As long as you have a little understanding of the history of the Republic of China, it is impossible for you not to know Du Yuesheng, who can be said to be a legendary figure in the modern history of our country. When he was young, he went from a small gangster to a small gangster in the Ten Mile Ocean Field, and through his own efforts and means, he finally became the leader of the biggest gangster in Shanghai Beach at that time. In the evaluation of history books, he was a modern industrialist, a socialite, a local leader, and a political figure active in all aspects of the world at that time.
Although Du Yuesheng has not read many books, he has a shrewdness in his work for people. Among the people he has dealt with, there are former Qing nobles, politicians and warlords, high-level government officials, and celebrities, all kinds of people. He felt that money would depreciate, but human feelings would not, so he was very respectful to all kinds of people and so on, and tried his best to make friends.
And the emotional life of this influential figure is also talked about by people, and he has married 5 wives in his lifetime.
1950 was an important year for Du Yuesheng, who was already 62 years old. Although he was so ill that he could not get out of bed, he insisted on being a groom once. A simple wedding was held in an apartment in Hong Kong, and his bride was the "Winter Emperor" Meng Xiaodong.
At this time, the two have known each other for many years, Meng Xiaodong came from a pear garden family, and began to perform on stage since she was a child, she was du Yuesheng, who was still The right hand of Jin Rong when she performed on stage. At this time, Du Yuesheng had already shown his later talent for understanding people, and he saw that Meng Xiaodong looked very beautiful and handsome, and he was quite talented in singing, so he took more care of this little girl and persuaded her to go to Beijing to continue to study Peking Opera.
The experience of studying Peking Opera in Beijing has made Meng Xiaodong famous as the "Winter Emperor", but it has also made her experience a failed relationship.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Du Yuesheng's family fled to Hong Kong, but he still kept an eye on Meng Xiaodong, who was alone at this time. When Du Yuesheng returned to Shanghai because of an incident, he sent a telegram to Meng Xiaodong inviting her to take refuge in Shanghai. Meng Xiaodong thanked Du Yuesheng for his friendship with her at this time, and because Du Yuesheng's fourth wife, Yao Yulan, also persuaded her in every way, Meng Xiaodong came to Du Yuesheng's side.
Because of Du Yuesheng's political leanings, on the eve of the founding of New China, he moved to Hong Kong again with his family. At this time, Du Yuesheng already knew that his life was imminent, and he wanted to give Meng Xiaodong a name, so at such an age, he held another wedding.
After Du Yuesheng left, Meng Xiaodong received $20,000 in Du Yuesheng's estate, and he has been living in Hong Kong to teach students.
However, Meng Xiaodong's requirements for students are very high, and she will never teach students who she does not look at. She likes children who have the talent to love art and can endure hardships, and she always teaches and disciplines such children. Not to fail with her meticulous teaching, among her students, there were several famous Peking opera masters.
After living in Hong Kong for about 15 years, Ms. Meng moved to Taiwan at the invitation of Ms. Yao. Meng Xiaodong in Taiwan gradually idled, playing tai chi, walking dogs, and watching TV accounted for most of Meng Xiaodong's life. Perhaps the name "Winter Emperor" is too loud, and many people in Taiwan have sought her out hoping that she can come out to perform or direct, but these people have been rejected by her.
At this time, she was not worried about her livelihood, so she did not want to show her face, she said that Du Yuesheng had a deep affection for her, which was disrespectful to Du Yuesheng.
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The Biography of Du Yuesheng