In May 2007, Chen Xiaoxu, the 41-year-old actor of "Lin Daiyu", died of breast cancer. Since then, although various new versions of "Lin Daiyu" have continued to appear, in the eyes and minds of the general audience, no one can surpass Chen Xiaoxu.
In 1987, the TV series adapted from the classic masterpiece "Dream of Red Mansions" became a well-known TV series classic, in which the image of Lin Daiyu became a classic character.
She seems to have been born as an actor born for the role of Lin Daiyu, and she herself has really spent a pure and short life like Lin Daiyu. Her departure seems to make people truly feel the human tragedy of Daiyu's death.
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Chen Xiaoxu was born in Anshan City, Liaoning Province in 1965, his father Chen Qiang graduated from the China Opera Academy, and later worked as a director in the Anshan Peking Opera Troupe, and his mother was a dance teacher.
Under the influence of the family environment, Chen Xiaoxu has shown artistic talent since he was a child. But according to his father's thoughts, he hopes that his daughter can learn Peking Opera performance so that the daughter can inherit her father's business, but Chen Xiaoxu has her own ideas, she likes dance, especially ballet. Since the daughter had her own ambitions, her parents did not discourage them.
If Chen Xiaoxu follows the path he chooses, maybe we will see an excellent ballerina.
Unfortunately, Chen Xiaoxu, who already has deep skills, failed the ballet exam because of the political examination, which was a huge blow to her, and her dream was shattered, and she reluctantly gave up ballet.
Reality is cruel, but only to face it. Chen Xiaoxu re-chosen, with the encouragement and support of her parents, she entered the acrobatic troupe, and a few years later, she transferred to the drama troupe.
Chen Xiaoxu studied very hard and began to play some small roles. During this time, she was also in love, and her boyfriend was called Bi Yanjun.
In 1982, Chen Xiaoxu, who was 17 years old, officially participated in the filming of the film for the first time, playing the younger sister of the male protagonist "Liu Da Mei" in "Family Style". But this role does not seem to attract much attention from the audience.
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When he first entered the entertainment industry, the situation has not yet opened, after all, Chen Xiaoxu is not from a science class, and he is not willing to take the initiative to recommend himself. But her boyfriend Bi Yanjun is a caring person, he always pays attention to the timing for his girlfriend and looks for opportunities.
Sure enough, the effort paid off, and the opportunity finally came.
In 1983, Bi Yanjun learned that an information TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" was selecting actors. Chen Xiaoxu was also moved after hearing about it and wanted to give it a try, but she lacked self-confidence and was worried that she would not succeed if she went, so her heart was very entangled. Or Bi Yanjun gave her encouragement, and he even used the method of agitation, aggressively saying to Chen Xiaoxu: "Don't you dare to go?" ”
This trick was really ingenious, and Chen Xiaoxu's heart was also activated, and she said angrily: "Who doesn't dare, I will write a cover letter immediately." ”
Chen Xiaoxu not only wrote a cover letter, but also attached a photo, and even inscribed a small poem on the back of the photo.
It was this cover letter that made the director's eyes shine. The recommendation letters received by the crew from all over the country every day can be packed in a sack, and among these cover letters, Chen Xiaoxu's cover letter can be described as unique.
In this way, Chen Xiaoxu received the notice of audition, and then successfully entered the actor study class of "Dream of Red Mansions".
After four years of study, preparation, accumulation, and a series of auditions, the director finally determined Chen Xiaoxu as one of Lin Daiyu's candidates.
In order to play this role well, Chen Xiaoxu put a lot of effort into history, etiquette, and actions, she carefully studied, speculated, and experienced. When this TV series was broadcast, she won the recognition of the audience and became a household name and famous actress.
In the year when the TV series was broadcast, Chen Xiaoxu and Bi Yanjun also ended their three-year long-distance relationship and entered the palace of marriage. In these three years of long-distance life, Chen Xiaoxu will always get Bi Yanjun's care and encouragement, which makes her feel warm.
With the popularity of Chen Xiaoxu, there have also been hidden changes between her and Bi Yanjun. At this time, Chen Xiaoxu had become a "superstar", and various performances and interviews were fully arranged, so that Bi Yanjun had a new title "Lin Daiyu's husband" in the eyes of others.
Coupled with the fact that they still lived in two places after marriage, Bi Yanjun felt that his relationship would become estranged in the long run, so he applied to be transferred to work in a theater troupe in Beijing.
But although both are in Beijing, Bi Yanjun still has a hard time seeing his wife. Perhaps, as he said, the lack of communication will affect each other's feelings. Sure enough, they were estranged, and even often quarreled over very small things.
The marriage was facing a crisis, and in the face of the crisis, they seemed powerless to reverse it, so this originally happy marriage ended.
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With the end of the marriage, Chen Xiaoxu's career also changed. Although there are more opportunities to appear, no matter what role she plays, the audience will look at her now with the eyes of admiring Lin Daiyu, because Lin Daiyu's imprint on her is too deep.
Lin Daiyu always appeared with her like a shadow. As she said: "Lin Daiyu helped me open the door to the world, but closed it again." There is even such a saying: "Success is also Lin Daiyu, and failure is also Lin Daiyu".
In this way, the acting career seems to have reached a bottleneck, and there are fewer people looking for her to film, and in order to live, Chen Xiaoxu has to find another way out.
During this time, she went abroad to study, but soon returned. He joined the army on the recommendation of singer Ma Guoguang, joined the literary troupe, and then began to start a business at sea.
That year, 26-year-old Chen Xiaoxu began to get involved in advertising. At that time, advertising companies were still unpopular professions, but with the development of industry and commerce, advertising companies were also an opportunity for development.
Chen Xiaoxu seized this opportunity and set up an advertising company. The experience of starring in "Dream of Red Mansions", especially the fame of Lin Daiyu's role, can be said to be a great help to Chen Xiaoxu, plus Chen Xiaoxu himself is also a very principled person, very trustworthy to customers, and the company's business is also thriving.
But it is also because of Chen Xiaoxu's personality, such as her refusal to interview and unwillingness to eat with customers, so she also offended some people.
During this period, Chen Xiaoxu gained a new love and marriage life. Her new husband is Hao Tong, a choreographer and photographer. After marrying Chen Xiaoxu, he quit his original job and ran an advertising agency with his wife.
With the joint efforts of the husband and wife, the company's operating conditions have been greatly improved, and Chen Xiaoxu has even become one of the 30 outstanding female advertisers in China and become the figure of the economic year.
But career success can not replace the joy of life, seeing that Chen Xiaoxu is almost 40 years old, but they do not have their own children, Chen Xiaoxu's parents are very anxious, but Chen Xiaoxu is dedicated to his career and has not considered these things.
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Just as Chen Xiaoxu's career took off, an unexpected blow was also quietly coming.
In March 2006, Chen Xiaoxu began to feel uncomfortable symptoms. Her parents often held her hand on her right chest, which was very painful to look at.
Although her parents urged her to go to the hospital for examination quickly, Chen Xiaoxu did not take it too seriously. I really couldn't bear it, so I went to the Chinese medicine hospital to prescribe some medicine.
The condition has not improved, and Chen Xiaoxu did not care, but felt that the effect of traditional Chinese medicine was slow. In these days, she also reflected on her life, at this time, some people called her "Lin Daiyu", some people called her "strong woman", in the face of two voices, she hopes that everyone will recognize the image of "Lin Daiyu" she plays. At this time, Chen Xiaoxu also seemed to have a faint feeling about the future, and even began to become interested in Buddhism.
Besides, Chen Xiaoxu's condition, although her family cares and worries, she is a stubborn person, and no one can change what she recognizes.
But one day, she was so unbearable that she couldn't live normally, so she had to go to the hospital for examination.
The results of the examination broke Chen Xiaoxu's heart - she had breast cancer. Despite this, she still refused to accept the treatment methods of Western medicine and insisted on taking Chinese medicine to recuperate.
Chen Xiaoxu is such a character, although her parents are worried, despite her husband's ideological work, everyone wants her to receive treatment in the hospital, but she is still stubborn, and even has a dispute with Hao Tong over this.
Until the hospital gave the results of advanced breast cancer, cancer cells that had spread throughout the body and were already uncontrollable, Chen Xiaoxu was very disappointed in her heart, and at the same time, a thought appeared in her mind: she wanted to become a monk.
Hao Tong learned of her decision and decided to accompany his wife to become a monk.
Hearing their decision, Hao Tong's mother fainted on the spot. Although both parents are opposed, who can stop Chen Xiaoxu's insistence?
On February 23, 2007, Chen Xiaoxu arrived in Changchun, and became a monk in the Xinglong Temple of the Hundred Kingdoms, with the legal name "Miaozhen". Ten days later, her husband Hao Tong also became a monk.
During the monastic period, the family would also tell Chen Xiaoxu to undergo surgery in the hospital, but Chen Xiaoxu refused.
Later, she couldn't even get out of bed and lost 70 pounds. Under the repeated insistence of his family, Chen Xiaoxu was finally sent to Shenzhen for treatment, but after seeing the doctor, Chen Xiaoxu still refused.
On May 13, Chen Xiaoxu passed away at the age of 41. Before she died, she said to her father, "Dad, I want to die." ”
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The death of her daughter is difficult for parents to accept. Whenever they walk into the house their daughter bought before her death, they feel very empty.
When the two elderly people often find it difficult to sleep at night, they come to their daughter's room to feel the breath left by their daughter. They even had an illusion.
Due to the aging wires in the room, the light bulbs sometimes flicker suddenly. Whenever the light bulb came on, Chen Xiaoxu's father told his wife that his daughter was back. They also sat on their daughter's bed and talked to her for some psychological comfort.
Their hometown is in Anshan, but they have always lived in Beijing because their daughter is here. Here, you can accompany your daughter.
The daughter became a household name because of her success as Lin Daiyu, and in honor of her daughter, Chen Xiaoxu's parents erected a statue of Lin Daiyu in the cemetery.
Every time Chen Xiaoxu's birthday, death day, and Qingming Day, Chen Xiaoxu's parents would come to the cemetery and stay here for most of the day.
They talk to their daughters, talk about the good old days, talk about recent events. After wiping the tombstones and statues clean, they laid out the meals that Chen Xiaoxu liked to eat when he was alive, as if his daughter was still around.
Years have passed, and Chen Xiaoxu's room has been well cleaned up. One day, a butterfly flew into the room, Chen Xiaoxu's parents were really surprised, in their opinion, this is their daughter homesick, come back to see, see her parents.
Besides, Bi Yanjun, when Chen Xiaoxu was seriously ill, she called him, and when she heard the familiar and unfamiliar voice on the other end, she did not pretend to be calm, but cried loudly.
This call also opened the heart knot between the two of them for many years. Although Bi Yanjun married an outsider after his divorce and had a child of his own, although it has been many years since Chen Xiaoxu died, he still often feels grief and regret.
Chen Xiaoxu's second husband later returned to the world and formed a new family. In order to accompany his wife, he was resolutely willing to become a monk with his wife, which was also moving. Now, he visits her every year with a bouquet of her favorite flowers.
Chen Xiaoxu's life is both admirable and regrettable. Was her departure due to the torment of illness or the torment of her heart?
She is moving forward with difficulty, but fortunately she has parents who love her, warmth from married life, and knowledge from the director, all of which are precious and can be regarded as a comfort.
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