Bad news! Veteran Hong Kong actress Li Xiangqin died of illness at home at the age of 88!
Mention this name, some people may feel a little strange, but looking at the vicissitudes of this 65-year-old drama bone in the show business circle, I think everyone will have countless film and television memories about her in their minds.
Li Xiangqin was once one of the pillars of tvb longevity variety show "Happy Tonight", and was a "grandmother professional household" in film and television dramas such as "Storm of Hearts", "Princess Married to", "The Strongest Happy Event", from playing a villain in his youth to a middle-aged transformation comedian, and then changing to the role of a loving mother in his later years, along the way, he has experienced too many ups and downs.
"Acting brings me the greatest satisfaction in life, and if I don't act, I can't do it." With the loss of her life, she who was so blunt has since stopped the pace of dramatic life, which is the loss and misfortune of the entire film and television circle.
In 1932, Li Xiangqin, who was born in Shunde, Guangdong Province, was originally named Li Ruiqin, because her father was in business, she grew up in Macau, she can eat and drink, but that's all.
Just like the traditional old-fashioned family, the father married 5 wives in one go and gave birth to many children, Li Xiangqin did not get the most attention and pampering, just like the unattended weeds, the more she grew up, the more wanton she became.
When he was a child, he was obsessed with Cantonese opera, regarded Cantonese opera actor Ren Jianhui as an idol, wrote letters to chase stars, and Li Xiangqin, who was bent on getting closer to idols, simply threw herself into the Cantonese opera industry, dropped out of school at the age of 16, and officially performed on stage.
Less than a year after entering the society, during her performance in Vietnam, she was faced with the pursuit and care of another Cantonese opera actor of comparable age, Siu Chung-kun, and she was hot-headed and pregnant for the other party before marriage.
"Alas! No way, when you left home to go to Vietnam to act, it was rare for someone to greet you warmly. At that time, I was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and my love sinus was just beginning, and it was easy to have feelings when I acted together. On a stormy night, ha, there was bb. ”
18-year-old Li Xiangqin quietly gave birth to a child, did not dare to go home to let the family know, the result was still seen by the father, the little couple can only hastily hold a wedding banquet, "after giving birth, do not dare to return to Hong Kong, but still let the father know, had to hold the bb back to Macao, put wine to invite the family to eat, but did not officially register." ”
Such a casual marriage is naturally difficult to last, and the two who have not survived the "seven-year itch" have broken up due to personality incompatibility.
During that time, it can be said that Li Xiangqin's life was the most difficult years, the love life had undergone such a big change, her father's business also failed, and the burden of supporting the family was suddenly pressed on Li Xiangqin, who was only in her 20s, but at this time, her drama was not much, so she had to take the wedding ring to pawn for money.
Until the complete divorce, her career situation slowly improved, when she and the first generation of Wong Fei Hung Kwan Tak Hing went to Singapore to perform Cantonese opera, after the performance, Kwan Tak Hing was invited back to Hong Kong to make a movie, she begged Master Kwan Tak Hing to take her into the industry.
That year's movie "Huang Feihong's Three Drama Female Dart Master" was Li Xiangqin's screen debut.
From singing Cantonese opera to starring in Cantonese movies, many film invitations came to the door, and finally solved her urgent needs, "After the divorce, it seems that the time comes to run, and there have always been movies." ”
Li Xiangqin became famous for the role of Xigong Niangniang, and then played mostly sinister roles, especially the image of adulterous concubines, stepmothers, mistresses, etc. is the most prominent, so there is the nickname of "Xigongqin", she and Yu Lizhen's Image of Donggong Niangniang are in competition, and the name of "a generation of adulterous concubines" is also gradually launched during this period.
In order to make a living, she never dared to push off the drama contract, one after another, how much money can be earned, and many times this hard work is not rewarded.
"At the beginning, I made a movie for 300 Hong Kong dollars, and then there was 500 Hong Kong dollars, but the film company was very bad, it would deliberately reduce my role, and then deduct 200 Hong Kong dollars in salary, I did not dare to pursue, afraid that no one would find me to shoot in the future, and they owed me more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and then I could buy a house."
In 1967, when there was a riot in Hong Kong society, Li Xiangqin went to the United States with her master Lu Haitian, nicknamed "Brother Qian", Lu Haitian was also a veteran Cantonese opera film actor, and his son was lu Guanting, the singer who created the theme song "Journey to the West".
In order to successfully immigrate, she and Lu Haitian went through a sham marriage, "I remember that when I took the oath, I didn't know English at all, the oath officer said a word, I followed it, and then Master said to kiss it, I kissed my face, and I got married." ”
However, Li Xiangqin has not been able to find a suitable job, and every day she has nothing to do and indulges in playing mahjong with her friends, until someone invites her back to Hong Kong to make a movie, she is determined to return to the acting world.
"Master was afraid that I would have to divide his family property, so he applied in the United States that I had eloped with someone else, and then I even returned my green card to him, and returned to Hong Kong without asking for anything."
But she is not without gains, just returned to Hong Kong, Li Xiangqin met a generation of "dubbing king" Tan Bingwen in the crew, the two co-founded a happy film company, and for the first time as the protagonist to cooperate in the comedy "Daxiangli".
Consecutive production of a number of film and television dramas are very popular, the two hand in hand to attend a number of programs or evenings, Lang Cai female appearance in pairs, naturally provoked criticism, in this regard, Li Xiangqin solemnly explained several times.
"We are not dragging, but we have feelings, we have cooperated for many years, how to say that there will be feelings, for example, many banquets will invite us to attend together, and he refuses to bring his wife, so people treat us as couples." 」
However, there are still rumors that Tan Bingwen and his wife are centrifugal because of Li Xiangqin, and Li Xiangqin is even more crying and laughing, and can only pay more attention to keeping a distance from each other.
"One year, Tan Bingwen suddenly said, let's not partner anymore, because 'my wife sips vinegar'. Later, we didn't continue to work together, and now it is rumored that they are divorced, in fact, they have never divorced, and their daughter is very good to me. ”
Li Xiangqin has been fully committed to the crew, although there is always no shortage of suitors around her, she is rarely moved, claiming that her personality is not suitable for marriage.
"My personality is not suitable for being a wife, and if I have feelings for you, my tantrums will all be on you." If you are a lover, there will be some avoidance; if you are a husband, a little thing will be said by me for half a day, so it is better to keep your distance. I really don't really like getting married. ”
"I like to shoot scenes, and I am refreshed to see those checks (rewards)!" No, no, no, ”
Li Xiangqin, who is dedicated to filming, also takes good care of the younger generations in the show business circle, and in real life, she has become the mother of many superstars, such as Wan Ziliang, Lv Liangwei, Zhou Runfa, Guan Juying, Ma Jingtao, Zheng Yuling, Weng Meiling, Zhong Chuhong, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung and so on.
She once introduced Zhang Guorong to senior manager Chen Shufen, which made Zhang Guorong's music career go to a higher level.
She also attended the wedding of Wan Zi Liang and Tian Yu as the man's family.
She also felt guilty about Weng Meiling's suicide, "After filming that night, I said I was going to take her home, and she said, 'No, Mom, you're going out on location tomorrow, I'm in the company car.'" 'How could I have heard her kill herself the next day when I was filming on location..."'
"She (Weng Meiling) was very unhappy during that time, crying after saying a sentence or two, and I often advised her not to be sad about her feelings, and to take advantage of the popularity now, she should put her mind on her career."
In 2010, at the age of 78, she accidentally fainted during the filming of the "Princess Married" crew, when the medical treatment ended, she said that her health was not in serious trouble, and she continued to participate in movies such as "Eight Star Annunciation".
But the warning issued by the body can not be ignored, she gradually faded out of the screen, concentrated on recuperating at home, but in recent years, every time the news has come out, one is the deterioration of the fall at home, the other is the brain degeneration and ignorance, even travel must be in a wheelchair.
In January last year, Hong Kong media filmed Li Xiangqin going to the hospital for physical therapy, her mental state looked fair, but she needed maids and drivers to walk left and right, and she looked sad in the video.
People who have had related relationships with Li Xiangqin have left one by one, Master Lu Haitian died early in 1982, her first husband Xiao Zhongkun also died of esophageal cancer in 2005, and Tan Bingwen died suddenly of lung cancer in September last year, triggering the on-screen cooperation between the two.
In the last program recorded by Tan Bingwen before his death, he was still worried about Li Xiangqin's physical condition, and when he went to visit the other party at the beginning of the year, Li Xiangqin did not recognize him, which made him feel very sad.
Soon, at Tan Bingwen's memorial service, Li Xiangqin failed to show up to send her old friend on the last journey, but her only daughter Xiao Zijun came forward to bid farewell to her mother, at that time, Xiao Zijun said that her mother was in good health, that is, there was a bit of mental problems.
In just 3 months, I did not think that Li Xiangqin's health was deteriorating, and when her daughter came forward again, she confirmed the news that her mother had died to her relatives, friends and the public, which was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, which caught many people off guard.
According to Hong Kong media reports, at 12:00 noon on January 4, the maid fed Li Xiangqin rice cereal as usual, but she could not swallow after eating a few bites, and the nursing staff hired by the family immediately gave first aid and notified her daughter Xiao Zijun.
After Xiao Zijun received the news, she contacted two nearby private hospitals, but the other party said that she would not accept patients, so she had to take her mother to the Frequent Queen Elizabeth Hospital. After the doctor rescued him for a while, he informed his family that Li Xiangqin had passed away peacefully.
Sighing, if the first two hospitals do not refuse to accept, they may be able to win time for rescue, which is too difficult to accept.
Dedicate your youth to opera, and then dedicate the most beautiful half of your life to film and television dramas, old artists who deserve to learn from everyone in the show business circle, I wish the old man Li Xiangqin a good journey!
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Author: Seven Dreams
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