Speaking of "Journey to the West" 1986, in addition to Tang Sanzang's 4 teachers and students, there is a beauty that makes audiences remember forever, which is "Queen of the Country of Women" played by actor Chu Lam.
Có người nói bà đã diễn nỗi si tình của Nữ vương như chính cuộc đời mình, nhưng ngoài đời, Chu Lâm chưa bao giờ bị mắc kẹt trong hào quang vai diễn.
On the contrary, in the second half of her life, she lived a wise and happy life: at 53 years old remarried, met the right person, was pampered by her husband like a princess; now at 74 years old without children, but turned the world of the two into poetry.
Zhu Lin's life has always been calm and alert. She was born in 1952 in Beijing (China) into an intellectual family, with parents who were teachers and doctors.
In his youth, Chu Lam listened to his initial call, took the entrance exam to medical school, and became a pharmaceutical testing staff.
Thế nhưng tình yêu dành cho diễn xuất vẫn như hạt mầm chờ ngày nảy nở. Năm 1980, trong một cơ duyên tình cờ, Chu Lâm được đạo diễn đoàn phim phát hiện. Đam mê ấp ủ bấy lâu cuối cùng cũng bừng tỉnh, bà dứt khoát xin nghỉ việc, thi vào Học viện Điện ảnh Bắc Kinh, chính thức theo đuổi con đường diễn viên.
Thanks to her outstanding appearance and solid acting, Chu Lam quickly made an impression. In 1985, she was chosen by director Duong Khiet to play the Queen of the Kingdom of Women in "Journey to the West", becoming famous overnight.
The "love that could not be" between her and "Duong Tang" Tu Thieu Hoa was deeply expressed by Chu Lam, to the point that for many years rumors spread "Chu Lam waits for Duong Tang for life".
But few people know that at that time, Chu Lam had been married once. Her first husband was a colleague in the same unit. Initially, their feelings were very sweet, but when her acting career flourished, separation gradually faded affection, and that marriage quietly ended right in 1986, the time "Journey to the West" was broadcast widely.
After the divorce, Chu Lam did not indulge in sadness but devoted all her energy to her career. She shed the label of Queen's gentleness, constantly broke through herself, and successively participated in classic works such as "Return in the Night", "Leaving the Years of War"...
With sophisticated acting, she won the Best Leading Actress award at the Golden Eagle Awards, was nominated for the Phi Thien Award many times, her career progressed strongly, becoming a recognized real face.
In 1993, at a gathering of friends, Chu Lam met her current husband - Vuong Khai Vinh, an intellectual outside the entertainment industry, calm and discreet.
The two quickly agreed. He understood her hardships, cherished her talent, did not interfere in work, quietly stayed by her side, comforted her when she was tired, and secretly visited the film crew when she was filming.
What he loves is not the aura of "Queen of the Country of Women", but the intelligence and persistence of Chu Lam himself. That understanding and respect made the woman who had been wandering for many years finally find her warmth again.
In 2005, at the age of 53, Zhu Lin held Wang Kai-ying's hand and entered marriage. No lavish wedding party, no noisy media, only relatives witnessed.
After getting married, they once thought about having children. At that time, Chu Lam was old, and the journey of preparing for childbirth was extremely difficult. Two years later, she became unintentionally pregnant but unfortunately had a miscarriage.
This shock made her collapse. But Vuong Khai Vinh gently said: "Having children or not doesn't matter, as long as we live well together.
That saying became Chu Lam's life's fulcrum. After considering it, they decided not to comply, choosing a life without children.
According to media reports, Vuong Khai Vinh pampers his wife like a princess. He remembers her preferences, pampers her temper; grows flowers together, raises cats together; travels together, reads books together; records audiobooks together, participates in plays.
At the age of 74, someone asked her if she regretted not having children, she smiled and replied: "Or give your child the best, or don't give birth. Now I talk to cats and talk for half a day, not lonely at all".
