On May 22, 2023, after a long period of crazy warm-up, Zhang Xiaohui finally appeared in the live broadcast room and started her career as a carryer.
It is less than a month before Zhang Xiaohui's "60th birthday", but her energetic mental state shows no traces of time at all.
With the image of "the rich flower in the world", Zhang Xiaohui quickly topped the single product sales list, and the huge sales also meant that she successfully achieved commercial popularity.
Even if life is so good today, the memories of the past still cannot be erased.
The emotional entanglement between her and Zhong Zhentao and others is a past that she can't hide.
Zhang Xiaohui was born in Hong Kong in 1963. She is considered to be a "celebrity" who will lead the Hong Kong fashion industry in the future, and it can be said that she lives in a wealthy family.
Grandfather is the first, father dominates the Canadian media industry, and mother is from a prominent background, no matter which elder is beyond the reach of others.
Zhang Xiaohui was born into a prominent family, so she frequented major luxury stores when she was still a baby.
It wasn't until she was 13 years old that she had the opportunity to start her own "shopping road", but at that time she still watched her mother shop ahead.
Perhaps because she has been exposed to fashion since she was a baby, Zhang Xiaohui has shown her "fashion talent" since elementary school.
She is proficient in researching the latest Chanel outfits of the season, expertly ordering all kinds of Hermès bags, and even at a time when many people consider Jo Malone to be a niche fragrance, Zhang Xiaohui has already included the brand in her "favorite list".
Therefore, since her adolescence, the Hong Kong fashion industry has given her the reputation of "the rich flower of the world".
Zhong Zhentao was overwhelmed by her beauty and was fascinated.
Zhong Zhentao was born in 1953, which is completely different from Zhang Xiaohui's "celebrity" status. Although he had lived in a wealthy family, his mother had to do laundry to support the family by the time he went to school.
Although his family was poor, fortunately he was outstanding in appearance and sang movingly, and at the age of 20, he formed the "Wenner Band" with Alan Tam and others, which quickly became popular in Hong Kong.
In the 80s of the 20th century, Zhong Zhentao not only became popular as a singer, but also achieved great success in the film and television industry, starring in many TV series.
Although Zhong Zhentao's family background at that time was not as superior as Zhang Xiaohui's, he still accumulated hundreds of millions of family properties with his reputation and lived a chic life.
However, everything changed when she met Zhang Xiaohui.
In 1987, 34-year-old Zhong Zhentao went on a tour of Canada and met Zhang Xiaohui, who was 10 years younger than him.
She was an innocent and lively girl at the time, and anyone who saw her would be attracted to her. Although the relationship between the two broke down later, Zhong Zhentao was still full of emotion when he recalled Zhang Xiaohui at that time:
Her hair is thick and shiny, showing wavy lines, and her round eyes are quietly staring ahead, and she is more beautiful than any other female star.
Zhong Zhentao's handsome and mature was attracted by Zhang Xiaohui at a glance.
Although they did not fall in love because of this encounter, this encounter left a good impression on them and laid the groundwork for future love.
A year later, Zhang Xiaohui returned to Hong Kong during the summer vacation and met them again.
They managed to fall in love this time.
Perhaps because the love was too hot, or because they were too impulsive at the time, they had the idea of getting married just three weeks after they met.
However, the first time Zhong Zhentao went to Zhang's house to see his parents, he was directly kicked out by Zhang Xiaohui's father.
The reason why Zhang's father is so worried is because he is worried that Zhong Zhentao will not be able to afford his daughter's living expenses, after all, Zhang Xiaohui has been willful and indulgent since she was a child, and she spends money like dirt.
However, Zhong Zhentao didn't care, he was confident that his net worth had reached hundreds of millions, which was enough to meet the daily expenses of the two.
In order to gain the approval of Zhang's father, Zhong Zhentao often behaved very attentively in front of him.
Father Zhang saw that Zhong Zhentao was so devoted to his daughter, so he had to nod his head in agreement.
The two had a lavish wedding in Hong Kong in 1988. Zhang Xiaohui carefully designed every detail, including the custom wedding dress, which alone cost more than 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the total cost of the entire wedding was as high as 5 million Hong Kong dollars!
At that time, the budget for the wedding of the regal had been exceeded. In order to please the bride and prove that he is capable of supporting Zhang Xiaohui's life, Zhong Zhentao chooses to support all Zhang Xiaohui's arrangements.
Even in order to meet Zhang Xiaohui's needs, he even sold his car.
However, although Zhong Zhentao paid a lot, this did not make Zhang Xiaohui compromise. She still lives a luxurious life after marriage, shopping as she pleases.
Every time she goes out shopping, she buys luxury goods on a large scale, piling up the brand-name bags, shoes, and clothes she buys back into the three-story room.
The most exaggerated thing is that Zhang Xiaohui can't remember how many of these dazzling luxuries there are, let alone wear them repeatedly, she will only ask the nanny to throw away certain styles of old things.
In order to meet the lifestyle that Zhang Xiaohui yearns for, Zhong Zhentao must constantly participate in concerts and filming work.
The money he earns from his hard work is often only enough for Zhang Xiaohui to buy the best handbags of a well-known brand.
Zhang Xiaohui always asked Zhong Zhentao to provide millions of living expenses, which made Zhong Zhentao feel that it was difficult to bear such huge pressure.
In the end, Zhong Zhentao had to invest his savings for many years in the purchase of a house, hoping to make a profit through real estate.
What he didn't expect was that the financial turmoil in the 90s led to the collapse of the real estate market, and as a result, he not only didn't make a penny, but was saddled with a huge debt of more than 200 million.
It only took Zhong Zhentao ten years to go bankrupt in an instant from a popular star with a net worth of tens of millions. And Zhang Xiaohui also became one of the direct reasons for his bankruptcy.
Even though the situation was already so bad, Zhong Zhentao still didn't intend to blame Zhang Xiaohui, he just thought about how to spend the next few days.
However, he forgot the fact that Zhang Xiaohui has never been ordinary. It was in her nature to accept a life of poverty.
Soon after going bankrupt, Zhong Zhentao discovered the love affair between Zhang Xiaohui and Chen Yaomin, and the marriage between him and Zhang Xiaohui also ended.
For the sake of her own life, Zhang Xiaohui even handed over her two children to Zhong Zhentao in one go.
Looking at the two young children, Zhong Zhentao finally understood why his father-in-law strongly opposed him and Zhang Xiaohui's marriage, but he didn't expect that this "bad relationship" was far from over.
Faced with huge debts, Zhong Zhentao felt helpless after the divorce. Just when he was most helpless, Fan Jiang suddenly appeared beside him.
Compared with Zhong Zhentao, Fan Jiang is 12 years younger and his family is equally wealthy. Unlike Zhang Xiaohui's pursuit of luxury, Fan Jiang is more gentle.
Perhaps because of his infatuation with Zhong Zhentao when he was young, Fan Jiang had an urge to be with him when he saw the decadent Zhong Zhentao for the first time at a friend's party.
Although Fan Jiang learned that Zhong Zhentao was in huge debt and raising two children alone, she did not back down, but offered to help him find a way, and promised to accompany him through the difficulties no matter how many years it takes.
At first, Zhong Zhentao was worried that he would drag Fan Jiang down and wanted to break up with her. But Fan Jiang did not back down, but supported him more firmly.
In order to pay off her debts, she even sold her jewelry and moved into a modest rental house with Zhong Zhentao to cut expenses.
In difficult moments, Zhong Zhentao always derives strength from Fan Jiang's warm company, especially when he despairs for the future.
She always patiently told the children that Dad was only experiencing difficulties for a short period of time, that he was a kind person and that we should trust him.
With the help of Fan Jiang, a few years later, Zhong Zhentao regained his foothold in the entertainment industry and finally paid off all his debts.
Fan Jiang has been accompanying Zhong Zhentao through difficult times, from a debt of 200 million to finally paying off the loan.
Zhong Zhentao and the children have always watched and knew everything Fan Jiang had done for them. Therefore, after paying off all the loans, Zhong Zhentao not only hugged Fan Jiang tightly into his arms, but also promised to be good to her forever.
It's a pity that not long after, a sudden change made Zhong Zhentao and Fan Jiang face a test again.
One day in 2011, a drizzle fell in Hong Kong.
When that day came, Fan Jiang went downstairs to the supermarket to buy daily necessities as usual. But when she stepped into the elevator, she unexpectedly met a strange woman.
She had a panicked expression on her face, and she was startled when she saw Fan Jiang. It turned out that she was Zhong Zhentao's ex-wife Zhang Xiaohui.
Zhang Xiaohui's sudden visit to Hong Kong this time was to find Zhong Zhentao to remarry.
She hurried to Zhong Zhentao's apartment, first walked around the supermarket, and bought snacks that the children and Zhong Zhentao liked to eat.
Zhong Zhentao was very surprised to see Zhang Xiaohui appear at the door of his house. Zhang Xiaohui hugged him with a smile on her face, tears glistening in her eyes, recounting the past, begging Zhong Zhentao to forgive her and start their lives again.
Zhong Zhentao calmly interrupted Zhang Xiaohui's gushing and directly expressed his refusal. He said that he now has a new life and will not look back.
After the rewrite: Zhong Zhentao interrupted Zhang Xiaohui's gushing speech with a calm attitude and frankly refused. He said he had started a new life and decided not to look back.
After listening, Zhang Xiaohui's heart felt very sad, but she still pretended to smile.
She told Chung that she would stay in Hong Kong for a few days and promised to get together when she had time. With that, she turned and left.
The next day, Zhang Xiaohui came to Zhong Jiaqing's school. After school, she hugged Jiaqing excitedly and expressed her miss for her in tears.
However, Jiaqing was uncomfortable with the strange woman's passionate expression, she turned her head to look at her father, and immediately ran away in fear.
The child has no feelings for Zhang Xiaohui, which makes her heart twist.
She begged Jiaqing to come back to Canada with her, promising to be one of the good things to her. However, Jiaqing still shook her head firmly, indicating that she already had her own mother.
Zhang Xiaohui found that the children had accepted Fan Jiang as their stepmother, and she realized that the challenges she would face were far more daunting than she had imagined.
She decided to send her sister Zhang Xiaowan to Zhong Zhentao's apartment to deter Fan Jiang from approaching the children again.
Zhang Xiaowan stood downstairs in the apartment, blocking Fan Jiang who was about to walk out of the door.
The quarrel soon broke out, and Zhang Xiaowan was so emotional that she slapped Fan Jiang in the face. Later, a press conference was held, falsely claiming that Fan Jiang often abused his nieces and nephews.
Fan Jiang felt aggrieved and sad in the face of the baseless slander of her husband's ex-wife, and couldn't help but burst into tears, and even Zhong Zhentao began to blame.
In order to return Fan Jiang's innocence, Zhong Jiaqing took the initiative to contact ** and publicly defended Fan Jiang.
She said that Fan Jiang treats her like a biological mother, treats her younger brother like her own brother, and is the closest person to her.
Her daughter's speech revealed the truth to the outside world, causing Zhang Xiaohui's slander to suddenly become ridiculous, and in the end she could only leave in disgrace and no longer interfere with their lives.
The past has disappeared, and now Zhang Xiaohui has once again entered the public eye with the craze of live broadcasting, while Zhong Zhentao is living happily with the children and Fan Jiang.
Their lives no longer seem to be able to intersect.
However, the emotional entanglements in the past have been lingering, and they can only wait for the future day when both parties can let go.