Preface:
Love is like a song that once stirred people's hearts, but it will eventually end. Chen Yulian and Zhou Yunfa, their youthful love, have experienced ups and downs in the ups and downs of the times, and in the end they can only become a light and breezy past.
However, life is more than love, and lost love will eventually turn into an open-minded smile. After going through vicissitudes, they have finally found their own way out of life. Youth is gone, but there are infinite possibilities waiting for us ahead.
Debut together: Happy times are fleeting
In 1960, Chen Yulian was born in Hong Kong to an ordinary family, with both parents and several boarders in the family.
Every day after school, Chen Yulian always laughed and discussed with her friends how delicious today's lunch meal was. Her innocence brings infinite joy to this big family.
In the 1970s, however, the family was heavily indebted and had to let Chen Yulian drop out of school to support her family. Father Chen felt that the entertainment industry was chaotic and did not want his daughter to get involved in it.
Although Chen Yulian is still young, she is already sensible and intelligent. For the sake of her family, she decided to drop out of school and work to share the family responsibilities. Every day she left early and returned to work late, she did not dare to complain a little.
At the same time, she will quietly save a small part of her salary, hoping to one day make her parents live a good life.
Occasional opportunities are elusive, and a chance filming work allowed Chen Yulian, who was only 18 years old, to enter the TVB training class and start the road of acting.
Every day after class, Father Chen always stood outside the door to pick up his daughter home on time, for fear that she would go astray. Chen Yulian knew that her father was painstaking, and she honestly followed her father home after school, without participating in any entertainment activities of her classmates.
The classmates envied her beautiful looks, she just smiled shyly and was not proud of her outstanding appearance.
In 1978, Chen Yulian first played the role of the Persian saint Xiao Zhao in the movie "The Legend of Relying on the Sky and Slaying the Dragon". When the popular actor Zhou Yunfa fell in love at first sight, he repeatedly showed favor and sent roses to confess to her.
Chen Yulian was also attracted by Chow Yun-fat's handsome and dashing appearance, and agreed to the courtship after a little hesitation. The two hearts have since clung to each other and began a sweet relationship.
Whenever there is free time to get together, the two always walk side by side in the night, Zhou Yunfa will gently put on a coat for her, and Chen Yulian will also whisper to him shyly. Every moment is filled with an air of happiness.
In 1980, the relationship between the two was exposed by the media, Chen Yulian's acting career regressed, but Chow Yun-fat became popular because of "On the Beach". The days of gathering less and leaving more made the relationship crack, and Chen Yulian, who had just turned 25, chose to break up and firmly turned away.
Zhou Yunfa asked the reason for the breakup, Chen Yulian said lightly, "I'm tired", and left without looking back. Zhou Yunfa chased out of the distance, looking at her departing back, his heart was like a knife. He knew that the success of his career had made him neglect love, but it was too late.
Divorce: Failed marriages are broken
In 1984, 24-year-old Chen Yulian met businessman Chen Chaowu under the introduction of the program host. The man fell in love with her at first sight and launched a crazy pursuit.
Chen Yulian was also moved by the romance of the other party. Chen Chaowu always gives roses and chooses her favorite gifts every day. Chen Yulian was immersed in this passionate love and couldn't extricate herself. The two registered their marriage in the United States Lightning.
Unexpectedly, the sweet married life immediately changed its taste. Chen Chaowu not only did not support his family, but also wanted Chen Yulian to return to work in the entertainment industry.
In the ups and downs, Chen Yulian gradually felt her husband's indifference and ignored her. She was out filming alone, and when she came home late, her husband never cared, drinking and watching TV alone.
Chen Yulian's heart was like a knife, and she poured out the hardships of married life to her girlfriend with red eyes. Not long after, the overwhelmed Chen Yulian filed for divorce and once again chose to leave.
On the day of signing the divorce, she got up and left indifferently, and left the indifferent man without looking back.
She understands that marriage needs two people to maintain together, and she has tried her best, since the other party does not have any gratitude, rather than struggling to maintain, it is better to break up.
Go to a foreign land: seek solace away from the hustle and bustle
Faced with a failed marriage and a sluggish acting career, Chen Yulian resolutely decided to drop everything and set off for Canada to begin a years-long training.
When she first arrived in Canada, Chen Yulian had to face a completely unfamiliar environment and language barriers. She lives alone in a humble little room, facing loneliness and fear alone.
Fortunately, Chen Yulian is full of perseverance, she worked hard to learn English, found a part-time job in a flower shop during the day, and began a self-supporting life.
Day after day, Chen Yulian gradually liked this isolated life. In the beginning, she would often think of her family and friends in Hong Kong; Later, she gradually focused on her life, and the flower shop became her world.
She cares for each flower with her heart, just like caring for her reborn soul. Perhaps it was this tranquility that allowed her to find herself again. Watching the flowers and plants stretch out their branches and leaves, she also felt that her heart was slowly opening and stretching.
Sometimes she also thinks about failed marriages in the past, but she no longer blames herself and grieves. She understood that it was only a very small part of her life, and that there were endless possibilities in her life. Her time in Canada has matured a lot, and she has also looked down on Vanity Fair's hypocrisy and elegance.
Back to screen: career ups and downs
A few years later, at the invitation of her old friend Liu Songren, Chen Yulian returned to Hong Kong. Returning to her homeland, she had mixed tastes in her heart. The familiar streets are still there, but the friends of the past have gone their separate ways.
The first drama "Originally in Love with the Thief" made her feel the heat of the magnesium light again, but unfortunately time has passed, and the audience's enthusiasm for her is not as good as before.
After a short break, Chen Yulian announced her retirement from the entertainment industry. She has seen the passion of the past. The disturbed show business is no longer the life she wants.
When the Wenchuan earthquake struck in 2008, Chen Yulian rushed back to China without hesitation to join the relief efforts. She came to the center of the earthquake, devastated all around.
The disaster area is in ruins, and she works tirelessly to protect the surviving lives with a group of volunteers. Although she is no longer the girl in the flower season, her heart still burns with enthusiasm to help others.
She seems to have found a new direction in life. In the face of the suffering in the disaster area, she felt that as a member of society, she should take on more responsibilities.
Find a new life: the past is in smoke
As the years passed, Chen Yulian and Chow Yun-fat each found a new life.
Chen Yulian actively participates in public welfare undertakings, rushing to remote and impoverished mountainous areas of China, bringing hope to those vulnerable lives. At first, the unfamiliar environment and the indifference of the children made her feel difficult.
But Chen Yulian did not flinch, she would tell stories to the children, teach them knowledge, take them to see the beauty of this big world, and slowly win the trust and love of the children.
Looking at the smiling faces stretched by the love, Chen Yulian felt heartfelt relief and joy. She hopes that these children will not be limited by the difficulties of life and will bravely pursue their dreams.
Chow Yun-fat faded out of the entertainment industry and enjoyed family time. He no longer deliberately maintained it, allowing his gray hair to climb up his sideburns and his face full of wrinkles. For the aura of the past, he has long looked down on it.
Walking leisurely in the home every day and deserting with his wife have been his greatest enjoyment. He is grateful for his current life and no longer cares about Vanity Fair in the past. In his own way, he opened a new page.
The past has long dissipated with the wind. The two who once loved each other finally became a cloud. But they all found their own happiness and lived the life they wanted. They have all experienced the ups and downs of their lives, and they have finally gained inner peace.
Life is a long road, and it doesn't have to be limited to youthful love. Chen Yulian and Zhou Yunfa both continued to move forward in their own way.
What is left behind is nothing more than a fleeting memory. Life is still a long way off, and there is still a long way to go. No need to look back, just take a step and move on.
Epilogue:
Chen Yulian, who has experienced ups and downs, finally found her direction in the gushing waters of life. She gave her motherly love to those children who needed warmth, and also found the meaning of life.
The past failures are just yesterday's old stories, and tomorrow she will continue to work hard to watch, give and give. The river of life rolls forward, and she will continue to move forward bravely.