In 1969, when 17-year-old Jin Xin went to the countryside of Nanhui County, Shanghai, 19-year-old Huang Meiying had already worked a seaside farm on Chongming Island in Shanghai for a whole year.
Even though they were both in Shanghai, they didn't know each other.
However, fate will eventually bring two people who are destined to come together.
Even though they go through a lot of twists and turns, eventually they will meet each other at a certain time and place.
Huang Meiying, in 1970, she had a chance to change her fate. She has had a strong interest in literature and art since she was a child, and finally won the favor of the Beijing General Political Art Troupe. Because of her beauty and grace, she was chosen to be part of this team. Since then, she has got rid of the identity of the "capitalist lady" who was ignored and discriminated against, and transformed into a respected female art troupe.
In the army, Huang Meiying cherishes this precious opportunity very much, and no matter what task she is assigned, she will do her best to complete it.
Huang Meiying was arranged to play the role of Li Fenglian in the drama "Thousands of Rivers, Thousands of Mountains" in 1974. Her graceful posture dazzles the audience;Her wonderful performance deeply touched the emotions of the audience. As a result, Huang Meiying's fame spread quickly.
At that time, Jin Xin's life also experienced an important change.
When he cut the queue in Nanhui County, he went out early and returned late every day, and through the way of exercise, his body became strong and tanned. At a glance, you can see that he is a brave and fiery young man.
The young man's dream at the time was to become a sports student, so he often practiced push-ups to make his body toned and shaped.
As a result, the teachers of the Shanghai Theater Academy showed great interest in him and enthusiastically helped him. The teacher suggested that he apply for the acting department, even if he is not very good at sketches. As long as he can show the most familiar scenes in life, it is enough. So, Jin Xin chose to perform a boating sketch. He simulated how to put the cable, how to push the boat, and how to hold the boat, and the performance was very realistic. In the end, he was successfully admitted to the Department of Performing Arts.
For Huang Meiying and Jin Xin, 1977 was also an unforgettable year.
In the past year, the performance of "Thousands of Rivers, Thousands of Mountains" by the General Political Drama Troupe was adapted into a movie by Bayi Factory, and Huang Meiying still played the role of Li Fenglian, so she also had access to the opportunity to shoot films.
Jin Xin, only 25 years old, graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy, joined the Shanghai People's Art Theater and became a professional drama actor.
The distance between the two men seemed to be getting closer, and they were moving closer to each other.
Huang Meiying performed well in the movie "Thousands of Rivers, Thousands of Mountains", so she was invited by Wang Ping, the female director of Bayi Factory, to participate in "We Are the Eighth Route Army", playing the role of Zhang Qi, a female soldier of the Eighth Route Army. Her image on screen is equally breathtaking.
Huang Meiying decided to pursue a career path that was more suitable for her, and she aspired to join the Bayi Factory Actors Troupe. However, at the time of submission of the application report, the General Administration was reluctant to admit new candidates.
Now, Li Qiankuan, the director of Changying Studio, is selecting actors for the movie "Moment", and he has given Huang Meiying a lot of help. In order to ensure that Huang Meiying could be successfully transferred, Li Qiankuan personally found Liu Baiyu, Minister of the General Political Department of Culture, and finally with Liu Baiyu's approval, Huang Meiying was transferred to work in Bayi Factory.
If Huang Meiying's luck is a little better, she has a good chance of becoming a movie star with her talents.
However, her future is full of twists and turns.
She is not without films to shoot, in just two years, she has successfully completed the filming of many films such as "Moment", "Bitter Love", and the roles she plays in these films are all important heroines. Sadly, however, these films were not released to the public.
Huang Meiying felt very lost.
Jin Xin, a member of Shanghai Renyi, is similarly confused about the future.
Although he fulfilled his desire to become a professional actor, he had no chance to play the leading role because the troupe had many excellent actors and limited positions. Subsequently, even the role of a dragon is difficult to win, which is bound to be a great frustration for an actor.
However, in 1980 the situation changed.
Huang Meiying and Jin Xin were both selected by the crew of Bayi Factory's "Long Road". Huang Meiying plays Hu Xiangyu, while Jin Xin plays the male lead Zhu Hua.
Before this, Jin Xin had not participated in a movie. So, why did the director choose him?This is because his simple image, generous temperament and robust figure fit the character very well in the play.
Fate is such a wonderful thing. Huang Meiying and Jin Xin are both from Shanghai, but they met unexpectedly in the crew of "Long Road" in Bayi Factory.
The moment they met, a sense of familiarity came over them.
In fact, they did not act out emotional scenes together in the movie. This is because according to the character settings, Hu Xiangyu played by Huang Meiying and Cheng Kang played by Tang Guoqiang are a husband and wife, while Zhu Hua played by Jin Xin and the little sister played by Zhao Xiuli are husband and wife.
However, in the process of working together, their hearts became closer and closer.
Huang Meiying likes Jin Xin's strength and masculinity, while Jin Xin loves Huang Meiying's beauty and tenderness. However, they didn't know each other's intentions at the time, and they had to return to their respective workplaces after filming, so the estrangement between them was not bridged.
But they seemed destined to be entangled.
So they had just been separated and reunited.
In the Spring Festival of 1982, Huang Meiying returned to Shanghai and met Jin Xin again, she was very happy and could not express her joy in words.
They believed that this was fate, and there was no other way but to cherish it, so they accepted each other's love without any worries.
Although Huang Meiying is two years older than Jin Xin, it no longer matters in the face of true love, regardless of age and distance.
However, unexpectedly, when they first met, there was a situation of resistance due to personality differences.
The two made an appointment to go to the drama together, but Huang Meiying was late. When this happens, other men may show understanding. But Jin Xin was very serious, thinking that Huang Meiying's failure to observe the time was tantamount to disrespecting life. He took the issue to a very high level, and the result, of course, was that they eventually separated.
Huang Meiying and Jin Xin cut off contact for three years.
In fact, both people miss each other very much after separation.
When Huang Meiying was filming film and television dramas such as "Village in the City" and "Happy Eyebrows" in Shanghai, she couldn't help but think of Jin Xin every time she passed by Shanghai Renyi.
Whether Jin Xin cooperated with Liu Xiaoqing to shoot the movie "Red Beans in the North", or went to Xiaoxiang Film Factory in Hunan to shoot "The Wind Blows Suona", his heart is full of the image of Huang Meiying.
Due to angry emotions, neither took the initiative to contact the other, although they both longed to do so.
I think that God was anxious to see the situation of their quarrel and didn't want them to suffer for too long, so he played the role of "divine assistant" again, and soon let them meet again.
One day in October 1984, Huang Meiying returned to Bayi Factory after filming the TV series "Love Deeply", and happened to meet Jin Xin, who also participated in the movie "Brother Boss and Electric Girl" in Bayi Factory. Huang Meiying was full of emotion when she heard the news. So, on the day Jin Xin came back from the location, she came to the small square to wait for Jin Xin to appear. When Jin Xin saw Huang Meiying, he immediately hugged her tightly into his arms.
They were reconciled. But like other couples, they still often have arguments and conflicts. Huang Meiying sometimes thinks that Jin Xin does not know how to be romantic, while Jin Xin thinks that Huang Meiying often exaggerates the seriousness of the problem, which leads to frequent quarrels. However, this time the difference is that they both realize the pain of losing each other and understand the importance of each other in their hearts. Therefore, they faced each other, vowed to share each other's glory and disgrace, regardless of wealth, health, or sickness, and decided never to part again.
They held their wedding in Beijing in 1984.
Then, for the next 39 years, they kept their promises to each other. No matter what difficulties they encountered, they were unwavering in their support for each other.
After Jin Xin and his wife got married, they were sent to work in Bayi Factory, and the unit also specially allocated a house with an area of 10 square meters to them as a wedding room. In 1986, they welcomed the birth of their son, Jin Yan.
Life after marriage is naturally different compared to the days when you were in love. In addition to having to face household chores on a daily basis, they also need to learn to take responsibility and obligation.
Both actors love drama, but in order to be able to spend more time with their children, they chose to take turns filming. For example, Huang Meiying filmed Changying Studio's "Strange Circle", while Jin Xin took care of the children at home. And when Jin Xin receives the drama appointment of "Operation Beyond Borders", Huang Meiying will become a "full-time mother" again.
They have struck a balance between career and family to allow their children to grow up healthily while also showcasing their acting talents.
In 1990, the TV series "Desire" became a hit, and Huang Meiying ushered in her eternal moment when she was 40 years old. She played the role of Wang Yaru in the play, so she was known by more audiences.
Then, she ushered in the peak of her acting career, and successively starred in many classic film and television dramas such as the "Great March" series, "Peacock", "New Marriage Era", "South to South", "Hawthorn Tree Love" and many other classic film and television dramas.
Jin Xin also played roles in TV series such as "The Rafter", "The Debt", "The Vicissitudes of Shanghai", "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", and "The Guest on the Iceberg". The couple are evenly matched in their acting careers and have become the envy of everyone on TV.
When Huang Meiying was indulging in the sky of art, in 2000, she suffered a sudden serious illness and had to stay in bed for a long time to recuperate. During this difficult period, Jin Xin always guarded Huang Meiying's side tightly and accompanied her through the most difficult moment in her life.
In fact, the affection between husband and wife can only be truly manifested in times of crisis.
Huang Meiying won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 25th Golden Rooster Awards for playing the role of a mother in the movie "Peacock". At the awards party, she especially emphasized her husband Jin Xin's care and care for her.
After that, although the husband and wife are still involved in filming, they are no longer as enthusiastic about pursuit as they were when they were young, but face all kinds of gains and losses with a flat mentality.
They love acting, but they also know that a healthy body is just as important as a good mood. As a result, they spend more time with each other in order to fulfill their original vow of "holding the hand of the son and growing old together".
In fact, Huang Meiying and Jin Xin have significant differences in personality. When they were younger, they often quarreled, but as they got older, they became more and more dependent on each other. When their son grows up and leaves home, they realize that only the other person is their most important companion.
Their son, Jin Yan, was later renamed Jin Mingyan. After graduating from university, he studied in England and set up a photography studio in Beijing after returning to China. By 2016, Jin Mingyan was married and had children of her own.
After Jin Mingyan got married, she rarely could afford to go home to visit her parents, which made Huang Meiying feel very disappointed. Whenever this happens, Jin Xin will always comfort her and tell her that children have their own life circles, and we should also have our own lifestyles.
Inspired by Jin Xin, Huang Meiying no longer relied on her son, but learned to let go. She found that she had gained more instead. Especially when she and her husband walked along the forest path at sunset, she felt the joy of youth, the kind of good time of accompanying each other, confiding in her heart, and walking leisurely, which was the happiness she longed for the most.