Seventy years of tempering, the years have left traces on Jiang Wenli's face, however, those shining eyes are still shining, as if telling those glorious and regretful pasts.
Under the sunset, she sat alone on the edge of the terrace, staring out the window at the colorful sunset, the door of her inner memory was slowly opened, and the past came flooding back. For women, marriage is undoubtedly a challenging game, but also a new life adventure.
Time goes back to thirty years ago, when she had the opportunity to say goodbye to that gorgeous scumbag and live an independent and radiant life as a single queen. However, she did not hesitate to choose tolerance and acceptance, and took on the responsibility of the whole family on the shoulders of youth, just to create a warm and complete home for her daughter.
Looking back, Jiang Wenli paid a huge price and patience for this marriage. She gave up the golden period of her career and went overseas to accompany her husband to study, living a life of exile in a strange land. Even when she returned to the entertainment industry after marriage, she had to face a dilemma and find a balance between family and career.
Now, everything is in the past, and all that remains is nostalgia and emotion for the past. Jiang Wenli gently stroked the white hair on her forehead with her fingers, and her eyes showed a trace of exhaustion and sadness.
The story of it all started in 1993. That year, Jiang Wenli was at the peak of her career, and she became popular for starring in the TV series "Cliff Lily", and her career was booming. A chance party allowed her to meet the man who was destined to change her fate - photographer Gu Changwei.
Although Gu Changwei's appearance is not outstanding, his narrow eyes, obvious eye bags, and thin face give people a slightly haggard impression. However, the talent and charm exuded in his eyes deeply touched Jiang Wenli's heart. This talented Beijing Film School girl also has indescribable emotions for this man who is ten years older than herself.
It turned out that as early as when Jiang Wenli was an ordinary waterworks worker, she saw Gu Changwei's photos in movie magazines. It was a special report on "Red Sorghum", Gu Changwei held the sorghum in his hand, smiling, although his facial features were compact, he gave people a sense of humor.
However, it was those seemingly mundane photos that coincidentally helped Jiang Wenli to have a deep affection for him. It seems that Yue Lao personally matched, and the marriage of this lover was destined in the dark. Soon after the party, the two quickly fell in love. Although the family conditions of both parties are not superior, the deep passion in their hearts and the yearning for a better future come from sincere emotions.
So, with the blessing of their friends, they tied the knot and opened a new chapter in their lives together.
Although Jiang Wenli and Gu Changwei's wedding was a little simple, they didn't even leave a romantic wedding photo. However, the couple did not regret this, but were very happy to be able to work together and start a new journey in life with the people they loved.
The atmosphere was warm, laughter and laughter continued, and everyone's faces were filled with happiness and joy.
After marriage, Jiang Wenli lived a warm life of husband and children, taking care of housework at home and taking care of household chores for her husband. A year later, when Gu Changwei decided to go to the United States for further study, she did not hesitate to give up her career, just to be able to stand with her husband through thick and thin.
During her time in a foreign country, Jiang Wenli devoted herself to family life. She had little else to do other than work hard to learn English. The first task of the day is to study cooking skills and cook delicious meals for her husband.
At first, Jiang Wenli could still immerse herself in the role of a good wife and mother and enjoy the fun. However, as time passed, her innermost longing gradually awakened. Whenever she turns on the TV, the plot on the screen always touches her heartstrings and evokes her love for the stage.
More than a year later, Jiang Wenli returned to her homeland alone and re-devoted herself to her acting career. She knows that theatrical performance is her true home, and it is the most primitive and pure dream in her heart. In order to achieve this ideal, she is willing to put aside her family responsibilities for a while.
In China, Gu Changwei has won a good reputation with the movie "Peacock", and his career is at its peak. However, at this time, a rumor of "Little Three" caused his life to fall into a short period of stagnation.
According to media reports, he and the heroine of the film, Zhang Jingchu, behaved intimately in Shuiye Ancient Town, Anyang, strolling arm in arm in the streets and alleys, like a "husband and wife on the set".
In that shocking moment, Jiang Wenli had to stand up and firmly grasp her own power with a domineering attitude that was not inferior to others!
Although her heart was full of bitterness and pain, Jiang Wenli still chose to be tolerant of all this. She firmly believes that as long as her husband Gu Changwei can learn from the pain and change his mind, then there is still room for redemption. Therefore, when Gu Changwei began to prepare for the filming of the new film "Lichun", Jiang Wenli stood up strongly again and resolutely asked for the role of the heroine Wang Cailing.
Back in the middle of the night in 2009, a low-key and luxurious business sedan quietly drove into the silent alley. At this time, Mouwei, the "first paparazzi" who had been lurking on the side, successfully captured Gu Changwei and a young woman in the car with his keen insight.
In order to be able to take clearer photos, Mouwei did not hesitate to risk revealing his whereabouts, risking being discovered, and continued to keep an eye on the car. As expected, after nearly 50 minutes of waiting, the two finally got out of the car, looking slightly flustered.
The next day, Gu Changwei's "car shock" incident quickly made headlines in the entertainment edition and caused an uproar in the entire film industry.
As a highly respected actress, Jiang Wenli could have taken decisive measures against her husband's betrayal and chose to divorce and start a new journey in life. She is fully capable of living a dazzling single life and getting rid of the haze brought about by this marriage.
However, Jiang Wenli made a very different choice - to remain silent and choose to be tolerant. She knows that for those who are brazen, being gentle and considerate will only make them more unscrupulous, and the real effective strategy is a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye.
The reason is that Jiang Wenli's deep attachment to her family has surpassed her attachment to marriage itself. As she experienced a childhood without parental love, she has a strong desire to create a warm and happy home for her children.
Even if the marriage has long been in name only, Jiang Wenli is unwilling to give up easily.
So, when the "Che Zhenmen" incident was exposed, Jiang Wenli did not choose to divorce, but silently decided to give Gu Changwei a chance to forgive. She shows her husband her determination to forgive him with practical actions, and at the same time foreshadows an upcoming battle for family sovereignty.
Although Jiang Wenli briefly treated the "Che Zhenmen" incident, the intimate rumors about Gu Changwei and Zhang Jingchu once again forced her to the edge of the marriage cliff. Just as the "Peacock" movie was being released, Gu Changwei had already begun to plan and prepare for the filming of his second masterpiece "Lichun". Surprisingly, Zhang Jingchu was invited to join the cast of the film again. For Jiang Wenli, this is undoubtedly a public challenge to her.
Faced with her husband's indecisiveness, Jiang Wenli resolutely decided to stand up and "escort" this film. She did not hesitate to take over the role of the heroine Wang Cailing, in order to show Gu Changwei her determination to play this role. In order to better interpret the role, Jiang Wenli did not hesitate to gain 30 pounds, and deliberately wore buckteeth and painted pigmentation to make herself look quite ugly.
However, Zhang Jingchu's role in the film is only a supporting role, and there are not many scenes. However, when the film was successfully completed, Jiang Wenli made an amazing move - deleted all Zhang Jingchu's scenes, and only kept her wonderful performance.
All this is Jiang Wenli's "explicit" approach to maintaining her dignity and status as a wife. She was already fully prepared and ready to start a fierce battle with Gu Changwei at any time.
As expected, at the press conference of "Lichun", a reporter deliberately raised this sensitive topic. When asked why he wanted to cut Zhang Jingchu's scene, Gu Changwei's face instantly became extremely embarrassed, and he didn't know how to answer.
He instinctively handed the microphone to Jiang Wenli beside him, and the two fell into a "thrust game". The eyes of the audience wandered between them, and the atmosphere became extremely tense for a while.
It wasn't until Jiang Wenli responded with a relaxed sentence of "in order to adapt to the overall rhythm of the film" that the turmoil was temporarily calmed down. The audience at the scene breathed a sigh of relief, and some even applauded Jiang Wenli's witty response.
Although Jiang Wenli has made such a clear warning, Gu Changwei's amorous personality is still difficult to change. However, as a wife, she has gradually adjusted her coping strategies.
She began to try to use an "open marriage" method to fight against Gu Changwei's unruly heart.
In 2013, the paparazzi once again focused on two public figures. And the focus this time is the explosive news that actor Jiang Wenli had dinner with Huang Xuan, who is 19 years younger than her, in France!
According to a person familiar with the matter, the relationship between the two can be described as intimate, almost to the extent that "only the last step is missing".
In the exposed photos, Jiang Wenli is dressed in luxurious clothes and sits elegantly in an open-air café in Paris, with a bright smile on her face and a calm expression. However, in the face of such a scandal, Huang Xuan's reaction was quite intense, and he quickly released a long article to clarify, while also attaching his real-time location to prove his innocence.
By comparing the two people's completely different coping strategies, we can't help but speculate that this may just be Jiang Wenli's counterattack in order to give her husband Gu Changwei a "head start". She finally tasted being "cuckolded" and successfully pulled back a game.
The complexity of the relationship has become elusive, and both parties seem to have become accustomed to this "special" way of life. However, it is gratifying that despite the heavy blow to her family, Jiang Wenli can still shine in her acting career.
In 2019, she won the honorary title of Magnolia TV Queen and became a veritable queen of the film and television industry. These honors are a testament to her own strength and achievements, without the need for her husband's aura.
In contrast, Gu Changwei's reputation is declining day by day, and he has to rely on his wife to join in order to attract a certain amount of attention.
At a new film press conference in 2019, he affectionately expressed his gratitude to Jiang Wenli, and sincerely thanked his wife for her firm support and selfless dedication to him.
Jiang Wenli in the audience burst into tears on the spot, but it was difficult to distinguish whether she was moved to tears because of her husband's words or sad because of her own bitter journey.
This may be a true portrayal of their marriage - in the eyes of outsiders, they are a loving couple, but only the parties themselves understand that the happiness of this family is just a huge lie.
Where is the bottom line of marriage? Which is more important, love and responsibility? The answers to all these questions are probably only known to Jiang Wenli and Gu Changwei themselves.