Zhao Songru's life story begins with a heartbreaking childhood experience. At only 4 years old, her innocent world was shattered by a relative. The ignorant Zhao Songru mistook this violation for a manifestation of love.
As she later described publicly: "Because I was too young at the time and didn't understand the affairs of men and women, I thought that the other party's behavior was a sign of love for me, so I didn't refuse."
This nightmare, which terrified Zhao Songru, lasted for three whole years, hanging over her like a dark cloud. It wasn't until one day that her mother stumbled upon some unusual behavior of her daughter and realized that she might have been sexually assaulted.
However, in the face of this shocking fact, the mother chose to remain silent, perhaps out of shame or for fear of affecting the family's reputation, she chose to downplay the matter.
Zhao Songru didn't understand what was happening, but from her mother's disgusted eyes, she realized that she had done something "bad". As a result, this experience was buried deep in her heart and became an untouchable wound in her life.
Zhao Songru's upbringing was overshadowed by this trauma. As she grew older, she realized that what she was experiencing was not normal, which led to serious psychological problems.
She began to develop a rejection of the opposite sex and a fear of intimacy, and as an adult, she even began to doubt her sexuality, and remembering the past would make her feel sick.
Zhao Songru had self-harm at her worst, trying to escape the pain in her heart by hurting herself. The trauma of her childhood was like an invisible shackle that bound her body and mind, affecting her ability to relate to people and form intimate relationships.
This experience left a deep scar on Zhao Songru's life, but it also gave her a source of motivation to bravely face life's challenges. Although the experience was full of pain, Zhao Songru finally chose to face the past and hoped to help more people with similar experiences come out of the haze by sharing her own experience.
Fate seems to want to make up for Zhao Songru's hardships, and she began to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Zhao Songru made her debut in a singing competition, but it was not her singing voice that caught everyone's attention, but her face that resembled Sammi Cheng.
This match became a turning point in her life and earned her the reputation of "Little Zheng Xiuwen".
Zhao Songru was soon discovered by the record company and signed a contract, and became a member of the Musiclcon red music agency. When the company was acquired by Emperor Entertainment, Zhao Songru naturally became a singer under Emperor Entertainment.
The company has high hopes for her and has invested a lot of resources to carefully build the image of "Sammi Cheng's successor".
Zhao Songru's career is like a rising star, she released the album "YU SEE Again", and cooperated with Edison Chen, the top student at the time, the album sold gratifyingly, Zhao Songru took advantage of the victory to pursue, and the following year took over the movie "Infernal Affairs 2", partnering with Edison Chen again.
After the movie was released, her fame soared, and "an actor with almost 99% similarity to Sammi Cheng" became a hot topic on the streets.
However, the price of fame and fortune comes with it. Because of the frequent cooperation with Edison Chen, there are constant scandals between the two. To make matters worse, Edison Chen's "photogate" incident erupted, and two of the photos were accused of resembling Zhao Songru.
For a time, she was pushed to the forefront of public opinion and became the focus of media attention.
In the face of disturbing speculation, Zhao Songru chose to remain silent. Her agent said he had seen the photos but would not respond to them. This ambiguous attitude makes the outside world speculate, but in fact, Zhao Songru already has someone he likes.
Zhao Songru and actor Zhou Yongheng had feelings during the filming of "Blue Out of the Blue". Although they failed to get together in the play, in real life, the two fell in love. However, after the company found out about their relationship, they strictly ordered them to keep a low profile and not to make it public.
Thus, the two began an underground romance.
The relationship soon surfaced due to an unexpected incident. One day, when the two were dating, Zhao Songru was molested by a few gangsters. Zhou Yongheng stepped forward, had an argument with the other party, and even moved his hands, alarming the police.
This drama of heroes saving beauty made headlines on the front page of entertainment news the next day.
Although the two vehemently denied it, the audience didn't buy it. The media took photos of them dating many times, so they no longer hid it and made their relationship public.
In the storm of his career, Zhao Songru's true love appeared - Zhou Yongheng. The relationship between the two heated up rapidly, and even soon reached the stage of talking about marriage. In 2010, Zhao Songru and Zhou Yongheng held a grand wedding, and all the friends in the circle were present to witness the union of the couple.
Zhou Yongheng played and sang a song "Wonderful Tonight" to himself at the wedding, and then artistically walked to his bride, Zhao Songru. This scene is seen as a symbol of a happy future. Zhao Songru thought that she had found a safe haven in her life.
However, their happiness did not last long. Only three months after marriage, Zhou Yongheng was hospitalized due to a traffic accident, but he was found to have a brain tumor during the examination.
In the face of such a serious illness, Zhao Songru decisively put down all the work in her hands and accompanied her husband wholeheartedly, and her persistent companionship made Zhou Yongheng grateful, and he said frankly in front of the media that the person who should be thanked the most is his wife.
For Zhao Songru, Zhou Yongheng is not only her husband, but also the warmth and guardian of her coming out of the shadow of childhood and re-accepting love. After nine months of psychological treatment and rehabilitation, Zhao Songru gradually walked out of the shadow of her childhood, and her relationship with Zhou Yongheng became more and more stable.
During this time, they welcomed two lovely daughters, and their family life was even happier.
When Zhao Songru returned home and found the scene of Zhou Yongheng's violence against the child, she couldn't bear it anymore and had a fierce dispute with Zhou Yongheng. However, Zhou Yongheng not only had no remorse, but also beat her up.
One day in August 2014, Zhao Songru staggered into the police station, injured in multiple places, and complained that he had suffered domestic violence, which completely tore through Zhou Yongheng's gentle and considerate disguise.
With the exposure of the domestic violence incident, Zhou Yongheng's black history was also revealed. It is reported that he was sentenced to 18 months of probation order for drug possession, destroyed public property many times, and even beat people on the street, becoming a frequent visitor to the police station.
The people around watched the collapse of Zhou Yongheng's character and persuaded Zhao Songru to leave this man. However, Zhao Songru was like a demon, never gave up on Zhou Yongheng, and even gave up his acting career for him.
In order to make ends meet, Zhao Songru did a lot of work and even became a tabloid reporter.
Zhao Songru thought that his efforts could be exchanged for Zhou Yongheng's change of heart, but he didn't expect him to intensify and even force her to accept a threesome. All this made Zhao Songru see Zhou Yongheng's true face, and she decided to end this nightmare marriage.
However, the road to divorce turned out to be more difficult than she had imagined.
Zhao Songru, who has made up her mind to divorce, is facing a longer and more tortuous road than she imagined. And after the news of Zhao Songru's desire for divorce reached Zhou Yongheng's ears, he began a series of disturbing behaviors.
At first, Zhou Yongheng kept begging Zhao Songru to get back together, and vowed to cut off contact with Xiao San. His sincere performance made Zhao Songru soft-hearted and almost forgave him. However, it didn't take long for him to be photographed with Xiao San again.
This scene made Zhao Songru completely sober up and strengthened her determination to divorce.
Since the failure of the request to reunite, Zhou Yongheng began to take more extreme measures. He made trouble at his father-in-law's and mother-in-law's house many times, sent death threatening text messages to Zhao Songru, and even self-harmed.
What's even more shocking is that he even quietly took away his daughter, trying to coerce Zhao Songru to change his mind.
Faced with these predicaments, Zhao Songru had to turn to the police many times to solve the problem. Because she is facing a years-long divorce tug-of-war and is under tremendous mental pressure. During this difficult period, Zhao Songru had to give up her acting career and started a tabloid in order to make ends meet.
Despite the hardships of life, she never gave up her determination to pursue freedom.
After three years of hard struggle, Zhao Songru finally got the divorce certificate she coveted in 2017. At this moment, she seemed to have lifted the burden from her shoulders and could finally start a new life with her daughter.
Although life after the divorce was not easy, Zhao Songru finally found her freedom after experiencing it and could live according to her own wishes. This experience made her stronger and more cherished the freedom she had gained through her sweat.
Although the road ahead is tortuous, Zhao Songru is ready to meet the challenges and meet the next stage of life with a new attitude.
After the divorce, Zhao Songru had to look for new job opportunities in order to support her daughter. She got a clerical job at a frozen meat company and didn't pay much. Despite the difficult life, Zhao Songru still retains the dream of loving acting in her heart, and she has always wanted to return to the entertainment industry, but she can't find a suitable opportunity.
In 2023, the opportunity has finally arrived. The crew of "Golden Night Mansion" threw an olive branch to Zhao Songru and invited her to play an ill-fated single mother. The role seems to have been tailor-made for her, and there are many similarities to her life experiences.
During the filming, Zhao Songru's acting skills exploded and won unanimous praise.
The experience of returning to the screen allowed Zhao Songru to regain her self-confidence and enthusiasm for acting. She knows that she has made too many wrong choices before, so after this time, she is determined to firmly seize every opportunity and interpret every role seriously.
Zhao Songru's career can be described as in full bloom, she dared to try and gradually developed her talent. Whether it is an actor or a host, they are able to make their mark in all aspects. This independent and beautiful woman has finally found her true path and lived her own life.
Her story is not just a legend reborn from the ashes, but a touching example of courage, tenacity, and the pursuit of self-fulfillment.