished.
What is amazing is that the role of Tang Seng, the male protagonist in the play, has been relayed by three actors!
The first Tang monk was played by Wang Yue, who was born in a professional class.
His Tang Seng image is angular and prominent, but as a professional actor, Wang Yue is deeply worried: playing such a popular role may limit his future acting career.
So, after filming a few episodes, he decided to resign from Tang Seng.
Replacing Wang Yue is Xu Shaohua, the actor of the same crew "Little White Dragon".
Xu Shaohua is handsome and delicate, with a lovely temperament.
Although he only starred in 8 episodes of Tang Seng, a scene in "Daughter Country" made him firmly occupy the position of "holy monk" in the hearts of the audience.
To this day, when people mention Xu Shaohua, what comes to mind is still the picture of him appreciating treasures with the king in his daughter country, talking late at night, and feeling turbulent but emotional.
Regarding Xu Shaohua's departure, there are two theories circulating in the outside world.
First, "Zhu Bajie" Ma Dehua once revealed in the show that Xu Shaohua was displeased because his salary per episode was 5 yuan less than that of Liu Xiaolingtong and Ma Dehua, and he chose to leave in a fit of anger.
Another theory is that Xu Shaohua received an admission letter from the university and said goodbye to the crew in order to continue his studies.
After Xu Shaohua left, director Yang Jie met Chi Chongrui by chance.
Chi Chongrui has a good appearance and a calm temperament, Yang Jie fell in love with him at a glance, and tentatively asked if he was willing to shave his head for the role, and Chi Chongrui readily agreed.
Chi Chongrui became the longest-serving and most controversial "holy monk" who played Tang Seng in "Journey to the West".
Compared with Wang Yue and Xu Shaohua, Chi Chongrui's appearance is more suitable for the image of Tang Seng in the original work of "Journey to the West", he is tall and has tough facial features but soft.
Chi Chongrui was born in a Peking Opera family, although he did not inherit the family mantle and became a Peking Opera actor, he was influenced by art since he was a child and has a deep passion for literary and artistic careers.
Before starring in "Journey to the West", he had participated in many film and television works, and accumulated a small number of fans with his outstanding appearance and love for acting.
Although Chi Chongrui is committed to his acting career, his road as an actor is not smooth, and he did not get his first role in "Cardamom Blossom" until he was 29 years old.
Since then, he has starred in many film and television works, but he has never become popular.
The encounter with director Yang Jie became a major turning point in his life.
In 1986, as soon as "Journey to the West" was broadcast, it caused a sensation, and the actors in the play had their own characteristics, especially the popularity of several leading actors.
Chi Chongrui is deeply loved by the audience for his accurate portrayal of Tang Seng's personable and compassionate image.
Just when Chi Chongrui realized his dream and became famous overnight with "Journey to the West", he suddenly faded out of the entertainment industry, which confused the audience.
At this time, there was a gossip that "Chi Chongrui quit the showbiz for a rich woman", which caused heated discussions.
02, the legendary marriage between the richest woman and the actor of Tang Seng
It all started when he met a woman, Chen Lihua, a wealthy woman who was 11 years older than him and famous.
Chen Lihua was born in poverty, dropped out of school early to make a living, and the hardships of life forced her to move forward and find an opportunity to change her fate.
After unremitting efforts, Chen Lihua has been promoted from a grassroots textile worker all the way to a female boss in the furniture industry, accumulating her first pot of gold.
Subsequently, she steadily expanded her business footprint and established a strong Fuhua Group.
In 2010, Chen Lihua ranked on the Hurun list with a net worth of 50.5 billion yuan and became the richest woman in China.
Chen Lihua is not only powerful in the business world, but she also loves Peking Opera in her life, and often frequents the theater to watch performances.
When "Journey to the West" was on the air, she especially liked the show, especially the role of Tang Seng.
Unexpectedly, in the theater she frequented, she witnessed Chi Chongrui, who was playing Tang Seng on stage, and Chen Lihua was delighted by her similar interests.
Chen Lihua met Chi Chongrui through a friend.
The first time they talked, the two had a feeling of seeing each other late, and as they got to know each other better, the relationship between the two became closer and closer.
When Chi Chongrui faced this relationship, he felt a lot of pressure.
The turning point occurred when Chi Chongrui's mother was hospitalized due to a serious illness and urgently needed a large amount of surgery fees, although Chi Chongrui had become popular by playing Tang Seng at that time, the actor's income was not enough to pay for the high medical expenses.
After Chen Lihua learned of Chi Chongrui's predicament, she quietly helped him pay his mother's medical expenses in advance, and won his mother's precious life for half a year.
This heavy affection made Chi Chongrui's originally firm heart begin to waver.
He knew that in that era, the combination of "strong women and weak men" often suffered criticism and accusations from those around him, so he was reluctant to accept Chen Lihua's love.
At the critical moment, Liu Xiaolingtong saw Chi Chongrui's inner struggle and encouraged him: "Do you still want to miss the second Queen of Xiliang?" This sentence gave Chi Chongrui great courage, and made him decide to break through the worldly vision and bravely fall in love with Chen Lihua.
Knowing that Chi Chongrui finally accepted herself, Chen Lihua was even more overjoyed.
In this way, a legendary love affair that spans age and status blooms tenaciously in the eyes of the world.
03. Break secular prejudices and respect each other's love and marriage
With a huge age gap and a large difference in career status, Chi Chongrui and Chen Lihua's relationship has attracted much attention from the beginning, and has been labeled as a "rich woman" by the outside world, which is a heavy psychological burden for any man.
And Chen Lihua herself, before meeting Chi Chongrui, also experienced a failed marriage, and starting a family again should not only take care of herself, but also take into account the feelings of her children.
Chen Lihua specially solicited the children's opinions for this reason, and the considerate children understood the mother's loneliness and hard work for many years, and said that this was the mother's personal choice and they would not interfere.
After receiving the support of her children, Chen Lihua mustered up the courage and entered the palace of marriage hand in hand with Chi Chongrui.
In 1990, the two held a low-key wedding, and only after returning from their honeymoon did they invite relatives and friends to their home for a party.
At the banquet, a so-called love letter from Chen Lihua to Chi Chongrui read by a friend attracted everyone's attention, but Chi Chongrui was confused because he had never received such a letter.
At this time, Chen Lihua held Chi Chongrui's hand in a timely manner and signaled that he didn't need to explain.
It turned out that this letter was deliberately "created" by Chen Lihua, in order to prove to the outside world that it was not Chi Chongrui who took the initiative to attach herself to, but she took the initiative to pursue Chi Chongrui's love.
Chi Chongrui, who learned that Chen Lihua had good intentions, was deeply moved and determined to take care of and accompany Chen Lihua for the rest of his life to repay her deep affection.
In married life, Chen Lihua and Chi Chongrui formed their unique mode of getting along, the two are serious and serious, never joke, and each other is called "chairman" and "Mr. Chi", although it seems a little rusty to outsiders, but this is precisely the embodiment of their mutual respect.
In order to make Chen Lihua's children feel more love, Chi Chongrui followed Chen Lihua's wishes and decided not to have his own children, but to treat Chen Lihua's children as his own.
Even so, since Chi Chongrui and Chen Lihua got married, the news and speculation of "being fostered" and "pong rich woman" have never stopped.
But the two of them firmly practiced their commitment and respect for each other with practical actions, walked through the wind and rain hand in hand, and jointly resisted the misunderstanding and doubts of the outside world.
04, Chi Chongrui's wealthy married life of "following the customs".
Chen Lihua, who was once a descendant of the aristocracy, has been immersed in all kinds of complicated rules at home since she was a child.
Over time, these rules were engraved into her blood and bones like an imprint, and evolved into her standards for dealing with people and living in the world.
When Chi Chongrui and Chen Lihua got married, he had to conform to such a rigorous lifestyle and completely "follow the customs".
In Chen Lihua's home, table manners are particularly exquisite.
Whenever she eats with Chan Lai-wah and her stepson, if Chan has not moved her chopsticks, everyone else needs to hold back their appetite and wait for her to take the lead.
Not only that, even Chi Chongrui's sleeping posture is strictly restricted, he is not allowed to stretch his limbs at will, let alone put his hands on his abdomen, and must always maintain a dignified posture.
At the beginning of the marriage, Chen Lihua clearly put forward three family rules to Chi Chongrui: First, given that she was nearly 50 years old at the time, there was no hope for the two of them to have children; second, whenever Chen Lihua spoke, Chi Chongrui must not interrupt and must give full respect; and moreover, the dinner of the whole family must be attended by all members before it can start, highlighting family cohesion.
In the face of this "three chapters of the covenant", Chi Chongrui regarded it as an irreversible "holy decree" and followed it meticulously.
No matter what kind of public occasion he attends, Chi Chongrui always follows Chen Lihua's pace and behaves humbly.
He was asked to address his wife with the word "you", and the husband and wife never laughed and teased, which shows the prudence of his life.
Once, in a business entertainment, in the face of others' contempt and verbal provocation of Chen Lihua, Chi Chongrui couldn't bear it anymore and stood up to defend him.
Instead of winning Chen's understanding, the move drew a severe rebuke for potentially ruining a liquor business involving hundreds of millions of dollars.
Obviously, in the business field, Chi Chongrui could not give Chen Lihua substantial help, so he chose to retreat behind the scenes, take care of his three children, take care of trivial matters at home, and be willing to be Chen Lihua's "virtuous helper".
The high-spirited image of "Tang Seng" on the screen in the past looks so humble to him at this moment.
Although the outside world speculates that Chi Chongrui is in love with Chen Lihua's wealth, he knows that his feelings are sincere and pure, and he loves Chen Lihua herself.
He firmly believes: "Money cannot be exchanged for true love, only time will tell." Although the life of a wealthy family has many rules, Chi Chongrui also tasted his own happy moment.
Chi Chongrui has a soft spot for rosewood, so Chen Lihua spared no expense to collect the world's treasures and give them to him, and spent 200 million yuan to build the Rosewood Museum, and specially appointed Chi Chongrui as the deputy director to be responsible for various affairs in the museum.
Every piece of rosewood furniture furnished in the home is worth more than one million, and the craftsmanship is excellent, it is said that it is no different from the collection of the Forbidden City, and even Guo Degang, a leader in the cross talk industry, can't help but praise when he sees this: "Your collection, I really can't reach it!"
Although Chi Chongrui endured many constraints in the life of a wealthy family, he also found his own happiness and value in the subtleties because of Chen Lihua's deep friendship and unique care.
Their marriage, just like the precious rosewood, has been polished, but it has become more and more unique charm and charm.
05, in his later years, he was involved in the entertainment industry again
When he was young, Chi Chongrui originally had thick black hair, but all the changes came from his stepson's unintentional words.
One day, his stepson said to him, "Uncle, I think you look bald, so don't keep your hair in the future." Because of this sentence, Chi Chongrui decisively gave up the hair that he had kept for many years.
Others may think that Chi Chongrui has made a lot of sacrifices in his marriage, but he said in an interview that he has great respect for Chen Lihua and usually calls her "chairman".
And Chen Lihua also called him "Mr.", and the two have respected each other for decades and have never had a dispute.
This kind of marriage relationship is extremely rare in the eyes of ordinary people, because in most families, small frictions between husband and wife are rare and common, but in the marriage of Chi Chongrui and Chen Lihua, harmony and tranquility are particularly precious.
Unexpectedly, Chi Chongrui, who has long since faded out of the film and television industry, returned to the public eye in his later years.
He skillfully used people's emotional memories of "Journey to the West", got involved in the live broadcast industry, participated in film shooting, took over endorsements, and went all out to dig gold.
For example, he once again played the classic role of Tang Seng in the movie "Journey to the West: Five Elements Mountain", and then appeared in the live broadcast room to promote the rosewood bracelet.
06, in the past, Tang Seng Chi Chongrui incarnated as a live broadcast anchor
In recent years, Chi Chongrui, who is an expert in the industry, has used his professional knowledge to carry out live broadcast activities, but when he turned into an Internet celebrity and said things such as "This 200-year-old Huanghuali Buddha bead, the star once spent 5 million to buy, and now the live broadcast room only needs 4,800 yuan", it can't help but make people look sideways.
He also answered calls from netizens in the live broadcast, and a netizen said that after wearing the bracelet he promoted, the symptoms of hand pain disappeared magically, and Chi Chongrui took this opportunity to emphasize that rosewood does have the effect of anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving, hemostasis and blood stasis.
This approach is reminiscent of those influencers who work hard to promote their products, such as Panzi.
Many netizens saw this scene and questioned: "A bracelet can cure diseases? This is too exaggerated!" Some netizens commented: "The family is already so rich, why come out to do a live broadcast and destroy the beautiful image of Tang Seng in everyone's mind?" Soon, knowledgeable netizens revealed that even the top-quality huanghuali wood bracelet is priced at 4800 yuan, which is already a high price.
Many netizens have left messages criticizing Chi Chongrui's approach as too "down".
What's even more surprising is that Chi Chongrui also wore a robe to record a promotional video for a media company, which once again aroused heated discussions among netizens.
In the video, he is wearing a "baby robe", with heavy makeup and a rich appearance.
He wished the media company better and better development, which caused an uproar among netizens, and some people were incredulous that the former "Tang Seng" also began to shoot commercials.
Some people said regretfully: "Tang Seng's image has been ruined, I feel so embarrassed!" Some people ridiculed: "At first glance, I thought it was Lao Chen, an anti-fraud policeman, if only I didn't wear a robe and makeup!"
In fact, as early as May 2022, Chi Chongrui had already joined the army of live broadcasting, and careful netizens found that the products he sold in live broadcast were his own industry.
Chi Chongrui himself is keen on collecting, and in 1996, he fell in love with an ancient sandalwood carving in Chen Lihua's home, which Chen Lihua remembered by heart.
In 1999, Chen Lihua did not hesitate to spend 200 million yuan to establish the world's only "China Rosewood Museum" in Beijing, which was given to Chi Chongrui as a gift to help him turn his personal hobby into a career.
Today, Chi Chongrui serves as the museum's deputy director.
Despite all the suspicions of the outside world about their marriage, they have always maintained their affection since they were married for 32 years, and there have never been negative rumors.
After marriage, Chen Lihua was reluctant to have children for some reason, and Chi Chongrui fully respected her wishes.
Chen Lihua's net worth has already exceeded 50 billion, and she once said that she would distribute 10 billion to each of her three children after a hundred years, and leave the remaining property to Chi Chongrui, but Chi Chongrui refused this gift.
Now, he chooses to give up his huge wealth and devote himself to live broadcasting, whether such a decision is cost-effective or not, outsiders cannot judge.
Just as Tang Seng went through nine hundred and eighty-one difficulties to obtain the true scriptures, Chi Chongrui and Chen Lihua also experienced the ups and downs and various challenges in their lives together.
The 30 years they have walked hand in hand are enough to prove to the world the deep affection and sincere love between them.
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