The name Gong Xue is very unfamiliar to today's young audience. She was a movie star in the 80s, once known as the first beauty in the entertainment industry, only a few years after her debut, she was involved in a hooligan case for no reason, and she was discredited, forcing her to leave her hometown and marry the United States to retire. Female stars of her time, such as Pan Hong, Liu Xiaoqing, and Wang Fuli, are still active in front of the screen, and only she has completely withdrawn from the entertainment industry, which is regrettable. What is the twist and turning story behind this? Now that nearly 40 years have passed, is the nearly 70-year-old Gong Xue still okay? Today we will talk about those past events that have been dusted for a long time.
Gong Xue was born in 1953 in Shanghai to an art family. She is the second child in the family, with an older brother on top and a younger sister below, a father who is a well-known painter in Shanghai, and a photographer in her mother. Influenced by her parents, she has been interested in art since she was a child. In particular, her mother often takes some photos of her, and in front of the camera, she has a good expression. Naturally, she fell in love with acting. In 1970, Gong Xue went to the countryside of Jiangxi with the wave of "going up to the mountains and going to the countryside" and became a young intellectual. In 1973, the army's cultural and industrial troupe went to The township where Gong Xue was located to recruit soldiers, and the 20-year-old Gong Xue seized this opportunity, coupled with her good appearance and good performance, she was naturally recruited into the cultural and industrial troupe and opened her own military service Fanghua.
In the first year of entering the literary troupe, Gong Xue made a brief appearance in the movie "Wheels Rolling", when she was just a supporting role in a dragon running suit, and the camera flashed by, only a few seconds. The following year she was transferred to the General Political Repertory Theatre. After 5 years in the repertory theatre, she honed her acting skills well. In 1979, Gong Xue officially picked the beam and played two roles in the movie "Sacrifice red", starring as Cheng Ying's mother and daughter. In the late seventies, when film technology was not yet mature, the director had doubts about the ability of the young Gong Xue to control two characters of different ages. But Gong Xue, who has five years of experience in the drama stage, is well qualified for this kind of large-span age role. Since then, she has become popular. In 1981, after she starred in the movie "Good Things and Many Mills", her popularity soared, and according to today's words, she became the top stream, and various invitations poured into her. Her dusty temperament and beautiful face have become the most wanted by countless Chinese women, and she has also become the dream lover of many men. In 1983, Gong Xue co-starred in the movie "Zhang Heng" with Xu Huanshan and Wang Shihuai. In 1983 she starred in the film Happy Bachelor.
But what really made her a film queen was "Under the Bridge" in 1984. Gong Xue and Zhang Tielin play a couple who have gone through ups and downs in the movie. Gong Xue has done Zhiqing, so it is handy to play this role. That year, Gong Xue successfully defeated Liu Xiaoqing and won two film queen laurels, the Golden Rooster Award and the Hundred Flowers Award. And this year, Gong Xue was nominated for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival for "Under the Bridge", and she is about to go global. This year, Gong Xue's acting career reached its peak. But no one expected that after only two years, Gong Xue was forced to leave the country by unwarranted gossip, prematurely ending her lifelong favorite acting career.
It was 1986, and there was a sensational "hooligan case" in Shanghai. One of the suspects was a high-ranking cadre named Chen Xiaomeng, who abducted and molested X women in the name of work and organizing parties. They invite young women to so-called "balls," which are suddenly cut off in the dark and up and down in the dark against women in terror. Most of the women who were victimized were threatened, believing that they were the children of high-ranking cadres, and even if they reported the case, they could not be dealt with fairly, so they chose to swallow their anger. But some of these victimized women are brave, who calmly collect evidence and report it to the police. Later, the police arrested Chen Xiaomeng and three others. When Chen Xiaomeng confessed, he mentioned that among his women were many popular actresses, one of whom was surnamed Gong. At that time, the hottest actress surnamed Gong in all of China was Gong Xue, and for a time, an overwhelming stream of gossip came to her. The rumors became more and more intense, she was not only a victim, but as she spread them, she became the perpetrator again. After being forced, she also played for the tiger, acting as a pimp and helping Chen Xiaomeng lure more women. Overnight, Gong Xue was reduced from a goddess to a red face.
During that time, Gong Xue entered a dark tunnel. Everywhere she went, there was gossip and finger-pointing. In the face of slanderous rumors, Gong Xue clarified that she and Chen Xiaomeng had never known each other. On the eve of the Lantern Festival in 1986, Chen Xiaomeng and three others were shot. The "Labor Daily" later published an article interviewing the lawyer in charge of the case, and the lawyer also clarified that consulting all the case materials was purely a rumor that Gong Xue and three or four other famous actors were involved in the case.
But these still cannot restore Gong Xue's innocence. Few people care about the truth of the matter, people only believe what they want to believe. Rumors are as hard to remove as dog skin plaster. In fact, as long as it is not a person with ulterior motives, it can be recognized at a glance. In the past few years when Chen Xiaomeng committed the crime, Gong Xue has made nine films successively, and at that time, filming was not like rushing to rush the construction period now, but it was often a few months or even more than half a year, and Gong Xue simply could not have time to frequently go to the crime site as the rumors said. Besides, although Chen Xiaomeng and others are the children of high-ranking cadres, they still can't reach female stars like Gong Xue. They can deceive young women, and a big reason why they are hurt and deceived is because they want to get a job transfer or a chance to become famous. Gong Xue is beautiful and weak, and it is easy to attract jealousy and frame. At that time, the sewage was poured on her, that is, to fall into the well, just to see the goddess fall off the altar and look embarrassed.
Gong Xue, who has always been gentle and weak, finally collapsed, saying that he was not afraid of the shadow oblique, but after all, people were fearful, and under all kinds of despair, Gong Xue became silent and depressed. She decided to quit show business, marry the United States, and leave the land of right and wrong. In 1986, Gong Xue boarded a plane to the other side of the ocean. This walk is 20 years.
Her husband, Zhang Xun, is a Peking University doctor who works for a well-known American company. Zhang Xun's family lineage and appearance are also good, and he is the type that Gong Xue likes. Because someone once asked Gong Xue what kind of object she wanted to find, Gong Xue said that her standard is very simple, the first must be 1 meter 80 tall, the second must be a college degree or above, the third family should be better, the fourth person must have a career, the fifth must have talent, the sixth must be not ugly, the seventh must have a sense of humor, and the eighth when she plays a love scene, she hugs and kisses with people, and he cannot be jealous. These Zhang Xuntong meet the requirements. As early as when Gong Xue was popular, the two met during a foreign visit. After meeting Gong Xue, Zhang Xun fell in love at first sight, took the initiative to ask for her contact information, and launched a pursuit. But Gong Xue did not immediately agree. Now, after Zhang Xun heard that Gong Xue was deeply trapped in the whirlpool of rumors, he was impatient and hated that he could not immediately rush to her side to help.
At that time, Gong Xue was on the verge of collapse, and the so-called friends in the entertainment industry watched jokes at such a time, watched a lot of hilarity, and very few helped. But Zhang Xun, who is far away in the United States, has sent warmth thousands of miles. The two exchanged heartfelt words through phone calls and letters, and during the darkest period of Gong Xue's life, it was Zhang Xun who gave her great encouragement, which made Gong Xue very moved. Zhang Xun proposed to Gong Xue, solemnly promising to protect her for the rest of her life, and Gong Xue agreed with tears in her eyes. The two married and settled in Connecticut, USA, and her fans were happy with her, thinking that she had finally made the right bet.
Many Chinese female celebrities in the 1980s had a difficult life after going abroad, like Chen Chong, who also went to work in restaurants after going abroad. But Gong Xue did not work a day, at that time the country was rumored that Zhang Xun's annual salary was very high, in fact, his annual salary at that time was 70,000 US dollars, and now looking back, it is not a high income at all. But this was already an enviable income for the Chinese people at that time. Gong Xue did not work because Zhang Xun was reluctant to do so. Zhang Xun has a deep affection for Gong Xue, and wholeheartedly loves Gong Xue's heart that has been hurt to pieces. In 1988, their only daughter, Zhang Xiao, was born. Gong Xue concentrated on her husband and son at home, guarding her husband and daughter without distraction. When you have time, plant flowers and grass in the back garden, or watch movies, and live a quiet and comfortable life.
After the daughter grew up and left home, the home was somewhat deserted, and Gong Xue and Zhang Xun inevitably felt lonely. In 2006, Mr. and Mrs. Gong Xue sold their American house and embarked on a plane to Shanghai. Although in the past two decades in the United States, Gong Xue has visited relatives in Shanghai every year, this time is different, they are returning to China to settle down.
After the "Shanghai Hooligan Case" was gradually forgotten by the world, some directors also invited Gong Xue to return to the big screen. Today's Chinese entertainment market is so vigorous, those actors who go abroad, such as Sichengova, Zhang Tielin, Wang Ji, which one does not return to China to make money. But Gong Xue did not. Except for the fact that she returned to China in 1993 to participate in the filming of the film "Stock Market Marriage", she never had an "electric shock". Around 1993, she served as the host of the 100-episode TELEVISION series "Chinese Americans" produced by New York Overseas Television, which was also the last impression of the world. Gong Xue still had palpitations about the pain of falling to the peak. She said I'm still obsessed with acting, but I'm not obsessed with the entertainment industry. I avoided this circle. And my time has passed, let's make a good impression on the audience friends. Why let the audience see this old face of mine again? Without those rumors, Gong Xue might still be active on the screen. Sometimes, rumors can really ruin a person.
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