What is the classic costume drama you remember? "List of Gods", "Heroes of the Eagle", "Legend of the New White Lady"... These are the classics of the 80s and 90s, and these TV series have also created a generation of film queens.
"The New White Lady" was also remade last year, but Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian, played by Zhao Yazhi and Ye Tong, are the versions that the audience has not forgotten so far.
At the beginning, many people were confused about whether Xu Xian was a man or a woman, and how he was so beautiful, which had to start from Ye Tong, the actor of Xu Xian.
01 roads lead to Rome, and Ye Tong "takes two steps" to Rome
1963 Ip Tong was born into an ordinary family in Hong Kong.
From a young age, Ye Tong has a special feeling for the beautiful models in the magazine.
She signed up for a training course and went to an advertising job fair after graduation.
When applying for employment, there were many people, and Ye Tong was squeezed behind the crowd, but even so, he still couldn't stop the temperament of a beautiful woman. Her height and appearance are outstanding, and she was quickly favored by Chen Guoxi, and since then Ye Tong has embarked on a modeling journey.
By chance, director Tan Jiaming took a fancy to this girl and invited her to be the heroine. Ye Tong naturally did not refuse, so Ye Tong's first film was officially unveiled.
In 1982, Ye Tong starred in "Burning Youth", and I did not expect that Ye Tong, who was only 19 years old, was nominated for the Academy Award for this role. And Tan Jiaming also shined in the directorial world with this film.
The first work has such an achievement in the entertainment industry that even the "brother" Zhang Guorong is full of praise for this girl.
In the same year, Ye Tong received many filming invitations. In 1983, she accepted Zhang Jianting's invitation to star in "Seven Love Days of Expression", but to everyone's surprise, Ye Tong directly won the Academy Award and was very popular with the audience.
From his debut to 1983, Ye Tong has acted in two films, the first nominated film queen, the second becoming a film queen.
Ye Tong's talent has been appreciated and recognized by many "old people", and he is also envied by many actors of the same age.
After Ye Tong won the film again with "Flying Over Dusk" in 1990, although it was still a little insufficient compared to Maggie Cheung, she was indeed the only actress who was qualified to compete with her.
At the age of 27, the future is bright after winning the golden statue double shadow. It's just that since then she has focused on TV dramas and rarely makes movies.
In 1992, "The New White Lady" was broadcast, and Ye Tong played "Xu Xian".
When the original casting was held, the director thought that the male actor could not fully perform the weak and stale temperament of "Xu Xian", so he set his sights on the actress.
Originally, for this kind of role of women dressed as men, the director wanted Lin Qingxia to play. Because the "Oriental Undefeated" played by Lin Qingxia in "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" satisfies all the fantasies of the director and the audience about the role, she has become the default protagonist of this genre.
It's just that the crew of "The New White Lady" did not have a lot of funds, and Lin Qingxia soared her own value to a certain height with the role of "Undefeated in the East", and there was no time, and the director could only be deterred.
Once by chance he found Ye Tong.
The director visited the drama filmed by a friend, which was Ye Tongzai's "Blue Sea Love Sky".
At this time, I happened to see the scene of Ye Tong's woman dressing up as a man, and the director's eyes lit up, she was Xu Xian.
Such a role for a woman dressed as a man is a challenge for Ye Tong.
Ye Tong is a very serious actor, otherwise he would not have had such a high achievement at a young age.
The director specially invited the teacher to teach Ye Tong the male small movements, and entered the role from the details. Soon Ye Tong "transformed" freely.
"The New White Lady" raised Ye Tong's fame to its peak.
02 Loyal to one person
Ye Tong's popularity has made more people pay attention to her private life, and Ye Tong's love affair has also become a household name.
It turned out that Ye Tong had a boyfriend as early as his debut.
That's right, it was the discerning Chen Guoxi.
Chen Guoxi fell in love with Ye Tong at first sight, and Ye Tong's debut was appreciated by him.
Ye Tong was initially not interested in this man who was 9 years older than her, and she wanted to be recognized in her career. It's just that the girl can't resist the people who care for her after all, and with Chen Guoxi's meticulous care and companionship, Ye Tong let down her guard and walked with him.
They fell in love for eight years, and after Ye Tong became a household name in one fell swoop from an obscure little model, the heartache and joy behind them were shared by Chen Guoxi.
Even if Ye Tong gradually became famous, the relationship between the two was still very stable, and he did not change his heart because of the improvement of his status. Eight years after falling in love, the two married in France in 1988 and have been married for 32 years.
03 Husband "steals food", Ye Tong maintains
The first half of Ye Tong's life was full of applause and love, but after getting married, everything changed.
"The New White Lady" brings Ye Tong to the peak of her career, but pushes love into the abyss.
The role of "Xu Xian" has a great impact on Ye Tong, and the "CP" of Ye Tong and Zhao Yazhi is loved by many people, but some people "go too deep into the play", and some gossip goes away.
The relationship between the two has always been suspected, and even her husband Chen Guoxi has begun to doubt, especially in an interview, Ye Tong once said that he "liked" Zhao Yazhi. This pushed the two into a public opinion storm. Of course, these are just netizens catching the wind and catching shadows, taking things out of context.
Careful people found that this is Ye Tong's husband "guiding public opinion", after being carefully pickpocketed by netizens, he found that Chen Guoxi has been disloyal to Ye Tong for a long time.
Chen Guoxi will be considerate of his wife can not be denied, but Ye Tong is busy recording and has no mood to love, and over time Chen Guoxi cannot withstand the temptation of the outside world and betrays Ye Tong.
As the husband of the shadow queen Ye Tong, the "paparazzi" chased after Chen Guoxi, and was found to have "stolen food". In this regard, what surprised Ye Tong was that Ye Tong did not blame her husband, but repeatedly forgave Chen Guoxi for his "stealing" behavior.
04 Married for 32 years, childlessness became a pity
Ye Tong is 9 years apart due to Chen Guoxi, and when the two met, Ye Tong was still a minor or a girl who did not understand in love. On the way she entered the society and became a film queen, it was Chen Guoxi who silently paid for her company behind her.
It can be said that Chen Guoxi's influence on Ye Tong is very large, not only the concept of marriage, but also the world view and attitude of handling things will also be influenced by Chen Guoxi. Some netizens said that they were "cultivated love", Chen Guoxi made Ye Tong a perfect wife, beautiful and famous will not be unreasonable.
For Chen Guoxi's derailment, Ye Tong chose to forgive again and again, perhaps Ye Tong was afraid of Chen Guoxi's departure, she already regarded him as a relative, and could not easily say goodbye to Chen Guoxi.
Later, Ye Tong gradually withdrew from the screen and focused on the family, and Chen Guoxi did not spread any more scandals, but the former beauty was already full of wrinkles and radiance. At first, because of the career Ye Tong did not have children, so far the two have no children has become a pity.