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On March 26, 2007, a desperate father jumped off a pier in Hong Kong and ended his life, leaving behind a thousand-word suicide note.
None of the contents in it were accusations against Andy Lau's "cold-bloodedness", which caused his daughter's infatuation and forced him to this desperate road.
This is the father of the "crazy star chaser" Yang Lijuan, in order to let his daughter meet Andy Lau's wish, he did not hesitate to sell his house, sell his kidney, and even went to the desperate road of jumping into the sea to commit suicide.
Chongqing Evening News
After 13 years of chasing stars, Yang Lijuan lost her youth and lost her father who loved her the most, and her life trajectory changed dramatically.
And now that 16 years have passed, how is Yang Lijuan doing?
Yang Lijuan's father
(The information in this article is from official media, and it has been repeated at the end)
Almost crazy star chasing
Yang Lijuan never thought that chasing a star she didn't know would put herself in a quagmire and break up a happy family in an instant.
In Yang Lijuan's dictionary, the words "family is ruined" seem to be words that will never appear.
Because she has lived so happily since she was a child, she is immersed in a honey pot, and she has no concept of money, the future, and everything.
Yang Lijuan
It seems that his life has already been properly arranged by his parents, and even the road has been paved, as the only daughter in the family, and his parents are nearly 40 years old.
Therefore, Yang Lijuan's birth is "afraid of melting in the mouth, and afraid of breaking in the hand".
Throughout her growth, her parents were reluctant to scold or beat, and almost all their requirements for their daughter were met.
This also led to Yang Lijuan's inner thinking of "I can get everything I want".
Yang Lijuan and her mother
When she became infatuated with Andy Lau, this idea seemed to be limited to a certain extent, because her parents' abilities were limited, and they did not hesitate to use money to achieve it for her.
But there are some things that can not be bought with money, Yang Lijuan's idea is not only to see an idol, but also to "marry him".
Parents who can't satisfy their daughters can only use more money to let their daughters complete the opportunity to meet Andy Lau and even have more in-depth exchanges.
Fragment of "Yu See Later".
Since Yang Lijuan was 16 years old, she dropped out of school and chose to chase Andy Lau's footsteps, the room was full of posters of idols, and the desks were neatly arranged, all of Andy Lau's albums and peripherals.
Yang Lijuan, who originally lived in Lanzhou, began a long-term state of running between Hong Kong and Lanzhou in order to meet her idol.
During this period, the money that Yang Lijuan spent for her pursuit can be said to have been saved by her parents for most of their lives.
In Yang's father's view, it is not easy for children to have a dream, and as a parent, there is no great ability, so it is still okay to help children realize this small wish.
It is precisely with the support of her parents that Yang Lijuan is becoming more and more bold and crazy on this road of chasing stars, no matter what the activity, as long as there is a chance to meet Andy Lau, Yang Lijuan will throw money into it.
But Yang Lijuan's family is not a wealthy family, and the expensive road to star-chasing is a huge burden for them.
But in the face of his daughter's full expectations for Andy Lau, Yang's father did not want to disappoint her, and during this period, he sold the house where the family lived and moved to a rental house.
Yang Lijuan took the money and ran to Hong Kong again and again, because there were too many people from all over the country who came for Andy Lau, and Yang Lijuan was squeezed behind the crowd every time, taking a quick look at the figure of the idol.
On the road of crazy pursuit, the Yang family's money has already been exhausted, but Yang Lijuan, who is unwilling to give up, begs her father to help her every time.
couldn't bear his daughter's request, Yang's father put the idea of cutting the kidney for money, and when Yang Lijuan knew the news, she was afraid for a moment.
also tried to propose that he could borrow it from others, and there was no need to exchange it for a kidney, but at the moment, Yang's father, who was as "crazy" as her, only felt that one less kidney would not affect his body, and he could exchange money for his daughter to chase stars.
Because of the matter of "selling kidneys to chase stars", it was too crazy, and Yang Lijuan and her father soon became popular on major platforms.
Footage of Yang Lijuan's father's interview
During this period, the accusations and insults of netizens overwhelmingly attacked them, and many people who are also fans accused her of being an "illegitimate meal" and ruining the reputation of the idol.
And those who watched the excitement thought that she was "unfaithful and unfilial", and let her father sell his kidney for a star.
Seeing his daughter being scolded with blood, Yang's father was angry, his daughter who was reluctant to scold in his life, was scolded so aggrieved when Andy Lau arrived.
For this reason, he persuaded his daughter to give up Andy Lau several times, but in the face of such a situation, Yang Lijuan did not flinch, but felt that it was a good opportunity.
However, everything that happens next will also make Yang Lijuan regret her life....
Interview with Yang Lijuan
Falling into the abyss: Losing everything
In 2007, Yang Lijuan used the money from her father's kidney sale to meet her idol Andy Lau as she wished, and even had an unforgettable group photo.
thought that the fulfillment of her wish this time would make Yang Lijuan a little more restrained, but she didn't know that this was the beginning of her crazier.
With a handshake, she wants a hug, a chance to talk, and even fantasizes about "marrying him".
So after this meeting, Yang Lijuan took advantage of the outside world's attention to herself, and she made a request to the media, hoping to have a chance to meet and communicate with Andy Lau alone.
The first time Yang Lijuan proposed it to Andy Lau's team and was rejected, the second time she proposed it to the media and got an agreed reply, as long as she cooperated with their interview.
However, what Yang Lijuan didn't expect was that this time the cooperation was exchanged for a "fake Andy Lau" meeting at home.
This time made Yang Lijuan and her father feel very angry, especially Yang's father, who was even more sad when he looked at his daughter's begging appearance.
So much so that his "hatred" for Andy Lau gradually soared, and a distorted psychology was gradually born.
In March 2007, Yang's father decided to gamble with his life for his daughter, and used the pressure of public opinion to get Andy Lau to agree to meet his daughter.
He left a thousand-word suicide note, all the contents of which were accusing his daughter of 13 years of dedication, not seeking fame and fortune, but simply hoping to meet his idol.
But in exchange for such a cold-blooded refusal from the other party, he couldn't understand why his daughter was so desperately trying to beg, and Andy Lau could still choose to turn a blind eye?
After leaving this suicide note, Yang's father jumped off the dock without hesitation, ending the second half of his "absurd" life...
Yang Lijuan's father's suicide note
This jump caused a huge sensation, and Yang Lijuan couldn't believe that her father had made such a sacrifice for herself.
Overnight, Yang Lijuan and Andy Lau were both pushed to the forefront, she was accused of "still her father", and countless scolding fell on her in an instant.
Andy Lau also suffered a huge impact on his psychology and life at this time, and because of this incident, he even sought help from a psychiatrist several times.
Footage of Andy Lau's interview
At that time, Yang Lijuan did not wake up completely because of her father's death, but felt that if she gave up, she was really sorry for the decision her father made for herself.
She hopes that Andy Lau can come to her father's funeral, and also hopes that he can fulfill his last wish for his father.
But it's a pity that all this failed to work out, for Andy Lau, if he agreed at the moment, it would only cause more unnecessary trouble, and even more imitators who took this as an example.
Yang Lijuan, who failed to do so, continued to appeal in the following years, just seeking justice for herself and her father.
After going around for a few years, her appeal was rejected, and several defeats seemed to be beating her mercilessly.
This time Yang Lijuan stopped completely, and when she looked back again, she found that everything had changed, as if she had a dream and destroyed a home with her own hands.
The father who regarded her as her life was gone, and looking at the posters on the wall, looking at this idol she once loved to the point of madness, she realized how ridiculous she really was.
She hated and resented, but everything had happened and she had to accept it.
Awakening: Never once I would do this
At the age of 29, Yang Lijuan, who had lost everything, returned to her hometown with her mother dragging the few remaining pieces of luggage.
Under the lens of reporters, she is obviously less than 30 years old, and she seems to have gone through a lifetime, and the vicissitudes on her face are difficult to hide.
In the following years, Yang Lijuan did not appear again, but every time everyone mentioned it, she would become a joke.
Until 2014, after eight years, Yang Lijuan appeared in the public's field of vision again.
This time she faded from her edge, but she never let go of her obsession with the past, in the interview, Yang Lijuan knelt in front of her father's grave and broke down and cried.
"Daddy you're back, daddy you're back"
But no matter how much she cried, her father still couldn't come back, and all that responded to her was the biting cold wind.
Although many years have passed, Yang Lijuan doesn't seem to have let herself come out, and her life is still muddy, although she has a job to support herself, but the whole person seems to have lost her soul.
That incident actually hit her very hard, and many people felt that Yang Lijuan's life was probably ruined.
However, time will make a person grow up, and it will also help you forget the pain of the past, when Yang Lijuan was 40 years old, she was interviewed by Lu Yu in "Yu See Later".
Only here did we really discover that this once wayward girl was finally relieved.
At present, she and her mother live in a house rented for 1,000 yuan a month, and the simple furniture also reflects her current life.
Because she has no academic qualifications and little work experience, coupled with the star-chasing events that have caused her to be a sensation all over the world, it has become difficult for her to find a job.
Bump eventually found a job as a salesman in a supermarket, with a monthly salary of just over 2,000.
In addition to paying the rent, the only money left is enough for her and her mother to eat and drink, and she doesn't have much desire at the moment, she just hopes to live a good life with her mother and make her live more comfortably.
When Lu Yu asked her what she thought of her former self, it was obvious that Yang Lijuan didn't want to mention the past, but she had to face this problem after all.
She lowered her head as if in repentance, and after a moment of silence, she said, "If there was a chance to do it, she wouldn't do it,"
Now she doesn't have any special good friends, and she doesn't get married, but none of this matters anymore, because for the next half of her life, she just wants to be good with her mother.
used her life to make up for her, and for her father's guilt, she could only live the current life with her mother, so that he could rest assured, perhaps the best one to make up for him.
There have been times when people were young and frivolous, but restraint is sometimes a precious thing, and unrestrained indulgence will only make things irreparable.
But once something happens, there is no room for undo, and even regret cannot change it.
Now she is still young, and it is also a kind of luck to be able to give up everything and choose to return to an ordinary life, at least now she knows how to love herself and how to love her relatives around her.
The "catastrophe" in the first half of her life also made her understand what she should cherish, and desire should not be an excuse to "do whatever she wants".
Resources:
(1) Yu saw later: Lu Yu interviewed Yang Lijuan, who had been crazy about chasing stars, 12 years later, to pay tribute to his father and pray for forgiveness
Yu saw later Issue 20191104 Lu Yu interviewed Yang Lijuan, who had been crazy chasing stars, 12 years later, to pay tribute to his father and pray for forgiveness-Variety-HD full genuine video online watch-Youku
(2) Observer.com: He once went bankrupt for Andy Lau and committed suicide for his father...... Now, she regrets it
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1649331499746893181&wfr=spider&for=pc
(3) Baidu Encyclopedia: Yang Lijuan
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%9D%A8%E4%B8%BD%E5%A8%9F/39928?fr=ge_ala