The beginning of fate: In 1968, the first encounter between Xiao Hua, a 14-year-old girl, and Zhang Yimou, a young man, was like the prologue of a romantic story.
In 1968, it was that era of burning passion, 14-year-old Xiao Hua transferred to Xi'an No. 30 Middle School, with his black and bright hair, bright eyes and white teeth, the boys in the class fell for it.
Zhang Yimou was one of them, and he bravely asked the teacher to change his seat and sat behind Xiao Hua as an opportunity to get close to her and help her with her studies in her spare time.
As a result, the relationship between the two gradually became intimate.
At that age full of youth and vitality, Zhang Yimou's feelings for Xiao Hua have been deeply buried in his heart. At that time, the "Cultural Revolution" movement was in full swing, and due to his family background, he was discriminated against and rejected by his classmates at school, but Xiao Hua was willing to take the initiative to communicate with him and give him warmth and encouragement.
A love letter full of affection vividly expresses Zhang Yimou's passion for Xiao Hua.
"I still vividly remember that when I finished reading Zhang Yimou's love letter, an indescribable feeling welled up in my heart." Xiao Hua recalled, "I began to realize that I had the same deep feelings for him, and I didn't just see him as an ordinary friend.
Although Xiao Hua's family resolutely opposed this, they finally nodded helplessly in the face of their daughter's firm determination. After graduation, they were assigned to different rural areas to cut the queue, Xiao Hua was able to spend time with his beloved, despite the strong opposition of his family, he resolutely decided to follow Zhang Yimou to this strange village and began their cohabitation life.
In that era of material scarcity, young couples relied on each other in the most difficult circumstances to get through the most difficult times of their lives together. They support each other, and no matter what kind of difficulties they encounter, they will protect each other with the most sincere love.
At that moment, there was only each other in their world.
During the queue cut, Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua got along with each other and experienced the hardships of life together. They live in simple caves, where they can only eat coarse tea and light food every day, and live in isolation from the outside world.
However, even in such a difficult situation, their love has never been shaken by the grind of life.
"The living conditions were extremely harsh, and we were often left to eat on bran and wild vegetables, but we never complained." Xiao Hua recalled, "On the contrary, we cherished those hard-won moments of happiness even more, and snuggled up to each other through the most difficult time.
Since returning to the city and being assigned to different units, their fiery love has not diminished in the slightest, but has intensified! In order to be able to meet, Zhang Yimou was willing to walk for five hours in exchange for a short time with his lover.
It's so affectionate and impressive.
Seeing their reluctance to cling to each other, Xiao Hua's relatives finally agreed to the marriage wishes of the two young people, and even specially arranged for Zhang Yimou to have the opportunity to enter the film academy for audit courses.
Such an arrangement undoubtedly paves the way for their future.
However, in 1983, a new life was born, bringing indescribable hope and joy to this new family - this is the crystallization of love they gave birth to together, Zhang Mo.
With the continuous expansion of Zhang Yimou's career territory, he has more and more time to go out and be busy, and the days with his family have gradually decreased.
Zhang Mo described his impression of his father as if he only stayed on some vague and distant pictures. Although he always brings his daughter a little surprise every time she comes home, the lack of fatherly love has left a deep imprint on her young heart.
"I remember when I was a child, my father always seemed a little cold and detached," Zhang Mo recalled, "and my mother told me that it was because of his personality. So, growing up, I didn't develop much emotional dependence on my dad.
It wasn't until later that she learned that there were many unknown contradictions and disputes hidden between her parents. For a child, the absence of father's love is undoubtedly an irreparable mental wound.
Since she was a child, Zhang Mo was confused and dissatisfied with her father Zhang Yimou's indifferent attitude, which greatly affected her understanding and feelings about family and affection.
3. Family crisis: Gong Li's intervention triggered the divorce turmoil between Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua
In 1984, during the movie "Red Sorghum" directed by Zhang Yimou, he met the heroine Gong Li. They were originally confidants and friends, but this time they became a time bomb in Zhang Yimou's emotional world.
After becoming famous, he started a new emotional journey, gradually moving away from Xiao Hua, who had been silently supporting him. In the face of such a change, Xiao Hua was in great pain, and tears burst out of his eyes again.
"I still can't understand why he finally chose Gong Li and gave up our warm home?" Xiao Hua was grief-stricken, "We have known each other since we were teenagers, and we have gone through the most difficult and difficult moments in our lives together.
And yet, just as his career was thriving, he left us behind."
Looking back on the past years, Xiao Hua's heart is full of the good times she spent with Zhang Yimou. Back in 1968, when the "Cultural Revolution" was in full swing, Zhang Yimou was discriminated against and ostracized by his classmates on campus, but in that difficult moment, only Xiao Hua always looked at him with sympathy and understanding.
After graduation, Zhang Yimou was sent to the countryside for labor reform, and stepped into a strange countryside alone, living a hard cave life. In order to be able to be by his side, Xiao Hua resolutely decided to follow in his footsteps, despite the resolute opposition of his family.
After years of hard work, they finally made it to the city, but were assigned to work in different factory units. In order to meet each other, Zhang Yimou was even willing to walk for five hours, while Xiao Hua was looking forward to her husband's return at home.
Their love is resilient in the face of adversity.
However, Zhang Yimou's career began to take off from then on, and his salary became more and more generous, but he gradually alienated himself from his family. Faced with the scandal between her husband and Gong Li, Xiao Hua could no longer stick to this marriage, so she had no choice but to divorce.
"I love him deeply, and I have always supported him wholeheartedly from the time I met him to the end." Xiao Hua said bitterly, "But when he became famous, he left our mother and daughter behind and turned to find new happiness."
Fourth, the bitter experience: Zhang Mo's two failed marriages and Gong Li's mustard
Witnessing the divorce of his parents left an indelible scar on Zhang Mo's heart. Especially after learning that his father's betrayal was due to his acquaintance with Gong Li during the filming of the movie "Red Sorghum", Zhang Mo was full of deep hostility towards this "family destroyer".
The pain of losing his father's love made Zhang Mo suffer repeated setbacks on the road of marriage and emotion. At the age of 22, despite the strong opposition of her parents, she entered the marriage hall with a foreign man. However, her husband soon revealed his true colors and violently abused her.
Seeing that his daughter was seriously injured physically and mentally, Zhang Yimou's heart was like a knife, and he could only plead: "Come back, Dad will take care of you" This marriage finally came to an end.
After joining hands with Chen Ting, Zhang Yimou finally regained the responsibility and warmth of his family this time. They supported each other, loved each other, conceived three children together, and lived a happy life.
Ms. Gong Li and the famous director Zhang Yimou once had a deep emotional journey, however, in the end, their relationship unfortunately ended in a breakup. Not long after, Gong Li chose to marry a romantic French man who was 17 years younger than her, and started a new chapter in her life! On the other hand, Zhang Yimou's daughter, Zhang Mo, also successfully returned to her beloved directing industry, and has achieved fruitful results in love and family.
With the enthusiastic encouragement and full support of his family, Zhang Mo bravely opened his heart and accepted Mr. Meng Fanqing's deep affection again. After a period of mutual understanding and running-in, the two entered a warm and sweet marriage hall hand in hand in 2013, adding a strong touch to each other's life pictures.
This time, Zhang Mo finally found his true love, and his relationship with Mr. Meng Fanqing became stronger and stronger, and after marriage, he ushered in a pair of lovely dragon and phoenix fetal daughters, bringing endless laughter to the whole family.
In order to take better care of the children, Zhang Mo resolutely decided to temporarily put down his beloved career as a director, return to the family as a full-time mother, and devote himself to childcare work.
"The responsibilities and pressures of a stay-at-home mother go far beyond making a movie!" Zhang Mo smiled and sighed, "But whenever I see the carefree smiles of the children, I feel that all the efforts are worth it" In this way, Zhang Mo spent six years of good time with the children wholeheartedly at home, until the children gradually grew up, she once again embarked on the road of directing and rekindled her passion.
Although there was a six-year gap during this period, Zhang Mo was still able to devote himself to the directing career with ease. In 2016, her first directing work "28-year-old underage" was released, which won high praise from the industry and won the "New Director of the Year Award".
Since then, Zhang Mo's path in the field of directing has become broader and broader, and his career has been thriving.
With great success in both family and career, this marriage brought Zhang Mo a new insight into life and allowed her to experience unprecedented happiness and satisfaction. The wounds of the past are gradually being erased by the years, and are replaced by stronger faith and courage.