Zhang Yimou: I support my daughter’s divorce. Come back and dad will support you. You can’t let your daughter be wronged.

If your father was Zhang Yimou, what kind of environment would you grow up in?

Zhang Mo is Zhang Yimou’s most loved and owed daughter. She was born to Zhang Yimou and his first wife Xiao Hua. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and should have grown up carefree, but instead Because Gong Li's intervention cast a lifelong shadow on her.

When she grew up, she chose to leave her hometown and go to the United States. She published a book and openly "teared" Gong Li and turned against her father.

When he finally found true love and gained happiness, he was violently abused again.

Her father Zhang Yimou supported her divorce, which made her feel for the first time that her father loved her.

Now, 13 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Has Zhang Mo gotten over his fear of marriage and the shadow of childhood? How is her relationship with her father Zhang Yimou?

01

In March 1983, Zhang Yimou was busy filming as usual. At this time, the woman he loved most was giving birth to his child.

A phone call completely changed Zhang Yimou's life trajectory. Xiao Hua's weak voice came from the other end of the phone. The words "I gave birth to a daughter" made Zhang Yimou so excited that he bought a train ticket overnight to return to Xi'an to visit his wife and daughter.

At this moment, he was holding his daughter and looking at his wife, his eyes full of gratitude and touch. This expression fascinated Xiao Hua, making him willing to endure pain for him.

Zhang Yimou named the child "Zhang Mo" because she was born at the end of March. He placed all his expectations for the future on his daughter, hoping that her birth would bring him good luck. Ending the current mediocre life can also bring better conditions to the family.

In order to be in close contact with his daughter, Zhang Yimou asked to be transferred back to work at the Xi'an Film Factory.

Zhang Yimou loves his daughter, which is also attributed to Zhang Yimou's love for Xiao Hua.

02

Zhang Yimou is a descendant of aristocrats in the late Qing Dynasty. His father Zhang Bingjun was an officer of the Kuomintang. Due to the decline of his family, Zhang Yimou was born into a poor family and he grew up with low self-esteem.

But despite this, his parents still gave the best to Zhang Yimou. In order for him to get ahead, his parents spent all their money to send him to school. He was very promising and had excellent grades in school.

Xiao Hua and Zhang Yimou are completely different. She was born in a well-off family with high education. Their two parallel lives did not expect that one day they would intersect.

Zhang Yimou was admitted to high school through hard work. He was loved by teachers and students for his excellent grades, and he was even more outstanding in art. The appearance of Xiao Hua broke the trajectory of his life. Xiao Hua's grades were better than Zhang Yimou's, and his artistic attainments were also higher than Zhang Yimou's.

This made him have a strong interest in Xiao Hua, and in this way, the two developed feelings as they made progress together. He confessed his love to Xiao Hua, and Xiao Hua agreed to date him.

After middle school, Zhang Yimou got the opportunity to "jump in the rural queue". He was overjoyed and informed Xiao Hua. In order to support his dream, Xiao Hua gave up the job arranged by his parents and quietly went to the countryside with Zhang Yimou to do farm work.

03

In 1968, the two came to the countryside, and Xiao Hua experienced unprecedented human suffering.

Zhang Yimou felt ashamed of Xiao Hua, so he tried his best to take care of her daily life, which moved Xiao Hua very much. For this reason, Xiao Hua worked hard to integrate into the rural life style, and the two of them worked hard in Enjoying the "sweet time"

In 1971, the queue-jumping experience ended and the two were assigned to work in the factory. What was embarrassing was that they were assigned to work in different factories, 25 kilometers apart.

Despite this, it could not stop the young couple's dream of dating. Every night, Zhang Yimou would come to Xiao Hua on his bicycle.

Seeing the pain in his eyes and the pain in his heart, Xiao Hua silently determined that Zhang Yimou was a good man who could be trusted with him for life.

For him, Xiao Hua gave up the opportunity to go to college.

In 1977, after the college entrance examination was resumed, Xiao Hua gave up her dream of college because of Zhang Yimou's "dislike". She was willing to be the woman behind Zhang Yimou.

In order to realize Zhang Yimou’s director dream, Xiao Hua asked her parents to help find connections. In 1979, under the introduction of relatives, Zhang Yimou entered the photography department of Beijing Film Academy to study. Zhang Yimou was very grateful to Xiao Hua for her of contribution.

In the same year, the two got married, and Zhang Yimou's vow to Xiao Hua that he would "only love one person in his life" moved her deeply. After their marriage, Zhang Yimou's career went smoothly.

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In 1982, he was spotted by Guangxi Film Studio. At this time, the news that Xiao Hua was pregnant put Zhang Yimou in a dilemma.

Xiao Hua is a considerate wife. She doesn’t want her children to tie up Zhang Yimou’s ambitions. She asks Zhang Yimou to focus on his career. After listening to Xiao Hua’s words, he resolutely bought and set off to Guangxi. train tickets.

In 1983, Xiao Hua gave birth to Zhang Mo in Xi'an, and her daughter became his lucky star. For this reason, he applied to be transferred back to work at Xi'an Film Studio, which became a turning point in his life.

In 1984, Zhang Yimou won China's best photography award for "One and Eight", which made him first shine in the entertainment industry.

In 1985, he successfully made his debut with "Yellow Earth" and won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Photography.

In 1986, he starred in "Old Well" and won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards. He also made proud achievements as an actor. At the same time, the happy life of a family of three was also the envy of others. .

As his fame grows, Zhang Yimou is exposed to more and more temptations.

He gradually developed a desire for fame and fortune. He became a workaholic and often stayed away from home at night. Every family gathering organized by Xiao Hua was rejected by Zhang Yimou because of his busy work.

In Zhang Mo’s childhood, he only knew that his father was busy and his mother often stayed alone in the empty room.

05

In 1987, with the filming of "Red Sorghum", Zhang Yimou's debut as director, the stable time of a family of three symbolized the end.

For the filming of the movie, Zhang Yimou selected Gong Li, who had just graduated from Chinese opera, as the heroine. At that time, Gong Li was still in love with her boyfriend. But the little boyfriend is no match for Zhang Yimou's steady charm.

The two fell in love for a long time. Zhang Yimou was fascinated by Gong Li, who was as graceful and graceful as a hibiscus. The two made their relationship public on the set. But Zhang Yimou did not dare to be honest with Xiao Hua about this relationship.

In 1988, the movie became a global hit and was loved by people all over the world.

Their love story "Red Sorghum" made them successful. Zhang Yimou attended the Berlin Film Festival with the main creators, and the film won the "Golden Bear Award" in one fell swoop. Zhang Yimou became famous all over the world, and Gong Li also became a top star.

The two shared joy in the most glorious moments of their lives, and these days have also become the happiest times in their relationship.

After returning home with a full load, Gong Li decided to break up with Xiao Yang. At this time, Xiao Yang discovered Gong Li's secret and beat Gong Li violently in anger.

Later, he wrote a letter to Zhang Yimou in order to redeem Gong Li, hoping that he could break up with Gong Li, but this letter was seen by Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua couldn't stand Zhang Yimou's betrayal. That day, she couldn't help but have a big fight with Zhang Yimou, and their relationship completely broke down.

After calming down, Xiao Hua still chose to swallow his anger for the sake of Zhang Mo. But Zhang Yimou was different. The flame of his feelings for Xiao Hua had already been extinguished after meeting Gong Li.

06

When she returned home during the Spring Festival, Zhang Mo acted coquettishly towards her father but was ignored by her father, which made her feel strange.

She felt the subtle atmosphere of her parents, but she didn't know the reason at the time.

After a while, my father and mother had a big argument, hugged themselves and said, "Mo Mo, my father is busy with the crew and has to go back to work first. You and your mother and grandparents will have a good time and wait for your father to come back and buy something for you." Gift".

After saying that, he took his luggage and left. After leaving, Zhang Mo didn't see his father for a year. Several times, she watched her mother hide in her room and secretly shed tears.

During the Spring Festival of 1989, Zhang Yimou returned home again, and this time, he was determined to get a divorce. He filed for divorce from Xiao Hua in front of his parents and Zhang Mo. His parents tried their best to stop him, but Zhang Yimou's tough attitude disappointed his family.

Zhang Mo was frightened and cried when he saw this battle. In order to calm the matter, Xiao Hua finally signed for divorce.

Zhang Yimou gave his daughter to his parents to raise, but Zhang Mo cried and wanted to leave with Xiao Hua.

After that night, she hated Zhang Yimou so much that her father's image no longer existed in front of her.

07

The orphans and widowers live together, relying on Xiao Hua's meager salary at the Xi'an Film Studio.

In order to present Zhang Mo in the best condition, she forced herself to recover from the grief of divorce. To this end, she created a book called "The Past", which was a best-seller and earned money for herself and her daughter. With living expenses, they could barely support their lives.

At this time, Zhang Yimou went to Hong Kong with Gong Li to film "Ancient and Modern Battle of Qin Terracotta Warriors". Their happy and sweet love was widely reported and publicized by the Hong Kong media.

The news quickly spread to the mainland, and everyone knew about his father's affair.

Zhang Mo had to go to school while taking care of her mother. However, in school, teachers and students also discussed the relationship between Zhang Yimou and Gong Li, and her classmates ridiculed her.

He mocked Zhang Mo for being a child abandoned by his father, and mocked his mother for being an "abandoned wife." Listening to these words, Zhang Mo's resentment towards Zhang Yimou grew day by day.

Faced with the criticism from his classmates and the ridicule from his neighbors, Zhang Mo became weak and inferior, often hiding in bed and crying.

08

Zhang Yimou learned that Xiao Hua was ill and unable to take care of Zhang Mo, and that his relationship with Gong Li had caused trouble to Zhang Mo. In order to make up for his daughter, he took Zhang Mo home raise.

Zhang Yimou took his daughter to the crew of "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" to take care of her. Here, Zhang Mo met Gong Li.

She hated this "woman who broke up her family", but she suppressed her emotions and did not disturb everyone's filming.

Zhang Mo’s well-behaved nature was deeply loved by the staff, and she became a pistachio.

Gong Li would make dumplings for everyone on the set when there were no scenes, and would also cook and entertain the staff. Gong Li made herself a virtuous and beautiful "daughter-in-law", which made Zhang Yimou's heart beat wildly, and the two People often show affection on the set. Zhang Mo got angry when she saw her father and Gong Li loving each other. The idea of ??"robbing her father" came into her mind.

She knew that her father loved movies more than anything else, so she worked hard to make herself fall in love with movies. For this, Zhang Yimou was very pleased, and he wished he could teach Zhang Mo all about movies.

The two often discuss script routines. During breaks, Zhang Mo likes to call Zhang Yimou to study scenes and shooting techniques. The calls last for several hours, and all of this makes Gong Li irritated.

Once, Gong Li called Zhang Yimou with great joy. After finally getting through the call, she received a message from him, "I'm very busy now, please call back later." Then she hung up. This time, Gong Li felt a sense of crisis.

That night, she ran to Zhang Yimou’s set to find out. She saw Zhang Yimou talking on the phone, and she knew from the voice that the other person was Zhang Mo. Gong Li was angry because Zhang Mo "occupied" Zhang Yimou all the time, and the two quarreled.

Gong Li asked Zhang Yimou, "What do you and your daughter have to talk about? You call me all the time. Do you know that you ignore me?" Zhang Yimou expressed confusion about Gong Li's anger and replied "Is there a problem with my daughter and I on the phone?"

This sentence completely angered Gong Li. She was speechless to Zhang Yimou and left angrily.

The next day, Zhang Yimou realized the seriousness of the problem and worked hard to coax Gong Li.

After thinking about it, Gong Li proposed the idea of ??"marriage" to Zhang Yimou, but Zhang Yimou once again chose to shelve it for Zhang Mo.

Gong Li is a hot-tempered and arrogant person, so she broke up with Zhang Yimou after receiving no reply.

09

In 1996, "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge" became the film that broke up the two of them. After the filming, Zhang Yimou was in a bad mood, so he took Zhang Yimou away. Mo took her to Australia for vacation. He confessed to Zhang Mo about himself and Gong Li, and also told Zhang Mo that he loved her.

Zhang Mo didn’t take all of this seriously, and she would not forgive Zhang Yimou for the harm he had caused to her.

His daughter's attitude made Zhang Yimou realize his mistake. In order to make up for Zhang Mo's lack of fatherly love, he was always cautious.

In the summer of 1997, Zhang Yimou took Zhang Mo to Sanya to film "Let's Talk". He was afraid that his daughter would be bored, so he asked his assistant to accompany her to play at the beach.

But Zhang Mo couldn't adapt to the temperature in Sanya and suffered a heat stroke. Zhang Mo's illness made Zhang Yimou unintentional to work. He gave up filming the movie and took care of Zhang Mo in the hospital for several days.

Looking at her father's worried expression, Zhang Mo felt the long-lost father's love. Gradually, she stopped resenting her father.

Zhang Mo understands her father's busy work, and she also advises him to put work first.

But Zhang Yimou was very worried and asked two assistants to take care of her daily life. In an accidental conversation, he learned that Zhang Mo liked coral.

So he asked someone to dive and dig out corals from the deep sea to give to his daughter. The moment Zhang Mo received the corals, he was moved to tears. The relationship between father and daughter continued to warm up.

10

After the high school entrance examination in 1999, Zhang Yimou hoped that Zhang Mo could study abroad. Zhang Mo expressed no objection to his father’s arrangement, but was opposed by his mother. After much debate, Zhang Mo still chose to study in the United States.

In 2000, Zhang Yimou met 18-year-old Chen Ting while filming "Happy Time". The two fell in love and there were rumors of an affair. When Zhang Mo found out about this "father-daughter love", she accused her father of Playful.

There was another gap in the relationship between father and daughter. The two broke off contact, and Zhang Mo stopped answering his father's calls and letters.

While in school, she created "My Father and Mother" in anger, publicly questioning Gong Li's "mistress' involvement", and at the same time publicly criticized Zhang Yimou's betrayal and abandonment of his mother and herself.

The work became a global sensation as soon as it came out, and the article was widely read. At this time, Gong Li and Zhang Yimou were pushed to the forefront again, allowing netizens to relive the "love affair" between an international superstar and an internationally famous director.

Zhang Yimou did not blame Zhang Mo but continued to work hard for her studies. He knew that Zhang Mo wanted to enter the directing department of New York University, so he tried his best to find Ang Lee for help.

Under Ang Lee’s recommendation, Zhang Mo successfully entered New York University to study.

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After graduation, she met Tovi. The appearance of this man made her feel like home. She wanted to marry Tovi, but was rejected by Zhang Yimou and her mother. Prevent.

She couldn't listen to her parents' obstruction, and the two got married secretly.

If you don’t listen to your parents, you will suffer a lot.

After marriage, Tovey's temperament changed drastically. He drank, gambled and was violent at home.

In 2008, Zhang Mo couldn't bear it anymore. After completing the divorce procedures, he called his father to tell his father everything he had experienced.

On the phone, Zhang Yimou said: "Come back, dad will support you."

Zhang Yimou then rushed to the United States and brought back his injured daughter.

Only then did Zhang Mo feel the warmth of home. It turned out that his father loved him.

After returning to China, he arranged for Zhang Mo to work behind the scenes in his film company. Zhang Mo accepted her father's help. She began to work hard and was meticulous in every detail. Under the protection of her father , Zhang Mo also gradually came out of the shadow of fear of marriage.

In 2013, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo co-created the movie "Return", inviting Gong Li and Chen Daoming to star. After the movie was released, it received great box office and reputation.

Zhang Mo participated in the promotion of the movie, and her relationship with Gong Li also broke through with the success of the movie. The "Group Photo of the Century" caused a global sensation and better promoted the movie.

After attending the Cannes Film Festival, Zhang Mo met Meng Danqing, and they fell in love at first sight.

Meng Danqing came from a good family and took good care of Zhang Mo. Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua recognized their prospective son-in-law, and the two held a wedding with their blessings.

At Zhang Mo's wedding, Zhang Yimou and Xiao Hua settled their differences. After their marriage, Zhang Mo and Meng Danqing also lived a good life.

In 2016, "28" directed by Zhang Mo competed with Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall". The film finally earned a good reputation with a box office of 129 million, and she became famous.

In 2021, the filming of the patriotic movie "Sniper" co-directed by the father and daughter began. 38-year-old Zhang Mo appeared on the poster with her father's name ***, making her the youngest actress in the entertainment industry. As one of the famous directors, she has become a good daughter who is truly qualified to inherit Zhang Yimou's legacy, and she is also Zhang Yimou's pride.

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Father's love is great and silent. A father is someone you can rely on. He is the first person to protect you with all his life when you are bullied.

Although Zhang Yimou failed in the role of husband, he was successful in being a father and director.

Family love is inseparable. When encountering setbacks and difficulties, people's desire for family love will be deeper.

Zhang Mo has come out of the shadow of his lack of father's love, and Zhang Yimou has also made up for his love for his daughter. Now the father and daughter work together to enter the entertainment industry, which is also the best ending.