A campus romance more than 40 years ago has made this eternal "model couple" today. From acquaintance to falling in love, from working together to overcome hardships to a brilliant career, Hou Chuangao and Ren Shuwen have used their lives to interpret what true love is. Let's walk into their love world together and witness the sweet transformation of this loving couple.
Met on the stage at the age of 20 and began to ignite love at the beginning of youth
In 1977, Hou Chuangao, a student of Beiying, met Ren Shuwen, who was also a makeup artist, for the first time during the school's drama rehearsal. The first-sight encounter laid the groundwork for the later relationship.
Hou Chuangao recalled: "When I first saw her, I was attracted by her clean and neat work style. Although she rarely wears makeup, her whole person exudes a simple temperament, which makes people feel like a spring breeze. "
Ren Shuwen also praised Hou Chuangao: "I was deeply impressed by his enthusiasm and dedication to work." In this way, the two young people met, knew each other, and secretly fell in love.
Soon, in the rehearsal, Hou Chuangao and Ren Shuwen gradually entrusted their hearts. Ren Shuwen admits frankly: "I am fascinated by his humor and enthusiasm." Hou Chuangao also sincerely confessed: "Her thoughtfulness and gentleness touched my heart." In this way, the two sincere hearts attracted each other and slowly approached each other in their youth.
The days of love are sweet and beautiful, but the road ahead is also full of hardships. The two were initially opposed by their families, who were criticized for being "too young" and "too impatient in marriage". They had to secretly love each other cautiously, as if they had made a big secret.
Hou Chuangao said: "At that time, love was like stealing, which was both exciting and unsettling. But for the sake of my sweetheart, I am willing to endure all this. Even in difficult circumstances, their love for each other has always been unwavering. This ignorant, simple but affectionate young love has laid a good start for a good story in the future.
Do not abandon the rivers and lakes, and walk hand in hand through the difficult road of life
Soon after falling in love, the two embarked on a road full of hardships to start a business. At the beginning, life was too tight, and even food and clothing became a luxury. But they have a place in their hearts, and they have overcome difficulties one by one by relying on their dedication to their careers and their persistence in love.
"For a few months, we were so destitute that we couldn't even eat. But just thinking about being there for each other makes me feel very happy. Hou Chuangao also said: "With Shuwen, I don't have any fear of the future. As long as she is around, I have the courage to face all the tribulations. "
In their most difficult days, Hou Chuangao encountered a major test of life - he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, and the disease suddenly struck. Others persuaded Ren Shuwen to leave this "unreliable" husband, but she never wavered.
Ren Shuwen recalled: "Watching him get thinner and paler, my heart hurt like a knife. But no matter how difficult it is, I must not leave him alone. In this way, Ren Shuwen put down all her work and began a long road of companionship. For countless days and nights, she waited at her husband's bedside, comforting and encouraging her with gentle words. Once, Hou Chuangao was depressed and cried bitterly, Ren Shuwen did not preach, just hugged him silently and gently wiped away his tears. With such selfless love from his wife, Hou Chuangao rekindled his hope for life.
In the midst of a desperate situation, a ray of miracle light finally came. After a few months of treatment, Hou Chuangao's cancer was miraculously cured! Seeing her husband regain her health, Ren Shuwen cried with joy, feeling that sharing hardships and hardships, life and death is the greatest happiness in this life.
Soon, fate played another cruel joke - this time it was Ren Shuwen who suffered a car accident and his life hung by a thread. Hou Chuangao rushed back to Hangzhou from other places, and when he saw his wife paralyzed in bed and bleeding, his heart almost fell into despair. But thinking of how his wife once guarded him unabstainingly, Hou Chuangao made up his mind to repay her with the same love, without regrets. In this way, he put down all his work and began to take care of him day and night.
Slowly, under Hou Chuangao's careful care, Ren Shuwen finally walked out of the dark tunnel of life and regained her health. In retrospect, the two of them once again used their actions to interpret the profound connotation of the words "life and death together".
The sun is shining and the harvest is brilliant and sweet marriage
After so many hardships and twists and turns, the two finally ushered in the take-off of their careers and the fulfillment of their lives.
In 1996, the film and television company carefully built by Ren Shuwen and Hou Chuangao came into being. At the beginning, due to the lack of operational experience and film and television resources, it encountered countless obstacles and doubts. But they stumbled forward step by step, and finally conquered one career peak after another.
In 2007, the Anti-Japanese War drama "Scarlet Rose", starring and personally supervised by Hou Chuangao, was a great success and was called "the pioneering work reflecting the theme of the Anti-Japanese War in the new century". Subsequently, Hou Chuangao successively created a series of extremely important works, such as "The True Colors of the Criminal Police", "Jiangtang Concentration Camp", "Phantom of the Fog", "Black Fox", etc., which are deeply loved by the audience.
In 2015, Hou Chuangao invested and served as the chief producer of the anti-Japanese war drama "Mountains and Rivers Together" once again achieved unprecedented success. Film and television companies have finally gained a foothold in the fierce market competition and flourished, becoming a banner in the industry.
The success of their careers is certainly encouraging, but what Hou Chuangao and Ren Shuwen cherish more is the gift of time - a happy family.
In 2005, after years of hard work, they finally bought a house of their own in Hangzhou, and they are no longer wanderers. The whole family happily moved into their new home and started a new chapter in their lives. What's even happier is that a year later, they were born with a daughter, and the family was upgraded from a two-person world to a family of three.
Hou Chuangao said: "The moment I watched my daughter be born, I seemed to be alive again. All the hard work was worth it. Ren Shuwen was also full of emotion: "We have come all the way, and we finally waited for the appearance of this home."
The little family is happy. Every weekend, Hou Chuangao will take his wife and daughter to play outdoors. Sometimes I hike in the park, sometimes I camp in the wilderness and barbecue, and I feel the joy of family. When the daughter grows up, she follows her father inseparably, full of yearning and admiration for his profession. Hou Chuangao always patiently answered his daughter's various curiosities, and passed on his love for drama to the next generation.
In this way, in a warm family atmosphere, Hou Chuangao and Ren Shuwen spent a peaceful and peaceful day, tasting the sweet taste of happiness. The deep love between family members has become their most priceless spiritual pillar and life force.
To this day, when Hou Chuangao is in the age of sixties, he still does not forget his deep fascination with Ren Shuwen when he was 18 years old. And Ren Shuwen often reminisces about the youth when she and Hou Chuangao knew each other, and is grateful to have such an eternal lover as a companion in this life.
Yes, they interpret what true love is with their actions. Whether it is the young and vigorous love time, or the struggling years of middle age, or the quiet years of old age, love is tightly tied to their hearts and makes them never separate. Looking back many years later, the only thing they are glad about is that they didn't miss each other in the first place.
The years are not hurt, and the love lasts forever. The love story of Hou Chuangao and Ren Shuwen will always inspire each of us: cherish the lover around us and treat this unforgettable relationship with sincerity. Only in this way can you and I, like them, write our own eternal stories in the flow of time.