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Text: Northern Lights
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Preface
Do you remember the actress who once swept thousands of screens?
With her temperament and acting skills, she has left a strong mark in countless film and television works.
But just when her career was in full swing, fate played a cruel joke.
When the wheels of time roll forward, how will we look back at the legendary life of this dazzling woman?
How will her bumpy experience shake the hearts of each of us?
Sprouts: The brilliant talent of a theatrical family
Li Yuanyuan, who grew up in the theater, developed a strong interest in the stage.
Her father, a well-known drama director, often takes his daughter with him when he is busy with rehearsals.
The young Li Yuanyuan watched her father conduct behind the scenes, and the actors on stage worked hard to perform, as if she was in a magical world, and a strong curiosity and yearning arose in her heart.
Whenever she has free time, she will sneak into her father's rehearsal room, watch the actors' words and deeds intently, and quietly imitate the lines, learning the basic kung fu of acting behind the scenes.
At first, he was helplessly spoiled by his father, but finally persuaded his father to begin to receive professional basic training in earnest.
After entering the school, Li Yuanyuan became a frequent visitor to literary and artistic activities, and whenever there were crosstalk, dramas, stage plays and other performances, she was the first to invite Ying to join.
It doesn't matter what role she plays, she only wants to show her skills on the stage, so she is well-known on campus and is known as a "literary expert".
Seeing that their daughter was talented, her parents decided to send her to a professional school when she graduated from secondary school.
In 1977, after some hard work, Li Yuanyuan was admitted to the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy as she wished, and entering this holy place was like a new starting point in her life.
The sun rises: the dream of drama blooms
The movie "Li Bing", which debuted in 1983, is not the highlight of Li Yuanyuan's acting career, but playing the role of Du Juan made her debut on the screen and won a lot of praise and attention.
It was an excellent start and gave her a new purpose and direction when she left school.
The following year, in the drama "Anthony and Cleopatra", Li Yuanyuan finally played the male and female protagonists with veteran actor Jiao Huang respectively.
Under each other's leadership, the pain of the entire crew's rehearsal can be imagined, every day is 9 to 5, sweating endlessly.
However, in getting along day and night, the young and beautiful Li Yuanyuan and the old drama bone Jiao Huang gradually fell in love, which was really shocking.
Unfortunately, due to the social environment at the time, the couple, who are 25 years apart, were not able to get together in the end.
Despite this, Li Yuanyuan still learned a lot of valuable acting experience and philosophy from Jiao Huang.
After suffering this big loss on emotional issues, Li Yuanyuan quickly regained her strength in her career.
In 1984, she met playwright Liu Guoqing, who was also a student of the Drama Academy, and the two soon entered the palace of marriage after sparking a spark of love.
During the newlywed, Liu Guoqing was considerate to his wife, and Li Yuanyuan also became Liu Guoqing's best source of creative inspiration.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, Liu Guoqing's dictatorial personality made the couple finally break up, and Li Yuanyuan once again devoted herself to her career with great ambition.
The divorce dealt a heavy blow to Li Yuanyuan, but she did not give up her career after all.
With the advent of the 90s, she has starred in many film and television works one after another, and her popularity is increasing day by day.
Especially in the TV series "Century Life" in 1996, Li Yuanyuan played the role of "Zheng Adai" brilliantly, and won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress in one fell swoop, which can be said to have reached the peak of her career.
Flowers bloom always
Just when Li Yuanyuan's career was in full swing, another marriage in her life was long overdue.
This person was Yang Cheng, a wealthy businessman back then.
Coincidentally, both of them have suffered in marriage, but they have found unprecedented spiritual comfort in each other.
Yang Cheng is a thoughtful and gentle person.
His gentlemanly style soon completely touched the heart of Li Yuanyuan, a strong woman.
Yang Cheng is not only willing to care for his wife's work, but also always tries his best to comfort Li Yuanyuan's inner struggle.
The two came together late and entered a new marriage hall.
Newly married and her career is taking off, Li Yuanyuan thought that this was the most brilliant chapter of her life.
However, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck.
Just a month after giving birth to her beloved son, Li Yuanyuan was diagnosed by doctors with advanced cervical cancer.
Suddenly, she felt as if she had been hit on the head, and the whole world went dark.
Anti-cancer regrets
Faced with the doctor's diagnosis results, Li Yuanyuan fell into confusion and despair for a while.
But soon, she told herself that she couldn't give up easily, and that she was going to make a last gamble with death.
In order to fight cancer to the end, she underwent surgery and chemotherapy several times, and the arduous process can be imagined.
Her hair continued to fall out and her physical strength gradually drifted away, and Li Yuanyuan's once radiant face was also withering under the torture of illness.
Every time she looks in the mirror, Li Yuanyuan will fall into endless self-blame and pain: why is God so unfair? Why did she have such a bad luck when she was at the peak of her career achievements?
Even in a desperate situation, Li Yuanyuan still gritted her teeth and held on, hoping that one day she would fully recover and return to the stage.
But fate did not show mercy after all, and after receiving many treatments, Li Yuanyuan's condition worsened.
On October 20, 2002, the talented actress left us forever at the age of just 41.
Before her death, Li Yuanyuan's biggest reluctance was her young son.
Every time that petite figure was brought to the ward, she was like a treasure, hugging her son and making him happy.
When they met for the last time, Li Yuanyuan choked up and told her family her regret: not being able to witness her son grow up and continue to bloom his talent on the stage has become an eternal pain for the artist.
Children go far
After Li Yuanyuan died, her husband Yang Cheng supported the family alone.
He put all his energy into raising his son, and no matter how busy he was with work, he never treated this poor child badly.
At the same time, the promise made by Li Yuanyuan before his death was also fully fulfilled by Yang Cheng - he never married.
Day and night, Yang Cheng would take out photos of his wife before her death and wander in the memories with her.
He told his son what a wonderful person his mother was, not only did she have a successful career, but she was also a good woman who knew justice and was full of justice.
Even if she ultimately failed to fight cancer, her courage and perseverance are equally worthy of admiration.
Now, 20 years have passed, and Li Yuanyuan's son has already become a promising young man.
Every time he commemorates his mother's day, he will solemnly open the photo album and stare at his mother's photos repeatedly, as if he can feel her body temperature and personality charm through the lens.
epilogue
His mother's life experience will forever influence his pursuit of life and inspire him to know how to care and be considerate of others in the future of life.
Li Yuanyuan's life can be described as ups and downs and ups and downs.
But because of this, she can shine in her short life and become an indelible star in the hearts of thousands of people.
The actress who once swept the screen has left us, but the spiritual wealth and personality strength she left behind will always warm and inspire each of us.