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In 1971, Zhao Yazhi had just graduated from Hong Kong's Catholic Chong Tak College, ushering in the first turning point in her life.
At that time, the news of Japan Airlines' recruitment of flight attendants reached Zhao Yazhi's ears.
Zhao Yazhi, who has always been eager to travel around the world, went to the interview without even thinking about it.
This year, Zhao Yazhi was 17 years old, and he came out of the water and clear, and naturally won the heart of the airline.
In this way, Zhao Yazhi became a flight attendant, and after training in Japan, she took flights between Hong Kong and Japan day after day.
Bringing tea and pouring water, handing blankets, taking paper towels, and tedious flight attendant work, Zhao Yazhi was happy in it.
Two years later, the wheel of fate began to turn.
It was 1973, and in the midst of the beauty pageant wave, TVB held the first Hong Kong Sister Contest.
Zhao Yazhi's mother saw the news and thought it was a perfect opportunity to exercise.
So she put 19-year-old Zhao Yazhi on the election platform.
This year, Standing on the stage with Zhao Yazhi was 22-year-old Deborah.
Deborah is a native of Hong Kong, who has learned song and dance since she was a child, and also performed with the song and dance troupe, coupled with a bold personality, which made her stand out among many beautiful women and take the crown of Hong Kong sister.
Zhao Yazhi did not have any stage experience, and at the beginning she behaved generously, but in the swimsuit link, she could not let go of the shyness, and finally only got the fourth place.
But for this achievement, Zhao Yazhi has no regrets at all.
Carrying a crown, a watch and HK$1,000 in cash, she went home happily.
At this time, Zhao Yazhi had no interest in the entertainment industry at all.
When Deborah was a host at Hong Kong's Leigh TELEVISION station, Zhao Yazhi was still wearing a flight attendant uniform, looking for poetry and distant places on one flight after another.
But as her flight shifted to a long flight to Russia, Ms. Zhao suddenly got tired of the job.
Soon, Zhao Yazhi resigned.
Just as Zhao Yazhi was wandering, TVB threw an olive branch to her.
The wonderful and legendary life of a goddess has begun.
02
In 1975, Deborah had already become popular with the TV series "Frenzy", and Zhao Yazhi, who had just arrived, could only start from miscellaneous work.
At that time, Zhao Yazhi was assigned to the TV variety show group, responsible for a series of tedious tasks such as production, drama, costumes and props.
TVB executives saw that Zhao Yazhi did a good job, and then stuffed her into the program "Big Heart" as a host.
It is necessary to take into account the front and back of the stage and make Zhao Yazhi exhausted.
Just at that time, TVB was recruiting artists everywhere, and Zhao Yazhi introduced herself as an actor.
This year, Hong Kong director Leung Shuk-yee is preparing to shoot "Riding the Wind and Waves", and needs to find a youthful actress to play a student.
Zhao Yazhi, who is as beautiful as a flower, stood out among the artists and won the script of the supporting actress.
In the end, this drama did not stir up much splash, and Zhao Yazhi's jerky and childish performance did not have much to watch.
However, at this time, Zhao Yazhi still has no ambition for fame and fortune, and after completing her dream of traveling the world, her biggest dream is to run a happy and warm family like her mother.
Soon, a man named Huang Hanwei appeared.
This doctor, who is 10 years older than Zhao Yazhi, is enough to help Zhao Yazhi carry a piece of the sky from the economy to experience.
Therefore, under the mediation of the families of both sides, Zhao Yazhiyi married this man with full expectations.
If nothing else, Zhao Yazhi will be a happy little woman under Huang Hanwei's wings.
No one expected that this marriage would become Zhao Yazhi's nightmare.
In 1976, the three Xu brothers were preparing to co-produce a comedy film "Half a Pound, Eight Two", in which Zhao Yazhi made a small cameo role.
With the film's popularity in Hong Kong and Japan, Zhao Yazhi also has a small popularity in the circle.
Soon, at the invitation of Jiahe Movie, a "SendIng Money Cold" pushed Zhao Yazhi to the throne of the goddess of comedy.
When Zhao Yazhi was immersed in the fame and fortune that came pouring in, she knew nothing about the impending crisis.
03
In 1978, Zhao Yazhi made a comeback after giving birth and cooperated with Zheng Shaoqiu in three plays in a row.
At that time, Zheng Shaoqiu was a well-known playboy in Hong Kong.
First of all, it enlarged the belly of classmate Lu Huiru, and then forced Sen Sen to leave his hometown after the song, and he could also make the "fat" Shen Dianxia die for him.
But Zheng Shaoqiu's peach blossom luck is not unreasonable, can sing and dance, good acting skills, ancient costumes are more charming.
Facing Zhao Yazhi when the peach was ripe, his heart was inevitably stirring.
However, the scandal between these two people will take some time to ferment.
At this time, Zhao Yazhi was entangled with another man surnamed Huang.
This year, Zhao Yazhi and Huang Yuanshen collaborated on a film called "Peeling the Wrong Teeth and Removing the Wrong Bone".
This Huang Yuanshen once became the dream lover of countless young girls with "The Great Hero Huo Yuanjia".
But before the drama was finished, the scandal between him and Zhao Yazhi was boiling over.
Dog blood is that Huang Yuanshen and Taiwanese movie star Shi Qianyu have been married for 3 years and have a son.
Soon, the reporter ran to interview Shi Qianyu.
Unexpectedly, this Shi Qianyu was a cruel character, and directly threw out a love letter written by Huang Yuanshen to Zhao Yazhi.
At the same time, she also said bluntly: "My marriage with Huang Yuanshen did go wrong. ”
Before long, these love letters appeared in the newspapers, making Zhao Yazhi and Huang Yuanshen the target of public criticism.
Of course, Shi Qianyu did not have this ability, and the initiator was Huang Hanwei.
A green man, when he was depressed, he found a friend to borrow wine to pour sorrow.
It just so happened that this friend was the boss of a weekly magazine, and in order to help Huang Hanwei vent his anger, he simply made these letters public.
In this way, public opinion directly beat Zhao Yazhi into the eighteenth layer of hell.
While Huang Hanwei shouted to the media: "Many men in Hong Kong say that they like my wife, but so what", while scolding Zhao Yazhi's watery Yang Hua.
This is not all, Huang Hanwei injured Zhao Yazhi's left leg after a drink.
Rumors of domestic violence are all over the place.
Although Zhao Yazhi repeatedly denied it, she was released by Wu Junru with a cold arrow many years later, and she revealed in the program: "Zhao Yazhi is very good at pretending, and she is confused with her husband Huang Yuanshen, and she is also injured by her husband!" ”
At this point, Zhao Yazhi and Huang Hanwei's marriage is in jeopardy, but it will take two more scandals before they go to court.
04
In 1979, Zhao Yazhi and Zheng Shaoqiu collaborated on "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", which was popular in the streets and alleys of Taiwan.
At that time, Taiwan's China Television broadcast an episode every week, and in the process of broadcasting, there was basically no one on the street, and even taxi drivers stopped to watch Chu Liuxiang and Su Rongrong.
Even Gu Long sighed: "Taiwanese only know that Zheng Shaoqiu is Chu Liuxiang, and forget that the author of Chu Liuxiang is Gu Long." ”
In the end, the drama won 70% of the ratings, directly threatening the jobs of many Taiwanese actors.
At that time, more than a dozen Taiwanese film companies with martial arts scripts knocked on Zhao Yazhi's door.
Her film salary rose to HK$150,000 at the speed of light, a figure that was beyond the reach of all Hong Kong actresses at the time.
In addition to the high film remuneration, the relationship between Zhao Yazhi and Zheng Shaoqiu was officially fermented.
At this time, Zhao Yazhi and Huang Hanwei gradually drifted away, and she was disheartened, facing Zheng Shaoqiu's booing and asking for warmth, it was inevitable that Spring's heart would sprout.
Another reporter photographed that Zheng Shaoqiu accompanied Zhao Yazhi to see the gynecology department.
Watching Zheng Shaoqiu and Zhao Yazhi get closer and closer, Shen Dianxia couldn't stand it, and she had a hot temper and gave Zhao Yazhi two slaps.
These two slaps really broke up the pair of Mandarin ducks.
In 1980, TVB gathered more than twenty screenwriters to create the script for "Shanghai Beach".
Originally, this script was specially prepared for Zhao Yazhi and Zheng Shaoqiu, but before filming began, Zheng Shaoqiu said that he suffered from liver disease from overwork and had to be hospitalized.
TVB did not have time to wait for Zheng Shaoqiu to recover, and could only find another male protagonist, Zheng Shaoqiu recommended the fledgling Zhou Runfa.
In this way, Zhao Yazhi and Zhou Runfa staged a red dust obsession in old Shanghai.
After this drama, Zhou Run became angry, zhao Yazhi and Wang Mingquan, Li Siqi, and Huang Shuyi became the four major huadans of wireless, and the film remuneration rose again.
When Feng Chengcheng's boom was set off in the two sides of the strait, Zhao Yazhi gave birth to a second son for Huang Hanwei.
However, the arrival of the second child could not stop Zhao Yazhi's peach blossom luck.
05
In 1981, Zhao Yazhi and Zheng Shaoqiu hooked up again and starred in a martial arts drama "Flying Eagle".
For this drama, TVB can make a bloody payment.
Every appearance of Zhao Yazhi in it is a different outfit.
In the end, "Flying Eagle" won 84% of the viewership record in Hong Kong, and once became popular in Thailand.
At this time, Zhao Yazhi and Zheng Shaoqiu sucked a lot of CP powder.
But under the intimidation of Shen Dianxia, the two no longer dared to have anything to do with each other.
However, Elder Yue quietly gave Zhao Yazhi another red line.
This year, a "Female Black Man Mulan" made Zhao Yazhi and Huang Jinshen's relationship.
At that time, Wong gave up her job as a pharmacist in the United States and had just returned to Hong Kong to join the show business.
Seeing Zhao Yazhi, who fell in love with the country, Huang Jinshen was almost in love at first sight.
Even if you know that the goddess is a mother, you can't stop his hot love.
Soon, Huang Jinshen showed his love for Zhao Yazhi in a high profile, and also said: "Love Yazhi is like loving my life." ”
With the fermentation of public opinion, Zhao Yazhi once again fell into the whirlpool of scandal.
Later, she could not bear the pressure and could only stand up and respond: "I have never loved Huang Jinshen, I love my two sons." ”
At this point, Zhao Yazhi's reputation in Hong Kong has fallen to the bottom.
In order to avoid the wind, she had to go to Taiwan.
On the other side, Huang Hanwei, when he was depressed, also began to look for flowers and ask for willows.
Soon, Zhao Yazhi and Huang Hanwei completely broke up.
7 years of marriage, in an instant, vanished.
If it is good to get together and disperse, they will not fail each other.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the news of the divorce came out, Zhao Yazhi and Huang Hanwei went to court because of the custody of the children.
At that time, this divorce case was a sensation in Hong Kong.
Zhao Yazhi, who was plagued by scandals, was once reduced to the laughing stock of the public.
In the end, under the advice of Huang Jinshen, Zhao Yazhi still won the case.
In order to repay Huang Jinshen, Zhao Yazhi could only promise herself.
06
In 1983, Zhao Yazhi and Huang Jinshen, despite public opinion, announced their love affair in a high profile.
But this relationship, no one is optimistic.
Zhao Yazhi is a superstar, Huang Jinshen is just a small actor, and how far can a strong woman and a weak man go.
However, no one expected that they really came to marriage.
In 1985, Wong gave Zhao Yazhi a grand wedding and made a promise: "I will be good to you all my life, and time will prove everything." ”
In this way, Zhao Yazhi took her two sons and became another Mrs. Huang.
But public opinion did not let them go, and various speculations and rumors still left Zhao Yazhi with no way back.
Zhao Yazhi was angry, simply quit the entertainment circle, and was willing to marry and teach his children at home.
This retirement is two years.
In 1987, Zhao Yazhi gave birth to a third son.
In order to make milk powder money, she took the olive branch of China Television and moved the battlefield to Taiwan.
Soon, Zhongshi tailored a "Jinghua Smoke Cloud" for Zhao Yazhi.
However, this drama did not allow Zhao Yazhi to gain a firm foothold in Taiwan.
At this time, Zhao Yazhi's mind was not on his career at all.
After shooting for 10 days in the crew, I had to take three days off to return to Hong Kong to see my son.
It was not until 1991 that China Television invited Zheng Shaoqiu to co-produce "Drama about Qianlong" with Zhao Yazhi, which made her career usher in the second spring.
At that time, this drama not only set off a frenzy of Qing Palace drama in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but also allowed Zhao Yazhi to kick out the mainland market.
With this shareholder wind, Zhao Yazhi is only one drama away from the altar.
07
In 1992, Taiwan Television celebrated its 30th anniversary and prepared to adapt the story of "The Legend of the White Snake".
In order to elect the "best white lady", Taiwan Television also held a vote.
Among the actresses, Zhao Yazhi won the high vote.
Unexpectedly, when Taishi found Zhao Yazhi, she refused.
Because this drama has a large number of opera singing segments, Zhao Yazhi is worried that her Chinese is not good.
In addition, her career stalled for several years, and she was more cautious about the selection of scripts.
No way, Taiwan Television found Pan Yingzi again.
As a result, Pan Yingzi was filming "A Generation of Empress Da Yu'er" and could not draw out the schedule.
In this way, Taiwan Television can only continue to persuade Zhao Yazhi.
In order to dispel her concerns, the producer proposed to find someone to voice in the later stage, and the actor only needed to be lip-synced.
In this way, Taiwan Television found Ye Tong and Chen Meiqi again, and the group went to Hangzhou West Lake to start shooting.
In November of this year, "The Legend of the New White Lady" was officially launched.
Unexpectedly, this drama once again sensationalized the whole of Taiwan, and Zhao Yazhi won the award and got it softly.
The following year, CCTV was introduced and directly won the annual ratings championship.
That "white lady boom" seems to make women on both sides of the strait and three places become gentle.
This year, Zhao Yazhi was 38 years old, and when many actresses faced a midlife crisis, she reached the second peak of her life.
This peak directly raised her film remuneration to HK$80,000 per hour.
In those years, from "Qin Shi Huang and A Fang Girl" to "Snow Lady", Zhao Yazhi almost dominated all costume dramas.
With the continuous introduction of Hong Kong and Taiwan dramas from the mainland, Zhao Yazhi has become a mess in the mainland.
In 1999, Film Pictorial magazine lasted for 7 months to study the "Zhao Yazhi phenomenon".
However, since the beginning of this year, Zhao Yazhi has reduced production a lot, basically only shooting one drama a year.
In 2006, Zhao Yazhi, who loves fashion design, suspended all her work and went to Tsinghua University to study an EMBA.
Since then, although Zhao Yazhi has no classic works, her feelings are enough to make her food and clothing worry-free for the rest of her life.
In the past ten years, the entertainment industry has changed suddenly, and a wave of rising stars has come and gone.
But Zhao Yazhi lived into an ageless legend, which was admired by future generations.
Looking at the men who had entangled with her, they had long disappeared in the red dust.
Huang Hanwei, who had confronted Zhao Yazhi in court, could no longer recover any news about him on the Internet.
Huang Yuanshen, who had written love letters to Zhao Yazhi, had been a monk for 30 years.
Zheng Shaoqiu, who had a scandal with Zhao Yazhi, turned back with the prodigal son and left a good story with Guan Jinghua.
Today, 67-year-old Zhao Yazhi, elegant and intellectual, and Huang Jinshen's day and night companionship, like a winner in life.
All the lace green hats, love and hate, in the end, are like a dream.