Foreword: When it comes to some well-known directors now, we may first think of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others. However, Zhang Li is also a mainstay in the film industry, and his early directorial works are also gods in one fell swoop. can be a talented man since ancient times, and compared to his talent, it seems that his romance is more concerning.
In 1974, when Chinese society was in a period of transition, Zhang Li responded to the country's movement of intellectual youth to go to the countryside, and he devoted himself to the activities of joining the queue in the countryside. This experience allowed him to experience the simplicity of rural life, and also accumulated rich life materials for his future creations.
Zhang Li entered Xiaoxiang Studios after joining the queue, he was just a handyman at first, but he found his true passion in this seemingly inconspicuous profession. He shuttles through the busy set every day, witnessing the birth of a film from scratch. Cinema became an unattainable dream in his heart.
However, fate also seems to be secretly helping Zhang Li, 1978 was the first year of China's reform and opening up, and it was also a year of turning point in Zhang Li's fate. This year, with his enthusiasm and solid skills, he was successfully admitted to the photography department of Beijing Film Academy. Here he studied with Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei and others, and they witnessed the historical process of Chinese film from recovery to prosperity.
In fact, Zhang Li also directed many excellent works in the early days, but what really made him an instant hit was "Jiajing and Hai Rui in the Ming Dynasty 1566".
This film depicts the social landscape of the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and also shows the corruption of officialdom and the suffering of the people. Zhang Li is worthy of being a natural filmmaker, and his precise control of historical details and clever use of lens language have won wide acclaim in the industry for this drama, and also established his status in the directorial circle.
The success of "Ming Dynasty" did not stop Zhang Li from exploring, and the hit broadcast of "The Right Way in the World is the Vicissitudes of Life" brought his career to the peak. Only then did people find out that Zhang Li was not only able to make good-looking historical dramas, but even war dramas were within his scope. The film won the Magnolia "Best TV Series" award, and Zhang Li also won the "Best Director Award" in one fell swoop.
Zhang Li's contribution to the Chinese film and television industry is obvious, and he has set a new industry benchmark for Chinese film and television drama creation. However, when you look at Zhang Li outside of career development, you will find that this great director has quite emotional twists and turns.
Zhang Li's first wife was his college classmate, and the two got married after a sweet campus romance. However, the graduation season is the breakup season, and after marriage, because the two people are very different in terms of career development, their conflicts are increasing day by day, and they finally break up.
In 1999, Zhang Li became acquainted with Liu Lin because of the filming of "Born Out of the Sky", and this work was well received in the industry. Zhang Li had already made a name for himself in the industry at that time, and many actors who came to him were deeply impressed by the charm of a mature man. Of course, Liu Lin is no exception, he was attracted by Zhang Li's charm and bravely confessed to him. Although Zhang Li also liked Liu Lin in his heart at that time, the 17-year age gap between the two discouraged him.
Liu Lin also understood Zhang Li's scruples, but he clearly told Zhang Li that he didn't mind age, but he had walked a few years longer than himself. Liu Lin's comfort moved Zhang Li very much, so the pair came together. Zhang Li's maturity and stability complement Liu Lin's youth and liveliness, and the 17-year-old age difference has not become an emotional obstacle for them, but has formed a topic of mutual learning.
Liu Lin was willing to give up her career for love, and she decided to retreat behind the scenes to be Zhang Li's virtuous helper. Liu Lin began to learn how to take care of housework, and she made all of Zhang Li's taste preferences into recipes, like a good wife. During that period of cohabitation, Liu Lin devoted herself to her and Zhang Li's life, and it is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Li was her world at that time.
However, this seemingly beautiful relationship cannot escape the problems of reality. Zhang Li is more realistic and cautious about marriage, and he believes that he should consider starting a family after his career has reached a certain height. And Liu Lin is very yearning for family life, and she doesn't want to be Zhang Li's wife all the time. This difference in the concept of marriage gradually caused the two to gradually have an estrangement, and this estrangement has also become a hidden danger for this relationship to come to an end in the future.
As Zhang Li's career flourished, he began to be photographed by the media in overly intimate relationships with other women. Although many photos are just chasing after the wind, this makes the sensitive Liu Lin's heart twist. She also tried to give Zhang Li a chance to explain, but Zhang Li's reaction disappointed her, and Zhang Li just avoided the problem again and again.
He wouldn't even give her a promise. Finally, Liu Lin couldn't bear this life anymore, and she proposed to Zhang Li to break up.
Remember, there's no man who doesn't give a promise, it's just that he doesn't want to give it to you. Zhang Li met Liu Bei after breaking up with Liu Lin, and he was deeply attracted by Liu Bei's intellect and beauty, and launched a strong pursuit of her. At that time, Liu Bei had just ended a divorced marriage with her ex-husband, so the two fell in love quickly, and went through the marriage procedures not long after falling in love.
Liu Lin's years of waiting can't be worth Liu Bei's two months, so what is love? After Zhang Li and Liu Bei got married, their relationship has been very sweet, and Liu Bei also gave birth to a lovely son for Zhang. thought that Zhang Li was a prodigal son, but this seemingly sweet marriage only lasted for three years.
In 2007, Zhang Li and Song Jia had another scandal, and the two of them met because of the filming of "Once Upon a Time in China". But at the time, this rumor was more like a ridiculous and strange story, why did you say that? Because Song Jia was only 27 years old at that time, but Zhang Li was 50 years old. The two of them together are simply "old and young love".
But no one can stop love when it comes, Zhang Li decisively divorced Liu Bei in order to pursue Song Jia. Song Jia was criticized as a "third party" who intervened in other people's feelings, and she didn't admit it at first, and called it "pure nonsense". But there is no impermeable wall in the world, and someone posted the real hammer of her and Zhang Li's love on the Internet. In the face of ironclad evidence, Song Jia could only admit that she changed the conversation again, "Love is love, I won't think about the consequences." ”
Later, the relationship only lasted five years. Zhang Li has repeatedly said that he wants to marry Song Jia, but Song Jia refused. Maybe in Song Jiaxin, she also feels that she and Zhang Li are not a good match.
After experiencing some emotional twists and turns, Zhang Li is now alone. Emotionally frustrated, he can't go back to his past glory in his career. Now many of his films have been criticized, saying that he has lost the original awe of movies.
Even more unfortunate, Zhang Li's mother suffered from Alzheimer's disease, which is almost an "incurable disease". Zhang Li can only accompany the old man all the time and take care of him by her side.
Conclusion: Maybe what Zhang Li has been pursuing hard in his life has never been obtained, but if he can take a relationship seriously from the beginning, maybe the ending will not be like this.