First, the opening question
Time flies, as if it were a lifetime away. Thinking back to the past, Zhang Yimou, Zhang Guoli, Wang Yuelun, Chen Jianbin , Dou Xiao and others are all little-known small characters. At that time, they cherished their partners very much, and treated them as carefully as the pearls in their palms, taking care of this hard-won marriage.
Zhang Yimou was born in a poor family, and his wife Xiao Hua fully supported her husband's dream and paid countless hard work; Zhang Guoli was in a difficult situation, and his wife Luo Xiuchun gave up her family background to spend difficult years with him; Wang Yuelun set foot in the field of directing for the first time, and it was only with Li Xiang's great help that he was able to emerge; Chen Jianbin 's career was full of ups and downs, but fortunately with the support of his lover Wu Yue, he was able to regain his strength; Dou Xiao even wanted to marry He Chaolian, the daughter of a wealthy family, for money.
However, when they went through the ups and downs and finally climbed to the top of their lives, they left their former confidants and best friends behind. In the face of the bitter pleas of their former benefactors, they turned a deaf ear to them callously, as if they had never crossed paths with each other.
2. Flashbacks tell the story of Dou Xiao
Dou Xiao, a former well-known actor, has starred in the movie "Love of the Hawthorn Tree" directed by Zhang Yimou since his debut, which can be said to have a high starting point. However, since then, he has not been able to produce remarkable works, and even was sued by the company for suspected embezzlement of public funds.
During that time, Dou Xiao could be said to have fallen into a low point in his life. As a small role in the entertainment industry, he has a meager income and an embarrassing life. At this time, he met He Chaolian, the eldest lady of the gambling king family.
He Chaolian was born in a family of gambling kings, and the family rules were strict, prohibiting her daughter from marrying ordinary people. However, the two fell in love at first sight, and they hated each other late, and He Chaolian was determined to marry Dou Xiao. With the reluctance of the He family, they eventually became married.
Although Dou Xiao was not diligent and hardworking before marriage, he still stuck to the entertainment industry and engaged in the profession of an actor. However, soon after his marriage, he disappeared from public view and was never heard from. The team's contract expired and was not renewed, and it seemed that he had indulged in a life of luxury and enjoyed the care of others.
3. The grievances and hatred between Wang Yuelun and Li Xiang
Wang Yuelun used to be just a lonely and unknown young director, who has worked hard in the complex entertainment industry for many years, but it is still difficult to stand out. However, from the moment he and Li Xiang, who was peerless at that time, entered the marriage hall, his career finally ushered in a earth-shaking change.
Li Xiang herself has extensive network resources in the entertainment industry, and she unreservedly assists her husband Wang Yuelun in expanding his business. Thanks to Li Xiang's careful management, Wang Yuelun was able to take over the directorship of the well-known outdoor parent-child variety show "Where Are You Going, Dad", and many stars have expressed their willingness to participate in the film works directed by him, thus providing him with a lot of exposure opportunities.
However, just as his career was in full swing, Wang Yuelun began to show abnormal behavior. The relationship between the husband and wife has also gradually cooled down. As a strong professional woman, Li Xiang has a resolute and decisive personality, she often checks Wang Yuelun's mobile phone communication records, and even harshly rebukes him, even during his work, she must answer her calls at any time.
After enduring such restraint and control for a long time, the dissatisfaction in Wang Yuelun's heart intensified day by day. As expected, not long after, the paparazzi took photos of Wang Yuelun and the young woman on a private date. Although every time he was questioned by the media, he resolutely denied it, and even defended himself with righteous indignation, how could the shrewd and capable Li Xiang be easily deceived by these tricks?
In the end, after grasping the conclusive evidence of cheating, Li Xiang, who had a lot of wealth, chose to divorce without hesitation, and successfully won the custody of his daughter Wang Shiling. After the divorce, Wang Yuelun completely disappeared from the entertainment industry, while Li Xiang took his daughter to live a carefree overseas life. It can be seen that after climbing to the peak with the help of other people's resources, if you can't cherish it, you will end up with nothing.
However, Luo Xiuchun, a woman from a scholarly family with a superior family background, resolutely chose to marry that poor and down-and-out young man, completely ignoring the fierce opposition of her family!
When they were newly married, their lives were far from the kind of happiness that people expected. Due to their meager income, they need to rely on their parents for monthly support to barely make ends meet. Luo Xiuchun devoted herself to the role of a good wife and mother, and gave everything for her husband and children without complaint.
And Zhang Guoli is engrossed in looking for every possible opportunity, looking forward to one day being able to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry and realize his dream.
With each other's support and encouragement, Zhang Guoli finally won the "Feitian Award" for his outstanding performance in the movie "Farewell My Concubine". However, as the fame grew, so did new troubles.
During the filming of the movie, Zhang Guoli met actress Deng Jie and quickly fell in love. Three years later, Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie worked together again, and at this time, Deng Jie's marriage with her ex-husband had already existed in name only. Zhang Guoli, who has been in love for a long time, can no longer suppress his inner desires, so he decisively returned home and proposed a divorce decision to his wife Luo Xiuchun.
Faced with the hard work of his wife and children, he turned a blind eye and insisted on spending the rest of his life with Deng Jie.
When signing the divorce agreement, Luo Xiuchun had to reluctantly put forward several strict conditions: Zhang Guoli was required to leave the house and not have any more children in the second marriage. However, for Zhang Guoli, as long as he can justifiably be with his sweetheart, these conditions are nothing. He accepted all the conditions without hesitation.
Now, Zhang Guoli's son Zhang Mo has become extremely rebellious because he experienced family changes when he was a child, which has also caused frequent controversy in his career. All this is undoubtedly the price he had to bear for abandoning his wife and children back then.
Fifth, Chen Jianbin 's ups and downs
Chen Jianbin graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, and the beginning of his career can be described as difficult. Back then, he entered the showbiz with Wang Xuebing, Li Yapeng and other classmates, and the development of others was like a fish in water, but he was always unknown.
Due to his lack of connections, he was unable to receive any important performance invitations, and had to make ends meet by appearing in some small plays.
Just when Chen Jianbin fell to the bottom of his career, he met Wu Yue, a hot female star at the time. Soon after the two met, they quickly fell into the sweet atmosphere of love.
With his own profound accumulation and excellent resources, Wu Yue has always been committed to discovering and promoting Chen Jianbin and successfully helped him win many high-profile theatrical performance opportunities, so that his status in the entertainment industry can continue to improve and gradually stabilize. With Wu Yue's all-out efforts, Chen Jianbin won the big-budget TV series "Qiao's Courtyard", which was a turning point in his acting career, which became an important milestone in the revival of his fame.
However, what is unexpected is that during the filming of this TV series, Chen Jianbin actually had a deep love for the actress Jiang Qinqin who co-starred with him, although the crew was not optimistic about this ambiguous relationship, but they did not shy away from publicly showing a gesture of intimacy, inseparable, and undisguised.
At first, Wu Yue, who had no idea, mistakenly thought that this was simply because Chen Jianbin devoted himself to his work. However, as time goes on, she begins to notice some unusual behavior from her lover – he often stays home all night and becomes extremely emotionally unstable. Wu Yue, as a delicate and observant woman, Chen Jianbin naturally cannot escape her sight. She tried to save this relationship through persuasion and even crying, but Chen Jianbin was determined to be with Jiang Qinqin and turned a deaf ear to her bitter words.
In the end, Wu Yue could only reluctantly accept the reality of the breakup. Since then, she has never set foot in the field of love, and Chen Jianbin quickly entered the marriage hall with Jiang Qinqin and lived a happy life that everyone envies.