Author: Shanjia
There is an old Chinese saying that a red face is short of life. But this sentence does not apply to Wang Danfeng, the movie star who was known as "Xiao Zhou Xuan" in the 1940s and the most beautiful actress in the 1950s.
Whether it is the Republic of China or the new China after liberation, Wang Danfeng can be called a successful career, and the most rare thing is that she also has a close lover who has been with her for 65 years. Wang Danfeng, who has a double harvest of career and family, can be called a winner in life...
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Wang Danfeng, born in Shanghai on August 23, 1924, as the eldest child in the family, was naturally loved by his parents. The Wang family's parents are both authentic Ningbo people, and in order to make a living, the family came to Shanghai to engage in hotel business.
Although the Wang family is not rich and noble, but the solid family is still enough for children to have their own preferences in addition to reading, and Xiao Danfeng's favorite is to watch movies and chase stars. The bedroom wall is plastered with photos of her favorite celebrities, such as Hu Die, Ruan Lingyu, Zhou Xuan and so on.
The Wang family has a neighbor, the big name Shu Lijuan, is an actor of the United Press Film Company, and is a little famous. One day, she brought Wang Danfeng to the set and let this little girl who was keen on chasing stars see how to make movies.
Unexpectedly, director Zhu Shilin was filming "Dragon Pond Tiger's Den". One by one, Zhu Dao had blue eyes at this beautiful little girl.
At that time, Zhu Shilin was a well-known director in Shanghai Beach. He asked Wang Danfeng if he liked filming, and Wang Danfeng of course nodded. So Zhu dao invited Wang Danfeng to audition and play a small maid who brought tea and water.
In these few shots, Zhu Dao actually saw the shadow of the future big star from Wang Danfeng. Therefore, with the encouragement of Director Zhu, Wang Danfeng decided to devote herself to the film. She was 16 years old.
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At that time, the atmosphere, film actors, like dramas, still belonged to the ninth stream. The Wang family is in the hotel business, and the business is booming. The parents of the Wang family disagreed with their daughter Dan Feng entering the film circle, and naturally a hundred disagreed. But Wang Danfeng, who was usually docile, would never give in at this time. In the past, she longed for stars; now the opportunity has come, and she has to try anything.
Wang Danfeng has successively participated in films such as "New Fishing Light Song", "Dream of the Red Chamber", "Qingqing Riverside Grass" and so on. Her gentle and delicate screen image made the audience refreshed, and people gave her the nickname "Little Zhou Xuan". Since then, Wang Danfeng's jade photos have appeared on the cover of magazines from time to time. Even the famous writer Zhang Ailing will mention in the text that "Ningbo people are much more beautiful, such as Wang Danfeng"...
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In the film circle, Wang Danfeng, who has become famous, naturally has many suitors. But Wang Danfeng is low-key, and in addition to filming, he never goes out, that is, he reads books and learns words at home. Because she entered the film industry before graduating from high school, director Zhu Shilin will always pertinently advise her to "read more famous books and speculate more about the psychology of the characters."
Wang Danfeng is naturally obedient, especially director Zhu, who has the grace of knowing her. In addition to reading, Wang Danfeng is also willing to watch dramas.
At that time, the dramas staged at the Jincheng Grand Theater were written and directed by Tian Han, Huang Zuolin, Hong Shen and other first-class people. Wang Danfeng believes that watching dramas is helpful to his performance, so he often patronizes the Jincheng Grand Theater. Through the introduction of friends, she met Liu Heqing, who was the general manager of the Golden City Grand Theater at that time.
Speaking of the Liu family where Liu Heqing is located, it is a famous film family in Shanghai Beach. His father, Liu Zhongliang, and his younger brother, Liu Zhonghao, co-founded Cathay Pictures. Zhou Xuan, known as the "Golden Voice", was created by Cathay Pacific. The premiere of the movie "Children of the Storm" was held at the Golden City Grand Theater. Among them, the "March of the Volunteer Army" later became our national anthem.
From the moment she met Wang Danfeng, Liu Heqing was attracted by her beauty and kindness. Since then, this Guotai Shaodong family began to climb the door of the Wang family every day.
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As her daughter's agent, Mother Wang is naturally vigilant. This young man who came to the door every day must be drunk and did not want to drink, so she reminded her daughter to pay attention.
Although Wang Danfeng is famous on the beach, she has never had gossip, Liu Heqing came to the door, and she only discussed famous works with him lightly, and sometimes wrote together.
Although Liu Heqing is the second ancestor of Cathay Pictures, he has never been infected with any bad habits of paper drunk fans. He himself graduated from Soochow University, but he is Mr. Yang Dai's younger disciple.
Liu Heqing is accustomed to seeing all kinds of female stars in the film company, and he loves Wang Danfeng alone, clean and self-righteous, without fame and fortune entanglement, and people are as light as a chrysanthemum. Sincerely, Jin Shi is open, and after a long time, Liu Heqing finally becomes Wang Danfeng's boyfriend.
It was such an explosive news that the paparazzi who were accustomed to inquiring about various news did not find it. Because Wang Danfeng is too low-key, she never thought of using the opportunity to fall in love with the film company Shao dongjia, hype herself, and brush a wave of existence. Liu Heqing is also like this, respecting the choice of his girlfriend, his own happiness is good to know, there is no need for the world to know.
It was not until New Year's Day 1951 that Wang Danfeng and Liu Heqing, who had been in love for seven years, were happy to marry Qin and Jin. On that day, Shanghai Yiyuan Hotel was very lively, and colleagues in shanghai's film industry, relatives and friends from the industrial and commercial circles came to congratulate each other.
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In 1952, Wang Danfeng joined the newly established Shanghai Film Studio. "Peach Blossom Fan", "Home", "Female Barber" and so on are her masterpieces, especially in "Nurse's Diary", she sang a song "Little Swallow, Wear Flower Clothes", which has become a classic children's song and is popular. Wang Danfeng also became one of the "22 Stars" selected by New China.
Wang Danfeng's star path is brilliant, but in the ideological transformation, Liu Heqing, who has the title of "bourgeois descendants", is not easy to pass. He had worked well in the propaganda department of the Shanghai Film Factory, but he was sent to a chemical factory in Pudong. Nisezu, who had never done physical work, became a three-shift worker, pulling a cart to transport materials, and was busy.
There are also special people in the organization to talk to Wang Danfeng and persuade her to draw a clear line with Liu Heqing and divorce her. At this point, Wang Danfeng stopped doing it, and she argued with reason, "Why should I betray him?" He was so good to me! Husbands and wives can't suffer together, so what is it called a couple?! ”
Although Wang Danfeng did not say it on her lips, in her heart, she knew the goodness of her husband. As a celebrity, a public figure, shopping on the street will always cause gatherings. Therefore, Wang Danfeng frankly said, "He doesn't need me to buy clothes for me, as long as he looks good, it will be appropriate." There is a kind of love, called tacit understanding, because Liu Heqing understands her best, and understands her taste and style the most.
Holding the hand of the son, accompanying you forever, this life is you. Wang Danfeng made up his mind and resolutely refused to divorce.
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In 1958, during the Great Leap Forward, Wang Danfeng, along with many colleagues, came to Xinqiao Commune in the northern suburbs of Shanghai to decentralize labor.
From a bright and beautiful big star to a village woman dressed in coarse cloth and holding her pants legs, this gap is really big enough. Fortunately, Wang Danfeng always had Liu and Qing by his side, and no matter how difficult the situation was, the two people shared it together, and they laughed.
If you say that Wang Danfeng's most difficult days were during the Cultural Revolution. "Peach Blossom Fan", which she starred in, was named and criticized as a "big poisonous weed". The scene of the scolding banquet inside is said to be played on the theme, anti-party and anti-socialism.
Wang Danfeng wore a large mask every morning and went to work in a gray and slippery manner. Children are also discriminated against because of star mothers, and they are often bullied in school and lane. At the same time as being criticized, Wang Danfeng was also required to clean and clean the toilet every day.
In 1968, Wang Danfeng was sent to Fengxian Cadre School. Brush pots in the cafeteria, wash vegetables, and sell rice. The pot in the canteen can be imagined how big it is, but she knows that the husband Behind her, Liu Liu and Qing, will always be her most reliable harbor, and she will grit her teeth and endure everything.
Most amazingly, in 1985, Wang Danfeng and Liu Heqing were invited to the inauguration ceremony of US President Reagan. This is unique in China.
At that time, Wang Danfeng and her husband jun were suspicious, although Reagan had been an actor, but he had never intersected with the couple, why should he invite them?
It wasn't until the United States that the mystery was finally solved. It turned out that Liu heqing had a classmate with excellent grades in Eastern Wu, who decided to drop out of school because of the lack of family road. Liu Heqing informed his father of the situation of his classmates, and Liu Zhongliang angrily promised to bear all the tuition fees in this life to help him complete his studies.
Thirty years later, the classmates came to the door to thank them and insisted on giving back a sum of DOLLARs, but Liu Heqing resolutely refused. When the husband of the classmate became a member of the Reagan presidential campaign and succeeded, they gave this courtesy to Wang Danfeng, Liu Heqing and his wife who were far away in Shanghai.
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The house of good deeds will be celebrated. The encounter between kindness and kindness is one of the most beautiful landscapes in life. Wang Danfeng and Liu heqing have been with each other for many years, and the two have never had a scandal. They trust each other and treat each other affectionately.
Of course, is it husband and wife who don't quarrel? In her daughter's memory, she never saw her parents argue loudly, "If Mom disagrees with Dad, Mom will go into her room, close the door, and after a while she'll be fine." Of course, there are also times when you are unhappy, everyone does not speak, and the next day it will be fine. ”
In this regard, Wang Danfeng has his own unique marriage preservation secret, "I think that between husband and wife, everyone should be frank, and it is better not to hide three or four, so we are not too good to be good, anyway, it is very ordinary." ”
Ordinary is often true, from 1951, holding hands for 65 years, until 2016, When Liu heqing died of illness. He was sorry he hadn't been able to spend more time with his wife.
Some people commented that if Chinese movies are a legend, then Wang Danfeng is a legend within a legend. In 2018, Wang Danfeng passed away, taking away her legend.
Sandberg has a saying: There are many good options in the world, when you want to pick one, and then be loyal to this choice and make it the best choice.
The years drifted by, looking at Wang Danfeng's choices in career and marriage, he couldn't help but thumb up for this Ningbo beauty's "love one person, choose one thing, and live a lifetime"...