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Beijing Film Academy is where Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping met and knew each other. It was the late '70s, and they were all here to study with a passion for film.
The handsome and dashing Zeng Nianping is two years older than Li Shaohong, and he stepped into the door of Beiying as early as 1976. And Li Shaohong was admitted to the directing department of Beijing Film in 1978, and became a close friend of Peng Xiaolian, a childhood sweetheart.
By chance, Li Shaohong and Peng Xiaolian borrowed the novel "Thaw" from Zeng Nianping, and Zeng Nianping had a deep love for Li Shaohong since then.
With the enthusiasm of her friend Peng Xiaolian, the two talented filmmakers quickly met and tied the knot in 1982, achieving an enviable love fairy tale!
Who would have thought that the artistic career of this new couple would bloom with dazzling brilliance and carry the banner of "golden partner" in the Chinese film industry!
However, the days after marriage were not as good as they imagined. At that time, Zeng Nianping was a teacher working silently in the photography department of Beijing Film Academy, and his living conditions were quite difficult;
On the other hand, after Li Shaohong ushered in her love crystallization in 1984, her lovely daughter Siyu, resolutely chose to resign in order to take care of the child wholeheartedly.
Whenever he saw his wife's unpretentious and unkempt appearance, Zeng Nianping's heart was full of endless self-blame and guilt. The whole family only lives on his meager income, and his wife Li Shaohong often starves in order to save money.
During these difficult years, Li Shaohong's kind mother-in-law would occasionally come to visit their mother and daughter, but she could only helplessly watch her young daughter-in-law pale and exhausted.
Every time she comes back from a shopping trip with her daughter, Li Shaohong always holds back her tears, and laments bitterly that she is a talented student of Beiying, and she can only teach her husband and children at home.
However, in 1988, Li Shaohong's first film "Silver Snake Murder" caused a sensation upon its release, and her career began to get on track, and her family life situation improved.
The cinematographer of this film is her husband Zeng Nianping, and since then, the two of them have worked together to compose a shocking film and television masterpiece.
Although Li Shaohong's career has emerged, fate does not seem to favor her because of this. Just when her career was in full swing, a catastrophic blow quietly came - in 2008, her husband Zeng Nianping was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and his life was in danger.
Faced with the doctor's serious request that Zeng Nianping must be hospitalized immediately for surgery, Li Shaohong's heart was full of fear and uneasiness.
So, Zeng Nianping decided to let Li Shaohong complete the filming task of the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" that he was directing, and then consider hospitalization. The crew has received a whopping 30 million yuan in sponsorship funds, but halfway through the filming process, all the funds have been exhausted.
In order to raise the remaining filming funds, Li Shaohong had to lead the young actors in the crew, such as Jiang Mengjie, Lin Miaoke, Yao Di and others, to run around during the filming break, shoot commercials, and participate in various activities.
And Li Xiaowan, a confidant she has known since she was 9 years old, and director and producer, has played a crucial role in this process.
Li Xiaowan shuttles between various companies every day with a heavy briefcase, trying her best to find sponsorship support. Sometimes, because of financial constraints, she had to cry alone in a cramped carriage, enduring the huge pressure of paying employees' salaries.
Most of these hard-working workers are enthusiastic and energetic college graduates and newcomers to the film and television industry, all of whom depend on this meager salary to make ends meet.
However, Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan did not give up because of this, they worked together and worked together, and finally succeeded in raising up to 70 million yuan for the crew.
However, fate did not seem to be kind to them, and Zeng's condition deteriorated dramatically during the filming, and he suffered from severe headaches, dizziness, and frequent vomiting, and already developed severe symptoms of nerve compression.
One day in mid-July, Zeng Nianping suddenly fainted in the crew and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. There, doctors diagnosed that the tumor in his body was continuing to expand and would be life-threatening if surgery was not performed in time.
However, Zeng Nianping firmly decided to wait for the TV series to finish before considering surgery, in order to ensure the progress of filming, he could only be temporarily hospitalized for conservative treatment.
After a week of conservative treatment, although Zeng Nianping temporarily recovered his health, his face was still pale and haggard, and his mental state was very tired. Despite this, he still resolutely returned to the crew, insisting on waiting until after "Dream of Red Mansions" was completed before he was willing to undergo surgery.
The work pressure of the crew can be imagined, and Li Shaohong's heart is full of contradictions. On the one hand, she was deeply worried that her husband's condition would deteriorate further. On the other hand, she must stick to her post, ensure the progress of the shooting, and be responsible for the investor.
Whenever she stands in the director's position, Li Shaohong will always burst into tears uncontrollably.
Sometimes, Li Shaohong would even vent his emotions to Zeng Nianping, accusing him of disregarding his own safety. However, Zeng Nianping always comforted his wife with gentle words: "No matter how you vent, I have no complaints, and I will always be by your side."
Hearing her husband's affectionate words, Li Shaohong's tears became even more difficult to suppress.
In this way, after countless hardships, the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" finally completed filming as scheduled in 2009. However, Zeng Nianping's condition has become so serious that it is worrying.
He had to be rushed to the hospital immediately and underwent a life-and-death operation.
After that operation, Zeng Nianping fell into a deep coma for three days and three nights. At this moment, Li Shaohong seems to have been torn apart from her heart, and what fills her heart is the great responsibility of post-production work and deep worries - her husband's life and death are at stake.
The pressure made it hard for her to breathe and she was exhausted.
However, the god of luck did not abandon them completely. After half a year of careful care and treatment, Zeng Nianping's condition gradually stabilized, and life seemed to have found the right course again.
However, the disease also left a deep imprint on their careers.
Although Dream of Red Mansions eventually won widespread social attention, the hardships paid by the artists throughout the creation process were unimaginable. In order to raise funds, Li Xiaowan had to put down her dignity and run around; The crew didn't even get their fair wages for months.
And Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping are like superheroes who have exhausted all their strength to make this masterpiece come out.
However, not long after the birth of the masterpiece "Dream of Red Mansions", Li Shaohong's family fell into a low point in their lives. In 2014, her beloved mother, Jin Shuqi, unfortunately suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
In order to take better care of her mother, Li Shaohong decided to take her parents to Beijing to live together.
Since then, Li Shaohong has done her best to protect her aging mother. She keeps all the items in the house that could cause harm to ensure the safety of her mother's life;
The corners of the table and the edge of the coffee table at home are pasted with soft sponges; Even each electrical outlet is taped just in case.
However, what is heart-wrenching is that the mother's memory is declining day by day, and she often can't recognize the person in front of her as her daughter Li Shaohong. Whenever this happens, Li Shaohong always holds back the pain in her heart and silently sheds tears.
She recalled her mother's meticulous care for her in the past, and her heart was filled with endless sorrow.
On October 1, 2021, Li Shaohong's mother, Mrs. Jin Shuqi, who had experienced vicissitudes of life, passed away peacefully in Beijing at the age of 91. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Li Shaohong, she burst into tears when interviewed by the media, and she couldn't cry.
As early as a few years ago, Li Shaohong's father, Mr. Li Wenwen, had passed away one step ahead. During his lifetime, he served as the deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper of the Nanjing Military Region and had a profound influence on his daughter.
The death of her parents has undoubtedly become the deepest and hard-to-heal psychological wound in Li Shaohong's life.
She has just severed her deep emotional bond with her dear mother, and then needs to face a closer, more supportive relationship with her teammate husband Zeng Nianping.
Over the years, the couple have worked hand in hand to climb the pinnacle of their dazzling careers, and now, they can only rely on each other tightly to bear all the pain and challenges brought by the relentless years.