In the 90s of the last century, there was a saying in the Chinese hosting circles: "There is Lao Zhao in the north, and Xiao Cheng in the south." The "Lao Zhao" here refers to the famous "national face" Zhao Zhongxiang, and "Xiao Cheng" is the high-profile and well-known CCTV host Cheng Qian at that time. Cheng Qian was active in the popular CCTV Spring Festival Gala, "Zhengda Variety Show", "Happy Story" and other programs, and his outstanding performance was deeply loved by the audience.
However, what is surprising is that when his career reached its peak, Cheng Qian made a resolute decision to leave CCTV and join the ranks of full-time actors. He has shown a versatile side, and has also achieved great success in his new path as an actor, and has participated in more than 70 film and television productions to date.
Before
However, under Cheng Qian's seemingly glamorous appearance, there are many little-known bitter experiences, especially in his love life.
Due to his busy career and long-term separation, he finally parted ways with his first wife, broke up after living with the famous host Dong Qing for six years, and later married his wife who was 20 years younger than him.
Cheng Qian's life experience is full of twists and turns, so what kind of life does he live now? A grandmother's decision has allowed him to have two pairs of parents since then.
Before
In September 1963, Cheng Qian was born in a scholarly family in Beijing. His grandfather, Cheng Junmou, was a high-profile Peking Opera performer who taught many famous Peking Opera performers such as Meng Xiaodong and Sun Yue. His father Cheng Zhi was a famous actor in the high-profile Shanghai Film Studio at that time, and he was most well-known to the audience in "Journey to the West" as the "Elder Jinchi" in "Journey to the West". However, the young Cheng Qian never realized that the "third father" Cheng Zhi he called was actually his biological father, and the biological parents he always thought were actually the second uncle and second aunt. At the beginning of 1963, Cheng Zhi's wife Guo Baojing was pregnant with her second child, and although the fetus had not yet been born, the grandmother at home had already made a decision for his fate.
Cheng Zhi
Because the second uncle Cheng Jusun's family has never had a son inherit the incense, the Cheng family has always attached importance to the family inheritance and continued the inheritance of the family bloodline.
Therefore, the grandmother found her youngest son Cheng Zhi to discuss:
"Chunsun, Mom has something I want to discuss with you and your wife. Your second brother is getting older and in poor health, so I am afraid that he will not be able to have any more children. I can't bear to see him have no one to inherit the incense, if you have another son in this child, can you consider passing him on to your second brother to raise?"
Although Cheng Zhi and his wife were reluctant to hand over their biological children to others to raise, out of filial piety to their mother, they finally accepted the old mother's proposal and passed on their son to their second brother Cheng Jusun to raise.
On the 15th day of Cheng's birth, his adoptive parents carried him from Shanghai to Beijing.
Cheng Qian with parents
Therefore, Cheng Jusun was deeply moved and promised his younger brother that he would treat this child as his own flesh and blood and take care of him wholeheartedly. The two brothers also agreed that when they turned 30 years old, they would tell him the mystery of their origins.
From that moment on, Cheng Qian had two fathers and two mothers in the world.
When Cheng Qian was 4 years old, his adoptive parents, as senior engineers, suffered serious unfair treatment due to their status as intellectuals in that turbulent era, and were transferred to work at the Jiujiang Cement Experimental Plant in Jiangxi Province, thousands of miles away from home.
Subsequently, he was implicated by Cheng Songwan, a celebrity in the education industry and great-grandfather, and the entire Cheng family was implicated, and his adoptive father Cheng Jusun even experienced imprisonment.
Cheng Qian with parents
Cheng Qian's family became the object of avoidance in the factory, suffering from isolation and bullying. No friends want to socialize with him and his sister, and he is often bullied in various ways.
At the same time, the secret of Cheng's life story was spread by a colleague from Beijing, and many people in the factory compound learned about it, and some children often heard their parents mention it.
In 1977, when 14-year-old Cheng Qian got into an argument with a neighbor's child, he accidentally learned the mystery of his life that he had planned to tell when he was 30 years old.
In the midst of a fierce dispute, the neighbor's child suddenly said: "Cheng Qian, you were not born by your parents." That movie actor Cheng Zhi is your biological father, and you are raised. The news left Cheng Qian confused and shocked, and for the 14-year-old, this reality was too harsh. He didn't want to believe it, and he didn't want to accept it.
Before
Although he loves his adoptive parents and looks forward to spending the summer with them in Shanghai, he is reluctant to face this reality.
After returning home, he originally wanted to ask his mother for confirmation, but seeing the loving eyes of his adoptive father and adoptive mother, he chose to remain silent and couldn't bear to hurt their hearts.
Therefore, although he knew the truth, Cheng Qian chose to keep this secret and hide it deep in his heart. In his heart, adoptive father and adoptive mother will always be parents, and this emotion will never change.
On the bumpy road of love, Cheng Qian and Dong Qing lived together for six years, and finally found true love.
At the beginning of 1992, Cheng Qian was transferred to CCTV and became the host of a social program "The End of the World" that focused on the livelihood of the people on both sides of the strait.
This year is a year full of fruitful harvest for Cheng Qian, who has just stepped into his 30s. He not only successfully entered the CCTV job and became a leader among the hosts, but also tied the knot with his girlfriend Wang Yue, who had been dating for four years, and established a small family in Beijing.
Cheng Qian's career is thriving when he works at CCTV. He co-hosted the CCTV Spring Festival Gala with Ni Ping three times, and then succeeded Zhao Zhongxiang to host the popular variety show "Zhengda Variety Show", which was in the limelight for a while.
The high-profile Cheng Qian is now known as the "first brother of CCTV", and even the well-known host Zhu Jun regards him as a role model.
Cheng Qian and Ni Ping
Cheng Qian's career was busy, he was so busy with work that he had no time to take care of his wife Wang Yue, and he didn't even dare to publicly admit his marital status.
On the other hand, Wang Yue was in a mixed mood. While in Guangzhou, her singing career was thriving. However, as she followed Cheng Qian to live in Beijing, she gave up many job opportunities in order to better take care of Cheng Qian. But her sacrifice was not rewarded, and the two drifted apart.
Wang Yue didn't want to endure this kind of life anymore, so he decisively filed for divorce from Cheng Qian. The couple, who were regarded as the perfect couple by the outside world, ended their marriage in less than three years.
Cheng Qian has not yet come out of the emotional setback, but he received a shocking news: his biological father Cheng Zhi suddenly suffered a myocardial infarction and was in a critical condition.
Before
When Cheng Qian hurried to Beijing Hospital, his father Cheng Zhi had stopped breathing. He watched his father lying in the morgue and cried and shouted "Dad", but unfortunately Cheng Zhi couldn't hear it anymore.
Unfortunately, at the end of the following year, his adoptive father Cheng Jusun died of lung cancer. After losing his most dependent adoptive father, Cheng Qian instantly became the only pillar of the family, and the responsibility of taking care of his adoptive mother fell on his shoulders.
In order to avoid the adoptive mother's sadness in the memories of her former home in Guangzhou, Cheng Qian decided to take her adoptive mother to Beijing to live with him.
Cheng Qian (right)
Living in a rented house is not convenient, and frequent moves make Cheng Qian feel troubled. In order to stop his adoptive mother from suffering, he painstakingly raised 300,000 yuan and bought a property in Beijing. This was a large sum of money in the 90s of the last century, which could not be repaid at all by CCTV's fixed salary alone. However, CCTV has strict regulations on hosts, prohibiting them from engaging in performing arts activities without permission, accepting advertising endorsements or commercial activities.
Faced with huge debts, Cheng Qian had no choice but to submit a letter of resignation to CCTV and seek other sources of income in a free capacity.
Leaving CCTV at the peak of his career, Cheng Qian's decision caused many people to be puzzled, and there were different opinions about the reasons for his departure. Some media even slandered him for being expelled from CCTV, calling him a "three-bad actor" - referring to poor artistic morality, poor acting morality, and poor character.
Cheng Qian was very indignant about these misunderstandings, and even filed a lawsuit with the media over them.
Before
After leaving CCTV, Cheng Qian's life was extremely busy, he participated in many film and television works, and wrote his autobiography "True Colors".
In addition to his acting career, Cheng Qian did not let go of his hosting work, and successively served as the host of Hubei Satellite TV's "Tonight's Love" and Shanghai TV's "Happy Story". While working at Shanghai Satellite TV, he met his future girlfriend Dong Qing and started a new relationship.
In 2001, during a program recording on Shanghai Satellite TV, Cheng Qian met Dong Qing, who was ten years younger than him, and the two quickly established a relationship.
In the same year, Dong Qing joined CCTV Western Channel after winning the 5th "Golden Microphone Award", and moved from Shanghai to Beijing due to work reasons, living with Cheng Qian. Their relationship heats up quickly in their common life, and they are often seen by people around them on sweet dates.
After Dong Qing entered CCTV, he quickly gained a firm foothold and began to host the outdoor song show "Happy China Tour". In the fourth year, she appeared on the stage of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala and became the host of the party, an experience that lasted for 13 years.
Cheng Qian and Dong Qing
Dong Qing's career is thriving and has become the "first sister of CCTV" in the eyes of the audience.
At the same time, Cheng Qian's career gradually went to a trough. His arrogant temper has caused dissatisfaction among many partners, and there have been frequent controversies about "playing big names", and his reputation in the industry has declined sharply, and many crews and program teams have avoided it after hearing about it.
Once highly sought after, he found that he received fewer and fewer new drama offers. In the summer of 2007, the six-year relationship officially came to an end, and the huge gulf between the two became insurmountable.
Cheng Qian (right)
In the years after the breakup, Cheng Qian has been living alone, and in addition to work, he spends the rest of his time with his mother. In addition to caring for his adoptive mother, who lives with him in Beijing, he also finds time to visit his biological mother in Shanghai every month.
Cheng Qian, who has not yet started a family after he is over 40 years old, his family is particularly concerned about his marriage and often urges him to get married quickly.
In 2013, 50-year-old Cheng Qian finally entered the palace of marriage, and the elderly mother saw that her son had a family and career, and a big stone in her heart was finally put down.
Cheng Qian with his wife
According to reports, Cheng Qian's new wife is named Zhu Rui, who is 20 years younger than him and is not a person in the entertainment industry, and the two met on a blind date arranged by their adoptive mother. In the second year after marriage, Cheng Qian and Zhu Rui welcomed their son. At the age of 51, he welcomed the newborn and loved the child very much, in order to protect his family from outside interference, Cheng Qian rarely exposed them to the public eye, and the family of three lived a happy life.
Cheng Qian, who is now 59 years old, has reduced the frequency of filming, and he hopes to spend more time with his son to grow up and reduce the pressure on his wife as much as possible.