If every generation has a "big heroine", then Zheng Peipei is definitely the big heroine of her generation.
What I am talking about is not her beautiful resume when she was a "chivalrous heroine", nor her beautiful appearance in the history of movies. But she can not only resolutely give up the halo during the high period of life, but also come out of it little by little during the low period of life. What she shows is the most valuable trait of a "big heroine" in reality - tenacity.
In fact, except for very senior Hong Kong movie fans, most netizens are not familiar with Cheng Peipei's "chivalrous heroine" image in her early years. Her image in many people's minds is Mrs. Hua in "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance", or Mrs. Bao in "Young Man Bao Qingtian". It was only later that I learned that Zheng Peipei was not originally a "comedy person", so I admired her performance and ability to study scripts.
The anecdotes about Zheng Peipei’s performance in "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" are also very interesting.
In her early years, she became famous for beating girls in the 1970s. Later, she married and became a woman and went to the United States. After her divorce in the 1990s, she returned to China to develop her career. The entertainment industry had long since changed - Stephen Chow was the most popular at that time. In 1992, the crew of "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" began preparations, and Stephen Chow recommended Zheng Peipei to star in "Mrs. Hua" because there were many fight scenes with Mrs. Hua in the movie.
In fact, Zheng Peipei was also looking for some "female lead" roles at the same time, but her agent said that Stephen Chow was the most popular, so she should act in his movies so that others could see her. I have to say that this agent’s decision was bold and far-sighted.
There were people who opposed her decision at the beginning. Zheng Peipei said that she is a very serious person. She does not understand what "nonsense" is, but she knows that she needs to work. This movie at least allows her to film and earn money.
Her agent also asked her to take this role, so Zheng Peipei watched all Stephen Chow's movies and finally understood what nonsense is.
It happened that at that time, Gong Li had just won the Best Actress Award and was unwilling to "act ugly" in the movie, so Zheng Peipei once again played a funny role in the movie.
Fortunately, she acted in this movie. Although it had a bad reputation at the time, relying on the title of Stephen Chow's movie "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" still has countless fans in the mainland. Zheng Peipei has also earned real popularity among the younger generation of audiences. Got off.
This is the comeback script--she retired to marry a wealthy family when she was young, and then came back to play the role of the wife. She is both ugly and funny, which is quite rare in today's entertainment industry. However, this also shows that Zheng Peipei's style of heroine has never been like a happy drama. Her life is obviously not "if the wind is good, the rain is good", but her life is really able to withstand the wind and withstand the wind. Can survive the rain.
Let’s talk about Zheng Peipei’s marriage.
Her husband Yuan Wentong was a single son of the third generation. After Zheng Peipei married him, her husband's family required her to give birth to a son.
She herself felt responsible to help her husband’s family give birth to a boy. She originally thought it would be simple, but she didn't expect that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't give birth to a baby, and then she finally "struggled" to have a son - after eight pregnancies. It was not until after giving birth to her son that Zheng Peipei felt that her mission was finally completed. This shows that her view on marriage is quite traditional.
Zheng Peipei stayed at home after giving birth. In addition to taking care of the children, she also took care of the store. However, she felt that she should give back to the society, so she set up a Chinese TV station and also produced a talk show called "Pepei Time" . Her ex-husband was disdainful of this and believed that it was not her responsibility to make money. The two divorced after serious differences.
Zheng Peipei made the decision to divorce quickly and even left the house.She lost the security of her marriage and her property. She was a strong person, so she didn't want to tell others and only carried the pain herself.
When we heard this past incident, she had already stood up from the quagmire, but it is conceivable that for her at that time, the world was full of despair. But this despair later became the beginning of another journey.
So, she returned to Hong Kong again at the age of 40 and started over as a hit girl, bit by bit relying on the role to spell it out again.
This past incident of Zheng Peipei reminds me of some time ago when "Mo Yu Yun Jian" was on the air, someone ridiculed Chen Qiaoen's character, saying that she used to be the heroine of an idol drama, but because she was no longer popular, she could only play supporting roles. , playing mother. Later, Joe Chen personally responded to this matter, but always being on top, always beautiful, always blooming on the stage is just a narrative. There can also be another kind of heroine in the entertainment industry.
It is good to have a smooth life, but it is too difficult to have smooth sailing. You have to fight for the economy, the circle, and more importantly - luck. Heroines like Zheng Peipei are not very lucky, but fortunately they have the tenacity to "fight themselves". This reminds me of her friendship with Liu Tao.
Zheng Peipei and Liu Tao had a very good relationship. It wasn’t until her death that everyone realized that they were really good and not just business bragging in public.
The situations of these two actresses were very similar at some point. When they were young, they were goddesses. When they married into a wealthy family, they thought they were done with it. Later, things changed and they came back to work hard on their careers.
So I think the good relationship between Zheng Peipei and Liu Tao must not only be due to their good personalities, but also their attitude towards life, and their seriousness in life must be the same. They respect every decision they make and are willing to take responsibility for this decision. It may even seem stupid to the outside world, which will make it impossible for them to maintain the noble image of female stars, but they are magnanimous enough on the road of life. of.
When Zheng Peipei talked about her choice of divorce, she said that she wanted to leave the house. Her ex-husband said, "Then don't regret it." She had nothing to regret. It was because of her decision at that time that she had another life.
This "nothing to regret" is simply the declaration of the hard-working heroine. She may make mistakes in her life, she may waste years, she may fall into the quagmire, but she will always stand up and keep going.
It took Zheng Peipei three minutes to decide to get married, and it also took three minutes to decide to divorce. Hasty? To a certain extent, yes, but she will always pay for her decisions.
The martial arts world in the past was like this. It was about gratification and a clear conscience. It didn't matter what decision you made, but what mattered was persistence. After Zheng Peipei's death, many people commented on her as a "chivalrous woman", not only because she created the image of a "chivalrous woman" in film history, but also because Zheng Peipei was a "chivalrous" person.
She is a real decisive and tenacious person, and she will continue her happy life in another place.
