"The sun rises and illuminates the valley of Songshan Mountain, and the early morning bell startles the birds ......"Whenever the melody of "Shepherd's Song" sounds, do you also imagine that fairy-like white and flawless, waving a whip on the spring-like hillside, lightly driving the sheep, that graceful posture is just like in the painting.
Zheng Xulan's sweet voice is intoxicating, while Ding Lan's style is eye-catching.
The heroine of "Shaolin Temple" has become an eternal classic in our hearts.
42 years ago, the popularity of "Shaolin Temple" was extraordinary, according to statistics, at least six or seven out of ten people have seen this movie, and some people have even seen it more than once.
At a time when the average ticket price was only one and a half cents, it hit a record of 1The box office record of 600 million is no accident.
The hit of "Shaolin Temple" made the starring Jet Li the biggest winner, and the heroine Ding Lan also took the opportunity to emerge and was known as "the most beautiful star".
After that, she successively starred in movies such as "Shaolin Temple**", "Shaolin Kid", "Shaolin Vulgar Family**", "Thirteen Sisters of Chivalry", and her role setting and performance style basically continued the white flawless in "Shaolin Temple".
Her beautiful face shines on the big screen, as if it was attractive enough. And the combination of her and Jet Li's "couple file" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and is unforgettable.
However, since she played the role of Xichun in the series of films "Dream of Red Mansions" directed by Xie Tieli of Beijing Film Studio in 1989, it seems that she is rarely seen in new film and television works.
She used to be a smash hit star, but she chose to leave at her most brilliant, which can't help but make people wonder if she really left the country because of her crush on Jet Li as circulated on the Internet, or if there were other reasons for her to fade out of the public eye.
Now that she is 60 years old, what is her living situation like, and is she really "childless" as some people say?
Let's restore a more real Ding Lan, a beauty from Luoyang, Henan Province, who has been as beautiful and dazzling as a peony since she was a child, attracting people's attention.
Ding Lan has been passionate about literature and art since she was a child, especially singing and dancing. Although her parents are both employees of the railway system, they are very supportive of their daughter's hobby.
When Ding Lan was in the second grade, her family arranged violin lessons for her and sent her to the Children's Palace dance class to study. Because of her talent and hard work, she was favored by the Henan Provincial Song and Dance Troupe at the age of 11.
When she was 12 years old, the Henan Provincial Opera School invited her to enroll in the Henan Opera class, and she began to learn Hua Dan and Dao Ma Dan performances.
The time in Henan Opera School laid a solid foundation for her to later become the heroine of "Shaolin Temple". In just a few years, her beauty and figure have become more and more perfect, and she has become a practitioner"Real kung fu"。
In the Henan Opera movie "Carrying the Sedan Chair", she played Wang Dingyun, and every move and style in her performance fully demonstrated her"Drama skills"。
In 1980, Ding Lan's fate was changed by the decision of Hong Kong director Zhang Xinyan. He plans to shoot the film "Shaolin Temple" and travels to the mainland to find locations and actors.
After determining the male actors such as Jet Li, Yu Hai, Ji Chunhua, and Yu Chenghui, he also had a preliminary idea of the choice of actresses.
In the male-dominated film "Shaolin Temple", he hopes to add a female actor to play the role of "a little red in the green bushes", which can not only play the role of "appearance", but also ease the atmosphere.
Therefore, his requirements for this actress are very clear, first of all, she must be outstanding, secondly, she must have an innocent temperament, and finally she must have martial arts skills.
At that time, many female actors competed for the role of "White Flawless", and most of them were champions of provincial martial arts teams.
However, when he came to the Henan Provincial Opera School and saw Ding Lan, he was immediately attracted by her appearance and temperament, so he listed her as one of the candidates for "White and Flawless".
Ding Lan challenged herself and participated in the training of the crew of "Shaolin Temple". Despite her opponents' skills, her tenacity and graceful opening up made her stand out.
In the end, director Zhang Xinyan took a fancy to her and chose Ding Lan to play "Bai Wufang".
Zhang Xinyan's decision will undoubtedly stand the test of time. Ding Lan's performance in "Shaolin Temple" is as quiet as a person in a painting, moving like a thunderbolt, and the same frame with Jet Li is even more eye-catching, incomparably matched.
Therefore, she was praised as another pair of "screen beauties" after Zhang Yu and Guo Kaimin.
16-year-old Ding Lan successfully graduated from Henan Opera School when the filming of "Shaolin Temple" was completed but not yet released.
According to the plan, she was supposed to be assigned to the Henan Yu Opera Troupe, but because of her performance in the movie, the leaders thought that she was more suitable to show her talent on the drama stage, so they arranged her to the Henan Repertory Troupe as an actor.
Ding Lan didn't know at that time that she would become a popular movie star in two years. As a result, she dedicates herself to every role assigned to her by the troupe, while always looking for an opportunity to step onto the screen again.
However, when "Shaolin Temple" was released in 1982 and caused a huge sensation, it was a surprise to everyone. As a result, Ding Lan became famous overnight, and many film studios and film and television production companies sent invitations to her.
Among them, Beijing Film Studio hopes that she can become the second "Liu Xiaoqing" and produce more box office blockbusters like "The Mysterious Buddha".
Therefore, they officially transferred her personnel relationship to Beijing Film Studio, making her another "screen actress" after "Beijing Film Sanhua" Zhang Jinling, Li Xiuming and Liu Xiaoqing.
Ding Lan has filmed several martial arts films, but unfortunately, none of these works have reached the same impact as "Shaolin Temple". Therefore, her image in the hearts of Chinese audiences is still that innocent "white and flawless".
As a professional actor, Ding Lan has a deep pursuit of the diversity of her role types. However, the roles assigned to her are always limited to "chivalrous" or "vase".
Despite her attempts to break through herself, she always seems to be "repeating herself". In the films she participated in, her role in "The Thirteen Sisters of Chivalry" may be more familiar to the audience.
In order to play this role well, she put in a lot of effort. In the final "duel" scene with Ji Xiantang played by Ge Cunzhuang, she did her best.
However, because the fight scene is set on a cliff, she is constantly scratched and punctured by raised stones during the performance, but she persevers and does not say a word.
In 1989, Xie Tieli, the great director of Beijing Film Studio, gathered many movie stars to jointly shoot a series of films with the theme of the classic Chinese masterpiece "Dream of Red Mansions", a total of six films, each with eight episodes.
In this grand film and television work, Ding Lan was able to play the role of "Exploring the Three Spring Scenes Not Long", which is a rare luck.
Ding Lan's performance did not attract widespread attention, probably because her image and temperament did not match Xichun's role. Although she later starred in some works, she failed to cause much repercussions due to limited dissemination.
This may have been a big reason why she chose to leave her hometown. Ding Lan was married in 1988, and her husband is an experienced screenwriter and producer, much older than her.
Ding Lan tried her best to do her duty as a wife after marriage, and was good at cooking and receiving guests.
Despite the happiness in their lives, Ding Lan and her husband also face many conflicts. Among them, the question of whether to have children is particularly prominent.
Ding Lan's husband is eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the child, hoping that Ding Lan can conceive their little baby as soon as possible.
However, Ding Lan is in a critical period of career development and does not attach much importance to this matter.
Ding Lan's husband is a successful man who has invested in two popular films. He had plans to produce several film and television dramas for Ding Lan to propel her to the position of a top actress.
But at this time, Ding Lan received another invitation. Many people rumored that Ding Lan was "crushing Jet Li" because it didn't work out, so she finally left Singapore sadly. In fact, this is a false statement.
Not long after filming "Shaolin Temple", Jet Li fell in love with his sister Huang Qiuyan in the Beijing martial arts team, and he also successfully recommended Huang Qiuyan to the crew of "Shaolin Kid".
This means that when Ding Lan and Jet Li worked together again after "Shaolin Temple", Jet Li already had a girlfriend.
And Ding Lan has not crossed paths with Jet Li in the years since filming "Shaolin Temple", so where does the term "secret love" begin?
Although she may aspire to carve out her own path in the film and television world like Jet Li, this is the most likely.
Although known as the "female version of Jet Li", this title is not easy to get.
Time, place, people are indispensable. However, Ding Lan has been fighting hard for several years, but has not made significant progress in his acting career, but has a tendency to gradually regress.
How could she not be reluctant? So, she thought of Jet Li's experience and planned to change the environment, maybe there would be a chance to regain her strength.
As the proverb goes, "Trees die, people live", so Ding Lan accepted the invitation of the Singapore Broadcasting Authority and decided to move to Singapore to start a new chapter.
At the age of 27, she embarked on a new journey with dreams and determination.
When Ding Lan discussed the matter with her husband, she was opposed by him. Because he had already established his business foundation in Beijing, he didn't want to give up these efforts easily.
Therefore, not only did he not want to go to Singapore with Ding Lan, but also suggested that Ding Lan continue to develop in China. However, Ding Lan's determination has been made, and she is even willing to divorce and look for better opportunities.
Her first marriage came to an end, and the two had no children. However, even in Singapore, will Ding Lan's situation really improve? The answer is no.
Although the Singapore side attaches great importance to Ding Lan, not only signed a full-time contract with her, but also put her in charge of many important acting tasks.
For example, in the TV series "Unfinished", the first heroine Liu Xiaohan is played by Xiang Yun, who is known as the "Queen of Ratings" in Singapore, and the second heroine Qiu Ling is played by Ding Lan.
In "Lotus Battle", which is adapted from Gu Long**'s "Meteor Butterfly Sword", she successfully played the role of Lan Lan, and cooperated with outstanding actors such as Li Nanxing, Liu Qiulian, and Zhu Leling.
Her beautiful and refined appearance is unforgettable, and her acting skills are even more moving.
Ding Lan has played roles such as Wang Meiniang ("Happy and Sorrowful Years"), Xi Xi ("Re-Battle and God List") and Xiaoqing ("The Legend of the White Snake: Love in the World").
Ding Lan, the former "heroine" on the Chinese screen, after moving to Singapore, although she also participated in performances, she could only play a supporting role, and her dream of "becoming popular" was shattered.
However, when she returned to Shanghai in 1992 to shoot, she said that everything was fine in Singapore in response to questions from reporters.
In 1993, Ding Lan entered the palace of marriage again, and her second husband was a Hong Konger, so her family also settled in Hong Kong.
For the next few years, she traveled back and forth between Hong Kong and Singapore.
Ding Lan gave birth to a son shortly after marriage, which brought her endless comfort. However, due to the long-term separation between the two places, her relationship with her second husband gradually cooled, and finally could only end in divorce.
After the divorce, her son stayed in Hong Kong to live with her ex-husband, while Ding Lan chose to return to Beijing and continue to pursue her own development path.
In the face of setbacks, Ding Lan always chooses to leave the existing environment, go to a new environment, and start over. Does this mean that she will lose a lot of accumulation and opportunities?
But in 2001, Ding Lan decided to return to Beijing. So, how did she do when she returned to Beijing? Will it be smooth sailing?
When she returned to Beijing, although she also thought about continuing to engage in acting, she was close to middle age, and it was obviously difficult for her to play "Innocent Girl" again, and the audience might not buy it.
In addition, the "screen little flowers" that have emerged in the new era have squeezed the "out-of-fashion actresses" aside.
Ding Lan's desire to reach the glory of the "white and flawless" period again is obviously a thing of the past, so she found another way to seek new development opportunities.
Although she was once a popular star and was known as the "goddess" in the hearts of countless fans, even so, her connections and resources are still richer than ordinary people.
Therefore, she changed her career to business and began to get involved in the first-class industry at home and abroad.
There are many female celebrities who have given up art to go into business, and some of them have been successful, but some have failed. Ding Lan belongs to the category of people who "went through twists and turns but eventually succeeded".
In the early days of business, she was also deceived and looked for customers everywhere, but she gritted her teeth and persevered for many years and gradually improved the company's performance. Eventually, she earned the title of "Female Entrepreneur".
In 2006, Ding Lan had a successful career and rich material returns, but his emotions were blank. Although there were courtesies of the opposite sex during this period, the experience of two marriages and two divorces made her not have much hope for marriage.
She poured all her maternal love into her son, who was also deeply filial and would fly from Hong Kong to Beijing to visit his mother whenever he had time. Watching her son grow up and perform well in all aspects, Ding Lan was full of gratification.
Today, Ding Lan is 60 years old, and after entering business, she has undergone obvious changes in both appearance and temperament. Once she created many infatuated and charming characters on the screen, leaving the audience with a touching and pitiful impression.
However, through the grind of life, she has become more optimistic, determined, cheerful and confident.
On the issue of remarriage, her mindset is to go with the flow. When a person becomes stronger, she becomes more confident in the face of various options. Yes, whose life doesn't look like a play?
Whether or not you can perform brilliantly in the end depends on your personal efforts. When it comes to Ding Lan, does anyone still remember the "white and flawless" she played in the movie "Shaolin Temple"? Or, which of the other characters she has portrayed that stands out to you more?