"It is better to give a son a thousand gold than to teach a son an art; it is better to teach a son to have an art than to give a good name to a son."
Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, names have always been valued by people, it can be said that the name symbolizes the individual to some extent, and China has attached great importance to the matter of naming since ancient times, sometimes, a good name may make a person more smooth in life, but also can make a person suffer some setbacks.
However, names are not omnipotent, but their importance cannot be ignored, and Wang Shuxi is an example.
In 1914, Wang Shuxi was born in Changsha, Hunan, and the name Wang Shuxi was taken by his father, although it is not a catchy name, but it can also be seen that his father's cultural level.
Wang Shuxi is the sixth child in the family, there are many brothers and sisters in the family, but the family life is not tight, so Wang Shuxi is also very favored in the family, has never suffered any hardships in life, and has a naïve and kind personality.
However, a happy life is short-lived.
When Wang Shuxi was 7 years old, his mother died of illness and finally died, which was a great blow to the young Wang Shuxi, but the concept of death for children was still in a vague stage, and they only felt sad and painful.
Until she was 12 years old, her hard-won and peaceful life was broken again, her father was unfortunately stung by a wasp, no one expected that the wound would soon become infected and suppurative, and her father would eventually die due to delay in seeking medical treatment.
Successive blows completely changed Wang Shuxi's personality, she began to become silent and non-verbal, it was difficult to smile, the death of her parents, and all the orderly state seemed to be in a state of chaos overnight.
At this time, Wang Shuxi had entered the First Girls' Normal School in Hunan Province, but was forced to follow his brother Wang Renyi to study at the Shanghai Beauty School for his livelihood, not only because of Wang Shuxi's good appearance, but also because of the musical talent that Wang Shuxi showed from childhood.
After Wang Shuxi entered the school, his musical talent obviously exceeded that of his peers by a large margin, which originally made many students who studied song and dance dissatisfied, plus Wang Shuxi was obviously out of place, often did not see a smile on his face, appeared arrogant and cold, so he was even more unpopular.
The most important thing is that Wang Shuxi's name sounds like the name that the daughter of a large family will take, which makes people more reluctant to get closer, Wang Shuxi is also distressed, after the death of her parents, she and her brothers have suffered a lot, and her personality has long been not that innocent and enthusiastic girl, but her heart still longs for friendship and warmth.
The exclusion of her classmates made her more silent, but there was no way to solve it, when Li Jinhui, the principal of the school where Wang Shuxi attended, made a suggestion, that is, to change the name.
When Wang Shuxi first entered school, principal Li Jinhui felt that her name was not suitable for the future to gain a foothold in the acting industry, because the name was too difficult to say, and it was difficult for the audience to remember her.
Changing a name that is simple and easy to remember may quickly change the impression of others on her, so at the suggestion of principal Li Jinhui, Wang Shuxi changed her name to Wang Renmei, one is to use the Wang family's herringbs, and the other is because a "beautiful" character magnifies wang Shuxi's advantages, which makes people remember it immediately.
After changing her name, the classmates around her began to have a curiosity about Wang Renmei and gradually began to contact her.
After that, Wang Renmei calmed down, worked hard to learn acting in school, and actively seized various opportunities to participate in performance activities to hone himself.
In 1929, in order to improve her knowledge level, Wang Renmei entered the Nanyang Merchants Affiliated English College to learn English, at this time, she had not yet officially entered the show business circle.
Until 1930, an opportunity came to her, she entered the crew of "The Sound of the Ape in the Empty Valley", which also became the first solo film in her acting career, when Wang Renmei was still young, but the enthusiasm and radiance of youth still made many people fall in love with it.
It was not until 1931 that she joined the United Pictures Company and officially became a film actress.
Wang Renmei was obviously talented in acting, coupled with the advantages of appearance conditions, and soon her films were well known to the audience, and her moving appearance and name as her name made the audience quickly like the actress.
From the beginning of participating in the film, Wang Renmei with the intuition of acting, diligent learning, continuous progress in the film industry, and finally occupied their own place, 1934 is the outbreak of Wang Renmei's career, in which she starred in the "Fisherman's Song" until now are well known, or it is precisely because of her outstanding performance in "Fisherman's Song" that Wang Renmei's star path has been achieved.
In the same year, Wang Renmei starred in the anti-war film "Children of the Wind and Clouds", and sang the interlude of the film, "The Singer Under the Iron Hoof", in which the touching performance made many audiences love Wang Renmei more and more.
Wang Renmei's star path is more and more brilliant, but the higher he stands, there will always be people who want to pull him down to a high position, in 1952, Wang Renmei was framed for having an affair with Dai Kasa, the commander of the Kuomintang military, which was an extremely sharp event for the environment at that time, rumors were huge to people, no one could retreat from it, Wang Renmei could not withstand gossip, and eventually led to mental disorder.
After that, although she improved, her condition was repeated as soon as she was stimulated, until Wang Renmei was rehabilitated in 1979, when her condition was also stable, the grief had passed, and the rest of her life was the most important, so Wang Renmei applied to join the Communist Party of China.
Fate seems to have inflicted pain on her, but she did not give up hope, still chose to face life bravely, fate gave her a bright star path, she also seized the opportunity, did not live up to her own hard work along the way.
The importance of a name may be people's good expectations for life, a prayer for the future, a good name may really change a person's destiny, but more importantly, in the face of the pressure of fate, we should learn to unswervingly continue to move forward, do not give up confidence in life.
Wang Renmei was named "One Hundred Outstanding Actors in Chinese Cinema" in 2005, and this title is a testimony to her struggle along the way, and the past injuries and pains seem to be the imprint of life, which makes her feel something in every memory.