Chapter 440: The oath once made was finally compromised
Just when Zhang Yimou was disgraced.
It happened that Hong Kong director Cheng Xiaodong was planning to shoot "The Love of the Qin Terracotta Warriors in Ancient and Modern Times", and he fell in love with Zhang Yimou, who comes from the hometown of the Qin Terracotta Warriors. He thought that he didn't even need makeup, he was born to be a living Qin Terracotta Warrior!
At that time, Zhang Yimou despised commercial films and felt they were too far away from art, but he still accepted the commercial film and took the heroine Gong Li to Hong Kong Island to shoot the film and avoid the limelight. .
The two avoided the outside world and instead had a space to "fake public good for personal gain". In the film, they fell in love happily for three lives and three lives.
During the filming process, Zhang Yimou accidentally suffered a car accident and was hospitalized. Gong Li guarded and cared for her day and night, which made Zhang Yimou more determined to divorce.
After filming, Zhang Yimou hurried back to Xi'an without even dubbing. Firstly, he looked down on commercial films, and secondly, he was in a hurry to discuss divorce with Xiao Hua.
After firming up his belief, Zhang Yimou would rather bear the infamy of "Chen Shimei" than get a divorce.
He also said to Xiao Hua: "If you don't let go, I will leave my hometown and wander around the world..."
Considering that Zhang Yimou's future also tied up his daughter's life, Xiao Hua did not make a big quarrel Noisy, she gritted her teeth and let go.
After Zhang Yimou's successful divorce, Gong Li was very happy and expressed her desire to marry and have children with Zhang Yimou. She also said in the interview: "When I don't want to film, I just stay at home and be a housewife. Lovers will eventually be married." Family members!”
I didn’t expect that after dating for several years, Zhang Yimou never mentioned marriage.
A lot has happened in the past few years.
The two collaborated on films such as "Ju Dou", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" and "Raise the Red Lantern", which had far-reaching influence and became famous internationally. Zhang Yimou became famous and became the most powerful director in China.
Gong Li became the first Chinese star to appear on the cover of Time Magazine in the United States, and was hailed as "the most beautiful oriental woman" and "international movie queen".
However, these literary and artistic films that reflect the rural themes of the old society often make Gong Li look disgraced in the camera.
After all, she was young and wanted to play a glamorous role. One day when she and Zhang Yimou were climbing the Great Wall, she expressed her thoughts, so Zhang Yimou made a wish on the Great Wall that she must play the "Queen" once.
Coincidentally, when Gong Li was in the spotlight, it was at a time when actors in the film industry were in desolation, and many directors made offers to her.
The more appointments you make, the more stories will naturally come out.
In 1993, 28-year-old Gong Li collaborated with 41-year-old Chen Kaige for the first time, starring in the film "Farewell My Concubine". "Brother" Leslie Cheung and others attended the Cannes Film Festival with great aura.
In the same year, Gong Li went to Hong Kong and co-starred with 31-year-old Zhou Xingxing in "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance". This nonsensical movie won the first place in the annual box office list of Hong Kong Island movies.
Later, when Gong Li appeared in "The Overlord of Western Chu", she had a very unhappy relationship with Guan Zhilin, who was 3 years older than her. The two competed for the role of "Queen Lu" and the singing of the theme song. In the end, the crew tipped the balance Inclination towards Gong Li.
Guan Zhilin was extremely unhappy, and Gong Li was also very "hard", and the two had a grudge over this.
Lu Liangwei and his friend Liang Chaowei, who were on the same crew, tried every means to ease the conflict between the two, but to no avail. In the end, Zhang Yimou intervened and the film was successfully filmed.
In 1994, the 29-year-old Gong Li returned to Zhang Yimou and together with Ge You successfully performed the story of an ordinary family in a turbulent era in the film "Alive" adapted from Yu Hua's novel.
The movie was very beautiful, but Gong Li gradually got tired of it. She ran to calculate her marriage, but was told by the old man that it was best to get married before the age of 30.
When Gong Li heard this, she immediately used this as an excuse to urge Zhang Yimou to marry.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yimou never thought about remarrying.
Gong Li was very disappointed. At an event, through Hong Kong female writer Liang Fengyi, she met Huang Hexiang, a British American Tobacco executive who was the same age as Zhang Yimou and 15 years older than Gong Li.
Huang Hexiang, who came from an ordinary family, was meticulous and considerate, which greatly comforted Gong Li's body and mind.
In 1995, Zhang Yimou directed the film "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge", and the heroine was still Gong Li.
On the set, the two of them had their own thoughts. Gong Li called her brother to the set to be a lobbyist and prepare for the final showdown.
Facing the forced marriage, Zhang Yimou asked lightly: "Isn't marriage just a piece of paper? Why do you have to value this piece of paper?"
Gong Li gave up completely. At the end of the filming, In one shot, the 8-year long love race came to an end.
Among them, Zhang Weiping, who was once so close to Zhang Yimou that they were brothers, fabricated many "details of Gong Li's affair" about their breakup, which made Zhang Yimou feel resentful.
It is said that after the two broke up, many friends came to be matchmakers for Gong Li. Xu Feng, who produced "Farewell My Concubine", even intended to create a marriage between her and the Prince of Monaco, continuing the "Prince and Movie Queen" story. .
It’s just that the distant water cannot quench the near thirst. Before the Prince of Monaco met Gong Li, he heard the news of Gong Li’s marriage to Huang Hexiang.
In February 1996, 31-year-old Gong Li and 46-year-old Huang Hexiang held their wedding in Singapore. Friends in the industry, such as Anita Mui and Lin Qingxia, came to congratulate them.
The marriage was caught off guard, and after the marriage, the rumors of the two's marriage were getting hotter year by year. Hong Kong media hinted that the two parties had different personalities and each had their own social circles.
In 1998, Chen Kaige directed "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", starring Gong Li and Sun Zhou. This was the second reunion between Gong Li and Sun Zhou after their girlhood. She recognized him at a glance, and the two People renew their relationship.
In 1999, 34-year-old Gong Li starred in "Beautiful Mom", and successfully caused a scandal with 45-year-old Sun Zhou. The film was a huge success and won many domestic and foreign awards.
Yin Dawei, known as Gong Li's "first lover", also invited Gong Li to star in his movie at the right time, but Gong Li declined due to lack of challenge and chose to continue cooperating with Sun Zhou.
In the same year, Zhang Yimou directed the film "My Father and Mother", starring the new "Mou Girl" Zhang Ziyi, and Sun Honglei, who was new to the film industry. Sun Honglei respected Zhang Yimou very much and called him his eldest brother.
At that time, Sun Honglei was in love with Ding Jiali, the "eldest sister" in the circle. Soon, he would fall in love with the woman who was his eldest brother
Zhang Yimou's second spring also slowly bloomed this year.
In a film casting, the 51-year-old him and Chen Ting, an 18-year-old girl from Nortel, formed a "year-old love" with a age difference of 33 years.
At about the same time, Huang Hexiang resigned from a high-level job in a tobacco company due to work difficulties and became idle at home. The balance between him and Gong Li was broken. The couple became increasingly inseparable, and more tidbits began to emerge.
In 2002, 32-year-old Sun Honglei received an appointment from Sun Zhou to play a couple with 37-year-old Gong Li in "Zhou Yu's Train", and there were many passionate scenes.
This made Sun Honglei, who was eager to get the upper hand, very excited. He directly faked it and showed his passionate love to Gong Li.
When Sun Honglei went online, Gong Li was troubled by the news of her husband's affair with a mixed-race female model, and she really needed a warm man to accompany her to relax.
So there was an intimate scene of Sun and Gong going shopping and playing billiards together.
When Gong Li went to Paris to shoot a commercial, she did not forget to take Sun Honglei with her. The commercial that was originally shot in three days took a month to shoot.
In 2003, movie fans took photos of Sun Honglei and Gong Li having a tryst in Xiushui Street in Beijing, which caused an uproar and the scandal became a hot topic overnight.
Just when the relationship between the two was complicated and confusing, Gong Li had a passionate battle with Zhang Zhen, who was 11 years younger than her, in Wang Jiawei's erotic movie "The God of Love". The media revealed that they fell in love with each other after the scene.
But the Hong Kong media is usually bullshit.
Gong Li, who is surrounded by stars, is getting taller and taller.
When he starred in "2046" in 2004, all the scenes where he cried all night were cut out. He directly criticized the Wang family: "Don't put these good actors in a movie and let you waste them. ..."
In 2005, when the film "Memoirs of a Geisha" started filming, Gong Li acted as the voice of Zhang Ziyi. In a scene where the two slapped their mouths, Gong Li directly suggested: "Come on. of".
Zhang Ziyi was slapped by Gong Li in real life. The intensity of the scene and the fact that it didn't hurt must be fake. However, Zhang Ziyi knew that Gong Li had a huge influence and could not afford to offend her. A small amount of intolerance would ruin the big plan.
At that time, Gong Li's international reputation was unparalleled, with fans all over the world.
In 2006 alone, three blockbusters starring in her were released in the United States, and she was even dubbed "Gong Li's Year" by the New York media.
Seeing that the international influence is so strong, Gong Li's heart has also traveled across the ocean, all the way to the other side of the ocean.
While filming "Miami Vice", there were rumors of an affair between Gong Li and her co-star Colin Farrell. When the two attended a private banquet, they hugged each other affectionately, with an ambiguous attitude and physical intimacy.
Later, when Gong Li was filming the movie "Hannibal", it was revealed that she and photographer Chang kissed in the street.
Afterwards, Gong Li insisted that "kissing is just etiquette."
Just as Gong Li was walking around her foreign friends boldly, her old lover Zhang Yimou also squeezed in.
In 2006, 56-year-old Zhang Yimou was planning to shoot the film "The Golden Armor". In order to attract box office appeal and to fulfill the Great Wall oath he made more than ten years ago, he invited Gong Li, who was already 41 years old. Starring.
However, in the end, Gong Li only played the role of "Queen", not the "Queen" as originally promised, so the fulfillment of Zhang Yimou's vow was ultimately compromised.
Just like his love, he did not marry Gong Li after the divorce.
In any case, this collaboration is very topical, and the media gossips and rumors are all about the rekindling of the old relationship between the two. Adding the influence of Jay Chou, the leader of the new generation, the movie became a hit before it was broadcast, and gained a lot of popularity after it was released. The annual Chinese-language film box office champion.
At this time, many people and things have fundamentally changed.
Zhang Yimou, who was once arrogant, had to bow to business under the coercion of capital. His declaration of not getting married was also broken by Chen Ting. The two had children out of wedlock, and even gave birth to three children in a row.
The marriage between Gong Li and Huang Hexiang has never been able to create a "crystal of love."
In 2009, 44-year-old Gong Li and 59-year-old Huang Hexiang ended their 13-year marriage. The two became friends and looked for love separately.
After being single again, Gong Li's scandal targets are still focused on "foreign friends", from Hollywood actor John Cusack to her French boyfriend who is 13 years younger than her. There were even rumors of marriage.
13 years younger than her .
This shows that Gong Li can accept young people.
Wang Shu can also be her cup of tea.
Moreover, both Gong Li and Zhang Yimou actually do not give in to celebrities in the entertainment industry in their private lives.
The same is true for four days of double ice and so on.
What you see on TV is only the best side, but in private, there is a chaotic side.
This is easy to understand.
Let me ask you, who is rich and famous and still in a big dye vat full of temptations, who can keep his true heart?
Whose weakness can withstand the challenge?
(End of this chapter)