Director Gao Xiaosong, sentenced to six months of detention for drunk driving, responded to a weekly magazine's written interview in August via handwritten notes. He revealed details of his prison life and studies for the first time, stating:I am neither a victim of a miscarriage of justice nor a martyr. In fact, the crime I committed was a low-IQ, low-skill blunder." He further expressed his two greatest regrets: missing his daughter's first six months of growth and being unable to attend the premiere of his film The Great Martial Artist to witness the audience's reactions firsthand.In August, he responded to a weekly magazine's written interview via handwritten notes, revealing for the first time details of his life and studies in prison. "I am not a victim of a wrongful conviction, nor am I a martyr. Even the crime I committed was a low-IQ, low-skill dumb crime." He further expressed his two greatest regrets: missing half a year of his daughter's growth, and being unable to attend the premiere of the film "The Great Martial Artist" to witness the audience's reactions firsthand.
The drunk driving incident also brought attention to Gao Xiaosong's white Infiniti SUV with Beijing license plates. Recently, reporters spotted the fully repaired vehicle near Lido Plaza. Initially assuming Gao himself had been released, calculations revealed his release was still three months away. The owner must be his post-80s wife, Xu Shanshan.
About half an hour later, Xu Shanshan emerged from a beauty salon holding their daughter. With a smile on her face, she playfully engaged her innocent child, perhaps offering comfort for the absence of her father's love. For Xu Shanshan, shouldering the responsibility of a household without a male pillar, it's no small feat to single-handedly uphold this family.
After getting into the car, Xu Shanshan carefully fastened her daughter's seatbelt. She patiently chatted with her little girl for a while before driving away.