In people's hearts, Maggie Cheung has always been regarded as a goddess as a famous movie star in Hong Kong, but she chose to quit the entertainment industry at the age of 40.
Eighteen years later, she lives in a slum, is still unmarried and has no children, and lives a leisurely life with a dog.
So, why did Maggie Cheung choose such a lifestyle?
Maggie Cheung was born in 1964 in an ordinary family. She also has an older sister. When she was 8 years old, the family moved to a small place in the UK.
On the streets of Britain, it is rare to see yellow**, black-haired Chinese, and when she walks on the street by herself, she always feels that she is an outlier.
She didn't have any friends to play with when she was a child, her parents were often busy with work, and she was in a foreign country, which made her experience loneliness like never before.
Maybe it's because of the pressure of life, parents always have small arguments from time to time, and occasionally there are big quarrels. As time passed, they developed an unbearable view of each other, and their relationship gradually broke down.
They finally decided to end this unhappy marriage, and after the divorce, Maggie Cheung went to live with her mother.
She has been very averse to stereotypes since she was a child, however her mother always expected her to be a lady and has been trying to nurture her in this direction.
She didn't want to live a life like this, either working against her mother, or going out to play or playing football with the boys, and she felt comfortable with that.
Every time her mother saw her outing and playing, she always took her home at once, then picked up the rattan and began to punish her. Although her mother was always strict with her, she still maintained a casual attitude.
After graduating from secondary school, Maggie Cheung did not pursue further studies and began to look for work to earn a living. However, due to her lack of specialized skills, she was left to work as a regular clerk in the library.
Her biggest dream at the age of 16 was to become a hairstylist, but given her grades at the time, it was unlikely that she would get into the London College of Fashion.
It wasn't until she was 18 years old that her life took a turn for the worse. At that time, she went back to Hong Kong with her mother to visit relatives, and when she first arrived in Hong Kong, she was not idle and was always looking for job opportunities.
While in Hong Kong, Maggie Cheung had planned to find a job in a barbershop, but due to her lack of experience and the barbershop did not recruit apprentices, the plan had to be cancelled.
She then went to a children's clothing store to apply for a job as a shopping guide, and it was during this time that an advertising agency noticed her and invited her to be a model.
After receiving this invitation, Maggie Cheung was very surprised, because she was told by her mother to be black and ugly since she was a child, which caused her to lack self-confidence all the time.
Once she stepped into the agency, her whole person changed drastically, especially when she became more confident than before, and her financial situation began to gradually improve.
Although her time in Hong Kong was short, it was a happy and beautiful time for her. Her mother was soon going to take her back to England, so she begged her mother to let her stay in Hong Kong.
After her pleading, her mother finally agreed to her request and allowed her to stay. After that, she continued to work as a model and has been putting down roots in Hong Kong.
Maggie Cheung's height is not very tall, but her body proportions are perfect, plus she has a pair of slender long legs, which has become her advantage.
In 1983, the Miss Hong Kong beauty contest kicked off. After learning the news, she signed up with a tentative attitude. Unexpectedly, she stood out in the layers of screening, and finally won the runner-up, and was known as the most photogenic lady.
Maggie Cheung won the love of countless fans with her innocent appearance, and soon after the competition, Hong Kong's radio station invited her to sign a contract, thus stepping directly into the entertainment industry.
So, what kind of life stage will Maggie Cheung go through after getting involved in the entertainment industry?
As a newcomer to the entertainment industry, Maggie Cheung started to cooperate with big names from all walks of life, and she didn't even go through the stage of running tricks, and directly became the heroine.
Although she has abundant resources in the entertainment industry, the audience generally believes that her acting skills need to be improved, so she should not cooperate with big-name actors.
During that period, she was known as "The Vase" and never received recognition for her acting skills.
Maggie Cheung was very calm in the face of this evaluation, as if she didn't care, but she had made up her mind in her heart that she must prove herself through hard work.
In 1985, Maggie Cheung and Jackie Chan worked together in the movie "Police Story", which perfectly showed Jackie Chan's comedy style, and Maggie Cheung also played the role of a desperate Sanniang on the set.
In the film, she never relied on a stand-in, but went into battle to complete all the difficult moves, and even if she was injured and taken to the hospital**, she quickly returned to the set and insisted on filming without being discouraged.
Thanks to her hard work, the film ended up with a very good result, and people's impression of her began to change.
"Mong Kok Carmen" is the first work directed by Wong Kar-wai, this movie really let Maggie Cheung get rid of the title of "vase", she played an inconspicuous country girl in the film.
Her understanding of the characters is very profound in this performance, and she no longer follows the previous style in the filming process, but is able to perfectly present the characters, demonstrating her precise grasp of the characters.
Maggie Cheung showed a different image in "Mong Kok Carmen", and the audience saw a new her. This film also allowed her to successfully understand the breakthrough of emotional expression.
Since then, Maggie Cheung has gradually put aside the name of "vase", and regarded film as her artistic pursuit, determined to take on more film works that can promote her rapid growth.
She has not experienced too many setbacks on the road to film, and Wong Kar-wai has already chosen a movie for her.
She starred in "The True Story of A Fei" directed by Wong Kar-wai at that time, and became one of the two heroines in the film together with Carina Lau.
She perfectly showed the infatuation of the characters in the movie, and this movie also gave her a new experience of acting, and she deeply realized that acting in a movie requires full dedication.
Maggie Cheung has continued to improve her acting skills and has a deeper understanding of movies, and several shooting experiences have made her understand acting more thoroughly.
Her acting career continues to develop towards a positive one, and every time she plays a role, she can perfectly interpret different roles, bring one wonderful work after another to the audience, and create many classic roles that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
So far, she is the most awarded female Chinese artist, winning a total of 5 Golden Horse Awards, 11 nominations and 5 awards, and Berlin and Cannes.
She has achieved these results entirely through her hard work, and she is very strong in her career, but very ......humble in her feelings
Not long after the Miss Hong Kong competition ended, Maggie Cheung and designer Eric began to live together. She takes the relationship very seriously and is almost fully engrossed in it.
She only cared about her boyfriend's feelings at that time, so she missed many movie invitations and missed many opportunities, and during that time, she only had love in her heart.
However, she soon discovers that the relationship doesn't last long, as Eric is still in touch with his ex-girlfriend and the two are still living together.
This news was a huge shock to Maggie Cheung, and she absolutely could not tolerate this happening, so she directly proposed to him to break up.
This relationship was Maggie Cheung's first love, and it was quite a heavy blow to her, but she quickly broke free from the shadow of broken love. A month after the breakup, she started a new romance with Korean hairstylist Mark Kim.
She is initially attracted to Mark King's temperament, but when they actually start a relationship, she discovers that he is completely different from what she imagined, which soon leads to their breakup.
Maggie Cheung's deepest relationship is with director Er Dongsheng, who is 7 years older than her. In her acting career, when she has always been considered just a vase, Er Dongsheng has given her tremendous support and help.
She not only improved her acting skills, but also learned a lot of truths, which also made her taste for life improve accordingly.
Her career has developed very well, thanks to her strong boyfriend and Maggie Cheung who inspired her to know how hard she should work.
Although Maggie Cheung has experienced some happiness in this relationship, she has been more abused and disliked.
When Maggie Cheung was still participating in the Miss Hong Kong competition, Er Dongsheng was quite optimistic about her, until the two were together, he often abused her on the set.
Maggie Cheung suffered from endless pressure and insults, which made her a little breathless, and finally she decided to end the relationship.
After the breakup, the scandal between her and Er Dongsheng did not come out for a long time, which made many people believe that she was deeply hurt by this relationship.
Soon after, she met Song Xueqi, a real estate developer, at a social event. They chatted very speculatively as soon as they met, and soon after they made their romance public.
Many people sent blessings, the two were talented and beautiful, very compatible, and their relationship became a good story in everyone's mouth for a while.
However, the sweet time did not last long, and Song Xueqi's family fell into the predicament of bankruptcy. After learning the news, Maggie Cheung immediately took out the 10 million she had saved to help him tide over the difficulties.
In the face of her assistance, Song Xueqi accepted it without hesitation, but the money did not change the situation. After Song Xueqi went bankrupt, he immediately broke up with Maggie Cheung and threw himself into the arms of a rich woman.
Maggie Cheung learned of this result, so she could only accept it silently, and then withdrew from the field.
Although she went through several relationships that deeply hurt her, she did not give up on finding true love, and she eventually met French director Olivier Assayas.
Soon after, Maggie Cheung firmly believed that he was the true love she had been looking for, and the two were married not long after.
Maggie Cheung once thought she had found a partner she could stay with for the rest of her life, but when their marriage entered its third year, an accident happened.
She found out that Olivier Assayas was in the marriage ** track, and she couldn't tolerate this situation, and finally chose to end their three-year marriage.
She was then rumored to be having an affair with Tony Leung, but this rumor was quickly clarified, because Tony Leung was already with Carina Lau, and she and Tony Leung were just friends.
Maggie Cheung went round and round on the journey of finding love, but finally returned to the original starting point, with only a dog by her side.
So, what kind of life does Maggie Cheung live after experiencing the baptism of feelings?
After experiencing these relationships, Maggie Cheung has completely seen the reality. She has already spent too much time in her relationship, and the rest of the time she just wants to live as she wants.
She decided to pursue **, her ** style emphasizes naturalness and casualness, although her singing voice is often out of tune, she still bravely stands on the stage to show herself.
She didn't care about the first performance that made the audience sigh, and soon threw herself into the next performance, which was a big surprise.
Although her performance on stage was like a "car accident scene", she experienced unprecedented freedom.
She was ridiculed at first, but eventually won admiration for daring to challenge the norm and show her true self, and she still shines on stage.
Although Maggie Cheung knows nothing about rock and roll, she has a lot of respect for the spirit of rock and roll, and it is this attitude that has won the cheers and admiration of the audience.
Many girls dream of being as free and free as she is when she turns 40.
Maggie Cheung has worked hard in the entertainment industry for many years and has accumulated rich wealth. But she chose to quit the entertainment industry after the age of 40 and instead focused on the ** career she loved.
In 2019, Maggie Cheung was photographed appearing in Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong, which is considered to be a slum in Hong Kong's luxury residential area.
* The news was soon hyped up, and many people were confused, believing that with Maggie Cheung's wealth, she shouldn't have lived in a place like that.
Subsequently, ** photographed her shopping at a street stall in Hong Kong, most of the goods on these stalls ranged from 19 Hong Kong dollars to dozens of yuan.
She didn't wear any shelves the whole time, not even sunglasses, just like a normal person.
People have wondered if the fact that the big stars of the past are now childless and still living in such a place, does this situation mean that they have declined?
She actually owns 4 houses in Siu Sai Wan, and the rest are reserved for her family. She may have moved here to make it easier to take care of her family.
She donated 2 million in a low-key manner when she was in Wenchuan**, and did not hype it up, but simply said: Now is the time for me to repay the society.
Maggie Cheung's life is never to be shown to others, but to be spent according to her own comfort. She doesn't care about the world's eyes, she only cares about her own feelings.
Maggie Cheung is now 58 years old, and although she lives a very modest life, people thought she would not return again. However, unexpectedly, she actually registered a short ** account and re-entered the public eye.
She has spent 58 years of her life, always maintaining a state of freedom and casualness, knowing her wishes and knowing which direction to work towards.
After 40 years of struggle in her acting career, Maggie Cheung finally chose to return to a state of freedom, perhaps for her, this lifestyle is the most comfortable.
She experiences the hustle and bustle of the world to the fullest, explores all kinds of possibilities, and lives the life she loves, rather than being bound by the expectations of others.
Although Maggie Cheung has played many roles and experienced various lives, she eventually lived the life she wanted to live on her own terms.