1. Ding Zhicheng, who is now alone, looks back on the past and can't help but feel a lot of emotion.
As the sun sets, the warm sunset reflects the rooftops of Beijing's old town. Ding Zhicheng, 58, sat alone on the balcony, looking out at the familiar scenery. His gaze was a little bleak, as if he was thinking about the ups and downs of life.
As a powerful actor who was once in the limelight, he chose to quit the showbiz twice for the sake of the same woman. The first time was when his career was improving, in order to let his sister's family live a good life, he went to the sea to do business; The second time was at the peak of the smash hit, and he resolutely bid farewell to the stage in order to accompany his daughter wholeheartedly.
This is undoubtedly a "sad" loss in the circle. Ding Zhicheng's departure means that the audience will lose an excellent actor who portrays the role into three points. But for himself, those difficult choices back then were based on the most simple wisdom of life.
Now, he is alone, leaving only his daughter Ding Ding, the only relative. He gave all his love to this child and used all his energy to care for her growth.
But the later he came, the more he felt that his companionship was already stretched, and he was indispensable in his daughter's life, but he couldn't really integrate into her life.
Is there a chance to start over? Ding Zhicheng weighed. Maybe when his daughter finally gets married independently, he will be able to return to the stage and regain his ideals and dreams.
2. The difficult past of a Beijing family
His sister's disability and his parents' busyness made him shoulder the burden of taking care of his family from an early age
Ding Zhicheng was born into an ordinary Beijing family. His older sister, Ding Baoming, was born with polio and was unable to take care of herself for the rest of her life. My parents are dual-income workers and have a busy schedule, so it is difficult to take care of my sister during the day.
The burden of the family fell on Ding Zhicheng's young shoulders.
From an early age, he had to take care of the housework and take care of his sister and brother. When the other children were still asleep, he had to get up early and cook three meals for the family.
Often, by the time the last person finishes eating, his own breakfast is already cold. Laundry, cooking, cleaning, filled his entire childhood.
In order to make his sister self-reliant, he went to the sea to do business and improve his sister's life
Later, when he entered the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences as a temporary worker, he was supposed to be his sister Ding Baoming's "iron rice bowl" to replace his parents. But because of her disability, the hospital decided to keep Ding Zhicheng.
After my sister learned about this decision, she angrily locked herself in the room and cried for a long time, Ding Zhicheng saw it in her eyes, and she felt extremely guilty in her heart.
In order to make his sister stand on her own, he used all his savings to buy her a sewing machine. Later, she rented a storefront room for her, and her sister's tailor business gradually improved, and she also met her lover Yang Jianyun and lived a happy life.
3. The contradiction between dreams and reality
has a small career success, but his wife is incompatible with him
After entering the Beijing People's Art Theater, Ding Zhicheng starred in a series of classic dramas with his solid acting skills, such as "Shuai Ke in World War II" and "Parisian".
In 2001, he played the role of Yang Zhen in the hit drama "Six Groups of Serious Cases" directed by Xu Qingdong, and became famous and reached the peak of his career.
However, just when his career was rising, Ding Zhicheng and his wife's love life fell into an impasse. Xiao never felt the slightest warmth in him, but felt that he had scattered all his love to other people, such as his sister, mother, friends, etc.
The two seem to live in different worlds and are incompatible.
After the birth of his daughter, he "broke down" for a time, triggering the breakdown of the marriage
In 2002, Ding Zhicheng's daughter Ding Ding was born, which should have been the biggest joy in his life. But unexpectedly, when he learned that it was his daughter, Ding Zhicheng lost control of his emotions and "collapsed", and rushed out of the hospital to drink all night.
It wasn't until his friend's enlightenment that he returned to his wife and daughter.
But this incident became the last straw that destroyed the marriage of the two. Xiao Xiao's heart was cold, and he felt that he didn't value his daughter at all. Two years later, they officially divorced in 2004, and it was all destined to start on that "crash" night.
Fourth, the blow of the death of a loved one
The death of his father, mother, and friends prompted him to reflect on the meaning of life
Just when his wife left and his career was booming, Ding Zhicheng experienced the most painful period in his life. First, the death of his beloved father made him realize his debt to his parents.
Ding Zhicheng lay down in front of his father's coffin, weeping bitterly, regretting that he had not been filial piety.
It didn't take long for his childhood sweetheart's friend Fu Biao to also die of illness. The two grew up together since childhood, talking about everything, Ding Zhicheng was so sad that he seemed to have lost the most important part of his life.
The death of his relatives and friends made him realize the cruel reality of short life, birth, old age, sickness and death. He began to reflect on the value and meaning of his life, whether he had been too immersed in work and responsibilities and neglected other more important things.
decided to retire and serve his mother wholeheartedly in her old age
His mother became his only relative at this time. In order to make up for his regrets, Ding Zhicheng made a decision that shocked everyone: at the peak of his career, he chose to semi-retire and only shoot some scenes that were convenient for taking care of his mother.
He began to serve his mother wholeheartedly in her old age, and in this way he fulfilled his filial piety.
Fifth, the daughter has become the last sustenance of life
After the death of the mother, only the daughter was left as the only relative
After the death of his mother, Ding Zhicheng completely lost the comfort of his relatives. During that time, he often sat alone in his mother's bedroom, dazed, as if the whole world had lost its color.
He would clutch the objects that his mother had used before her death, and tears could not stop flowing.
His daughter Tintin became the last sustenance in his life. In the past, for the sake of his sister, wife, and mother, he gave up his ideals again and again. Now, he began to pour all his love into this child, and used all his energy to care for her growth.
For the sake of his daughter, he completely quit the entertainment industry
Since his daughter is always in his focus, he is less and less invested in his work. Once, Ding Zhicheng, who was filming, received a call that his daughter was being bullied at school, and rushed to the school without asking for leave, waiting for the crew to disappear.
Later, he found that even in front of his daughter, it was difficult for him to accompany her wholeheartedly, because he could be disturbed by work at any time.
Since then, he has put all his mind on his daughter's life and study, and tried his best to give back to the only relative in this world.
6. The continuation of life and a new beginning
Now, the years have precipitated the pain in Ding Zhicheng's heart, and he has begun to look at life with a more peaceful attitude. Sitting on the balcony, he slowly took a sip of tea and looked at the dawn in the sky.
"I owe so much to the people, and now I'm the only one left with my daughter, and I have to put all my mind on her." Ding Zhicheng muttered to himself. Looking back, he gave up his acting career to go into business for the sake of his sister; turning his back on his dreams for the sake of his wife; Retired halfway for the sake of his mother.
Now that only his daughter Ding Ding is left, his only relative, he must not miss a moment again.
However, the journey of life continues. Maybe one day in the future, when his daughter has become an independent family, he will be able to return to the stage and regain his ideals and dreams.
After all, as a senior actor, he always has a persistent attachment to the stage.
But no matter what, he will never forget those relatives who have accompanied him all the way, let alone what difficult choices he has made for them.
It was for the sake of the family in the past, and it will definitely be for the sake of the family in the future. His life continues and circulates in this way, showing the most simple and unpretentious life wisdom of an old Beijing artist.
Perhaps in the near future, we will be able to see this high-profile powerful actor on the stage and continue to witness his new chapter in life.