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Although the famous director Zhang Jizhong, who is still in good health, has not produced any works in the past 10 years, he remains popular and has even become "the most difficult Chinese man to kill" in the eyes of the public.

It all started with his love life with his wife Du Xinglin, who is 31 years younger than him. They have been married for 7 years and have two children. The woman has now officially announced that she is pregnant.

In addition to the "medical miracle" that has attracted the attention of netizens, the couple has recently been ridiculed by the joke that "the wife tortures the old husband in various ways":

According to netizens' summary, the 73-year-old often needs to cooperate with his wife to go hiking, horseback riding, and various extreme sports.

He fainted due to exhaustion during a live broadcast late at night, but his wife was calm and said, "It's okay."

As the matter unfolded, the loving couple recorded a video together to deny everything and expressed their intention to sue the rumormongers.

In fact, a deep dive into Zhang Jizhong’s 45 years of debut, from actor to director is actually an inspirational legend.

But like many veteran artists, behind his talent, his love life is also a mess. In addition to his third wife Du Xinglin, the "war" between him and his first two wives, and various scandals are also particularly exciting.

1. It’s not easy to debut, and I was rejected many times

Zhang Jizhong was born in an ordinary family in Beijing in 1951. He was the third of nine children in the family. Influenced by his parents, he was able to sing and dance since he was a child. He was lively and active and was an active literary and artistic figure in the class.

At the age of 12, Zhang Jizhong applied for the PLA Art Academy. Although he passed the art examination, he was unable to enroll due to reasons including his father.

A few years later, after four years of working in the countryside, Zhang Jizhong once again applied to the Central Academy of Drama, but unfortunately failed again.

In 1971, at the age of 20, he married Wang Ding, an educated youth who was two years younger than him. It was reported that the girl was the child of a high-ranking official. Her father was a senior cadre of the Broadcasting Bureau and her family was well-off.

The two were in love, but the relationship was opposed by the girl's parents. However, Wang Ding insisted, so they got married.

After that, they gave birth to a daughter named Zhang Yuxin, who is now a famous producer and is known as the "female boss" by the outside world.

But Zhang Jizhong's dream of acting did not stop just because he became a father. After that, he prepared for the exam several times, but was rejected several times due to political review reasons.

Rumor has it that in 1974 he became a teacher in a middle school arranged by his father-in-law, and quickly became the backbone of the local amateur propaganda team because of his artistic talent.

It is also because of this that while participating in various cultural and artistic activities, Zhang Jizhong made many like-minded friends, such as the great director Sun Daolin.

Because of his humble character, considerate attitude towards others, and many artistic talents, he was soon recommended by the latter to the Shanxi Provincial Repertory Theatre. At this time, Zhang Jizhong was already 27 years old.

His first role in the drama troupe had only eight and a half lines and 141 words.

But Zhang Jizhong took it very seriously, so when he starred in his second film, he had already started playing the second male lead.

The following year, when he and his friends went to the Shanghai Film Studio to watch people making a movie, the tall Zhang Jizhong was noticed by the staff and was immediately selected to star in the movie "When We Are Young", and his role was the leading male role.

It can be said that this was another turning point in his destiny. He was subsequently transferred to work at Sichuan Emei Film Studio, and has received many film offers since then.

During this process, his wife Wang Ding felt deeply gratified and even begged her father to use his resources and connections to pave the way for her husband's future.

But what she didn't expect was that as Zhang Jizhong's career gradually flourished, their relationship also came to an end.

In 1981, he met Cheng Xiaoying, who played the leading female role, while starring in the movie "Dancing Love".

Although the woman is four years older than Zhang Jizhong, the two of them look very well matched when standing together.

Rumor has it that Zhang Jizhong began to re-examine the relationship between himself and his wife.

2. Seize the opportunity and rise to the top

After that, he began to get involved in the TV drama industry and played the role of Yang Liulang in "The Yang Family Generals". As a result, he became friends with Zhang Shaolin, who served as the cameraman. Later, the two collaborated on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Two years later, Zhang Jizhong, who was not satisfied with the status quo, chose to study screenwriting at the Central Academy of Drama, and thus met actress Wang Jinghua who was studying in the Performance Department.

The woman is 21 years younger than him. She started out as a child star and had already acted in many movies when she was 5 years old. She was also a celebrity when she was studying at the Central Academy of Drama.

It is reported that after meeting Zhang Jizhong, Wang Jinghua was immediately attracted by his talent. The two got along very well and soon became close friends. They were even photographed many times attending various occasions together.

But the two were ultimately not destined to be together, and later this old story was dug up, with the reason for the breakup being that the woman had signed a contract with Tsui Hark's studio in order to enter the Hong Kong market.

However, according to the management of Hong Kong companies, artists are not allowed to have romantic relationships. After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Jinghua chose her career.

Because of this, she starred in costume dramas such as "Once Upon a Time in China" and "The Book and the Sword" in those years, but did not become a big star.

On the contrary, Zhang Jizhong's career has taken a new turn for the better.

In 1992, at the age of 41, he got the opportunity to serve as the chief producer of the fourth part of the large-scale costume drama "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Because of his outstanding performance, he was subsequently transferred to work at CCTV, where he met his future second wife, Fan Xinman, who was 15 years younger than him.

The woman is from Zhejiang. She had just joined CCTV and worked in the News Commentary Department. Later, she hosted the "People's Life" program and had a good reputation.

It is said that Fan Xinman is a fan of Zhang Jizhong. She fell in love with him when she was 15 years old after watching the movie "Dancing Love" starring him.

Later, the two met each other. By chance, Zhang Jizhong saw the "Dance Love" poster that she collected and carried with her, and was very surprised.

Then he told Fan Xinman that he was the male lead of the movie, which made the latter feel: it was fate!

Time quickly came to 1995, and the 44-year-old Zhang Jizhong ended his 24-year marriage with his first wife Wang Ding. The latter left home and there was no news of him again.

It is reported that the reason for their divorce was that the man's fame was growing and his scandals were increasing, which made Wang Ding unable to bear it any longer.

And Zhang Jizhong's brilliant career has just begun:

In 1996, he served as the chief producer of the large-scale TV series "Water Margin".

Later, this work became a huge success, and even Jin Yong, who was far away in Hong Kong, liked it very much and once said:

"If CCTV can film my drama in the format of Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Water Margin, I am willing to sell it for 1 yuan."

After Zhang Jizhong learned about this, he immediately contacted Jin Yong, and eventually the two parties signed an agreement for the adaptation rights of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", and the copyright fee was indeed only 1 yuan.

The work received good response after it was broadcast, and Zhang Jizhong's status as a famous director was secured. In particular, his bearded look impressed audiences across the country.

During this period, he was always accompanied by Fan Xinman, who was also very talented and her help to his career could not be underestimated.

It is reported that she was directing "Moving China" at the time, and later wrote a book for Zhang Jizhong, and also wrote the lyrics for his film "The Return of the Condor Heroes"...

It can be said that Fan Xinman was not only a girlfriend, but also a capable assistant to Zhang Jizhong in his career. However, the two did not get married until 2002, after more than ten years of love.

It is said that the man once made a passionate confession and finally won the heart of the talented girl. He said:

"I confess to you that I can't tell the difference between soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts, but I will try my best to follow what is said in Kitchen Gourmet and work hard to train myself to become a great chef."

But Fan Xinman, who was in a romantic love at the time, didn't know that the marriage would fall apart after only 10 years and it was a huge mess.

3. Love story, chaos

After 2001, Zhang Jizhong successfully filmed many martial arts dramas such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", including 9 works of Jin Yong, and was called "the first person in mainland China to direct martial arts dramas."

During this period, he naturally made many young actresses famous. In addition to the now famous Liu Yifei, Liu Tao, etc., there was also a girl named He Zhuoyan.

He Zhuoyan was a product of a talent show. Like Zhao Liying, she participated in the "Yahoo Star Search" contest and later made her debut as the champion of Zhang Jizhong's group.

After that, she was supported by the other party and successfully joined the crew of "The Deer and the Cauldron", playing the role of the white moonlight "Shuang'er".

After that, He Zuoyan starred in one good play after another, but they were basically all works by Zhang Jizhong.

Over time, the outside world began to doubt the relationship between the two, but neither side responded.

Not only that, Zhang Jizhong also boldly used his former rumored girlfriend Wang Jinghua in these works. The latter is also well-known to the audience for playing roles such as "Mi Xue Shi Tai".

However, at the peak of his career, his relationship with his wife Fan Xinman cooled, and they began to live separately in 2006.

However, due to the deep bond of interests, both parties have no choice but to show their intimacy in public.

Off topic, the two did have a son, but he was well protected. Later they divorced and the child was raised by his mother.

In 2012, Zhang Jizhong's cultural company was renamed Shanghai Jizhong Cultural Development Co., Ltd., expressing its ambition to go public, and Fan Xinman served as the chairman of the company.

In addition, the company has a young man named Xiao Qi. It is reported that he met Zhang Jizhong during the filming of "Journey to the West" two years ago. The latter was young and promising and has served as a director many times since then.

Rumor has it that Zhang Jizhong once adopted Xiao Qi as his godson, which resulted in the latter having more interactions with Fan Xinman.

In 2016, an explosive news came out:

Someone revealed that there was an improper relationship between 50-year-old Fan Xinman and her 41-year-old godson Xiao Qi.

After the incident fermented, the woman quickly came out to deny it, and at a press conference she revealed that she was divorcing Zhang Jizhong, because her husband had cheated on her first and had an illegitimate child in the United States.

Zhang Jizhong then immediately refuted the statement, saying that his wife was "talking nonsense and making things up."

Since then, this "model couple" who have been together for many years has started to tear each other apart:

One denied cheating and staged a big fight;

An aggressive one directly exposed the photo of the "mistress" Du Xinglin.

Du Xinglin is not a pushover either, and immediately called Fan Xinman a "crazy woman" during an interview...

In the end, the ending of this farce was also a farce - at the end of 2016, Zhang Jizhong and Fan Xinman divorced, and then he was photographed dating Du Xinglin in the United States.

Someone dug up that the two met at a movie program event in 2015. The man was the speaker and the woman was the planner. The two communicated frequently and then sparks flew.

Du Xinglin had been married before. Her ex-husband was named Huang Taiyuan, a wealthy Taiwanese businessman who was 15 years older than her. The man was also married when they were together, so both of them were suspected of cheating and interfering.

But not long after marrying Huang Taiyuan, Du Xinglin met Zhang Jizhong. Despite the 31-year age difference between them, it did not stop them from falling in love with each other.

Suddenly, the woman divorced her ex-husband and threw herself into Zhang Jizhong's arms.

In March 2017, the two got married, and since then they have started showing their love.

Du Xinglin gave birth to a daughter and a son respectively. That means Zhang Jizhong has a total of 5 children, including a daughter and a son born to his first two wives, and a mixed-race illegitimate child whose biological mother is unknown.

Now, his third wife has announced that she is pregnant, and he has been hailed by the outside world as a representative of "ageing sharp swords".

But now, this legend has become "the hardest man to kill", which makes people laugh.

What is less known is that while he was showing off his affection with his young wife, his second wife Fan Xinman was still suing Zhang Jizhong, and the verdict between the two was just finalized last month:

Zhang Jizhong needs to publicly apologize to the other party and pay 20,000 yuan in compensation for mental damage.