1. Explore the footprints of time and reveal the family background and far-reaching influence behind Chen Kaige's success
Mr. Chen Kaige was born in a family in Beijing that was full of the smell of books. His father, Chen Huaihao, was once a well-respected and well-known director who enjoyed a great reputation in the field of film.
In the depths of Chen Kaige's young heart, his father's words and deeds deeply influenced him, making him extremely enthusiastic and persistent in film art.
In Chen Kaige's first film "Farewell My Concubine", Chen Huaihao, who has entered his old age, personally came to the crew to check for his son and share his valuable directing experience. At that time, even the hot actor Leslie Cheung behaved respectfully in front of Chen Huaihao and completely obeyed the command.
This fully reflects Chen Huaihao's high prestige and outstanding position in the industry.
In addition, the Chen family and the family of Mr. Mei Lanfang, an outstanding representative of the Peking Opera industry, are also close friends. As a child, Chen Kaige was fortunate enough to visit Mei's house and witnessed the dazzling art collection in their home.
Chen Kaige has a deep understanding and perception of traditional Chinese culture, which undoubtedly laid a solid foundation for him to create masterpieces with in-depth interpretation of traditional culture, such as "Mei Lanfang".
In that era, Chen Kaige was able to grow up in such a strong artistic atmosphere since he was a child, coupled with his father's careful guidance, he was destined to become a rare outstanding director.
2. From the loess to the overlord, Chen Kaige's brilliant achievements in his directorial career
In the early 80s of the last century, Chen Kaige came to prominence with his first work "Yellow Earth". Despite its small scale, the film showcases his unique creative style and leaves a valuable source of footage for the realities of rural China.
This work not only won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Feature Film that year, but also laid a solid foundation for Chen Kaige in the film industry.
However, what really made Chen Kaige's career climb to the top is "Farewell My Concubine". This epic film, which has been carefully polished for ten years and revised the script several times, can be called the pinnacle of Chen Kaige's career.
The film has not only won many honorary awards at home and abroad, but is also known as a pioneering work that has won a high status for Chinese films in the international film industry.
In the famous movie "Farewell My Concubine", the unique creative display of men and women's clothing, the profound and exquisite grinding and interpretation of traditional Chinese culture, and the meticulous shaping of the characters all demonstrate the profound skills and outstanding talent of Chen Kaige, a master director!
Every meticulous design and every detail in the film reveals his incomparable enthusiasm and persistent pursuit of art.
In addition, Chen Kaige's other representative works, such as "Wuji" and "Mei Lanfang", are also full of strong cultural charm, and their artistic value and ornamentation are unique.
From the difficult exploration in the initial stage of his career to today's fruitful results, Chen Kaige has vividly interpreted the spirit of "hard work" and continuous pursuit of excellence with his unremitting efforts.
3. Bumpy road in love: from the first taste of sweetness to the bitter end
Despite his repeated achievements in his career, Chen Kaige's emotional road has not been smooth sailing. His first marriage was to Sun Jialin, the daughter of the master builder Sun Fangchui.
At that time, Chen Kaige was still young about love, and Sun Jialin, as a talented woman, undoubtedly gave him a lot of life inspiration.
Their acquaintance stems from work, and the sweetness and warmth of the newlywed period are intoxicating, but as Chen Kaige devotes himself to film creation, this beauty is gradually broken. Sun Jialin is eager to go abroad for further study and expects her husband to accompany him, but Chen Kaige is addicted to the movie world and can't give up.
Thus, they began a long life of separation. At first, Sun Jialin could not understand her husband's insistence, but when she saw Chen Kaige's debut novel "Yellow Earth" causing a sensation, she was gradually relieved.
However, even so, the long separation caused the young couple to drift apart. Especially when Sun Jialin was alone in a foreign country, he felt even more lonely.
After many fruitless communications, they finally chose to break up, ending this seemingly gorgeous but secretly bitter marriage. Chen Kaige completely disregarded his family responsibilities and only wanted to carry forward his film career, and Sun Jialin also chose to let go of this relationship for the sake of his career.
Fourth, get into trouble again: confidant or horn?
When Chen Kaige said goodbye to the emotional entanglement with Sun Jialin, he quickly turned to the important life choice of writer Hong Huang. It is rumored that Chen Kaige chose Hong Huang, not only because of his illustrious family background and rich social circle, but more importantly, he is eager to use Hong Huang's background and influence to obtain a valuable American green card status.
Although Hong Huang's appearance is not outstanding, her unique temperament and extraordinary talent make Chen Kaige, who is gradually becoming mature, irresistible and can't help himself. However, after the beginning of this desperate marriage, Hong Huang has always been suspicious of some of her husband's behaviors.
As an outstanding female entrepreneur, Hong Huang already has a strong sense of self-esteem and keen insight, and she really can't stand the existence of those warblers and swallows around Chen Kaige.
Sure enough, not long after marriage, during the filming of the movie "Singing While Walking", the scandal between Chen Kaige and the heroine Xu Qing spread far and wide, which undoubtedly gave Hong Huang a heavy blow.
Hong Huang, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, immediately flew back to China after learning about this, but she did not choose to defend her husband like ordinary women, but submitted the divorce agreement without hesitation.
However, the breakdown of this marriage is not as simple as the outside world speculates, and the real reason lies in Chen Kaige's "rusticness". In the eyes of an upper-class socialite like Hong Huang, no matter how outstanding Chen Kaige's talent is, after all, he comes from the grassroots class, and the gap between the two is insurmountable.
In the face of his wife's resolute attitude, Chen Kaige was very open-minded. In his opinion, now that he has become famous and respected, his divorce from Hong Huang is inevitable.
So, he decisively signed the divorce agreement and regained his freedom again.
However, Chen Kaige's chic did not last long. Soon after the divorce, he fell in love with the young and beautiful Chen Hong. The two met on the set, and Chen Hong's flower-like face made Chen Kaige fall in love, and the two quickly fell in love.
However, the good times are always short-lived. Just when Chen Kaige was immersed in the sweet love with Chen Hong, Chen Hong unexpectedly became pregnant! This made Chen Kaige panic, because at this moment he still maintained a stable cohabitation relationship with the famous CCTV host Ni Ping.
Ms. Ni Ping, as an outstanding woman with both ability and political integrity and outstanding intelligence, in recent years, she has not only undertaken the management of Chen Kaige's family's affairs, carefully taking care of his daily life, but also giving meticulous care to Chen Kaige's father, whose loyalty and filial piety are comparable to those of the closest children.
Everyone thinks that Mr. Chen Kaige has finally found a good partner and can welcome this talented woman into the palace of marriage without guilt, however, fate played a cruel joke on them- At the last moment when Ms. Ni Ping was ready to enter a happy family, Chen Hong, who was already pregnant, suddenly broke into their lives, she was backed by the power of motherhood, holding the test sheet, and mercilessly asked Ms. Ni Ping to break up, and Ms. Ni Ping, who was tormented in her heart, finally chose to let go, watching the love she had poured into her six years of hard work disappear like this, she could only leave silently, tears slid down her cheeks like rain, just like that, Chen Hong relied on the advantage of pregnancy to forcibly drive Ms. Ni Ping away from Mr. Chen Kaige's life, and she successfully ascended to the position and became his legal wife。