In 2002, young actress Tang Jiali's first photo album "Tang Jiali Body Photos" was officially released. Tang Jiali on the cover of the
album has a very beautiful and elegant dance pose.
But what is more eye-catching is that the only clothing on her body is the pair of dance shoes on her feet.
This bold style strongly impacts people’s vision. After the publication of the book
, Tang Jiali felt the situation of "ice and fire".
On the one hand, the sales of human body photos are extremely hot. Only a few hours after its launch, the first batch of 10,000 printed copies was sold out.
On the other hand, the relationship between Tang Jiali and her family has completely dropped to the freezing point because of this book.
Her husband was a stranger to her, and her father angrily wanted to cut off relations with her. Even her mother, who had always doted on her, looked at her with strange and confused eyes...
A small photo book almost completely changed her life.
Why did Tang Jiali take such a photo that is destined to be quite controversial?
Apart from gimmicks such as "sexy goddess" and "the first human model", what is she really like?
All stories begin in 1976.
1, Growth Path
On July 13, 1976, Tang Jiali was born in Hefei, Anhui Province. Her parents are very conservative and traditional people. They usually have very strict requirements for their daughters. They often educate Tang Jiali to be "obedient, sensible, and disciplined."
grew up in such a family environment. During her childhood, Tang Jiali was a very quiet and good girl, and she never did anything extraordinary.
htmlWhen she was 19 years old, her parents sent her to learn dance.
After the dance teacher saw Tang Jiali, who had a well-proportioned figure and excellent proportions, he suggested that she switch to rhythmic gymnastics. The teacher believes that she is quite talented in flexibility, balance and other aspects, and will definitely make achievements in rhythmic gymnastics.
So Tang Jiali followed the teacher's advice and began to learn rhythmic gymnastics. In just two years, she won two gold medals at the Anhui Provincial Youth Games and was awarded the title of "Excellent Athlete".
After winning the gold medal, Tang Jiali became the "little star" of her family. At every family gathering, her relatives would surround her and praise her repeatedly.
She enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention. She began to train harder, hoping to exchange better results for more attention.
But after all, the life of an athlete is relatively low-key. No matter how hard Tang Jiali works, she feels that she is not shining or eye-catching enough.
By chance, she watched a dance performance. Looking at the dancers standing in the center of the stage, enjoying the applause of the audience, Tang Jiali thought: This is the "shine" she wants!
She secretly made up her mind to become a dancer.
When she graduated from junior high school, Tang Jiali gave up her smooth rhythmic gymnastics training and applied for the dance major of Anhui Art College.
Fortunately, she has a background in rhythmic gymnastics, so it is not difficult for her to learn dance.
She successfully entered the provincial art school, and then passed the Beijing Dance Academy.
During her studies at Beijing Dance Academy, Tang Jiali's professional performance was always very good. If everything goes well, she should naturally become an excellent dancer after graduation.
A former gymnast, he has changed his track and is still dazzling.
But Tang Jiali was not satisfied with this. After enjoying the infinite scenery on the stage, she had a new career direction.
Because the students at the dance academy have outstanding images and temperaments, many crews have the habit of going to the dance academy to select actors.
Tang Jiali was also selected and participated in some filming.
At first, she just thought it was interesting and fun, but gradually, she really became interested in acting.
She chose a new goal for herself: to be a film and television actor.
With her beautiful appearance, she also got some job offers. Although they were small roles, she still gained experience.
During those days of traveling to various crews, she also gained sweet love.
2, happy marriage
During a certain filming process, Tang Jiali met director Shen Dong.
When the two met, Shen Dong was already well-known in the film and television industry. Because of his work, he had come into contact with many beauties, but the first time he saw Tang Jiali, he was still deeply attracted.
He launched a fierce offensive against Tang Jiali. He was considerate and talented. Tang Jiali was also attracted to him unknowingly. Soon, the two fell in love sweetly.
The time spent with Shen Dong left Tang Jiali with many unforgettable memories.
When they were in love, Shen Dong often traveled to other places for work reasons. However, at that time, communication devices such as mobile phones and computers were not yet popular, and people's long-distance communication was basically completed through BP machines. The function of
BP machine is very limited and can only send simple numbers.
In order to express their longing for each other, the two agreed on many "numeric passwords".
For example: If Tang Jiali receives a message of "666" on her BP machine, it means that Shen Dong is thinking about her. If a message of "777" is received, it means that Shen Dong is saying "I love you" to her...
Shen Dong also uses his own network resources to help Tang Jiali get more shooting opportunities.
In the hit TV series "Kangxi Dynasty", Tang Jiali partners with "Golden Eagle Award" and "Feitian Award" double actor Chen Daoming to play the famous singer Ziyun in Beijing.
The character Ziyun has a very tragic fate.
She originally wanted to poison Kangxi, but she unexpectedly fell in love with him. In the end, she chose to drink the poison herself and exchanged her life for the safety of her lover.
Tang Jiali vividly and vividly displays the sadness and reluctance in Ziyun's heart through a pair of watery and talking eyes, which is impressive.
While her career is getting smoother and smoother, she also has a good harvest of love.
Under the witness of their parents, relatives and friends, Tang Jiali and Shen Dong officially entered the marriage hall and became a family.
3, became famous in one fell swoop
After getting married, Tang Jiali managed her family carefully and kept everything in order. Shen Dong praised her several times, saying that she was a rare good wife.
But this good wife soon discovered her own troubles: she was not well-known to begin with, but as she grew older, she got fewer and fewer dramas, and her acting career almost stagnated.
Tang Jiali, who had nothing to film, was introduced by a friend and took on several underwear commercials. When
was filming an advertisement, she attracted the attention of photographer Zhang Xulong.
Zhang Xulong has a great background. He was a well-known "evergreen tree" in the photography industry at that time. He was especially good at capturing the characteristics of portraits. He has won heavyweight awards such as "Top Ten Outstanding Figures" in portrait photography.
For Zhang Xulong, Tang Jiali, who has outstanding temperament and graceful figure, is the best model for the art of portrait photography. He enthusiastically extended an invitation to Tang Jiali: "Ms. Tang, you are so beautiful, so suitable for taking body art portraits. Don't always think about getting into the film and television industry, let's create some real works of art together!"
But this enthusiasm was coldly rejected by Tang Jiali: "Thank you for the invitation, but my husband will not agree. I can't take the photo."
Tang Jiali's first reaction was normal. The scale of the human body portrait was very large. In the domestic environment where the atmosphere was still relatively conservative at that time, few men could accept this style of photo taken by their wives.
At that time, she even felt that the other party was disrespecting her by making such a request, so she felt very angry.
Zhang Xulong, who had a bad start, did not give up. He found many foreign body art photography works and showed them to Tang Jiali, trying to convince her that these photos were just pure art and had nothing to do with pornography.
Zhang Xulong even mobilized the makeup artist to help him persuade him. The makeup artist, who was usually very gentle, saw that Tang Jiali was unmoved no matter how he explained, and her tone became urgent. She said to Tang Jiali:
"Jiali, you have to walk out of this door today. , I'm sure you will definitely regret it. You only have this chance."
The persistence of the makeup artist and Zhang Xulong made Tang Jiali a little shaken. In the end, she mustered up the courage to sign a shooting agreement with Zhang Xulong and began to shoot the "Tang Jiali Body Photo" that would make her famous in the future.
After the filming actually started, Tang Jiali’s doubts were completely eliminated.
The entire film crew respects her very much. With her as the center, everyone’s thoughts are on how to frame the scene, how to compose the picture, and how to take the best work.
She was even more convinced that she made the right choice this time. Body art photography was not a gaudy gimmick to attract people, but a serious and serious work of art.
The entire shooting took a year and a half, and more than 800 rolls of film were used in total. Both Tang Jiali and Zhang Xulong paid a lot.
Fortunately, the photo became very popular after it was published, and Tang Jiali became famous and became a popular star.
In the "Top Ten Beauties" list that year, Tang Jiali ranked fourth, leaving behind Cecilia Cheung , Ruby Lin and other popular actors who have starred in popular movies and TV series.
Not only that, after Tang Jiali became famous, her career as an actor has become smoother. There is an endless stream of people coming to her for filming, interviews, and variety show recordings.
It seems that Tang Jiali became famous in one fell swoop with this photo book, which is enviable. But in fact, the photoshoot brought her not only fame and fortune, but also irreparable regrets.
Because he was dissatisfied with her participation in nude photo shoots, Tang Jiali's father was extremely disappointed with her. Every time he came home, he treated her like nothing and ignored her; her husband Shen Dong also wanted to divorce her.
The people closest to her in her life are drifting away from her.
Time flies. Now 46-year-old Tang Jiali has devoted more energy to her plastic surgery career and gradually faded out of the public eye. She only occasionally accepts interviews and shares some photos to promote her beauty studio.
When asked in the interview about the photo book that had a profound impact on her, she said calmly: "Although I regretted participating in the shooting, if I had to choose again, I would still take it, but I might think of something in advance. , to minimize the negative impact. "
A challenging photo book brought her money and popularity, but made her lose her lover and family affection. Whether this exchange is worth it, I am afraid only Tang Jiali herself can give the answer. Text/Tang Xiaoyu
References:
Sina Entertainment: "Exclusive Interview with Tang Jiali: The Troublesome Life of a Mannequin (Photos)"
Sports Newspaper Exclusive Interview: "Tang Jiali - The Beautiful Myth"
Very quiet and distant person interview: Tang Jiali revealed that she almost lost her father-daughter relationship
