文 | Liu Suping This year marks the 100th anniversary of Zhang Ailing's birth. Unknowingly, this talented woman in troubled times has passed away for 25 years. But I always feel that she still exists alive, because she is accompanied by her legacy.
I first "get acquainted with" Eileen Chang, a Taiwanese writer Wei Kefeng's "Living by the Water". In the following years, I read most of Eileen Chang's works and watched related movies and TV series. Tao's "Zhang Fan". My first QQ name was "Linshui Zhaohuaren". I remember someone asked me, "Are you from Yishui, Linyi, Shandong?" I replied with an embarrassing emoji.
More than ten years ago, I met an editor named "Leng Yu" on the "Hong Xiu Tian Xiang" website. Because of the common hobbies, we will become familiar with each other. Later, I received a parcel and a letter with a pair of embroidered insoles and a Wuchang fish in the parcel, only to realize that she was from Wuhan. Later, I also handwritten a letter and sent a set of "Collections of Zhang Ailing" as a gift. Sure enough, "Leng Yu" is also a loyal "fan" of Zhang Ailing, and that set of "Collections of Zhang Ailing" made her love it.
I watched the first film adapted from Zhang Ailing’s novel, "Half Life" starring Liming and Wu Qianlian. The most memorable is Shen Shijun ’s first visit to Gu Manzhen’s house. Her brother seemed a bit repelling Shen Shijun, but his naughty brother A lot of salt was secretly sprinkled in Shen Shijun's bowl, and Shen Shijun only glanced at Gu Manzhen awkwardly, and then drank the bowl of soup without changing his face. It was a short shot, but I remembered it because it was a small detail that Shen Shijun loved Gu Manzhen deeply. Later, I watched the TV series "Half Life" starring Ruby Lin, and I felt that it was not as good as the movie version.
Reading Zhang Ailing, the most memorable thing is the deep understanding of interpersonal emotion that penetrates between the lines in her words, the thorough description of the human heart, and the most thorough consideration and pity for human nature.
Reading "Love in the Allure", the best thing to see is the process of fighting against each other's wits and courage between Bai Liusu and Fan Liuyuan. Bai Liusu, who had been divorced once, was eager to find a long-term meal ticket, proudly, to prove himself to the powerful family. Fan Liuyuan, who has become accustomed to profligate, has love for Bai Liusu, but he is not yet willing to sacrifice part of his freedom and promise marriage. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a war in the end, which made this Gone with the Troubles complete. The hero and heroine of the TV series "Love in the Fallen City" are my favorite starring Huang Jue and Chen Shu. I watched it more than once.
However, it is not easy to read Zhang Ailing's text. You need to be calm and try carefully. For example, "Lust Caution", I didn't understand it the first time I read it. After watching the film of the same name directed by Ang Lee, I went back and read the novel again. Is Zhang Ailing expressing the cruelty and indifference of the times, the vanity and selfishness of human nature through "Lust Caution"? Or is it a metaphor for Wang Jiazhi and Mr. Yi to Hu Lancheng, to express her love and hatred for Hu Lancheng?
Zhang Ailing understands the warmth and warmth of human feelings, and writes the joys and sorrows of the world. A person who has such a thorough view of human nature has "zero IQ" in love. The arrogant and cold talented woman Zhang Ailing accidentally fell in love with Hu Lancheng, who was "low to the dust, but she was happy in her heart, and flowers bloomed from the dust." After several struggles, even if she was pulled out, she fell in love. The thorn that joy made her worry, but the pain remained in her heart forever.
The movie "Rolling Red Dust" starred by Qin Han, Lin Qingxia and Wang Zuxian, written by San Mao, is said to mirror Zhang Ailing. In the film, a pair of Gone with the Wind, Shen Shaohua and Zhang Nengcai, were labeled Zhang Ailing and Hu Lancheng respectively. In reality, anyone who knows the "Love of Zhang and Hu" knows that the love between Zhang Ailing and Hu Lancheng is far less beautiful than in the movie. What Hu Lancheng left for Zhang Ailing is unbearable. Hu Lancheng’s view of love is not as positive as Zhang Neng, who is labeled with him in the movie. It is a joke for him to end love from one end to the end. This is how Zhang Ailing and his allure love is born. Turned into love and hate.
Zhang Ailing lacked the love of her father since she was a child, and met Hu Lancheng, who was 15 years older than her. Hu Lancheng is very interesting and understands women's heart. Because he "knows" her, she fell in love with him. Although Zhang Ailing is a literary wizard, she is also a woman after all, a worldly little woman with her own emotions, sorrows and joys.
Someone said that if Zhang Ailing had not met Hu Lan, it would be great. But life has no ifs, it's all live broadcast. In reality, how many women have lost themselves in love like Zhang Ailing, and fell in love with someone who shouldn’t be loved like moths into the fire!
In 1996, 74-year-old Zhang Ailing died alone in her Los Angeles apartment in the United States. It had been a week since she was discovered.
About the author: Liu Suping, whose pen name is Quan Hun Jiang Yun, is a retired cadre of the People's Bank of China. He is from Shandong in Wuhan. Articles can be found in many newspapers and magazines, such as "Intimate", "Speech and Eloquence", "Being and Doing Things", "Human Love", "Invincible Flowers", "Liaoning Youth", "Knowledge Window", "Life Times", "Qilu Evening News", "Wuhan Evening News" and other newspapers and magazines. There are many public accounts such as "Taste of Yangzhou" and "Shandong Financial Literature". WeChat ID: sdlsp0909
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