On a sunny afternoon as we cross into 2024, 60-year-old Li Lin is leisurely enjoying life in her luxurious home. She sits on the soft sofa and admires the spacious and bright living room, which is as clean as a work of art, with every detail in the right place to exude a unique elegance.
Li Lin, who was full of emotion, took a deep breath, and countless complex emotions surged in her heart. This once popular film and television superstar, now entering the old age of her life, she can't help but recall the glorious years when she stepped into the entertainment industry more than 20 years ago, as well as those marriage experiences full of twists and turns.
Let's go back to that exciting time in 1997. That year, Li Lin, who was only 24 years old, became popular all over the country overnight with the role of the simple and kind "mountain apricot" played in the TV series "The Woman Who Waded the Man's River".
Her superb acting skills in the play vividly portrayed the image of this poor girl who has experienced the pain of losing her son and her husband's mental disorder, which deeply touched the hearts of the audience and won the highest honor of Best Actress at the Popular TV Golden Eagle Awards that year.
The audience was full of praise for her wonderful performance, and gave her the title of "Tragic Queen" and "One of the Four Tsing Yi". At that time, Li Lin was in the prime of her youth, and instantly became a high-profile youth idol drama Hua Dan, and participated in as many as 12 film and television masterpieces in a row, and her career was in full swing.
She was a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, representing her country in the United States and serving as a visiting professor at the University of California, making her one of the brightest stars of her time.
After entering the palace of marriage, life has changed dramatically - the adopted son unfortunately died, the breadwinner of the family, her husband Dabao, suffered from extremely serious mental illness, and spent every day in the haze of fear and curse, full of the torment and pain of life.
Finally, "Shan Xing" could not bear this suffocating and depressing living environment, and resolutely chose to run away from home and devote himself to a new life path of self-struggle.
With her superb acting skills, Li Lin vividly portrayed the image of this tenacious and ill-fated woman, which made the audience worry about it, and at the same time deeply impressed by her acting skills.
Many viewers have deeply felt Li Lin's accurate grasp of the character's inner world and excellent acting skills from the bumpy experience of "Shan Xing".
As soon as the TV series was broadcast, it aroused strong repercussions in all walks of life, and Li Lin also won the highest honor of Best Actress at the Golden Eagle Award for Popular TV Dramas that year for her outstanding performance.
This work not only made Li Lin an instant hit, but also won the reputation of "Queen of Tragedy".
Next, we will flashback to the loving couple time with her ex-husband Wang Xiaolie, and the later divorce turmoil caused by real estate money problems.
Just a year later, on the night of Valentine's Day in 2001, Li Lin, after a long day of hard work, dragged her tired body back to the hotel where the crew stayed. Just as she was ready to rest, Wang Xiaolie's phone rang suddenly, informing him that he was waiting outside Li Lin's door at the moment, hoping to have the opportunity to meet her.
The moment Li Lin opened the door, a bouquet of delicate red roses instantly came into view, followed by Wang Xiaolie's sincere and warm confession. All this made Li Lin pleasantly surprised and moved, and instantly indulged in this blazing ocean of love.
In 2003, after three years of love, they held a low-key wedding. Although the ceremony was simple and simple, there was no extravagant process arrangement, and no relatives and friends were invited to attend, but the life of the newlywed was still full of happiness and sweetness.
As their careers flourished, their financial situation gradually improved, however, the good times were always short-lived, and after only two years of marriage, their loving relationship came to an end due to a trivial matter.
In 2005, Li Lin generously donated 80% of her savings as a down payment, planning to add a more spacious and comfortable property for the new home that was about to be expanded. Prior to this, they had agreed that the names of both parties must be written on the title deed as jointly owned property.
Who would have thought that in the signing process of the house sale, Wang Xiaolie would insist on acting alone, and only embedding his name in the deed with various excuses and reasons. Although Li Lin was quite puzzled by this, considering her deep trust in her husband, she still didn't bother too much at that time.
Time flies, and the following year, after a villa was sold, the relocation fee was directly transferred to Li Lin's bank account, which was a very common thing. However, when Wang Xiaolie found out about this, he began to be calculating, and even arrogantly demanded that Li Lin must immediately hand over half of the proceeds to him.
In the face of such an unreasonable and suspicious request, how could Li Lin easily compromise? So, the two started a fierce quarrel over this. It is a pity that Wang Xiaolie was emotional, not only did he not have any intention of backing down, but instead slapped Li Lin on the spot.
This slap undoubtedly broke the cornerstone of the marriage between the two, and also announced the end of the first half of the happy time. Li Lin ran away from home that night and went to a friend's house, and resolutely embarked on the road of divorce proceedings the next morning.
In just four years, the married life ended with a paper deed and ended in this slap of wind and rain.
Fourth, in 2009, he met and fell in love with former gymnastics champion Li Dashuang
The unfortunate experience of this marriage made Li Lin feel deep despair about her love life for a while. However, fate always brings surprises inadvertently, and an unexpected encounter rekindles her hope and courage to pursue love.
In 2009, a group of intimate photos of Li Lin and a tall but slightly less tall man strolling hand in hand in an overseas lavender garden suddenly broke out on the Internet. As soon as this set of photos was released, it immediately caused an uproar in the online world.
After verification, this mysterious person turned out to be Li Dashuang, a former champion athlete who has won multiple gold medals in Olympic gymnastics.
The two people in the photo, affectionate, affectionate, sometimes laughing, sometimes whispering, the intimate interaction is shocking, and they have speculated whether they have become a couple.
Because Li Dashuang and his twin brother Li Xiaoshuang are extremely similar in appearance, they were once mistaken by netizens for having an improper relationship between Li Xiaoshuang, the husband of married singer Zhang Beining, and Li Lin.
This oolong incident quickly fermented on the Internet and became a good story, and at the same time added a new anecdote to the entertainment industry.
Soon after, this misleading news was finally clarified and interpreted by Ms. Li Lin herself! In fact, it was Mr. Li Dashuang who tied the knot with her, not Mr. Li Xiaoshuang, who had already started a family, and had a beautiful misunderstanding.
After this truth was revealed, the majority of netizens suddenly became enlightened and sent their most sincere blessings to the couple.
It turned out that the fate of Mr. Li Dashuang and Ms. Li Lin originated from a dramatic and fun-filled "mistaken" encounter. The story goes back to 2009. That year, a Chinese student studying in the United States accidentally shared several photos of the wedding of Ms. Li Lin and Mr. Li Dashuang on a well-known international website, a move that immediately caused an uproar in the online world.
In these photos, Ms. Li Lin is wearing a white and flawless wedding dress, and Mr. Li Dashuang is wearing a neat dress and suit, holding hands, leisurely strolling through the streets and alleys of Las Vegas, USA, looking full of happiness and love, as if they are enjoying a sweet newlywed life.
As soon as this set of shocking photos was released, it immediately attracted heated discussions among the majority of netizens, and everyone speculated whether the two had secretly held a wedding. In the face of this sudden hot topic, reporters from various media naturally did not hesitate to verify with Ms. Li Lin herself.
However, what is unexpected is that Ms. Li Lin not only generously admitted this matter, but also smiled and responded with only four words: "Thank you and bless."