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On that gloomy rainy day in 1997, our beloved Ms. Yang Yaqin, a 53-year-old film and television superstar, left us.
She is like a bright star in the eyes of the public, and her departure has undoubtedly brought deep grief to the majority of fans, and countless fans wept silently at her memorial service, offering their deepest condolences to this screen goddess who has brought them countless laughter and touches.
However, what makes people sigh is that the two closest partners in Yang Yaqin's life, her ex-husbands, did not attend her funeral. The first husband was a military man, and their marriage broke up because of differences in ideas, while the second husband, who was originally a loyal fan of hers, chose to leave after learning that she had terminal lung cancer.
At this moment, this once radiant film and television superstar can only lie alone in bed, accompanied only by her daughter Yang Xiaojie. Yang Xiaojie was teary-eyed, recalling her mother's words before she died: "How I long to see you again, but unfortunately I can't see it with my own eyes."
Every time she recalled these words, her heart would be overwhelmed with deep pain, and tears would slide down uncontrollably.
As Yang Yaqin's only close relative, Yang Xiaojie devoted everything she had to take care of her mother wholeheartedly through the last days of her life. She waited by her mother's bedside day and night, taking care of her daily life carefully, expecting her mother to leave peacefully.
However, this is already the greatest comfort that an elderly woman can do for her deceased loved ones.
As Yang Yaqin's nephew Yang Jun lamented in an interview: "She has been pursuing true love all her life, but unfortunately she failed to achieve her wish in the end." ”
Looking back on Yang Yaqin's acting career, the reason why she was able to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry stemmed from the discerning director Tang Yingqi in 1961. At that time, Yang Yaqin was just an unknown prop staff of the troupe, responsible for managing and maintaining all kinds of props and supplies.
Although her position is humble, she has never given up the pursuit of her stage dream, in addition to completing her own work, she always humbly observes the rehearsals in front of and behind the scenes, carefully records every detail and experience, and when she is alone, she will practice repeatedly and tirelessly hone her acting skills.
Yang Yaqin's diligence and persistence were not in vain, and finally won the favor of Tang Yingqi, a leading director in the industry. He had a unique eye and insight into the huge potential contained in Yang Yaqin, so he boldly used her as the subtle role of "Tian's sister-in-law" in the film "Mine Warfare" released in 1961.
Although the role played by Yang Yaqin, who debuted on the big screen, is not prominent, it is undoubtedly a key step towards her bright stardom.
Only three years later, Tang Yingqi once again focused on Yang Yaqin and carefully created the high-profile "Juanzi" role in "Bitter Cauliflower". With her superb and delicate acting skills, Yang Yaqin successfully created a female image of forging ahead in hardship, won the enthusiastic pursuit of the audience, and became a well-known film and television superstar.
Since then, Yang Yaqin has successively participated in many classic film and television masterpieces such as "Youth Like Fire", "Xizi Girl", "Black and Red Tie", which can be called an immortal legend in the Chinese film industry in the seventies and eighties.
The image of "Juanzi" created by her is full of the imprint of her personal life, tenacious and positive, which deeply touched the heartstrings of the audience and made her win the reputation of "national image ambassador".
In 1944, Yang Yaqin was born in a poor family in Jinan, Shandong. Her mother was frail and sick, and she died when she was only two years old, leaving Yang Yaqin and her three siblings alone.
My father did his best to support the family and raise them with food and clothing. However, Yang Yaqin did not receive enough fatherly care during her childhood, and even at the dinner table, she often had to wait for her brother and younger siblings to finish eating before sharing the rest of the food.
Due to the lack of family warmth since she was a child, Yang Yaqin's heart was filled with a strong desire to become the pillar of the family, like a firm but never-extinguishing flame burning in her heart.
She can do everything, whether it is housework or cooking skills, she is meticulous and diligent. However, when she was 7 years old, her father died tragically, and she lost her last loved ones.
Thankfully, her brothers and sisters showed a high sense of responsibility and love at this time, and they did their best to support Yang Yaqin and encourage her to join a small drama troupe and find her own path in life.
At first, the young Yang Yaqin was just an obscure minor role in the theater focused on prop management, however, she never despised or underestimated the role she played.
On the contrary, she is like an explorer who loves life, always roaming around the front and back of the stage with enthusiasm, recording every detail in detail in the small notebook she carries with her.
Even in lonely moments, she will squeeze out precious time, practice repeatedly, and constantly improve herself.
Yang Yaqin's diligent and studious spirit soon attracted the attention and praise of her mentor. Once, when an actor was unable to participate in the performance for some reason, the mentor was keenly aware of Yang Yaqin's potential and did not hesitate to entrust her with the heavy responsibility.
Yang Yaqin, who was only 17 years old, bravely stood in the center of the stage in this way, shocked the audience with her superb acting skills, and won high praise and warm welcome from the leaders of the troupe.
Since then, Yang Yaqin's acting career has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. She has an eye-catching performance in many well-known dramas, such as "Song of Youth", "Blood and Tears" and so on.
Despite this success, she remains grateful and treats the other members of the troupe as if they were family. The love and gifts from her older brothers and sisters have become a powerful motivation and spiritual pillar for her to pursue her dreams.
In 1974, Yang Yaqin, who had already emerged, stepped into the first marriage hall in her life. The partner of this marriage is a soldier, not out of her own will, but according to the careful arrangement and instructions of her older siblings.
Soon after marriage, Yang Yaqin ushered in the birth of her daughter Yang Xiaojie. The family of three lives a happy life, accompanied day and night, Yang Yaqin's heart is full of gratitude, looking forward to this marriage can withstand the baptism of the years.
However, Yang Yaqin's heart is full of contradictions and struggles. On the one hand, she couldn't let go of her love for acting, and on the other hand, she didn't want to go against her husband's expectations. She once tried to win her husband's understanding and approval by participating in the movie "Scout", but was severely criticized: "What is the role you play? There is no logic at all!" This sentence is like a sharp blade, which deeply pierced Yang Yaqin's heart.
"Since I can't get your support no matter how hard I try, let's break up. In the face of an unbridgeable gap, Yang Yaqin chose freedom.
She tearfully hugged her young daughter Yang Xiaojie and resolutely left that warm family.
Recalling those days, Yang Yaqin always feels heart-rending pain. She once had a fervent heart to find in her husband the soul mate with whom she had a heart and a deep understanding of each other's hearts, but she was never able to realize this wish.
What makes her sad is that the only thing that the other party cherishes is her peerless elegance on the screen, not the true expression of her inner emotions, this deep loss, which is destined to become a wound that can never be erased from the bottom of her heart.
As a single mother, Yang Yaqin had to take on the responsibility of raising her daughter alone, however, in the field of career, she showed extraordinary talent, participated in many masterpieces in a row, and became a popular film and television superstar.
Just when her star journey was shining brightly, a well-known and successful businessman from bustling Hong Kong stepped into her life circle, easily igniting the long-dormant expectation of love in her heart.
When the businessman first met Yang Yaqin, he was attracted by her delicate and elegant temperament, and then embarked on a passionate and well-behaved pursuit offensive. He not only did not hesitate to spend financial and material resources to support Yang Yaqin's work, but also paid attention to the daily life of her and her baby daughter Yang Xiaojie.
In this businessman from Hong Kong, Yang Yaqin found the kind of understanding and tolerance that the former military husband lacked. He did not interfere with Yang Yaqin's steps on the road of acting, but gave her the most sincere praise and warmest encouragement every time she performed on stage.
What's even more rare is that he treats Yang Xiaojie like his own daughter, making the relationship between their mother and daughter more intimate.
With a beautiful vision of this marriage, Yang Yaqin finally decided to marry the Hong Kong businessman and moved to Hong Kong with him. However, the reality is not as rosy as she expected, and the aesthetic orientation of the Hong Kong film and television industry is completely different from that of the mainland, they are more inclined to entertaining works, and there is relatively little demand for actors like Yang Yaqin who are good at acting in dramas.
Faced with such a predicament, Yang Yaqin had to temporarily put aside the focus of her career and devote herself wholeheartedly to family life, concentrating on taking care of her husband and daughter.
However, when she encountered the shackles of her career trough, Yang Yaqin gradually fell into a deep inferiority complex, and the trivial things in life all revealed the limitations of her identity as "just a housewife".
Whenever she and her husband attend social occasions, she tries to fit in and cater to each other's interests, but the businessman is only interested in her former image as a movie star, rather than the wife in front of her, who is focused on household chores.
In the midst of endless loneliness and depression, Yang Yaqin began to indulge in the comfort of alcohol and tobacco until she was finally diagnosed with mid-stage lung cancer. This was undoubtedly the heaviest blow she had suffered in the course of her life! When the merchant learned of this, he ruthlessly asked for a divorce, and without hesitation, he turned around and left, leaving his young daughter Yang Xiaojie alone by the bedside.