One day in 1964, in a small dilapidated house in southern Taiwan, the first cry of a baby was heard. This newborn baby girl is Ge Weiru, who will be known as "Taiwan's first beauty" in the future.
However, the circumstances in which she was born were not as enviable as her future beauty, but in a state of extreme hardship and poverty.
Ge Weiru's father was just an ordinary middle school teacher, and his family was poor, and he barely survived on his father's meager income. To make matters worse, the family of four was also heavily indebted and had almost mortgaged out their house.
Like the sword of Damocles, these debts hang over their heads all the time, and the slightest carelessness can bring the family to a loss.
Fortunately, Ge Weiru was born with a peugeot face, and was favored by God and was not affected by his family background. She has shiny black hair, large bright eyes, and a small, delicate nose and lips.
When she was 5 years old, some people said that she would definitely be a great beauty when she grew up. However, Ge Weiru, who was born beautiful, didn't know what a precious gift God had given her.
Because she was thinking all day long about how to help the family and reduce her father's burden.
In 1993, the famous Taiwanese director He Dongxing found Ge Weiru, who was 29 years old at the time, and invited her to play the role of the evil banshee "Snake Witch" in the new drama "Phoenix on Fire".
At first, Ge Weiru retreated from this evil character, because the snake witch in the script was extremely cunning and ruthless, and she was bent on killing the decent heroine in the play. This is completely different from Ge Weiru's sweet and gentle temperament.
But her agent encouraged her to challenge herself and make a breakthrough in her acting skills. Coupled with director He Dongxing's speech to her for nearly an hour, he finally persuaded Ge Weiru.
"I'm sure you can definitely handle this character and let the audience see a whole new side of you!" He Dongxing's praise became the motivation for Ge Weiru to stand in front of the camera.
Sure enough, as soon as the Phoenix was broadcast, Ge Weiru's superb acting skills attracted the attention of countless audiences. She perfectly interpreted an extremely selfish and cold-blooded banshee, with a charming temperament in the evil, which amazed the whole Taiwan.
In an instant, Ge Weiru became a household name in Taiwan, and people rushed to discuss this amazing "snake witch".
At first, Ge Weiru still minded that others only remembered her villainous side. But as time passed, when she saw that her acting skills had made great progress, Ge Weiru also gladly accepted the role.
"I'm finally not just that sweet and single 'fairy wife', but a real actor. She said proudly to her best friend. Indeed, this time to challenge his own choice, Ge Weiru officially entered the peak of his acting career.
In 1993, Taiwanese director Li Liangrong found the popular actress Ge Weiru and invited her to star in the emotional light comedy "A Fairy Wife in the Family". The heroine of this play is called Li Pinggu, who is a gentle, lovely, smart and clever woman.
coincides with the impression given by Ge Weiru in the past, and Li Liangrong is also very optimistic that she can control this role.
Sure enough, after the launch of "A Fairy Wife", the image of Li Pinggu created by Ge Weiru in the play was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience - she was beautiful and delicate, and her smile was like the most delicate peach blossom in spring; When she teases others, she has a little fox, which makes people can't help but want to get close to her.
The most important thing is that Ge Weiru perfectly interprets the kindness and strength in the bones of this character.
Soon, the nickname "fairy wife" spread all over the streets and alleys, and Ge Weiru became famous again because of this drama. Even the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are singing the theme song of the same name "There is a Fairy Wife in the Family", expressing their infinite longing and yearning for the image of Ge Weiru as a "fairy wife".
This song seems to portray the feeling of Li Pinggu's character - fresh, warm, and healing.
When asked about his feelings about successfully portraying this character that has made countless boys and girls excited, Ge Weiru smiled shyly: "I just tried my best to interpret her character traits with my heart, maybe it was this sincerity that moved the audience."
Indeed, it is Ge Weiru's love for this role that has made him known as "Taiwan's No. 1 Fairy Wife".
The reaction to this decision was mixed. Many fans are saddened by this loss, thinking that it is a pity for Ge Weiru to leave the entertainment industry; Some people even questioned whether she chose to marry into a wealthy family in order to pursue a material life.
But for Ge Weiru, Lin Zhilong is the real dream lover in her heart.
Lin Zhilong not only has a prominent family background and a successful career, but also a man who attaches equal importance to appearance and temperament. He is gentle, personable, polite, and romantic, and can be said to be the embodiment of Ge Weiru's perfect boyfriend.
Therefore, when Lin Zhilong proposed to her, Ge Weiru gladly accepted it, and chose to retreat behind the scenes and devote himself to this marriage.
However, the good times did not last long, and the rules and discomfort of the life of the wealthy family soon made Ge Weiru feel suffocated. What's even worse is that Lin Zhilong's repeated scandals finally made Ge Weiru unbearable.
She chose to live with her own strength, and left with her 3-year-old son after divorcing Lin Zhilong. Although Lin Zhilong proposed a huge amount of alimony to compensate her, they were all rejected by the determined Ge Weiru.
She was determined to start a new life with her own hands.
In 2009, the 48-year-old Ge Weiru once again bound the boat of love and married Li Jizeng, a successful businessman. After knowing each other for a week, she accepted the marriage proposal, and it seems that she has finally found her destined other half.
After getting married, she was full of happiness and anticipation and wanted to live a small family life as plain as water.
However, the good times did not last long again, and Li Jizeng's various desires for control soon made Ge Wei breathless. She found out that this man was actually selfish, and he had to meddle in everything, and even her normal social interaction with ordinary friends had to be strictly restricted.
"My God, this doesn't seem to be any different from marrying a wealthy family back then!" Ge Wei complained to his girlfriend like babbling.
Within a few years, as soon as the love period passed, the newlyweds began to quarrel frequently. Ge Weiru could no longer stand the deprivation of freedom of speech and emotional independence, and chose to divorce Li Jizeng.
This time, Li Ji once proposed an astronomical amount of NT$1 billion as compensation, as if he was measuring the value of this marriage with money. However, in the face of tempting conditions, Ge Weiru still firmly chose to leave on his own.
"I just want an ordinary and happy home, with a partner who can take care of each other. It's not something that money can measure. Ge Weiru explained his choice to his friend.
She resolutely chose freedom, perhaps because of such an independent spirit, Ge Weiru will have a calm posture that is still full of charm at the age of 48.
After the collapse of his second marriage, Ge Weiru chose to return to the entertainment industry and start anew to continue to develop his career that has not been ruined by the years. After experiencing the baptism of wind and rain, the "No. 1 Fairy Wife in Taiwan" has now returned to the audience's field of vision as a mature woman.
In recent years, Ge Weiru has played the role of a housewife in many youth idol dramas, successfully creating a gentle, loving and well-informed mature woman, which is deeply loved by young audiences.
She plays an empathetic mother in "Dolphin Bay Lovers", loves her daughter and gives her room to grow; In "The Devil Is Around", she became a ruthless strong woman and gave up everything for the sake of her children.
These different types of mature female characters are vividly shaped through Ge Weiru's delicate and nuanced performance skill.
Now 48-year-old Ge Weiru not only has a successful career, but also has a very deep relationship with his 20-year-old son. The two of them are often inseparable in public, you and I are nong, it is hard to believe that there is an age gap of more than 20 years between the mother and son in front of them.
Whether in front of the camera or in life, Ge Weiru has attracted the attention of countless people with her unique charm. She used her strength to prove the elegance of an excellent woman, which cannot be deprived by the years.
After watching Ge Weiru's ups and downs from childhood to the middle of her life, you will be sincerely moved by her strong independence.
A little girl born in an ordinary family, she took on the responsibility of helping her family since she was a child, and later broke out in the entertainment industry on her own; A woman with a beautiful face, who married two rich men successively but repeatedly chose to leave; A 48-year-old artist, who continues to shine despite the passage of time.
Ge Weiru used her unique life experience to deduce to the world what is the real female self-worth. In the face of the heavy money that came to the proud family, she resolutely gave up; Faced with an emotionally deprived married life, she repeatedly chose to leave by herself.
Because the only thing she cares about in her heart is that hard-won spiritual independence.
Without a spiritually independent life, Ge Weiru loses all meaning. Perhaps because she only believes in herself along the way, even after experiencing ups and downs, Ge Weiru has never given up the pursuit of a beautiful new life.
She uses practical actions to explain what is the true bravery and self of a modern woman.