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At the age of 54, Wang Zuxian has let go of his obsession, and everything is outside his heart.
How many people have loved your youthful appearance, and who is willing to endure the ruthless changes of time?
A generation of beauties ended. To this day, she has enjoyed the highlights of thousands of people’s pursuit, tasted the sweetness and sadness of love, and suddenly looked back and realized that fate is like this, and some things are involuntary.
Perhaps when Wang Zuxian walks through the streets of a foreign country, he thinks of himself running freely on basketball as a teenager, or someone he loved many years ago.
However, it is no longer important, and the past has gone far.
Many films in Hong Kong are called classics, and some faces are unforgettable. One of them cannot be ignored is about Wang Zuxian.
Time has changed, and she is already over 50 years old.
On January 31, 2021, walking past the peerless Wang Zuxian, his footsteps stopped at the door of the 54-year-old.
She posted a recent photo of herself on the Internet. In the photo, she tilted her head and looked at the camera, smiling. Behind her, the water and sky were the same, and the bright sunshine once shone on the prosperity of her life.
The beauty is like jade, and the young master is unparalleled. What is nostalgic is not only the former Wang Zuxian…
Recent photo of Wang Zuxian
Thirty-four years ago, Wang Zuxian had not yet tasted the bitterness of life and love. She was the Xiaoqian who did not eat human fireworks in "A Thousand Women’s Ghost".
It was 1987, and she played Nie Xiaoqian and Leslie Cheung played Ning Caichen in a ghost relationship.
Ning Caichen encountered heavy rain and wanted to stay overnight in Lanruo Temple. Attracted by the sound of the piano late at night, he met Nie Xiaoqian. In a dangerous place, a scholar raised his weapon of love high.
1987 movie "A Thousand Ghosts"
Stills of Nie Xiaoqian (Wang Zuxian) and Ning Caichen (Zhang Guorong)
The relationship is sad, and people and ghosts have the same goal. The story of the scholar’s thousand daughters has since happened.
Wang Zuxian’s version of Nie Xiaoqian has an alluring appearance, a cold and unique temperament, but her heart is extremely hot. Together with Ning Caichen, she satirizes the hypocrisy and so-called morality in the world.
"Looking at each other in the shape of the moon, I only envy mandarin ducks and not immortals."
1987 movie "A Thousand Ghosts"
Nie Xiaoqian (Wang Zuxian) drama
The human world is too complex, and their love is doomed to be a tragedy.
Later, in the song "Xiaoqian", some words seemed to have foreshadowed Wang Zuxian’s future path:
"Happiness is just a thin line for me. I try the ups and downs and eventually find that when the answer is actually the same, the process is no longer important. So why ask more questions. Xiaoqian is still Xiaoqian, I am still me, you are still you…"
Wang Zuxian and Nie Xiaoqian, as if one is bone and the other is flesh and blood, cannot be separated.
For a long time, the words "Wang Zuxian" were synonymous with the alluring of the country and the city, so beautiful that everyone did not allow the beauty to fade away.
Only many years ago, she was also a child who needed to be loved.
On January 31, 1967, Wang Zuxian was born into a sports family in Taipei. His father was a famous Taiwanese basketball player.
Due to the influence of her family, she joined the basketball team from an early age and lived a collective life of waking up at 5 a.m. in middle school. At that time, she did not expect that she would become a memory of a generation.
Some people’s light could not be concealed, and soon Wang Zuxian’s beauty attracted the attention of the scout.
At the age of 15, she took on the Adidas sneaker commercial and became a model.
Soon after, Wang Zuxian starred in his film debut, "This Year’s Lakeside Will Be Cold," in which she played the heroine.
"My name is Jiang Ruoping, that Jiang of the Yangtze River, that Ruo Ruo, that Ping of duckweed!"
In the movie, she was dressed in white and hibiscus came out of clear water. Many years later, some people still remember Wang Zuxian’s first meeting.
That year, she was only 17 years old.
1984 movie "It’s Going to Be Cold by the Lake This Year"
Jiang Ruoping (Wang Zuxian) stills
Since then, more and more people have started to look at her.
Standing under various spotlights, Wang Zuxian knew that his life had undergone tremendous changes.
In 1985, she first appeared in Tsui Hark’s film "Working Emperor", where Wang Zuxian and Xu Guanjie staged a romantic comedy, and her appearance was clear and beautiful.
And this clarity also attracted the attention of Fang Yihua, wife of Shaw Yifu of Hong Kong’s Shaw Pictures.
1985 film "The Working Emperor"
May (Wang Zuxian, played) clip
In middle school, her basketball career made her tall and straight, and she was recognized as "the most beautiful legs in Asia".
Slender figure, beautiful appearance, but also in the debut show a good performance talent, Fang Yihua invested 280,000 Hong Kong dollars, signed a contract with Wang Zuxian, will take her into the Hong Kong Shaw film development, since then opened with Wang Zuxian temperament of Hong Kong film era.
With a tall figure and snowy skin, there seemed to be an indescribable arrogance between the eyebrows, which made people afraid to look directly.
Her beauty is natural without carving, and she is naive, which is a unique condition for becoming a superstar.
During her years in Hong Kong, Wang Zuxian moved from one set to another. As soon as one play was filmed, she was picked up by other film crews to shoot another work. She had an unyielding spirit in her bones and cherished every opportunity to film:
"If you don’t know how to cherish it, the opportunity you get will slip away. Even if you cherish it, you may not be able to keep it. If you don’t cherish it, won’t you have no chance?"
At that time, she was the guarantee of Hong Kong film audience ratings, but Wang Zuxian, who was naturally strong, was never satisfied with the current results.
This personality, in a sense, determines the joys and sorrows of her life.
In 1987, Tsui Hark found Shaw Films and borrowed a movie copy of Li Hanxiang’s "A Ghost Girl".
After reviewing the story, he felt that there was a lot of room for adaptation in this story, which could incorporate elements of love and ancient costumes.
But at the time, not many people were optimistic about Tsui Hark’s idea. He himself was very insistent: "People need a romantic emotion, and I think Liaozhai is a story that can be put to good use."
The role of Nie Xiaoqian caused the entire crew to struggle, and Wang Zuxian, who was popular at the time, offered to audition and called Xu Ke’s wife, Shi Nansheng.
Shi Nansheng felt that she was too tall and did not match Nie Xiaoqian’s image, so he declined.
Wang Zuxian did not give up and found Xu Ke himself.
But Xu Ke had a favorite candidate in his heart at that time, and he had no hope and promised to let Wang Zuxian audition.
According to his recollection, Wang Zuxian came to the audition that day, but the entire crew was stunned. Tsui Ke said to her: "You don’t have to wear makeup in the future, you don’t need it at all."
Wang Zuxian’s "A Thousand Women’s Ghost Soul" setting photo
Finally, wearing a costume, Wang Zuxian was enchanting and refined, convincing the audience that concerns about height were no longer a problem.
Wang Zuxian and Zhang Guorong met in Xu Ke’s "A Thousand Ghosts". Zhang Guorong, who is experienced in acting, taught her the details of acting during the filming process. The role of Nie Xiaoqian made Wang Zuxian famous.
1987 movie "A Thousand Ghosts"
Nie Xiaoqian (Wang Zuxian) and Ning Caichen (Leslie Cheung)
After the movie was released, it caused a sensation in the entire film industry.
After "The Ghost of a Thousand Women", Nie Xiaoqian became almost synonymous with Wang Zuxian, and was even called "the most beautiful woman ghost".
Suddenly, she brushed the long black hair on her cheeks, and her cold and unwanted eyes perfectly interpreted Pu Songling’s sentence: "There is no such beauty in the world, either a ghost or a fox."
1987 movie "A Thousand Ghosts"
Nie Xiaoqian (Wang Zuxian, played) clip
At the end of the movie, Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen bid farewell: "I didn’t expect to see you for the last time before I died, you have to take care."
With the theme song composed by Huang Zhan, the film ended.
"Life is a dream and a desire
There are tears in the dream
Where to find the direction in my heart
The wind seems to be sighing in a dream
The road and people are vast "
Yes, they accepted such a fate.
That year, Wang Zuxian was 20 and Leslie Cheung was 31.
1987 movie "A Thousand Ghosts"
Stills of Nie Xiaoqian (Wang Zuxian) and Ning Caichen (Zhang Guorong)
After more than 30 years, the 1987 version of "The Ghost of a Thousand Women" is still difficult to replace, becoming a classic and naturally becoming a specific era character.
Wang Zuxian can be charming or heroic. The temperament of ghosts and immortals is not within the reach of ordinary people.
1987 movie "A Thousand Ghosts"
Nie Xiaoqian (Wang Zuxian, played) clip
Until now, the word "Wang Zuxian" is also synonymous with beauty. When Wu Yanzu collaborated with her on "A Dream in the Garden", he generously confided that his dream lover in middle school was Wang Zuxian.
In this regard, she herself wishes she were uglier.
"Some of the models in my works are so beautiful. It seems that I am nothing but beautiful in the film. They ignore my efforts, so sometimes I wish I was uglier.
"A Thousand Women’s Ghost" allows Wang Zuxian’s life to enter the highest stage of light, and the film is about to come like snowflakes.
1987 movie "A Thousand Ghosts"
Nie Xiaoqian (Wang Zuxian) classic clip video
In 1993, her "Green Snake" starring Maggie Cheung also became a major on-screen classic.
The green snake and the white snake had just taken human form, with a graceful demeanor, and their slender waist and limbs waved, making people unable to move their eyes.
1993 film "Green Snake"
Green Snake (Maggie Cheung) and White Snake (Wang Zuxian) stills
That year, Maggie Cheung was 29 years old and Wang Zuxian was 26 years old. She perfectly interpreted the enchanting and maturity of a thousand-year-old white snake, and every frown and smile was moving.
1993 film "Green Snake"
White Snake (Wang Zuxian) stills
In the same year, in the movie "The Invincible East Rises Again", Wang Zuxian was also a very dazzling presence.
Lin Qingxia plays the role of the invincible in the East, while Wang Zuxian plays Xue Qianxun, a woman who is tough on the outside and soft on the inside and extremely loyal to love, which is pitiful.
At the moment of parting with Dongfang Invincible, there was reluctance, remorse, and despair in her eyes, and there was a lot of drama in her eyes.
1993 film "The Invincible East Comes Again"
Xue Qianxun (Wang Zuxian) stills
In those years, every role that Wang Zuxian played was truly stunning.
Ni Kuang once described Wang Zuxian’s astonishment with the words "brilliant light, not visible".
In 1989, on "Undefended Tonight", Wang Zuxian’s face was filled with a happy smile.
"This period of time is the most satisfying time in my life, because I have love and career, everything is going well, and a girl will always get married."
At that time, Wang Zuxian would not have thought that he was only half right in this sentence, and that erratic love eventually broke her heart.
In 1986, Qi Qin made his debut film "Fangcao Bilian Tian", and the producers asked him to decide the heroine:
"My eyes skipped a lot of people, including Maggie Cheung, and finally picked a Wang Zuxian who I didn’t know at the time. She in the photo made me think she was a little spiritual girl."
Wang Zuxian and Qi Qin met for the first time and had a bad impression of each other.
1986 movie "Fangcao Bilian Tian"
Wang Zuxian and Qi Qin, stills
Qi Qin excitedly bought a wreath to pick up the plane and put it around Muse’s neck rashly. Wang Zuxian casually put the flower aside and said, "I hate flowers the most."
In front of everyone, the unruly Qi Qin was very dissatisfied, but he also had a different affection for this girl.
In order to attract her attention, Qi Qin was deliberately late for filming, asked her to sing, but stood up, and only came back when he was drunk outside.
Wang Zuxian left angrily, but was pulled by Qi Qin. He said, "Kiss me."
In a later interview, Wang Zuxian couldn’t hide his shyness: "Suddenly, it was the feeling of love."
The talented and the beautiful have since fallen in love.
That year, Qi Qin was 26 and Wang Zuxian was 19.
Wang Zuxian and Qi Qin
Qi Qin wrote this sentence in his autobiography "My Heart is Wild":
"Some people say that falling in love with someone you used to hate is the most impossible to extricate yourself from. This is the kind of love between Xiaoxian and me."
In the days that followed, the two became a high-profile fairy couple. Every time they appeared in public, they were extremely high-profile, and their two hands were always held together.
The two people walking on the road were too dazzling, and the pedestrians on the street became spectators. At that time, Qi Qin was a prodigal son, and Wang Zuxian was a superstar with stunning beauty.
Wang Zuxian and Qi Qin
However, the situation of less and more separation caused the relationship between the two to be in crisis. They had to separate the two places for their respective careers, and there were few opportunities to meet. Qi Qin often used to write songs to express their yearning.
The sadness of parting brought Qi Qin a lot of creative inspiration. He once wrote the song "About Winter" for his girlfriend in 15 minutes:
"Without you, I will cherish myself even more
In the years without me, you have to take care of yourself
Although the road ahead is too sad, please bless me in your smile "
This song seemed to be a kind of omen. The two still separated due to different places and family factors.
At that time, Hong Kong billionaire Lin Jianyue began to pursue Wang Zuxian madly. She did not agree, but the outside world spoke ill of Wang Zuxian. For a time, major media stopped calling her amazing and instead described her as reckless.
In the face of capital, Wang Zuxian is just a weak ant, unable to fight back.
At that time, the whole world misunderstood her, and there was only one person standing behind her, Qi Qin.
In 1998, Qi Qin spoke to the outside world: "I know better than anyone that Xiaoxian is not the kind of girl who worships money at all."
That year, he used the song "Don’t Let My Tears Accompany Me for the Night" to completely recall his former lover, "Your tenderness is like water, which makes me intoxicated and unreserved. I don’t know if I regret it. Can you appreciate the true feelings…"
Wang Zuxian and Qi Qin
Wang Zuxian, who has been silent for three years, starred in the heroine of Qi Qin’s "Cliff" MV and ran five kilometers barefoot for him.
"As long as the Qi Qin records sell well, it’s all worth it," she said.
After going around in circles, the two met again, and they began to prepare for marriage. After more than ten years of love, it seemed that the dust was about to settle after countless twists and turns.
However, just as Wang Zuxian was immersed in the gentle village, an accident happened.
In 2001, Qi Qin’s ex-girlfriend suddenly appeared with her illegitimate child, took Qi Qin to court, and demanded a huge amount of alimony.
Previously, Wang Zuxian was unaware of his boyfriend’s illegitimate child.
She has always been a neat lover of love and cannot tolerate the concealment of her intimate lover. This 15-year relationship has finally come to an end.
This year, Qi Qin is already 41 years old and Wang Zuxian is 34 years old.
It is difficult to reunite after breaking the mirror, and the two have completely gone to farewell.
It was thought that love could fill life’s regrets, but it is love that generates more regrets.
I still remember in 1989, Wang Zuxian said with certainty that he had love and career, and everything went well. He would always get married.
Things are different and things are different, and twelve years have passed by in a hurry.
In 2001, Wang Zuxian appeared in the studio of "Three Bald Men." When asked by Huang Zhan about her relationship, she frowned and said with a pursed mouth: "In my dictionary, there is no word for marriage."
One day in October of the same year, Wang Zuxian suddenly announced his retirement at the Taiwan press conference of "Dream in the Garden":
"I’ve seen all the tragic accidents in the world these days, and I suddenly feel that I don’t have enough time, so I decided to quit the film industry, live a life without cosmetics, and do something I want to do. Now my best hope is to study abroad, and I believe that leaving is another beginning."
Three years later, after filming the movie "Beautiful Shanghai", she quit the movie industry completely and left her hometown.
That year, Wang Zuxian was 37 years old.
2005 movie "Beautiful Shanghai"
Little sister (Wang Zuxian, played) stills
Previously, she sang on her album "Isolation": "I choose absolute, you choose no regrets, it doesn’t matter if you are broken or incomplete, as long as you are right."
Wang Zuxian, who was behind the spotlight, had experienced the highlight moments of the peak period, and had also listened to bursts of sighs, and finally chose to disappear from the legend.
Later, Wang Zuxian lived in seclusion in Canada for many years, and everything about her became a long-standing story.
Although she is far away from Jianghu, Jianghu still has her legend.
In the summer of 2009, there were rumors that Wang Zuxian had become a monk, but the rumors later fell apart. She did not become a monk, but just recited Buddhism as a layman.
The days of morning bells and evening drums, blue lanterns and ancient scrolls, may be what Wang Zuxian longs for.
In 1993, she sang in "Green Snake": "Life is like this, floating life is like this, life is destined to die, who knows, who knows, love ends and love begins, love is true, why do you need where, love comes."
Now it seems that Wang Zuxian has understood.
She is no longer nostalgic for love affairs, but has a dusty affair, the world is swaying, and it is better to be alone.
How many people have loved your youthful appearance, and who is willing to endure the ruthless changes of time?
Wang Zuxian’s classic character, edited video
On the title page of Duras’s "Lover", there is a passage like this:
"At that time, you were still very young, and everyone said you were beautiful.
Now, I’m here to tell you that to me, I think you’re even more beautiful than when you were young. When you were a young woman, I love your devastated appearance more than when you were young. "
Not everyone has such an open-minded attitude. Before, some passers-by took a recent photo of Wang Zuxian, and some people began to sing about her wrinkles and old age.
Recent photo of Wang Zuxian
"The most important thing is that the world can’t keep it, Zhu Yan Ci Jing Flower Tree", the public’s keen discussion of Wang Zuxian’s "getting old" or "not old" over the years hides people’s complex emotions about Muse’s face back then.
Someone once asked Wang Zuxian if she would one day return to filming, and she said: "Impossible, it’s all over, I like the current mundane life very much."
Nowadays, she lives alone in Vancouver, living in an apartment of more than 20 square meters, taking two language courses a week, riding a bicycle with friends in her spare time, and spending more time drinking tea and reading books at home.
Without applying Fendai, he was at ease.
Recent photo of Wang Zuxian
Wang Zuxian finally found the most comfortable position to live in, living in a foreign country, not asking about the world, and not caring about the eyes of the outside world. "Wandering freely in the world is the happiest thing."
In the eyes of the audience, it was a pity that Wang Zuxian quit the screen at the age of 34, but she just continued to write about the world in a different way.
Rather than a lifetime of glory, she wants to face her face that has been initialized by years to be loose, dull, and wrinkled.
In 2016, Wang Zuxian returned to China to send his deceased father away, and reporters from various media flocked to see the recent situation of the former beauty.
"I’ve left the best for the audience," said Mr. Wang, dressed in black.
Under the black sunglasses, she still couldn’t hide her sadness. When facing the outside world, Wang Zuxian’s mouth was calm, with a faint expression.
Life is heavy, and this indifferent world has never treated her well. Living to the age of 53, Wang Zuxian has let go of his obsession, and everything is outside his heart.
Having seen too much life and death, and experiencing too much impermanence, she put down everything that should be put down, pure heart and few desires.
At the age of 15, Wang Zuxian played basketball
Beauty is late, there is no need to be afraid. To this day, I have enjoyed the highlights of thousands of people’s pursuit, tasted the sweetness and sadness of love, and suddenly looked back and found that fate is like this, some things are involuntary.
Perhaps when Wang Zuxian walks through the streets of a foreign country, he thinks of himself running freely on basketball as a teenager, or someone he loved many years ago. But it doesn’t matter anymore, the past is gone.
No one can stay forever in the afternoon when they played basketball when they were young…
Some reference sources:
1. Interview with Wang Zuxian’s "Truth Index", March 25, 2009
2. "Fantastic and Poetic Chaos and Human Feelings: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Release of the Ghost of a Thousand Women"
3. "Undefended Tonight"
4. Qi Qin’s autobiography "My Heart is Wild"
5. "The Master of Fantasy Reveals Behind the Movie", an interview with the creator of Qiannu Ghost
6. "Big Brother" Cheng Jue Xiang "Xiaoqian" Yu Old Dream ", Beijing News
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