1925, a beautiful girl of 17 years old appeared on the screen in the movie "The Merits of War". Her pure smile and sweet dimples surprised the audience, like a dancing butterfly that touched everyone's heartstrings.
The girl's name is Hu Ruihua. After entering the film industry, she gave herself another beautiful and poetic name-Hu Die, hoping that she could "fly freely like a butterfly".
As Hu Die expected, she is like a beautiful butterfly, flying in the film industry for more than forty years. Strong wind attacked her delicate body, and heavy rain destroyed her beautiful wings, but she survived strongly in troubled times like a tenacious reed.
Different from today's entertainment circle, it was occupied by the glamorous second generation, the rich second generation and even the official second generation. In the eyes of ordinary people, the film and television industry in the Republic of China was still a low-level business to entertain the public, so no one would "humiliate" himself in public and be a "player" except children from poor families. For example, the first film queen in the silent film era and Ruan, who has become famous so far, all have a bad life experience.
But Hu Die is different. She comes from a rich family. Her father is Hu Shaogong, director of Jingfeng Railway, and her uncle is Tang, former prime minister of Beiyang government. She combines power and wealth.
Girls from poor families are grasses, while girls from rich families are treasures. As the only daughter in the family, Hu Die is regarded as the apple of her eye by the whole family. As long as she doesn't do anything to hurt herself, there is nothing she wants that can't be satisfied.
Therefore, when 16-year-old Hu Die wanted to be admitted to China Film Academy to study acting, his parents agreed with him.
Hu Die moved to Beijing, Tianjin and Guangzhou with his parents when he was young. The folk customs in these places are relatively open. After wandering around, Hu Die experienced the customs of different places and the living habits of people in different customs and regions. Hu Die is fluent in Beijing film, Tianjin dialect, Cantonese and Shanghai dialect, which laid a solid foundation for her future career.
An actor is a career that experiences other people's lives all his life and needs high cultivation. Whether they come from Yangchun Baixue or Xialiba, they should learn from others. Therefore, in the western world, drama actors and film actors often come from noble families and have high cultural literacy.
However, due to the deep-rooted feudal remnants of China, many people now call actors actors. Moreover, in the Republic of China period shortly after the collapse of the feudal dynasty, the upper class who could receive higher education disdained to engage in the film industry, while the poor who made a living as actors did not have the qualities that an actor should have.
But Hu Die is different. She was born in a good family. She read a lot of poetry books and received formal education since she was a child. In addition, she traveled around with her parents, which made her better integrated into the role.
After Hu Die entered the star film company, her unique accomplishment attracted the attention of directors Zheng Qiuzheng and Zhang Shichuan. They thought that she had the potential to become a superstar, regarded her as an actress created by the company's gravity, and even tailored scripts and movies for her.
Hu Die has been in different film and television companies before, and acted in many movies, but none of them caused much sensation. It was not until she transferred to the star film company that she began to shine.
1928, Hu Die starred in "Burning Red Lotus Temple" directed by Zhang Shichuan. Hong Gu, a chivalrous woman in her works, is generous, cheerful and elegant, and is popular all over the country, and her popularity is comparable to that of today's "Pearl Princess".
At that time, Hu Die became the most popular female star. 193 1 year, China made the first sound film "The Goddess Red Peony", starring Hu Die, which was particularly successful on the first visit to Shanghai.
Later, the film was also exported to the Philippines, and it received an unprecedented response. The singer Red Peony deserves to be called the God of Hu Die.
1933, the Star newspaper held an activity to select the "movie queen". With 2 1334 votes, she was successfully elected as the movie queen, more than 10,000 votes ahead of the second place, and was re-elected for three consecutive years.
As the most famous film actress in 1930s, Hu Die's career is booming, and her scandals are also endless.
From the first love Lin Xuehuai to the warlord Zhang Xueliang, and then to the military leader Dai Li, the beautiful Hu Die wandered among men and became the target of the peach tabloids.
Shortly after entering the film industry, Hu Die struck a spark of love with the hero Lin Xuehuai in the film Autumn Fan. Hu Die, who has never experienced anything, can't tell the difference between reality and movies, because of the romantic drama like Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School. She places all the beautiful fantasies of the hero in the story on Lin Xuehuai, who plays opposite her.
With the girl's worries, Hu Die only felt that she had met the best man in the world, just like a baby, for fear of being coveted by others.
Hu Shaogong, who can be read by countless people, doesn't like the man chosen by his daughter. In his view, Lin Xuehuai is not responsible enough, and her acting skills are not as good as her own daughter. Except for the skins that he can see because he is young, the others are useless at all.
Unable to resist the charm of Hu Die, this doting father can only persuade her to control her property and be forced to accept this future son-in-law.
This love began with Yan value, but in the trivial life, Lin Xuehuai, whose character is not enough, finally bored Hu Die who once regarded him as a treasure.
Hu Die grew up like a baby in the hands of her parents. She is very independent, but this fiance is more fragile than a woman in Jiao Jiao. Everything depends on her, and no man should bear the responsibility.
If Lin Xuehuai is willing to be a man living in the shadow of a woman, this relationship may last for a long time. Embarrassed, however, Lin Xuehuai's film career is declining, and Hu Die's achievements in the film are getting higher and higher, while Lin Xuehuai doesn't want to be described as a "Hu Die man".
Since the acting career is not ideal, let's go into the sea. With the dream of getting rich, Lin Xuehuai drives the car bought by Hu Die every day and sits in the Hu Die department store opened by Hu Die on Sichuan Road.
But it didn't last long. As a "businessman", Lin Xuehuai did not learn the skills of doing business, but learned the ballroom tricks of playboy 100%.
Hu Die was very disappointed with Lin Xuehuai and decided to break off his engagement. Fortunately, Hu Die has a good father. For this disgraceful thing, he fully supports his daughter's lifelong happiness
But at this time, after The Red Peony was released, Hu Die's influence was unprecedented and she became the most famous female star in China at that time. Although Lin Xuehuai was indignant that Hu Die was more successful than her own career, she didn't want to let such a beautiful woman and a cash cow go easily.
The dilemma faced at this time is similar to that faced by Ruan later, but it is much luckier. She has a strong backing, and she has a father who has been supporting her for no reason, which gives her the courage to take this engagement to court.
The case of "Die Xue's Termination" was raging in Shanghai at that time, which was as sensational as the divorce news of top entertainment stars such as Zhao and Yang Mi, and even worse.
After a year in court, Hu Die finally regained his freedom. At this time, Hu Die was only 23 years old, which is a good age to graduate from college in modern society, but she was full of holes and exhausted, and she never dared to give up this hard-won freedom easily.
But when the tree wants to be quiet, the wind will not stop. Hu Die was going to be alone, but someone didn't want her to go. 193 1 In the "September 18th Incident" in, Zhang Xueliang carried out the policy of non-resistance and extended a helping hand to the Japanese troops in three northeastern provinces of China.
Many patriots severely condemned Zhang Xueliang's depravity, and even passed their grievances on to Zhang Xueliang's dancing partners "Zhao Si, Zhu Wu and Butterfly", satirizing them as "strong women in business don't know how to hate their country".
Zhao Si is Miss Zhao Yidi of Zhao Si who accompanied Zhang Xueliang all his life, Zhu Wu is the social butterfly Zhu Meijun, and Butterfly is the "first beauty of the Republic of China" Hu Die.
After the rumor came out, Zhao Yidi and Zhu Meijun never quarreled again, but Hu Die didn't want to bear the title of "social butterfly for the country". In Shen Bao, he refuted the rumor: "Butterfly is also a member of the people. Although it failed to spill blood on its neck, how can it dance with those who are responsible for defending the country when the country is in danger? " Business women don't know how to hate their country', but pigs and dogs are worse! "
As the most famous actress in China at that time, Hu Die, the first beauty, was destined to be the center of the scandal. She foresaw this for a long time, so she can refute rumors, ignore them if she can, and just do what she should do with a clear conscience.
After Lin Xuehuai's first love affair, Hu Die became cautious when looking for a man again. Even if there are long lines of men pursuing her, she dare not give her heart easily. It was not until she met Yau Sing Poon that she regained her ability to love.
Most men who pursue Hu Die are very powerful, but Pan Yousheng, who she finally chose, is an ordinary man without money and power. After Hu Die's observation, Yau Sing Poon is a true and reliable person. Other men either want her beauty or her star effect, but only Pan Yousheng regards her as an ordinary woman.
Hu Die's father, Hu Shaogong, especially appreciated Yau Sing Poon, praising him for his diligence and honesty, and never found anything wrong in his life.
However, Hu Die was afraid to learn from the past, and this time he was more rational. He is no longer as eager to tell the world as before. After two years of underground love affair with Yau Sing Poon, he began to discuss marriage.
Yau Sing Poon has never complained about this unfair treatment. He was saddened by what happened to Hu Die and was willing to spend time waiting for Hu Die to get out of the past.
It was not until the fifth year of their love that Hu Die and Yau Sing Poon finally recognized each other, which coincided with Hu Die's father being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. In order to let his father leave without regret, Hu Die chose to marry Yau Sing Poon.
After their marriage, Hu Die and Yau Sing Poon lived a happy life. They have children. In troubled times, the family lived a delicious life in Hong Kong, but all this changed because of the loss of 30 boxes of jewelry.
Unwilling to film for the Japanese, Hu Die gave up his quiet life in Hong Kong and traded his life savings for 30 boxes of jewelry to be shipped back to the mainland, only to be lost in Guangzhou.
After losing such a large fortune, Hu Die was very anxious and asked for help everywhere. Later, under the guidance of friends, he found Dai Li's men.
Dai Li is a well-known sex maniac, and he has admired Hu Die for a long time. Beauty is in jail, and naturally she doesn't want to give up this opportunity to get married.
He comforted Hu Die, saying that he would help her find these jewels, first stabilize Hu Die and let her stay, and then arranged for people to buy them one by one according to the list of lost things listed by Hu Die, falsely claiming that they had found them.
Later, Dai Li arranged for Yau Sing Poon to do business in Yunnan, and at the same time occupied his wife. Dai Li implicitly threatened Hu Die with Yau Sing Poon's life, forcing Hu Die to become his forbidden cup.
Dai Li is absolutely responsive to Hu Die, building a villa with big windows and big gardens for her, bringing her fresh fruits from India, and putting the latest clothes and shoes in Hu Die's wardrobe in time. During the three years of her possession, the lustful Dai Li never touched another woman.
Maybe Dai Li really loves Hu Die. He once said to her affectionately, "My greatest wish in my life is to formally marry you. I want nothing for you. "
1946, Dai Li, who was on a business trip, left Chongqing by plane and was going to marry Hu Die when he came back. Unexpectedly, the plane crashed and Dai Li died on the spot.
Hu Die, who was imprisoned as a canary for three years, was not sad at the moment when he learned the news. On the contrary, he took the opportunity to escape from Chongqing immediately and reunite with Yau Sing Poon.
What wealth and power, for Hu Die, can't compare with the arms of her husband Pan Yousheng, where she has a husband is where her soul belongs.
After half a lifetime of ups and downs, this beautiful butterfly witnessed the century-long changes in China. It has glory, humiliation, misunderstanding and sadness, but she is strong enough to fly to the other side with wings covered with rain.
Hu Die always knows what he wants most, so he won't get lost in the noise, and he won't be stopped by difficulties and obstacles in the bleak.
As much praise as a person can bear. After many years, there are still many rumors about Hu Die, a beautiful woman.