On January 19, 1942, a popular actress in Shanghai Beach stayed at the International Hotel, which was then known as the "tallest building in the Far East" on Jing'an Temple Road. As a regular customer of the international hotel, she specially instructed the hotel service staff to "three noes" when checking in: no service is required, do not ring the bell, and do not disturb.
(Shanghai International Hotel)
At midnight, when the waiter patrolled again, he heard a slight moan in the 708 room, and the air seemed to be filled with sweet silk. "Oops!" Realizing that something was wrong, the foreman quickly pried the door open with the waiter, only to see the actress lying on the floor of the room with her mouth foaming, next to the source of the strange sweetness—opium, spirits, and a mixture of sleeping pills. In such a scenario, it is not difficult to guess that she is in a coma caused by ingesting too much of this mixture.
A day later, in the early hours of the morning, the actress was officially pronounced dead at Baolong Hospital.
She is the prototype of Gu Xiaomeng in "The Sound of the Wind", Yingda's aunt - Yingyin.
01. Late Qing Dynasty
Legendary actresses are often expected to have a legendary origin. There are many reports that Ying Yin was a nobleman of the Qing Dynasty, born in the Eight Banners surname Hesheli, and his father YingZhi was one of the founders of the Ta Kung Pao and Fu Jen University. However, it has been verified that yingzhi's own child was only one son, Ying Qianli.
Ying Yin is the daughter of Ying Yin's brother, Ying Yin's father was an unemployed when he was alive, he fought with people on the street all day, and finally one day he was assassinated by the enemy family on the street, and the police at that time also saw this kind of thing, and finally the murder was not solved. Later, Ying Yin even passed it on to her uncle.
(Ying Yin)
Fifteen-year-old Ying Yin was studying at Beiping Hongda College when the Shanghai Mingyue Song and Dance Troupe went to Beiping to recruit actors. Ying yin is not beautiful, but her acting skills are naturally full of spirit. After getting the acceptance letter, Yingyin, who had no worries, resolutely left Beiping and began her legendary life in the chaotic world.
02. Lonely Island Spy Actress
During the Isolated Island Period (the fall of Shanghai in November 1937 to the Japanese invasion of the Shanghai Concession in December 1941 after the Pearl Harbor Incident), Shanghai presented an eerie bustle and prosperity, and various theatrical movements emerged in an endless stream.
Ouyang Yuqian, then one of the heads of the Blue Bird Drama Society and later the director of the Central Academy of Drama, became acquainted with Yingyin and recommended her to play Chen Bailu, the heroine of Cao Yu's trilogy "Sunrise".
Sure enough, the director did not pick the wrong person, Yingyin showed Chen Bailu's character image to the fullest, and once she performed, she caused a great sensation in the Shanghai drama circle and became popular. Looking back, Yingyin's future fate also has similarities with Chen Bailu.
After performing "Sunrise", Ying Yin left Shanghai and retired to the rear of Chongqing to continue acting. During this time, no one knows how Ying Yin embarked on the road of military intelligence work, and to this day, the information of these intelligence officers is still a top secret file.
In 1947, an article entitled "Reminiscence of Yingyin" published in the magazine "Spring Sea" gave relatively detailed information: In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yingyin served as a political intelligence officer in the Office of the Administrative Inspector of the Third District of Jiangsu Province, mainly responsible for transmitting espionage information and financial cashiers. In the department, there is also a key man, Ping Zuren, and Yingyin's later fate and death are closely related to him.
Ying Yin and Ping Zuren were colleagues in the intelligence group, and they regarded themselves as lovers when they were in Chongqing, and they often came and went together after arriving in Shanghai. But Ping Zuren, who graduated from Jinan University, was married at the time and had a child with his wife.
After Shanghai was occupied by the Japanese, Yingyin and others went in the opposite direction, from the relatively safe rear of Chongqing to Hong Kong, and returned to the turbulent Shanghai again. For the outside world's doubts, Ying yin lightly said that "director Fei Mu was invited to shoot a play", which also annoyed the Chinese film studio, and the director of the factory angrily wrote to major newspapers and periodicals in Hong Kong and Shanghai, accusing "Ying Yin of acting romantically and has been expelled." Ying Yin naturally did not care about this, and it was obvious that she had more important things to do. This plot is similar to the movie "Lyceum Theatre".
Ping Zuren and Yingyin reunited in Shanghai, and at that time, some tabloids claimed that Yingyin returned to Shanghai this time in order to "elope" with him.
In fact, the initial ambiguous relationship between the two was a cover for intelligence work, so Pingzuren's wife was also very tolerant of the close contact between the two. The two are complementary and very tacit partners in their work, with the identity of the big star as a cover, Ying Yin and Ping Zuren have a lot less obstacles in the execution of the task, and part of Ying Yin's important job is to lure Japanese officers or traitors to a secret and remote corner by a disguised dancer or a dust woman, and the next task is handed over to colleagues who have been ambushed in the same place to "deal with", like a movie-like plot, which was staged every day in Shanghai at that time.
As they get along more and more deeply, Ping Zuren and Yingyin no longer seem to be just each other's "comrades-in-arms". In life, they gradually became each other's confidants, and when there were no special tasks, the two often read books, chatted, and cooked in the house. They have always adhered to the moral concept in their hearts, and they are full of emotion and etiquette, but it seems that something has quietly sprouted.
Cave 03.76
As an old agent with extensive experience in fighting, Pingzuren has become comfortable avoiding ordinary assassinations.
According to Zhu Zhaohe's recollection, he had seen his "Uncle Ping" driving a car on a Sunday in 1941, and was shot by two Assassins who appeared in the sky while driving on Ruijin 2nd Road, and Ping Zuren, who was still wearing a high-end coat, jumped out of the car door with agility and elegance, quickly escaped the pursuit of the Assassins, and later mocked them as "crappy gunners". In this casual tone of teasing, the two bullet holes in the hem of his high-class coat, which still had the residual smell of pyrotechnics, were still faintly smoking.
"Escape from death" has become Ping Zuren's daily routine, but this time, he can no longer "escape from the heavens".
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there was a frightening "magic cave" hidden in today's No. 435 Wanhangdu Road (then known as No. 76 Jisifei Road).
This site was once the residence of Chen Tiaoyuan, the chairman of Anhui Province, and later became a Pseudo-Wang secret service agency supported by Japan in Shanghai, with Wang Jingwei's "favorite minister" Li Shiqun sitting as the deputy director of the special agent's headquarters. Its persecution was mainly targeted by anti-Japanese figures from all walks of life and parties, and Yu Dafu and his brother Yu Hua were assassinated in the car by "No. 76".
Soon, "No. 76" was known throughout Shanghai for its brutal torture and sensitivity to the hunting dogs of anti-Japanese elements, and a large number of rescuers were hunted and killed in an extremely cruel way.
On this day in April, it was Ping Zuren's birthday, and Yingyin prepared a table of good wine and good dishes for him to celebrate his birthday. But as it got late, Ping Zuren never appeared. With an ominous premonition in her heart, Ying Yin dialed the phone of Ping Zuren's house, and the nanny on the phone replied tremblingly: "Mr. Ping and Mrs. Ping have been arrested by the agents of 'No. 76' in the afternoon!" ”
After Pingzuren, his wife and the driver were detained and interrogated for a period of time by the Special High Branch of the Japanese Gendarmerie Headquarters, without success, they were handed over to Li Shiqun of "No. 76". With Ying Yin's understanding of "No. 76", this is undoubtedly the death of Ping Zuren.
Ying Yin began to think quickly in her mind, calculating which existing human resources in her hands could save Zu Ren from water and fire.
The first person that came to mind was Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu was an important member of the Wang puppet government at the time, and was also the prototype of the "Ming Lou" in "The Pretender". He has been pursuing Young-in for a long time and guarantees that he can save Pyeong-jin from prison. But the only condition was for Ying Yin to marry him. Ying Yin was eager to save people at that time, so he couldn't take care of so much, as long as there was a slightest hope, knowing that there would be deception in it, he still gritted his teeth and committed himself to him, but in the end Yuan Shu did not fulfill his promise.
(Yuan Shu)
In the blink of an eye, Ping Zuren and his wife have been staying in "No. 76" for a long time, and Mrs. Ping is still giving birth to a son in prison, and now only Ying Yin is constantly running for them outside the prison.
Speaking of this "76" magic cave, because the execution was at the execution site of Zhongshan North Road, it was often buried on the spot, and a dumb man was often sent to dig a grave before the punishment. When he returns from the incident, he will make dumb gestures to tell everyone that it is several people who will die, and everyone will judge for themselves which case the number of death row inmates is related to, and whose turn it is.
On this day, the dumb man returned from digging a cave and reported that 1 person would be executed, and everyone speculated that Ping Zuren was afraid that he would not be able to run and die. It is said that Ping Zuren could have been immortal, but because someone in "No. 76" swallowed up the materials he handled, he had to kill them to kill them.
On January 8, 1942, Hirazujin was shot dead by the Japanese.
Before the story was over, Riko was secretly observing, trying to lure out more anti-Japanese people around him through The Death of Pingzuren, and because of this, Pingzuren's friends did not dare to come forward at this time. Although Mrs. Ping had been released after Ping Zuren's death, she had no money on the one hand, and she was worried about getting into trouble again, and she would not be able to deal with the aftermath.
So Ying Yin had to deal with all the posthumous affairs for Ping Zuren as a lover, and when she bought a cemetery for Ping Zuren, she quietly left a cemetery for herself next to the cemetery.
04. Ying Yin and Mrs. Ping
One day after Ping Zuren's death, Mrs. Ping suddenly came to Yingyin's house with her child in her arms, and when Yingyin saw her face full of haggard and despair, she knew that something was about to happen. It turned out that Mrs. Ping's intention was to "entrust orphans", and after Ping Zuren's death, Mrs. Ping also decided to go with him, and the only person she could entrust and trust was the "lover" of the husband in front of her.
(Ying Yin)
In the face of Mrs. Ping's request, Ying Yin told her that at this time, she died in vain, and no one would know. I am ready to die, I am a star, there are many viewers, the media will naturally pay attention to the death of the star, and incidentally will dig out her relationship with Ping Zuren, so that Ping Zuren, who sacrificed for the cause of anti-Japanese resistance, can live forever. Moreover, the child cannot live without the mother, and Mrs. Ping should survive and raise the child well.
Perhaps Young-in already feels extremely divided in the life of a spy, and The death of Ping Zuren has made her lose confidence in life. Needless to say, the two women's hearts were churning at that time, and in the end, they reached a tacit understanding.
In those days, Ying yin was filming a scene directed by Tu Guangqi at the United Company, and everyone saw that her recent state was surprisingly relaxed, and from time to time she asked colleagues and friends inside and outside the circle to play in her apartment, cook and cook herself, and at the same time thank her colleagues for their efforts in burying their friend Ping Zuren.
On January 19, Ying Yin worked as usual and was interviewed by a reporter from the Declaration. During the interview, she showed her medical record book to reporters and said: "My health is very bad, and the doctor takes care of taking Chinese medicine." ”
(Reporting by Ying Yin interviewed)
At 9 p.m. that night, Ying Yin checked into the Shanghai International Hotel.
05. The Death of a Famous Man
The story returns to the beginning.
Yingyin, who has always acted high-profile and is accustomed to being sought after, checked in this time with a very low profile, and even did not use her real name, and the pseudonym she left behind was "clean", which was also counted as her last wish.
Faced with the need to be "clean" and not want to be disturbed, the waiter in the housekeeping department thought that maybe it was a private trip, plus the other party was a big star, did not dare to offend too much, and immediately promised to take it down. But the waiter saw that the female movie star had a gloomy face, afraid of making a mistake, and after half an hour, he still went to room 708 on the 10th floor and knocked on the door to ask if she needed something to eat, and the other party responded inside the door, "Do you have an end?" Knock on the door again, I'll ignore you. The waiter ate the closed door and left sadly.
After the midnight incident, Ying Yin was found to have committed suicide in the house, and was sent to Baolong Hospital by the police officers in the hotel patrol room, who did not know Ying Yin, and left without permission after taking her to the hospital corridor.
For a long time, Yingyin was recognized by a small nurse, and she was quickly transferred to the ward for rescue. In the hotel room, there is also Yingyin's suicide note, which was for Mr. Lu Jie of the United Company, and her last words are extremely obscure: "Mr. Lu: I am because... Can't help but take a general break, I have twenty thousand yuan in your place, as my medical funeral expenses, I think it may be enough. ”
According to Yingyin's suicide note, the hotel contacted colleagues of the United Company, and the matter quickly spread to the reporter of the "Declaration", at this time several groups of people and horses rushed to the hospital, but because the martial law was already closed in the early morning, everyone could only walk. At this time, the sky has been covered with fish belly white, and it is really like the last line of Chen Bailu in "Sunrise": "The sun is coming out, the sun is not ours, we are going to sleep..." At this point, the magnificent fate of a generation of actresses has come to an end.
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