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In 1999, when Zhang Yimou was 28 years old, he met Chen Ting, who was only 18 years old at the time, during a casting event. When they met for the first time, Mr. Zhang Yimou's beautiful face and elegant dancing made Mr. Zhang Yimou fall in love with her.
Although Chen Ting was not selected for the role in the end, her demeanor was deeply engraved in Mr. Zhang Yimou's heart.
After the shooting, he took the initiative to provide Chen Ting with his contact information, expressing his desire to have the opportunity to continue to cooperate in the future. At first, the young Chen Ting didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was just a kind word from the director, but Mr. Zhang Yimou's frequent contact made her gradually understand the sincerity of this emotion.
The two quickly fell in love, and soon after, Chen Ting gave birth to his first son for Mr. Zhang Yimou. In order to take care of the children with all her might, Chen Ting had to temporarily suspend her studies.
Over the next five years, she brought two boys and a girl to Mr. Zhang Yimou.
With the birth of children one after another, the relationship between them grew deeper and deeper, and finally entered the sacred marriage hall in 2011.
Time flies, looking back on the passionate years in 1987, the famous director Zhang Yimou and the heroine Gong Li fell into the whirlpool of love during the film "Red Sorghum"! In the following eight years, this legendary couple in the film industry has worked together to cooperate in many popular film and television masterpieces, becoming a unique "golden partner" for a while.
However, it is a pity that since the film "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge" was announced, the former loving couple finally parted ways for various reasons.
Let the timeline go back to 1978, when the 28-year-old Zhang Yimou, who was in his prime, tied the knot with his first love Xiao Hua and entered the palace of marriage. Just a few years later, Xiao Hua gave birth to a lovely daughter for him - Zhang Mo.
However, when the classic "Red Sorghum" ended successfully in 1987, the love affair between Zhang Yimou and Gong Li was also made public, and the former couple finally chose to divorce.
Dating back to the hot summer of 1968, a young and beautiful love affair quietly sprouted in the hearts of the two young people. Zhang Yimou has had endless enthusiasm and dedication to art since he was a child, while Xiao Hua was born into a solid family and has never experienced the hardships of life.
The two fell in love at first sight when they first met and quickly fell into a passionate love.
After graduating from high school, Zhang Yimou resolutely chose to go to the countryside to join the queue, eager to experience the simplicity and innocence of rural life in person, so as to sharpen himself. Although Xiao Hua's family firmly opposed this, she still did not hesitate to choose to follow her beloved and embark on this challenging journey together.
So, the lovers came to a remote mountain village and started a new chapter in their lives.
Xiao Hua has been pampered since he was a child, and he has to bear heavy farm work every day, which is physically unbearable. Whenever she recalled her original decision, she could only silently wipe away the tears that slipped from the corners of her eyes.
Zhang Yimou, on the other hand, is always caring, leaving all the delicious food for her, and even taking her out on a bicycle to relax.
In 1978, with the resumption of the college entrance examination system, the lovers who had gone through ups and downs finally ushered in the dawn of happiness and entered the palace of marriage hand in hand. In order to fully support her husband's artistic dreams, Xiao Hua was willing to give up the precious opportunity to take the college entrance examination, and implored his family to fight for a precious place for Zhang Yimou to enter the Beijing Film Academy for further study.
In this way, Zhang Yimou systematically learned professional knowledge in school, laying a solid foundation for his future creative career. However, in 1987, after the perfect curtain call of the movie "Red Sorghum", a mysterious letter exposing the emotional entanglement between Zhang Yimou and the heroine Gong Li ruthlessly tore the emotional bond between the couple.
When the god of fate generously gave Xiao Hua that unexpected letter, she seemed to have fallen into an endless abyss, shocked beyond measure, unable to accept the fact in front of her: her husband was actually living with others outside! In the face of Zhang Yimou's indifference and determination, the whole family tried hard to persuade her, but he did not hesitate to choose a divorce, firm as a rock.
For the sake of his daughter Zhang Mo's future, Xiao Hua had to compromise with tears and painfully agreed to the divorce. Since then, she has taken on the responsibility of raising her daughter alone, working hard every day to make ends meet, and occasionally crying because of her memories.
When the time came to 1987, Zhang Yimou was doing his best to direct his first film "Red Sorghum". In order to find the most perfect heroine, he traveled to major art academies across the country, not letting go of any possibility.
Just when he was almost desperate, a friend recommended him an excellent student of Chinese opera - Gong Li.
When they first met, Zhang Yimou was attracted by Gong Li's beauty and unique temperament, and her image completely matched the setting of the role in his heart. During the filming process, Zhang Yimou's requirements for the actors were almost harsh, and the location environment was even more difficult.
However, Gong Li showed extraordinary talent and completed all the shooting tasks brilliantly, which amazed Zhang Yimou.
In that hot summer, the flame of love gradually ignited between the two. "Red Sorghum" swept the world as soon as it was released, and Gong Li became famous overnight and became a hot new star in the Chinese film industry.
In the following years, Zhang Yimou invited Gong Li to participate in his movies many times, and the two were known as the "golden partners" in the film industry. The classic works they co-created include "Ju Dou", "The Red Lantern Hangs High", "Qiu Ju Fights a Lawsuit" and so on, each of which has achieved unprecedented success.
However, just eight years after the two fell in love, a sudden change completely changed all that...... It turned out that before meeting Zhang Yimou, Gong Li already had a beloved boyfriend.
Although he later decisively broke up with his boyfriend in order to pursue his dream, the ex-boyfriend couldn't stand the betrayal and decided to write a letter to reveal the truth.
After completing the last scene of "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge", Zhang Yimou and Gong Li failed to reach the end after eight years of long-distance love, and each went to a different path in life.