Information that billionaire Tran Le Hoa - wife of actor Tri Trong Thuy - passed away at the age of 85 caused a stir in the Chinese entertainment industry. A series of related topics such as Tri Trong Thuy's assets that may be inherited, or the 11-year age difference in love between the two became topics of discussion.
When Tran Le Hoa announced her marriage to Tri Trong Thuy in 1990, almost everyone was surprised. Wife is a "tycoon" in the business world, and husband is an artist in the entertainment industry - this relationship has faced doubts from the beginning.
Many people think that Tri Trong Thuy agreed to marry for money, but few people know that they met thanks to a common passion for Peking Opera.
In the winter of 1988, Chen Lihua was performing at the Chinese Academy of Drama when she met Zhi Zhongrui - who also loved this art form. At that moment, the movie "Journey to the West" was airing and the character Tang Sanzang played by Zhi Zhongrui left a deep impression on the audience.
Through friends' introductions, the two met. In 1990, they officially got married.
The way they are together, in the eyes of many people, is somewhat "strange". Married for 36 years, the two have never used intimate nicknames. Whether at home or in public, Tri Trong Thuy always calls Tran Le Hoa "chairman", and she calls him "Mr. Tri", when talking, she always uses polite language, and has never even joked with each other in public.
Some people think that this is too distant, not like husband and wife, but only they understand that it is respect that makes both of you feel most comfortable.
Tran Le Hoa respects her husband's acting status, does not arbitrarily interfere in his public activities, and maintains her image in front of the public.
Conversely, Tri Trong Thuy also understands his wife's hardships, after getting married he withdrew from the entertainment industry, wholeheartedly accompanying her in her zither career, becoming the most solid support.
Tri Trong Thuy once shared that the key to a happy marriage is mutual understanding: "She understands my difficulties, and I protect her sincerity.
In everyday life, Tri Trong Thuy always takes care of his wife naturally: reminding her to drink water, adjusting the seat, and quietly wiping it when she sweats. Conversely, Tran Le Hoa also clearly remembers her husband's preferences, especially ordering to make sculptures from zither wood to "respond" to his feelings for the role of Tang Sanzang.
Their family also has an immutable principle: every day the whole family must have dinner together. No matter how busy Tran Le Hoa is or how late she comes home, her children and grandchildren still wait for her.
As a Manchurian, she still maintains the tradition that adults who do not hold chopsticks are not allowed to eat, when she leaves the table, grandchildren must stand up to see them off. These simple rituals make the family particularly harmonious.
Not only life, they are also harmonious partners in their careers. From the fate of Peking Opera, both love the zither wood culture. Tran Le Hoa spent 200 million CNY to build the Chinese Zither Museum and personally appointed Tri Trong Thuy as deputy director.
To choose materials, he has visited primeval forests in India and Southeast Asia; from displays, receptions to restoration in museums, he participates himself.
Tran Le Hoa's passion for zither has almost reached an extreme level. She once said: "It is better to leave the cultural heritage of ancestors than to leave money for grandchildren". To recreate the ancient Beijing Citadel gate, she organized a team of experts and artisans, taking 10 years to complete it, every detail was absolutely accurate. Tri Trong Thuy never complained, always being by her side to support all her decisions.
