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Chapter 440: The previous oath was finally discounted

Just when Zhang Yimou was humiliated.

It happened that Hong Kong director Cheng Xiaodong was preparing to shoot "The Terracotta Warriors", and he fell in love with Zhang Yimou, who was from the hometown of the Terracotta Warriors, at first sight. He thought that Zhang Yimou didn't even need any makeup, as he was born to be a living Terracotta Warrior!
At that time, Zhang Yimou looked down on commercial films, thinking that they were too far from art, but he still took on this commercial film and took the heroine Gong Li to Hong Kong Island to shoot the film and avoid the limelight at the same time.

The two of them avoided the outside world and instead had a space to "use public power for personal gain". In the film, they loved each other for three lifetimes.

During the filming process, Zhang Yimou was accidentally hospitalized after a car accident. Gong Li guarded him day and night and took care of him wholeheartedly, which made Zhang Yimou more determined to divorce.

After the filming was completed, Zhang Yimou rushed back to Xi'an without even going to do the dubbing. Firstly, he looked down on commercial films, and secondly, he was in a hurry to discuss divorce with Xiao Hua.

After strengthening his belief, Zhang Yimou would rather bear the stigma of "Chen Shimei" than divorce.

He also said to Xiao Hua: "If you don't let go, I will leave my hometown and wander around the world..."

Considering Zhang Yimou's future, which was also tied to her daughter's life, Xiao Hua did not make a fuss. She gritted her teeth and let go.

After Zhang Yimou's divorce was successful, Gong Li was very happy and expressed to Zhang Yimou her wish to marry him and have children. She also said in an interview: "When I don't want to film, I will stay at home and be a housewife. Lovers will eventually get married!"

Unexpectedly, after dating for several years, Zhang Yimou never mentioned getting married.

A lot has happened in the past few years.

The two collaborated on films such as "Ju Dou", "Qiu Ju Goes to Court", and "Raise the Red Lantern", which had a far-reaching impact and became internationally renowned. Zhang Yimou became famous and became China's most powerful director.

Gong Li became the first Chinese star to appear on the cover of Time magazine and was hailed as "the most beautiful oriental woman" and "international film queen."

However, these art films reflecting rural themes of the old society often make Gong Li look dirty in front of the camera.

After all, she was young and wanted to play glamorous roles. One day, when she was climbing the Great Wall with Zhang Yimou, she expressed her idea. Then Zhang Yimou made a wish on the Great Wall that he must let her play the role of "Empress" once.

Coincidentally, when Gong Li was at the peak of her career, there was a shortage of actors in the film industry, and many directors offered her roles.

The more appointments you make, the more stories you will have.
In 1993, 28-year-old Gong Li collaborated with 41-year-old Chen Kaige for the first time and starred in the film "Farewell My Concubine". She attended the Cannes Film Festival with her "brother" Leslie Cheung and others with full aura.

In the same year, Gong Li went to Hong Kong and co-starred with 31-year-old Stephen Chow in "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One", a nonsensical movie that won the annual box office championship in Hong Kong Island.

Later, when Gong Li starred in "The King of Western Chu", she had a very unpleasant argument with Guan Zhilin, who was three years older than her. The two competed for the role of "Empress Lu" and the singing of the theme song. In the end, the crew tipped the balance in favor of Gong Li.

Rosamund Kwan was extremely unhappy and Gong Li was also very "hard", so the two became enemies because of this.

Lu Liangwei and his good friend Liang Chaowei, who were in the same crew, tried every means to ease the conflict between the two, but to no avail. In the end, it was Zhang Yimou who mediated and the film was successfully completed.

In 1994, 29-year-old Gong Li returned to Zhang Yimou and successfully performed the story of an ordinary family in turbulent times with Ge You in the film "To Live", which was adapted from Yu Hua's novel.

The film was very successful, but Gong Li gradually got tired of it. She went to a fortune teller, and the old man told her that it would be 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 get married.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yimou had never thought about remarrying.

Gong Li was very disappointed. At an event, she met Huang Hexiang, a senior executive of British American Tobacco, who was the same age as Zhang Yimou and 15 years older than Gong Li, through Hong Kong female writer Liang Fengyi.

Huang Hexiang, who came from an ordinary family, was meticulous and considerate, and greatly comforted Gong Li physically and mentally.

In 1995, Zhang Yimou directed the film "Raise the Rock, Raise the Rock to Grandma's Bridge", and Gong Li was still the heroine.

On the set, the two had their own thoughts. Gong Li called her brother to the set to act as a lobbyist, preparing for a final gamble.

When faced with forced marriage, Zhang Yimou asked casually: "Isn't marriage just a piece of paper? Why do you have to value this piece of paper?"

Gong Li completely gave up, and when she finished shooting the last shot of the film, her eight-year love affair came to an end.

Among them, Zhang Weiping, who was once so close to Zhang Yimou that he called him a brother, fabricated a lot of "Gong Li's cheating details" about their breakup, which made Zhang Yimou feel resentful.

It is said that after the two broke up, many friends came to act as 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 story of "Prince and Queen of Film".

However, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. Before the Prince of Monaco met Gong Li, he heard the news that Gong Li and Huang Hexiang were getting married.

In February 1996, 2-year-old Gong Li and 31-year-old Huang Hexiang held their wedding in Singapore. Friends in the circle, such as Anita Mui and Lam Ching Ha, came to congratulate them.

The news of their marriage came out unexpectedly, and after the marriage, rumors of their divorce have been heating up year by year. Hong Kong media hinted that the two had incompatible personalities and each had their own social circles.

In 1998, Chen Kaige directed "The Emperor and the Assassin", starring Gong Li and Sun Zhou. This was the second time Gong Li met Sun Zhou after Girls' Generation. She recognized him at first sight, and the two resumed their previous relationship.

In 1999, 34-year-old Gong Li starred in "Pretty Mom" ​​and successfully created a scandal with 45-year-old Sun Zhou. The film was a huge success and won many domestic and international 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 on the grounds of lack of challenge and chose to continue working with Sun Zhou.

In the same year, Zhang Yimou directed the film "My Father and Mother", using 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 "Big Brother".

At that time, Sun Honglei was dating the "big sister" Ding Jiali in the circle. Soon after, he would fall in love with the woman who used to be his big brother.
Zhang Yimou's second spring also slowly blossomed this year.

During a film casting, the 51-year-old him and the unknown 18-year-old girl from Beijing Film Academy, Chen Ting, started a "love affair across ages" despite the 33-year age difference between them.

At about the same time, Huang Hexiang resigned from his senior position in the tobacco company due to work problems and stayed at home. The balance between him and Gong Li was broken, the couple became increasingly estranged, and more gossip began to emerge.

In 2002, 32-year-old Sun Honglei received an invitation 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 promoted, very excited, and he turned the fake play into reality and expressed his passionate love to Gong Li.

When Sun Honglei came online, Gong Li was distressed by the news of her husband's infidelity with a mixed-race female model, and she really needed a warm man to accompany her and relax.

So there were intimate scenes of Sun and Gong shopping and playing billiards together.

When Gong Li went to Paris to shoot a commercial, she did not forget to bring Sun Honglei along, and the commercial that was supposed to be shot in three days ended up taking a month to shoot.

In 2003, fans took photos of Sun Honglei and Gong Li having a secret meeting on Xiushui Street in Beijing, which caused an uproar and the scandal became a hot topic overnight.

Just when their relationship was confusing, Gong Li had a passionate sex scene with Zhang Zhen, who was 11 years younger than her, in Wang Jiawei's erotic film "Love God", and the media revealed that they fell in love with each other after the filming.

But the Hong Kong media is usually talking bullshit.

Gong Li, who is the center of attention, is becoming more and more prominent.

When he starred in "2004" in 2046, all the scenes where he cried all night were cut, so he directly criticized Wang Jiawei: "Don't put these good actors in a movie and let you waste them casually..."

In 2005, the film "Memoirs of a Geisha" started shooting, and Gong Li played a supporting role to Zhang Ziyi. During a quarrel scene between the two where they were slapping each other, Gong Li, who was slapping the other person, directly suggested: "Do it for real."

Zhang Ziyi was slapped hard by Gong Li. The scene was so powerful that it would be a lie to say it didn't hurt. However, Zhang Ziyi knew very well that Gong Li had a huge influence and she couldn't afford to offend her. A little impatience could ruin a big plan.

At that time, Gong Li's international fame surpassed all other actresses, and her fans were all over the world.

In 2006 alone, three blockbuster films starring her were released in the United States, and the New York media dubbed the year "Gong Li".

Seeing such a strong international influence, Gong Li's heart also crossed the ocean and reached the other side.

While filming "Miami Vice", Gong Li had an affair with her co-star Colin Farrell. When the two attended a private banquet, they were affectionate with each other's arms around each other's backs, with ambiguous attitudes and physical intimacy.

Later, Gong Li was reported to be kissing photographer Chang in the street while filming the movie "Young Hannibal".

Afterwards, Gong Li insisted that "kissing was just a courtesy."

Just as Gong Li was moving around her foreign friends with her bold personality, her old lover Zhang Yimou also squeezed in.

In 2006, 56-year-old Zhang Yimou was preparing to shoot the film "Curse of the Golden Flower". In order to attract box office attention and to fulfill his Great Wall oath made more than a decade ago, he invited Gong Li, who was already 41 years old, to star in the film.

However, in the end, Gong Li only played the "Queen" and not the "Empress" as originally promised, so Zhang Yimou's fulfillment of this oath was ultimately discounted.

Just like his love, he did not marry Gong Li after his divorce.

In any case, this collaboration has become a hot topic. The media's gossip and rumors are all about the rekindled love between the two. Coupled with the influence of the new generation leader Jay Chou, the movie became popular before it was even aired, and won the annual Chinese-language film box office champion after its release.

At this time, many people and things have changed fundamentally.

The once arrogant Zhang Yimou had to bow to business under the influence of capital. His declaration of not getting married was also broken by Chen Ting. The two had children out of wedlock and had three children in a row.

Gong Li and Huang Hexiang's marriage has never been able to produce the "fruit of love".

In 2009, 44-year-old Gong Li and 59-year-old Huang Hexiang ended their 13-year marriage. They became friends again and each went their separate ways to find love.

After becoming single again, Gong Li's rumored boyfriends are still foreigners, from Hollywood actor John Cusack to her French boyfriend who is 13 years younger than her. There was even a rumor of marriage.
13 years younger.
This shows that Gong Li can accept younger men.

Wang Shu might also be her type.

Moreover, whether it is Gong Li or Zhang Yimou, their private lives are actually not much inferior to the celebrities in the entertainment industry.

The same is true for the Four Dans and Two Bings and so on.

What we see on TV is only the best side. In private, everyone has a chaotic side.

This is easy to understand.

Let me ask you, if you are rich and famous, and are surrounded by a big dye vat full of temptations, who can remain true to themselves?
Whose weaknesses can withstand the challenge?
(End of this chapter)