Yedan, once a promising core of Zhao Benshan's team, chose family stability over her flourishing showbiz career amid rumors of being expelled, leading a quiet life now.
The news that Yadan was expelled from Zhao Benshan’s troupe has sparked considerable discussion
recently. In her early years, Zhao Benshan personally brought Yadan onto the Spring Festival Gala stage. In the sketch “No Shortage of Money,” as soon as she began singing “Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,” the live audience responded with great enthusiasm.Later, Zhang Yimou also reached out to her with an invitation to collaborate, and high-quality opportunities came one after another. At that time, almost everyone in the Northeast entertainment圈 believed she would become the core figure of the next generation of the Zhao Family Troupe.
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one expected that, at the height of her career, she would choose to marry Wang Jinlong, a senior classmate from the same school. After marriage, one of them was constantly on the road for commercial performances while the other stayed home to manage household affairs. After just a few years of living apart more than together, the couple went their separate ways.Just as her
career was recovering from this setback, she quickly married Xiaopengfei, a younger fellow disciple from the same school. Before the public could even react, rumors that she had been expelled from Zhao Benshan’s school were already spreading far and wide.
If anyone else were faced with such rumors, they would most likely come forward immediately to set the record straight, but Yadan has never responded to them.
She turned down all the high-profile commercial performances and invitations to major stages that came her way. In the past, she stood on the live stage of the Spring Festival Gala, singing to hundreds of millions of viewers across the country; now, she often appears on small stages in county towns. Even with a small audience, she still enunciates every line of her lyrics clearly and distinctly.In her spare time, she also posts videos on short-video platforms, singing old songs familiar to the older generation right into the camera.
No one forced her to make this choice; she made up her mind on her own, putting the stable life of her family first.
Many people find it a shame when they talk about this—she was at the height of her fame back then, and viewers who watched that year’s Spring Festival Gala still remember her vividly to this day.But looking at it from another angle, how many people can truly enjoy the simple, stable life she has now—spending her days with her children?
If you also remember *Not Short on Money* from back then, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section about how you see Yadan’s life today.
