Although the Republic of China was only less than 40 years old, it was full of old and new traditions, as well as the collision of Eastern and Western cultures.
Coupled with the warlord melee and the War of Resistance Against Japan, people living in this period are like floating in the water and fluttering in the wind.
Under the influence of Western entertainment culture, movies during the Republic of China became fashionable. Many theaters have sprung up like mushrooms.
Many "stars" are also rising at this time. Zhou Xuan, Butterfly, Chen Yunsheng, Chen Juanjuan and other female stars, each beautiful and moving, people are fascinated.
In fact, these female stars are not only the carrier of emerging film culture, but also the backbone of China's film development.
Among the many female film stars of the Republic of China, there is a well-known female star, who was not only sought after by many people at that time, but also lived until her death in 1999, she is the "modern woman" Chen Yanyan.
In modern society, the star is an entertainment symbol, but in the Republic of China period, the star is like the stars holding the moon. Whenever they appear in public, they are often chased by fanatical fans.
The actress set foot in the film industry at the age of 14, and her future development can be said to be smooth sailing, but due to being drugged by her girlfriend, she had to commit herself to an enemy and was eventually abandoned.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >, Chen Yanyan, an early Chinese actress</h1>
Compared with Zhou Xuan and Ruan Lingyu, Chen Yanyan's name seems to be relatively unfamiliar. But mention her famous works "Spring in the Southern Kingdom", as well as "The Road", "Home", "No Love" and so on.
I believe that people who have a certain degree of research on Republic of China movies will definitely know this female star. Chen Yanyan was born in 1961 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, as a descendant of the Manchu zhen soul revolt nobles, her ancestral home is the city of Beijing.
This delicate-looking, petite woman was praised by fans as a "petite milk swallow".
In 1930, at the age of 14, Chen Yanyan attended the Beiping Sacred Heart Girls' School, and the location of the Lianhua Film Company was exactly the only way for her to go to school.
At this time, Chen Yanyan, who was particularly fascinated by movies, often went to see movies whenever she had free time. By chance, she was discovered by cai chusheng, the film director at the time.
Cai Chusheng let her make a cameo appearance in the movie as an aunt, Chen Yanyan, who originally loved the movie for ten minutes, made the director very satisfied after leaving the country, so he recommended her as an actress.
To become a professional film actor, you need to undergo a period of training. In this process, Chen Yanyan, under the company's arrangement, starred in some supporting roles in films such as "Suicide Contract" and "Love and Obligation".
The film's broadcast brought her attention, so "Lianhua" signed a five-year filming contract with her. That is to say, at this time, Chen Yanyan has officially become a film actor.
At the age of 16, she became an overnight hit with "Spring in the Southern Kingdom". "Struggle", "Three Modern Women", and "The Light of Motherhood" are all films shot in her golden age.
Because Chen Yanyan's role in the movie is always some naïve and romantic little daughter, fans affectionately call her "beautiful bird".
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > second, harvest love, unexpected changes</h1>
During filming at Lianhua Film Company, Chen Yanyan met photographer Huang Shaofen. Because the two are usually very talkative and often deal with each other, they have become lovers.
But all this has changed because of the appearance of Chen Yanyan's girlfriend, Tong Yuejuan, the aunt of the owner of Xinhua Film Company.
Because the good girlfriends often interact together, it aroused the interest of the boss, and he hoped to be able to take Chen Yanyan for himself.
However, due to Chen Yanyan's basic vigilance, the boss teamed up with Tong Yuejuan and put menghan medicine in her cup when Chen Yanyan came to her home as a guest.
In this way, Tong Yuejuan's husband got Chen Yanyan, and when this matter was known to Huang Shaofen, the relationship between the husband and wife broke down.
After the divorce, Chen Yanyan was forced to commit herself to the boss and live as an underground lover. But after she gave birth to an illegitimate child, she was abandoned by the boss.
The once popular female star, because she could not accept this blow, once had a mental disorder due to stimulation, and later recovered and was discharged from the hospital with the help of a doctor.
Although Chen Yanyan's family life is not smooth, these things have never made her give up her career pursuits. Later, she went to Hong Kong alone to develop and co-founded a film company.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > concluding remarks</h1>
Everyone's life journey will be full of all kinds of thorns and roadblocks. If you want to get through one difficulty after another, you must have strong inner strength.
Chen Yanyan, an actress in the early days of the Republic of China, although she was popular in the film industry when she was young, but later she was in pain because her girlfriend was drugged.
But she is ultimately a strong person in life, and she has achieved a career through personal efforts.