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Foreword
On April 1, 2003, Leslie Cheung jumped off the 24th floor of Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hong Kong, in an extremely tragic way. His life was only 46 years old. When the news of
came out, the whole Hong Kong was shocked. Fans couldn't accept the sudden bad news for a while, and they fell into endless sadness.
At the same time, the exploration of the cause of Leslie Cheung's death has also become a hot topic in various media.
Everyone can't help but wonder, at that time Leslie Cheung was a superstar in Hong Kong, earning both fame and fortune, and his beloved Tang Hede accompanied him.
Why did he choose to commit suicide by jumping off the building?
Leslie Cheung
01. Exploration of the cause of death
The first person who knew about Leslie Cheung's death was his agent Chen Shufen .
At that time, Chen Shufen received Leslie Cheung's last phone call before her death, and her brother told her on the phone that she should pick him up at the hotel.
Chen Shufen, who received the call, didn't feel any abnormality yet. She thought Leslie Cheung had something to do temporarily, so she hurried to drive there.
Who would have expected Leslie Cheung to jump off the 24th floor as soon as she came out of the parking lot...
Chen Shufen's remarks surprised everyone.
Leslie Cheung's beloved partner at that time was Tang Hede, why did he contact Chen Shufen at the last moment of his life?
This has caused the media to suspect that the relationship between the two has changed.
Leslie Cheung, Tang Hede
However, after seeing such suspicion, Chen Shufen directly stood up and explained to the media:
"He (Leslie Cheung) thinks that I am strong, maybe he can trust me and look up to me, so this is an important matter. Leave it to me."
In order to prove that there is no problem in the relationship between the two, Chen Shufen then said:
"He (Leslie Cheung) may be worried that Tang Sheng (Tang Hede) can't handle it, and he will be so sad that he doesn't know how to handle it at all, and it is possible More serious things will happen."
Faced with malicious speculation from the media, Tang Hede, who has always been low-key, had to speak up.
He said that his relationship with his brother has never changed. As for the rumors of a third party, they are just false reports by the media.
When Tang Hede appeared at Leslie Cheung's funeral, all the rumors about the fission between the two fell apart.
At that time, Tang Hede had to rely on people to help him because of excessive mourning. He lost weight in just 7 days, and his sad eyes never left the portrait of Leslie Cheung.
It can be seen from Tang Hede's expression that Leslie Cheung's sudden death has already defeated him, and there is only unspeakable sadness surrounding him.
At this time, people really believed what Chen Shufen said. If Leslie Cheung called Tang Hede before his death, then Tang Hede would probably go with his brother impulsively without being rational enough.
To this day, Tang Hede still remembers Leslie Cheung through the online platform on April 1st every year.
has such sincere feelings, and the media finally closed their mouths on spreading rumors. Since
learned that Leslie Cheung died not because of love, various media also gave other speculations.
Witnesses revealed that he had seen Leslie Cheung quarrel with friends at the club not long before the accident.
When fans checked the news, they found that Leslie Cheung was exercising on the 24th floor of , Mandarin Oriental Hotel, that afternoon, and never met any friends. This news is just a fake news.
has also speculated that Leslie Cheung is due toIn order to shoot the last movie " ", because was too deep into the play, chose to end his life by jumping off the building like the hero in the movie.
As these news fermented more and more, the cause of Leslie Cheung's death became more and more bizarre, and some people even claimed that he was involved in sorcery while in Thailand, and was given " head down ".
However, the theory of ghosts and gods is naturally unbelievable. The reason why
really caused Leslie Cheung to commit suicide is more complicated, and it all starts with his family.
02. The missing family since childhood
On September 12, 1956, Leslie Cheung was born into an extremely wealthy family.
's father, Zhang Huohai, is a famous tailor in Hong Kong. He has customized "dresses" for many Hollywood stars, including Marlon Brando , William Holden , etc., and his mother Pan Yuyao is also from a distinguished background , beautiful and moving.
Leslie Cheung is the youngest child of his parents, and he ranks among the top ten at home, so he is also called "Ten Boys".
Logically speaking, he should be the most favored child in the family, but the reality is not the case.
Leslie Cheung's father likes drinking very much, and he also likes all kinds of women. He spends his free time in sensual places and does not care about his wife Pan Yuyao.
In order to continue the incense for the Zhang family, Pan Yuyao has been pregnant at an alarming rate of one per year since she married into the Zhang family.
And after finally giving birth to her eighth child, a boy, she was caught up in the mediation with her husband's many women, and she couldn't find time to take care of her own child.
Leslie Cheung's birth when he was young
Leslie Cheung was an accident for the whole family.
The father only hugged him a few times when he was born, and he stopped paying attention to him, while the mother only cared about her husband's favor and neglected to take care of this little son.
Because of the lack of love from his parents, Leslie Cheung spent his childhood in darkness and loneliness.
After his father married another concubine, Leslie Cheung, who was not taken seriously, was even bullied and abused by his concubine at home.
These unbearable childhood memories will become Leslie Cheung's psychological scars in the future, making him seem strong, but deep down he is a child who lacks love.
At that time, only his godmother Tan Ailian's family and the nanny "Sixth Sister" provided care to Leslie Cheung.
Tan Ailian's son Tang Hede was Leslie Cheung's only playmate when he was young, and "Sixth Sister" was Leslie Cheung's home, the only place where he could gain warmth and security.
However, even if the "sixth sister" loves Leslie Cheung more dearly, he cannot be harmed by the lack of family affection.
Leslie Cheung and sixth sister
Because of getting along with their parents, Leslie Cheung left Hong Kong at the age of 13 and went to study in the UK alone. After
returned from studying abroad, it was not that he did not try to get along well with his parents.
But his parents' indifference to him once again hurt him spiritually, so he had to leave the house again to make his own way.
Even when Leslie Cheung has become a superstar and lived with his mother, his mother has maintained a very polite attitude towards him. Even the borrowing of the room and bathroom has to be discussed with him in advance. Behind the politeness of
is the estrangement in the relationship between mother and son. Leslie Cheung tried countless times to improve his relationship with his mother, but in the end he didn't get what he wanted.
's long-term lack of family affection has made Leslie Cheung's heart always have a scar that cannot be healed.
and the subsequent development of his career has repeatedly put him in trouble.
Leslie Cheung and his mother
03. The ups and downs in the entertainment industry
Leslie Cheung is a superstar of a generation, there is no doubt about that.
But behind this hot and smash hit, there are countless bitterness. After becoming popular, Leslie Cheung is unwilling to let go of various media.object.
In 1977, Leslie Cheung participated in the "Asian Singing Competition" and won the runner-up, thus officially debuting.
However, after his debut, he has remained in a tepid state, and he has never sang anything. He was even mocked and ridiculed for a time, and even said that he was "not the material for this business".
Facing doubts and ridicules, Leslie Cheung never forgot his original dream, and faced every job with an absolutely serious attitude.
In 1983, he finally became famous with "The Wind Continues to Blow" and became popular all over the Hong Kong music scene.
At this time, Leslie Cheung was not satisfied with the results he had made, and instead stepped into the film and television industry, wanting to break out into his own world in the film field.
However, this road, Leslie Cheung did not go smoothly.
has to say that the film cooperation that Leslie Cheung has received is quite good.
The movies he has acted in are still known as classic blockbusters, such as "The True Color of Heroes", " A Chinese Ghost Story " and " Rouge Buckle " and so on.
However, because of the large number of big names and many excellent actors in these films, Leslie Cheung's own brilliance was covered up, so that he did not receive much attention at that time.
It wasn't until the release of " " that the public didn't really notice him. In the
movie, Leslie Cheung played the role of Xuzi , who devoted his life to chasing mother's love. It is not only Leslie Cheung's portrayal, but also deeply touched the audience's soft inner world. The film
won Leslie Cheung the "Best Actor" award and gave him the confidence to continue his struggle in the film field.
In 1993, Leslie Cheung starred in " Farewell My Concubine ", successfully interpreting the role of Cheng Dieyi in the movie. In the
play, Leslie Cheung portrayed Cheng Dieyi's obsession with drama incisively and vividly, and portrayed Cheng Dieyi's feelings of " without madness or " to the core.
can be said that without Leslie Cheung, there would be no Cheng Dieyi.
Even Leslie Cheung believes that this is the most successful work he has created since his self-portrait movie.
However, this film missed many awards due to its sensitive subject matter, and even brought a lot of criticism to Leslie Cheung.
"Farewell My Concubine" Cheng Dieyi
Leslie Cheung performed more than 50 works in his life, all of which interpret the topic of love.
But the media is full of slander and malice towards Leslie Cheung, using him as a cash cow to gain traffic and attention.
In July 2000, Leslie Cheung organized the "Enthusiasm" world tour concert. In order to present a perfect audio-visual feast to fans,
specially spent a lot of blood on stage beauty and styling, and ingeniously created long hair and high-heeled shoes for himself.
However, he was maliciously criticized by the media for this, and the criticism and insults ensued.
, however, was a great success in Leslie Cheung's world tour, which was well received at home and abroad, and various media, seeing the wind, turned to praise him.
What caught the media's attention the most was actually Leslie Cheung's personal relationship.
In 1977, Leslie Cheung, who had just debuted, met Mao Shunyun , who was only 17 years old.
, a pure-hearted, lively and cheerful girl suddenly lit up Leslie Cheung's world. The
boy's love at first sight is so precious, and Mao Shunyun was quickly moved by Leslie Cheung and began to associate with him.
Leslie Cheung, who lacked love in his childhood, longed to have a family at an early age, and he cherished it very much after dating Mao, so he proposed to Mao Shunyun not long after.
However, Mao Shunyun, who was only 17 years old, was frightened by Leslie Cheung's marriage proposal, and never saw him again after that. This relationship came to an end.
after thisAlthough Leslie Cheung also interacted with several girls in the entertainment industry, they did not reach the end. After
going around, in 1982, fate made Leslie Cheung reunite with his childhood playmate Tang Hede. In the long years that followed,
supported and took care of each other, and they were each other's most important friends.
Then Tang Hede became " Mr. Tang " in Leslie Cheung's mouth, and became his "favorite".
However, this relationship has never been recognized by the world, and it has also made Leslie Cheung and Tang Hede the targets of criticism by the media.
has to say that Leslie Cheung has gone through ups and downs in the entertainment industry, and he has also suffered huge pressure and difficulties during the period. Only he knows the bitterness and bitterness of it.
He forced himself to persevere, but in the end was overwhelmed by the disease.
04. Depression Troubled
In 2003, when Leslie Cheung's niece attended his funeral, she told the media the real reason for Leslie Cheung's death.
She cried and said to the camera: "When I went to see him before, I already knew that he was suffering from depression, and I saw him suffer for it with my own eyes." The first symptoms of depression have appeared.
He is often anxious and irritable, and when he falls ill, he feels fatigued and sore in his limbs.
Leslie Cheung, who always upholds the attitude of "unwilling to trouble others", did not take his illness seriously, thinking that it was an ordinary emotional problem, just taking medicine to adjust.
However, what he did not expect was that the drug treatment did not make him better, and even brought him many side effects, such as buoyancy, tremors and so on.
The pressure of work, the maliciousness of the media and the alienation of family are all aggravating Leslie Cheung's condition.
In addition, Leslie Cheung's pressure also comes from himself.
Leslie Cheung is an extreme pursuit of perfection, and he can't even accept the slightest flaw in himself. Whether
is singing or acting, he treats it with a 100% serious attitude, and he will be overthrown and restarted at the slightest. It can be said that he is a very dedicated artist.
As the years go by, he feels that his appearance is not the same as before, and his hairline is gradually increasing.
At this time, Leslie Cheung deeply felt that he could not cooperate with the beautiful actresses before, and was unwilling to appear in front of the camera with a bad face, just to leave his fans with the most beautiful face. After
suffered from depression, Leslie Cheung was reluctant to show his face.
He is not only afraid of fans seeing him after being tortured by illness, but also afraid of worrying about his friends who care about him.
Although he was suffering from illness at this time, he still insisted on working, but turned to the background.
At one point he wanted to try his hand at being a director, and before committing suicide, he was still making preparations for the movie.
However, the film was never finished because he was not satisfied with the script.
This is also a heavy blow for Leslie Cheung.
Under the double torture of external pressure and internal disease, Leslie Cheung couldn't hold it any longer.
In fact, long before he jumped off the building, Leslie Cheung chose to commit suicide in his apartment because he fell ill. Fortunately, Tang Hede discovered it in time and sent him to the hospital for rescue.
Although Tang Hede stayed with Leslie Cheung almost all day and did his best to take care of him, there was still no way to heal all the wounds in Leslie Cheung's heart.
On the afternoon that Leslie Cheung chose to commit suicide by jumping off the building, he also made an appointment with Tang Hede to play badminton at six o'clock. However, Leslie Cheung failed to complete this agreement in the end.
When Chen Shufen saw Leslie Cheung jumped down and fell to the ground, she immediately ran to her brother's side and covered the body with her coat.
Chen Shufen knows that Leslie Cheung pursues perfection like thatMan, I think he definitely doesn't want to be seen so ugly.
was fortunate to have Chen Shufen, who was able to keep Leslie Leslie decent when he left.
Leslie Cheung's life is the ultimate gloom under the gorgeous surface.
He once used his tenderness to bring beauty and love to the world, but the sad thing is that this love failed to redeem himself in the end.
After he left a perfect memory of this real world, "leave permanently" became his only choice.
Leslie Cheung once sang this lyric in his self-composed song "I":
"I am me, a firework of different colors." .
I don't know where the fireworks are now...
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