On August 16, 1951, Du Yuesheng was 63 years old when he died in Hong Kong, at this time Meng Xiaodong was only 44 years old, the couple had just completed their wedding, Du Yuesheng sat in a wheelchair to complete Meng Xiaodong's long-cherished wish, gave her a name, it was the last "gift" he gave to Meng Xiaodong before he died.
Many people may have read articles about Du Yuesheng before his death, especially Du Yuesheng burned all the IOUs and did not allow future generations to collect debts, which is now familiar.
Because of this incident, coupled with his downfall in his later years, it gives the impression that Du Yuesheng's economy was sluggish in his later years, and after his death, the life of Meng Xiaodong and others will not be very good, because they have lost Du Yuesheng.
In fact, Du Yuesheng's old age is certainly not as good as before compared with the peak period, but this does not indicate that his life has fallen into a miserable situation, there is an old Chinese saying, called "the skinny camel is bigger than the horse", which is most appropriate for Du Yuesheng, because although Du Yuesheng's old age is down, but compared to us ordinary people, life is still remarkable, at least not to lack clothes and wear less.
Although Meng Xiaodong is a female stream, she is not an ordinary person, she has a nickname, named "Winter Emperor", can stand up to this "emperor" as a woman, which is enough to prove her status as the "Emperor of Susheng".
Meng Xiaodong, who is a genius in Pear Garden, is a high disciple of Yu Shuyan, and in that era when opera was king, I don't know how many geniuses wanted to worship Yu Shuyan as an apprentice, but how many people could really be accepted as an apprentice by Yu Shuyan?
Meng Xiaodong is in the pear garden, and the "king of the ling world" Mei Lanfang naturally intersects, this man and woman of the time, can perform on the same stage to become the ultimate dream of all hardcore fans.
The two co-starred in a "Dragon Play Phoenix" that was even more popular, enough to make the fans crazy.
Meng Xiaodong, who has excellent color and art, finally failed to break free from Mei Lanfang's love network, and the two of them naturally came together, and since then Meng Xiaodong's blade has been sheathed, and this strange woman with amazing talent has since lived in simplicity and is willing to pour all herself into love.
With Meng Xiaodong's identity, background, and talent, she will naturally not lack money with her own efforts, but Meng Xiaodong is gifted, but she is not a person, and the love between Mei Lanfang and her cannot finally get rid of the worldly bondage.
When Meng Xiaodong asked for a Mei family name and could not, when Mei Lanfang's attitude was about to leave, Meng Xiaodong saw through all this and chose to leave, for Meng Xiaodong, such a famous person, she really wanted a name that was not excessive, but this simple appeal, she was able to win it through half a life.
Although Meng Xiaodong has a bad fate, he is not short of money.
In 1938, when Meng Xiaodong was most popular, her one of the plays was very expensive, and even a tycoon made a request for a private show, the price was even more attractive, and the steward Shan made a claim to agree to it, after all, who would refuse to make more money?
When the steward discussed this matter with Meng Xiaodong, he realized how outrageously wrong he was, and Meng Xiaodong was not only not happy because of this, but was furious, and the interlocutor made cruel remarks:
"My plays are for the old audience who understand the drama to enjoy in general. How? Someone is going to take my ticket and invite guests to put on a face, don't plan! You return the ticket to the garden and spit the money back. Otherwise, you won't have to quit work today! ”
Meng Xiaodong is not only beautiful, but also has manhood, is virtuous and artistic, and has great affection and righteousness, and a famous character like her will not be short of money at that time.
Even when Meng Xiaodong was immersed in the study of opera in Yu Shuyan, although she did not sing opera to make money by herself, her financial resources were not worried.
At that time, Yu Shuyan's daughter Yu Huiqing had told Meng Xiaodong bluntly, asking her about her economic situation, and in the face of Yu Huiqing's concerns, Meng Xiaodong did not have anything to hide at that time, but bluntly told:
It doesn't matter, I have 'nobles' to help.
Who is this noble man of Meng Xiaodong? It was her later husband, Du Yuesheng. Du Yuesheng has always been generous and can get his financial support, and it is also during the period of studying art, I believe that Meng Xiaodong's own savings have not been used much, and he will get a lot of economic accumulation during this period.
Du Yuesheng, as a rogue tycoon in Shanghai, is not only powerful, but also very rich, and most importantly, he is also a hardcore fan of Meng Xiaodong, so there is something to fund.
Although Du Yuesheng loved Meng Xiaodong a lot, when Meng Xiaodong was with Mei Lanfang, he did not do anything excessive, until Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang divorced, he only made a hand to help Meng Xiaodong breathe.
When Meng Xiaodong was unable to ask for a name, she once went to Shanghai, and she hoped to ask Mei Lanfang for an explanation through legal channels.
After Du Yuesheng knew, he persuaded him, because Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang's popularity was extremely high, and if the two started such a lawsuit, the divorce event that was originally an entertainment headline would continue to ferment, and the impact on the two would not be good.
Du Yuesheng decided to personally call Mei Lanfang for Meng Xiaodong to solve the matter for Meng Xiaodong, and promised to give her a satisfactory answer.
After Du Yuesheng dialed Mei Lanfang's phone, he first introduced the current situation to Mei Lanfang, and then showed the disadvantages of the two people's stalemate, and then said to Mei Lanfang that he would be a peacemaker and let Mei Lanfang lose thirty or fifty thousand to break up.
Du Yuesheng spoke in a very polite tone, if you don't know his identity, I'm afraid you will really think that he is a person with a pleasant face, Mei Lanfang has rich social experience, naturally understands such a truth, he knows that although Du Yuesheng's tone is polite, but since he personally makes this call, it is not polite.
After hearing Du Yuesheng's proposal for the breakup fee, Mei Lanfang did not dare to directly refuse, but promised to give 40,000, but did not say the specific time given.
Du Yuesheng is a veteran of the jianghu, naturally aware of such means, and then said to Mei Lanfang that he understood his difficulties and it was difficult to come up with so much money for a while, so he first paid him 40,000 yuan in advance to Meng Xiaodong.
In this way, the 40,000-minute breakup fee became a debt that Mei Lanfang owed to Du Yuesheng after Du Yuesheng's participation, and Du Yuesheng was naturally not afraid of Mei Lanfang not repaying the money, because he had this confidence.
The fact is also the same, Mei Lanfang later actively sold the "Mei House" and sent this money to Du Yuesheng as soon as possible. Therefore, Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang's breakup is actually not nothing, but has received a lot of compensation, after all, this 40,000 in 1931 is not a small amount.
After Meng Xiaodong and Du Yuesheng were together, although Du Yuesheng had deep feelings for Meng Xiaodong, and Meng Xiaodong also took good care of Du Yuesheng, meng Xiaodong still did not get the name that Meng Xiaodong cared about most at that time.
It was not until 1950, when Du Yuesheng planned to go to France with all his family members and servants, that Meng Xiaodong plucked up the courage to ask:
If I go along, is it a, or a girlfriend?
Du Yuesheng only "suddenly realized" at this time, and soon held a wedding with Meng Xiaodong and gave Meng Xiaodong a name. This name came too late, but it came after all, and Meng Xiaodong was still relatively satisfied with this matter.
Only in the following year, Du Yuesheng died of illness, and at the time of his death, Du Yuesheng did burn all the IOUs and did not want his family to collect debts, but he did not leave nothing, but left an inheritance of 100,000 US dollars, and Meng Xiaodong received 20,000 US dollars as the wife of the fifth aunt.
What does 51 years of twenty thousand dollars mean, you can inquire with the older generation, it is definitely a huge amount of money, and this huge amount of money is also the main source of income for Meng Xiaodong's life after Du Yuesheng's death, coupled with her years of accumulation from art and 40,000 breakup fees, enough to support the rest of her life.
Meng Xiaodong, who lost Du Yuesheng, did not collapse because of this, she finally chose to stay in Hong Kong to live, and it was good to be alone.
Idle time to learn the chapter, English, tai chi and post, pass the rest of the time, occasionally meet good seedlings, will also choose to teach a few apprentices, Meng Xiaodong later went to Taipei, with Yao Yulan's mother and daughter company, life is also a lot of fun, but also got a lot of care.
For the rest of his life, the Winter Emperor was only a woman, but he was not poor, after all, there was a kind of happiness called accumulation in the first half of life, and enough for the second half of life!