Chinese table tennis has a tradition of "stylistic love"!
The wives of the older generation, Xu Yinsheng and Li Furong, are dancers, and they are also classmates.
Former national team head coach Choi Chun Wah's wife is a Yue opera actor, and his son Cai Yida is also a film and television actor.
But in general, the older generation is mostly kind and loving, and the younger generation is bumpy.
This is more or less related to the environment of increasing divorce rates year by year.
Let's take a look at some of the "stylistic love" in the table tennis world in recent years:
1. Jiang Jialiang, Wu Yufang
Jiang Jialiang was born in 1964 in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, with his ancestral home in Huadu, Guangzhou.
He was the number one figure in Chinese men's table tennis singles in the 1980s, winning a total of 6 world championships.
Among them, the Men's Team of the World Table Tennis Championships was twice, the men's singles was twice, and the men's doubles was once; the World Cup was once (at that time, the World Cup only had one men's singles).
In 1986, Jiang Jialiang met actress Wu Yufang at an event and fell in love with her at first sight.
Wu Yufang, born in Shanghai in 1963, is one year older than Jiang Jialiang.
At the age of 11, she was admitted to the shanghai children's art theater and stayed in the hospital as an actress after graduation.
In 1982, Wu Yufang began to enter the big screen, starring in the movie "Reserve Police Officer".
In 1984, she starred in the film "Life" directed by Wu Tianming, which won the Hundred Flowers Award for Film Queen.
If it were not for Chen Chong winning the award in 1980 for "Little Flowers", the 21-year-old Wu Yufang would have become the youngest Hundred Flowers Queen in history.
Liu Xiaoqing, who is 11 years older than her, did not win the Hundred Flowers Award for the first time until 1987.
In 1988, Jiang Jialiang married Wu Yufang, and after marriage, Wu Yufang became a full-time wife.
At this time, the table tennis technology underwent major changes, and the Two-Sided Arc Playing Style of the European Cross-Board represented by Waldner became the mainstream.
Jiang Jialiang is a typical traditional straight plate positive glue left push right attack method, some are not adaptable.
He actually tried the technique of straight-and-cross punch, which is the real originator of this style of play.
But for the already famous world champions, the fault tolerance rate is low, and there is not much room to experiment with new playing styles
In the 1988 Olympic Table Tennis Men's Singles Quarterfinals, Jiang Jialiang lost to Sweden's LinDe.
In the men's team final of the 1989 World Table Tennis Championships, Jiang Jialiang lost to Waldner and Apellen successively.
That same year, at the age of 25, he chose to retire.
After retiring from the army, Jiang Jialiang briefly coached the National Team in Malaysia and Singapore, and also went to sea to do business. He currently resides in Shanghai and runs a table tennis school.
After Wu Yufang gave birth to two daughters, she made a comeback to filming, and she can be seen in popular dramas such as "Snail Residence", "An Jia", and "Xiao Shede".
In 2019, she won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Send Me to The Clouds".
Both are the top of their respective fields and have been married for more than 30 years!
2. Kong Linghui Masu
Kong Linghui, born in 1975 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, is a men's singles Grand Slam winner.
He has won a total of 11 world championships, covering four major events: men's singles, men's doubles, men's team and mixed doubles.
In 2006, Kong Linghui retired and then coached the national team.
After the 2002 Asian Games, Kong Linghui met his compatriot Ma Su in an advertising campaign.
Ma Su was 6 years younger than him, and was still studying at the Beijing Film Academy at the time, using his spare time to work part-time as a model.
The two quickly became good friends after meeting, and began a 12-year relationship.
At that time, Kong Linghui was already a Grand Slam winner, and the economic conditions were much better than that of Ma Su, who had just debuted.
The emotional state of strong men and weak women is much more stable than that of strong women and weak men, and the two often show love on TV, which has become a good story of stylistic love.
However, the two have been in love for 12 years and have not been married.
In 2013, Ma Su admitted at the new drama launch that he had broken up with Kong Linghui.
Although the real reason for the breakup is unknown, it is also logical from the development trajectory of these two people.
Athletes are more dependent on youth than actors, and although they can become coaches after retirement, the income of good coaches is generally not as good as that of excellent athletes in the same sport.
After years of struggle, Ma Su has grown from a newcomer to a second-line actor.
In the past two decades, the income of actors has become higher and higher, the growth rate is far beyond the social average, and actors with some fame can easily earn tens of millions.
And their income is very diversified, in addition to filming, they can also endorse, on variety shows and so on.
Kong Linghui and Ma Su's original pattern of strong men and weak women has at least evolved into a balance of strength.
From Kong Linghui's point of view, he was already 35+ at that time, hoping to marry a wife who could teach his husband and children, and be able to do a good job of coaching more without distraction.
From Masu's point of view, he was in his early 30s at the time, in the golden age of the actor. If you get married and have children, or even give up your career, how much money do you have to make less?
Therefore, the separation of the two is not unexpected.
After the breakup, they each encountered trouble and affected their careers.
Neither of them is still married!
3. Wang Liqin's little swallow
Wang Liqin, born in Shanghai in 1978, has won 16 world championships.
The 16 titles cover almost all major events, and the only one with the heaviest Olympic men's singles is missing.
In January 2007, the first paparazzi Zhuo Wei took a photo of Wang Liqin and Xiao Yanzi, and "Wang Zhao Lian" was kicked and exploded, causing a sensation.
Both even took wedding photos.
However, the relationship was opposed by all parties.
The biggest resistance is still from Wang Liqin's parents, who do not want to accept a daughter-in-law in the entertainment industry, saying in an interview: "Wang Liqin in our family can't climb her!" ”
At that time, Xiaoyanzi also had more negative news, and fans also thought that she was not suitable for Wang Liqin, who has always been loyal and honest.
In this way, the love affair between the two ended without a problem.
Since 2011, Wang Liqin has had a two-year relationship with Liu Yanchi, an 8-year-old female host.
In 2015, Wang Liqin married costume designer Liu Jia.
As for Xiao Yanzi, everyone knows the ending later.
4. Marlene Zhang Ningyi
Ma Lin, born on February 19, 1980 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, was introduced by the Shantou team after the 1993 National Junior Championship.
He has won a total of 18 world championships, except for the men's singles of the World Table Tennis Championships, covering almost all the events of the three major competitions.
At one event, Ma Lin met Zhang Ningyi (real name Zhang Yi), a Shenyang compatriot who studied at the Beijing Film Academy, and the two developed into a couple.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, he excitedly said to his girlfriend: "I won the championship (men's doubles), can you not shoot, I will support you for a lifetime!" ”
As a result, the two registered their marriage in August of that year, but there were no wedding ceremonies such as wedding banquets, nor were they announced to the public.
They still attend various events as lovers, including Shanglu Yu's show.
In 2009, during the National Games, the news of divorce suddenly broke, and Zhang Ningyi accused her husband of cheating on another actress, Zhang Yaqing.
Ma Lin's mother, Xia Jingru, said a sentence that caused ridicule: Ma Lin was too simple at that time, thinking that it was only a matter of marriage if she set up a banquet, and receiving a certificate was just a formality!
At that time, the film remuneration in the entertainment industry was not as high as it is now, and Zhang Ningyi, as a fourth- and fifth-line actor, had an annual income of up to hundreds of thousands.
According to the 2009 Forbes China Celebrity List, Marlene's annual income reached 8.5 million, ranking 30th.
Therefore, the division of property is mainly to divide marlene's part.
After a court investigation, in addition to the property, the two had about 20.7 million marital property.
In the end, Zhang Ningyi received a villa in Daxing with 5 million yuan in cash.
Marlene's initial claim of just over $1 million in property doesn't seem quite reasonable.
He received a number of awards for his 2004 Olympic doubles title.
One of the BMW cars was registered in the name of the coach's wife, and Zhang Ningyifang questioned whether he was suspected of bribery.
There are also two villas, which Marlene considers to be premarital property, as they already belong to him in June. The Olympics were held in August, and the two registered their marriage in August.
Zhang Ningyi also questioned why he knew in June that August's results were "fixed" champions.
Due to the above reasons, in the divorce dispute between Li Lianglei and Wang Lihong at the end of 2021, Zhang Ningyi's ex-husband transferred assets when she divorced that year.
In 2013, Ma Linying married Zhang Yaqing; the following year, Zhang Ningyi married Zheng Yan, a financial practitioner.
5. Wang Haoyan Boya
Wang Hao, born in 1983 in Changchun, Jilin Province, has won 18 world championships in his career.
The 18 world championships include: 1 men's singles, 2 men's doubles and 6 men's teams at the World Table Tennis Championships; 3 men's singles and 4 men's teams at the World Cup; and 2 Olympic men's teams.
Like Wang Liqin, the heaviest Olympic men's singles gold medal is missing.
In 2013, Wang Hao married dancer Yan Boya in Changchun and had two sons.
Yan Boya gave up her dance career after marriage and taught her husband and children at home.
In 2015, Yan Boya participated in the fifth season of "I Am Not a Star", danced in a see-through costume, and had a lot of physical contact with male dance partners.
Judging from her relatively unfamiliar movements, it should have been a while since she had practiced.
The male dance partner also seems to be scrupulous, and the movements are not stretched.
Wang Hao watched in the background, his face unhappy.
Yan Boya wants to regain her dream of dancing, while Wang Hao wants her to return to her family to take care of her children.
The two talked under the coaxing of the host and guests, Wang Hao left the scene angrily, and the camera came from the stage and the aisle... Tracked all the way to the parking lot outside the door.
This matter has caused a lot of heated discussion, netizens have taken sides to show their attitude, and some people are worried about whether the relationship between small couples will break down.
In fact, this is all a routine, and variety shows have scripts.
Recently, the couple participated in another reality show, "Twelve Hours in Beijing".
6. Zhang Jike Jingtian
Zhang Jike, born in 1988 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, has won 16 world championships and is another singles Grand Slam winner after Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui.
In recent years, he has not participated in or announced his retirement.
After the 2016 Rio Olympics, Zhang Jike became an Internet celebrity, often appeared on variety shows, and intersected with the entertainment industry.
At 7:21 on March 28, 2018, Zhang Jike and Jing Tian publicly announced their relationship on social platforms.
Since it is an official announcement, it means that they have long been together.
After the love affair was announced, the two had a sweet period, often showed affection, and also met their parents.
But not long after, on June 9, 2019, Jing Tian officially announced the breakup.
As for the reason for the breakup, Zhang Jike said that Jing Tian was too clingy.
But there are rumors that he is good at gambling and borrowed a lot of money from his celebrity friends.
Zhang Jike's income reached 30 million yuan in 2016, which is considered to be the top among sports stars.
But in the entertainment industry, this level really does not rank up.
summary
In the past 10 years, the film remuneration of the entertainment industry has become higher and higher, and the annual income of first-line stars exceeding 100 million has exceeded that of many listed companies.
In contrast, in the sports world, since Yao Ming and Liu Xiang retired, the highest annual income of current active athletes is only 30 million or 40 million.
This may also be another reason for the instability of stylistic love in recent years!