In 1994, when Chen Kaige was filming "Fengyue", actress Chen Hong came to visit the crew. At that time, Chen Hong was beautiful and moving, and it was fascinating and fascinated at a glance. Years later, Chen Kaige said of that encounter: "The first time I saw her, I was deeply attracted to her. ”
However, Chen Kaige and Chen Hong at that time had not yet had any intersection, because he had been living with his official girlfriend Ni Ping for 4 years.
In 1996, Chen Hong found Ni Ping when she was pregnant and told her that she was pregnant with Chen Kaige's child. Subsequently, Chen Kaige also found Ni Ping and proposed to break up, "She is pregnant, which is also a helpless thing." ”
When Ni Ping heard the news, she felt that the whole world was about to collapse. It took her six years to pay sincerely, but it couldn't withstand the appearance of Chen Hong in a few months. Although she felt a little aggrieved in her heart, she also knew that she had no power to change reality. She could only shed tears and accept this fact.
Those sad and sad days have left a pain in Ni Ping's heart that can never be erased.
If someone asked me, what was your deepest feeling about those days?I would reply that there is not a shred of dignity there. No matter how many times someone asks me, I tell him again and again that there is no dignity there.
What's even more ironic is that shortly after Chen Kaige and Ni Ping broke up, he hurried to Vancouver to propose to Chen Hong.
In 1996, 44-year-old Chen Kaige and 28-year-old Chen Hong tied the knot.
Chen Kaige is unstoppable, his predecessor is like flowing water, has experienced three marriages, and has married five women.
His story has to start here.
Chen Kaige was born in 1952, his family is a literary family, his father is the famous director Chen Huaihao, his mother is senior screenwriter Liu Yanchi, and his birthplace is Beijing.
The year he was born coincided with the Asia-Pacific Peace Conference held in Beijing, and the famous painter Picasso's "Dove of Peace" became the emblem, so his parents named him Chen Haoge.
His father was busy with filmmaking at the time, and occasionally took the young Chen Kaige to visit the set, so Chen Kaige developed a special affection for filmmaking.
Due to the superior economic conditions of Chen Kaige's family, he received a good education since he was a child, and studied in Beijing No. 4 Middle School in junior high school.
As Chen Kaige grew older, he began to form his own independent opinions, and felt that the original name "Kuige" was too traditional, so he decided to change his current name to his current name.
After graduating from junior high school in 1968, Chen Kaige responded to the country's call to go to the mountains and go to the countryside, and went to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province to work as an educated youth to live a monotonous life, and he deliberately brought many books.
In the picturesque Xishuangbanna, Chen Kaige spent two years of difficult life, working in the fields every day in the scorching sun, and in the dead of night, he would fall into endless nostalgia.
During that time, books were like a ray of light, giving Chen Kaige the comfort of his lonely heart.
Chen Kaige is 1.87 meters tall and was recruited by the army to serve as a soldier on the farm in 1970. He was good at basketball and immediately enlisted in the army without packing up for fear that the farm would not let people go easily. Eventually, he served in the army for a full 5 years.
In the army, Chen Kaige developed a strong interest in playing basketball, and it didn't take long for him to become a high-profile "basketball star" in the army. Once, during a marching training, an old man from a local village invited him to his home for a sitting.
When he arrived, he learned that it was in fact the old man's granddaughter who was interested in him and planned to marry him. But because he was a soldier at the time, Chen Kaige could only refuse.
Chen Kaige left the army in 1975 and returned to Beijing to find work in a film printing factory, where he met Zhang.
Zhang grew up in a cultural family and was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so he soon sparked a spark of love with two other people who had the same hobbies.
In 1977, when the college entrance examination was resumed, Chen Kaige applied for the Chinese Department of Peking University, and although his Chinese scores were excellent, his results in other subjects were not satisfactory, and he was unfortunately not admitted.
The following year, Chen Kaige applied for the Beijing Film Academy again, but due to the large number of applicants, he only held a junior Chinese certificate and was eliminated in the first round of exams.
Beijing Film Academy resumed enrollment, and Chen Kaige was successfully admitted to the directing department with his solid literary skills, and became classmates with Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Fengyi and others.
After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy, Chen Kaige was successfully assigned to the Beijing Children's Film Studio.
At the age of thirty, Chen Kaige and Zhang finally got married. Since the two have been focused on their careers for a long time, they have postponed their plans to have children.
Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou collaborated on the literary film "Yellow Earth", which came out in 1984, and the two fledgling directors became famous with this film, winning 10 awards including the Silver Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the London International Film Festival, and the Kurosawa Akira Award at the Tokyo Film Festival.
Chen Kaige has achieved great success in his career, but he has encountered difficulties in his married life. Because his wife Zhang has been studying abroad for a long time, the long-term separation between the two has led to a gradual indifference in their relationship. Eventually, they divorced peacefully in 1986.
Although fate closed a door for Chen Kaige, it also opened a window for him.
His film "Yellow Earth" has been very popular overseas, including the love of the "famous ruffian" Hong Huang.
Hong Huang is no ordinary lady, she was born in a famous family. His mother is Zhang Hanzhi, who enjoys the reputation of "China's last celebrity", his father is Hong Junyan, a professor of economics at Peking University, his stepfather is Qiao Guanhua, who was China's first minister, and his maternal grandfather is Zhang Shizhao, a famous scholar.
When Hong Huang was 12 years old, he was sent to study in the United States, and then successfully admitted to the famous Vassar College, specializing in international politics.
After graduating, Hong Huang worked for a foreign-funded company, earning a salary of $8,000 a month, compared to 70 yuan per capita in Beijing at the time.
In 1987, Hong Huang ** made the movie "Yellow Earth", and was immediately shocked by the customs of northwest China.
"Yellow Earth" brought me a great shock, and those poetic desolate and deep pictures suddenly made me feel unimaginable.
Hong Huang has a soft spot for movies, and he also has a love for director Chen Kaige.
They first met at a social gathering, where Hong Huang was deeply attracted by Chen Kaige's talent, and Chen Kaige was deeply impressed by Hong Huang's hearty personality.
Hong Huang, like Chen Kaige, has also experienced a failed marriage. As a result of living in the United States for many years, she managed to get a green card.
With the assistance of Hong Huang, in 1987, Chen Kaige became a visiting professor at the New York Film Academy, and the two came together naturally.
Two years later, they got married in New York, and thanks to Hong Huang's help, Chen Kaige also successfully obtained a green card.
After marriage, the relationship between the two gradually wore out in daily trivialities, often quarreling over who would cook at night, and even arguing over bread or steamed buns.
Our personalities are completely incompatible, and although we are in a romantic relationship, we inadvertently become husband and wife. There was such a difference from the beginning, and I was in the right mood at the time, not caring about the difference between him and my life Xi. Hong Huangshu said.
The biggest problem between the two remains trust.
Chen Kaige was on the rise in his career at that time, and there were always all kinds of beauties around him, which made Hong Huang, a proud man, feel jealous for the first time.
Chen Kaige gave me the first taste of jealousy, I had never known what it was like to be jealous before.
In 1991, Chen Kaige and Xu Qing were rumored to have an affair during the filming of the movie "Singing While Walking", which caused Hong Huang to file for divorce. At that time, Chen Kaige was busy filming the movie "Farewell My Concubine" and expressed his firm opposition to the proposal for divorce.
Hong Huang once said to him: "If you don't get divorced, I will bring your green hat." In desperation, Chen Kaige finally signed the divorce agreement.
After the divorce, Chen Kaige did not get together with Xu Qing, but fell in love with Ni Ping, the "first sister of CCTV".
Ni Ping's status in the domestic hosting industry in the 90s of the last century was unparalleled, when she was gentle and generous, elegant in temperament, and was the dream lover in the minds of countless men.
Ni Ping's despair of Chen Kaige is still a mystery because of what kind of means he adopted.
Ni Ping became very low in this relationship, and it can even be said that it was low to the dust.
In her spare time, Ni Ping always finds time to take care of Chen Kaige's daily life, washing and cooking for him, and cleaning. It is precisely because of Ni Ping's meticulous care that Chen Kaige can concentrate on developing his career.
Released in 1993, Chen Kaige's film "Farewell My Concubine" was an instant success abroad, not only breaking the box office record of a Chinese literary film in the United States, but also winning the Palme d'Or, the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival.
With this movie, Chen Kaige became famous in one fell swoop and was successfully promoted to the list of first-line directors.
In order to keep Chen Kaige's heart, Ni Ping resolutely put down her prosperous career to take care of him. She was worried that Chen Kaige was not used to Xi the crew's meals, so she personally delivered meals to the crew every day. In addition, she will clean up the house every day and wait for him to come home.
Chen Kaige's reputation is becoming more and more prominent, causing him to often lose his temper with Ni Ping over some trivial things, and Ni Ping chooses to tolerate it every time.
When giving, you will never think that the fire of your life is about to go out, it is indeed a time to lose your mind.
Chen Kaige's father died of illness at the end of 1994, when Chen Kaige was too busy with film shooting to take a break, and Ni Ping was fully responsible for the preparation of the funeral.
Ni Ping was dressed in black and appeared in the scene of Chen Kaige's father's burial with a sad expression. When introducing her, the Chen family said: "Ni Ping is Chen Kaige's fiancée and our family's prospective daughter-in-law. ”
Ni Ping couldn't imagine at that time that what she paid for her true love was Chen Kaige's ruthless betrayal.
Chen Kaige met Chen Hong during the filming of the movie "Fengyue" in 1994. Although he was overwhelmed by this peerless beauty, due to the existence of his girlfriend Ni Ping, he could only hide his love for Chen Hong deep in his heart and maintain a friend relationship with her.
Chen Kaige and Ge You and others had a meal, which happened to invite Chen Hong to taste delicious food together.
After the three rounds of drinking, Chen Kaige and Chen Hong walked to the corridor to chat. Chen Kaige asked, "Why are you not afraid of me?"All the actresses were afraid of me. ”
Chen Hong replied, "Why should I be afraid of you?"Are you a tiger or a leopard?”
Chen Hong's straightforward personality made Chen Kaige's heart swell with a trace of emotion.
In the days that followed, although Chen Kaige and Ni Ping were still lovers, their relationship was no longer as sweet as it used to be.
In his heart, Chen Kaige had some waves between his girlfriend, who had been in love for six years and was a little tired of him, and the pretty woman he had been thinking about.
After a period of contact, Chen Hong developed a special affection for Chen Kaige, and the two attracted each other and finally came together. Soon after, Chen Hong became pregnant with a child.
After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Kaige decided to break up with Ni Ping.
Ni Ping always thought that she and Chen Kaige would be together for a lifetime, but she didn't expect the other party to ignore their six-year relationship so ruthlessly.
Ni Ping depicts that sad time in her autobiography "Days".
He confessed to me many times, "Marry me, live with me!".Expressing it so sincerely and persistently, but not mentioning the matter of marriage for a long time, made me feel extremely sad and sad, as if my heart had been washed with ashes. And said: "This period has made me feel a lack of self-esteem and have lost myself. ”
Ni Ping was even more sad that Chen Kaige was reluctant to officially marry her, but soon after breaking up with her, he flew to Vancouver to propose to Chen Hong, who was filming. Chen Kaige affectionately confessed to Chen Hong: "Are you willing to marry me?"”
Well, it's really not appropriate to leave again. Chen Hong said with a smile.
As soon as Chen Hong finished speaking, Chen Kaige immediately continued: "I have been divorced twice, this time I have made up my mind to get married, and I plan to live with this woman for the rest of my life." You have to promise me that once you get married, you will not be allowed to divorce again, this is my only condition for marriage. ”
Chen Kaige and Chen Hong, who was 16 years younger than him, got married in 1996.
The following year, Chen Hong gave birth to her son Chen Yuang in the United States. At that time, Chen Kaige, who was preparing to shoot "Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin" in Beijing, could not accompany Chen Hong. But when he learned that Chen Hong had successfully given birth, 45-year-old Chen Kaige cried with joy.
Three years have passed, and Chen Hong has ushered in Chen Kaige's second son Chen Feiyu, and the family of four lives a sweet life, which makes others envious.
Since marrying Chen Kaige, Chen Hong has given up her brilliant career and chose to play the role of husband and child in the family.
As the children grew up, Chen Hong began to serve as the producer of Chen Kaige's films, responsible for controlling costs and docking resources. Everyone in the circle knows that it is very hard to work as a producer, but Chen Hong is fully dedicated, has no regrets, and never gets tired of it.
In the interview show "A Date with Lu Yu", Lu Yu said to Chen Hong: "If you knew that I would work so hard in the future, would you still choose to marry him?"”
Without hesitation, Chen Hong replied: "Yes, because I am married to him, not the illusory future described before." Life is very enjoyable now. ”
Since marrying Chen Hong, Chen Kaige has gradually been pampered and not shocked, and there have never been any scandals. A generation of famous directors was conquered by Chen Hong.
At present, Chen Feiyu has become a popular new generation actor in the entertainment industry, and continues to obtain film, TV resources and advertising endorsement opportunities. With his own efforts, he gradually got rid of the label of "second generation star", and the future prospects are promising.
Chen Yuang, the eldest son, did not choose to enter his parents' entertainment industry, but went to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, where he showed excellent academic performance.
Chen Kaige and Chen Hong have been walking hand in hand for 25 years, and he has also fulfilled his promise to love Chen Hong alone in his life and never give up.
Chen Kaige once revealed some small details of the life of the two, such as every time he sleeps, he will turn his back to Chen Hong.
Sometimes, Chen Hong thinks he has fallen asleep, so she strokes his hair with her hand. In Chen Kaige's view, this kind of touching is a manifestation of a woman's deep love for him.
No matter how strong and pungent Chen Hong is in life, at this moment, she is like an unopened water lotus, pouring all her shyness and tenderness into this man in her life.
This is an important reason why Chen Kaige is deeply attached to Chen Hong.