In 2001, Li Ao and Cai Kangyong, who were in the top shift, sat face to face, half teasing and half seriously asking Cai Kangyong.
"You're not married now, are you gay?"
Cai Kangyong borrowed the donkey and slowly replied: Yes!
What he probably didn't expect was that this answer would cast a shadow over his life.
Tsai Kangyong also became the first artist in Taiwan Province to come out publicly.
Afterwards, Li Ao also regretted it and apologized to him.
At that time, Cai Kangyong was already light and breezy.
"Actually, I don't blame Li Ao for this, he is a human rights fighter, and it is quite interesting that this matter is linked to him."
In 1962, in a family surnamed Cai in Taipei City, Taiwan Province, Taiwan, a little boy fell to the ground.
This year, Cai Tianduo was 51 years old, old and had a son, very happy, and named his son: Cai Kangyong.
It means eternal well-being.
Cai Kangyong was born in a rich family, his grandfather was the owner of the Shanghai Water Supply Company, and the drinking water in the Shili Yangchang was under the control of his grandfather.
The "Taiping Ship" that sank in 1949 belonged to the Cai family, and was later made into a movie by Wu Yusen.
His father was a barrister during the Republic of China period, and his mother was a Shanghai celebrity.
The family travels with luxury cars and lives with servants.
Cai Kangyong in his childhood, carefree.
He knew the family was rich, but he didn't know how rich it really was.
In my memory of my mother, the day usually begins like this:
Get up at 12 o'clock every day to wash your hair and make your hair. The cheongsam is worn very tightly, and when the mood is good, I draw my own paper pattern to design clothes. Tulle pajamas neckline, with fur, slippers worn at home, clipped with peacock feathers.
However, Cai Kangyong was not happy.
The father has a son when he is old, and he naturally takes care of him in every way, and his mother also cares for himself. I was afraid of falling when I went out, and I was afraid of melting in my mouth.
There is an endless stream of guests in the family, and there are more guests than relatives.
The poker game, the dinner game, is very lively. Only yourself is like an outsider.
Cai Kangyong felt like a "bird in a cage".
His father was a veteran critic and often took Cai Kangyong to see Peking Opera.
At a young age, Cai Kangyong also fell in love with drama performance, and at the age of 7, he was sent by his father to learn to sing with the famous actors of the opera.
At the age of 11, he took the stage to perform "Shilang Visiting His Mother", starring Yang Silang, and the applause from the audience was thunderous.
After that, the stills were on the front page of Taiwanese newspapers.
However, Cai Kangyong still felt lonely.
From elementary school to high school, Cai Kangyong studied in an aristocratic school, and the classmates around him were either rich or expensive.
Regarding the future, his parents have already arranged for him.
Study abroad, study master's degree, study design...
People are envious of him, just like Jia Baoyu, who lives in "Dream of the Red Chamber", born of jade.
And what he hated most was Jia Baoyu, born weak, and what he longed for most was Wei Xiaobao's life, unrestrained.
Despite his father's objections, he was admitted to the University of California and went to study film.
Since it was the son who made the choice, the father also expressed his support.
He also helped Zhang Luo pave the way for his son.
Through his friends, he introduced Cai Kangyong to Hu Jinquan, a "martial arts movie giant" in Hong Kong.
In 1986, after Hu Jinquan's recommendation, Cai Kangyong successfully applied for a master's degree.
After graduation, he entered the Rolling Stones, wrote record copy for singers such as Chen Shuhua and Huang Yingying, and also got the opportunity to write a script for the writer Bai Xianyong's "Who Immortals".
Later, the script was favored by director Xie Jin and made into the movie "The Last Nobleman".
In 1990, after graduating with a master's degree, Tsai kangyong returned to Taiwan. He is a lecturer in film language and style criticism at the Film Department of Shih Hsin University and the deputy director of the Production Center of the School of Communication.
Here, he met the first "noble person" in his life- Zhang Xiaoyan.
Zhang Xiaoyan is a descendant of Zhang Ailing, and Zhang Ailing and the Cai family are friends of Mo Rebellion.
Because of this relationship, Zhang Xiaoyan paid special attention to Cai Kangyong, and whenever he talked about the movie, he would inevitably take Cai Kangyong.
During this period, his father's friend Zhou Naizhong also played a key role in recommending Cai Kangyong to director Xu Anhua. Served as the planning and production manager of the film "Ketu Autumn Hate".
In 1996, TVB founded the station, invited by Zhang Xiaoyan, Cai Kangyong began to host the program "Flipping Book Electrocution King", talking about movies and comics.
Since then, in the host world a ride in the dust.
Began to host "True Feeling Index", "Two Generations of Power Companies" and other programs.
In 2001, it was also Li Ao's interview that made Cai Kangyong miserable.
At that time, the Taiwanese audience learned that Tsai Kangyong already had a lover, Liu Kunlong, who met and knew each other in 1994, and was an English teacher in Taipei, and the two had been in love for many years.
Becoming the first "crab eater" is certainly a novelty, but later, many people who intend to come out of the closet will ask Cai Kangyong for advice.
This made him feel infinitely emotional: don't push me out every time.
After all, in that era when the appearance was controversial, even after the "brother" Zhang Guorong announced his sexual orientation, he was subject to controversy from the world, and even there was no lack of malicious attacks.
After coming out of the haze, Cai Kangyong met "Kangxi Is Coming".
This made Cai Kangyong feel happy for the first time, and he could indulge his authenticity, singing, dancing, and telling the truth.
It is also this sincerity that has deeply touched the hearts of countless audiences and become a variety show that is still talked about by the audience.
Xiao S is responsible for the fuss, while Cai Kangyong is responsible for the gentle scenes, intimate and harmonious partners.
Partner 11 years, xiao s the deepest impression is that Kang Yongge is a warm man, every time he is the most difficult, it is Cai Kangyong who comes out for the first time to spend two hours to comfort himself, Cai Kangyong is around, he will feel warm.
In 2015, "Kangxi Lai" was discontinued, and countless viewers felt sorry.
Cai Kangyong turned to "Strange Story", which is the same comforting, so that many viewers feel his wisdom at the same time, but also witness his pain.
After many years, Cai Kangyong still feels sad because his sexual orientation is not recognized.
The only thing I was able to do was to prove to the world that we are not monsters and that we can live well in this world.
In fact, whether outsiders can accept it is no longer important, the key is that their own hearts must accept themselves.
According to incomplete statistics, as of 2018, the number of domestic come-outs has reached tens of millions, and people of same sexual orientation have gradually gained the recognition of the audience.
It is not worth promoting, but at least, it has gradually been tacitly accepted by the audience.
The world is becoming more inclusive and more and more broad.
This is a good thing, for Cai Kangyong, for the world, it is a good thing.
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