November 12, 2022, Xiamen , the 35th Golden Rooster Awards award ceremony, the stars were shining, 67-year-old Xi Meijuan slowly walked towards the stage.
At this time, Wanzhong's eyes were all focused on this old man, and she was also the biggest winner tonight.
With "Mom! 》, Xi Meijuan won the Best Actress Award at this Golden Rooster Awards, and it was also her that she once again appeared on the Golden Rooster Awards stage after 32 years.
Faced with the tide of applause from the audience, Xi Meijuan said with emotion:
We have an infinite world in artistic creation, and our characters give us a colorful life. Our youth and life can always go up...
At this time, Zhou Yemang sitting in the audience, but my thoughts floated to the autumn 28 years ago.
1994 was an extremely painful year for Zhou Yemang;
for Xi Meijuan, the same is true.
That year, their baby son was born, but they divorced.
Not only did he get a divorce, but Zhou Yemang filed for divorce before Xi Meijuan had finished her confinement.
Almost everyone scolded Zhou Yemang for being unfaithful and heartless, but he was hard to speak.
Everything seems to start from 1991, before Zhou Yemang went abroad.
Zhou Yemang was born in a literary and artistic family in Shanghai. Both his parents worked in the Shanghai People's Art Theater. His father Zhou Yuhe is a screenwriter and his mother Wang Pin is a drama actor.
But in that era, art workers also belonged to the category of "stinky old nine". Not only could they not perform on stage, many people were even arranged to farm in the countryside.
Therefore, Zhou Yu and the couple firmly opposed their son engaging in acting career.
After graduating from middle school, Zhou Yemang failed to continue to go to college, but became a worker at the Shanghai Lathe Factory.
lathe factory implements three shifts, people are shut down continuously, and although the work is tiring every day, it is not busy for the young man 28, such work is really monotonous and boring.
At this moment, the Shanghai Workers' Cultural Palace established an amateur drama team and was recruiting performance enthusiasts everywhere.
Zhou Yemang hurried to sign up after hearing this, and finally conquered the recruitment teachers with his outstanding Mandarin.
From then on, Zhou Yemang went to perform dramas after work. He was influenced by his parents since he was a child. He had a very good understanding of performance. When rehearsing
, he can always quickly find the actor's status based on the plot.
In addition, he has a good sense of stage. As long as he stands on the stage, he will be full of passion regardless of whether there are or not.
Soon, he became the pillar of this amateur drama team.
1977, the national resumed the college entrance examination , and Zhou Yemang's parents also returned to their original unit.
You can't let your son be a worker for the rest of his life,
So, under the supervision of his parents, Zhou Yemang began to prepare for the college entrance examination for the next year.
At this time, Zhou Yemang had made up his mind to take the exam for an art school.
Zhou Yu and his wife did not explicitly object to this time. One reason is that the overall environment is different. The other reason is that Zhou Yemang’s cultural courses have too many, and applying for other colleges and universities may not necessarily pass the exam.
After a year of sufficient preparation, in 1978, Zhou Yemang successfully passed the entrance examination for Performance Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy .
After four years of professional studies, he was assigned to his parents' unit, Shanghai People's Art Theater.
Just when Zhou Yemang was about to have a big fight, God played a huge joke with him, which almost made him unable to recover.
I don’t know when it started, but Zhou Yemang always lost his hair a lot.
He saw countless doctors, but he couldn’t find out the reason.
Because there were no other problems in his body except hair loss.
When he was less than 30 years old, Zhou Yemang's hair almost fell out and became a real bald head.
He could only buy a wig to wear, but the texture and naturalness of the wig are very different from real hair, and it is very stuffy and breathable when worn.
Finally, he simply ignored the strange eyes of the outside world and went to work with his bald head every day.
is restricted by image, and Zhou Yemang can only do miscellaneous work in the unit, moving props, building a stage, cleaning, and occasionally a marginal character is his turn, which makes him very excited.
But this is not a long-term solution after all. The leader also felt that a college student wasting his talents by doing miscellaneous work, so he said to him:
You might as well learn dubbing, maybe there is still some development.
Zhou Yemang was not willing to affect his career due to his image, so he began to concentrate on learning dubbing.
At that time, it was popular across the country, especially cultural and sports units, and the opportunities for going abroad were much higher than those of ordinary units.
In addition to learning dubbing, Zhou Yemang is also studying English hard. He always feels, what if the opportunity to go abroad falls on him one day?
When Zhou Yemang's bringing frustration, love came unknowingly.
That person is Xi Meijuan from the same unit.
is different from Zhou Yemang who sat on the bench after graduation. Xi Meijuan has been a highly-watched target since she was assigned to the Shanghai People's Art Theater.
1979, Xi Meijuan played a problematic young man in the drama " Save Her ".
, the dean of Shanghai People's Art Theater at that time, Mr. Huang Zuolin , wrote an article "She has attracted the attention of the audience - introducing the young actor Xi Meijuan of Shanghai People's Art Theater", published in " Wenhuibao ". This kind of affirmative and recommendation is unique in the history of Shanghai People's Art Theater.
Many older generation actors reminded Xi Meijuan:
Mr. Huang Zuolin has never written an article specifically for an actor, you must cherish it.
Although the performance was recognized by the dean, Xi Meijuan was still as low-key.
She carefully studied famous works at home and abroad, and looked for the psychological state of the characters from these works.
This positive work attitude made many people look at her with admiration, and Zhou Yemang was one of them.
Once, when Zhou Yemang was helping to set up the stage again, Xi Meijuan walked in.
She smiled at Zhou Yemang and said politely: Thank you for your hard work. The sentence
builds a bridge for the relationship between the two.
Both of them like acting, drama, and movies.
When there are more and more common topics, the desire of the two to hold hands for a lifetime is getting stronger and stronger.
Soon, they entered the marriage.
In 1988, Xi Meijuan won the Chinese Opera Plum Blossom Award for "Chinese Dream" ;
It was also in this year that Zhou Yemang also ushered in an important role in his dubbing career.
In the American drama "Hands of Growth ", Zhou Yemang dubbed "Dad Jason".
Before this, he also dubbed Li Tianwang in the 1986 version of " Journey to the West ", but Li Tianwang has few lines, and it can only be a test of his dubbing career.
"The Troubles of Growth" has achieved phenomenal ratings after being broadcast in the mainland. Zhou Yemang finally found his own position in the field of dubbing.
In 1991, Shanghai People's Art Theater had a quota for studying abroad at its own expense in Canada. Zhou Yemang, who had studied English for many years, successfully obtained this quota with his language advantages.
First arrived in Canada, Zhou Yemang was attracted by the open culture there.
But not long after, his troubles followed.
is self-paid, which means that all the costs abroad need to be borne by yourself.
Although Zhou Yemang still has a monthly salary, compared with the high consumption abroad, this salary is just a drop in the bucket.
Zhou Yemang had to use his free time to do odd jobs to deal with the expenses abroad.
Most international students do odd jobs, mostly brush plates and clean the food in the restaurant.
Zhou Yemang also found cleaning work in a restaurant under the introduction of his classmates.
At the beginning, Zhou Yemang just brushed the plates. Soon, the cleaning work left and he took the cleaning work.
But in this way, his rest time was seriously insufficient. He often returned to the rental house after cleaning, and it was already one or two o'clock in the morning.
But thinking about working here for a day is almost a month's salary in China, he has to persevere no matter how hard or tired he is.
One day, Zhou Yemang put the chair on the table as usual and prepared to mop the floor.
At this time, familiar music came, and "The Troubles of Growth" was being played on TV.
thought that he was still the dubbing of this drama in China, but when he went abroad, he had to do the dirtiest and tiring work to survive. A huge psychological gap surged into his heart.
Because of the long working time and high intensity, Zhou Yemang was exhausted several times and could not get up the next day.
Once, he had a high fever of 40 degrees, but there was no one around him.
He wanted to drink water, but he couldn't get up with the bed. At that moment, he burst into tears and began to weigh whether such persistence was worth it.
A few days later, Zhou Yemang got better and began to struggle whether to stay or return to China.
He called his wife and parents, and his family suggested that if it was too hard, he would come back.
It’s like this. After studying in Canada for more than a year, Zhou Yemang interrupted his studies and returned to China.
Entering the 1990s, many drama actors turned to film and television dramas, and Xi Meijuan was no exception.
She also won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress for her first movie " Fake Jurchen Love ".
Although he has not completed his studies abroad, Zhou Yemang's vision has been opened.
He can also find a role in the film and television drama, and the two's careers are slowly moving on track.
Shortly after returning to China, Xi Meijuan became pregnant.
Both the couple were immersed in the joy of welcoming the arrival of their children.
After returning to work, Zhou Yemang always felt that his colleagues had a strange look at him, and
and some rumors between Xi Meijuan and others also came to his ears.
At the beginning, Zhou Yemang ignored it, but after a long time, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
After all, the couple separated for more than a year.
But he also knew that if he asked Xi Meijuan, he would definitely hurt the other party.
He hid his questions in his heart, thinking that it would be fine after the child was born.
But as birth approaches, rumors outside become more and more intense, and he is almost collapsed.
One day, he couldn't help but ask Xi Meijuan:
Have you heard what people outside say?
Xi Meijuan asked in confusion: What are you talking about?
Zhou Yemangxin made a fuss and said all the rumors he heard.
Xi Meijuan was completely stunned and asked in turn: What do you think?
It was Zhou Yemang's turn to be speechless. He didn't know what to say and replied: I don't know.
The conversation between the two ended like this.
Two months later, the child was born.
Zhou Yemang originally thought that as long as the child was born, those rumors would naturally disappear.
But after the child was born, rumors became even more popular, and rumors like the child was not Zhou Yemang were heard.
may have heard too many rumors, and the fake ones have become real.
Especially when Zhou Yemang saw that his son didn't look like him at all in the hospital, he finally couldn't help it.
He ignored Xi Meijuan's still in confinement and asked her: Is the child mine?
Xi Meijuan was in tears. She shouted at Zhou Yemang, "If you say yes, it's not, it's not."
Hearing this sentence, Zhou Yemang rushed out of the house and came to his parents' home.
As soon as I saw the door, Zhou Yemang only said four words:
I want to get a divorce.
The old couple was frightened and didn't know what was going on.
Zhou Yemang didn't say a word, but tears couldn't stop flowing.
divorced for no reason, and the old couple disagreed no matter what they said.
Zhou Yemang knew that he never wanted to go back to that family.
in helplessness, he told the whole story.
Mother Wang almost recovered when he heard this.
Zhou Yemang divorced, but Wang Pin fell ill and passed away soon.
The death of his mother made Zhou Yemang even more angry. He left the house with nothing and warned Xi Meijuan not to take his surname.
In order to relieve the boredom in his heart, Zhou Yemang devoted all his energy to his work and starred in classic films and TV series such as "Times" and " Water Margin ".
1995, Zhou Yemang met the Qiong girl Wang Zhixia during filming.
Wang Zhixia has participated in Qiong Yao dramas such as "Green Grass by the River", " Crescent Princess ", " Xue Ke ", and is a famous Qiong girl.
Just like what is presented in the play, Wang Zhixia has a gentle personality and soon captured Zhou Yemang's heart.
Wang Zhixia just experienced a failed relationship. Two injured people were together and soon they were hard to part with.
less than a year ago, Zhou Yemang got married with her.
Wang Zhixia lives in Beijing all year round, and Zhou Yemang also moved to Beijing after his marriage.
He wants to completely break up with that relationship with Shanghai.
Xi Meijuan is also a strong person. She feels that she doesn’t need to prove anything.
Shortly after she passed the confinement period, she changed the child's name to Xi Nan and took her surname.
She also felt very bitter, but no one told her that she could only resist herself.
After the child was 2 years old, she handed over the child to her parents and then focused all her energy on her career.
She needs to work hard to earn money to raise her son.
As the saying goes, time is a powerful tool to heal all pain.
After entering the new century, Zhou Yemang also entered forty years old, and he began to reflect on his marriage with Xi Meijuan.
Since his divorce, he has been angry and has never seen the child.
But as he grew older, he gradually realized that he was too impulsive at the beginning.
And subconsciously, he always felt sorry for his son.
Over the years, he and Wang Zhixia have never had children, as if they were to make up for their debts to their son.
He tried to start contacting Xi Meijuan, wanting to say sorry to her, and want to do something for the child.
Xi Meijuan was generous. She accepted the apology and did not refuse Zhou Yemang's request.
In recent years, whenever the child asks her father where she is, she always says she has gone far away.
In front of the child, she has never said a bad thing about Zhou Yemang.
When the father I missed day and night suddenly sat in front of me, Xi Nan, who was in adolescence, looked contemptuous.
He asked Zhou Yemang: You are my father, where have you been in the past years?
The son's question left Zhou Yemang speechless. He wanted to repair the father-son relationship, but he had no idea how to start.
He had no choice but to ask Xi Meijuan for help.
The son she raised knew best. Xi Meijuan understood her son's grievances, and she advised Zhou Yemang to take his time.
In 2012, after the college entrance examination, Xi Nan wanted to go out for a trip.
Xi Meijuan took the opportunity to say: Why not go to Beijing again? Maybe it’s different from what you saw when you were a child?
When Xi's man was a man, Xi Meijuan took her to see her raise the national flag.
The adult Xi Nan understood his mother's painstaking efforts, and he said, OK, I'll go and take a look.
Seeing that his son agreed, Xi Meijuan quickly called Zhou Yemang and asked him to arrange time no matter what.
After receiving the call, Zhou Yemang immediately arranged it.
He started preparing the dishes his son liked three days in advance, and arranged the itinerary over and over again to achieve optimization, for fear that his son would be dissatisfied.
Wang Zhixia also participated. She packed up a room.
If Xi Nan was willing to live at home, she would live at home. If she didn't want to live at home, she would stay in a hotel. Anyway, everything would be up to him.
After everything was ready, Xi Nan finally came.
He didn't have much to say, and he had no objection to Zhou Yemang's itinerary.
The last day of Xi’s son in Beijing, the father and son went to climb Xiangshan together.
walked to the hillside and welcomed a gentle breeze. Looking at the tall son in front of him, Zhou Yemang felt his throat tight and he couldn't speak.
Xi Nan was very careful. After seeing Zhou Yemang fall, he would wait on the spot for a while.
The father and son did not communicate throughout the whole process, but Zhou Yemang could feel that his heart was closer to his son.
Soon after, Xi Nan went to study overseas. Zhou Yemang personally sent him to his destination despite Xi Nan's opposition.
Before leaving, Zhou Yemang handed Xi Nan a card and said to him: If you need money, just use this card. It has not been easy for your mother over the years.
In 2022, Zhou Yemang and Xi Meijuan were nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actress Awards respectively.
At the event, these two old men in their seventies were not as embarrassing as ordinary people said. They greeted him naturally, as if nothing had happened before.
is a strong mother. Xi Meijuan is obviously a weak person in a failed marriage, but she lives as a strong person. Not only is her son excellent, but her career is also outstanding, which is admirable.
After Zhou Yemang and Wang Zhixia remarried, although they had no children, their relationship was always good.
In terms of life, Zhou Yemang was very accommodating to Wang Zhixia. He once said: I once let down one woman, and I can’t let another woman down.
Xi Meijuan had a little hatred for Zhou Yemang at first, but after much experience, she could think from his perspective from the perspective of others, so she understood him.
His apology, she accepted it calmly, and she no longer resented everything about the past.
On the other hand, Zhou Yemang's time experience made him realize his impulse back then, but the harm to a woman has been caused. All that needs to be done is to make up for his debt to his son.
Fortunately, Xi Meijuan is generous and transparent. She did not let her son become a tool for her revenge, but instead stood from her son's perspective, which repaired the father-son relationship.
Meeting each other is their misfortune and their luck.
(Note) Zhou Yemang has played:
100,000 Imperial Guards in "Water Margin" Lin Chong;
Shanghai businessman Lin Xiangrong in " Daddy Workshop ";
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