Introduction: In the torrent of the times, no one can predict whether their life will be smooth or endless. Going with the current, embarrassing, like a dream, we will always be at a certain moment, suddenly realize the irresistibility of fate; Just as we are afraid of the dark, but the night will still come as scheduled, the ending we want is always the opposite, the fate of heaven is destined, life is varied, you and I are like a grain of dust.
This is a tragic story, there is no way out, grief-stricken, he left a suicide note saying: My relationship with her will never be resolved in the future, and I don't have the courage to endure this pain for a long time.
Li Minwei is a film pioneer and the first person to create the history of Chinese films""The founder of Chinese films, the Li family in China can be called the first family of films.
In 1913, Yan Shanshan and Li Minwei entered the marriage hall, and after marriage, Li Minwei hoped that his wife Yan Shanshan could reduce performances and take care of family affairs more. But Yan Shanshan loves the film industry and does not want to return to the family to be a housewife, but there must be a person in charge of the family.
Lin Chuchu, an 11-year-old girl, returned to Hong Kong from Canada with her mother, who was originally treated in Hong Kong, but decided to settle in Hong Kong after she recovered from her illness. left a love relationship for Lin Chuchu in the dark.
15-year-old Lin Chuchu was arranged by fate to meet 23-year-old Yan Shanshan. Under the continuous matchmaking of Yan Shanshan, Lai Manwei finally happily married Lin Chuchu, at that time Hong Kong allowed polygamy, 2 women, 1 man, 3 people to form a wonderful family, Yan Shanshan treated Lin Chuchu like a sister.
After Lin Chuchu married Li Minwei, he retired and returned to the family, took care of the housework, and gave birth to a total of 9 children, Yan Shanshan only gave birth to 2 children because of her long-term career, and the children were all called Yan Shanshan's mother and Lin Chuchu's mother, and Li Minwei called Yan Shanshan "third sister", and Lin Chuchu called "eldest sister". They get along harmoniously and never have disputes, and the Li family's "threesome" has been rumored to be a beautiful conversation, of course, they are not perfect, but they are harmonious and happy.
After marriage, Lin Chuchu gave birth to her eldest son Li Keng, who was born in a film family, with such a superior family environment and background, Li Keng can be said to have been born with a golden soup spoon. When he was a child, Li Keng looked cute and dark, and his black eyes were very smart, and Li Keng grew up happily under the love of his two mothers.
Father Li Minwei soon noticed Li Keng's excellent appearance, Li Keng has a pair of very clear eyes, which makes people know at a glance that he is a clever child, a plan was born in Li Minwei's mind, he began to spend more time cultivating Li Keng, as long as he is free, he will take Li Keng to watch performances. Li Minwei also took him with him when filming, and the young Li Keng almost grew up on the set.
Soon, four-year-old Li Keng ushered in his first film performance, starring in "The Goddess" with the famous movie star Ruan Lingyu Li Keng quickly became well-known by people with his acting talent and his beloved face, coupled with the naturalness of his performance, he was deeply loved by the audience, and was known as "prodigy" and "little angel on the screen". Li Keng's cute appearance and natural and apt performance added a touch of color to that dark and chaotic era, and also touched the hearts of every audience, he became the most famous child star, and his future is bright.
* Nie Er likes Li Keng very much, and his mother Lin Chuchu let Li Keng recognize Nie Er as a "friendly father" (godfather) Li Keng also listened to the words of this "friendly father" very much, and read it every day when he got up: ""Friendship father" told me to write, and I had to write a score after writing, and if I didn't write it, I had to play a handboard, Nie Er's famous "Selling Newspaper Song" was written for Li Keng, and later Nie Er was killed in Japan, and Li Keng was sad and couldn't eat for a few days.
According to Li Keng's development speed and resources, he will definitely achieve greater glory in less than ten years, but it is a pity that he was born at the wrong time. In 1937, when Shanghai fell and Japan invaded Shanghai, Li Minwei risked his life, regardless of his personal safety, and personally took charge of the documentary "Songhu Anti-Japanese War Documentary" to leave a precious historical record for future generations, because he refused to make films for the Japanese, Li Minwei took 9-year-old Li Keng and his wife to Hong Kong for refuge.
After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Li Keng has also grown up, he decided to leave Hong Kong, his parents hoped that he could settle down and live here, but Li Keng firmly refused, his love for actors moved his parents, and finally chose to fulfill his child's dream. He went north with a passion to serve the country, with a fiery heart to pursue his dreams, as well as the support and encouragement given by his parents, he went to Beijing alone and continued his acting career.
In 1949, Lai Keng took a group photo with his parents, siblings and other family members in Hong Kong.
21-year-old Li Keng came to Beijing to work in Beijing Studios and officially became a young actor. Originally, with years of performance experience and ability, it should not be difficult for Li Keng to return to the screen, but the reality played a joke on him.
Because of his family identity, he has been ostracized everywhere, and his acting road is tortuous and bumpy, and he has only made 3 films in the past few years, and he has played some small supporting roles.
Even so, Li Keng did not bow to fate, he began to develop into drama, conducting, etc., although it was not the industry he loved, but his seriousness and love for work and his own talent made him quickly make progress in the drama industry, and gradually broke out of his own world, Li Keng was transferred to Zhuying Studio as an actor and assistant director.
In 1953, 25-year-old Li Keng got married, and the newlyweds lived a happy life in the eyes of outsiders.
After marriage, the stable life became busy, and the shortcomings of the two were gradually exposed, Li Keng often couldn't go home on time when he started filming, his wife's personality was relatively strong and had a strong desire to control, his wife was not supporting his career, and she couldn't bear that Li Keng had any other women around him.
However, the director's special identity inevitably leads to co-directing with many actresses, which makes his wife with low self-esteem and sensitive more and more suspicious, and his wife's suspicion has become very heavy, and she even suspects that he has cheated. Li Keng thought that he was acting upright and sitting upright, and he didn't do anything to be sorry for his wife, and repeatedly explained to his wife, proving his innocence and his wife didn't believe him.
During the period when he went to Guangzhou to film, his wife's suspicion at home alone had reached the point of going crazy.
Li Keng only spoke a few words to the actress, and when he went home, he would be insulted and abused by his wife, and finally escalated to violent beatings and cold violence.
Li Keng, who dragged his tired body home after a day of work, was not greeted by "his wife's welcome, but the closed door lock, and his wife's endless abuse, sometimes his wife didn't open the door for him all night, and Li Keng, who had no penny, could only wait outside the door until dawn." His wife strictly controls Li Keng's salary, and all his wages are handed over, Li Keng usually doesn't even have change to buy water, life has given him hardship, and he digests it alone; Fate gave him a slap, and he accepted it calmly; Even if there is no way out in front of him, gritting his teeth and persevering, it is a pity that fate did not favor him, Li Keng was unwilling to bow to fate, and he still couldn't escape the arrangement of fate.
He can only choose to swallow his anger and continue this oppressive marriage. Until his wife rummaged through his belongings without consent, and found a few exquisite envelopes from them, and firmly believed that this was the evidence of his cheating, he made a big fuss in the unit, and wanted to make him ruined.
As the contradictions between the two increased, the relationship became worse and worse, to the point where he could not communicate, he couldn't stand his wife's pathological behavior and decided to divorce, Li Keng wrote a letter to his mother: Between me and her, it is impossible to compromise and reconcile about personality, he wrote to his family to explain his thoughts, and he also got his mother's consent.
originally thought that both of them could be freed from a marriage that had already existed in name only, but unexpectedly, his wife threatened him that if he divorced, he would be ruined. In those days, divorce was subject to investigation by the unit, and it would face a situation where everyone shouted and beat it and ruined its career. There are many people talking about it, especially his overseas relations, his parents are in Hong Kong, and his family is in the United States.
At that time, the slightest blemish or stain was a fatal blow to him. Even if Li Keng thinks that he is innocent, he does not dare to bet on the career he loves. Because as long as there is a trace of chasing the wind and catching shadows, it will be falsely spread by people, and the city will be full of wind and rain.
In 1935, Li Keng took a group photo with his parents, brothers and sisters and other family members.
In the face of his marriage, he seems so pale and powerless, he has endured too many gossip, and he has long prepared a suicide note for himself in despair of life, expressing that he cannot tolerate the mental and physical torture that this marriage brings to him, but he has not yet chosen which day to end his life.
Until 1965, Lai Keng was framed as a spy. Everyone looked at him suspiciously, and when Li Keng came home in the cold night, his wife turned him away, and Li Keng's only remaining sanity completely collapsed.
After wandering outside the door for a long time, he finally chose to commit suicide by jumping into the river, and the 37-year-old Li Keng ended his sad life without any struggle and resistance. Li Keng has not yet reached half of his life, but he has given up weakly. left quietly like this, leaving her mother Lin Shanshan grief-stricken.
In 1953, 60-year-old Lai Man-wai died, and his family wealth was scattered for the movie, and after his death, the family only had a few tens of Hong Kong dollars left. In 1965, her eldest son Li Keng died, and two close relatives died one after another, which was not an ordinary blow to Lin Chuchu's heart, she was disheartened and stopped acting, and since then she has withdrawn from the film industry. In 1979, Lin Chuchu died of illness in Hong Kong at the age of 75.
Hong Kong actress Li Zi and grandma Lin Chuchu.
In the torrent of the times, no one can predict whether their life will be smooth or endless. Going with the current, embarrassing, like a dream, we will always be at a certain moment, suddenly realize the irresistibility of fate; Just as we are afraid of the dark, but the night will still come as scheduled, the ending we want is always the opposite, the fate of heaven is destined, life is varied, you and I are like a grain of mortal dust.