American theaters in the 1930s were showing the film "Lymehouse Blues." In the film, Huang Liushuang plays suran, the mistress of the tavern owner Harry, who empathizes with the female pickpocket Tony.
In the play, Su Lan wears a cheongsam embroidered with "double happiness" and dances with Harry in a nightclub, but Harry uses the inertia of the dance movements to make Su Lan fall on the stage. Su Lan raised his head, his eyes wide, full of sorrow.
Inside and outside the play, who knows the truth or falsehood, as if it is the true color of the performance, Huang Liushuang's eyes full of resentment and sorrow also revealed his inner pain. The happy words on the cheongsam also seem to be a satire on all this. How is she different from Suran? What is not to pounce on love like a moth again and again, but to be ruthlessly abandoned again and again, and no one is willing to stay for her.
Figure | Yellow willow cream
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In 1920, Huang Liushuang, who starred in countless obscure small roles, finally appeared in Marshall. In the film "Xiao Ding", directed by Nilan, he starred as the only Chinese in the film and received a relatively generous remuneration. Her family has always opposed her to entering the film world, and this time she finally got the approval of her family. And the director Marshall has thus become the Bole in her heart, and she is full of gratitude to him.
The following year, Marshall. Nelan once again invited Huang Liushuang to play a role in his film "Life" and starred in it. Huang Liushuang, who is immersed in the joy of playing the protagonist, does not know that this protagonist is only the first step for the ghostly Marshall to seduce her, and she will step into the trap step by step.
Marshall is a famous playboy in Hollywood circles, with a charming personality and many girlfriends. He often bought gifts for his girlfriends, held parties, and tried his best to make a fuss. How can the untouched Huang Liushuang be the opponent of such a veteran of the love field, she thought that this was the legendary love. It didn't take long for her to throw herself into a passionate love affair with Marshall.
However, at that time, American law prohibited Americans from marrying Chinese. There is a legal gulf between them, and there is a Marshall heart.
Huang Liushuang is devoted to love wholeheartedly, even if Marshall is more than twice her own age and has a wife, she does not care, and fantasizes alone that she can "hold the hand of the son and grow old with the son" with him. But Marshall is only obsessed with Huang Liushuang's youthful and beautiful face and charming figure, and he will not pay her sincerely.
After a period of intense affection, Marshall gave up the yellow willow cream. He divorced his wife and turned into the arms of another woman, and then married her, leaving Huang Liushuang alone and sad.
At that time, Huang Liushuang had not yet finished her studies, and after she returned to school, the pain of lost love made her difficult to extricate herself, she had no intention of studying in school, and decided to bid farewell to the campus and fully devote herself to the acting career.
As the saying goes, the wicked have their own evil retribution. Marshall was finally kicked out of the film and television circle by Hollywood executives because of lust and alcoholism. His acting career has since entered a trough. At this time, Huang Liushuang has become more and more valued in the Hollywood film and television circle with excellent acting skills and beautiful appearance, becoming a brilliant new star.
A woman's first love is unforgettable, even if physically and mentally traumatized, she still can not forget him, after returning from a performance, she brought him an important gift, a cross given by an Irish maid, it is said to bring good luck to the owner.
However, everything is overwhelmed with water, and Huang Liushuang can never return to his love.
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In 1923, Huang Liushuang ushered in his second love because of the film "Drifting".
With the image of a kind mother in "Life", Huang Liushuang entered everyone's sight; and because of the sobbing of the pure love girl Lotus in "The Death of the Sea", she became red in Hollywood. Numerous journalists and writers visited her father's laundromat in the hope of conducting an exclusive interview with her. Some reporters even described her lips as "like a poem by Yuan Shu, engraved on the cover of an old Lefu dictionary."
She also attracted Hollywood gold medal director Todd. Browning's attention, he personally visited her, hoping that she would star in his new work "Drifting".
The day he saw Yellow Willow Frost, it was raining heavily, and Yellow Willow Frost stood in the rain, his fur coat was already wet, but there was no slightest embarrassment, but like a heroic seal.
Perhaps it was Huang Liushuang's unique temperament that attracted him, and Huang Liushuang became the protagonist of his film without any objection.
After the film was broadcast, a magazine commented that the whole film was empty and boring, and his wonderful shots were "shown by the Chinese girl Huang Liushuang, who won all the honors and brought the lifeless "Drifting" to life." Huang Liushuang not only brought this tedious film to life, but also made browning, who had long been troubled by a discordant marriage, vivid.
As a result, Huang Liushuang was once again involved in the lives of married men.
Their love affair was high-profile, and their relationship became an open secret in Hollywood circles. Perhaps, in the beginning, Browning was really moved. Young and beautiful, and independent personality, Huang Liushuang made Browning, who was struggling in marriage, seem to see a brilliant rainbow, which suddenly brightened his heart.
MGM's manager Cohen also said: "They are in love. Friends also blessed them. But there are also good people who say that Browning likes to pursue fresh excitement, and he dates Huang Liushuang to pursue excitement.
Once again, the good deeds were right, and Browning's love affair with Yellow Willow Frost did not last long. As the freshness of the first encounter faded, Browning gradually lost interest in her. Coupled with browning's wife's anger when she learned of this, it also made their relationship difficult to maintain.
Huang Liushuang, who is extremely clever in acting, is an idiot in love. Hurt by love again and again, but again and again without hesitation, he is a moth to the fire, throwing at the candle flame of self-righteous love.
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In 1927, Huang Liushuang successively participated in films such as "Mr. Bargers", "Eviction from home", "Why Girls Like the Navy" and so on. Although they are all small roles, she has found a new joy, that is, she and the film's cinematographer Charles. Roselle was in love.
Roselle was more than 20 years older than Willow Frost and was already one of Hollywood's most creative photographers at the time. When the two of them met, Roselle was filming Sunrise. This classic film won him his first Oscar, and also made him a great beauty - Huang Liushuang.
Roselle is a member of the Noble Society, a gentleman's club founded by a group of wealthy merchants in a rural canyon north of Los Angeles. Members of the association can rent land and build bungalows.
Roselle also built a fairyland-like bungalow here, which he filled with oriental antiques in the hope of pleasing Yellow Willow Frost.
Indeed, he succeeded, and Huang Liushuang liked his designs. Compared to the love affair between Marshall and Browning, she felt that she had found a real feeling of love in Roselle, and for a while she was immersed in the happiness of love.
Through Roselle's connections, Willow Cream participates in various noble society events and parties. The Noble Society also recognized Huang Liushuang's achievements in acting career and named part of the institute "Huangliushuang Garden". Later, an orchid was named "Yellow Willow Frost Orchid". Until many years later, there was still a private room called "Willow Frost Hall".
Here, Roselle also taught Yellow Willow Frost the techniques of horseback riding, archery, cricket, and darts, so that Yellow Willow Cream could be comfortable in various activities of the Noble Society.
Another important use of the Noble Society is to make friends, and Roselle is the top Hollywood celebrity Mary. Bi kefu's personal photographer and friend, as well as the famous German director Maunau and others. With Roselle's British background and his relationship with many Germans in the United States, Huang Liushuang cleared the way for himself to enter the international film industry.
However, they are not the same person after all. Due to different nationalities, and the international discrimination against the Chinese at that time, they eventually parted ways.
The difference is that this time it is finally no longer the pure unilateral emotional payment of Huang Liushuang. Perhaps it was the many injuries that made her mature, and she no longer foolishly knew only to give, but knew how to profit from it. She paid her affection, but also obtained a part of the resources, for her future film and television career to open up a new road.
Of course, roselle's departure, she was still sad. Because like all women in the world, she seems to be independent and strong on the outside, but extremely weak in the heart, longing for a love that is treated gently, but she has never received it.
So in the "Shanghai Express" released at the end of 1931, she monologues in the play through the mouth of the Chinese prostitute Huifei:
"A long time ago, I loved it with all my heart, and he loved me. He sold me one night for less than $200. Love is so beautiful! yes! How brainless we were when we fell in love, but one day I would meet my lover. How nice is the taste of revenge! How I look forward to that moment. ”
It was Huifei's monologue, and it was also Huang Liushuang's monologue, and the words were full of resentment against The Negative Men such as Marshall, Browning, and Roselle.
This is also the sadness of all Hollywood Chinese actresses of that era, and the cry of Huang Liushuang who is not willing to succumb to fate.
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In the winter of 1930, introduced by her friend Victor, Huang Liushuang became acquainted with a circle of versatile and well-off urbanite people in New York City. The people in this circle have no racial prejudice and are not afraid of exotic love, like the popular liberal salon in Europe.
At a party, Huang Liushuang met Eric Lee, a programme producer for the BBC Broadcasting Times. Maschwitz.
That day, Maschwitz came a little late, and when he knocked on the door and came in, it was a young woman, a simple white shirt, fair skin, slim figure, and elegant manners. The moment he pushed the door, he was shocked by the woman in front of him.
When Maschwitz returned to London, The smile of Yellow Willow Frost grew in his heart as if it had taken root, and he could not forget her. At that time, he was with his wife Hermione. Kingold's marriage had long since cracked and was crumbling. So after years of struggling, he flew to Los Angeles again to meet the goddess of his heart.
At this time, Huang Liushuang was in London, England, and when she learned that Maschwitz was coming to the United States, she immediately ended her trip to London and rushed back to the United States.
After Arriving at the airport, Muskwitz avoided the pick-up staff of MGM Productions and quietly met with Huang Liushuang. Huang Liushuang found a well-equipped hotel for him, and they spent months of romantic time there like a newlywed couple.
They strolled together on the beaches of Santa Monica, visited Santa Monica's wonderful racecourse together, and played together in the "Oasis in the Desert of Palm Springs". Huang Liushuang longed to grow old with him, so she also took him to meet his family, hoping to get the recognition and blessing of his family.
Later, Huang Liushuang took him to Visit Hollywood, and Maschwitz built a small house near Hollywood, which became their comfort nest. The house later became a base for the city's foreign British.
Maschwitz introduces Willow Frost to his good friend Gilgood, an excellent writer. Although Gilgud did not like Hollywood, he praised Yellow Willow Frost. The three of them also often visit the neighborhood together, eat and drink coffee.
In order to support children in China and Spain, Huang Liushuang held a lunch charity meeting at a café called "It", and Maschwitz and Gilgud also had lunch with her.
A few days later, Maschwitz and Gilgood picked her up at Willowshuang's apartment to dine at Perino's restaurant. After that, they set off for the Coco Bean Grove Nightclub to watch Edgar. Bergen and Charlie. After McCarthy's performance at a nightclub, Willow Takes Them to a small coffee house in the downtown area, where they watch a little boy perform a little trick.
Huang Liushuang finally found a real feeling of love in the interaction with Maschwitz, they are like two little boys and girls who have just opened their hearts, playing together, sharing what they think is beautiful, no use, no prejudice, and sincere treatment of each other.
Their love is like what Xi Murong wrote in his poem, "I have always wanted to walk with you and walk on that beautiful mountain road." There is a gentle wind, there is a white cloud, there is you beside me, listening to my happy and grateful heart. ”
As long as they walk together, as long as they listen to each other, they are satisfied.
Everyone will think that Huang Liushuang has finally found love. But everyone is wrong again, born in the United Kingdom and raised in the United Kingdom, Maschwitz does not belong here after all, after a romantic passion, he wants to go home, he wants to return to his wife.
Huang Liushuang sent them to the airport, and both sides were a little sad. Later, Maschwitz wrote, "She is my most cherished person, a teacher and friend, a piece of porcelain, so delicate to my clumsy hands." The bell sounded for boarding, and I said goodbye incoherently, and suddenly I looked up from the piles of chocolate and pearl buck novels, tears in my eyes."
Huang Liushuang once again rubbed shoulders with love, leaving a place of sadness. The joy of the past seems to be just a rain of flowers, once purple and red, and in a blink of an eye, the flowers are gone, leaving only empty branches in the wind and rain.
In the years that followed, they made countless transoceanic phone calls and wrote countless letters, but the distance and war between the mountains and rivers never saw each other for the rest of their lives.
The "love of her life" in the mouth of this yellow willow frost disappeared in her life, leaving her alone for the rest of her life.
In love, the woman is always the most stupid person, obsessively waiting for a romantic love, but not knowing that his heart has long been gone.
Text | First brew