Text/Pan Caixia
In May 2021, 74-year-old Wang Mingquan posted a cartoon photo with Luo Jiaying to celebrate the 12th wedding anniversary. From falling in love at the age of 40, to cultivating positive results at the age of 62, and then to today's love, as Luo Jiaying once confessed:
"After experiencing life and death, I know what a love is, that is, you have half a life left, I have half a life left, and finally synthesize a life." 」
Because of two failed emotional experiences, For marriage, Wang Mingquan has repeatedly rejected, until both suffer from cancer, cruel fate in exchange for a happy life.
Cartoon photo of Wang Mingquan and Luo Jiaying
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Before meeting Luo Jiaying, Wang Mingquan had a marriage. It was 1971, and she was 24 years old, and she had just officially joined TVB as a TVB signed artist.
When my career first started, I chose to start a family because the other party was good enough.
Her husband's name is Liu Changhua, and he is a personable mature man. He is engaged in clothing and import and export business, and every time he goes abroad, he will bring back decent clothes for Wang Mingquan to make her more elegant and beautiful. In their homes, the English letters on the wallpaper are "LOVE", thoughtful and romantic envy others.
Love, but not bondage. Under her husband's understanding and trust, Wang Mingquan became a legend of the Hong Kong wireless era, and the costume drama cooperated with Zheng Shaoqiu was very popular, and after the TV series "Family Change" was broadcast, her career reached its peak, thus laying the foundation for her "one sister" status in the Hong Kong television industry.
Wang Mingquan and her first husband
As acting became busier and busier, Wang Mingquan gradually alienated from her family. In addition, Liu Changhua often runs for business abroad, gathering less and leaving more. Less getting along and communicating, marriage lights up red.
Just then, another man appeared, he was Ho Shou-shin, who was known as The "Gold Medal Emcee" in Hong Kong.
At that time, Wang Mingquan and He Shouxin hosted "Happy Tonight" together, He Shouxin's thinking was quick, witty and humorous, and their cooperation was seamless, and they were the best partners in the eyes of the audience.
The work became more and more tacit, and privately they also got closer and closer, until at an event, He Shouxin took Wang Mingquan's hand.
Wang Mingquan and He Shouxin
Suddenly, the "love of Junluoshi" was very popular, and He Shouxin's wife had a strong personality and filed for divorce that year.
Accused of interfering, Wang Mingquan did not explain, but life was troubled, and the reporter's question was aggressive: "After many years of marriage, why haven't you had children until now?" ”
Wang Mingquan said coldly: "This is a purely private sexual question, and I don't want to answer you!" ”
The reporter also asked: "Is your husband also in favor of not having children for the time being?" ”
Wang Mingquan showed obvious impatience: "This, you go and ask my husband!" ”
In the face of the reporters' desperate pursuit, she simply got up and rushed out of the encirclement, allowing them to evaluate her as arrogant, stubborn, and inaccessible.
Fortunately, she has a good husband, and for the media to promote the waves, Liu Changhua has always been tolerant and generous, and does not give her any pressure. It was not until it was later reported that there were other people who had intervened in He Shouxin's family, and Wang Mingquan was able to get rid of his troubles.
Wang Mingquan
However, it is difficult to balance the career family after all, and when they were married for 11 years, an accidental miscarriage led to the inability to have children again, which accelerated the dissolution of the marriage. In 1983, she and Liu Changhua ended their 13-year marriage.
Giving up is another kind of gain. After the divorce, Wang Mingquan and Liu Changhua became good friends and often cared for each other and greeted each other warmly. The year after their divorce, they also went to Japan to watch concerts together.
On the surface, they resumed their friendship, but as everyone knows, Liu Changhua is very obsessed and has been unable to let go of this relationship. He often drank alone, and Wang Mingquan's clothes left in the villa were also kept intact, looking forward to one day repairing the old.
In 1985, Wang Mingquan was unfortunately hospitalized with thyroid tumors, and Liu Changhua frequently visited and sent flowers, and his infatuation and persistence were touching. But Wang Mingquan was very sensible, she understood that she could not be a competent wife, and never nodded.
A costume film by Wang Mingquan and Zheng Shaoqiu
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After Wang Mingquan's divorce, he Shouxin, the former object of the scandal, began to pursue and began to transport her to and from work, and their love affair once again went away.
The feelings of the two were so confused and entangled, during which Wang Mingquan was extremely insecure. However, just as she was about to accept He Shouxin, he was exposed to cheating and planned to immigrate to Canada without any explanation.
Sadly, Wang Mingquan publicly stated to the outside world that he would never immigrate with him. In the end, the relationship ended with a trustworthy departure.
For He Shouxin complained, he had waited too long. Wang Mingquan said: "This plot is so complicated that even I don't understand it, and no one can imagine the plot. But there is no denying that he is the person who hurts my heart the most, the person who bothers me the most, including my health, work and daily life, which makes me very miserable. ”
Hurt by her feelings, she even suffered from depression and needed to see a psychologist.
Many years later, the two finally laughed and hated each other. Looking back on this "bitter love", He Shouxin said: "Sister A is a person who is strong on the surface, but needs people's care and support in her heart, we are both too similar in personality, and we will not change something for each other, so we can never walk together." ”
At the wrong time, when encountering the wrong person, Wang Mingquan's resentment is inevitable. Only for her first husband, Liu Changhua, she always felt sorry: "Breaking up is my responsibility, at least he still cares about me, a wholehearted good friend's concern." ”
After many years of divorce, Wang Mingquan also received a scarf sent by Liu Changhua from Italy, and the exquisite card read: "LIZA, I hope you are healthy and have a happy life!" Only a few words, but deep affection, made her tears.
The past is difficult to pursue, and when people reach middle age, Wang Mingquan no longer fantasizes about love. At this moment, the right fate came unexpectedly.
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In 1987, the Cantonese opera "Mu Guiying Broke Hongzhou" was rehearsed, and the 41-year-old Luo Jiaying was invited to play the male protagonist Yang Zongbao. Coming from a family of Cantonese opera, he is a well-known figure in the Cantonese opera industry and is particularly picky about his partners.
When there was no good actor, someone recommended Wang Mingquan. That evening, they met at the tea house. As soon as Wang Mingquan appeared, Luo Jiaying couldn't help but marvel at herself, she was noble and elegant, more radiant than on the screen.
In Wang Mingquan's eyes, Luo Jiaying is a bit unsatisfactory: his appearance is not proud, his hair is sparse, and his dress is casual.
Wang Mingquan and Luo Jiaying
Unexpectedly, Wang Mingquan agreed to play Mu Guiying. She has loved traditional opera since she was a child, and this opportunity naturally refuses to miss. But she also put forward a condition: Luo Jiaying must accompany her to practice for a year, during which time she cannot receive any performances.
Despite his respected position in the Cantonese opera industry, Luo Jiaying's economy was not rich, and he did not hesitate to agree to this seemingly domineering request.
He has his own selfish intentions – his partner and partner Li Baoying has just parted ways with him, and he urgently needs to cultivate a good new partner. He took a fancy to Wang Mingquan's acting talent and the tenacity to accept defeat.
During the year of rehearsal, Luo Jiaying was both a teacher and a nanny. Every day, no matter how late it was, he would send Wang Mingquan home; in order to make her eat more, he would prepare food for her in a different way.
He has a strong personality, is funny to talk to, and takes good care of her in a meticulous manner. Friends gradually found that Wang Mingquan was no longer that cold and arrogant beauty, the smile on his face increased, and people also became cheerful and relaxed.
As it turns out, Luo Jiaying's vision is not wrong. After the Cantonese opera they collaborated on was staged, it received rave reviews. After the performance, Wang Mingquan ran to Luo Jiaying's dressing room and couldn't help but give a kiss.
Soon, the news of the two falling in love came out. There is no hiding, they are generous and natural, as long as there is leisure, they will meet to travel.
Accompany each other in life and forge ahead together in their careers. Wang Mingquan devoted herself to the art of Cantonese opera with great enthusiasm, and under her influence, Luo Jiaying began to dabble in film and television. In 1995, in the movie "Journey to the West" starring Stephen Chow, he left the audience with a chattering image of a Tang monk, and his popularity was greatly enhanced.
Luo Jiaying plays the Tang monk
Fame and profit go hand in hand, but the marriage has not progressed, although every time wang Mingquan's birthday, Luo Jiaying will propose marriage, but Wang Mingquan has never agreed. The last love affair once made her despair, and she saw a psychologist for six years, and she did not dare to take any more risks about marriage.
More than ten years of love runs, the Hong Kong media is anxious, friends in the circle are anxious, and even fans of movies are also urging them when to get married. Faced with questioning, Luo Jiaying said helplessly: "It's not that I won't marry, it's that she won't marry, you go and ask Sister Ah!" ”
Because of desperate work and neglect of health, in 2002, Wang Mingquan was diagnosed with breast cancer. On the day of the operation, Luo Jiaying deliberately joked: "How are you going to distribute the inheritance?" But when she was pushed into the operating room, he suddenly felt the sadness of life and death.
Five hours later, when she learned that the operation was successful, Luo Jiaying cried. Standing in front of the hospital bed, he promised her: "I will take care of you for the rest of your life!" Even if she had half of her breasts cut off, he wouldn't mind. In order to relieve her boredom and make her happy, he sang to her at the bedside, and such a heavy love obsession often moved Wang Mingquan to tears.
It's just that after suffering from cancer, she rejected his marriage proposal even more, and she was afraid of dragging him down. As long as two hearts know each other and cherish each other, why should they care about a marriage certificate? Until two years later, Luo Jiaying was diagnosed with stage III liver cancer.
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In 2004, a sudden illness struck Luo Jiaying, and when he learned that he had liver cancer, his first phone call was to inform Wang Mingquan: "Sister, in this life, I am afraid that I will not be blessed to marry you!" ”
Wang Mingquan immediately arrived, and the two unlucky eggs became patients from then on. They encouraged each other and summarized their experience in fighting cancer together. Wang Mingquan, who was once a "savage girlfriend", has also become more and more gentle.
They are lovers, they are relatives, and their feelings have long been beyond the scope of love. For marriage, Luo Jiaying is no longer attached, and he even said amazingly: "If you are married, it is easy to divorce, if you do not get married, you will never divorce." ”
Wang Mingquan has changed, both have experienced life and death, and she cherishes this relationship even more. Love, create miracles, their bodies gradually recover.
On May 2, 2009, after 21 years in love, the two finally registered their marriage in the United States. That year, Wang Mingquan was 62 years old and Luo Jiaying was 63 years old.
Since then, every day has been a happy day, and every wedding anniversary, Wang Mingquan can receive Luo Jiaying's affectionate confession. He called her "Empress Dowager" and called herself "Yingying", and until gu rare, they were still as sweet as ever.
In 2018, in CCTV's "Classic Arias Circulating" program, the husband and wife jointly performed "Queqiao Immortal". At the scene of the program, Luo Jiaying sent Wang Mingquan the first handwritten love letter. Recalling the first kiss in the dressing room, he said:
"A kiss is a stamp, and from that kiss I am your man." We've been in a relationship for 21 years and only got married in our 60s, and it doesn't matter to me a little later, as long as there's a good ending..."
At the end of the letter, he asked, "If we are together in the next life, I would like to, what about you?" ”
The answer she gave was a kiss, a promise for the next life. There is no doubt that being "Mrs. Luo" is the happiest thing in her life.
Luo Jiaying's handwritten love letter