Born on September 24, 1958 in Hong Kong, China, many families struggled to feed themselves in those turbulent times, and her home was no exception, even more difficult than ordinary families.
The arrival of a new life, far from making Chen Meiqi's parents happy, was full of disappointment and resentment. Poisoned by feudal ideas, they very much hoped that a man would pass on the lineage, and before her, the family already had five daughters.
The parents were full of hope to give birth to a boy, but the sixth child was still a. While lamenting the injustice of fate, they planned to have a seventh child.
Soon after she was born, Chen Meiqi was sent by her parents to a nearby nunnery, and at a young age, she had to follow the nuns who practiced to do what she could, and she could not feel the warmth of any family affection at all.
Young Chen Meiqi learned some of her own life from other people, she couldn't figure it out, her parents were obviously alive, why did she abandon her here?
Sometimes, Chen Meiqi's mother would come to the nunnery to offer incense, and she would hide in the curtain and look at her mother from a distance.
If any nun saw this scene, she would immediately take Chen Meiqi away, because from their world view, since they were already empty people, why bother to make some senseless contact with their mother in the red dust world, which would only increase their troubles.
In Maggie Chen's life, the only glimmer of light is her second sister. The second sister, who was more than a teenager, often visited her at the nunnery, brought her some food, told her interesting things about the outside world, and encouraged her to live a strong and optimistic life.
When Chen Meiqi was seven years old, it coincided with her mother's birthday, and the second sister plucked up the courage to come to the nunnery and forcibly bring her home.
It was pouring rain in the sky, and Chen Meiqi, with an infinite desire for family warmth, took the second sister's hand and walked into the rain without hesitation.
Young and ignorant, Chen Meiqi thought that by returning to her parents, she would be able to have a happy and warm home, but reality once again disappointed her.
Back at home, Chen Meiqi tightly held the second sister and did not let go, she looked at everyone in the family, and the faces were extremely strange.
When she was seven years old, Chen Meiqi saw her mother's appearance clearly for the first time, that is, she brought herself into this world. However, what made Chen Meiqi extremely embarrassed was that her mother did not show a happy look because of her return.
That night, Chen Meiqi slept in the same bed with her mother, and she could not snuggle happily in her mother's arms like a child of the same age, sweetly whispering, on the contrary, the two were like two parallel lines, carefully without any intersection.
When Chen Meiqi turned over and made some noises, her mother would reprimand her and tell her not to move, in addition, the mother and daughter did not have any communication.
In this way, Chen Meiqi lived at home like an outsider for several months, getting along with other family members very awkwardly, and her mother could not stand such a relationship and decided to send her away again.
The nunnery could not go back, and the mother directly sent Chen Meiqi to an orphanage, so that the child, who had both parents, became a spiritual "orphan".
From that day on, Chen Meiqi no longer had any extravagant expectations for her home, and from now on, she could only face the difficulties of life alone.
The children who take care of the children in the orphanage are nuns, who advocate the ascetic lifestyle, and the management of the children is very strict, getting up at 5:30 every morning, then making beds and folding quilts, washing clothes and dishes by themselves.
In the orphanage, Chen Meiqi developed an independent and self-reliant personality, and because she often had to wash snow-white sheets, she had a cleaning habit, both in life and emotionally.
Abandoned by her family, Chen Meiqi's personality has not become extreme, she likes to read books, from books to find the meaning of life.
In the book, Chen Meiqi read the stories of many people, knowing that there were many people in this world who had a more tragic life than her, but changed their fate through hard work, and she decided to work hard and never waste time.
When she was 16 years old, Chen Meiqi saw that TVB was recruiting TV artists, and she went to register with the mentality of trying it out, and she was admitted very smoothly. Although Heaven gave her a tragic childhood, it also generously gave her a cute and delicate face.
After graduating from the TVB Artist Training Class, Chen Meiqi began a career of running dragon sets, participating in TV series such as "Absolute Double Pride", "Criminal Investigation Files", "Forensic Records" and so on, almost all of which are small roles without names and lines.
Chen Meiqi's big dark and bright eyes are very energetic, and her demeanor and speech have a cool and unique temperament, which gradually attracts the attention of the big director.
In 1978, Chen Meiqi got an important opportunity to play the heroine Xiang Huizhi in the TV series "Strongman", and the actor who played with her was the famous Zhou Runfa.
According to Chen Meiqi's recollection, Zhou Runfa was already popular at that time, and she was just an unknown small actor, so she would be very nervous when playing with Fa Ge.
Zhou Runfa is a very easy-going person, he will drive to pick up Chen Meiqi to the studio to start work, but also specially buy her favorite cheese, one after another the two become very good friends, the state of filming is gradually getting better.
After the broadcast of "Strongman", Chen Meiqi became popular overnight and became a hot actress in Hong Kong, and she finally worked hard and ushered in the glory of her career.
At that time, Chen Meiqi was just 20 years old, with a pure appearance, a charming figure, and the aura of a female star, and she was soon targeted by a group of rich businessmen, and there were countless men who pursued her.
The lack of parental love in childhood made Chen Meiqi more eager to have a sincere and beautiful love, but after experiencing the cruelty of reality, she still remained sober and had a clear attitude of rejecting those husbands with a playful mentality.
Unfortunately, Chen Meiqi escaped the pursuit and interception of multiple hunters, but finally fell into a well-woven trap.
At a banquet, Maggie Chan met Ma Qingwei, who was 4 years older than her, the grand duke of Ma Jincan, one of the five richest people in Hong Kong at that time, and was prosperous and personable.
Ma Qingwei is a veteran of the love field, he fell in love with Chen Meiqi at first sight, and then launched a fierce love offensive, a variety of sweet words for a while, a great dedication.
At first, Chen Meiqi did not think much of Ma Qingwei's pursuit, believing that this rich man was just looking at his own beauty, and when the fresh energy passed, he would naturally disappear from his side.
What surprised Chen Meiqi was that Ma Qingwei actually showed perseverance beyond ordinary people, he pursued unremittingly, cared for everything in detail, and created a romantic surprise at every turn, which made the rest of the crew extremely moved.
Chen Meiqi, who was abandoned by her parents since childhood, did not expect that she could one day get such exceptions and preferences, her heart began to waver, and finally promised Ma Qingwei that she could try to fall in love with him.
In the year of love, Ma Qingwei showed surprising long affection and single-mindedness, changed his habit of messing around in the past, and single-mindedly guarded Chen Meiqi, and even the media and the public were confused by him, thinking that he was really a prodigal son who turned back to his heart.
In that era, female stars all took marrying into the rich as the ultimate goal, Chen Meiqi has never had this kind of utilitarian idea, she always thinks that she has gained love, but unexpectedly fell into the sweet lie carefully woven by Ma Qingwei.
In 1979, Ma Qingwei and Chen Meiqi held a grand wedding, and she jumped from the ugly duckling who was once disliked by everyone to the envy of everyone.
Ma Qingwei's family is well-off, he does not want his wife to continue to show her face outside, Chen Meiqi is also willing to be a small woman behind her husband, so she resolutely quit the show business circle at the peak of her career and devoted herself to the family.
Chen Meiqi did not have the heart to be a rich man who did nothing, with a yearning for knowledge, she ran to the University of Macau to study business administration, perhaps hoping that after her studies were successful, she could help her husband, but she never thought that Ma Qingwei had begun to gradually expose her nature.
Ma Qingwei has always been a mercurial person, before falling in love with Chen Meiqi and marrying, he has been maintaining ambiguous relationships with many female stars in the circle, and at the beginning of marriage, he can temporarily maintain a persona of a good husband, and after a long time, the fox tail is exposed.
When Chen Meiqi gradually saw the true face of Ma Qingwei, she felt extremely sad and disappointed, but with the illusion of love, she still hoped to save the marriage with actions, and looked forward to her husband's acceptance and return to the family.
In 1985, through continuous efforts, Chen Meiqi finally became pregnant, and she tried to tie her husband's heart with the child, but it turned out that she was still too naïve.
At that time, Ma Qingwei had more than one ambiguous object around him, and the most famous one among this group of warblers and swallows was Guan Zhilin.
At that time, Guan Zhilin had just ended a hasty marriage, faded the youth of a young girl, and became more and more beautiful and compelling to a mature woman.
During Chen Meiqi's pregnancy, some media broke the news that Ma Qingwei had secretly met with Guan Zhilin many times and did not shy away from launching a love offensive against her.
Rumors were rife, and at first Chen Meiqi still refused to believe it, but there was no wind and no waves, and after she saw the evidence of Ma Qingwei's derailment, she could no longer deceive herself.
Women during pregnancy are already very vulnerable, encountered husband cheating, Chen Meiqi's psychology is even more hit hard, and to make matters worse, she often receives harassing phone calls.
In order to force the palace to ascend to the throne, Xiao San actually called Chen Meiqi directly, insulted and provoked her with various words, and said bluntly: "You will soon be dumped by your husband!" ”
Overwhelmed, Chen Meiqi moved to live with her mother, but the harassing phone calls were still like shadows, and every time she heard the phone ringing, her palms would sweat, her heart would beat faster, and finally she would have a tire.
Chen Meiqi was admitted to the hospital for twenty days, but still did not withstand the mental pressure of miscarriage, it is said that this accident also affected her future fertility.
During the time when Chen Meiqi was hospitalized, Ma Qingwei never visited her in the hospital once, which was so ruthless that it was chilling.
The fetus was not saved, and Chen Meiqi returned to her mother's house to nurse her body, but the harassing phone still refused to let her go.
Once, Chen Meiqi's mother received a phone call, the other party knew that Chen Meiqi had just miscarried, and even said viciously sarcastically: "Your daughter can't lay eggs!" ”
Chen Meiqi recorded the phone, but the voice was too vague, and it was difficult to distinguish who the person on the other end of the phone was.
After the news came out, the media pointed the finger at Guan Zhilin, although there was no direct evidence to prove that she made a harassing phone call, but it was a fact that she fought with Ma Qingwei during that time.
Under the pressure of public opinion, Guan Zhilin firmly denied the harassment of the phone, and invited a lawyer to write a statement in front of the media: "I did not seduce Ma Qingwei. ”
In Guan Zhilin's view, it has always been Ma Qingwei who has taken the initiative to pursue her, and there is nothing wrong with herself.
This dog-blooded extramarital affair is boiling over, and Ma Qingwei, as the male protagonist, has always been running away, without remorse, Chen Meiqi is completely disappointed, she can no longer tolerate such a state of life.
In 1986, Maggie Chen divorced Ma Qingwei, ending a marriage that had been managed hard for seven years and breaking away from this painful relationship.
Abandoned by her parents since childhood, and experiencing a series of blows such as her husband's cheating and her child's miscarriage, Chen Meiqi once fell into depression and took a long time to get out of the shadows.
Fortunately, the tragic experience of childhood has created a strong and independent character of Chen Meiqi, even if she encounters great setbacks, she has not given up learning, as one of the few highly educated stars in the circle, she is versatile, proficient in multi-Chinese words, after leaving the giants, she is completely able to support herself.
After many years of leaving the show business circle, Chen Meiqi returned to her old owner TVB and studied acting skills again, and at this time she was nearly 30 years old, which was a very unfriendly age for female stars.
TVB's senior leaders are very sympathetic to Maggie Chen's plight and try to arrange opportunities for her to shoot and win suitable roles for her.
In 1988, in the TV series "Absolute Double Glory" starring Liang Chaowei, Chen Meiqi played the main invitation to the Moon of the Flower Palace, with a graceful style and surprise to everyone.
In 1989, Chen Meiqi played Ling Shuanghua in "Lian Cheng Tiao", and her appearance and acting skills were both online, and she did not fall behind in the old drama bone Zeng Jiangbiao, which won the praise of the audience.
In 1992, Chen Meiqi became popular all over the country and even In Asia because of "The Legend of the New White Lady", she played the role of Xiao Qingling with sharp teeth, daring to love and dare to hate, and became a childhood goddess for many people.
When Chen Meiqi played Xiaoqing, she was 34 years old, but between her hands and feet, she was full of girlish atmosphere, without any sense of violation, and her performance had broken through the limitations of age.
When Chen Meiqi came to the mainland to do publicity, almost no one knew her real name, and they directly called her Xiaoqing, which shows how deeply this role is rooted in the hearts of the people.
In fact, when the agent handed the script of "The Legend of the New White Lady" to Chen Meiqi, she saw that she wanted to play a role as a maid, and it was still a girl's image, and immediately refused, and finally under the patient persuasion of others, she reluctantly agreed.
How could Maggie Chen not have imagined that this role of the beard that she once looked down on had become the most classic screen image in her acting career.
As an actor, it is a great success to have a classic role in your life that will always remain in the hearts of the audience.
Later, Chen Meiqi played many different roles, but never surpassed Xiaoqing, after all, the TV series "The Legend of the New White Lady" itself is an insurmountable peak.
Chen Meiqi spends a lot of energy on filming, but in life, she is a person who pays great attention to family, and even if she encounters a failed marriage, she still does not give up her desire for love.
In 1999, Chen Meiqi met her second husband, Xin Shangyong, at a dinner hosted by the Performing Artists Association.
Xin Shangyong is Chinese-American and not a showbiz person, but he has a good personal relationship with Jackie Chan, so he is invited to a dinner party. Originally, the person who seated next to Chen Meiqi was Xie Xian, but he ran to another table to get together with his friends, so Xin Shangyong was arranged in this empty seat.
As soon as Xin Shangyong saw Chen Meiqi, he greeted her warmly and said, "I have been to your house." ”
It turned out that when Chen Meiqi and Ma Qingwei were together, Xin Shangyong had visited her house through a party, but the two had their own families at that time and did not communicate much.
When they met again, both were already single, and a relationship had a reason to start.
During the conversation, Chen Meiqi inadvertently mentioned the trouble of installing a computer, and Xin Shangyong, a computer expert, volunteered to help her install the computer. One after the other, the two became friends.
Influenced by her childhood experiences, Chen Meiqi often visited her children in orphanages and donated materials, and Xin Shangyong would sometimes accompany her. In the process of taking care of the child, Chen Meiqi found that this man was very careful and considerate, and could not help but feel good about him.
Next, the interaction between the two people is logical, even if Xin Shangyong returns to the United States to work, the two will cook phone porridge every day.
After experiencing the failure of the first marriage, Chen Meiqi became cautious, did not dare to let go of her hands and feet to love boldly, and she always had some hesitation in the face of sudden love.
What really impressed Chen Meiqi and made her determined to accept Xin Shangyong was because of a small matter.
During that time, Chen Meiqi was acting in stage plays, and there was an actor in the crew that she liked very much, and in order to record these precious moments, she would carry a camera every day.
One day, Chen Meiqi's camera broke, Xin Shangyong said to take it to help her repair, not long after going out, he sent a new camera back. Xin Shangyong told her that although the old camera can be repaired, it will take at least two days, and she does not want to miss the wonderful moments during this period and leave regrets.
At that moment, Chen Meiqi was very touched, and she thought that she had finally met the right person.
After divorcing Ma Qingwei, Chen Meiqi was single for 13 years, but after knowing Xin Shangyong for 5 months, she chose to marry by flash, and she decided to entrust the rest of her life to this man.
Xin Shangyong has a pair of children with his ex-wife, and Chen Meiqi regards them as her own, and even gives up filming for a long time to go to the United States to take care of their lives. In the long time of companionship, they established a deep relationship.
In 2006, Chen Meiqi used this experience of her own as a material to write a book called "My Savage Stepmother".
Chen Meiqi has not had her own child, the media said that the abortion caused sequelae, resulting in her lifelong infertility, and she herself explained in an interview that not having children is the result of consultation with her husband, and does not want her husband's two children to be separated.
In 2008, while volunteering at a volunteer event, Chen Meiqi met a baby girl with diseases such as hydrocephalus and spinal bursts, who had been abandoned by her parents.
At the moment of seeing this child, Chen Meiqi's heart felt a special touch, as if she saw herself when she was a child, and a feeling of pity sprang up.
Later, Chen Meiqi took her husband to visit the child, Xin Shangyong also liked her very much, after careful consideration by the husband and wife, they decided to adopt the child and named her Lucia.
Chen Meiqi has always taught her adopted daughter not to have hatred for her biological parents, but to face the world with a positive and optimistic attitude and embrace life, just as she convinced herself.
In an interview with the media, Chen Meiqi mentioned that her adopted daughter would have flying eyebrows and dance, and her smile was full of smiles, which showed that she had a very deep affection for this child.
In addition to adopting Lucia, Maggie Chan has been volunteering for decades helping homeless orphans and is praised as the "mother of angels."
After many years, Guan Zhilin began to reflect on her past behavior in an interview with the media, and frankly regretted that she had hurt others.
In the face of Guan Zhilin's belated apology, Chen Meiqi said that she had already looked away, after all, it was many years ago, and it was meaningless to pursue who was right and who was wrong, and everything could not go back to the beginning.
Today's Chen Meiqi has a successful career and a happy family, she is already a winner in life, there is no need to be bound by the past, let all the past disappear!
The encounter of being abandoned in childhood and the failure of the first marriage failed to defeat Chen Meiqi, and her independent and self-reliant personality and kind and optimistic personality helped her overcome the shadow and finally harvest happiness.
All kinds of painful past has become a precious spiritual wealth of Chen Meiqi, and now she has experienced vicissitudes, but she can tell her tragic experiences lightly and gently, tell others, and let others get inspiration and gain from their own experiences.
Chen Meiqi is worthy of the title of "Angel Mother", her kindness and wisdom have won the second half of her life, family is her eternal destination, and the joy of heaven is her greatest happiness!