Recently, Liu Xuehua broke the news in the variety show "Under the Eaves":
In fact, if you live alone, you are not afraid of anything else, (just afraid) in case one day, you accidentally fall or what to do, no one knows.
In just one sentence, it expressed the heartache of the elderly living alone.
As one of Qiong Yao's royal actresses, Liu Xuehua has created many classic tragic roles.
Because you can cry in 3 seconds, it is called: the queen of tears.
In 2001, at the press conference of "Love Is Deep and Rainy", Qiong Yao even said:
"My favorite actress is not Zhao Wei and Lin Xinru, nor Jiang Qinqin, but Liu Xuehua, who has been working together for ten years."
So-called, life is like a play, drama is like life. Liu Xuehua's life has also been dragged down by love.
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In 1978, at the age of 19, Liu Xuehua was admitted to the Great Wall Film Company.
Originally, it was a happy thing, but she couldn't be happy.
Because her father, a high-achieving student graduated from Hujiang University, he disciplined their 5 children very strictly from childhood, and Liu Xuehua, 12 years old, was forced by his father to learn Chinese painting;
Therefore, now that she is admitted to the film company as a "drama", her father will not be happy.
Lin Chuchu, a good friend, saw Liu Xuehua hesitate, so he persuaded her: an actor, is also a kind of artistic creation, and there is no shame.
Liu Xuehua stepped into the door of the Great Wall Film Company.
Because of her delicate appearance and nearly 1 meter 7 in height, Liu Xuehua, who entered the company, had the honor of participating in films such as "Can't Help It", "The Tale of the Heavenly Presence", and "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch".
In 1981, TVB took a fancy to 21-year-old Liu Xuehua and invited her to star in two TV series, "His Life" and "The Thief of Magic Hands".
However, because the ratings were mediocre, when her contract with Great Wall Film Company expired, TVB used "cooperation with Zhou Runfa" as bait to prompt her to sign a long contract, which was rejected by Liu Xuehua.
After that, Liu Xuehua transferred to Shaw Film Company and successively starred in films such as "Demon World", "Martial Sacred Fire Order", "Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü" and so on.
At that time, Shaw's films were in decline, and Shaw, who had won superstars such as Yue Hua, Dillon and Jiang David, could no longer afford to support Liu Xuehua and other junior actors.
In 1983, Liu Xuehua cooperated with Hong Kong's Asian Television (ATV) and began to enter the small screen and shoot TV series.
In the same year, the TV series "Maiden Cixi" starring Liu Xuehua was broadcast.
The drama set a high rating in Hong Kong, and created a precedent for ATV to produce historical figure dramas, and also made Liu Xuehua, who played Cixi, become famous overnight.
It was also at this time that some directors in Taiwan also noticed the 24-year-old Liu Xuehua.
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In 1984, Liu Xuehua was invited to Taiwan for the first time to shoot a TV series.
During her more than a year in Taiwan, she cooperated with China Television and Taiwan Television to shoot two TV series, "Proud of the River" and "Laughing proud of the River".
Among them, when filming the 85 version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", director Liu Lili praised Liu Xuehua's "Ren Yingying" starring.
Under the recommendation of Liu Lili, Liu Xuehua and Qiong Yao became acquainted.
In 1985, Liu Xuehua went to Taiwan for the second time and starred in Qiong Yao's first TV series adapted from a novel, "Several Degrees of Sunset Red".
At the beginning of the following year, the drama premiered in Taiwan, and the response was enthusiastic, and Liu Xuehua, 26, became a hit in Taiwan.
Qiong Yao hit the iron while it was hot, and invited her to star in dramas such as "Smoke and Rain" and "Deep in the Courtyard".
Among them, "Courtyard Deep" successfully won the ratings championship with a high rating of more than 50%, and created a viewing miracle of Qiong Yao drama in the 80s.
Because of this drama, Liu Xuehua also won the Best Actress Award at the first Chinese Film and Television "Golden Lion Award" in Paris, France.
In a poll held in Taiwan, she was at the top of the "Most Popular Artists" list.
With the success of his career in Taiwan, Liu Xuehua basically settled in Taiwan.
From 1990 to 1992, Liu Xuehua cooperated with Qiong Yao again and starred in Qiong Yao's "Six Dreams" series of TV series - "Dumb Wife", "Three Flowers", "Xueke", "Qingqing Riverside Grass" and other dramas.
At that time, Liu Xuehua's career was as good as day and day, and she was a popular "Qiong Girl".
There were countless suitors around her, including a gentle and handsome man who was entangled with him.
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This man is Liu Dekai, who is also an actor.
In 1992, Liu Xuehua and Liu Dekai met because of filming "Love in the Wind".
One day, between the breaks on the set, Liu Dekai went straight to Liu Xuehua and boldly confessed: "I want you to be my girlfriend." ”
Liu Xuehua smiled and replied, "Then you can try it." ”
Many years later, Liu Xuehua recalled the past, and she said that at that time, she did not have a good feeling for Liu Dekai; it was only Liu Dekai's firm self-confidence that attracted her interest.
In order to catch up with Liu Xuehua, Liu Dekai used all his strength.
When Liu Xuehua went to filming in other places, Liu Dekai went to the crew to visit the class, and he had to bring her a few boxes of food and drink.
After 3 years of unremitting pursuit, Liu Dekai finally caught up with Liu Xuehua as he wished.
Interestingly, when chasing Liu Xuehua, Liu Dekai actually concealed the fact that he was married.
After Liu Xuehua knew, he did not break up with Liu Dekai, but chose to believe Liu Dekai and wait for Liu Dekai to divorce and marry himself.
In those years, Liu Xuehua silently endured the infamy of "Little Three".
In 1996, Liu Xuehua became pregnant, and Liu Dekai, who had been divorced at this time, formally proposed to Liu Xuehua.
All of a sudden, the media are scrambling to report, and their good deeds are near.
However, just as the two were preparing for the wedding, Liu Dekai received an invitation from the crew to go to France to shoot "A Curtain of Dreams".
When Liu Xuehua was in Taiwan to raise a baby and wait for her fiancé to return, a phone call pushed her into the abyss.
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It turned out that during filming, Liu Dekai fell in love with a 20-year-old French girl Anqi.
To this end, he made an oceanic call from France:
"Let's break up, I'm in love with a French girl and ready to marry her."
After saying that, Liu Dekai resolutely hung up the phone.
Liu Xuehua, 38 years old, heard the news, heartbroken, and his spirit became trance.
During a bath, she accidentally fell, resulting in a miscarriage. In order to hold her life, she had to remove her womb and lost her qualification to be a mother for the rest of her life.
Since then, Liu Xuehua has slowly faded out of people's vision.
Three years later, in 1999, Deng Yukun, a producer and screenwriter, entered Liu Xuehua's heart.
When the two first met, Deng Yukun, who was full of economy, impressed Liu Xuehua with the verse "Ice heart wins over snow, spring calyx Qihua".
This poem later became the name of Liu Xuehua's Sina blog.
Perhaps it was fate that Liu Xuehua, 41, finally ushered in his first marriage.
In 2008, they sold their properties in Hong Kong and Taiwan and bought houses and settled in Shanghai.
After marrying Deng Yukun, as long as he did not shoot a scene, Liu Xuehua stayed with him 24 hours a day.
The couple occasionally had a small dispute, and she would always ask Deng Yukun to calm down.
On July 4, 2011, Deng Yukun unfortunately fell to his death.
Suddenly, rumors spread.
Some people say that they quarrel over money because of mortgage pressure; some people say that Deng Yukun has been in poor health for many years and has been ill for a long time;
Some people also said that Deng Yukun complained that Liu Xuehua had too many plays and went to the balcony to move the flower pots, resulting in a fall.
Liu Xuehua, who was already exhausted, originally did not want to be interviewed, and when he heard the rumors, it was difficult to hide his excitement:
"The rumors are all false, our mortgage has long been paid, I will not murder him."
"He has this problem, but it's better now."
Because Deng Yukun fell from the building and died, the police did not let Liu Xuehua see the body, and Liu Xuehua could only kneel and prostrate.
Deeply in love with her husband, after taking a step forward, Liu Xuehua has been alone for 10 years since then, until now.
As she grew older, she felt more and more lonely and scared.
At present, there are about 260 million elderly people over the age of 60 in the country, and more than 100 million elderly people living alone and empty nesting, which is a huge number.
Liu Xuehua can also be cared for by a nanny, and most of the elderly, especially the elderly living alone, face a dilemma far beyond our imagination.
Older people are a large group, but because they are older and less active, they are not much concerned.
Their loneliness, their inconvenience, the risks they face, are all ignored consciously or unconsciously.
This is very undeserved.
She has always focused on acting and has never set foot on a variety show, and on September 23, 2021, she participated in "Summer of the Eaves".
She said in an interview:
"Living alone for ten years, for the first time with young people, under the same roof, saying that you are not nervous is false, and it is also true when you are excited!"
At the same time, she also revealed: Because of her age, there is no one around, so far, she will not use her mobile phone to order takeaway.
From a generation of popular "Qiong Girl" to now becoming an elderly person living alone, Liu Xuehua's life seems to be full of sadness like the role she played.
Perhaps, this is what is called, life is like a drama.
Author: Ink
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