Zheng Peipei once said: I was too involved in playing a heroic heroine.
Even sometimes I doubt whether I am a chivalrous woman.
Indeed, having played the role of a chivalrous heroine, she has had a chivalrous heroine complex in her heart all her life.
It’s just that the chivalrous women on the screen have strong martial arts skills and attach great importance to love and justice. They may have to go through many hardships, but they will practice martial arts through hard work and bravery, and finally achieve a perfect ending.
However, chivalrous women in reality are not that simple. In addition to practicing "martial arts", they also need to persist in cultivating more mental energy other than martial arts.
Zheng Peipei, this woman who is a chivalrous woman both on and off screen, has been practicing "martial arts" all her life to become a "chivalrous woman" in the true sense.
This process must be painful.
When I was a child: The eldest sister is like a mother, pulling the younger brothers and sisters.
Zheng Peipei was born in Shanghai. Thanks to her father's excellent economic operation, her life was prosperous before the age of 10. After the age of 10, due to various reasons, her family declined and her father was absent from the family. Her mother had to shoulder the burden of supporting the family.
As the eldest daughter, Zheng Peipei began to take care of her three younger siblings, often carrying one on her back, holding one in her arms, and dragging another in her hand.
However, the youngest sister is only 5 years younger than her.
Zheng Peipei’s childhood was not easy. The life of raising children was the norm, which also developed her hard-working character.
She signed a contract with Shaw Brothers Film Company at the age of 17 and supported her family by filming. At the age of 20, she became famous with "The Drunken Man". She used her best youth to outline the most classic world, and used her strongest will to become a martial arts sister.
From signing the contract to becoming famous, every money Zheng Peipei earned was given to her mother, and she just paid for it.
This kind of dedication is the result of her growth environment and will accompany her throughout her life.
years old: Married and living for the family.
Zheng Peipei, who became famous for her image as a chivalrous girl, has a flourishing career, but she does not regard her career as everything in her life, but is eager to get married like an ordinary traditional girl.
In the words of director Zhang Che, no one will marry her if she continues to act, because she is too fierce.
In her own words, women in that era had to get married early, and they would not be able to get married if they didn't get married.
Coincidentally, at that stage when she wanted to get married, she met Yuan Wentong, who always opposed her.
She said the moon is square, and everyone around her said it was square, but only the original text said it was round.
She feels uncomfortable if she doesn’t drink Coke for a day. Only the original text says that she won’t die if she doesn’t drink Coke.
Everyone praised her for her beauty, but Yuan Wentong said in front of her: You are not particularly beautiful, why do you want to be a movie star? I think you may not be popular.
The original words didn’t sound right, but they hit Zheng Peipei’s heart: He is different from other people!
Even though her mother warned her that "their family will not treat you well," Zheng Peipei still resolutely chose to have a flash marriage with her partner. She retired during the golden period of her career and went to live in the United States for twenty years.
In the eyes of outsiders, Zheng Peipei, who married into a wealthy family, lived a comfortable life as a wealthy wife. In fact, after marriage, she never lived for herself, but lived for the entire extended family.
Although she is a daughter-in-law, she serves her father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and her four children who live together like a nanny.
When she was young, she was brave and competitive. She had to do everything by herself. She taught her mother-in-law how to drive, took care of her four children by herself, and helped her family business purchase and move goods all by herself.
When Lu Yu asked her: Will she miss the time when she was a star?
She said: I have many things to do every day and have no time to miss them.
Yes, just taking care of four children has made it impossible for her to eat normally, not to mention she has to serve her parents-in-law and carry goods, so she has no time.
She obviously can be the woman behind the scenes, but she rushes to the front and takes charge of her own affairs. She is even proud of her husband's "appreciation" of her in front of outsiders: I sit on the refrigerator, and she can even move the refrigerator away.
Decades later, she realized that how could a husband not help his wife and still want to sit on the refrigerator?
So, when she met Liu Tao, who was equally capable as her, she advised her sincerely: Women should not be too capable.
Could it be that these words were not spoken to my past self?
However, who calls her a "chivalrous woman"? She always feels that there is nothing she can't do.
At the age of 40: Pregnant 8 times, living for her husband.
Zheng Peipei, who “can’t do anything” and “thinks about others at all times”, is naturally chivalrous. The most difficult thing after marriage is having children.
Giving birth to a son to her third-generation husband has become her biggest task after marriage, but fate twists her. The first child is a daughter, the second child is still a daughter, and the third child is a daughter again.
When she heard "It's a girl", she didn't even scream when she gave birth, but she cried for three hours.
It’s not that she favors sons over daughters, but that she feels that she has not completed the task of giving birth to a son and has not satisfied her husband, who has been passed down for three generations.
In order to complete this task, she became pregnant 8 times and managed to save her fourth pregnancy.
In order to verify her gender, she was repeatedly tortured to extract amniotic fluid with a needle that was so thick and big that even a man would faint.
Even so, she was not bitter at all.
Fortunately, the fourth child was a boy. She was forty years old that year, and she didn't scream again during the birth.
separated from her husband after giving birth. She said lightly: "I will retire after I have succeeded."
But what if this baby is not a boy? Are you continuing to maintain a loveless marriage?
She was speechless for a moment, as if she had been struck.
It can be seen that "giving birth to a son" has become a task that she must complete in the process of "practicing".
In fact, she didn't have to hurt herself to complete that ridiculous task, but she was always controlled by this "chivalrous" person with a sense of responsibility.
On the screen, if you can fight, you can win.
In reality, the chivalrous woman cannot win no matter how hard she fights.
When she found that her devoted marriage could not save anything, Zheng Peipei’s decision was surprising and expected.
Year of Destiny: Live for your children, live for your livelihood.
When her 16-year marriage ended, the film and television company she ran also went bankrupt. Zheng Peipei, who was burdened with heavy debt pressure, did not choose to fight for property with her husband, but chose to leave the house.
There are two reasons.
First, my husband knows better about financial management than I do, which is better for the four children.
Secondly, my husband is a hard-working person and his money is all earned by his hard work, so he should not fight for it.
No matter what the reason is, Zheng Peipei always puts herself last. She thinks about her children and her husband, and completely regards her own value and contribution to the family as nothing.
got married and had children when he was popular, but twenty years later he returned to the starting point and started living for a living.
Zheng Peipei, who has reached the age of destiny, still has her own "chivalry".
Fortunately, this "chivalrous spirit" that her husband could not see was seen by Stephen Chow and Ang Lee. A "Tang Bo Hu Spots Autumn Fragrance" helped her survive the darkness, and a "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" helped her move towards the light.
At this time, she finally no longer lived for her husband, finally no longer ran for the family, and finally no longer had to worry about her livelihood. Instead, she was wonderful alone.
So she once said in "A Date with Lu Yu" that fifty years old is the best age for people. They have some experience but are not that old. It is the golden age for people.
Indeed, Zheng Peipei, who had worked hard for half a life, finally saw herself in the year of destiny.
But her chivalrous spirit has never disappeared.
The year when the ears are smooth: carry your bags and live for yourself.
Many young viewers know and like her deeply through the variety show "Flowers and Boys". In the show, she takes care of the people around her as usual.
Zhang Han had a stubborn temper and refused to ask the show crew for help because the car was smoking. His sisters were all cricketing him behind his back. Only Zheng Peipei, like a savior, did not hesitate to get in his car and give him the greatest trust and encouragement, helping him resolve his embarrassment. .
During the recording of the show, Zhang Han broke up with his girlfriend. Zheng Peipei gave him the word "willingness" and taught him that only by giving up can he gain.
wakes up the dreamer.
Hua Chenyu is introverted. When he saw fans surrounding the hotel, he seemed at a loss.
Zheng Peipei encouraged him to treat fans as friends, say hello normally, and there would be no burden in his heart.
In the end, Hua Chenyu overcame the psychological barrier.
Liu Tao is most like her when she was young, a capable and good-natured person who always lit up others and burned herself up.
Zheng Peipei taught her: How can you not do everything you want, but only if you have a clear conscience.
This is her experience over the past decades, and it also inspires Liu Tao who is often confused.
is the oldest, but has no pretensions and can always consider others. We will never meet such good elders on the show again.
From her devotion to her younger siblings when she was a child, to her sacrifices for her family and children in her middle age, to her care of the younger generation in her later years, she said that she likes to live for others, and it feels good to live for others.
Looking back at her life, she was like a chivalrous woman in movies and TV series, robbing the rich and giving to the poor, acting chivalrously and righteously, regardless of hardship, just for the happiness of all living beings.
She is so persuasive in her role as a chivalrous heroine that she is so involved in the drama that it is hard to tell whether she is a chivalrous heroine or not.
Of course, as an audience, we are too deeply involved in the drama, and we can’t help but want to say: Goodbye, chivalrous girl!
