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●—≺ Preface ≻—●
She spent her whole life and deduced a strange love.
In this relationship, she gave everything and got everything, but she only lacked a name.
When the sixty-year-old finally held the marriage certificate in her hand, she found that she had missed the best years.
In the face of other women around her husband, she showed generosity and understanding, and even arranged relevant matters for her husband herself.
Is this kind of love great or sad?
●—≺ Rebel of Fate ≻—●
Fang Yihua, a woman from the bottom, was born in troubled times and grew up in hardship, her mother Fang Lu is a famous singer in Shanghai, in that turbulent era, the identity of a singer is destined to bear the prejudice of the world and the difficulty of life.
Fang Yihua grew up in her mother's singing, she witnessed her mother's ups and downs on the stage of life, and also heard the ridicule and cold words coming from behind the scenes.
Fang Yihua inherited her mother's beauty and singing voice, and in her blood, there was a desire to chase the stage, and at the age of 17, she embarked on the road of a singer and began her acting career.
Her singing voice is graceful, her dancing is light and graceful, her beauty amazes everyone, and in just a few years, she has emerged in the music world with her own strength and become a hot star.
However, all this has not changed Fang Yihua's situation, no matter how good she is, in the eyes of the world, she is still a singer, an object for people to enjoy.
Fang Yihua felt extremely depressed, she was unwilling to sink here, she was eager to change her fate, and the opportunity finally came.
On that day, when Fang Yihua stood on the stage again and conquered the audience with her singing, a person quietly walked into her life, he was Run Run Shaw, a business tycoon, and a man who changed Fang Yihua's fate.
Fate took a turn, Fang Yihua began the road of resistance, and she wanted to write an unusual life in her own way.
●—≺ 45 years of lover's road ≻—●
Run Run Shaw fell in love at first sight, he was deeply attracted by Fang Yihua's beauty and singing voice, although there was a 20-year age gap between them, separated by different identities and statuses, but all this could not stop the pace of love.
Under Run Run Shaw's enthusiastic pursuit, Fang Yihua was shaken, she saw the charm and demeanor of this man, and saw his appreciation and love for herself.
She decided to give it a go and follow this man to start a new life, but the reality is far from being as beautiful as imagined, Run Run Shaw already has a wife, Fang Yihua is destined to be only a lover, a woman hidden behind the scenes.
In that era when feudal thinking was still deeply rooted, being a mistress meant suffering from worldly prejudice and moral condemnation, and Fang Yihua knew this, but she did not back down.
She chose to be tender like water, she chose not to be quiet, she didn't be a shrew, she didn't want to be a resentful woman, she just stood quietly behind Run Run Shaw and supported him and loved him in her own way.
After 45 years of being in the same boat, 45 years of mutual affection, they have witnessed each other's growth and changes, Run Run Shaw has grown from a businessman to a business tycoon, his business territory has continued to expand, and his name has resounded in the business world.
Fang Yihua has also transformed from a singer to a strong woman in the workplace, and she occupies a place in the power core of Shaw Brothers Pictures with her extraordinary wisdom and courage.
However, these 45 years are also the 45 years of Fang Yihua's suffering, although she has love and career, she has never been able to stand by Run Run Shaw's side justifiably.
She could only hide behind the scenes, watching the women around Run Run Shaw come and go, watching the gossip continue to fly, Fang Yihua chose patience and waited.
She knows that love needs the test of time and the precipitation of years, and she believes that as long as she is good enough and strong enough, one day, she will be able to stand by the side of Run Run Shaw with dignity.
●—≺ Combination of generosity and wisdom ≻—●
Run Run Shaw is a romantic man, his love history is almost an open secret, countless women appear in his life, and countless scandals surround him.
As Run Run Shaw's lover, it is impossible for Fang Yihua to turn a blind eye to this, but Fang Yihua chose to turn a blind eye because Fang Yihua knew that his identity was embarrassing.
She has no marriage security, no recognition of her reputation, and at this juncture, any emotional loss of control, any irrational behavior, may ruin this hard-won relationship.
Slowly, Run Run Shaw began to really rely on this woman, began to really appreciate this woman, and they were no longer just lovers, but also confidants and partners.
Finally, when Fang Yihua was 60 years old, a miracle occurred, Run Run Shaw officially married Fang Yihua, giving her a belated title, and Fang Yihua had waited for 45 years at this moment.
It's a pity that 60-year-old Fang Yihua has missed the best childbearing age, she failed to give Run Run Shaw a child, and failed to complete the most essential mission of a woman.
This is undoubtedly a pity for Fang Yihua, but Fang Yihua has no resentment, she accepts this reality with generosity and understanding.
She understands that she is already very lucky to be able to marry Run Run Shaw, and children seem to be less important in comparison.
She gave Shaw full freedom, she did not interfere in his life, she did not restrict his connections, and she would even arrange some women for Shaw to meet his needs.
This seems a little incredible and incomprehensible to others, but for the other party, Yihua, this is her way of love and her wisdom to maintain her marriage.
Fang Yihua used her life to interpret what generosity is and what wisdom is, she uses her own way to manage this unusual relationship, and uses her own way to protect this special family.
●—≺ The public welfare road of husband and wife ≻—●
On the stage of love and career, Fang Yihua and Run Run Shaw have composed a legendary chapter, but their lives are not only about personal achievements and happiness.
As members of society, they are deeply aware that they have a greater responsibility to give back to society and benefit others.
Run Run Shaw is a caring entrepreneur, he is not confused by his own success, he is not bothered by his wealth, he knows that everything he has comes from the society, from the support of the public.
He decided to use his own way to give back to the society, and education became Shaw's first choice to give back to the society, and he firmly believed that only education can truly change a person's destiny and truly promote the progress of a society.
He made a large-scale donation to build schools all over the country to support poor students, and "Shaw Building" became synonymous with Shaw's education.
These buildings are dotted all over the country and have become a place of knowledge for countless students. Every brick and tile embodies Shaw's love and bears witness to his good deeds.
As Run Run Shaw's wife and a partner in his career, Fong Yat-wah will naturally not sit idly by, and she and Run Run Shaw will devote themselves to this public welfare undertaking together.
Although Fang Yihua has no children, she has a motherly heart and pours all her love into those in need.
She sponsors underprivileged students, she helps out-of-school children, and she brightens their lives in her own way.
In 2014, the 107-year-old Shaw quietly left this world with a lifetime of legend.
His departure marked the end of an era, but his love, his good deeds, remained forever in people's hearts.
Three years later, Fang Yihua also left with her lover and left the world she loved deeply, but her life did not end because of this.
As early as before her death, she made a will and donated her life savings to charity, which was her choice and her account for the world.
Looking back on Fang Yihua's life, it is a touching legend, she used extraordinary resilience to overcome the barriers of her birth and rewrite the trajectory of fate.
With generosity and wisdom, she manages an extraordinary relationship and interprets the true meaning of love.
With her diligence and hard work, she shines on the stage of her career and has become a role model for many women.
With kindness and love, she gives back to this society and warms the hearts of countless people.
A singer, a lover, a strong woman, and a philanthropist, Fang Yihua used her life to interpret how a woman can fight against fate, pursue love, achieve a career, and contribute to society with a flexible attitude in the torrent of the times.
Although her life is full of ups and downs, it shines brighter because of it.
Resources:
Southeast Business Daily 2014.1.8 - Run Run Shaw's love is unconventional, and he married a 67-year-old "sixth aunt" at the age of 90
Strait Metropolis Daily 2014.1.8 - Run Run Shaw married Fang Yihua at the age of 90 and handed over TVB to him