In everyone's eyes, his marriage was like a "grave".
Marriage is a tomb" is often mentioned, but many people find happiness in their marriages, so it is not possible to generalize.
However, in the entertainment industry, this statement is obviously more credible.
Friends who like to watch costume dramas must be no stranger to Chen Xiao.
He is always radiant in public, but since he got married, he has lost the temperament of a star, and even looks a little decadent.
His love with Chen Yanxi was once extremely enviable.
Before Chen Xiao got married, he was full of spirit, and various film and television resources never stopped, and he showed a "oily face" style when attending the event.
After getting married, people completely change. Especially after growing a beard, he looks more like listlessness, which makes many people sigh that he seems to have "walked into the grave of marriage".
This situation can't help but make people wonder if he doesn't love Chen Yanxi, but thinks about the former Zhao Liying.
In 1987, Chen Xiao was born in Hefei, Anhui Province, and his family was warm and harmonious.
Because of his parents' busy work, Chen Xiao spent most of his childhood alone at home.
He often pulls the windows open and stares wistfully at the hurried crowd, and for him, it's like a live-action series that keeps him engaged.
Martial arts films were all the rage in the 90s, and every family had fans of martial arts dramas, and Chen Xiao was also one of them.
As soon as the summer vacation arrived, Chen Xiao curled up in front of the TV all day long, immersed in his beloved martial arts plot, as if he was in another world. He often imitates the movements of martial arts on TV, fantasizing about one day being able to fly up the wall.
Perhaps since then, Chen Xiao has buried the desire to become a "chivalrous man" in his heart.
Chen Xiao was born into a knowledgeable family, so he also carried the expectations of his parents.
They arranged for him to participate in various extracurricular classes, such as painting, calligraphy, and so on.
When he was ten years old, when he was in a calligraphy class, a director took a fancy to him and invited him to play the role of Sun Dong, a little boy in the TV series "The Song of Our Class", and since then he has started his acting career.
However, his mother resolutely refused to be the director's request to invite him to appear again.
She believes that learning cultural classes well is the key to the future no matter what direction it takes.
Chen Xiao has developed a strong interest in basketball since the fourth grade, and even acquired it in high school"National Level 2 athlete"certifications.
He was not a good boy at that time, but had a rebellious appearance.
He had run away from home several times and told his friends about his cleverness.
In his sophomore year of high school, Chen Xiao was determined to pursue his dream of acting, even though his family wanted him to choose a path in medicine. He was determined to try his hand at the art exam.
Chen Xiao is undoubtedly a natural actor, handsome in appearance and sunny in temperament. Whether it is Nortel, Chinese opera or Nanyi, they are full of praise for him, and in the end, the future superstar chose Chinese opera. It must be admitted that his acting talent is outstanding.
However, he kept a low profile at school, rarely playing with his classmates, preferring to immerse himself in Wong Kar-wai's film universe. Sometimes, he can even nibble on steamed buns while ** a whole day of movies in a row.
Many of his classmates mistakenly believe that his family is poor, but they do not realize that he is immersed in the world of art deep down.
During that time, Chen Xiao's biggest entertainment was ** movies, and he would spend all his monthly living expenses of 1,500 yuan on buying discs or renting movies.
Perhaps there are only two things that can lead him out of that serenity, one is acting, and the other is his girlfriend Yu Zhengyao, the cousin of singer Xu Song.
After the two villagers met, they felt deeply regretful, and the friendship between them was too deep to be repeated, but for some reason, they eventually parted ways.
Chen Xiao, a graduate of Chinese opera, did not stop there, but decided to chase his dream of the big screen.
In the show business, the road is tortuous and complicated. Despite the influx of many talented people, it is very rare for someone to actually succeed in this field.
He shared a small house of more than ten square meters with his classmates in Beijing, constantly participated in auditions, worked hard for performance opportunities, and took on various unpaid supporting roles.
Fate often takes a turn of events inadvertently.
Producer Li Jinwen found Chen Xiao when he was running the crew and chose him to play the role of "Lu Li" in the movie "Di Renjie: The Empire of Heaven".
Although his role in the play is meager, only a short one-minute shot, Chen Xiao is fortunate to cooperate with heavyweight stars such as Andy Lau and Leung Jiahui.
Subsequently, he officially became an artist under Huayi Brothers and began his own development in the film and television industry.
However, Chen Xiao did not find a suitable stage for himself in Huayi Company, and could only play some marginal roles.
Chen Xiao's delicate face and deep eyes won Yu Zheng's favor in 2010, and since then he has opened a new chapter in the role of beautiful men in ancient costumes.
In the crew, rehearsing day and night, wearing complex and heavy costume costumes, hanging Weiya.
Although the sweat kept dripping down and his hands were covered with thick calluses, Chen Xiao still persevered.
Every time the camera focuses on him, he transforms into the elegant ancient son, showing his charming charm under the camera. However, off-camera, he was sweating profusely.
Fortunately for Chen Xiao, his persistence was not in vain, with the broadcast of many costume dramas such as "The King's Woman" and "Palace Lock Bead Curtain", he gradually entered the audience's field of vision and became the representative of the beautiful costume boy in everyone's hearts.
Chen Xiao ushered in a new peak in his career in 2013.
He first played a contradictory role in "Smiling Proud Jianghu" - Lin Pingzhi, so he won a large number of fans.
In the same year, he also cooperated with the popular actress Zhao Liying and starred in "The Legend of Lu Zhen" together.
Although the plot mainly revolves around Zhao Liying's character, Chen Xiao also attracted everyone's attention with his handsome appearance and excellent acting skills, and successfully consolidated his status as a first-line student.
At the same time, ** captured the sweet picture of Chen Xiao and Zhao Liying, which also caused heated discussions.
During that period, whether participating in activities or appearing in shows, people could feel Chen Xiao's care for Zhao Liying. In addition, it is not uncommon for the two to visit each other privately.
They have never publicly admitted to this relationship, but how can they hide each other's eyes?
Years later, he wrote an article full of subtle feelings, mentioning their past love.
The fans of Chen Xiao, Chen Yanxi and Zhao Liying made a fuss because of this, setting off a sensational storm.
After experiencing the divorce, many fans of Zhao Liying flocked to Chen Xiao's social account, hoping that the two could regain their old relationship.
However, despite fans calling for the two to get back together, Chen Xiao and Zhao Liying seem to be destined to be unable to continue their relationship, because Chen Xiao and Chen Yanxi have met.
In 2013, Chen Xiao and Chen Yanxi were selected by the director of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to serve as the male and female protagonists of the play.
For the next four months, they spent time and night, but nothing drastic initially happened.
It wasn't until a year later, during the promotional event for "The Condor Heroes" that they reunited and finally developed a unique relationship with each other.
Since then, Chen Xiao has taken the initiative to talk to Chen Yanxi and occasionally ask her to dinner.
The relationship between the two naturally warmed up after a period of time.
Chen Yanxi couldn't resist Chen Xiao's sincere expression of feelings, and accepted his pursuit without hesitation, and the two became a couple in love.
Despite this, the public did not recognize their partner at the time, especially because the image of Xiaolongnu played by Chen Yanxi in the TV series was far from the original image, and her conspicuous "baby fat" made her nicknamed "Xiaolongbao".
Chen Xiao was deeply hurt by these negative comments in his heart and felt very painful.
In order to reduce the harm of these adverse effects to Chen Yanxi, they decided to keep their passionate relationship a secret, and did not decide to make it public until it was disclosed many times.
At that time, many people mistakenly thought that this was just a short-term impulse of Chen Xiao, because in everyone's opinion, and even Zhao Liying's point of view, he was a man who was chic and confident and not stable enough.
He even felt that marriage was far from him.
Chen Xiao decided to marry Chen Yanxi because love has magical powers.
Chen Xiao and Chen Yanxi held a grand wedding in 2016.
They soon welcomed their son, Chen Muchen, adding joy to their marriage.
The name Chen Xiao gave his son contains his deep love for Chen Yanxi.
However, the good times did not continue, and Chen Yanxi was gradually exposed to a lot of negative news after marriage, especially when it came to relationships.
Chen Yanxi's agency did not respond directly after the news**, but said that they did not get involved in her family problems, which seemed to implicitly imply: "There is indeed a romantic history, but that is all in the past." ”
Then came a series of rumors, revealing Chen Yanxi's "lace history", and the image of her "first love" that she had been molded into was completely shattered.
From then on, Chen Xiao began to look at Chen Yanxi with indifference, ignorance and embarrassment, instead of the warmth and love of the past.
Every time she appeared in public, Chen Yanxi always looked at Chen Xiao with a smile on her face, but Chen Xiao looked indifferent, as if she was ignoring her.
This marriage not only eroded Chen Xiao's willpower, but also dealt a considerable blow to his career.
Chen Xiao has not presented a striking work since 2017's "The Year the Flowers Bloomed and the Moon Was Full".
Throughout 2018, Chen Xiao has been immersed in his own world, even on holidays such as Valentine's Day and birthday, Chen Yanxi can only act and take care of herself, and Chen Xiao has never made any response.
Chen Xiao began to recover gradually in 2019, starring in "The Great Pediatrician" and "Queen Dugu" one after another.
In 2021, through a series of hot publicity activities, he co-starred with Liu Yifei again in "Menghualu", re-showing his commendable "jade-faced son" style.
In fact, Chen Xiao has always been a person with lofty ambitions and a career-oriented mind.
In the context of today's popular variety shows and celebrity live broadcasts, most celebrities are in full swing to earn high incomes, but Chen Xiao has always kept a low profile.
He concentrates on acting, never pursues hype and traffic, nor is he in a hurry to achieve results, and always urges himself to fulfill his duties as a good actor.
At a certain time, Chen Xiao once participated in the program "National Treasure" and successfully showed the elegant temperament of the painting saint "Gu Kaizhi".
In the program "Letter to China", Chen Xiaolang read a letter written by Zhu Guangya to Chinese students abroad.
His trembling voice, full of sincere emotion, touched many viewers and triggered a scene of tears.
In the time when the public forgot him, Chen Xiao did not live a luxurious life, but chose to stay away from complicated social activities, and preferred to stay at home, quietly reading books and watching movies.
He was once a highly sought-after costume student on the small screen, chose to enter the palace of marriage, stepped into another life, and when he became popular, he recalled the past.
Although he later lost his popularity and reputation at his peak, it was this apathy that contributed to his metamorphosis and growth.
From another point of view, Chen Xiao's eyes have not lost their sharpness and passion, on the contrary, the originally lively teenager is gradually maturing and becoming a man with a full heart and profound thoughts.
He began to shift his interest and energy from the outside in, precipitating a new light from the depths of his soul.
Chen Xiao's pursuit of career has become more extreme, and in terms of marriage, he has certainly learned to be calm.
He is still living a happy life, even if all kinds of gossip is still spreading from the outside world.