2008, 37-year-old Gigi Lai made two important decisions.
One of them is to quit the entertainment industry when it is the most popular.
The second is to end your single life and marry your 52-year-old boyfriend.
In October of that year, Gigi Lai announced her first decision in tears at the premiere of a TV series.
And when the media asked whether Gigi Lai would get married, she, who was determined to protect her relationship, gave a negative answer.
The outside world believes this and only thinks that Gigi Lai has to suspend her career because she has to take care of her younger brother who was injured in a car accident.
At that time, some people asserted that Gigi Lai would come back within two years.
But in fact, just three months later, the media revealed that Gigi Lai and her boyfriend were getting married in a low-key manner.
Her newlywed husband Ma Tingqiang is a wealthy businessman in his 50s. He is called the "second generation lame hero" because of his leg disability.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, a good-looking actress marrying a wealthy businessman is nothing more than his wealth. But in fact, Gigi Lai had already revealed in an interview that if you want to be my partner, you can’t just have money.
So, what is the reason for Gigi Lai to choose Ma Tingqiang? Where does her husband selection come from? All this still starts with her life experience of ups and downs.
01
1971, Gigi Lai was born in a Hong Kong film family. Her grandfather Li Minwei is known as the "father of Chinese documentary ". In 1994, the Hong Kong Film Awards also awarded him the highest honorary award.
At that time, Li Minwei had passed away for 40 years, but he could still be remembered by the younger generations in the industry, which shows how much he made to the development of Chinese films.
Li Minwei has two wives: Yan Shanshan and Lin Chuchu . They are both movie actors. Gigi Lai's grandmother Lin Chuchu has collaborated with Ruan Lingyu to make movies many times, and was also a very famous actress back then.
Gigi Lai's uncle Li Keng and aunt Li Xuan are also actors. Sasha's grandmother in the classic Hong Kong drama "Criminal Investigation Archives 3" is played by Li Xuan.
In 2008, she also played a role in " Jewelry " starring Gigi Lai.
Seeing Gigi Lai’s background, some people may think that she can enter the entertainment industry because she borrowed the light of her elders in her family. But in fact, she was able to become an actor entirely to survive.
Before Gigi Lai was 10 years old, she had been living in the Li family's mansion of more than 200 square meters. At that time, her grandmother Lin Chuchu liked this beautiful and well-behaved granddaughter and often brought her with her.
1979, 75-year-old Lin Chuchu passed away due to illness, and her family business began to wither.
Gigi Lai's uncles and aunts also separated from home, and Gigi Lai's family had to move out of the mansion and live in a simple house like a slum.
is not only pitifully small, there is no independent bathroom, but also mice often appear. The neighbors were not kind at first, and the huge gap made it difficult for Gigi Lai to accept for a while. She and her younger brother Li Ying even dare not go to the public bathroom.
In order to support the family, Gigi Lai's mother went to work as a truck driver. Her father had meningitis and had only 20% or 30% of his hearing, so he could only do some simple work.
The young Gigi Lai felt sorry for her parents and brother, and started working half-time and half-study to subsidize her family income very early.
Perhaps God also feels sorry for this little girl, so he sent her a man.
02
1985, 14-year-old Gigi Lai has already grown up to be graceful.
One day, she went to a gym to find her father who was doing chores there, and happened to meet a singer who was exercising Xu Guanjie .
Although Xu Guanjie has seen countless beauties in the entertainment industry, he still felt his eyes lit up when he saw Gigi Lai.
He turned around and recommended Gigi Lai to Wong Pak-ming , and Wong Pak-ming brought Gigi Lai to the set of the movie "Happy Ghost Summer Vacation".
At first, Gigi Lai was just an extra, receiving a reward of 300 yuan a day.
One day, a photographer suddenly told Wong Pak-ming that there was a little girl in the extra who cried very realistically and smiled brightly, and looked particularly outstanding.
Huang Baiming went to observe and found that this was really the case. This little girl is actually Gigi Lai.
The talented Wong Baiming immediately signed Gigi Lai.
Gigi Lai thinks she is not as good as her younger brother in her studies, so it is better to give up studying and concentrate on being an actor to make money. It will be easier for her family to study for her younger brother.
In those years, Gigi Lai climbed up step by step like a snail, from entering the industry to becoming famous, she played Zhou Zhiruo, a femme fatale in the movie "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", a quirky stutter in "Young and Dangerous", and a palace fighting master Hou Jiayuying in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
And becoming popular not only brings her fame and fortune, but also the full attention of the outside world.
In those years, Gigi Lai's emotional state was almost transparent. The media knew better than herself what kind of men were around her. Before retiring from the film, Gigi Lai also generously responded to the reports about her relationship.
Gigi Lai's first relationship after entering the industry happened around the age of 16. The man who captured her heart was the cartoonist Huang Yulang .
Huang Yulang is 21 years older than Gigi Lai and once had a marriage. He and Gigi Lai quickly fell in love after being introduced to him by a friend.
It is said that in order to make his girlfriend happy, Huang Yulang held a luxurious birthday party for Gigi Lai at the time, and even used his girlfriend's name in the new comics.
However, although this relationship is very sweet, it only lasted for only three years.
03
In 1991, Huang Yulang disappeared due to business problems. Two weeks later, Gigi Lai received a breakup call from Huang Yulang. The reason for the breakup was that he wanted to get back with his ex-wife.
Later, he was sentenced to jail for 2 years in prison due to company accounts.
Gigi Lai revealed that she cried and saved her back when she broke up, but the other party was unmoved. This relationship caused her great psychological trauma.
because she was afraid of being hurt again, she refused without thinking about it.
After a while, Gigi Lai had two more boyfriends, but they both broke up because of their disagreement of personality.
In a program, the host asked Gigi Lai what type of opposite sex she liked. Gigi Lai immediately replied, I prefer security type, and people who are very good to their families will also be a good husband.
It can be seen that although Gigi Lai is very independent, she came out to work and earn money to support her family at the age of 14, but she also hopes that there is a reliable person who can work with her in her heart.
The ups and downs of childhood and the ups and downs of her childhood, and several relationships that ended quickly, have already allowed her to see through human nature. She knows that choosing a responsible and reliable person as her partner will make the future easier.
In 2003, Gigi Lai met Ma Tingqiang through an introduction, and the two gradually became friends.
That year, because the media took photos of them traveling to London, the outside world speculated that Gigi Lai and Ma Tingqiang had already started dating, but Gigi Lai denied this speculation at that time, saying that going to the UK was to apply for school for her younger brother Lai Ying.
In the following years, rumors of Gigi Lai and Ma Tingqiang were often spread, and her popularity began to rise with the broadcast of "The Legend of the Golden Branch".
In 2007, Gigi Lai was filming the new drama "Jewelry" and called her to tell her that Li Ying was seriously injured in a car accident and had been sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.
This news shocked Gigi Lai and her heart was cut off. You should know that she and Li Ying grew up together and had a very deep relationship.
On the way to the hospital, Gigi Lai told herself to calm down because her parents are already old and she must shoulder the burden.
04
After that car accident, although Li Ying was rescued, his injuries were still very serious. The center of his brain stem was cut in half. The doctor even said that he might lose his language function. Even if he could get out of bed in the future, he could only move in a wheelchair.
In order to better take care of my younger brother, Gigi Lai deleted many scenes in the new drama "Jewelry".
And during the most difficult time when Gigi Lai, Ma Tingqiang has always been by her side. Although Ma Tingqiang is inconvenient in legs and feet, he usually either lives in a wheelchair or uses crutches, this does not affect his connections for Gigi Lai, and is busy with her, and is her most solid backing.
Seeing Gigi Lai taking care of her younger brother, filming while also having to manage Li Ying’s business, Ma Tingqiang loved her even more. He told Gigi Lai, if it was too hard, don’t do it, I will take care of you for the rest of my life.
You can imagine how warm a person who is so busy that he is exhausted will be when he hears such a promise.
In 2008, Gigi Lai decided to withdraw from the entertainment industry and help Li Ying continue his career.
An actor who has been filming a drama for 20 years suddenly wants to change his career to do business. It can be said that this is a great challenge.
But Gigi Lai still gritted her teeth and accepted the challenge.
She reads the contract every day and is familiar with the business until midnight until midnight. Many times she feels helpless. Ma Tingqiang feels sorry for Gigi Lai to work so hard, and she will always give her some advice at the right time. His silent protection has made Gigi Lai increasingly rely on this man.
She once said in an interview that whether it is jewelry or luxury houses, they are not as good as a reliable shoulder.
In January 2009, the news of their marriage was spread. Some people said that Gigi Lai was for money, and some people said that she was for repaying her kindness. In fact, she just met the right person at the right time.
05
When filming "The Legend of Jewelry", Gigi Lai was already 36 years old. For an actress, this is a relatively embarrassing age.
Even if she does not quit the entertainment industry, it is still unknown whether she can be promoted in the future.
It’s a coincidence that Li Ying had a car accident at this time. Although this was a bad thing, Gigi Lai saw the sincerity of a man.
When she officially announced the marriage, she said that I found someone who can entrust her life to her. As it turns out, Gigi Lai has a good vision of choosing her husband.
Two years after marriage, she gave birth to twin daughters.
In 2012, she gave birth to another lovely daughter.
Although she married a wealthy businessman's husband and became the mother of three cute daughters, Gigi Lai was not satisfied with being a wealthy wife. She still took good care of the company she stayed with her younger brother.
In 2019, Li Ying’s skin care center has been operated by Gigi Lai to become a listed medical beauty company.
And over the years, she has been taking care of Li Ying with all her heart. It is said that Gigi Lai hired three nannies to take care of Li Ying 24 hours a day.
Ma Tingqiang even took out tens of millions of dollars to establish a fund early, just to make Li Ying get the best treatment. It is precisely because of her sister and brother-in-law who pay no matter money and energy that Li Ying's condition can get better and better.
I have to say that Ma Tingqiang has done a good job in loving the house and Ukraine, which is exactly the sense of security that Gigi Lai needs.
says that looking at a woman's condition can roughly tell whether she is happy. If this standard is used to measure it, Gigi Lai can be said to be happier and happier after marriage.
Gigi Lai often posts various flowers given to her by Ma Tingqiang on social platforms. On some days of special significance, she will also post sweet photos of the couple and write a very emotional text.
06
In January 2022, Gigi Lai confessed her husband online that her relationship is like planting plants, and her 13-year marriage is not long or short. Thank you for your willingness to cultivate it carefully with me. Thank you for giving me 13 years of happiness and happiness.
Under this passage, Gigi Lai also posted a photo with her husband. In the
, Gigi Lai's eyes and eyebrows are full of smiles, snuggling in her husband's arms like a kitten. Although Ma Tingqiang, who held his beautiful wife in his arms, his hair was gray, he was full of energy and his face was filled with laughter.
They looked at each other affectionately, like a couple still in love.
Recently, Gigi Lai just celebrated her 51st birthday. Although her knee injured while exercising not long ago has not fully recovered, Gigi Lai celebrated again and again with the company of her relatives and friends.
I have to admit that her happy appearance is really hard to come by.
But a woman, over 50 years old, is still beautiful, like a frozen age. A woman has been with her husband for 13 years and she still gets along with her sweetly.
A woman has experienced so many ups and downs, but she still has a bright smile. Such a skill and mentality are really amazing.
Then this woman named Gigi Lai, you must continue to be happy!
