Author: Wan
The breeze is gentle, the moon is like a hook, where is the beauty, the grass is beautiful...
Xu Lai, a popular movie star during the Republic of China period, a thin red face who was tricked by fate.
The Republic of China "standard beauty" Xu Lai
She looks like a breeze, her eyes are like stars, her skin is better than snow, her black hair is like a cloud, she raises her hands and feet, and she is full of charm!
Xu Lai, the "standard beauty" of the Republic of China period.
Xu Laisheng looked like a handsome man, which was her luck and her misfortune.
Since ancient times, red faces have more thin lives, and since ancient times, red faces have been sad...
God has given you the face of the city, and it will surely take away the happiness you deserve.
The years are mercilessly red and old, the beauty is late twilight to the moon, the past is like a floating cloud, and a wisp of incense scatters with the wind...
Xu Lai's life has ups and downs, sorrow and joy, light is short, and sorrow is long.
Her stage name is Xu Lai, but she can't wait for the breeze, and fate gives her only disappointment and pain.
In 1909, Xu Lai was born in the bustling metropolis of Shanghai, her original name was Xu Xiaomei.
Although Shanghai was the largest city in the Far East at that time, Xu Xiaomei's family situation was not good, and she often ate a meal of sorrow and had a very difficult life.
The Xu family can't even eat enough, let alone go to school and study...
In order to subsidize her family, Xu Xiaomei, who was only 13 years old, reluctantly entered a British egg factory in Shanghai as a child laborer.
The life of child labor is very difficult, and Xu Xiaomei does heavy work but has a meager income.
Fortunately, not long after such a day, with the improvement of her family's situation, Xu Xiaomei could finally study.
It turned out that Xu Xiaomei could get a better life as long as she was at ease with her studies, but this stubborn little girl chose the path of art.
Xu Father, Xu Mother had no way to do anything about this temperamental daughter, and could only go by her temperament.
When Xu Xiaomei was 18 years old, with her enthusiasm, she came to the Chinese Song and Dance College founded by artist Li Jinhui, where she underwent several years of more professional song and dance performances.
Xu Xiaomei, who came out of the junior college, joined the Mingyue Song and Dance Troupe run by Li Jinhui, and she followed the team to tour around Pingjin Ninghan and other places.
Li Jinhui, the leader of the song and dance troupe, felt that the name Xu Xiaomei was too rustic, and gave this cute little girl the stage name Xu Lai in the name of "Breeze Xu Lai".
Although Xu Lai is not outstanding in singing and dancing performances, she attracts many fans with her smart eyes.
What kind of eyes are there...
Like a dream, like a dream, like a light, like a shadow...
As Xu Lai's fame grew, her fan base grew.
In 1933, The increasingly famous Xu Lai was given the opportunity to appear in the film "Residual Spring", which was her first "electrocution".
Although Xu Lai is not the female number one of the movie, she has a scene in the play that makes her famous...
Smart eyes, sexy figure, stunning face...
The streets and alleys of Shanghai are talking about Xu Lai, and she has become the popular lover of Shanghai men.
Everyone agreed that Xu Lai was a veritable "standard beauty".
"Standard beauty" Xu Lai shines in the film world, full of limelight...
Letters from fans flew in like snowflakes...
Because there were too many letters from fans, Xu Lai was difficult to deal with, so she had to hire a private female secretary to help her deal with these letters.
Xu Lai became the first Chinese film star to hire a female secretary.
Soon after, Xu Lai became the second female star to own a private car after Yang Naimei.
Career is smooth, the mood is comfortable, love is coming, and good things are in pairs.
Xu Lai and Lai Jinhui wedding ceremony
In addition to making movies, Xu Lai often performs with the troupe, and over time, she and Li Jinhui have a long-term relationship.
Although she knew that Li Jinhui was 18 years older than herself, love had always been unforgiving.
Xu Laiyi married Li Jinhui without hesitation.
For a long time after xu lai and Li Jinhui were married, they loved each other as husband and wife, and they were also teachers and friends...
At that time, Li Jinhui's Mingyue Song and Dance Troupe was very popular and had a good income.
Li Jinhui also loves Xu Lai's little wife, and is obedient.
Xu has lived a good life with plenty of food and clothing.
The poverty of the past is no longer possessed, and today's wealth is enviable.
Xu Lai felt as if she had arrived in heaven, and her heart was full of beautiful hope.
Soon after the marriage, Xu Lai ushered in a new life, and she gave birth to a daughter for Li Jinhui.
The arrival of the child has deepened the couple's feelings...
Xu Lai's beautiful appearance, graceful posture, and exquisite facial features have made her acting career go to a higher level.
The owner of the star company specially invited Xu Lai to join the "star", and Xu Lai became the pillar of the star.
From 1932 to 1935, Xu Lai shot a total of eight films at the Star Company, and her stardom was brilliant and her appearance was unmatched.
Xu Lai is a woman who likes to be in the limelight and loves to communicate, after she became famous, she often went in and out of the dance hall, she loved to dance, her dancing posture, her appearance made many men marvel.
Li Jinhui has a lot of opinions about his wife's frequent visits to social places, and he does not want his wife to become a public lover.
Xu Lai's dissatisfaction with her husband is very distressed, and the feelings of the two are no longer as sweet as they were then.
Just when Xu Lai and Li Jinhui's relationship was in trouble, another man came to her side...
This man is Tang Shengming, a famous playboy in the Republic of China, and his brother Tang Shengzhi is a senior general of the Kuomintang.
Tang Shengming is different from Li Jinhui, he is young and handsome, he likes to have fun, he loves to coax women.
Tang Shengming was a dashing man, and he had many beautiful women around him, but that was just a passing cloud.
Tang Shengming
Tang Shengming was only fascinated by the beautiful Xu Lai at first sight.
However, at that time, Xu Lai was a married woman, and blatant pursuit was naturally not good, and it was easy to cause Xu Lai's disgust.
Tang Shengming frowned, counting on his heart...
He cultivated the boardwalk and secretly crossed Chen Cang.
Tang Shengming first went to Xu Lai's personal female secretary, befriended her, and let her connect.
After Tang Shengming's unremitting efforts, the female secretary finally agreed.
Having money can make ghosts grind!
In addition to coaxing women, Tang Shengming also has countless money.
The female secretary is also human, and she also loves vanity.
This first step was a success...
Tang Shengming was quietly waiting for the opportunity to come...
It is said that the Mingyue Song and Dance Troupe opened by Li Jinhui has jumped to make movies because the members of the troupe have jumped ship, which has led to the lack of talent in the song and dance troupe, the number of actors has decreased, and the income is not enough.
Li Jinhui, who has always loved Chinese pop music, in order to save his song and dance troupe, actually carried his wife Xu Lai behind his back and sold the private car he gave her.
When Xu Lai learned of this situation, he couldn't help but be very angry, and the husband and wife's feelings were even more indifferent.
What makes Xu Lai feel unhappy is not only the disappointment of marriage, but also the various troubles under the fame.
Maybe it is the mutual jealousy between peers, there are always many people behind xu lai's bad words
"I was very stupid, and I couldn't do anything with my expression when I made a scene." True so-called: Smart face stupid belly. ”
Xu Lai will definitely not feel good when she hears these words, and she decided to make a good movie to prove that she is not an embroidered pillow.
It just so happened that at that time, a director named Shen Xiling was planning to invite Xu Laiyi to play the female number one in the movie "The Boat Girl".
Xu Lai agreed without even thinking about it...
Under the guidance of Shen Xiling, Xu Lai successfully completed his role.
As soon as the movie "Boat Girl" was released, it won a full scene, and the audience found that Xu Lai's performance had made significant progress and praised her acting skills.
Xu Lai thought that this movie could change the public's doubts about her acting skills, but he did not want to bring more turmoil to her.
In 1935, some people used Xu Lai's fame to hold a coronation ceremony for her as a "standard beauty".
The purpose of their doing so is, first, to please Xu Lai, and second, to make profits from it.
Xu Lai, who was born to love the limelight, agreed without thinking.
From August 22 to 24, 1935, the coronation ceremony of "Standard Beauty" was extremely luxurious, from August 22 to 24, 1935, for three consecutive days of celebration, in order to fill the face, the ceremony also invited the three major singers Bai Hong, Zhou Xuan, and Wang Manjie to help perform.
This greatly satisfies the vanity of Xu Lai, the "standard beauty".
However, she did not expect that this ceremony would attract strong reprimands from all sides...
Some newspapers and periodicals published an article entitled "Letter to 20,000 Female Compatriots in the Whole Country for xu lai's crowning ceremony", in which Xu Lai was evaluated in this article
She wants to be a standard beauty, whether in terms of qualifications and procedures, she is self-deceiving and confused, but she uses the means of "standard beauty" to disrupt society and deceive others and accumulate wealth. ”
Some people say it is even more unbearable
Today, when such external insults are forced day by day, internal strife is not their own, and disasters are frequent, they still have to desperately come to such a set of "heart-wrenching" tricks. ”
For a time, Xu Lai became the object of public ridicule, a typical negative teaching material in society.
Such a result was greatly unexpected by Xu Lai...
In fact, although Xu Lai loves to be in the limelight, her mind is very simple, she did not benefit from this activity, and now she has become a bad woman referred to by thousands of husbands.
Xu Lai felt extremely wronged in his heart...
Think of the original star company actress Butterfly, she is more sophisticated and mature than Xu Lai, she made her "Queen of the Shadow" celebration a fundraising activity for the War of Resistance, thus winning the praise of people from all walks of life.
Life still depends on their own talents and wisdom, so that they can live better in this complex and changeable environment.
Unfortunately, Xu Lai is not a butterfly, she does not have that kind of wisdom, she is just a small woman.
The helpless Xu Lai deliberately published the article "Table "Crowning" to clarify the origin of the matter
"If you don't blame the past, why repeat it?" There is no shame in the heart, no need to confess. ”
But These sixteen words of Xu Lai are still difficult to resist the words of tens of millions of people, and it is precisely for this reason that Xu Lai, who is physically and mentally exhausted, has a retreating heart.
False name is too grand, do not know the weight, for people to use, helpless!
Xu Lai's whole life has been burdened by "standard beauty"...
Just at this time, the song and dance troupe of her husband Li Jinhui once again showed a huge deficit, and their daily expenses suddenly became tense.
The nanny is gone, the family is less, the people's hearts are scattered, the feelings are gone...
Xu Lai, who has been accustomed to a good life, cannot bear the huge gap in life, coupled with career troubles and the age gap with her husband, which makes his married life in trouble.
Now the only one who can keep a marriage is their daughter...
But soon after, even this bond was broken!
Xu Lai and Li Jinhui's daughter unfortunately died of illness, and the six-year-old left his parents.
There's nothing left...
Xu Lai decided to leave the film industry and find another way out.
Xu Lai, who quit the film world, met Tang Shengming under the introduction of Du Yuesheng, a young gang in Shanghai.
Xu Lai is no stranger to Tang Shengming, she has heard the female secretary talk about him many times...
Tang Shengming, a highly qualified student who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, became a lieutenant general in the government's military commissar at a young age.
More importantly, Tang Shengming and Xu Lai are similar in age, they have more common languages, they both love to be lively and they also love to have fun.
At this time, Xu Lai was no longer the little girl she had been, and the balance in her heart had begun to tilt towards Tang Shengming.
Lai Kam-hui
How can the stubborn Li Jinhui be compared with the handsome and dashing Tang Shengming?
Xu Lai's heart was full of contradictions, she did not want to give up Tang Shengming, and she could not bear to hurt Li Jinhui.
At this time, Xu Lai's personal female secretary played an important role, she constantly said good things for Tang Shengming in front of Xu Lai, and the female secretary often advised Xu Lai to be young and short-
The so-called taking people's money to speak for people, this female secretary did a good job.
After Xu Lai was painfully determined, she chose Tang Shengming.
Xu Lai filed for divorce from Li Jinhui...
"The drama is ruthless, and she can take all the things that Xu Lai has!"
Grief-stricken, Lai signed a divorce agreement.
Xu Lai and Tang Shengming lived in double-habitat, happy and carefree for a while, and their happiness was incomparable.
It's still food and clothing, it's still laughter, it's still red and green...
Xu Lai and Tang Shengming lived happily and peacefully for several years, they gave birth to several children, and they were very happy together.
Although Tang Shengming was unruly in the past, since he met Xu Lai, he had returned to his heart and no longer picked flowers and weeds.
In this way, it seems that this man is truly in love with Xu Lai.
After Tang Shengming got married, he brought Xu Lai a lot of material enjoyment, he took his wife to dance in the dance hall together, he said moving and gentle love words, and he cared thoughtfully about Xu Lai.
These are all things that Li Jinhui can't do.......
Xu Lai washed the lead, took care of the family, took care of her husband, and loved her children.
She thinks the love she's been looking for has finally arrived...
Rather be a prosperous dog, don't be a chaotic person!
The War of Resistance was in flames, the mountains and rivers were shattered, and the enemy and us competed in intelligence.
In order to be able to grasp the first-hand intelligence of the Shanghai Wang puppet government, the Kuomintang specially appointed Tang Shengming to infiltrate the enemy's interior, win the enemy's appointment, and take advantage of the opportunity to steal intelligence.
Although Tang Shengming was reluctant in his heart, it was difficult to violate the military order!
Tang Shengming, who was very worried, told his wife Xu Lai about the decision of the National Government...
Xu Lai listened to her husband's words and couldn't help but lie on the bed and cry, she knew that her peaceful life was over.
Marry the chicken with the chicken, marry the dog with the dog, and the husband sings with the woman, and enter the enemy camp together.
In order to help her husband's espionage career, Xu Lai also joined in...
Make friends with the powerful, socialize with traitors, take information, endure humiliation and burden!
What made Tang Shengming and Xu Lai feel particularly painful was that there were many people who did not know the truth who often scolded them as traitors behind their backs, and their former friends turned against each other and could not avoid them.
Tang Mingsheng and Xu Lai faced the misunderstanding of the world, they could not explain, nor were they allowed to refute.
Who knows?
The danger and hardship of the intelligence work outside the country also made the "standard beauty" miserable and restless!
But there is no turning back from the bow, and no matter how dangerous it is, it will complete the task.
Xu Lai and Tang Shengming had no choice for this...
Xu Lai used his communication skills to meet Ye Jiqing, the wife of Li Shiqun, the 76th traitor.
Ye Jiqing liked the beautiful Xu Lai very much, and she introduced Xu Lai to the wives of other big traitors, and Xu Lai made friends with them.
Xu Lai often obtained a lot of important information through the opportunity to play cards with his wives, and Xu Lai even stole more intelligence than Tang Shengming.
In 1942, Tang Shengming learned of an important piece of information, but he could not pass it on, and in a hurry, he had to consult with his wife.
Xu Lai didn't even think about it, so she immediately agreed to come down, and she used her connections to send this information safely.
It was this important piece of intelligence that greatly reduced the losses inflicted on the Chinese army by the war...
In order to win the War of Resistance, Xu Lai disregarded his personal safety and retreated with her husband and went deep into the enemy, and his behavior was admirable.
Xu Lai did this not only to help her husband, but also to prove that she was not a businesswoman, and she was also a Chinese with a loving heart.
However, Xu Lai's beauty attracted the attention of another traitor in the Wang puppet government, who was none other than Hu Lancheng, a traitorous scholar.
Hu Lancheng has been lustful all his life, and there are countless women around him, the most famous of which is the famous female writer Zhang Ailing.
Hu Lancheng was not satisfied with Zhang Ailing, and he turned his attention to Xu Lai, who was full of charm.
Xu Lai was extremely disgusted by Hu Lancheng's entanglement, but she could not directly refuse his invitation, she could only skillfully maneuver and not let him get close.
In order to avoid Hu Lancheng and leave the land of right and wrong, Xu Lai had to say goodbye to her husband and leave Shanghai, and from then on away from social occasions.
The spy staff's errands are really scared of her...
She was an ordinary woman, she only wanted a rich and peaceful life, she was not suitable for this dangerous work.
Xu Lai and her husband Tang Shengming lived separately in two places, and they looked forward to the victory of the War of Resistance and the reunion of husband and wife every day.
On the day of the victory of the War of Resistance, Tang Shengming and Xu Lai were reunited for a long time, and tears filled their eyes.
Due to Tang Shengming's special status, the couple took their children to live in Hong Kong together in order to avoid suspicion.
In 1956, after tang shengming thought about it, he returned to Beijing with his whole family.
Tang Shengmin served as a counselor to the State Council in Beijing.
Xu Lai and Tang Shengming decided to settle down in Beijing.
They lived comfortably in Beijing, with no worries about food and clothing.
Xu Lai and Tang Shengming both felt that the past tribulations had become the past, and now they could take a good rest and spend the rest of their lives peacefully.
But fate played a big joke with them...
A big storm broke the peaceful life of Xu Lai and Tang Shengming...
Because of Tang Shengming's past identity, the couple was both arrested and imprisoned together.
Although they do not have any major crimes, it is difficult to get rid of them...
Protracted imprisonment, tortured day after day...
The couple was imprisoned in two separate places, and the two were close at hand, far away at the end of the world.
Tang Shengming survived, and he walked through the prison alive.
But the "standard beauty" Xu Lai did not survive, and she died in prison in 1973 at the age of 64.
As for the cause of death, no one knows...
"She's a rare good woman."
Tang Shengming, who was a young man, kept saying such words to his children repeatedly, and he was alone and missed his beloved wife, and he completed his life in this way.
Why is the red face and thin life, the son is hated, the bad luck of the times, and the short life!
A gust of wind blew up the fallen leaves on the ground...
The "standard beauty" goes with the wind...
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This article is transferred from the Dangdangyun Reading Column [Quiet Reading]