Fifteen-year-old Wang Zuxian sat on the side of the basketball court, watching his father and teammates dribble and shoot basketballs back and forth, his eyes flashing with envy.
She also wants to join in the running, and wants to play freely instead of being stuck in a heavy workload all day.
"Dad, I want to transfer to basketball, and I don't want to learn Xi so many boring things. Wang Zuxian plucked up the courage to make a wish to his father. Fortunately, the royal father, who was a sports athlete, was very supportive of his daughter, and after he resolved his mother's concerns, Wang Zuxian got his wish and transferred to Huaisheng National High School and joined the women's basketball team.
It didn't take long for a chance to change the trajectory of Wang Zuxian's life. In 1982, at the age of 15, she was photographed by a sports equipment manufacturer and starred in a sneaker advertisement.
After receiving the first advertising fee, Wang Zuxian found it easy to make money from advertising, so he began to secretly take more magazine print advertisements. Until one day, a talent scout discovered her potential and suggested that she embark on a career in acting.
Wang Zuxian thought about his basketball career, and finally chose to chase his dream without hesitation, and resolutely applied for Guoguang Art School. From a sports girl to a newcomer in the entertainment industry, Wang Zuxian bravely started his new journey.
Seventeen-year-old Wang Zuxian came to the unfamiliar Hong Kong, and just after filming his first movie, he was fortunate to be photographed by Fang Yihua, the big boss of Shaw Brothers Films. Mrs. Fang personally signed Wang Zuxian to the Shaw Brothers, giving this Taiwanese girl the opportunity to develop in Hong Kong.
At first, Wang Zuxian was not Xi to the rhythm of life here, and he did not understand Cantonese very well, so he could not communicate with other actors freely. However, she was not discouraged, but worked hard to learn Xi Cantonese and practiced Xi with chatting on the set every day.
Gradually, she integrated into the big family and made many friends in the circle.
In two years, Wang Zuxian starred in nine Shaw Brothers films, and continued to accumulate experience and hone his skills. In order to interpret each role to the best, she is always fully dedicated, even if she breaks her leg in filming, she will never stop.
With such diligence and hard work, Wang Zuxian's acting skills have become more and more mature, and he has also received many praises. From a newcomer to a powerful actor in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industry, this heavy transformation all happened in the studio of Shaw Brothers.
In 1987, director Tsui Hark was preparing to adapt the classical masterpiece "Strange Tales from Liao Zhai" to shoot the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story", and this heroine was very heavy. Wang Zuxian was sharp-eyed and found this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
When she learned that the male number one had been set as Leslie Cheung, she was determined to compete for this role.
At first, Wang Zuxian took the initiative to go to the audition and was rejected, but she was not discouraged, and recommended herself for the audition for the second time, she wanted Tsui Hark to see that she could interpret the different styles of this role.
Finally, Wang Zuxian conquered Tsui Hark with perseverance and talent. "She's like a picture of an event, it's amazing. Director Xu was full of praise for Wang Zuxian's acting skills and temperament.
After the movie was released, Wang Zuxian became famous in one fell swoop and successfully branded himself as a "generation of Chinese women". Her popularity quickly expanded to all of Asia, and countless fans went crazy for her, and her popularity soared.
In the following years, at the age of 26, Wang Zuxian was already the first star in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industry, and he was also at the peak of his acting career.
When his career was in full swing, Wang Zuxian's emotional life was not smooth. She has been in love with Taiwanese singer Qi Qin for seven years, and the relationship between the two is so good that they are ready to register their marriage.
However, just as the engagement was imminent, Qi Qin's ex-girlfriend appeared and broke up a pair of biblios. It turned out that this former Du had already conceived Qi Qin's child after the breakup, and now he rushed out to ask for confession.
Lin Jianyue, a wealthy businessman, also launched a passionate pursuit of Wang Zuxian at this time, which made matters worse. Lin Jianyue spared no effort to give gifts to Wang Zuxian, and was furious when his original partner found out.
In the end, Lin Mu also jumped out and publicly condemned Wang Zuxian as a third party. For a while, public opinion was shocked, and the relationship between her and Qi Qin was no longer smooth.
Under the double blow of emotional setbacks and public pressure, Wang Zuxian chose to leave the entertainment industry temporarily and flew to Canada alone to find spiritual comfort. The lovelorn and scandals that made her painful at the beginning reappeared in front of her eyes in this foreign country, and it was difficult to hide her loneliness in the dead of night alone.
Fortunately, her old friend Qi Qin found her and gave Wang Zuxian hope again.
After the two reconciled, Wang Zuxian returned to the camera and starred in the MV of Qi Qin's new song, but finally left the entertainment industry. She realized that there was no place for her in the red dust.
In 2018, the royal father died, and Wang Zuxian reappeared in Taipei. The calmness revealed in her eyes seemed to have let go of all kinds of unhappy pasts.
As the years go by, the 54-year-old Wang Zuxian is no longer the superstar on the screen in the past, but time has never carved a trace of indifference on her face. Nowadays, she will stand in a long line at a bubble tea shop on the street, sit quietly in the last row of the bus, and eat snacks and chat with a few confidants at the night market.
It seems that the glory and prosperity of the past have long been forgotten.
Wang Zuxian seems to be very content with his current life. is no longer shining in the spotlight like when she was young, but she no longer has to face the harm of the media and public opinion back then.
She seems to have finally broken off from the whirlpool entertainment industry and lived the life she wanted. When she is gone, she is still beautiful and moving, and she has become a unique legend in this world.