Many actors in the entertainment industry have rich love lives. The actor Li Youbin who became popular because of his role in Liang Jian Li Yunlong was also rumored to have an affair with Shi Lanya, who he met during the show. Not long after, he also quietly divorced his wife Zhang Ruiqi, and then came together with Shi Lanya.
Li Youbin and his wife Zhang Ruiqi are childhood sweethearts. They met when they were 16 years old. Zhang Ruiqi is also a drama actor and has a good family background, while Li Youbin's parents are just ordinary workers. The two met in the drama troupe. From then on, Li Youbin fell in love with Zhang Ruiqi. The two got married in 1985. After the marriage, Zhang Ruiqi quit the drama troupe and concentrated on being a housewife.
Not long after their marriage, the two gave birth to their son Li Xiaoke, and the married Li Youbin was busier than before. He had to earn more money to support the family's daily expenses.
In 1987, Li Youbin wanted to go to Beijing to develop his career. When his family knew about his idea, they were not optimistic about it. However, his wife was extremely supportive and even asked him to support her husband. After borrowing a lot of money to go to Beijing, Li Youbin bought their own small house and took their son with him to work hard in Beijing. After arriving in Beijing for the first time, Li Youbin could only play supporting roles. Usually for a role, he spent all day on the set, and he had no time to spend with his family, and the relationship between the couple gradually faded.
During this period, Li Youbin met Shi Lanya, who was 13 years younger than him. Shi Lanya had already had two failed marriages. Her first husband was a director, and her second husband was a businessman. She had a son with her second husband, and she lived with her son after the divorce. Shi Lanya admired Li Youbin very much. The two were both actors and had many common topics. At first, they always got along as friends.
Li Youbin's hard work paid off. He filmed several TV series and gradually became popular. It was not until After The Sword that he became popular. However, the role of Li Yunlong in The Sword was originally assigned to special actor Tang. Guoqiang, but the director of the production did not negotiate with Tang Guoqiang because of the salary issue. It happened that Shi Lanya accidentally saw the script of Liangjian. She believed that the role of Li Yunlong would have a great response once it appeared. She also believed that Li Youbin could portray this role well, so she approached Li Youbin and hoped that he could play the role of Li Yunlong.
and personally recommended Li Youbin to the director. When Li Youbin first read the script, he had great concerns about whether he could play the role of Li Yunlong, a ruffian, but Shi Lanya kept persuading him and made him decide to take on the film. The director of Liangjian also got to know Li Youbin and decided to let Li Youbin play the role of Li Yunlong.
Shi Lanya often communicated with Li Youbin on the set, and gradually a strange feeling developed between the two. On the other hand, Li Youbin and his wife gradually drifted apart. Apart from talking about their son when they went home every day, they had nothing to talk about.
As Shi Lanya said, The Sword was a hit in the ratings when it was released in 2006, and the role of Li Yunlong was also popular all over the country. Everyone fell in love with Li Yunlong's character of daring to love and hate. The TV series was screened by many TV stations, and it was not until then that the 47-year-old Li Youbin became popular. However, with the success of his career, his family life became a mess, and he and his wife became farther and farther apart.
During this period, the media also reported the scandal between Li Youbin and Shi Lanya, and these gossips also reached Li Youbin through the media In the ears of his wife, Li Youbin and Shi Lanya were just good friends at the time, but his wife found Li Youbin and made a fuss, asking Li Youbin if he had done anything sorry for her. Li Youbin had a big quarrel with his wife, and the two broke up unhappy because of this matter.
It wasn’t until 2006 that Li Youbin made up his mind to divorce his wife. He calmly filed for divorce from his wife after returning home, and told her that he had no feelings for her anymore. I hope both parties can let each other go, and Li Youbin's son Li Xiaoke has also noticed these changes. He has tried to persuade his parents to stay after their relationship broke down, but to no avail. Zhang Ruiqi has also always wanted to restore her husband. She has made many efforts, but to no avail.
In the end, Zhang Ruiqi had no choice but to let go. The two divorced by agreement in 2006. Li Youbin gave all the property in the family and the custody of his son to Zhang Ruiqi, and left home on his own.
After his divorce, he also got together with Shi Lanya. It was not until 2008 that the media photographed Li Youbin holding hands with Shi Lanya. Li Youbin also generously admitted that he and Shi Lanya had already registered their marriage. After getting married, all the media reported that Li Youbin abandoned his first wife after becoming famous, and even criticized Shi Lanya as a third party. At this time, Li Youbin's ex-wife Zhang Ruiqi stood up and stated that she and Li Youbin divorced because they spent less time together and separated more, their relationship weakened, and they had nothing to do with Shi Lanya. After that, the farce slowly subsided.
Li Youbin and his ex-wife have always been getting along as friends after their divorce. The two have never stopped contacting each other. This is the best dignity they have left for each other.
