In 1956, in a private apartment in New York, Ma Hongkui's huge body filled the entire sofa, and he held a piece of cheese made by his aunt himself, immersed in comfort.
Just when he thought that a happy life would last forever, he didn't think that one thing would make him never turn over.
Ma Hongkui is a senior general of the Northwest Army of the Kuomintang and is known as one of the "Four Horses of the Northwest".
In August 1932, Ma Hongkui was appointed chairman of Ningxia Province, during which time life was corrupt.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he fled the war-torn mainland and came to this strange island with the people's fat and ointment looted from Ningxia.
When he first arrived in Taiwan, he still fantasized about being able to continue to enjoy the power and wealth of the past, but soon, reality hit him hard.
In Taiwan, Ma Hongkui found that he was no longer the king of Ningxia.
His power and status vanished overnight, replaced by endless loneliness and loss.
The Taiwan authorities have a cold and distant attitude towards him, and his old subordinates have left him one after another.
He tries to re-establish his sphere of influence, but soon discovers that this is no longer his domain.
Ma's life in Taiwan is in trouble, and his wealth, while still abundant, cannot be exchanged for the power and status he once had.
He began to think about his days in Ningxia, the people he ruled, the subordinates who obeyed him, and everything he once had.
But the reality is cruel, and he can't go back to the past.
After a few years of frustration in Taiwan, Ma Hongkui decided to leave the place that had disappointed him and head to the United States to seek a new life.
With his family and remaining wealth, he embarks on a journey to a foreign land.
However, life in the United States has not been as good as Ma Hongkui imagined.
Although he has enough wealth to make ends meet, he is unable to fit into this strange society.
He doesn't understand the language, has a different culture, and can't adapt to even the most basic habits.
He tried to devote himself to farming, but failed repeatedly due to his lack of experience and adaptation to the local environment.
At the same time, Ma Hongkui's family couldn't bear this kind of life of being uprooted from their hometown and sending people under the fence, so I left him with the little money I had left.
From rich to nothing, Ma Hongkui realized that he was in a foreign land, and there was no place to turn over.
This made him feel extremely lonely and hopeless, recalling the power and status of the past, as if everything was so far away.
As he grew older, Ma Hongkui increasingly recalled the glory of the past.
He often dreamed that he would return to Ningxia and regain power as the formidable king of Ningxia.
But when he wakes up, he sees his large, bloated body, dilapidated environment, and cold and unforgiving reality.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Ma Hongkui has spent more than ten years in the United States.
His physical condition is deteriorating, and the once fierce King of Ningxia has become an old man in his last years.
His vision gradually blurred, his hearing deteriorated, he had difficulty moving, and even the most basic ability to take care of himself was lost.
Knowing that his days were numbered, he began to recall his life.
He remembered the frustrated days in Taiwan and the lonely life in the United States, and his heart was full of remorse and self-blame, if he had not been so greedy and cruel at the beginning, maybe he would not have fallen to where he is today.
In 1970, Ma Hongkui died of illness in this small apartment, and his body was sent back to Taipei.
His story is a microcosm of that era, revealing the eternal debate between power, wealth and morality.
And his huge body and corrupt image have also become historical memories that future generations will never forget.