is Zhang Zhiyun on the left, and Ruan Lingyu on the right is Ruan Lingyu
Zhang Zhiyun and Ruan Lingyu. Both are from poor girls. They both become phoenixes because of the movie sparrows. They have both become movie queens. They have both been lovers of "tea king" Tang Jishan .
In fact, the fateful intertwining of the two is much more than that.
It can even be said that without Zhang Zhiyun, who became Tang Jishan’s lover, there is probably no movie queen Ruan Lingyu.
Zhang Zhiyun was born in 1904. She is from Guangzhou. She grew up in Shanghai since she was a child. Both her parents died at a very young age. She was raised by her adoptive mother who is also a Guangdong native.
Zhang Zhiyun
Although the family business is difficult, the adoptive mother did not treat Zhang Zhiyun hard wherever she could. The two depended on each other and had a very close relationship.
adoptive mother therefore controlled Zhang Zhiyun's life for the first half of her life, and the shadow left behind affected her second half of her life.
Zhang Zhiyun was 20 years old, the opportunity to change his destiny fell from the sky.
That year, Greater China Film Company was founded. In order to increase popularity and recruit talents, it publicly launched a newspaper to recruit actors. It also designated one of the largest newspapers in Shanghai, " Application for ", as the photo collection location.
At that time, movies were in full swing, and it was the most fashionable profession, so the film company received tens of thousands of photos of the application.
, one of the founders of the company, Bu Wancang , took the people to choose for a few days, but none of them met the requirements. The traitor who declared by
Bu Wancang
secretly told Bu Wancang that the reporter who declared every day would check the photos in the email first, and would hide them privately whenever he saw the particularly excellent ones, so there was no suitable candidate.
Bu Wancang was so amused that he was not Emperor Yuan of Han . Someone wanted to be Mao Yanshou . He wanted to see what kind of " Wang Zhaojun " was intercepted.
Bu Wancang took back the photos of the reporter secretly hiding, and one of them made him think deeply.
In fact, according to the aesthetic standards at that time, the woman in the photo was far from being a superb beauty.
Zhiyun
A round face and thick eyelids are neither the increasingly popular Western-style appearance nor the exquisiteness that traditional beauties must be.
But she still deeply attracted Bu Wancang's gaze because she had a pair of talking eyes, as if she could walk out of the picture in the next second, and the eyes alone could make the viewer express his heart.
Bu Wancang, who was a photographer, was shocked. He knew that such traits were unprecedented among current actors. If the role was right, she could easily conquer the audience. The girl in the photo of
is Zhang Zhiyun. She submitted the photo with the goal of giving it a try, but there was no news for a long time since the deadline, so she gave up long ago.
Bu Wancang's first impression not only did not fade away, but was even more shocking, because the girl herself had a more melancholy and noble temperament than the photo.
Zhang Zhiyun
He looked through Zhang Zhiyun's resume and found that the other party was from a humble background and dropped out of school in junior high school. He was neither a daughter nor had a higher education, but her whole body was as grand as a princess.
Although the common man is wearing a thorny hairpin, he cannot hide his high temperament.
Bu Wancang was ecstatic, he knew that he had dug up the treasure.
Although Bu Wancang found that Zhang Zhiyun could only speak Cantonese with a strong accent, it was still the era of silent movies, and only drama actors needed voice conditions.
Zhang Zhiyun made a movie without any obstacles.
The Big Chinese Film Company immediately included Zhang Zhiyun, who had no film experience, and directly played a role in the company's first film "The Heart of the People".
Zhang Zhiyun's performance was indeed as Bu Wancang expected.
Although she has not received professional training and has no acting experience, she seems to be born with knowing how to face the camera, and using her eyes alone is better than a thousand words.
Zhang Zhiyun stills in "Human Heart"
Bu Wancang spared no effort to help Zhang Zhiyun. He took all the courses on the movies to the girl. As long as the movies he made were suitable for him, he had to plan for Zhang Zhiyun.
No one will remain indifferent with such heartfelt care and help, let alone Zhang Zhiyun, who is not well-informed in the world. The two soon fell in love and began to live together with Zhang Zhiyun's adoptive mother's tacit consent. A story like
at first looks like the beginning of a classic "The Scumbaby's Appearance in the Republic of China", but I don't know the direction of the story. Although the general direction is indeed the case, the protagonist has changed his position.
Zhang Zhiyun (first right) Stills
Because of his amazing talent and Bu Wancang's support, Zhang Zhiyun, who entered the industry in 1924, became the most famous female star in Shanghai and even in China.
At this time, the indulgent Shili Foreign Field held a grand event in the film industry with its stunning power, which even brought Zhang Zhiyun to the peak.
1926 in late summer and early autumn, New World Playground took a month to hold the first film expo with 35 film companies in Shanghai.
Movie Expo Report
In this movie event, the most eye-catching plot is the selection of the best female stars in the movie.
This is the earliest film festival in China, and it is also the earliest selection of film actresses in China, even three years earlier than the selection of Best Actress for the Oscar.
Shanghai was the media center of China at that time. Such entertainment events would of course be widely reported and promoted. Votes were published in newspapers such as "Shen Bao", and readers could circle the actresses they liked on. The actresses who run for
also have a strong lineup. The future famous film queen of the Republic of China Hu Die can only be a substitute at this time.
In the end, Zhang Zhiyun defeated Qunfang and became the first film queen, and was in the limelight for a while.
After reaching the peak, if you don’t work harder, you will inevitably go downhill.
But for Zhang Zhiyun, after her peak, she was not a landslide, but more like a "jumping off a cliff".
Zhang Zhiyun stills
When Zhang Zhiyun just became a little famous, her adoptive mother and the boss of the film company pushed her to the world of fame and fortune, and the crowning of the "Movie Queen" made these social engagements even worse.
Zhang Zhiyun has had a few good days since she was a child and has never seen many good things, so the social scene with bright lights and wine quickly became fascinated by her eyes.
The adoptive mother who has been by her has always been similar. People who want to get close to Zhang Zhiyun will give all kinds of small gifts and tips. The adoptive mother was blinded by the oil and water and even encouraged her daughter to leave her boyfriend. When Bu Wancang discovered the emotional crisis, everything was too late. Zhang Zhiyun had already hooked up with Tang Jishan, a celebrity in Shanghai and a tea industry tycoon.
Bu Wancang not only lost his girlfriend and muse, but also lost the heroine of his new film in preparation.
Zhang Zhiyun stills
At this time, he is preparing to film a movie "The Couple with the Name" that criticizes feudal arranged marriage. This film was originally tailored for Zhang Zhiyun and is a movie of the heroine.
films have very high requirements for the heroine. In the film industry at that time, only Zhang Zhiyun, who was known as the "Traceful Master", could control it.
But Zhang Zhiyun said goodbye without saying goodbye. She not only abandoned Bu Wancang, but also abandoned the movie. Since she was with Tang Jishan, she has stopped filming and has stopped filming by default.
On the other hand, she followed Tang Jishan to travel around at home and abroad under the title of movie queen, and even went to the United States, but she did not go to Hollywood to find a breakthrough, but to promote tea.
Zhang Zhiyun and Tang Jishan
The betrayal of the lover made Bu Wancang very sad. He could not accept any familiar faces to interpret the role he prepared for Zhang Zhiyun.
However, Bu Wancang will never give up on the movie, and he is also ready for "revenge" against Zhang Zhiyun.
The artist's revenge must of course be done by the artist's means. Bu Wancang once again issued a recruitment order through the newspaper, this time it was to recruit the heroine of "The Nominal Couple".
At this time, Bu Wancang was already a golden sign in the film industry. More girls came to apply for it and found a piece of uncensored jade in countless photos.
A girl with the same lens charm as Zhang Zhiyun, but younger and more beautiful.
Ruan Lingyu
Bu Wancang took a look at her resume, and the name column said "Ruan Lingyu".
23-year-old "tragedy master" and "movie queen" Zhang Zhiyun abandoned Bu Wancang for Tang Jishan and gave up "The Noble Couple" and faded out of the film industry for a while.
17-year-old Ruan Lingyu became the heroine of "The Noble Couple". The future "Trace Goddess" has since appeared on the big screen and started her film career.
Ruan Lingyu and Zhang Zhiyun have similar backgrounds. They both lost their father when they were young, but the Ruan family's family is poorer than the Zhang family. Ruan Lingyu's mother can only be a maid in the wealthy family in the local area.
Growing up in such an environment, Ruan Lingyu is like a helpless duckweed, and she can hardly see the exit of fate except at the mercy of others.
Ruan Lingyu
Ruan Lingyu's mother had high expectations for her. She didn't want to see her daughter grow up and be a servant like her, or worker like her.
So, Ruan Lingyu's mother tried every means to move her master and sent her daughter to Chongde Girls' Middle School, a famous girl's school in Shanghai.
For girls like Ruan Lingyu with average academic qualifications, it is actually easy to get lost when entering a noble girls' school like Chongde.
Because the classmates around her are much better than her family, teenage girls will compare and imitate them when they get along with each other in daily life.
Ruan Lingyu is also inevitably involved in such campus interpersonal relationships, but her family’s financial conditions do not allow her to do so.
Zhang Damin
At this time, a person took advantage of the situation, and Ruan Lingyu went astray because of the girl's confusion.
This person is named Zhang Damin. He is the young master of the family who is the maid. He is 6 years older than Ruan Lingyu and is only in his early twenties at this time.
Young Master Zhang used his pocket money to support 15-year-old Ruan Lingyu. Not long after, she forced her to drop out of school and built a cheap gold cage to lock the ignorant girl.
The Zhang family soon learned that his son actually raised the servant's daughter as an outdoor room. Although it was not a big deal, in order to teach him a lesson, Zhang Damin's pocket money was cut off.
Ruan Lingyu
After losing his source of income, Zhang Damin could no longer imprison Ruan Lingyu, but Ruan Lingyu no longer wanted to return to school, but instead looked for ways to enter the most prosperous film industry in Shanghai.
Before starring in "The Nominal Couple", Ruan Lingyu had no acting experience, but just like Zhang Zhiyun shining since the first movie under the guidance of Bu Wancang.
Ruan Lingyu, who is taciturn in Bu Wancang's shot, seems to be possessed by another person's soul, and interprets a woman who bravely resists feudal oppression but is torn apart by emotions.
Like Zhang Zhiyun, Ruan Lingyu also has a pair of eyes that can speak. In addition, she has more delicate facial features and a slim figure. She is particularly charming in the black and white camera.
Ruan Lingyu
Looking at Ruan Lingyu's performance that was far beyond her age, Bu Wancang smiled. He knew that the audience would completely forget Zhang Zhiyun in the future.
The new goddess on the beach is here.
does not go as Bu Wancang expected. Ruan Lingyu, who started the screen road, is unstoppable. Unlike Zhang Zhiyun who only plays a role she is good at, Ruan Lingyu is not addicted to the convenience brought by her talent.
Ruan Lingyu never limits herself to a specific role. She actively tries to romance and martial arts films.
Bu Wancang
Girl, wife, heroine, singer... One completely different but equally dazzling role after another was born under the interpretation of Ruan Lingyu.
Ruan Lingyu started running wildly in her career, but her love life gradually entered a dead end.
Since Ruan Lingyu entered the film industry, Zhang Damin exploited and blackmailed her. Every step forward in her career, the damage escalated.
Of course, the relationship between the two has disappeared for a long time, but because of Zhang Damin's rogue and Ruan Lingyu's cowardice, they have never broken up.
In 1932, the Japanese invaders caused the 128th Incident, and the Battle of Shanghai broke out in . In order to avoid the war, Ruan Lingyu went to Hong Kong to take refuge.
Tang Jishan
Here, a fateful encounter is waiting for her.
Five years ago, in order to find Zhang Zhiyun's film career, Bu Wancang chose Ruan Lingyu among hundreds of young girls holding their dreams of movies.
Five years later, Tang Jishan is ready to decorate a new goddess in the luxury house she bought.
It turns out that Zhang Zhiyun Xiying went to help Tang Jishan in tea marketing was not ideal, and because of Ruan Lingyu's rapid rise, her popularity and influence also plummeted.
After being tired of Zhang Zhiyun's body, Tang Jishan abandoned her without hesitation. Zhang Zhiyun said sadly:
"It doesn't count the sacrifice of the love of many friends and audiences. The main thing is that my 'golden age' has disappeared with youth."
But Tang Jishan didn't care about Zhang Zhiyun's sadness at all. Instead, she re-entered the social scene with the bright lights and wine as a "bachelor" and became the protagonist in the joy field.
Even if you fight the clouds and flee to Hong Kong, there is no exception.
At that time, Hong Kong was still a British colony. I thought I would survive the war, with abnormal prosperity, abnormal luxury, and the dance party was endless.
Ruan Lingyu was exhausted both physically and mentally. She was 22 years old this year and was the same age as Zhang Zhiyun when she became the queen of the movie. She also felt the fatigue that Zhang Zhiyun had experienced back then.
career, although Ruan Lingyu is constantly making progress, the confusion in the era of handover between silent movies and audio movies also makes her very confused.
Love, Zhang Damin is like a vampire hidden in the dark. Every time when Ruan Lingyu is most tired, he pounces on her and knocks on her bones and sucks the marrow.
Ruan Lingyu, who has been working alone for a long time, really longs for a warm embrace to give her some strong support and support.
Ruan Lingyu
Although Ruan Lingyu is also fleeing, she is a well-known actress after all, so she was soon invited to attend a social gathering after she came to Hong Kong.
Ruan Lingyu didn't want to go out, but she is no longer the girl who was not a common person five years ago. She knows the truth about multiple friends and multiple ways, so she still takes care of herself and attends in great costume.
Walking into the dance hall, her eyes were filled with strangers who were reveling. Ruan Lingyu felt a little nervous. Although she also participated in many daily social events, she was never used to such occasions.
Ruan Lingyu and Tang Jishan
A handsome, mature and steady man silently observed her for a while and came over to ask her to dance.
"Ms. Ruan, hello, my name is Tang Jishan."
Ruan Lingyu certainly knows who Tang Jishan is. In the first few years she entered the film industry, she was almost always compared with Zhang Zhiyun.
Zhang Zhiyun's eyes, Zhang Zhiyun's acting skills, Zhang Zhiyun's title of queen of movies, Zhang Zhiyun's ex-boyfriend Bu Wancang... It seems that all of Zhang Zhiyun's things are closely related to her. The name of Tang Jishan, which comes with
, has never been absent from these gossips.
But the strange thing is that she has never met Tang Jishan on any occasion in the past five years.
But in this dance party full of strangers in the chaotic world, they became the most familiar people to each other.
Maybe even Bu Wancang could not have imagined that the "Zhang Zhiyun No. 2" he created inadvertently not only perfectly surpassed the artistic achievements of "No. 1", but also had to step into the emotional trap of "No. 1".
Zhang Zhiyun was willing to become Tang Jishan's forbidden body for money, fame and fortune, and the suspension bridge effect made Ruan Lingyu fall into Tang Jishan's arms.
The two-in-one match between Ruan Lingyu and Tang Jishan immediately caused an uproar. In addition to both of them being celebrities, the fateful showdown between Ruan Lingyu and Zhang Zhiyun is the favorite drama of the tabloids.
reporter immediately found Zhang Zhiyun and asked her to express the view that Tang Jishan’s new love was Ruan Lingyu.
Zhang Zhiyun
Zhang Zhiyun didn't say anything to the reporter, but she immediately wrote a letter to Ruan Lingyu, which said: If you see me, you will be able to see your tomorrow. Tang Jishan is not a good man.
Ruan Lingyu, who is immersed in love, is certainly unmoved. She disdains Zhang Zhiyun's advice, firmly believes in the relationship between Tang Jishan and her, and is full of expectations for the future.
Zhang Zhiyun and Tang Jishan broke up and found out that the man had already made preparations. They once signed an agreement that if Tang Jishan broke up, he would need to pay 200,000 yuan.
Zhang Zhiyun of course wanted to beware of the fact that Tang Jishan had lost both people and money, but unexpectedly, the devil was one foot taller and one foot taller. Tang Jishan stole the agreement early in the morning, and Zhang Zhiyun could only be in vain.
Zhang Zhiyun
Zhang Zhiyun was afraid of losing his life and could only choose to make a comeback. Unfortunately, she is gradually entering the era of audio movies at this time, and her strong Cantonese accent cannot adapt to the needs of the new era. After
, Zhang Zhiyun did not do a good job in physical management during the years of hibernation and Tang Jishan running around, so although she was not old when she came back, she was no longer as beautiful and figure as she was on the same day.
The shortcomings of her voice and her premature aging made Zhang Zhiyun difficult in the film industry and degenerate step by step until she fell into the quagmire. Some even said that she eventually became a prostitute and beggar on the street.
In any case, the day when Zhang Zhiyun gave up the movie and the audience for Tang Jishan, the movie and the audience also gave up on her, and her talent that once allowed her to reach the top in one step also disappeared.
, but even Zhang Zhiyun did not expect that among the victims of Tang Jishan's love scam, she was not the one with the most tragic ending.
Ruan Lingyu
Ruan Lingyu and Tang Jishan lived together and immediately broke up with Zhang Damin. Of course, Zhang Damin would not let her lay the golden eggs go. Seeing that she was about to escape, he began to attack even more crazily.
Zhang Damin knew that Ruan Lingyu's backer was Tang Jishan. In order to show her courage and determination, Zhang Damin simply sued the two of them together.
's move is very sinister. It not only sets up a weapon of public opinion to put Ruan Lingyu on the fire, but also challenges the relationship between Tang Jishan and Ruan Lingyu to see if they can share hardships. Ruan Lingyu lost a huge defeat in this challenge.
Tang Jishan didn't take Zhang Damin's threat seriously at first, but after Zhang Damin listed him as the defendant and became the headlines of the newspaper, Tang Jishan couldn't sit still.
He is not afraid that his romantic affairs will be known, but he is unable to deal with Zhang Damin but his face is ruined.
Ruan Lingyu's funeral
Zhang Damin upset Tang Jishan, but he couldn't find a way to deal with it, so he could only transfer his incompetent fury to Ruan Lingyu's head.
Tang Jishan chose the worst way to vent his anger. He committed violence against Ruan Lingyu and also found a new love outside.
Zhang Damin's harassment and entanglement, Tang Jishan's violence and infidelity made Ruan Lingyu feel in a daze all day long. Everything was not going smoothly, and every failure was increasing day by day.
On March 8, 1935, Ruan Lingyu was finally overwhelmed. She left her suicide note and took 30 sleeping pills.
The most terrifying thing is that when Tang Jishan found her, she was not dead, but in order to cover up her eyes, Tang Jishan finally missed the best rescue time. Ruan Lingyu was only 25 years old when she died.
Ruan Lingyu
"People's words are fearful" This sentence in Ruan Lingyu's suicide note is shocking, and the four words point out the evil consequences of the unscrupulous media instigating public opinion.
Ruan Lingyu's death made countless ordinary people shudder. This was the first time they realized that their tongue could kill people.
So when Ruan Lingyu's coffin was sent to the cemetery, 300,000 people along the way saw this uncrowned queen in the movie world, regretting her, regretting her, and avenging her.
Ruan Lingyu did not become her "tomorrow" like Zhang Zhiyun's trailer, because the price she paid was life, and there was no tomorrow.
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