Yang Zhenning and Weng Fan's marriage has been 20 years now, and they are trying to use time to prove to everyone the authenticity of their marriage.
But there is still a huge controversy, Yang Zhenning's friend Fan Zeng, but he only saw him enjoying it, but did not see the sadness behind them.
Fan Zeng, born in 1938 in Nantong, Jiangsu, is a water town that has nurtured his gentle and jade-like character and nourished his artistic cells.
There were 13 poets in his ancestors, and the family's artistic genes have been perfectly inherited by him.
As early as the age of 13 in the cardamom years, he successfully joined the Nantong Art Association with his outstanding painting talent, and was known as the "Nantong Three Little Painters" with his two friends.
In those days, such a teenager's fame was undoubtedly remarkable.
Fan Zeng's emotional world is as colorful as his paintings, full of intense brushstrokes and delicate and subtle emotional lines.
His first marriage and the story of the first love of the famous calligrapher Lin Xiu are like an unfinished poem, and the two finally parted ways due to differences in artistic pursuits.
Subsequently, Fan Zeng and his classmate Bian Baohua drew an art blueprint at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and her admiration and admiration for Fan Zeng turned into a harmonious sound in life.
However, a twist of fate staggered their life trajectories again, and Fan once met Zhang Guiyun (later renamed Nan Li) during the "57 Cadre School".
She was originally the wife of her benefactor Su Zunde, and this relationship was finally known to the world in 1993, until Zhang Guiyun's death in 2019, and their marriage came to an end.
However, Fan Zeng's emotional story did not end there, and he announced in a high-profile manner on April 10, 2023 that he would remarry Xu Meng, who is 50 years old.
This news is like a thunderbolt on the ground, causing heated discussions among fans and the public.
Some lament the master's dedication to love, while others question his motives.
But in any case, Fan Zeng's emotional world has always been an indispensable part of his artistic life, which is not only a source of inspiration, but also a window for the outside world to interpret his inner world.
Fan Zeng's artistic career can be called a climactic novel, and his graduation work "Wen Ji Returns to Han", with the blessing of Guo Moruo's inscription, illuminated the pages of Guangming Daily overnight, making him a new star in the calligraphy and painting circle.
However, this honor did not lead to a smooth career path, but instead affected the graduation assignment and early career development due to the accusation of extreme individualism and fame and fortune by the university.
At the critical moment, Shen Congwen overrode public opinion and arranged Fan Zeng to the Chinese History Museum, and Bian Baohua also accompanied him.
Here, Fan Zeng devoted himself to studying ancient books and drew a large number of exquisite ancient costume artries, which won Shen Congwen's appreciation.
The work experience during this period not only laid a solid foundation for his profound attainments in the field of calligraphy and painting in the future, but also showed his unswerving spirit of sticking to his artistic ideals in the face of adversity.
When it comes to Fan Zeng, what cannot be avoided is his performance in a special historical period.
In that frenzied era, Fan once publicly exposed the so-called "bourgeois style" of cultural celebrities such as Shen Congwen, Ding Ling, Xiao Qian, and Huang Miaozi in big-character posters.
This move undoubtedly brought great pain to these cultural giants, especially to their mentor Shen Congwen.
This act carried a heavy historical burden on Fan Zeng, and it also caused him to suffer moral condemnation for a long time.
Later, he was sent to the "57 Cadre School" in Xianning, Hubei, and that time became a bitter memory in his life.
Although Fan Zeng has expressed remorse for this incident and tried to make amends through subsequent actions, the traces of history cannot be easily erased, and this past remains the most controversial part of his artistic career.
In addition to Fan Zeng's artistic aura, he is also a philanthropist who is enthusiastic about public welfare and generous donations. When SARS was raging, he did not hesitate to donate 500,000 yuan to help fight this sudden public health crisis.
After the Wenchuan earthquake, he expressed his deep concern for the people in the disaster area with a generous sum of 10 million yuan.
Over the years, Fan Zeng has donated calligraphy and painting works worth 530 million yuan to various parts of the country.
These silent artistic treasures not only carry his responsibility and responsibility to the society, but also become a unique way for him to give back to the society through art.
For Fan Zeng, fans' opinions show diverse and complex emotional colors.
Some fans worship his artistic talent, praising him for the lifelike landscapes and calligraphy of his poems, and seeing him as the guardian and disseminator of traditional culture.
They admired his perseverance in the face of adversity and his selfless dedication to philanthropy.
However, another part of the fan has reservations about his life choices, especially questioning the frequent changes in his marital status and his behavior during special times.
They believe that as a public figure, Fan Zeng should be more cautious about his personal life, and have a deeper reflection and apology for historical mistakes.
This emotional interweaving of deep love and responsibility reflects the complex image of Fan Zeng in the public mind.
Fan Zeng's life is like a colorful painting, with both the magnificence of mountains and flowing waters, as well as the twists and turns of deep valleys and streams.
With his amazing talent and unremitting efforts, he has set a monument in the field of calligraphy and painting, and his works have won numerous praises for their profound cultural heritage and unique artistic style.
However, he has also endured scrutiny and criticism from all walks of life because of his personal life choices and behavior during special periods.
Nevertheless, we cannot deny his outstanding contributions to the field of art, as well as his selfless dedication to philanthropy.
His controversy may be a reflection of his true humanity as an individual in a specific historical context, and his good deeds are the embodiment of his positive contribution to society as an artist.
Perhaps, as the ancients said, "No one is perfect without gold", Fan Zeng's artistic brilliance and human weaknesses together constitute his rich and three-dimensional portrait of life.
His artistic legacy will be remembered forever and his philanthropic deeds will be remembered.
In the long river of time, only art and good deeds can transcend the chaos and shine.