1. Construct Shi Yihong in childhood
The charm of the city, located in the bustling city, has given birth to the world-renowned Peking Opera master Shi Yihong. Raised under the auspices of her kind grandmother, although she never received a strict family education, she gradually grew into a unique woman in the midst of her grandmother's ardent expectations, not only with a solid technical foundation, but also with an incomparable passion for art.
In order to meet her grandmother's expectations, her grandmother never relaxed her careful cultivation of Shi Yihong. When she was young, she began to learn gymnastics and martial arts training, which quietly planted the seeds of art in her heart.
Shi Yihong has shown outstanding talent since she was a child, and her smooth and graceful dancing posture seems to be a spirit born for the stage. The basic skills of martial arts are becoming more and more sophisticated, and the grandmother is full of pride and joy as she looks at her progress.
My grandmother's deepest wish is that Shi Yihong can embark on the journey of art. In 1982, the news of the enrollment of the Shanghai Theater Academy made my grandmother excited, and she did not hesitate to encourage Shi Yihong to participate in this audition.
Among the many competitors, Shi Yihong stood out with his profound basic skills and successfully entered the admission list.
As soon as she stepped into the campus, this diligent and studious girl was favored by the contemporary Peking Opera master Zhang Meijuan and became her protégé. Zhang Meijuan is known as "China's No. 1 Female Wudan", and has performed on the same stage with Mei Lanfang and other Peking Opera giants, winning wide acclaim.
Being able to be her student is undoubtedly the highest honor for Shi Yihong.
Under the careful teaching of Zhang Meijuan, Shi Yihong was hungry and thirsty to absorb the nutrients of art. She knows that as an outstanding Peking Opera performer, in addition to solid basic skills, she also needs to have a unique artistic understanding and expressiveness.
Only by cultivating both inside and outside can we stand on the stage and bring a wonderful artistic feast to the audience.
In just a few years, Shi Yihong has emerged, and her graduation work "Blocking the Horse" became famous in one fell swoop, winning her countless applause and applause. Since then, she has become a leader in Shanghai's Peking Opera industry and is known as "Tsing Yi".
On the road of art, she is brave and ambitious.
2. In 2001, Shi Yihong and Li Chengru's beautiful marriage
On the occasion of 1999, Li Chengru, an industry tycoon who is well-known at home and abroad and has a value of millions, came to Shanghai, an international city full of vitality and charm, for business travel. As everyone knows, as a senior opera lover in Beijing, he soon received a warm recommendation and warm invitation from relatives and friends, that is, to watch the wonderful performance of the popular Peking Opera star Ms. Shi Yihong.
After repeated persuasion and admiration, Mr. Li Chengru was finally fortunate to enjoy the classic play "Mu Guiying in Charge" starring Ms. Shi Yihong. When he saw the heroic "Mu Guiying" on the stage for the first time, he seemed to feel the shock of the whole body, and his mind was instantly blank. Ms. Shi Yihong's perfect acting skills, elegant artistic temperament and just the right demeanor deeply moved him and made him fall in love with it.
At that moment, Mr. Li Chengru was completely captured by the "Tsing Yi" in front of him. After the performance, Mr. Li Chengru couldn't suppress his excitement and desperately wanted to get to know this idol in his heart. So, under the recommendation of a friend, he got in close contact with Ms. Shi Yihong for the first time.
In the face of this business elite who is 18 years older than herself, Ms. Shi Yihong did not pay too much attention to it, but Mr. Li Chengru has long had no time to pay attention to the strange eyes of others. He did not hesitate to express his affection in public, and although Ms. Shi Yihong only responded with indifference and incomprehension, this enthusiastic suitor did not flinch and gladly accepted her snubbing.
In the days that followed, Mr. Li Chengru would present her with carefully prepared flowers every day, and he would be there to watch every performance. This unswerving dedication finally touched Ms. Shi Yihong. She gradually discovered that the two of them had a unique and profound understanding of the art of Peking Opera, and even had an extraordinary common topic. As the mutual understanding deepened, Ms. Shi Yihong was deeply touched by Mr. Li Chengru's sincere and kind qualities.
So, she willingly married the partner, who was 18 years older.
In 2001, they held an unprecedented wedding in Beijing. However, on that special day, Mr. Li Chengru's son suddenly mocked coldly: "Auntie, why did you choose my father? You are such an elegant and delicate person, he really does not deserve you! Hearing such words, although Ms. Shi Yihong felt that the child was just an unintentional remark and did not take it too seriously, who would have thought that this sentence would indicate the bumpy course of her future married life.
After married life, Ms. Shi Yihong and Mr. Li Chengru reluctantly embarked on the days of long-distance separation. Shi Yihong still sticks to the Shanghai Peking Opera Company, performing every favorite role with his heart, and moving forward fearlessly on the road of art; Li Chengru, on the other hand, devoted himself to Beijing's business ventures.
This long-term separation lifestyle has undoubtedly built an invisible gap between the husband and wife. One day, Mr. Li Chengru proposed to Ms. Shi Yihong that she would consider moving to Beijing, and that he would secure an important position for her in the lofty hall of the Peking Opera Company in China.
In the face of Mr. Li Chengru's suggestion, Ms. Shi Yihong fell into hesitation. Growing up in Shanghai, she has a deep emotional connection to the city and the Shanghai Peking Opera Academy. She is not only an outstanding student representative of the college, but also a high-profile Peking Opera superstar, and it is a difficult challenge to make the decision to leave now.
Seeing that his wife was hesitant to relocate to Beijing, Mr. Li Chengru began to guide her with patience and understanding, repeatedly emphasizing that on the higher stage of Peking Opera art, Ms. Shi Yihong would surely shine brightly. In the face of her husband's persuasion again and again, even though Ms. Shi Yihong was full of endless nostalgia for Shanghai, but in order for their marriage to be more stable and long-lasting, she finally chose to compromise and followed Mr. Li Chengru to Beijing.
Perhaps because he felt his wife's cherishment and dedication to him, Mr. Li Chengru still respected and supported Ms. Shi Yihong's artistic pursuits when she first arrived in Beijing. However, it was not long before he began to make some overly demanding demands on his wife, trying to make her sacrifice her artistic ideals for some fame and fortune.
At that time, Mr. Li Chengru was preparing to shoot a TV series, which involved a Peking Opera character, so he invited Ms. Shi Yihong to make a cameo appearance. Although Ms. Shi Yihong has never been keen on TV drama performances, she reluctantly agreed in order to save her husband's face.
Soon after, Mr. Li Chengru suggested again: "Why don't you stop performing in Peking Opera and become an actor instead?" That way, you'll be able to stay with me and I'll be able to take better care of you.
This passage undoubtedly ignited a raging fire between the two of them! When she learned that her husband had advised her to ignore the ideals she had adhered to all her life for the sake of money, Shi Yihong's anger was as uncontrollable as a volcanic eruption. At this moment, she seems to see another face of Li Chengru, no longer the trustworthy partner who can be trusted for life.
Between them, an unconcealable estrangement spreads like a virus.
Fourth, the outbreak and rupture of the crisis
The fuse that really intensified the contradiction between Shi Yihong and Li Chengru and finally broke up was a seemingly ordinary dinner.
An accomplished business elite, Li Chengru decided to regain his strength after ending a failed marriage, founded his own company again, and continued to devote himself to the pursuit of financial gain. One day, when he was negotiating business with a customer, the other party suddenly put forward an eye-popping idea - to invite Shi Yihong to sing a few famous Peking Opera passages for everyone at the dinner to add to the atmosphere.
In the face of such an almost rude request, to everyone's surprise, Li Chengru showed no concern about it. He even did not hesitate to call his wife Shi Yihong, hoping that she would accept the invitation and show her talent at the dinner.
When Shi Yihong heard her husband's intentions, she was immediately stunned, and she couldn't believe her ears for a while.
How can Peking Opera, an elegant and sacred art form, be reduced to a plaything for everyone's entertainment? Feel free to sing a few words at a dinner party, which is undoubtedly a serious desecration of the entire artistic field! Although she made some compromises in the early years for the stability of her marriage, now this matter has completely touched her bottom line.
Shi Yihong was in great pain in his heart at that time, and tears welled up in his eyes like a spring. It turned out that in Li Chengru's eyes, she and the Peking Opera she loved were just a means to obtain benefits. He did not really love her as a person, nor did he appreciate her persistent pursuit of art, but only valued the financial benefits she could bring to himself.
Between them, the most basic mutual respect has long been lost.
Since then, Shi Yihong has been determined to cut off relations with this mercenary man and part ways without nostalgia. In 2007, she formally filed a divorce petition with the court.
Although their wedding was held in Beijing, Shi Yihong chose to file a lawsuit in the city of Shanghai, which he has been deeply involved in for many years.
In a solemn courtroom, the famous opera artist Shi Yihong denounced her ex-husband Li Chengru for having no respect for her, and even regarded her as a tool for profit-grabbing for a long time. However, Li Chengru quibbled that all the seemingly unreasonable demands were only out of his deepest desire to have his wife by his side and enjoy the glory of greater wealth and fame together.
The two sides were at loggerheads, refusing to give in to each other, and the atmosphere was tense and fierce, like a fierce battle. In the end, after the judge's in-depth and detailed analysis of the past bits and pieces of the two, as well as the available conclusive evidence, a fair ruling was made to grant the divorce. At this point, the marriage relationship between Shi Yihong and Li Chengru officially ended, and the two embarked on a new life journey, going against each other and drifting apart.