In 1979, Liu Xuan was born in Hunan.

This year, Chinese gymnastics returned to the World Championships after 17 years.

Female gymnast Ma Yanhong won China’s first World Championships gold medal in gymnastics.

Liu Xuan, a person born in line with the development of Chinese gymnastics.

Liu Xuan was in poor health when she was a child and was relatively thin.

In 1984, her parents sent five-year-old Liu Xuan to the gymnastics class of Changsha Children’s Palace.

At the beginning in the bodybuilding class, the little Liu Xuan followed behind her brothers and sisters.

It didn’t take long for the coach to discover Liu Xuan’s talent.

"This little girl has practiced really well. She has reached this level in just a few days."

This year, six-year-old Wang Tao was worrying about his music in Sichuan.

He learned several musical instruments from erhu to cello.

But no matter how hard he practiced, the teacher said he had no talent.

On this day, no one thought that the two children from the south and the north would be destined to meet each other 17 years later.

Not long after, Liu Xuan began to learn professional gymnastics under the guidance of her coach.

Gymnasts have two major difficulties, leg pressing and hand grinding.

Leg pressing is a phased process, and it will become easier after the ligaments are opened.

However, the uneven bars event requires constant friction of the hands.

The skin on the hands was rubbed off layer by layer, leaving bloody flesh and blood. This process was too painful.

For the first time, the skin on my hands completely fell off, and it was bloody red, which was heartbreaking.

Then there will be suppuration and scabbing. Then it gets worn out and scabs form.

After several peeling processes, calluses will grow so that they can withstand high-intensity training.

When she was 7 years old, Liu Xuan learned to trim her own calluses with a razor blade.

Buy one of those double-sided blades and pick up the calluses and cut them off.

This way you won’t hurt your hands.

In order to save money, she always buys ten boxes by the dozen.

Once, her father took her to buy razor blades, but she was misunderstood by the store clerk.

A middle-aged man with a child buys so many blades.

The clerk was only 16 years old. He was afraid that something might happen, so he asked in a low voice: Uncle, are you okay?

The father took Liu Xuan's hand and told him:

Look, this is my daughter, she practices gymnastics.

The young man looked at Liu Xuan's hand and directly packaged the blade and handed it to them:

Just take it and use it, it's too hard.

Liu Xuan is in the first grade and takes cultural classes in the morning.

From 1 to 4 pm, go to the amateur sports school.

After the sports school, I go to the professional team and practice until 7pm.

I have to do homework after I get home, and I am as busy as a top every day.

At this time, Wang Tao on the other side also identified his own musical instrument, the clarinet, and began to make rapid progress.

Both of them started working hard for the future at a young age.

Grandma saw that the child was suffering so much at such a young age, and she kept complaining about Liu Xuan's father.

In fact, his father has expectations in his heart. He hopes that Liu Xuan can achieve success in gymnastics.

Liu Xuan’s mother was also a gymnast, but was later unable to retire due to physical reasons.

My father wanted Liu Xuan to inherit her mother's unfinished business and fulfill her mother's wish.

On the other hand, my mother never forced Liu Xuan because she knew this industry was too hard.

Many years later, Liu Xuan won the world championship and once teased her father:

Dad, it’s not me you love, it’s my mother.

In order to take care of Liu Xuan in gymnastics, her father also specially learned professional massage.

My father even learned the auxiliary operation of professional gymnastics strapping.

At the training ground, you can always see your father beside the diligent Liu Xuan.

Elementary school is over and I am about to enter junior high school.

This was another intersection of choice, and my father found the coach.

Is Liu Xuan’s performance in the gymnastics team classified as excellent, above average, average or below?

If that doesn’t work, just let her go back to school.

The coach told his father that Liu Xuan’s grades were only above average.

Whether you can achieve results depends on your future status.

The father told Liu Xuan the coach’s original words and let her choose.

Liu Xuan chose to continue practicing.

Other children have already begun their rebellious period at this time. They hate going to school and studying late at night.

Liu Xuan in the training hall is particularly envious of her peers in the classroom. Self-study is just a break for them.

That is a luxury.

Liu Xuan was not outstanding in her childhood.

She had never won a championship in any competition. At that time, she longed for the world championship.

But she never forced herself to become a world champion, she just worked hard towards the championship.

Whether she can become the champion or not, she will not regret her choice.

But Wang Tao from Sichuan seems to be cheating and keeps winning various awards.

He was also admitted to the High School Affiliated to Sichuan Conservatory of Music, where he won awards for six consecutive years.

In their respective professional competitions, it was Wang Tao who took the lead in firing his first shot.

In these busy competitions, they didn't even know that they had met their fate a long time ago.

In 1990, the National Gymnastics Championships were held in Sichuan.

Wang Tao’s father is a famous Sichuan football star. Because of his father’s relationship, he can enter the stadium before the game starts.

At that time, the Hunan team was preparing for the game.

10-year-old Liu Xuan and 13-year-old Wang Tao.

A girl who is getting ready for the game, and a boy who is making trouble around the venue.

They met, but neither knew which one was him/her.

This year Liu Xuan did not get a ranking, but Chinese women's gymnastics won the Gymnastics World Cup gold medal for the first time.

Yang Bo also won the balance beam championship, becoming China's first balance beam world champion.

Ten years from now, Liu Xuan will surpass them.

Two years later, Liu Xuan broke out and won the uneven bars championship at the gymnastics championships.

The youngest uneven bars champion in the country.

In 1993, Liu Xuan won the women's team championship at the National Games and was selected for the national team.

In 1994, while preparing for the Asian Games, Liu Xuan was seriously injured during training and tore the medial ligament of his knee.

The moment she was injured, she did not cry because of her pain.

What she was thinking was: It’s over, I can’t participate in the Asian Games.

She called her father, but did not say anything about the injury. She cried and said: I have been kicked out of the Asian Games roster.

Her father rushed to Beijing and stayed with her to recover.

The massage techniques she learned in her early years helped her daughter a lot, and Liu Xuan recovered before the competition.

Won the team championship and individual uneven bars runner-up at the Asian Games.

Starting from this year, Chinese women’s gymnastics entered its heyday.

In 1995, Liu Xuan shined in the China Cup International Gymnastics Competition.

Won the women's balance beam, floor exercise and women's individual all-around championships, three gold medals per person.

After the highs came the lows. In 1996, Liu Xuan was in the valley.

Liu Xuan, who was 17 years old in 1996, was in her prime, and everyone was looking forward to her performance.

But this year has been too rough for Liu Xuan.

Before the preliminaries, Liu Xuan's ankle was injured and both ligaments were severed.

She went into battle injured and wanted to come back with a gold medal.

In the preliminaries, Liu Xuan relied on her original one-arm giant loop on the uneven bars to enter the finals in first place.

But one day later, the International Gymnastics Federation temporarily decided to kill this action.

Liu Xuan went from first to ninth in one go.

In her best competition, the uneven bars, she fell directly when changing bars.

Because of her mistake, the Chinese team did not win a medal in the competition.

All the pressure was placed on her as a girl, and she could only practice desperately.

Sometimes when I can’t bear it anymore, I cry secretly.

Because she had been training with an injury, her ankle couldn’t bear it.

Use a needle like a steel needle to suck out the pus and blood.

If you can’t draw it, start to close it.

Injury and age 17, these two conditions made Liu Xuan choose to retire.

No one in Chinese gymnastics has won a prize over the age of 17 before. Liu Xuan doesn’t think she is special.

During Liu Xuan's lowest period, Wang Tao was at his peak.

He was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music and studied music systematically, focusing on clarinet.

But when he returned to the provincial team, he was quickly sent back by Hunan.

Hunan hopes that Li Xuan can represent the province in the 1997 National Games.

Liu Xuanmeng returned to the national team for the National Games. Two of her previous coaches went abroad.

She became an orphan with no one to take care of her.

Liu Xuan took a breath herself.

In 1997, she competed in the Asian Games again and won the balance beam and all-around championships.

This year, the old captain took over the position of captain of the Chinese women's gymnastics team from Mo Huilan.

After becoming the captain, Liu Xuan demands herself more strictly than before.

She is the captain, and if one person makes a mistake, the whole team will be punished.

In order to control my weight, I never eat dinner.

In 1999, Wang Tao was recommended to study as a graduate student at the Central Conservatory of Music.

Wang Tao is also the first clarinet graduate student in China and the first in the industry.

In 2000, Liu Xuan was selected into the Chinese Olympic women's gymnastics roster at the age of 21.

Audiences frequently question, why should Liu Xuan be included?

Why not leave opportunities to younger players?

What if Liu Xuan holds the country back again?

Faced with many doubts, Liu Xuan resisted the pressure and finally proved herself to everyone.

Balance beam Olympic champion, China's first balance beam Olympic gold medal.

Such praises as "Balance Beam Princess" and "China's Most Beautiful Athlete" followed.

This year, Wang Tao met Teacher He.

He was commissioned by his friend, Why Teacher, to make music, although these songs were not released later.

Liu Xuan had appeared on Mr. He’s show when she was an athlete.

Liu Xuan was wearing high heels at that time, and Teacher He reached out to help her when she went down the steps.

Liu Xuan was shocked when she touched her hand. It was full of calluses.

They are both from Hunan, and Teacher He regards her as a younger sister.

It happened that Teacher He was moving, and Liu Xuan and Wang Tao both went to help.

Wang Tao has long hair and looks like an artist.

When Liu Xuan was eating, she straightened her legs and ate with her fork split.

Both of them were startled by each other.

Liu Xuan: It turns out that this is what artists do, and they have to keep their hair so long.

Wang Tao: This girl is so amazing, she can actually eat with a fork split.

Before meeting each other, there was no one like the other person in their world.

The two met through Teacher He and came together behind Teacher He's back.

When Liu Xuan retired in 2001, the golden era of Chinese women's gymnastics also ended.

This year, Liu Xuan and Wang Tao were secretly in love.

Once when he was walking on the street and met three gangsters, Wang Tao had his hand scratched by the gangsters in order to protect Liu Xuan.

Because Liu Xuan was the world champion at the time and was very popular, they did not call the police.

When he went to the hospital to treat his wound, Wang Tao did not use anesthesia in order not to damage his nerves.

Liu Xuan, who had never cried when her leg was broken, couldn't stop crying when she looked at Wang Tao's wound.

She was afraid that the wound would harm Wang Tao's future and that she would not be able to play the instrument in the future.

Looking at Liu Xuan crying, Wang Tao felt useless.

Not long after being with him, he made her cry.

Since Olympic champions are free to choose universities, Liu Xuan chose the Journalism Department of Peking University.

Wang Tao knew that Liu Xuan had been busy with sports and had a weak foundation.

Especially English is difficult, so I often help her.

He even got Liu Xuan up in the middle of the night: get up and memorize English!

On the other hand, Liu Xuan is actively entering the entertainment industry.

He collaborated with Chen Xiaodong and Xu Jinglei on "My Beautiful Nostalgia" and officially entered the circle as a representative.

Soon, Liu Xuan began to sing, act, and host multiple projects.

With her sweet image and the blessing of the title of champion, she quickly gained the love of the audience.

In addition, she took a break from her busy schedule and obtained the international gymnastics referee qualification certificate.

I am no longer an athlete, but my hard work is still there.

But not long after, a set of photos sparked heated discussions.

Liu Xuan took a set of fashion photos because the style was so different from her previous image.

The audience said they couldn't accept it, she was no longer like the little girl before.

In 2006, Liu Xuan and Pu Shu participated in the variety show "Famous" together and became the "mistress".

In the first two games, they have always been in a hot style, dancing closely.

Because she was too close, Liu Xuan was labeled Pu Shu’s “mistress”.

Because of this incident, Liu Xuan cried for two days.

This is different from her former life as an athlete.

Athletes are very simple. If you work hard, you will get results and you will be praised.

But now that she is in the entertainment industry, all she gets for her efforts is abuse.

Fortunately, Wang Tao was with her at this time.

Wang Tao’s family felt very sorry for Liu Xuan and told their son to protect her.

In 2008, Liu Xuan signed a contract with Hong Kong Wireless and started her own career.

At first she lived in a house worth more than 20,000 yuan, and later moved to a cheaper house.

In 2009, Wang Tao participated in the "Come on Good Man" competition, and Liu Xuan appeared as her supporting guest.

Their love affair was exposed to the public.

In 2011, Wang Tao went to Hong Kong to visit and found out that his girlfriend lived in a small house and ate instant noodles.

At that time, Wang Tao suddenly felt that he was making too little money.

In the small rental house, they looked at each other.

Suddenly their eyes lit up: I have something to say.

Wang Tao: Let me talk first. I want to get married.

Liu Xuan: Me too.

The first proposal was in Las Vegas.

Wang Tao maxed out his credit card and bought an engagement ring.

They registered in Las Vegas in a low-key manner, with no relatives or friends around them.

Even their parents were not present.

In 2013, they ended their 12-year relationship.

Wang Tao handwrote more than 20,000 words and sent texts to everyone.

Wang Tao cried like a child when he saw Liu Xuan walking slowly in a white wedding dress at the wedding.

On that day, the bride’s bouquet was given to the bridesmaid Xue Jianing.

In 2015, their son "Xiong Jiongjiu" was born.

In 2020, their daughter was born.

A family of four, two words of "good".

In the past two years, in the variety show "New Student Diary", Liu Xuan's parenting style once again caused controversy.

The four-year-old "Xiong Jiongjiu" has never eaten salt.

Although she is young, her mother Liu Xuan has already started military management and iron-blooded education.

Some people think this is too harsh and excessive.

In fact, this is Liu Xuan’s meticulous love as a mother.

In four years, Liu Xuan wrote 8 of her own parenting books.

My son had heart surgery not long after he was born, and he still has allergies.

Liu Xuan is strict now so that his son can be relaxed in the future.

Now, Liu Xuan has founded her own brand and has a net worth of over 100 million.

Mainly making healthy food, this is inspired by the violent weight loss of athletes.

Wang Tao has become a professor at the Central Conservatory of Music. Although he is not a rich man, he loves his wife and his family deeply.

I hope they can continue to be so happy in the future.

Text|Twenty-Two