Chen Xiaoxu's mother, an elderly man in her nineties, rested peacefully on her side on the bed, her eyes still shining with wisdom and perseverance, although the years have left a deep mark on her face. She gently told the paramedic beside her, "It's coming soon, I have to visit her." Then, she tried to struggle to get out of bed again, and the children hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, but she shook her head firmly: "15 years have passed, and it is about to usher in the 16th year, and I must visit her in person today."
In the face of her family's dissuasion, she still insisted on her opinion, and her family had no choice but to help her up, carefully dress her in neat clothes, and then carefully push her wheelchair and take her to a cemetery in the suburbs. On the way, her thoughts wandered, as if she had traveled through time and space, and returned to that sad moment - at dusk on May 13, 2007, her 42-year-old beloved daughter Chen Xiaoxu died of breast cancer forever.
Since then, the aura of life has gradually dimmed in her eyes, and it is only when she visits her daughter that she can rekindle hope for life. After finally arriving at the cemetery, she was old and had difficulty moving, so she struggled to get up, staggered forward on crutches, and came to the tombstone, sobbing in a low voice to pour out her inner emotions to her daughter. The family watched this touching scene from afar and wished this strong mother from the bottom of their hearts.
When she was about to leave, she refused to let go, held her daughter's relics tightly, and earnestly asked to stay in the cemetery. The family complied with her wishes and spent a long, silent night with her, until the next morning when they reluctantly sent her home.
This has become a mandatory ritual for the mother every year, no matter rain or shine or sunny sky, as long as it is her daughter's birthday, death day or Qingming Festival, she will personally go to the cemetery, offer flowers to her daughter, light incense, and tell her the endless thoughts in her heart.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, Chen Xiaoxu has left us for 15 years, but her mother's longing for her has never diminished in the slightest. Even as her years passed and her steps faltered, she stubbornly insisted on going there in person, longing to see her daughter's tombstone with her own eyes, as if that would keep her soul with her.
Whenever this special moment comes, the family is always unable to stop her, and can only fulfill her wishes as much as possible, sometimes even having to spend the night in the cemetery. Seeing the mother sitting quietly in front of her daughter's grave muttering to herself, the family's eyes were filled with deep sadness.
They know very well that a mother's thoughts and concerns for her daughter are like a turbulent river, unfathomable, which is a mother's endless sorrow and eternal remembrance of the loss of her child.
Fate is impermanent, who would have expected that just when Chen Xiaoxu's career was in full swing, she unfortunately suffered from terminal breast cancer! All the signs began after the Spring Festival in 2006, when she was 44 years old and began to feel the strangeness of her body, often needing to gently touch the right side of her chest with her hand, frowning, and enduring indescribable pain.
Faced with such a situation, her parents were naturally worried and urged her to seek medical treatment as soon as possible, but Chen Xiaoxu, who has a stubborn personality, did not attach too much importance to this, and only went to the Chinese medicine hospital to prescribe some traditional Chinese medicine conditioning under the persuasion of friends for many years.
However, as time passed, the condition did not improve, but worsened, and sometimes the pain was so severe that she could not sleep all night and almost collapsed.
In desperation, the parents could only ask Chen Xiaoxu's husband Hao Tong for help, hoping that he would be able to convince his wife. However, Hao Tong was also powerless, and the husband and wife argued endlessly, and even the doctor's advice was severely refuted by Chen Xiaoxu.
Over the years, she has always firmly chosen to take Chinese medicine and resolutely resists any Western medical surgery. It wasn't until her condition deteriorated and her weight plummeted to less than 70 pounds that her family had no choice but to send her to Shenzhen for medical treatment.
However, even in the face of such a predicament, Chen Xiaoxu was still stubborn, ignoring everyone's advice, and insisted: "In this life, I want to have a complete body, and I must remain intact when I die!"
On that cold day in February 2007, Chen Xiaoxu suddenly made a decision that shocked all her relatives and friends - to escape into the empty door! Despite the strong dissuasion of her family, she had already made up her mind.
Only ten days later, her husband Hao Tong also followed in his wife's footsteps and entered the Buddha together, and since then he has taken refuge in the Buddha and embarked on the path of cultivation.
Some speculate that this may stem from a unique understanding of life and a strong desire to be otherworldly. They try to perceive the existence of life in another way, to experience the natural laws of birth, aging, sickness and death.
However, unexpectedly, in May 2007, not long after becoming a monk, Chen Xiaoxu finally failed to overcome the disease and died of cancer, which made relatives and friends grief.
Back in the 80s of the last century, when the advertising industry in mainland China was in its infancy. As a female leader who has demonstrated outstanding talent and vision in her career, Chen Xiaoxu did not hesitate to devote herself to this career at the age of 26, leading the creation of her own unique advertising agency.
At the beginning, the company faced many difficulties due to the lack of rich operational experience. Many prospective prospects, after learning that the company's legal person turned out to be a high-profile young actress, chose to leave, unwilling to give her any opportunity to show her talent.
However, Chen Xiaoxu did not lose confidence because of this, but devoted himself to this entrepreneurial journey with great conviction. Starting from the grassroots advertising designers, she paints innovative creative sketches one after another, leading the team members to work hard day and night. Through unremitting efforts, the company's business situation has gradually improved, and just a few years later, it has successfully become one of the leading companies in the industry.
In this process, Chen Xiaoxu's popularity as a well-known "Lin Daiyu" actor has undoubtedly brought a huge impetus to him. From the difficult exploration in the early stage of his career to the final realization of nearly 40 million yuan in revenue, Chen Xiaoxu has perfectly interpreted the spiritual power of "never say die" with his own practical actions.
However, the road of life is not always smooth sailing, even if his career has climbed to the top, Chen Xiaoxu still has not completely shaken off the shadow brought by the role of "Lin Daiyu". No matter which new film and television work she participates in, the audience will always involuntarily associate her with Lin Daiyu and judge her.
The long period of role bondage made it difficult for her to extricate herself and break free. Because of this, coupled with the increasingly fierce competition in the same industry at that time, many directors began to stay away from Chen Xiaoxu and were reluctant to invite her to star in their own works.
The dilemma of having no scenes to shoot has brought her life to a low point, which is also a major problem that troubles her even in the best days of her career.
However, fate always seems to like to play tricks on people, and just when Chen Xiaoxu was deeply troubled by the role of "Lin Daiyu", she unexpectedly had the idea of joining the business world. With her hard work in the advertising industry, she quickly achieved remarkable results, not only reaching a new peak in her career, but also accumulating her personal wealth rapidly.
Fate shaped her into one of the 30 outstanding female advertising elites in mainland China, and she was once awarded a special report on the cover of the magazine, and was honored as the "economic trend leader of the year"!
Everyone has a colorful dream in their hearts, and Chen Xiaoxu's dream world is to become an extraordinary ballet artist. Since the age of 10, she has devoted herself to ballet practice, even during recess.
Coming from a family of artists, she has developed a deep love for this art since she was a child.
However, the reality is always so cruel and unforgiving. When all Chen Xiaoxu's expectations were pinned on his future dance career, everything was forcibly interrupted by sudden changes. Although she achieved impressive results in various assessments, many factors eventually forced her to give up her beloved dance career.
This blow of reality is undoubtedly heavy for the young her, even her parents, who are usually serious, feel the pain in her heart at this moment. In order not to let their daughter fall into confusion, they encouraged Chen Xiaoxu to join the acrobatic troupe and continue to devote himself to the field of art.
Although there is still some distance between her and her dream, it can at least ease the pain of losing her stage.
The days in the acrobatic troupe are full of hardships, and Chen Xiaoxu not only has to endure high-intensity physical training every day, but also has to undertake all kinds of tedious chores and physical labor. However, she never complained about it and always maintained a positive attitude towards work.
It was this strong belief in art that eventually allowed her to transfer to the repertory troupe and obtain a stable position as an actress.
Although the life of the repertory troupe is uneventful, it can at least allow Chen Xiaoxu to temporarily stop his busy pace and calm down to precipitate his soul. Sometimes as an actress, sometimes as a behind-the-scenes worker, she puts all her energy into it, pouring all her energy into it.
With unremitting efforts, Chen Xiaoxu has gradually emerged in the industry.
In 1983, a blockbuster news spilled into her ears like a rain - the high-profile TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" was being cast, and the role of Lin Daiyu was still undecided.
After learning of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Chen Xiaoxu did not hesitate to write a passionate cover letter, and specially attached a beautiful and moving photo to the crew.
There is no doubt that God has a special favor for her! When the well-known director Wang Fulin first read Chen Xiaoxu's letter full of true feelings and beautiful pictures, he couldn't help but fall in love with his otherworldly temperament, and he was sincerely convinced!
Facing his colleagues, Wang Fulin said excitedly: "This is exactly the image of Lin Daiyu that I dreamed of!" As a result, Chen Xiaoxu successfully entered the training class with his excellent comprehensive quality, paving the way for the glorious journey of shaping the role.