This art master, known as the "Winter Emperor", this goddess who has had affairs with celebrities such as Mei Lanfang and Du Yuesheng, why did she have such an ending?What exactly has she been through in her life?What about her art and love?Today, we are going to unveil the mystery of this legendary woman and let you see a real Meng Xiaodong.
1. Meng Xiaodong, who has had a talent for drama since he was a child, why did he give up the stage and marry Mei Lanfang?
Meng Xiaodong was born into a Peking Opera family and showed amazing talent for drama from an early age. She began to learn to sing at the age of nine, made her debut at the age of 12 without pei, and achieved good results in Shanghai at the age of 14. In order to improve her artistic level, she resolutely went to Beijing for further study, worshipped Yu Shuyan as a teacher, and became one of the outstanding descendants of the Yu School. Her performance is handsome, her voice is vigorous and mellow, the height is wide and narrow, the middle is full of energy, the palace is full of tone, and there is no female voice, and she is recognized as the "old emperor". Her representative drama is deeply loved and respected by the audience.
In 1925, Meng Xiaodong met Mei Lanfang, and the two co-starred in plays such as "Dragon and Phoenix", fell in love at first sight, and immediately got married. At that time, Mei Lanfang already had a wife Wang Minghua, and another "flat wife" Fu Zhifang who married in the name of Uncle Yu with the consent of Wang Minghua. Meng Xiaodong is regarded as Mei Lanfang's "outer room", and has no legal and folk marriage status. Meng Xiaodong gave up his stage career for love, accompanied Mei Lanfang to perform in various places, and solved problems for him. Mei Lanfang's family also did not recognize her existence and refused to allow her to wear filial piety for the deceased as a daughter-in-law. Meng Xiaodong was disheartened, and he and Mei Lanfang broke up many times, and finally officially broke up in 1931. Mei Lanfang paid Meng Xiaodong 40,000 yuan in alimony as compensation and comfort to her.
Why did Meng Xiaodong marry Mei Lanfang?Is it because she really loves him?Or was it because she was attracted to his fame and talent?Or is it because she wants to use his influence to improve her artistic level?I am afraid that only Meng Xiaodong himself knows the answers to these questions. However, what we can be sure of is that she gave too much and did not get what she deserved. Her marriage was a tragedy.
Second, from Mei Lanfang's "outer room" to Du Yuesheng's "**What is Meng Xiaodong's concept of love?".
After Meng Xiaodong broke up with Mei Lanfang, he did not give up his artistic pursuit, but returned to the stage and continued to perform Peking Opera. She not only Xi learned from famous artists such as Yu Shuyan, Cheng Junmou, and Bao Jixiang, but also innovated her own singing and performance style, making it more in line with the aesthetics of modern audiences. Her acting skills and voice have improved a lot, and her fame and status have also improved a lot. Her fans and ticket holders are all over the country, and her income and wealth are also very high. Her artistic career has been a brilliant one.
However, Meng Xiaodong's love life has not improved because of her artistic achievements. She has changed from Mei Lanfang's "outer room" to Du Yuesheng's "** Du Yuesheng is the "godfather of the underworld" in Shanghai and a famous Peking Opera ticket holder. He fell in love with Meng Xiaodong at first sight, and did not hesitate to spend a huge amount of money to charter a performance for her, buy a mansion for her, and give her jewelry. Arrange bodyguards for her. He even had conflicts and arguments with his wife and lover for her. Meng Xiaodong also has a deep affection for Du Yuesheng, she not only accompanied him to live in Shanghai, Hong Kong, the United States and other places, but also gave birth to a daughter for him. After Du Yuesheng's death, she was widowed for him until her own death.
What is Meng Xiaodong's view of love?Is it because she is too confident and feels that she has the power to change a man's heart?Or is it because she is too lonely and needs the company and protection of a man?Or is it because she is too realistic and wants to use the power and wealth of men to improve her social status?I'm afraid only Meng Xiaodong knows the answers to these questions. However, what we can be sure of is that she did not find the love that truly belongs to her. Her love is also a tragedy.
3. Suffering in sickness
Meng Xiaodong's art and love did not bring her happiness and peace. Her life, but she also has to face an even greater disaster. That's sickness.
In 1977, Meng Xiaodong had severe asthma and was rushed to the hospital, but he was too late to be rescued and died on May 26, 77 at the age of 70.