In 2019, Hong Kong media dug deep into the news in the streets and alleys, and unexpectedly discovered Maggie Cheung haunting the "slum"!
She wore a mask and went shopping, picking out the most affordable flats and clothing. For a while, labels such as "sad" and "so miserable" were full of headlines on the front page, but under the in-depth report of **, more amazing things are still to come!
They were surprised to find that Maggie Cheung actually chose to live in the "slum" of Xiaoxi Wan!Not only did her career come to a complete standstill, but she also didn't start a family or have children.
Why is Maggie Cheung having such a hard time now?
Her life is actually very different from what we imagined!
Maggie Cheung, an actress in her 50s, suddenly opened a Douyin short ** account at the end of 2022 and posted three updates in a row, which made countless fans happy.
She has been out of the entertainment industry for a long time, and now she suddenly appeared, causing many people to speculate.
It is rumored that Maggie Cheung opened Douyin, probably to learn from other stars, and may carry out live broadcasts in the future to gain benefits. There is also speculation that Maggie Cheung may be preparing for a comeback, first warming up by shooting short **.
However, none of these speculations seem to hold water, because she did nothing after that, as if she had disappeared again. Before that, Maggie Cheung had more than one alternative move!
In 2014, at the Shanghai Strawberry Festival, the audience was surprised to find that Maggie Cheung was not standing in the crowd to watch, but was on stage and became the focus!
She shook her head above her head on the stage and sang a song "Sweet Honey" loudly, but when the song sounded, the audience set off an uproar.
Maggie Cheung's singing was out of tune, which surprised everyone.
The sound of ridicule came like a surging river, and everyone began to question, why did Maggie Cheung appear on stage?Is it to get attention?Or is it to regain the style of old age?
Although Maggie Cheung felt helpless, she decided not to give up despite her sadness, because she believed that as a novice singer, she deserved to be ridiculed.
Maggie Cheung wears a mask and headphones, has short red hair, and is debugging ** equipment as a live DJ in a large shopping mall in Hong Kong. Many people think it's a kind of performance art, but the next second she starts DJing!
Maggie Cheung's behavior seems eccentric and unusual, making people feel as if she is subverting the stereotypes of her in the past, and even making people worry about her psychological state.
We often think of people who are different as monsters, but we don't know who the real clown is, everything is not yet known.
In 1983, Maggie Cheung participated in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant and won the runner-up in one fell swoop.
At that time, there were many female stars who debuted as "Miss Hong Kong", including Zhao Yazhi, Qiu Shuzhen, Zhong Chuhong, etc., all of whom were peerless and famous.
This young, immature, and a little baby fat girl, no one expected that she would become popular in the entertainment industry in the future!
Maggie Cheung made some outstanding film works in her peak, first being introduced to director Wang Jing, who had an outstanding performance in "The Frog Prince", and then co-starred with Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui in "Fate".
Although she has rich film and television resources, she has not succeeded because of this, but has faced countless doubts.
Maggie Cheung's performance was questioned by many audiences and **, and some film critics even publicly ridiculed her as a vase, only having an appearance but lacking an inner soul.
Although Maggie Cheung is quite calm in the face of such comments, because she has the wisdom of self-knowledge.
Because she was still very young when she entered the showbiz, she had no acting training and didn't know anything about acting.
She once recalled her state when she first entered the industry, when she regarded filmmaking as a game and work as a pastime, which was also the reason for her "backlash".
Jackie Chan even scolded Maggie Cheung at the worst time on the set!
In 1985, Maggie Cheung met Jackie Chan through a friend's introduction. Jackie Chan valued the new star, so he introduced her to the crew of "Police Story" and asked her to play the role of his girlfriend Ami.
Jackie Chan wanted the two to show a unique chemistry in the movie, but he was surprised that Maggie Cheung was "unconventional" as soon as she arrived on the set.
Jackie Chan has strict requirements for the cast and actresses, who must be serious, dedicated, and have excellent acting skills.
However, Maggie Cheung had a frivolous attitude when she first entered the industry, lacked acting skills, and was difficult to devote herself to the role, and she needed to reshoot a scene more than a dozen times a day, which made Jackie Chan can't help but scold loudly:
What happened to the actress now?How much time have you wasted on our own!
In the face of criticism, Maggie Cheung showed a tenacious attitude, not backing down, but persevering until Jackie Chan was satisfied, which fully showed that she is not a vulnerable person.
Fight scenes are indispensable in police movies, and she witnessed Jackie Chan jumping from the stairs himself, so she also decided not to use a stand-in, and was kicked off the elevator by the actor in the film!
Maggie Cheung's tenacious personality eventually won the approval of Jackie Chan's big brother, who knew her strengths and weaknesses inside out. Therefore, in "Police Story Sequel", Jackie Chan invited Maggie Cheung to star again, which reflected his affirmation of her.
This time, she almost ruined Maggie Cheung's face!
Maggie Cheung continued her personal experience in the previous film, not afraid of any dangerous shots, and bravely went into battle in person, but unexpectedly encountered an accident!
A steel pipe slipped off the roof on her head, and she was bleeding immediately after being hitShe was rushed to the hospital and received 17 shots**.
After Maggie Cheung recuperated in the hospital, she returned to the crew to shoot "Desperate Sanniang", but her hard work on the set can only be appreciated by the behind-the-scenes staff.
Until the release of the film, the audience still held the opinion of her performance as a "vase" and "poor acting".
It wasn't until 1988 that she met a big man in the directorial world, and everything changed drastically!
Maggie Cheung suddenly opened up in Wong Kar-wai's "Mong Kok Carmen" and understood the essence of performance!
In Wong Kar-wai's films, the style is casual and changeable, and the filming process is also eclectic. Under his guidance, Maggie Cheung gradually released some delicate emotions deep in her heart.
Before I met Wong Kar Wai, my performance was simply a reaction, shouting or reciting lines, but in "Mong Kok Carmen", I seemed to touch something deeper, and the characters immediately became vivid and aura!
Maggie Cheung opened up the second vein of Ren Du and set off in the direction of the queen, and there was no way back.
Maggie Cheung played the role of Su Lizhen in the movie "In the Mood for Love", and she performed the image of an oriental woman who loves cheongsam very well, especially the silent eye contact with Tony Leung, which is known as a classic.
Maggie Cheung succeeded Anita Mui in "Ruan Lingyu", and vividly interpreted the tragic and legendary life of the character. It was this film that won her the Golden Horse Award and the Academy Award.
Maggie Cheung and Liming's low-level love story in "Sweet Honey" is touching, and when she sits on the back seat of her bicycle, her eyes are both pure and urban.
After the death of Brother Leopard played by Zeng Zhiwei, Maggie Cheung went to the funeral home to claim the body. From her easy smile at the beginning to her final discouragement, her real emotional expression has become a model for many acting students to learn.
After acting in countless literary films, Maggie Cheung began to challenge herself and move towards a new film genre.
Xiaoqing in "Green Snake" is known for her graceful gait, free and easy temperament and innocent and warm love image.
With a deep sisterhood with the White Snake played by Wang Zuxian, the two actors have portrayed the character of the snake demon to life, whether it is the voice, lines, posture or acting skills, it is perfect, and it is still regarded as a classic, and no one can beat it!
In the movie "New Dragon Gate Inn", she plays the role of the hottest proprietress Jin Jiyu, not only participating in murder and robbery, robbery and other evil deeds, but even ruthlessly taking the lives of others, her distinctive character and wonderful plot complement each other, making this movie a leader in martial arts films in one fell swoop.
Maggie Cheung is generally considered to have good acting skills, and she is a beautiful and talented lucky person, who cooperated with a big director when she debuted, and every work has become a classic since then. However, only she knows how unlucky she is.
Maggie Cheung was surprised to face everyone's praise for her beauty, because she has been considered the "unbeautiful" child since she was a child.
Maggie Cheung was born in Hong Kong, and she has an older sister who is a few years older than her. When she was 8 years old, her family moved to England. The classmates around her envy her family's wealth, but they don't know that Britain is not a place to live.
Maggie Cheung was petite, dark-complexed, and emaciated. Under the strict teaching of her mother, she has always been compared to her sister, bearing the title of "ugly duckling" and unable to get rid of it.
Until the age of 18, Maggie Cheung was often bullied by the few Asian faces in the neighborhood when she was studying. It wasn't until she followed her mother back to Hong Kong to visit relatives and was inadvertently discovered by a talent scout to enter the entertainment industry that she realized that she was outstanding. Plus there are very few Asian faces near the new home.
After she stepped into the entertainment industry, she gradually went from lack of self-confidence to full of self-confidence, and then to free and easy, but she treated her feelings with twists and turns.
Due to the divorce of her parents, she has a unique understanding of love, and her ideal perfect love should be a desperate investment, but unfortunately, despite her best every time, she always hits a wall!
Maggie Cheung met director Er Dongsheng at a birthday party in 1987. At that time, she was still a rookie actor, and Er Dongsheng was a high-profile new director. Their acquaintance has made progress for each other.
When Maggie Cheung was injured while filming, Er Dongsheng accompanied her in the hospital;They raise dogs and walk together;Er Dongsheng likes to race, and Maggie Cheung cheered him on in the audience. However, sadly, this love ended in nothing.
Until now, we don't know the reason for the breakup, because Maggie Cheung has always given the two enough respect and has never thrown out any negative remarks in public.
After parting with Er Dongsheng, Maggie Cheung's emotions are both free and full of sadness.
Hank is a foreign tour guide who has developed feelings for Maggie Cheung after spending a long time with "A Tale of Two Cities". However, due to personality differences, the two eventually broke up.
After the breakup, Hank, feeling ashamed and angry, made the love letter and ** that Maggie Cheung once wrote to him public, which ended regrettably.
Maggie Cheung was invited by French director Olivier to star in the movie "Mystery" in 1994, and unexpectedly got a relationship because of this, but this time it was not a good marriage.
Maggie Cheung and French director Olivier fell in love for three years and entered the palace of marriage in 1997. However, due to the different careers and lifestyles of the two, their relationship gradually faded due to the long-term separation, and finally announced their divorce in 2002.
After experiencing ups and downs and emotional frustration in the entertainment industry, Maggie Cheung gradually came up with the idea of retiring from the rivers and lakes. No one can fail forever, and no one can succeed forever.
In an interview, she inadvertently revealed that over the past few decades, she has devoted almost all of her time to work, either on set or in the nanny car every day. Although she makes a lot of money, she is becoming more and more alienated from the lives of ordinary people.
Maggie Cheung officially announced her retirement from the entertainment industry in 2004!
After leaving the public eye, she devoted herself to finding hobbies and enjoying life, and completely retired.
She didn't have to think twice to throw herself into the play of ** and rock 'n' roll, and she didn't hesitate to put on the gear of cycling and traveling.
After spending 19 yuan to buy goods from the stall, I moved from a mansion to a general community.
Many ** have reported that Maggie Cheung is down-and-out and can only live in the "slums" now, but in fact, these so-called "slums" are not poor places, but they are not as spacious as mansions, and the surrounding living environment is more simple.
Maggie Cheung is currently eager for ** and life, and at the same time is open to love.
From 2003 to 2013, she participated in charity activities almost every year, including visiting the elderly and children left behind, donating money to support natural and man-made disasters, and caring for animals and nature.
She signed a contract with ** company in 2014 and began to learn to sing and released solo singles
In 2016, she was invited by Nicholas Tse to become a special guest on the variety show "Twelve Sharp Flavors", sharing her ordinary life after retiring from filming.
Maggie Cheung is not married and has no children, but she is still passionate about life!
After she quit the entertainment industry, she became the object of admiration of many peers, and Jackie Chan, who once abused her, recalled the past with Maggie Cheung on the set on many occasions.
Once in an interview, Jackie Chan was asked which actress he worked with the best, and he replied without hesitation: Maggie Cheung!
Maggie Cheung started her acting career at the age of 18, and then lasted for a full 18 years, she showed her wonderful life with her unique charm and expressiveness!
can let go of fame and fortune, give up the attachment to external materials, such a star, how free and easy.
The entertainment industry is complicated, and a generation of drama bones emerges in an endless stream, but artists who are imprisoned at the bottom of the ladder are also heard from time to time.
The changing times have been criticized by many people, who believe that this is one of the reasons why people deviate from their original intentions. However, as a "generation of actresses", Maggie Cheung has become a model for countless stars with her life!
She is completely different from other female stars, exuding a "backbone" demeanor.
She does not pursue luxury houses, but yearns for nature and ordinary;Rather than chasing luxury cars, she attaches more importance to low-carbon travel. Perhaps she has spent her life trying to get rid of the shackles and labels of the world and live an unrestrained and free life.
She played the role to her heart's content when she was thinking about filming, and learned singing without worry when she had the idea of singing. After retiring, her life has become more colorful, not afraid of the judgment and eyes of others, and only cares about being herself, this kind of courage is really commendable!