In the public eye, Li Chengru is undoubtedly an eye-catching and successful person. His career started as a drama business, gradually developed into a well-known actor, and then crossed over to become a director, such a life trajectory is legendary.
What is less well known, however, is that his personal life was full of twists and turns. When his career was in full swing, he chose to abandon his family, so that in his old age, he had no relatives by his side.
As the years carved marks on his face, Li Chengru began to feel anxious, so he set his sights on his only son, Li Dahai, who had been snubbed and belittled by him for a long time.
So, how did he try to repair his relationship with Li Dahai? And how will Li Dahai respond to this belated fatherly love?
A family thought triggered by an illness
A sudden illness made Li Chengru, who was no longer young, go to the hospital alone. Registering, seeing a doctor, buying medicine, and being hospitalized made him tired from a series of tedious processes.
This experience made him deeply realize that at this age, what he longs for is stable and long-term warm companionship. And for him, this kind of warmth can only come from family affection.
However, family affection has become a luxury for him. Because when he was young and proud, he had already left his first wife and son behind.
It is worth mentioning that his success at that time was largely due to the resources of his ex-wife.
Now, he urgently needs the company of his family, and he has no choice but to be his son Li Dahai, who was once abandoned by him.
Therefore, he began to do his best to make up for his relationship with Li Dahai, not only admitting Li Dahai's identity in public, but also mentioning in many program interviews: "I have no family now, only the sea remains." ”
However, as the saying goes, "late family affection is lighter than grass", Li Dahai does not appreciate this, which is really emotional.
Li Chengru may never have expected that the cause he planted when he was young would bear such fruit in his later years. In the final stages of his life, it may be difficult for the light of affection to shine into and warm his life.
Treacherous and forsaken the wife of the chaff
From an early age, Li Chengru had extraordinary ambitions and was determined to make a place in his field. To this end, he worked tirelessly in the entertainment industry, but he has always lacked opportunities and luck.
It wasn't until 1984 that he met his first wife, Li Shirong, and the two knew each other and fell in love. At that time, Li Shirong was the head of an art troupe, and he far surpassed Li Chengru in terms of ability and connections.
The marriage to Li Shirong brought many opportunities for Li Chengru, allowing him to enter the crew of "Journey to the West". Although Director Yang Jie was not optimistic about his acting skills at that time, he could only serve as a field manager in the crew.
But he didn't stay in this role forever, and finally found the opportunity to participate in the crew's performance, and became famous with "Six Groups of Serious Cases" and became a well-known actor.
In addition to his achievements in the world of show business, he also made his mark in the business world and achieved notable success in the clothing industry.
What was once a young actor has now become a rich man, but his mentality has also changed dramatically.
During the rising period of Li Chengru's career, perhaps because of the lack of a common language with his wife, or for other reasons, he resolutely divorced Li Shirong, who had always supported him.
It would be fine if he and Li Shirong could get together and disperse, but it is a pity that despite his wealth, he did not give much alimony to his ex-wife.
At that time, Li Shirong gave up his job for this "love", had no income, and had no ability to compete with him, so he could only leave with his son in the end, and the mother and son began a life of displacement.
Li Dahai has asked Li Chengru for help many times, but he has been cruelly refused. In order to ease the burden on his mother, he had to drop out of school early.
During this period, Li Chengru seemed to know nothing about this matter, continued to enjoy his star life, never took the initiative to visit his son, and completely failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a father.
Even in a certain program, Li Chengru openly belittled Li Dahai with words, showing his disdain for his son.
This unbelievable attitude made the outside world feel excessive, after all, no father had ever been so prejudiced against his child.
Is it the pursuit of "true love", or the satisfaction of selfish desires?
After divorcing Li Shirong, Li Chengru met Shi Yihong, a Meipai Daqingyi who was 18 years younger than him.
Many people may not know that Li Chengru, who grew up in Beijing, has had a strong interest in Peking Opera since he was a child. Therefore, when he saw Shi Yihong, he fell in love with her at first sight.
What's more, for Li Chengru, Shi Yihong has fame, beauty and money, which undoubtedly makes him excited.
For Shi Yihong, however, Li Chengru is just one of her many suitors. Therefore, in the face of his persevering pursuit, she did not waver.
But Li Chengru's persistence is breathtaking, and he pursued it for five years. This persistence finally touched Shi Yihong's heart, and she felt that Li Chengru might be a person worth entrusting for life.
They eventually got together and quickly got married, which became a good story at the time.
However, life after marriage is not as good as imagined. Li Chengru was always worried that Shi Yihong would leave him, so he asked her to give up her career and teach her husband and children at home.
This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Shi Yihong, who is at the peak of his career and has a good youth. She is unwilling to give up everything she has worked so hard for for a man.
As a result, the two had a fierce quarrel that completely destroyed their five-year relationship. Shi Yihong was full of disappointment with Li Chengru, she said: "You will always only love yourself." ”
Eventually, the relationship ended in divorce.
For a long time after that, Li Chengru did not continue to look for "true love", but began to focus on other aspects of his life, but still did not pay attention to the family affection he once had.
At the same time, Li Dahai is still working hard, hoping to make his mother live a better life. However, deep down, he still longs for Li Chengru's love.
Once, Li Dahai saw Li Chengru's piano and tentatively asked him about his wishes, but was insulted and belittled by Li Chengru.
Li Chengru still believes that his son has no future and is reluctant to lend a hand.
In fact, Li Dahai had done his best at that time, he just wanted a piano that was not expensive for Li Chengru to realize his childhood dream.
However, in the face of his son's earnest requests and expectations, Li Chengru remained indifferent and chose to ignore them. After this plea was ruthlessly rejected, Li Dahai was completely disappointed in such a father.
When Li Chengru finally woke up and understood that family affection was irreplaceable, he decided to make up for his relationship with his son Li Dahai. However, Li Dahai has always shirked and is unwilling to accept his belated fatherly love.
Under Li Chengru's constant flattery and instructions, Li Dahai only asked him for a car worth 200,000 yuan to deal with him. And Li Chengru, as a father, also understood what his son meant, but for the sake of face, he praised his son for being sensible in front of the camera.
Although the relationship between father and son has been eased to a certain extent after that, you must know that the father's love that has been missing for more than ten years cannot be made up for because of a momentary giving.
There is still an insurmountable "family gap" between father and son.