On November 8, 1997, Lin Zhengying, the founder of zombie films, died of advanced liver cancer at St. Teresa's Hospital in Kowloon, Hong Kong, at the age of 45. Opinions vary as to his departure.
Coupled with the fact that a lot of strange things happened at his funeral, people are more willing to believe that there is another reason for his death.
Lin Zhengying funeral
The funeral surprised a large number of black butterflies
According to Lin Zhengying's last wishes, he hoped that his funeral would be done in a Taoist ceremony, but when he arrived at the scene, everyone found that the funeral was a Buddhist ceremony.
Not only that, Lin Zhengying's funeral was also very simple, and the spirit hall was a small auditorium that could only accommodate twenty people.
Lin Zhengying funeral
The corners are all traces of blackening mold, which looks like an old house that has fallen into disrepair.
For this reason, Hong Jinbao was furious at the funeral and scolded everyone who arranged the scene. In addition to these episodes, a very strange thing happened at the funeral.
Lin Zhengying, Hong Jinbao
On the day of Lin Zhengying's funeral, many black butterflies suddenly appeared at the scene. You know, black butterflies are relatively rare, and they fly in groups like this, which makes the whole funeral more mysterious.
At first, it was thought that someone among the people attending the funeral had sprayed perfume to attract the black butterflies. But after asking the people present, it was found that no one was spraying perfume that day.
Lin Zhengying funeral
For a time, there was a lot of discussion about the appearance of black butterflies.
Legend has it that when a moth or butterfly is seen in a funeral home, it is a dead relative who comes back to mourn, so for these butterflies, everyone did not drive away. The butterflies at Lin Zhengying's funeral did not disappear until the building.
Lin Zhengying funeral
After the funeral, curious people went to the funeral home manager and asked if the butterflies had been released by them. The manager said they didn't even know about it and were surprised to see the black butterflies and didn't know where they came from.
To this day, the reason for the appearance of black butterflies at funerals remains a mystery.
Lin Zhengying
Actors who have made zombie movies or ghost movies have not lived to be 50 years old?
At Lin Zhengying's funeral, a large number of black butterflies appeared, what did it mean?
In fact, Hong Kong has great respect for ghosts and gods, especially for movies with zombie themes. They will perform a pig cutting ceremony before starting the camera, and the purpose of this is to worship the gods of heaven and earth and avoid any trouble in the process of shooting.
Lin Zhengying stills
But even so, there is still a saying that "actors who have made zombie movies or ghost movies will not live to be 50 years old."
In the past, everyone thought that this was nonsense, but the next few people died one after another, but people began to think that maybe this sentence was not empty.
Lin Zhengying
In addition to Lin Zhengying, neither of the writers of "Mr. Zombie" lived past fifty years old.
One of the screenwriters, Wong BingYao, is an important screenwriter for zombie movies. However, in 1991, the news of his death abroad suddenly came out. He is said to have died of a heart attack during filming.
Huang Bingyao
Another screenwriter, Huang Ying, died even more tragically.
Huang Ying has always been known as the "Ghost King", he has written many films and ghost novels, and is deeply loved by everyone. Later, because he fell into the usury storm and had no money to pay off his debts, he was beaten to death by the creditor at home, until his body was moldy.
Yellow Eagle
The two screenwriters died only a year apart, and both were less than fifty years old. This can't help but make people think, is it true that people who shoot ghost movies can't live to be fifty years old?
But in fact, these are just coincidences, life, old age, illness and death are the common feelings of people, let's not over-interpret.
Lin Zhengying stills
Mention the name Lin Zhengying, I believe that many people first think of the Maoshan Road Elder Jiu Uncle he played in "Mr. Zombie".
At that time, the film caused quite a stir in Hong Kong, and in the 21 days of its release, it accumulated more than 17 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, which caused a zombie boom in the entire film circle.
Lin Zhengying stills
Since then, Lin Zhengying has starred in a number of zombie-themed movies, and in 1989, he independently directed the psychic horror film "One Eyebrow Road Chief".
In the film, he integrates Western vampires into it, making the film more abundant and opening up new ideas for Hong Kong's native zombie movies.
However, with his death, zombie movies have gradually declined. If Lin Zhengying had not died, we should have seen more excellent films with zombie themes.
Lin Zhengying stills
Deliberately broke up with Yuan Qiongdan before his death
On November 8, 1997, Lin Zhengying died in Hong Kong, ending his legendary and glorious life.
On that day, her girlfriend Yuan Qiongdan herself was in hiding, because she was afraid of being harassed, so she went to her sister's house. But her mother felt that she could not live in her sister's house all the time, so she urged her to find a house.
Yuan Qiongdan
So Yuan Qiongdan originally made an appointment with the agent to see the house that day, but a wave of sleepiness struck, so she couldn't go to see the house at all, so she had to return home to rest.
After falling asleep, Yuan Qiongdan had a dream in which she heard the sound of the pager, although she did not know where the pager was, but the information on it showed that Lin Zhengying had passed away.
Interview with Yuan Qiongdan
After waking up, she had a premonition that Lin Zhengying might pass away on the same day, and she hesitated to visit.
After thinking about it for a while, she still felt that the dying person should not want her to see the last look. So I chose to respect him and let him leave quietly.
Interview with Yuan Qiongdan
Soon after, Yuan Qiongdan did receive the news of Lin Zhengying's death. Although sad, she also said that many things have a set trajectory. Since it cannot be recovered, it is better to accept it calmly.
In addition, she confessed that she was a person who believed in feng shui, so she often asked the Buddha for advice.
Interview with Yuan Qiongdan
Once, when she passed by St. Teresa's Hospital, she felt very frightened and had a premonition that she would come to this hospital very often. Later, Lin Zhengying was really sent here for treatment.
Another night she had a dream in which Lin Zhengying told him why her feet were swollen. As a result, the next day she received a phone call telling her that Lin Zhengying's feet were swollen.
Interview with Yuan Qiongdan
As if everything had a foreshadowing, so was his death. In fact, before meeting Yuan Qiongdan, Lin Zhengying was married once. The ex-wife's name is Zheng Bingbing, and the two have a son and a daughter after marriage.
However, their marriage lasted only five years, and then they eventually went to divorce because of personality incompatibility.
Lin Zhengying
There are rumors that Lin Zhengying likes to drink, and often beats people when he drinks too much, and Zheng Bingbing is no exception. Therefore, Zheng Bingbing could not stand it and filed for divorce from Lin Zhengying.
Feeling indebted to his ex-wife, Lin Zhengying chose to raise two children alone and never asked Zheng Bingbing for maintenance. After the divorce, Lin Zhengying put all his energy on filming and no longer considered the matter of feelings.
Lin Zhengying
It wasn't until 1995 that he met Yuan Qiongdan. The two met because of the filming of "Zombie Road Chief", and Lin Zhengying, who worked hard and seriously, left a deep impression on Yuan Qiongdan.
Slowly, they have some subtle feelings for each other, and gradually love from the play to the outside of the play.
Lin Zhengying, Yuan Qiongdan
But at that time, Lin Zhengying did not dare to start a new relationship, especially in the face of Yuan Qiongdan, who was much younger than himself. So in order to restrain himself, he rarely communicates with the other party except for filming.
Keyuan Qiongdan was determined to be with Lin Zhengying and began a unilateral pursuit.
Lin Zhengying, Yuan Qiongdan
For the woman's overtures, Lin Zhengying has always been a refusal attitude. It wasn't until the two filmed a kiss scene together that the relationship made substantial progress.
At that time, because Lin Zhengying was too nervous, he acted very seriously. The body was very stiff, and several shots were unsuccessful. Seeing that the shooting had reached an impasse, the director decided to use a stand-in to help complete it.
Stills of Lin Zhengying and Yuan Qiongdan
I know that Lin Zhengying never needs a stand-in when filming, so he resolutely refused and still had to go into the battle himself. In order to shoot smoothly, Yuan Qiongdan directly hugged Lin Zhengying for a fierce kiss.
This kiss made Lin Zhengying no longer able to control his feelings and agreed to Yuan Qiongdan's pursuit.
Lin Zhengying
After establishing a relationship, in order to have more time with Lin Zhengying, Yuan Qiongdan moved from Happy Valley to Sai Kung, where the two spent a very sweet time.
However, this beautiful period did not last long, and Lin Zhengying was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer.
Yuan Qiongdan
Looking at his girlfriend in love, he was caught in a dilemma. Lin Zhengying hopes that his girlfriend can spend the last time with him, and at the same time hopes that she can be happy and not feel sorry for herself.
After thinking about it, he finally chose to break up with Yuan Qiongdan, and the real reason for the breakup, he did not tell the other party.
Yuan Qiongdan, Lin Zhengying
However, there is no impermeable wall in the world, even if it is repeatedly hidden, Yuan Qiongdan still knows the news of Lin Zhengying's illness and returns to him to take care of him.
According to media reports, Lin Zhengying's condition deteriorated rapidly at that time, and after being admitted to the hospital, he refused to be visited by everyone, including Yuan Qiongdan and his own child.
Lin Zhengying stills
Because he wants everyone to remember his best appearance, not his haggard appearance.
However, Yuan Qiongdan later clarified in the interview that Lin Zhengying did not let her visit, but only to prevent being secretly photographed by the media. Some of the poignant love stories of the two reported by the media are many made up.
Yuan Qiongdan at Lin Zhengying's funeral
Before Lin Zhengying died, he had already made a will, giving half of his property to Yuan Qiongdan and half to his two children. At his funeral, Yuan Qiongdan cried into tears, and even said that he would never marry again in his life.
Fortunately, after many years, her heart knot slowly unraveled, and she once again harvested her own love. Perhaps this is what Lin Zhengying wants to see most.