In 1987, Zhu Jun was working as a crosstalk actor in the Lanzhou Folk Art Troupe.

At this time, he never expected that his destined fate had quietly set out and was walking towards him step by step.

That year, the Lanzhou Military Region Combat Song and Dance Troupe recruited dance students from all over the country.

After hearing the news, 17-year-old Tan Mei quickly prepared her resume and came to take the exam.

Unexpectedly, this enrollment was only open to children aged 10-12 years old. Tan Mei was obviously overage and was not considered by the examiner at all.

Tan Mei's heart dropped after a basin of cold water came down, but she did not give up. Instead, she boldly asked the examiner, "Can I take the improvisation test again?"

It happened that the examiner was a fellow villager of Tan Mei. He felt that it was not easy for the little girl to come all the way to take the exam, so he opened a back door for her.

During the impromptu performance, Tan Mei recited a prose.

Her recitation was so eloquent and full of emotion that the examiners were moved to tears, so everyone combined and admitted her as an exception.

Under the arrangement of the hand of fate, Zhu Jun was immediately seconded to the song and dance troupe.

Once, Zhu Jun went to the water boiling room to fetch water.

I saw a few little girls beating locust flowers with bamboo poles under the locust tree on the roadside.

One of them, a little girl wearing overalls and a ponytail, was having so much fun that Zhu Jun couldn't help but take a closer look.

It happened that the little girl also turned around, and their eyes met in an instant, and the two of them greeted each other politely.

At that time, Zhu Jun didn't think much about it. He just thought that the little girl was very cute and she was the same generation as him.

Then the water-fetcher continued to fetch water, and the locust-flower-fitter continued to fetch locust flowers, as if nothing had happened.

Soon after, the actors in the troupe went to perform in Xinjiang.

Zhu Jun was assigned a special task - to hide in the light box above the stage and follow the lights for the actors.

In a dance show, Zhu Jun saw the little girl wearing overalls again.

At this time, she had shawl hair and danced with relaxed steps, as if she had her own light, shining brightly among a group of actresses.

The little girl grew up in an instant and became a young girl. Zhu Jun was immediately attracted to her.

So he pretended to be a public servant and kept pursuing her figure with the spotlight in his hand.

As soon as I got off the stage, I was scolded by the group leader, "How do you do this? You don't lead the dancers, you keep taking photos from behind"!

In Xinjiang, in order to ensure the safety of actresses, the actors in the troupe always work in groups, and each actress must be accompanied by a male actor for protection.

Zhu Jun happened to be in the same group as the little girl.

The two started chatting.

My name is Zhu Jun, I am 24 years old.

My name is Tan Mei, 18 years old.

Zhu Jun, who has long been secretly in love with Tan Mei, couldn't help but think in his mind: There is not a big gap between 24 years old and 18 years old...

As a result, I had new thoughts about the little girl.

Once, Zhu Jun accompanied Tan Mei to a shopping mall. Tan Mei first bought a dress for her mother, then bought another for her eldest sister, and then bought another for her second sister, but she herself I was interested in the set, but I didn't want to buy it.

Zhu Jun saw what Tan Mei did and loved her in his heart. He instantly felt that she was the person he was looking for in his life.

So, he secretly bought the suit and gave it to Tan Mei.

If Zhu Jun was just interested in Tan Mei at the beginning, then now, it can be said that he has a soft spot for Tan Mei.

After that, Zhu Jun always looked for opportunities to get close to Tan Mei, and seized every opportunity to make secret glances at her.

Once, when a company of the cultural troupe was performing, Zhu Jun saw that Tan Mei was carrying a heavy suitcase and it was very difficult to walk.

So, he quickly seized the opportunity, took the luggage from her hand, put Tan Mei on the bus, and took the opportunity to sit next to her.

Tan Mei suffered from motion sickness and started vomiting as soon as the bus started.

Not only did Zhu Jun not dislike her, he also took care of her with a worried look on his face.

At noon, the bus stopped in a small town for the actors to have lunch.

Taking this opportunity, Zhu Jun asked for leave from the team leader and went to the street to find a pharmacy.

Being unfamiliar with the place, Zhu Jun asked many people and struggled for more than two hours before finally buying motion sickness medicine.

When he hurried back, everyone had already finished lunch and was waiting for him in the car.

Knowing that he had delayed his trip, Zhu Jun quickly apologized to everyone as soon as he got in the car, and then asked Tan Mei to take medicine.

After running around hungry for a long time, Zhu Jun was so hungry that he could only eat cold steamed buns to satisfy his hunger.

Gradually, a tacit understanding formed between them.

Whenever he goes to perform in other places, Zhu Jun will take the initiative to carry Tan Mei's luggage.

Their love sprouted "quietly".

Both people are immersed in the infinite beauty of the ambiguous period.

At this time, while chatting with a colleague, Tan Mei accidentally learned that "Zhu Jun already has a girlfriend."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, shattering Tan Mei’s love dream into pieces.

She pretended to be calm on the surface, but her heart was in turmoil. As soon as she returned to the dormitory, she lay on the bed and cried sadly.

After dinner, Zhu Jun came to chat with Tan Mei as usual.

When she saw Zhu Jun, Tan Mei felt even more aggrieved, and tears began to fall out again. She choked and said to Zhu Jun:

Don’t come to me again in the future, your girlfriend will be angry. of!

After knowing the whole story, Zhu Jun couldn't help laughing.

In order to give Tan Mei peace of mind, he finally plucked up the courage and boldly confessed:

Can't you see what I'm thinking? It’s you I love!

Tan Mei burst into laughter instantly, threw herself into Zhu Jun’s arms with a shy look, and scolded: “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

At this time, Zhu Jun had to explain his family background to Tan Mei:

My father's salary is not high, my mother does not have a job, and there are seven brothers and sisters in the family. I have to take care of my grandma and uncle. The conditions are very bad. I'm afraid... ..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Tan Mei: "What I love is you, not your family conditions!

In order to be responsible for Tan Mei, the two After confirming the relationship personally, Zhu Jun said to her very solemnly, "We must discuss our matters with your mother. Only if she agrees can we be together."

So Tan Mei wrote a long letter to her mother, explaining Zhu Jun's situation in detail, and attached a one-inch photo of Zhu Jun to the letter.

Not long after receiving the letter, Tan’s mother hurriedly came to Lanzhou to visit her daughter. Of course, the most important thing was to meet her future son-in-law.

At that time, Zhu Jun's conditions were poor and he lived in a staff dormitory the size of a palm. Even the furniture was uniformly distributed by his work unit.

In order to welcome his future mother-in-law, he used his unique skills for many years and became a decorator.

Zhu Jun first bought lime water and painted the walls. Then, relying on the little carpentry work I knew, I renovated the old furniture and sofas at home.

Under his careful renovation, his nest has a completely new look.

As soon as Tan’s mother came in, she was full of praise for Zhu Jun: “The house is so clean, the young man is so capable”!

In the evening, Zhu Jun called his parents again and did the cleaning himself. The chef cooked a sumptuous meal for the elders.

It was this meal that completely won over the future mother-in-law.

At the dinner table, the two elders chatted while eating, and the atmosphere became better and better. When Zhu Jun came to the table, they already called each other "in-laws."

After this inspection, Tan’s mother handed over her daughter to Zhu Jun with confidence.

Tan Mei is 6 years younger than Zhu Jun. She came to the art troupe in Gansu from Shanxi alone without any relatives around her.

Zhu Jun knew very well that he was Tan Mei's only support, and he was like a big brother, caring for her in every aspect, both in life and work.

In mid-1990, the province held a party, and Tan Mei was lucky enough to participate and perform a solo dance "Visitors on the Iceberg".

But there was only one tape in the group, and it was badly worn and the playback effect was very poor. Tan Mei could not rehearse at all.

Seeing that the party was about to be held, Tan Mei's dance had not been practiced yet, and she was so anxious that she burst into tears.

In order to help Tan Mei find the tape, Zhu Jun immediately drove to the folk art troupe and asked his former teacher to borrow it.

Unexpectedly, the teacher happened to be out on business. Zhu Jun waited outside the door for four hours before he could come back.

When Zhu Jun got the tape, it was already late at night and the buses were out of service. He had no choice but to walk back. It took him more than three hours to get back to the group.

Because of his outstanding personal abilities, in 1991, Zhu Jun was transferred to Gansu TV Station to host the variety show "Flowers and Full Moon".

His relaxed and humorous hosting style is deeply loved by the audience, and the ratings have skyrocketed, making him the station's flagship program.

Since then, Zhu Jun has been present in almost all large-scale cultural evening events in Gansu Province.

He became a well-known host in Gansu.

After establishing his career, Zhu Jun decided to give Tan Mei a status.

In May 1993, Zhu Jun and Tan Mei ended their five-year love affair and officially became husband and wife.

Although the whole wedding was very simple, the final result was that Tan Mei moved from her dormitory on the second floor to Zhu Jun's dormitory on the fourth floor.

But because she was marrying the one she loved, Tan Mei didn’t feel aggrieved at all.

Two months later, Zhu Jun ushered in an important turning point in his career.

After watching his program, Director Gao Limin of CCTV particularly appreciated his hosting style and encouraged him to go to Beijing to develop.

At that time, the CCTV stage could be said to be the highest palace in the hearts of all hosts.

Zhu Jun had long wanted to try his skills there.

But he couldn't bear the thought of leaving his newlywed wife alone at home.

After learning about her husband's concerns, Tan Mei encouraged Zhu Jun and said: "I can take care of myself, you just have to be brave and go for it."

With the support of his wife, Zhu Jun finally made up his mind to give it a try in Beijing.

In order to support her husband, Tan Mei withdrew all her family's savings and gave them to Zhu Jun, then reluctantly put him on the train to Beijing.

On September 8, 1993, Zhu Jun went to Beijing full of passion.

However, Director Gao Limin only gave him verbal encouragement and no actual job appointment or job offer.

When he first arrived in Beijing, Junjun Zhu was unfamiliar with the place and had no way to ask for help, so he had to wait at the door of CCTV every day to try his luck.

Since no one recommended him, the guard refused to let him in.

Zhu Jun stayed on guard for a week and didn't even see the director's shadow.

In order to save money, Zhu Jun rented an underground guest house converted from an air-raid shelter and lived on steamed buns and instant noodles.

Although his situation was very bad, in order to make his wife feel at ease, every time he called, he reported good news instead of bad news: "Things are clear, I'm fine, you don't have to worry."

Huangtian paid off, and after many twists and turns, Zhu Jun finally found the director of the Department of Literature and Art.

The director saw his work and thought it was pretty good, so he asked him to go for an interview.

On September 28, 1993, Zhu Jun finally received the probation notice from the Ministry of Literature and Art.

He couldn't wait to rush to the post office to tell Tan Mei the good news.

After queuing for a long time, Zhu Jun finally got on the phone with Tan Mei. As soon as he said "I succeeded," tears burst out involuntarily.

In CCTV, which is full of talents, it is not easy for Zhu Jun to gain a foothold and find a place.

Under great pressure, he kept spinning like a top being whipped every day.

Despite this, he did not ignore Tan Mei. Every weekend, he would take the train back to Lanzhou to reunite with his wife.

Excluding the driving, Zhu Jun traveled back and forth and stayed at home for less than 20 hours.

After years of hard work and traveling between places, Zhu Jun was haggard. Tan Mei saw it and felt pain in her heart.

In order to save her husband the trouble of traveling around, in April 1995, Tan Mei made an important decision - to apply for the People's Liberation Army Art Academy.

For a 25-year-old woman with a stable career, it is difficult to take the exam again.

What makes it even more difficult is that this year, the People's Liberation Army Art Academy did not have a dance class, and Tan Mei's many years of dance skills were completely useless.

She had to stand on the same starting line as all candidates to fight for the few dozen places in the acting class.

In order to prepare for the cultural exam, Tan Mei can be said to have worked hard.

She had to perform during the day and had no time to study. She had to get up early and stay late at night. She would get up at five o'clock every morning to review, and go to the teacher to make up lessons at night.

After two months of preparing for the exam, she, who was not fat at all, lost another 8 pounds.

For the professional course exam, Tan Mei prepared the sketch "Selling Vegetables".

After watching his wife’s performance, Zhu Jun felt that it was a bit exaggerated and not down to earth.

So he took Tan Mei to the farmer's market and spent a day carefully observing the words and deeds of the vegetable seller.

After returning home, I helped her revise her lines line by line and correct her actions one by one.

Although Tan Mei was well prepared and worked hard, Zhu Jun still went through the back door in order to be more secure.

He found the class teacher where Tan Mei applied, explained their situation to him, and begged him to be accommodating.

In fact, Zhu Jun didn’t know the head teacher at all, so he came to him with all his strength.

The head teacher thought about it for a long time, and considering that it was not easy for them to stay together as husband and wife and that Zhu Jun was sincere, he finally agreed with a slap on the thigh.

In the end, Tan Mei was successfully admitted to the drama performance class of the People's Liberation Army Art Academy.

The young couple finally got together in the same city.

At that time, Zhu Jun had just arrived at CCTV and his treatment was not high.

With his small salary, he had to cover not only the living expenses of two people, but also Tan Mei’s tuition fees, so his life was stretched thin.

Because they cannot afford to rent a house, the couple can only live in their own dormitories and can only see each other on weekends.

In the blink of an eye, three years later, Tan Mei graduated from military arts with honors and was assigned to the Chinese Navy Television Art Center to become an actor.

Zhu Jun was also officially transferred to CCTV and was assigned an old house from the station.

After four years of wandering in Beijing, he and Tan Mei finally had a small home of their own.

In March 2001, the talk show "Art Life" planned and hosted by Zhu Jun was a great success. Zhu Jun's reputation became famous and his career took a step forward.

At the same time, Zhu Jun also ushered in a great thing in life.

This fall, when Tan Mei was out filming, she suddenly discovered that she was pregnant.

After hearing the news, Zhu Jun was so excited that he became energetic.

As his wife's belly grew bigger day by day, Zhu Jun also entered a first-level "combat readiness state". While carefully taking care of his wife, he was preparing to welcome the new member of the family.

On June 26, 2002, Tan Mei successfully gave birth to a boy, named Zhu Sitan and nicknamed Maotou.

"Tan" is taken from the homophonic pronunciation of Tan Mei's surname, and "Si" means the long-lasting love between the two, and the son has become a witness to his parents' love.

"Maotou" was originally Zhu Jun's nickname for Tan Mei. Now it is passed on to his son, which can be regarded as a continuation of love.

After having a child, Tan Mei temporarily put aside her personal career and focused on being a good wife and mother at home.

However, Tan Mei is not willing to hide behind her husband and be an idle wife.

After her son became sensible, Tan Mei set out to start a business and founded her own dance school. Then she branched out step by step and opened several branches.

If this was not a real life, but a script written by a writer, the story would have come to an end here.

The male protagonist has become an artist with both virtue and skill, the heroine has become a strong woman in her own right, and the family lives together happily.

Unfortunately, people’s hearts are unpredictable and things are unpredictable. Reality is often more tortuous and cruel than stories.

At the end of July 2018, a Weibo netizen named "Mai Shao Classmate" suddenly broke the news online that 4 years ago, Zhu Jun tried to sexually assault a female intern named "Xianzi".

After the news broke, it quickly fermented and attracted the attention of the entire network.

Zhu Jun immediately issued a statement denouncing the matter as pure rumors and stated that legal measures would be taken.

However, after more than two years of delay, the Zhu Jun sexual harassment incident has not been concluded.

After the incident broke out, it seemed that it did not affect the relationship between Zhu Jun and his wife. Tan Mei firmly believed that "Zhu Jun is a decent and good man."

A few days ago, the two of them appeared together to promote Tan Mei's new book at the art school founded by Tan Mei.

When the tide recedes, we will eventually discover who was the one swimming naked.