That year, Leslie Cheung was 21 years old, and he was a young man with strong blood.
One night, as usual, he and a few close friends were drinking and chatting in a small bar in Hung Hom. After three rounds of drinking, Leslie Cheung's face was slightly red, and he was pouring himself a drink, when suddenly a hand patted his shoulder, and a clear voice sounded in his ears: "I heard that you look very similar to me, and even my mother thought I had a new hairstyle when she saw your photo."
Leslie Cheung raised his head in surprise, and saw a very beautiful face in front of him, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
It turned out to be Chen Baiqiang, a rookie in the Hong Kong music scene, who recently became purple with the song "Tears Flow for You".
The two looked at each other, both attracted by each other's appearances, and smiled and greeted. Soon they became acquainted with each other like old friends, and they have known each other for many years about songs, wine, and the future.
When they broke up that night, Chen Baiqiang casually introduced Leslie Cheung to his agent Tan Guoji. This introduction actually changed Leslie Cheung's fate.
Tam Kwok-kee is a keen businessman, and he believes that if Leslie Cheung and Chan Baiqiang join forces to debut, they will definitely cause a sensation in the city. immediately signed a contract with the two, and gave them a dazzling combination name - "The Third Prince of Central".
One day in 1989, both the entertainment industry and ordinary people were strongly impacted - the popular host Paul Zhong committed suicide by falling from the building in his apartment at the age of 30.
After investigating the cause of his death, the police speculated that Paul Chung owed a large amount of debt during his lifetime, and was so stressed that he could not come up with a plan to repay the money, and finally chose to end his life.
There are also rumors that he lost all his money due to investment failure, and there are also rumors that he has a bad Xi of drinking and gambling on weekdays. The real reason for this is unknown.
However, what is certain is that the sudden death of Paul Zhong dealt a heavy blow to his friends Leslie Cheung and Chen Baiqiang. Especially Chen Baiqiang, who is already a sentimental, sensitive and fragile person, is even more depressed now, irritable all day long, and his temperament has changed greatly.
In fact, as early as 1985, Chen Baiqiang has been deeply troubled by depression. This illness has cast a shadow over Chen Baiqiang's whole being: he paints the walls and furniture of his home in pitch black, lives a life of isolation, alcoholism, and mental distress.
On the surface, he is inseparable from He Chaoqiong, the daughter of the gambling king, but that is just self-deception. As soon as the news of He Chaoqiong's engagement came out, Chen Baiqiang completely collapsed.
In the end, he could not escape the punishment of fate and died of depression at the age of 35.
"I have never done evil in my life, why is my fate so unfair?" When the news of Leslie Cheung's death by jumping off the building came, the moment he left this suicide note, countless fans didn't know how to comment.
There is no perfect person in the world, and Leslie Cheung inevitably has shortcomings, but who would have thought that the actor who played a wonderful blockbuster would be so depressed and confused in private.
Indeed, before this, Leslie Cheung was almost at the peak of his career. With the aura of the movie "Farewell My Concubine", he is in the limelight. Regrettably, though, the film about same-sex love also pushed Leslie Cheung to the center of the maelstrom, making him controversial.
Unlike his friends Paul Zhong and Chen Baiqiang, Leslie Cheung's inner world is obviously more fragile and sensitive. Under pressure from all sides, in 2002, the film he directed was aborted, and he himself was seriously ill, and finally he could not bear the double blow of illness and frustration, so he chose to take a hurried curtain call.
Looking back now, the bright memory color has long since faded. We only have memories - recalling the scene when Paul Zhong took the Hong Kong sister contestants to host, recalling the days when Chen Baiqiang's brisk singing voice echoed in the lights, and recalling Leslie Cheung's gorgeous performance as a male and female role.
The three sons are all heroic and sassy, and they should have a bright future.
However, how can there be so many expectations and suppression in this world? Youth is long gone, youth is no more.
Fate is too cruel to them, and all that remains is conjecture and sighs that will never come out.