In 1980, TVB filmed a Republic of China drama "Shanghai Beach", which swept the Xiangjiang River for a time.
Five years later, this drama was broadcast in the mainland, which quickly set off a "Shanghai Beach" boom and completely became popular.
It also made Zhou Runfa and Zhao Yazhi become gods and goddesses in the hearts of thousands of people, making people fascinated by the "best screen couple".
In addition to the TV series becoming a classic, the theme song "Shanghai Beach" is still sung to this day and has endured for a long time.
It can be said that as long as there are Chinese people, they must have heard this song, and almost everyone can sing it.
Until now, as soon as the melody of this song sounds, it immediately brings us back to that green age.
Waves rushing, waves
The waters of the Mighty River never end
Exhausted the world's affairs
Mixed up a tidal wave
And Ye Liyi, who sang this song, also became popular with this song and became a queen of songs in the hearts of a generation.
Now, this song has been popular for 40 years, do you remember ye Liyi, who was once red half of the sky?
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Ye Liyi has been a super bully since she was a child, diligent and studious, sensible and well-behaved, and the most important thing is that she is very assertive.
After graduating from high school, she did not directly become a singer, but went to HSBC as a regular clerk.
Later, Ye Liyi moved to Cathay Pacific Airways as a staff member and part-time auxiliary police officer, and her life was plain and stable.
It is reasonable to say that Ye Liyi's experience since childhood should not have much to do with singing, but a competition unexpectedly changed her fate.
At that time, Infinity TV held a singing contest called "Sonic Night".
Since childhood, in addition to learning well and loving to sing Ye Liyi, she ran to try it on a whim, but the result was unexpected.
Ye Liyi captured the hearts of all the judges with her extremely clear voice and won the championship in one fell swoop.
Since then, Ye Liyi has transformed from an ordinary company employee into a singer and officially entered the Hong Kong music scene.
After that competition, Ye Liyi's jade was appreciated and supported by many music masters.
At the beginning, Ye Liyi sang a lot of advertising songs, so it can only be said that half a foot stepped into the entertainment circle.
It was not until 1974 that Ye Liyi signed a contract with the British EMI company and completely started her singing career.
Yip Mainly sang Cantonese pop songs, and in her early years she published a Cantonese album in the "Taxi Enough" series.
Therefore, Yip Lai Yee is the first generation of Hong Kong's predecessors to sing Cantonese pop songs, and her status is very high.
In 1980, Ye Liyi ushered in a major turning point in her singing career, and began to embark on the peak of her career.
That year, the TVB TV series "Shanghai Beach" was broadcast in Hong Kong and quickly became a hit.
And the theme song "Shanghai Beach" sung by her also soared into the sky and played the sky.
The origin of this song is not small, it is composed by Huang Xia, Gu Jiahui composed, and the two have worked together to create a legendary masterpiece.
It is said that Huang Xia only took 20 minutes to write all the lyrics in one go, which is a work of genius.
Therefore, Huang Xia and Gu Jiahui are also Ye Liyi's great benefactors in her singing career.
In 1985, after the TV series was broadcast in the mainland, it became a sensation again, and the song "Shanghai Beach" resounded everywhere.
At this time, Ye Liyi became famous with the song "Shanghai Beach" and directly became a first-line singer in the Hong Kong music scene.
How popular is this song?
Ye Liyi even once rivaled Teresa Teng with this song, but the two styles are completely different.
The status of songs can be directly recorded in the annals of the Chinese music scene and become an immortal classic.
And Ye Liyi sang all her life, and she never surpassed "On the Beach", which also became the pinnacle of her life.
So much so that Ye Liyi later said with emotion that if she did not sing this song when she performed, she would not be able to get off the stage.
"I have sung this song at least tens of thousands of times, especially after the TV series is broadcast, as long as there is a performance, if you don't sing the song 'On the Beach', you will definitely not be able to get off the stage."
In 1987, The big red Ye Liyi was invited to the stage of the Spring Festival Gala and sang a classic song "We Meet and Break Up".
At that time, Ye Liyi undoubtedly became a super diva in the Hong Kong music scene, and even a hall-level singer.
In the subsequent singing career, Ye Liyi has always insisted on singing, and the red has not faded, but she has also lost a lot.
Since her debut, she has recorded more than 80 solo albums and performed on stage in more than 30 countries.
In her singing career, Ye Liyi has become a legend of a generation, which makes people worship and respect.
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Compared with the brilliant achievements in her singing career, Ye Liyi's life path is bumpy.
Ye Liyi had a failed marriage in her early years, and it hurt her heart.
Soon after the marriage, Ye Liyi gave birth to a son and became a mother as she wished.
After having children, Ye Liyi did not retire from the family and give up her career like many actresses.
And this kind of thinking eventually brought her first marriage to an end, which was affected by this.
Later, after the big red, Ye Liyi became more and more busy in her career and truly became a strong woman.
At this time, her husband not only did not feel distressed, but very much rejected and resented Ye Liyi to become a singer.
Since then, the contradictions between the two have become more and more numerous and cannot be healed.
Although Ye Liyi feels bitter and tired, she loves singing very much in her heart, and does not want to listen to her husband's words and abandon the singing career she has worked so hard to break out.
In this way, Ye Liyi and her first husband announced their divorce because of the breakdown of their feelings due to disagreement.
After the divorce, Ye Liyi continued her life path alone, and her son did not let her raise her.
Just when Ye Liyi had no scruples and desperately pursued her music career, a bad luck suddenly fell on her.
In 1996, Ye Liyi unfortunately developed breast cancer, when she was 48 years old.
After suffering from cancer, Ye Liyi's entire life has undergone tremendous changes, and her body and mind have also suffered a lot of blows.
Fortunately, unfortunate and full of luck, Ye Liyi's cancer is infancy, so there is hope for successful treatment.
In this way, Ye Liyi put down the work at hand and began to fight cancer wholeheartedly.
In the past, Ye Liyi was busy all day for her career, and her heart was more anxious.
After the illness, her whole body slowed down, began to pay attention to the cultivation of the body, and no longer let herself be so hard.
Even so, Ye Liyi did not stop her work completely, singing while treating her illness.
For example, in 1998, she also held her own concert in Hung Hom, once again reaching the peak of her career.
After the success of the fight against cancer, Ye Liyi thought that her happy life was coming, but depression began to attack her again.
After suffering from depression, Ye Liyi, who has always been strong, almost collapsed, and even thought about taking her own life.
Those days were the most painful and difficult time in Ye Liyi's life, but fortunately, everything survived.
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Speaking of the several illnesses and difficulties ye Liyi experienced, they can end with success in the end, all thanks to one person.
This person is Ye Liyi's second husband.
When she was most frustrated, it was her husband who gave her the warmest harbor.
When she suffered from cancer and depression, it was also her husband's inseparability and meticulous care that gave her a new life.
Therefore, Ye Liyi is also lucky in her misfortune, so that she has a man who loves herself to accompany her to old age.
Unfortunately, Ye Liyi tried her best to give birth to a son and a half daughter for her current husband.
Today, Ye Liyi is 72 years old and now lives a comfortable old age in Australia with her family, with almost no work.
However, in her later years, Ye Liyi also had some twists and turns, first her husband could not walk on his left leg and sat in a wheelchair.
Later, after active treatment, the husband was able to recover and everything returned to normal.
In addition to her husband's serious illness, the grandson suddenly suffered from a brain tumor when he was young, which caused the whole family to fall into grief again.
It may be that heaven began to care for Ye Liyi, who had experienced hardships, and the grandson gradually recovered after the operation, and finally defeated the disease.
Nowadays, Ye Liyi's greatest happiness is to take her grandchildren with her husband, exercise with nothing, maintain health, and nurture the joy of the world.
She now feels that having a good day is the most important thing to do, and always keep a good mood.
Life is in the world, the world is impermanent, cherishing the happy life of every day is the true meaning.
I have to say that in this life, Ye Liyi has tasted the bitterness of the world in the glory, and finally lived into her own legend.
And this legendary life is like the song "On the Beach" sings:
It's joy or sorrow
The waves could not distinguish between laughter and sorrow
Success Failed
You can't see in the waves