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In the early morning of May 2024, in an exquisite and spacious villa in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district, a gray-haired lady held a time-honored photo album in her hand, her eyes full of deep sense of vicissitudes and deep nostalgia for the good memories of the past.
In this album, there are precious historical photos. One of the photographs shows a heroic middle-aged man hugging a beautiful woman, all with a happy smile on their faces.
This lady is the wife of the 75-year-old film legend Sammo Hung - Gao Lihong, and the heroic middle-aged man is undoubtedly Sammo Hung in his youth.
Back to the same day 31 years ago, Sammo Hung married Gao Lihong, a film newcomer who was peerless at that time, as his wife under the attention of major media around the world.
Now, Sammo Hung has entered the later stage of her life, but Gao Lihong still regards this partner who has accompanied her for most of her life as her personal padded jacket and takes care of her carefully.
In that photo, the young Sammo Hung has a firm gaze, hugging the petite Gao Lihong, and his eyes are full of endless love.
And now Sammo Hung, although his face has been engraved with the marks of the years, but when he stares at Gao Lihong beside him, the affectionate love is stronger than before.
"Honey, are you missing her again?" Gao Lihong gently stroked the back of Sammo Hung's hand, and there was a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.
The "she" in her mouth is Sammo Hung ex-wife and Gao Lihong's former mother Cao Enyu. This beautiful woman from South Korea married Sammo Hung and gave him four lovely children.
However, the good times are always short-lived, and due to various complex reasons, they eventually choose to divorce and separate.
Although Cao Enyu resolutely opposed the relationship between Sammo Hung and Gao Lihong at the beginning, under Gao Lihong's tolerance and generosity, they finally succeeded in eliminating the estrangement between each other and became confidants and friends who talked about everything.
Gao Lihong even took the initiative to invite Cao Enyu to stay in Hong Kong and live with their family.
However, just a few years ago, Cao Enyu unfortunately passed away due to illness and left this warm family. Gao Lihong has always taken care of her mother-in-law's health, and Cao Enyu also expressed her deep gratitude to Gao Lihong on her deathbed.
Now, Gao Lihong alone adheres to this warm home that belongs to her and Sammo Hung alone.
In 1987, under Sammo Hung's careful planning and strategizing, Gao Lihong became famous with the action blockbuster "Oriental Condor", and since then she has become a well-known martial arts queen!
Gao Lihong has been full of unique obsession and talent for martial arts since she was a child, and she worked diligently to ask Sammo Hung to teach martial arts, and finally won the favor of her teacher in 1986, becoming the first female disciple in the history of the Hung family class to be admitted exceptionally.
In the process of filming "Oriental Condor", Sammo Hung gave everything he had to show the irreplaceable charm of Gao Lihong to the audience.
Every action scene in the film is thrilling, combining Gao Lihong's graceful figure, delicate face and vigorous martial arts skills to create a modern female image of beauty, intelligence and strength.
As soon as the movie was released, it immediately triggered a wave of "Gao Lihong" craze. This mixed-race beauty with oriental charm instantly captured the hearts of countless fans, and her unique appearance left a deep and unforgettable impression in the minds of the audience, and she became a household name "action queen".
Jackie Chan, a friend who once fought side by side with Sammo Hung was also deeply attracted by Gao Lihong's charm after watching this film.
Sammo Hung laughed heartily when he heard this, and said mysteriously: "Jackie Chan, what do you know?" Beauty is on the side, and careful care is the real way of the king! ”。
Looking at Sammo Hung smug expression, Jackie Chan couldn't help but laugh, thinking that he was probably completely fascinated by this beautiful apprentice.
In 1978, his friend Jackie Chan, who had received rigorous training in the Peking Opera class with Sammo Hung since childhood, finally became a blockbuster with the action blockbuster "Serpentine Trickster" and became a household name in the film industry.
During filming, Jackie Chan often asked his old friend Sammo Hung for advice on many details of action direction.
Sammo Hung not only unreservedly imparted the essence of his martial arts, but also took the initiative to share his life experience and insights with Jackie Chan, which strengthened the deep friendship between the two.
Late one night, Jackie Chan was blackmailed and intimidated by the gang and almost died. Fortunately, Sammo Hung stepped forward and teamed up with Jackie Chan to defeat the gangsters and was able to save his life.
Afterwards, Sammo Hung not only heroically saved Jackie Chan, but also personally mediated the dispute, and the two became brothers with deep affection.
In that year, Sammo Hung did not hesitate to marry the young and beautiful Cao Enyu, the right-hand man who was filming in South Korea at that time, and became a couple who entered the marriage hall together.
Their love story is as beautiful as a fairy tale!
Looking back on the years spent in South Korea, Cao Enyu's beauty is amazing, like the charm of "sinking fish and geese", interpreting the connotation of the shy flower of the closed moon.
In the face of such a young and beautiful woman, Sammo Hung couldn't resist the emotional impulse in his heart, and fell in love at first sight, and his relatives and friends couldn't help but praise her when they saw her.
In that prosperous era, Cao Enyu wore a traditional Korean dress, with a good demeanor, like a classical lady, who still exudes charming charm after the vicissitudes of life, and can easily become the focus of attention.
After marriage, Cao Enyu gave birth to four lively and lovely children for Sammo Hung and the family lived happily together.
This personable old actor, under the careful care and love of his wife, finally found his spiritual home and lived a peaceful life.
However, the good times are always short-lived, and as time passes, the contradictions between the two gradually become apparent.
Sammo Hung's night-to-night singing and wandering lifestyle made Cao Enyu feel stressed and physically and mentally exhausted.
Every late at night, she waited for her husband to return home drunk, tears streaming down her eyes. However, when a new day comes, she smiles again and carefully wipes Sammo Hung for his body.
In 1986, Gao Lihong, a mixed-race beauty who was already peerless at that time, with an endless love for martial arts, asked Sammo Hung to learn from a teacher.
At first, Sammo Hung didn't take this petite woman seriously. The Hongjia class has always only recruited male disciples, and there has never been a female figure.
"Master, I sincerely want to worship you as a teacher and learn the true martial arts!" Gao Lihong respectfully bowed to Sammo Hung, and her tone was extremely firm.
Gao Lihong was not afraid, "Master, please rest assured, I will definitely be able to withstand the hard training!"
Seeing her so determined, Sammo Hung could only reluctantly accept this very special female disciple.
However, his wife, Cao Enyu, was adamantly opposed to this.
"Jinbao, how can you make an exception to accept female apprentices? Our martial arts world has always paid attention to inheritance, how can we let people with foreign surnames tarnish this purity?"
Sammo Hung patiently explained: "Enyu, look at how brave this girl is, a girl is so obsessed with martial arts, we should give her full support!"
Cao Enyu was still as cold as ice, and her face was full of displeasure.
Unexpectedly, Gao Lihong took the initiative to pay tribute to Cao Enyu without reservation, and respectfully called the other party "Shi Niang".
Deep in Cao Enyu's heart, she couldn't help but be deeply touched by this atmosphere full of warm family affection.
Since that day, Sammo Hung has cared for Gao Lihong, and has devoted several times more care and love to Cao Enyu than to Cao Enyu.
Once, Gao Lihong accidentally sprained her waist muscles during martial arts, and Sammo Hung personally cooked medicinal food for her, and carefully massaged her to relieve the pain.
However, as a wife, Cao Enyu rarely enjoys such nuanced care from her husband.
Another time, Sammo Hung bought a cup of steaming milk tea for Gao Lihong when he was on a mission.
Unexpectedly, Jackie Chan took a sip by mistake, Sammo Hung was immediately furious, and wondered if Jackie Chan had ill intentions towards his beautiful female disciple.
All kinds of signs reveal that Sammo Hung loves Gao Lihong, a female disciple, has long gone beyond the scope of ordinary teacher-student relationships.
As his wife, Cao Enyu was in great pain when she saw this situation, and the rift in her marriage gradually deepened.