On July 1, 2022, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the Global Times, together with Weibo and Sina Entertainment, launched the "Impression of Hong Kong" theme activity, and many senior Hong Kong actors accepted exclusive interviews and shared their hong Kong stories.
Among them, Hui Yinghong, as the first generation of Hong Kong "female hit stars", she has been in this industry for 40 years and is a native Hong Kong actor.
In 2019, the 59-year-old Hui Yinghong played a policewoman in one of the unit stories of the movie "My Motherland and Me", "Return", with a resolute and confident expression, neat and neat actions, especially the scene of the collective replacement of the hat badge, which caused the audience to cry, and netizens shouted: Too burning! Super handsome!
So cool and heroic, full of aura, it is completely impossible to see that she is 59 years old.
Now, when Hui Yinghong, 62, recalled the work again in an interview marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, she said: "This is the history of the times, and it is also my own history!" It wasn't acting for me, it was really showing how I felt at the time. ”
Hui Yinghong, who grew up in Hong Kong, did not start work on the day of Hong Kong's handover 25 years ago. Instead, he stood in front of the TV and watched the return ceremony live. She still remembers her excitement: "When I saw the flag go up, I cried, I really cried. I know I'm really Chinese, I have a home. ”
01, behind the legend, full of tears
Hui Yinghong was born in Hong Kong, but she is a descendant of the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner. The noble Yehenara clan is of noble ancestry, and the ancestors were once a large family in Zhucheng, Shandong, and the family was rich.
It is said that his father went to school on the back of a servant.
However, in the 1950s, due to the family's downfall, Hui Yinghong's father had no choice but to move to Hong Kong with his wife and children. And in 1960, when Hui Yinghong was born, his father was addicted to gambling, was cheated of money, the family has long lost its former condition, living in a slum, where is the life of the rich and noble ?
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Therefore, in her memory, her childhood never enjoyed a delicate life of a day of clothes to reach out and food to open her mouth.
At first, in order to make a living, her father also went to work in the factory, but unexpectedly, he had an argument with the people in the factory and was blinded in one eye. The young master, who used to be proud and arrogant, never left the house again.
Not long after my father was injured, a sudden typhoon in Hong Kong blew their house down.
Recalling this past, Hui Yinghong said: "When I slept, my body was wet, and I slept until midnight, and the roof was blown by the wind and I saw the night sky. ”
"I even think it's funny that all the bad luck comes to our house."
So 3-year-old Hui Yinghong went to the street to beg with her mother in the red light district of Wan Chai, and they lived at the bottom of a staircase, eating the rest of the restaurant. Sometimes they stand for more than ten hours at a time, and they dare not be lazy, and once they are lazy, they will have no food and food.
"Once, I went on a swing, showed my mother, and chased me three streets to beat me." Hui Yinghong recalled in the interview. "I have seen the childhood photos of the eldest sister and the second sister, riding a bicycle and wearing pearls. And when I was born, 4 older sisters and older brothers were sold to the theater, and I was equivalent to being the eldest daughter. ”
In this way, when other people's children cried and cried and ate candy, Hui Yinghong had already shouldered the heavy responsibility of the family.
At the age of 7, in addition to begging, she also hawked small goods in the red light district of Wan Chai. The place was a mix of fish and dragons, and she had learned to observe the color early on when she was outside, to know what kind of people would chase them and scold, and what kind of people would give away a little money.
As a result, she will always make more money than others, and if others sell 100 yuan a day, she can sell 200 yuan. Hui Yinghong said: "For a while, I was too able to beg for food and make money, and became the pillar of the family. ”
After the family's economic situation improved slightly, the brothers and sisters all went to school, knowing that Hui Yinghong could make money, and the teachers in the school came to ask their parents for more money, but she did not go to school for a day.
Such a day, she was ten years old.
But she didn't complain, her spirit was always uplifting.
02, opportunities are always left to those who are prepared
In the past ten years, she has seen all kinds of twisted and perverted, withered lives in the red light district. Therefore, Hui Yinghong said: "I must go up and get rid of poverty, and my family will be better." ”
In 1972, 12-year-old Hui Yinghong decided not to beg anymore, and in order for her younger siblings to have money to study, she chose to go to a nightclub to become a dancer.
In short, she just wanted to get out of poverty, and she saw this as her only chance. However, she was very talented, dancing for a year and a half, becoming the lead dancer and the top player in the nightclub.
Finally, good luck came to this hard-working little girl.
At the age of 16, Hui Yinghong, who shined on the dance floor, was looked at by director Zhang Che, which was the first noble person she met in her life, and later, Hui Yinghong became Zhang Che's dry daughter, signed a contract with Shaw's company, and stepped into the show business circle.
In the 1970s and 1980s in Hong Kong, it was the heyday of martial arts dramas, and Hui Yinghong's solid dance skills also laid the foundation for her to become a "beating girl" in the future.
But at that time, the newcomer actors only had 500 yuan per month, and dancing had 1500 yuan per month. As a result, she was strongly opposed by her family, but she confidently assured her parents that she would become a big star in the future.
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A year later, 17-year-old Hui Yinghong entered the public eye with the role of Mu Nianci in "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter".
At that time, many people fled as soon as they heard that it was a play, only Hui Yinghong rose to the challenge, and sometimes even if she was injured, as long as the director did not shout the card, she would not stop. In the end, she played the role of Mu Nianci, who was highly skilled in martial arts.
Although she did not go to a day's drama school, she learned a lot on the spot, in addition to working hard to shoot, she also learned all the skills of photography, field notes, set scenes, lighting and so on.
Soon, she caught the attention of Hong Kong martial arts director Liu Jialiang, who under the direction of Liu Jialiang participated in the filming of many kung fu films.
Among them, in the film "Rotten Head He", the original heroine was beaten up after a fight, and directly picked the pick and did not do it. Therefore, Hui Yinghong substituted for the female number one.
During the filming process, the role played by Hui Yinghong was to be hit by a man flying over and punching thirty or forty fists, and her only protective measure was to put a script on her stomach. Spit and hit, fight and vomit until the set of shots is finished.
Some people asked, can't Hui Yinghong not take such a film?
The answer is that because she is too poor to make money, she must go all out, she must show her strongest side, and once she withdraws, someone will immediately take her place.
The opportunity for the female one is not easy to come by, how can it be easily handed over to people?
Therefore, no matter how hard the drama Hui Yinghong after that, did not hesitate to continue. Even the male martial artist did not dare to take the jumping scene she did not frown to shoot, and as a result, she was injured after filming and broke her leg.
But soon Hui Yinghong, with this fierceness of not accepting defeat, stood out in the absolutely male-dominated circle and sat firmly in the position of Hong Kong's "first dozen women".
At the age of 22, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Elders", which is the only action actress to win this award so far.
So, in the first two decades of her life, she did everything she wanted to do, 3 to 13 years old, 13 to 23 years old, and she didn't go a day without working hard, even if she was scarred, she never gave up.
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03, in addition to hard work, but also have luck
In the days that followed, however, her efforts seemed to turn into a very futile affair.
In the early 1990s, Hong Kong films began to transform into literary and comedy films, and martial arts kung fu films entered a period of depression, and Hui Yinghong's drama path was also greatly affected.
From actress one to three females, she has basically become a star.
Hui Yinghong could not swallow this breath in her heart, she had already tried to transform, for this reason, she also paid 100,000 Hong Kong dollars out of her own pocket to go to France to shoot a set of nude photos. On the one hand, I hope to retain my youth, on the other hand, I hope that I can also transform into literary and artistic films.
But to hit the star is to hit the star, and it is not so easy to transform.
At that time, Hui Yinghong once won the opportunity to shoot "Men and Women" for herself. But just a day after filming, The boss of Shaw called Hui Yinghong back and said, "If you shoot this, the image of the beaten woman will be finished."
Later, the company gave that role to Zhong Chuhong, and the other party became a hit.
Hui Yinghong also won herself "Flower Street Goddess" after that, but also filmed for a day, and was pulled back by the company, the company did not allow her own popular star transformation, and finally, she had no drama at home for several months.
"As soon as the whole wave turned, I was eliminated. It's not that I didn't try, I did, but sometimes, I really have to be lucky. Hui Yinghong recalled.
Is it really bad luck on your own? Hui Yinghong recalled that she had come this way, there was no happy childhood, and the career she had desperately "fought" out had been going downhill.
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Faced with a major psychological gap, she once fell into anxiety and confusion.
If the suffering experienced in youth can also be hedged by the sense of hope for the future, then the suffering experienced by people in middle age is more of a mental torture.
In 1999, Hui Yinghong suffered from depression and disappeared from the screen for many years, when she was nearly 40 years old, she committed suicide at one point, but fortunately received timely help from her family.
People can not be afraid of death, but sometimes it is more difficult to live.
When she woke up to see her mother and sister standing by her bedside in tears, she immediately regretted it and felt that she had done the stupidest thing.
She didn't know if she was afraid to remember her previous tragic experiences, or if she was afraid that her life would change back to what it used to be.
In this regard, Hui Yinghong once said: "There are many fogs in life, and sometimes you are surrounded by fog and you are very afraid when you can't see anything." ”
In short, at the moment when she chose to commit suicide, she had both psychological and emotional problems.
Fortunately, after she was rescued by her family, she quickly realized this, she said: "Many things in life are actually small things, at that moment you will feel that it is a big thing, but as long as you persist, nothing has happened in the past." ”
As soon as Hui Yinghong thought that she still had a family that loved her, and not when she was fighting alone, she began to actively receive treatment, and she had to be strong again so that her family could not worry about her.
After experiencing this life and death, she decided to sort out her emotions and set off again!
04, from purgatory, eventually become the brightest star
In 2005, Hui Yinghong chose to make a comeback. In any case, she still loves acting very much. So she put down her posture and called everyone she knew: "Do you need me?" What are the roles? ”
In 2009, Hui Yinghong received "Heart Demon", in which she played a single mother who was extremely possessive and neurotic about her son. With this role, after 28 years, she once again won the Academy Award for Film Queen! She was 50 years old.
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She couldn't suppress her excitement, and before taking the stage to accept the award, she took a tranquilizer, she said: "I hid myself for a long time, I don't know what to do." I even tried to give up my life because I really didn't know what my future would be like. But I'm confident now, and I know I belong to the movies. ”
After her comeback, Hui Yinghong talked more about luck, cherishing and gratitude.
When the 51-year-old was invited by the director of "Heart Demon" again to make a fight scene, she did not refuse, although she knew that she would definitely be hurt if she filmed again, but she said that if others gave her a chance, she would definitely choose to reciprocate!
When she saw a lot of people acting well but didn't get a chance to get out of the screen, she realized the importance of seizing opportunities and kept challenging more roles.
At the age of 56, Hui Yinghong took over the film "Lucky Is Me", playing an old man with Alzheimer's disease. And her mom is an Alzheimer's patient. In the play, she played this role to the fullest. Unfortunately, when the movie was finished, her mother died.
In 2017, she won the Academy Award for the third time for "Lucky Me". On the podium, she remembered her mother, who had just died, and cried uncontrollably.
Hui Yinghong did it, she did not lose her mother's face, her hard work along the way, and finally deserved it. Perhaps this is the best consolation to the mother of heaven, and the best reward for her own drama-like life.
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05, a thousand sails over, do not forget the original heart
From the little girl who begged along the street to the seniors who are now respected by everyone in the circle, she has paid too much in the middle.
From the trough of life to the peak, she did something wrong and almost lost her life, but she persevered, and now she still insists on working hard, not bowing to age, not bowing to fate!
Today's Hui Yinghong is 62 years old, but she still looks full of vigor and confidence, and she can't see the traces of time from her face, and she finally lives out the dashing look she wants.
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Everyone will have a particularly difficult time, the embarrassment of life, the frustration of work, and surviving life will suddenly be enlightened. Those who can stand the grind will eventually shine.
Success is not achieved overnight, but the process of hard work and accumulation, self-confidence, hard work, persistence, know how to control their own life, today's you must be stronger than yesterday!
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【Text| Aiya】
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