Time flies, time flies. In this ever-changing world, everyone has their own story, scattered in the long river of time. Today, we explore the twists and turns of a family, the life trajectory of a brilliant director, and his complex relationship with his two daughters.
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This is a story about Zhang Yimou, a talented director whose influence has long since transcended the screen. On December 30, 2021, he won the Best Director Award at the 34th China Film Golden Rooster Awards, and his achievements are undoubted. However, behind this rising star is a colorful, even rather bumpy, family story.
Zhang Yimou, who has been working in the film industry for 37 years, has created classics such as "Red Sorghum", "Ju Dou", and "My Father and Mother", but his love life is also twists and turns. After becoming popular in the entertainment industry in his early years, he met the heart-warming Chen Ting and resolutely abandoned his ex-wife and daughter. So, he married Chen Ting and had children, had two sons and a daughter, doted on his youngest daughter and gave her the best life.
However, at the same time, Xiao Hua's daughter Zhang Mo has gone through a journey of shadows. The psychological trauma left by her parents' divorce has put her in a heavy predicament in her adult marriage. These two daughters are destined to have different destinies from birth, just like two completely different characters in the movie.
Back in 1978, Zhang Yimou entered the countryside to join the team, and Xiao Hua also embarked on a similar path to him. The two became classmates and began an unforgettable friendship. Zhang Yimou cared for Xiao Hua and solved her worries and difficulties, and this period of youth became a precious memory in the lives of the two.
However, life is often an unpredictable journey. Zhang Yimou's career is thriving, and he gradually became brilliant as a director, while Xiao Hua and Zhang Mo are drifting in the distant United States. The growth trajectories of the two daughters, like movie lenses, present completely different pictures.
In 1987, the filming of "Red Sorghum" sublimated the relationship between Zhang Yimou and the heroine Gong Li to another level. Xiao Hua was waiting for her husband's return abroad, but accidentally discovered the relationship between Zhang Yimou and Gong Li at the airport. This scene has become an indelible shadow in her life, and Zhang Mo has no idea about it abroad.
Time flies, his daughter grows up**, but Zhang Yimou's mind has always stayed on his youngest daughter Zhang Yijiao for many years. He chooses the best school for his daughter and accompanies her through every important holiday. In his eyes, Zhang Yijiao is the treasure of his life, and the connection with Zhang Mo, who is far away in the United States, is indifferent.
However, Zhang Mo's life was not so happy. Her marriage was tortuous, and after the divorce, she returned to China and began a reinvigorated life. Although Zhang Yimou has always supported her in her career, his father's love has not been able to fill the gap. Zhang Mo chose her own path and married a foreigner again, which became another decision in her life.
In Zhang Yimou's life, Chen Ting's arrival brought him new joy. Their love was full of twists and turns and expectations, and finally entered the palace of marriage in 2011. This time, Zhang Yimou became a loving husband who accompanied his wife through the ups and downs of life.
In this family, Zhang Yimou treats his two daughters with different attitudes. Zhang Mo's marriage was bumpy, while his youngest daughter Zhang Yijiao thrived under his care. This disparity may be an unavoidable imbalance in the family. Zhang Yimou gradually realized the preciousness of family affection in the way he treated his daughter, but he also faced a difficult decision in the choice between work and family.
In the final chapter of the story, Zhang Mo chose a new life. She stays with Tony and finds a spiritual belonging. However, her decision made her father dissatisfied, and the contradictions and frictions between the two broke out again. This is the joys and sorrows of the family, and the trajectory of a father's completely different fates towards his two daughters in the long river of time.
Summary: Zhang Yimou's life story is as colorful as his films, full of drama and twists. Behind the success are the ups and downs and entanglements of emotional life. He treated his two daughters in his own way, whether they were partial or distant, and they were an indelible part of his life.
This story teaches us that everyone has their own story and that family relationships are so complex and delicate. In the journey of life, we will go through all kinds of ups and downs, but in the end, the strength of family is still the most precious treasure in our lives.