Heroes in the chaotic world are also prone to poignant love. But Chen Yunsheng's love for the chaotic world was a rare and beautiful love in that era.
At her peak, she chose to bid farewell to her career with a wedding in the gunfire of the war, leaving a graceful and graceful figure, which made countless people sigh. Everyone could only look at the back of the beautiful person and mutter, "Yun wants to dress and flowers."
Chen Yunsheng you may not be familiar with, but when it comes to Yunsheng Fashion Company, Yunsheng Cafe, Yunsheng Dance Hall, etc., do you think of pictures with the characteristics of the Republic of China? Chen Yunsheng is a figure of the same era as these signs, and even many shops are named after her.
Chen Yunsheng's hometown is in Guangdong, and the May Fourth Patriotic Movement broke out in the year of her birth, perhaps hoping that her daughter could become a progressive youth and contribute to the country, so she gave her daughter such a heroic name.
Chen Yunsheng in the advertising painting of "Happy Miss"
Chen Yunsheng's origin is not high society, but it is also not a white Ding family. Her father served in politics and her mother was from Shuxiang Mendi.
Born before dawn, Chen Yunsheng entered the school under the careful planning of his parents and went all the way to the Girls' Normal School.
The campus is the cradle of hope, and that will not change in any era. In the school entertainment performance, Chen Yun's handsome appearance and the skill of singing and dancing made her a campus figure and a first taste of stardom.
Unfortunately, most people in that era had to support the burden of the family early, in order to receive a monthly salary of 30 yuan to subsidize the family, Chen Yunsheng joined the local Daxin company song and dance class at the age of 14. This salary made the family that was not rich a little more relaxed, but she was fired after receiving the 30 yuan salary several times.
Fortunately, Chen Yunsheng, who was born beautiful and quite talented, was introduced by others and became a disciple of Yi Jianquan. Yi Jianquan is the founder of the "Su She" music society, which is quite prestigious in the local art world, and the "Su She" is even more Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Violet, the artist of the "Su She", is also famous in the art world, and mei Lanfang, Yan Gongshang, Ouyang Yuqian and other well-known figures have many contacts with the "Su She", and the good artistic atmosphere nourishes Chen Yunsheng of the cardamom years.
In April 1931, when Violet went to Beijing to perform, she specially presented the back photo of the Beiyang Pictorial, with Violet's autograph
People in the chaotic world are like duckweed, and Chen Yunsheng cherishes the opportunity to study in the "Su Society". She learned kunqu, Peking opera, Cantonese opera, calligraphy and painting, horse riding and other skills, and spent more than two years learning Chinese. Such business ability can be better than a large number of artists in modern times.
Chen Yunsheng, who worked hard, performed Peking Opera, Kun opera and dance drama at the evening party of "Su She", which won thunderous applause, and she was a rising star on the stage.
Yi Jianquan thought to himself: It is time to have a loud stage name. At this moment, her graceful and magnificent appearance reminded Yi Jianquan of "Yun wants to dress and flowers, and the spring breeze blows Revlon", so she has the beautiful name of Chen Yunsheng.
In 1935, Chen Yunsheng dabbled in movies and played Yang Guifei and Xi Shi, which was recognized by the audience. Chen Yunsheng, who opened her popularity, was discovered by director Su Yi and invited her to serve as the heroine of the Hong Kong film "New Youth", and the response was enthusiastic.
Over the next three years, she made 34 Cantonese films in Hong Kong and successfully portrayed many characters. She also created the image of a heroine in China's first film that publicly publicized the anti-Japanese resistance, "Blood Splash Baoshan City", and gained many fans, which can be regarded as the position of "the most popular female star". However, it is the most popular female star in the South."
It may be that heaven was also afraid of betraying her talent and beauty, so an olive branch from the north reached out to her.
At that time, Shanghai Xinhua Company was going to produce the opening film for the newly built Huguang Drama. The company manager Zhang Shankun went to Hong Kong to look for opportunities, and met Ouyang Yuqian to borrow money to survive, Ouyang Yuqian said that he could not afford it and proposed to write a script to pay off the debt.
Ouyang Yuqian is a famous writer and director, and was the former president of the Central Academy of Drama.
Ouyang Yuqian buried his head in writing "Mulan From the Army", and Zhang Shankun, who was full of business experience, as soon as he got the script, he calculated who should direct it and who would be the male number one, but he did not think in his heart that it was more appropriate to play the female number one.
Ouyang Yuqian proposed, why don't you see Chen Yunsheng after seeing the Southern Shadow? After watching "Blood Splash Baoshan City", Zhang Shankun was amazed by Chen Yunsheng in it, and decided that she was Mulan.
Chen Yunsheng in the movie "Mulan From the Army"
Anyone chosen by the god of luck can enjoy special treatment. In order to let Chen Yunsheng go to Shanghai to play Mulan, Zhang Shankun proposed: As long as Chen Yunsheng is willing, any condition can be agreed.
Shanghai in the Ten Mile Ocean Field has bred shining stars such as Chen Yanyan, Yuan Meiyun, Gu Lanjun, Zhou Xuan, etc., but the young Chen Yunsheng is still hesitant, and finally with the encouragement of Xu Hao, director of the Hong Kong Film Censorship Commission, she decided to give up her existing achievements and go to Shanghai to start over.
Chen Yunsheng thought that he had started from scratch, but Zhang Shankun, who was good at winning popular artists, had already spent a lot of money to make a good situation for Chen Yuncao.
He first publicized the film "Mulan Congjun" starring Chen Yunsheng in the movie "Mulan Congjun" in the Shanghai Film Press, and also arranged a 7-storey advertisement on Aidoya Road in Shanghai, which reads "Mulan Congjun • New Actor Chen Yunsheng", and the billboard is surrounded by countless light bulbs, whether day or night, people can always see Chen Yunsheng's beautiful face.
Zhang Shankun, who is well versed in publicity, boldly claimed in the newspaper that Chen Yunsheng was invited by Hollywood to cooperate in filming, which made the people of Shanghai very excited and curious about the mysterious female star.
According to Zhang Shankun's arrangement, Chen Yunsheng will arrive in Shanghai on christmas eve, when Shanghainese are gathering freely in the Shanghai ballroom, which is the perfect time for publicity. Zhang Shankun took advantage of the situation to send beautiful photos of Chen Yunsheng in the dance hall, and sent a total of 120,000 photos in the dance halls across Shanghai in two nights.
Before the person arrives, the name arrives first. In this way, the discerning people of Shanghai accepted Chen Yunsheng, the "southern film queen" who had never heard of before.
However, Zhang Shankun was afraid that "Mulan Congjun" would not be able to do thousands of empty alleys when it was released, and he also published "Chen Yunsheng Photo Book" at the same time when the film was released, publishing 24 photos of Chen Yunsheng, printed on coated paper, and well-made. Chen Yunsheng's image is lively and clever, strong and fit, and his dress is more avant-garde, and various factors determine that this photo album will be very popular.
In the end, everything went according to Zhang Shankun's plan as scheduled. In 1939, "Mulan From the Army" was released, and the film was staged for three consecutive months, and it was full every day, and the release time and box office broke the record in the history of Shanghai films.
The following year, Chen Yunsheng defeated Hu Die to become the new "Movie Queen" in the "Fans' Beloved Movie Star" election campaign. For a time, Chen Yunsheng had a unique scenery and gained fans from all over the country, even in the small island of Gulangyu Island, there are more than 400 fans.
The front page of the August 1939 Chinese Artist Collection was Chen Yunsheng
As the top female star of Shanghai films at that time, Chen Yunsheng's remuneration was the highest, even comparable to Hu Die. The treatment of Yuan Meiyun, Gu Lanjun, Chen Yanyan and others earlier was less than half that of Chen Yunsheng.
"Film Weekly" recorded: Chen Yunsheng later became an actor in the "Zhonglian" Film Company, with a salary of 1500 yuan at the end of each month, and the remuneration was calculated for each film; the boss provided him with free access vehicles and drivers.
Chen Yunsheng, a blockbuster, has starred in films such as "Wang Zhaojun", "One Night Queen", "Qin Liangyu", "Su Wu Muyang", "Wild Rose", "Seeing the Light Again" and so on. In 1941, she also cooperated with Hu Die, Yuan Meiyun, Gu Lanjun and Chen Yanyan to shoot Ba Jin's work of the same name, "Home", which was once again recognized by the audience.
March 1939, Movie World, Vol. 1, No. 24
The popular Chen Yunsheng not only occupied the movie screen, but also endorsed many brands. At that time, the famous Spokesperson for the Yin Dan Shilin Qipao in Shanghai was Chen Yunsheng, and Chen Yunsheng in the advertising painting of "Miss Happy" was as memorable as her name.
Chen Yunsheng is young and beautiful, and he is also a big star on the screen, and there are naturally not a few people who covet his beauty. Among them was Zhang Shankun's younger brother, who often harassed Chen Yunsheng by taking advantage of the convenience of the near water tower.
Movie "Cloud Fairy"
But the most sensational was the 1941 Shanghai Fu Second Generation Xu Daquan Brothers turned against each other. Xu Daquan and his brother fought because they liked Chen Yunsheng at the same time, and eventually Xu Daquan killed his brother.
Some people with hearts deliberately put the charge on Chen Yunsheng's head, and Zhang Shankun, who was scheming and calculating, claimed to the outside world that the heroine of this incident was a dancer with the same name and the same surname, which calmed the storm.
Beautiful women are easy to provoke rotten peach blossoms, but the popularity of beautiful women is high, and it is easy to attract "true destiny".
Tang Yuhan, president of Shanghai Zhongbi Leiding Hospital, known as "China's first young cancer expert", is also addicted to the charm of Chen Yunsheng in addition to deepening medical research. Later, A friend got to know Chen Yunsheng.
In 1939, the cover girl of "Electro-Acoustic" was Chen Yunsheng
Chen Yunsheng, who was in the show business circle at a young age, in addition to enjoying flowers and applause, also saw the boring pastime of life, and she was moved to meet such a young talent who knew how to respect her and love her.
Their love is the same as ordinary people, going to work separately, and after work, they are tired of watching movies and drinking coffee together, but they never quarrel.
In special periods, happiness and happiness are often just luxuries, and the rapids are called opportunities.
Chen Yunsheng accepted Tang Yuhan's marriage proposal, entered the marriage hall at the age of 24, and announced that he would be out of the shadows.
After marriage, the two moved to Hong Kong until 1951, when she was invited by Zhang Shankun to make a comeback and cooperate in the filming of "Moon Bending and Bending to Illuminate Kyushu" and "Spring In the Garden". But Chen Yunsheng basically puts her family first, rarely showing her face, and "Dream of the Red Chamber" released in 1962 was her last film and television work, and after that, she was only occasionally invited to attend events.
In 1997, the 78-year-old Chen Yunsheng served as a judge of the Miss Hong Kong Contest, and the runner-up of the Hong Kong Sisters was Charmaine She, and the veteran beauty met the newcomer as if she was handing over and passing on the story of the showbiz.
In 1939, Chen Yunsheng took a group photo with visiting Hollywood director William Gloria in Hong Kong
Now 46 years old, Charmaine She is a microcosm of the time of a new generation of beauties.
Chen Yunsheng, who retired from the peak, gave birth to three children, raised eyebrows with her husband, and realized the good story of one person and one love in his life. Chen Yunsheng once said that although she was born in a chaotic world, there was no one luckier than her.
On June 29, 2016, 97-year-old Chen Yunsheng said goodbye in his sleep.
It is impossible for one person to fulfill all his wishes at the same time. When I am an actor, I have to try to be a good actor; after I get married, I have to try to be a good wife; after I have children, I have to try to be a good mother.