Preamble:
In this face-watching society, does the so-called "ugliest actress" really exist?
Can a person's appearance sum up the value of her life?
And when there is a heart with a golden light hidden under that different face, what kind of shocking story will be brewed?
A heart sows the seeds of misfortune
Faced with a young daughter who is less than 10 years old and needs mother's loving care, Yu Mulian's mother has no sense of thoughtfulness.
For the next few years, she treated her daughter as a complete passerby.
Every day, Yu Mulian, who is only 5 years old, shiveres in the hunger and cold.
Her helpless cries did not move the mother, who was supposed to love her deeply, but instead met with indifference and indifference.
This cruelty from her closest relatives forced the young Yu Mulian to "mature" in advance on her weak body, quickly adapt to the environment, and face the hardships of survival alone.
As a 5-year-old child in need of motherly care, she has learned to fall asleep in the dark like a little adult.
What a heartbreaking portrayal.
I think that the unbearable capital of all this will always be the deepest shadow in her heart.
Their presence changed the original meaning of the word "trust" in her life.
This sudden turn of events did not end there.
Yu Mulian, who only entered school at the age of 11, was also out of place with her peers in her class from the beginning in her studies.
When she returned to her empty and shabby home alone after school, she felt the loneliness and emptiness in her heart even more deeply.
Once upon a time, she also fantasized that she could have a warm and happy home, and someone would prepare hot meals for her when she came home, and care about her school life Xi.
However, after thinking about it, she realized that this was an extravagant hope.
The thorns ahead are gaining momentum, and no one will ever truly understand them.
These poignant experiences fell on a child's softest and most fragile heart, and a thick haze that was difficult to dispel was born in the girl's heart.
She has become extremely sensitive and introverted, and she no longer dares to give her true feelings wholeheartedly, for fear of being hurt in the slightest.
I think this is the main source of the melancholy and gloom in Yu Mulian's personality in the future.
Although she had learned to put on a breezy disguise in front of outsiders, no one knew how hard she would clench her scarred heart when she was alone.
Many times, when the memories of her childhood flooded back her mind, she still felt painful.
Choosing to play the "Harlequin"
In 1973, a movie called "Seventy-Three" changed the trajectory of Yu Mulian's life.
The ugly supporting actress she played in this film earned her her first pot of gold, but she was also labeled as a "harlequin actor".
In the face of such a role positioning, Yu Mulian didn't care at all.
For her from a humble family, it is her greatest wish to gain a firm foothold in the entertainment industry.
No matter what role she plays, no matter how bad the treatment is, as long as she can fill her stomach with acting, she will be willing.
For this dream of developing her acting career, she also had to endure and face all kinds of setbacks: the director's abuse, the exclusion of colleagues, and the meager salary.
However, Yu Mulian never flinched.
Because for her, acting is the most important career in her life, the most important content of her life, without acting, the meaning of her life will be gone.
In 1976, under the enlightenment of the movie "Seventy-Three", Yu Mulian finally got her wish and entered TVB.
Here, she ushered in an important 30 years of her acting career.
Although every appearance can only be deeply imprinted in the framework of "Harlequin", she still devotes herself to it again and again, and continues to water her love and dedication to this career with sweat and tears.
I believe that it is precisely because of this most sincere and enthusiastic heart for performance that she finally won the recognition of superstars such as Stephen Chow.
They saw the spiritual core carried under this ugly face, which was the spiritual richness that money and fame could not match in any way.
It can be said that acting has allowed Yu Mulian to find her own value, and this huge sense of achievement is the source of her tenacious life.
Choose to be celibate for a lifetime
Yu Mulian, who is introverted and shy, is also deeply affected by the tragedy of her childhood family, and she can't really open her traumatized heart to accept the appearance of her other half.
I believe that even in the hottest years of her youth, she never really felt the taste of love.
Because whenever I have a little affection, a thought pops up in my mind - once I am alone with the boy I like, the other party will definitely turn around and leave immediately because of her ugly appearance.
This extreme dishonesty in her appearance made her dare not expect or deserve such a happy love.
The short-term goodwill and admiration in her youth have also turned into eternal regrets in her retreat and evasion again and again.
Gradually, Yu Mulian, who was afraid of being hurt, chose to close the door and built an insurmountable wall in her heart.
I'm sure she must have sighed at the wall of her heart behind her countless times, regretting her timidity and fear of love.
In 1995, the scandal with the screen hero Cao Dahua was a sensation.
But soon Yu Mulian clarified in person, saying that the other party was just a respectful elder.
When this little episode appeared in her life, she was unfazed.
This once again confirms her deep instinctive fear of family and love, as well as her determination to choose to be alone for the rest of her life.
I believe that in that dead of night, she must have suffered for her cowardice in love.
In 2007, Yu Mulian's closest sister passed away, which was undoubtedly the biggest blow to her in her whole life.
It was also from this moment that she experienced for the first time what is called bone marrow level loneliness.
I believe that she will cry bitterly in countless tossing and turning nights, feeling unprecedented despair for the loss of the person closest to her in this life.
However, even so, she took a heavy step alone.
Because Yu Mulian knows in her heart that there will never be anyone in this world who is willing to accompany her forever through the long road of life.
Spread sunshine with acts of kindness
In 2007, 67-year-old Yu Mulian finally ended her 30-year acting career in the entertainment industry.
In stark contrast to her rich experience and perfect acting skills, she has very little pension left.
After all, this is the cruelty of the entertainment industry, no matter how hard you put in, the reward is minimal.
However, what makes everyone excited is that Yu Mulian is not discouraged or disappointed by this.
On the contrary, after a brief period of loneliness, she rekindled her great determination to help others.
I believe that she must have realized in one lonely night that since she had experienced such a tragic childhood, and now that she has a little ability, she should help those who are more at the bottom.
When she heard that children in the mountains of faraway Guizhou Province needed to trek through mountains and rivers to school every day, she made a decision without hesitation - to do something for these poor children!
So, with this enthusiasm without return, she began to raise funds, hoping to build a hope primary school of her own for them.
With the support of her only pension, a building called "Yu Mulian Hope Primary School" finally rose in the spring of 2009.
I believe that at that sunny ribbon-cutting ceremony, looking at the bright smiling faces of more than 300 children in mountain villages, Yu Mulian's heart swelled with unprecedented fulfillment and warmth.
At that moment, she finally deeply understood this truth - if there is no dream in life, what is the meaning of life? and doing public welfare is the new dream in her aging life.
In 2011, the media reported on the veteran artist's touching act of conceiving and completing a primary school in the mountains.
Everyone was impressed by Yu Mulian.
I think that at this moment, she is finally no longer an ugly object of mockery, but has truly transformed into an ordinary and great woman in the eyes of the public.
Epilogue:
Now 80 years old, she is still continuing this low-key but great public welfare undertaking.
I believe that she must have made such a silent vow in her heart - this life is not warm enough, and she must be a big tree in the next life to bless all the tired fates that pass by.
Yu Mulian has used her practical actions to train a brilliant soul like gold.
How can we dare to judge her magnificent life because of her ugly appearance? When fate has tortured her so much, the courage and tolerance she has shown are enough to make everyone ashamed of themselves.