The Origin of the Goddess of Cinema: From the Shanghai Alleys to the Screen
Chen Ye's story begins in an ordinary alley in Shanghai. Since childhood, her beauty has been eye-catching. Every time her mother took her out, the neighbors would half-jokingly say, "This child is so beautiful, it's a waste not to be an actor."
However, reality is often more brutal than dreams. Although the mother hopes to raise her daughter to become a glorious star, the family's poverty makes this dream difficult to achieve.
After graduating from high school, Chen Ye, who was only a teenager, had to decide to go out to work in order to live. Due to her lack of social experience, she was forced to choose a paper bag factory and had to take on the hardest and most exhausting work.
The dormitory environment where Chen Ye lived was very poor, and even in winter, he had to sleep topless on the floor covered with water basins. The dormitories there are small and dark, and they leak every time it rains, which is very frustrating.
Sometimes when I go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, I accidentally step into the cold water, and I am scared.
However, Chen Ye was not crushed by the predicament. She knew that such a life was not a long-term solution, so she took advantage of the few breaks she had to muster up the courage to participate in a film audition.
Although Chen Ye didn't have any special talents, her naturally beautiful appearance gave her a chance. A moving poem recitation touched the director's heart, and she successfully starred as the heroine of the film "Unforgettable Battle".
This opportunity completely changed the trajectory of Chen Ye's life. She bid farewell to the dilapidated factory dormitory and came to Shanghai Film Studio, where she spent a fulfilling and wonderful 10 years.
During this period, Chen Ye was fortunate to work with well-known filmmakers such as Liu Xiaoqing and Li Hanxiang, from which she learned and gradually grew into a well-known actor on a par with them. Her representative works such as "Half an Engagement Photo", "The Secret of the Axia River", "A Generation of Demon Queens", etc., not only made her the "white moonlight" in the hearts of the audience, but also established her status in the film industry.
However, Chen Ye knows that he is not from a professional class, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in his acting skills. With her dedication to art and her desire for self-improvement, she began to think about the next step in her life plan, laying the groundwork for her future major decisions.
The road to fame was not all smooth sailing, but Chen Ye never gave up, but relied on his own efforts and talents to succeed step by step.
Pursue your dreams: At the age of 31, she went to the United States for further study, where she found true love.
31-year-old Chen Ye, with his love for acting and his desire for self-improvement, made an unexpected decision - to go to Hurston University in United States for further study.
This decision not only reflects her love for acting, but also her determination to break through herself.
Chen Ye, who had just arrived in a foreign country, felt lonely and uncomfortable, but fate brought him Charles, an American man from United States.
Charles was Chen Ye's first friend in United States, and his appearance made Chen Ye's study abroad life no longer lonely.
Charles, a tall, handsome and gentle person, gave Chen Ye a lot of help when she first arrived in United States. This kindness and a certain tacit understanding made Chen Ye and Charles soon become closer and closer.
After a period of contact, friendship sublimated into love, and they began to date as a couple.
In order to maintain this relationship, Chen Ye did not return to China immediately after graduation, but chose to continue living in United States for a period of time. This period of time made the relationship between the two deeper, and also gave Chen Ye a new vision for his future life.
However, the call of his career made Chen Ye have to leave Charles temporarily and return to China to film. Despite the space separation, they could not stop the affection between them. Every time Chen Ye returned to the United States from China to complete the filming work, he always received a gift carefully prepared by Charles as soon as possible.
Chen Ye has never had such a warm and sincere emotional experience. Charles's thoughtfulness and care made her feel endless happiness and security.
Chen Ye fell into thinking about the direction of her life in this transnational relationship, she vacillated between career and love, and her heart was full of contradictions and struggles. On the one hand, she is full of love for acting, and her development in China is also booming; On the other hand, the affection Charles gave her made it impossible for her to part with it easily.
This study and love experience in United States not only improved Chen Ye's acting skills, but also allowed her to meet the love of her life. This experience became a turning point in Chen Ye's life and laid the groundwork for her later major decisions.
Chen Ye is faced with a dilemma between career and love, and she must make an amazing decision to change the trajectory of her life.
Love choice: At the age of 35, he retired and chose to marry a foreign husband.
At the peak of his acting career, Chen Ye made a decision that many people couldn't understand - for the sake of love, he chose to retire and married his foreign husband Charles. This decision shocked and regretted the entire entertainment industry and many fans.
However, making this decision was not an easy one. Chen Ye knew that marrying people was not generally accepted at that time, especially marrying foreigners. So she avoided it as much as possible.
She also deliberately brought Charles back to China, hoping to let her parents meet and recognize.
However, the results were disappointing, with the parents expressing their opposition behind closed doors.
Facing his family's incomprehension, Chen Ye's heart was full of contradictions and pain. She loves Charles deeply and cherishes this hard-won relationship; But at the same time, she is also deeply concerned about her parents and her thriving career.
Whenever she recalls her parents' disappointed eyes, her heart aches as if she had been cut with a knife.
In the end, the power of love breaks all barriers. Chen Ye chose to spend the rest of his life with Charles, and they got married and became an official husband and wife.
This decision made Chen Ye lose the support of her parents, and it also meant that she needed to temporarily put aside her beloved acting career.
Soon after marriage, Chen Ye gave birth to two sons. She insisted on giving her children Chinese surnames to inherit and pass on Chinese culture. Charles had no complaints about his wife's decision, which made Chen Ye even more determined about this marriage.
In order to devote himself to family life, Chen Ye announced his temporary departure from the entertainment industry at the age of 35. It was a difficult decision, especially at the peak of her career.
However, in Chen Ye's eyes, family happiness is more precious than stage applause. She poured all her love and energy into her husband and children and started a new journey in life.
Since then, Chen Ye has gradually faded out of the audience's field of vision. Her previous life was in stark contrast to her current life of taking care of her children and taking care of the house.
Sometimes, when she is alone, she remembers how radiant she looks on the screen, but whenever she sees her husband's gentle smile and the innocent smiling faces of her children, she feels that her choice is worth it.
Chen Ye's decision has attracted the attention of many people. Some people expressed admiration for her giving up everything for love, and some people regretted her quitting the showbiz. However, for Chen Ye, this is the most important and correct choice in her life.
She used practical actions to interpret the true meaning of "love can surpass everything", and at the same time opened a new chapter in her life.
A new chapter in your life: restarting your work and repairing your family
Time passed in a flash, and Chen Ye's two sons had grown up and started to go to school separately. The once lively home gradually returned to calm, leaving Chen Ye alone here.
For her, who was accustomed to a busy life, the sudden idleness became a kind of torment.
Chen Ye's deep love for acting and creation has never faded, as long as he sees a wonderful program on TV or hears a familiar script, he will unconsciously think of the time he spent on the set.
The feeling of standing in the spotlight and interpreting the role to the fullest always haunts her heart.
When Chen Ye was confused in the face of the monotony of life, her husband Charles gave her great support and encouragement. According to Charles's suggestion, Chen Ye began to try his hand at script writing.
She poured her rich life experience and unique understanding of art into the tip of her pen and found a new direction in her career.
The creative process is full of challenges, but Chen Ye enjoys it. She often forgot to sleep and eat, and devoted herself to writing. Sometimes she scrutinizes a plot arrangement, and sometimes she gets excited about an ingenious idea.
Re-experiencing the joy of creation makes Chen Ye seem to have returned to his passionate youth.
As he grew older, Chen Ye's thoughts about his parents increased day by day. The once rebellious and stubborn gradually dissolved under the baptism of the years. Whenever he thinks of the scene when he insisted on getting married despite his parents' opposition, Chen Ye always felt a trace of guilt in his heart.
So, when Chen Ye took time out on her own, she began to frequently take her husband and children back to China to visit her parents. Although their parents were still a little uncomfortable with this foreign son-in-law at first, seeing that their daughter has been living a happy life and two lovely grandchildren, their knot was gradually untied.
Charles and the children gradually integrated into the Chinese family, and Chen Ye was finally relieved.
Every time the whole family reunites and sees his parents looking at their children lovingly, Chen Ye feels extremely comforted. She understands that although her previous decision hurt her parents, time will heal all the wounds.
Today's Chen Ye is 67 years old, and her life is full of family warmth and creative passion. Although the choice she once made made her lose some, it also allowed her to gain more.
She is deeply aware that life is like a wonderful movie, and every choice is an indispensable plot that eventually converges into a unique life story.
Fulfilling Life: The choice to pursue a lifetime of happiness
Looking back, Chen Ye's life is like an exciting drama. She came out of the alleys of Shanghai, went through a lot of hardships, and finally became the goddess on the screen. However, when she was 35 years old, she resolutely gave up the peak of her career and chose a transnational marriage.
Although this decision has confused many people and even caused controversy, for Chen Ye, this is the right life choice she cherishes the most.
Over the years, the relationship between Charles and Chen Ye has maintained a sweet heat, and they have experienced the ups and downs of life together and raised their children together. In the eyes of outsiders, Chen Ye's choice may be a little incredible, but for her, this love from the beginning is her most precious treasure.
Whenever he sees those marriages in the circle that gather less and leave more, and gather and disperse, Chen Ye will cherish his choice even more.
What makes Chen Ye most pleased is that her parents, who once opposed her marriage, have now fully accepted this "foreign son-in-law" and her grandchildren. Whenever the whole family reunites, the happy scene makes Chen Ye feel extremely happy.
She often thinks that if she had given up her persistence, maybe she would not have had such a happy ending now.
Although Chen Ye has moved away from the spotlight, her pursuit of art has not stopped. In the process of writing the script, she found a new stage in life. Charles's support as always, made her cherish the preciousness of marriage even more.
Now 67 years old, Chen Ye's life is full of both family warmth and creative passion. She deeply realized that the happiness of life does not lie in the judgment of the outside world, but in the satisfaction of the heart.
That seemingly crazy decision at the age of 35 finally gave her an invaluable life.
Chen Ye's story may give us some enlightenment: at critical moments in life, following the inner voice may bring unexpected benefits, although there may be some costs, but as long as you stick to your choice, you will eventually find your own happiness.
Chen Ye's experience shows that a brave decision can lead to a happy marriage that combines Chinese and Western cultures, and a fulfilling and meaningful life.