Shu Qi Opens Up About Fertility Troubles

Shu Qi’s (舒淇) directorial debut, Girl <女孩>, was a critical success and she won Best Director at Korea’s Busan International Film Festival. However, Girl was met with a cold box office reception despite Shu Qi’s active promotional efforts.

After 17 days in Mainland Chinese theaters, Girl earned only 4.57 million Chinese yuan.  After 11 days in Hong Kong box offices, the film received 660,000 Hong Kong dollars which was a very poor showing.

Shu Qi has been promoting Girl through various media interviews, including a recent appearance on Carol Cheng’s (鄭裕玲)’s online show The Do Show where she opened up about her fertility troubles.

Since marrying Stephen Fung (馮德倫) in 2016, Shu Qi has always given the impression that they were each busy with their own careers and enjoying a carefree, couple-centered lifestyle, never mentioning plans for children. But reality was different. When Carol asked if Shu Qi did not have plans for a baby, she immediately denied it and said helplessly, “That’s not it! We’ve always wanted to, but it just never happened.” Shu Qi’s candid confession sparked a big reaction online, with many netizens wishing her success soon.

After marriage, Shu Qi actually took a year off to care for her health. Preferring to let pregnancy happen naturally, she refused egg-freezing and did not rule out adoption. Speaking about her relationship with Stephen, she said they were like two children who never grew up and their marriage felt relaxed.

During the interview, Shu Qi also talked about her childhood experiences growing up in a violent environment. Because her family favored boys, she was often beaten whenever her younger brother got into trouble. At 13 or 14, her family told her to go out and work. She once crashed her scooter and when her father found out, he chased her and beat her. Shu Qi ran out into the street to escape, and eventually decided to run away from home. She described her days away from home as unstable, but happy because she could actually sleep at night without any screaming. “I had to work to earn money for food and I couldn’t go to school, but I had another circle of people.”

When asked whether those childhood experiences affected her views on marriage, Shu Qi felt parents today should need a “license.” In the past, she never thought about marriage, “You never know with a guy… maybe right now you love him and he loves you, but who knows if you can stay together for long. When I was young, I didn’t believe in the word ‘faithful,’ so I didn’t think about marriage. But I ended up getting married in the end.”

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This article is written by Kiki for JayneStars.com.