Ten years of life and death two boundless, do not think, since unforgettable.
In the twinkling of an eye, Zhang Guorong has been away from this world for more than 20 years, but the legend about him seems to have never stopped.
On April 1, 2003, it was April Fool's Day, and Zhang Guorong played an unprecedented joke on everyone.
On the 24th floor, he jumped, and since then, the legendary life about him has always been fixed at the age of 46.
There are even more divergent opinions about the reasons for his departure.
After a lapse of 20 years, the hidden situation behind it was finally revealed by Ma Weidu.
Legend of the Harbor CircleZhang Guorong this name, every few years will be mentioned again, quite a kind of although elder brother is not in the rivers and lakes, but the whole river and lake is the elder brother's legend.
This just proves that Zhang Guorong's life is a legend.
Wan Chai on the north shore of Hong Kong in 1956.
A family welcomed his tenth child, who was named Zhang Fazhong. Later, he became an entertainer and changed his name to Zhang Guorong.
Despite the large number of children in his family, the conditions of Zhang Guorong's family are not poor. His father, Zhang Huohai, is the owner of a dress shop.
Many stars travel thousands of miles to his shop to order clothes. Gary, Glatt, Marlon, Brando, and other Hollywood stars have come to make clothes.
Such a family background also makes Zhang Guorong born with elegance.
However, it is only a matter of favorable conditions.
His father is busy with his work, and his brothers and sisters are quite different from him in age. The youngest brother is 8 years different from him, and the eldest sister is 18 years different from him.
So even if the home is busy, Leslie Cheung is still lonely.
When he was in the first grade, he ran to his father's office again and met several uncles, one of whom asked him:
"did your father treat you to morning tea?"
Zhang Guorong said subconsciously, "We don't know each other."
In 1969, under the arrangement of his father, 13-year-old Zhang Guorong went to study in England alone and returned to pass on his family fortune to him.
It can be said that while leaving home, Zhang Guorong also ended his childhood.
There is nothing worth remembering and nostalgia for me.
This is Zhang Guorong's summary of his childhood, there is no denying that he is angry, so he will not listen to his father.
In 1973, Zhang Guorong interrupted his studies and returned to Hong Kong from England. He rejected his father's wish and firmly refused to inherit the family business.
His father cut off all his financial resources.
During this period of time, he lived beyond his means. Fortunately, in 1977, Zhang Guorong made a figure in the Asian singing competition, won the second year, and officially entered the entertainment industry.
Zhang Guorong made a lot of films after signing Li's film, but what really made him approve was the 1982 Youth on Fire.
In 1986, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-fat and Dillon co-starred in Hero.
Once the film was released, praise from all sides was endless, and Leslie Cheung's acting career took off.
In 1990, Leslie Cheung worked with Wong Kar-wai for the first time to shoot the film "the True Story of Alfie".
The film is decadent with a thin vitality, just like Zhang Guorong with a bit of humor in his melancholy.
In 1993, the year the world looked at him, Farewell my Concubine was released and there was a strong response.
Cheng Dieyi in the play could not distinguish himself from the play, and finally recognized the reality to bid farewell to the world.
It is this film that makes people know that Zhang Guorong pursues perfection higher than the director.
There was a scene in which Cheng Dieyi quit smoking. Chen Kaige felt perfect after the first one was filmed, but Zhang Guorong asked to do it again.
Several in a row, Zhang Guorong entered the play very deeply. When he broke the glass, his fingers bled and everyone panicked, but he smiled: "it's finally done this time."
In 1993, Zhang Guorong filmed the Legend of the White-haired Witch, featuring the famous Lin Qingxia, whose ancient costume made Zhang Guorong say, "Sister, you are so beautiful."
Lin Qingxia was happy and replied, "Brother, you are so beautiful."
It is this joking "brother" that has given Zhang Guorong a nickname from then on.
In 1997, "Spring broke out" was broadcast, the same year that Zhang Guorong made public his love affair.
He went shopping with Tang Hede, and when Tang found out, a reporter secretly took pictures to remind him.
Zhang Guorong did not look back, but took Tang's hand, and the two walked forward graciously.
At this point, the relationship between Zhang Guorong and Mr. Tang is no longer complicated and confusing, while speculation about him and Mr. Tang is increasing.
The last straw that crushed the camelWhen the time came to 2002, in the recording studio, Zhang Guorong frowned and his voice became hoarse.
The doctor said that Zhang Guorong's vocal cords were badly swollen, in addition to gastric juice reflux and throat burns.
Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, this is not a serious illness. The key is to adjust your mood.
However, his mood has been going on for a full year, but not only has it not improved, it seems that it is likely to deteriorate all the time.
I think, can support a person to live a complete life, must be those unfinished wishes.
This wish may be love, maybe a career, maybe something else.
For Zhang Guorong, who is becoming more and more perfect, he also has a wish. He has a beloved Tang Hede, and there is another thing he wants to do successfully, that is, filming.
He wants to be a director, and in order to achieve this dream, he has even started a video company called Dream Alliance.
The film he wanted to make was called "stealing the Heart" and brought in he Jiping, the screenwriter of "New Dragon Inn".
Later, he Jiping recalled the time when he discussed the script with Zhang Guorong, when he did not have any negative emotions, and said that "stealing the Heart" was just the beginning, and he would make a second film in the future.
Until now, Zhang Guorong still has strong hopes for the future.
Everything is going smoothly, but it is stuck with the investors.
According to reason, Leslie Cheung's first film should be supported by countless people for his contacts and status in the Hong Kong circle, but it backfired.
Hong Kong investors do not care about their feelings, and they pay more attention to interests, so Leslie Cheung set his sights on the mainland.
In early 2002, when Zhang Guorong and Tang Hede went to a party in the mainland together, he still talked eloquently about his films and showed no sign of depression.
"stealing the Heart" is also being arranged with great efforts, after the approval documents and actors have been finalized.
Zhang Guorong set foot on his dream scene: Qingdao.
However, he was saddened that the ever-changing development of the city was no longer what he had imagined.
As a result, the pursuit of perfection Zhang Guorong had to change the script, that is, at this time, his physical condition began to go from bad to worse.
The condition of acid reflux has not improved for a long time. When you feel sick, you can't even speak, and you can only smile when you attend the event.
The preparatory work for "stealing the Heart" was also unexpected at this time, and in October 2002, the film investor was arrested for financial problems.
This movie plan can only be temporarily shelved, did not expect "steal heart" to steal his heart.
Tang Hede recalled that if the film went well, his illness might be contained.
Ma Weidu told the truth.In April 2003, unable to bear the pain of illness, Zhang Guorong chose to bid farewell to the world.
Up to now, many people are still puzzled. When did a good person become a patient?
When I asked a lot of people around Zhang Guorong, I got only one answer:
"Even he himself may not understand."
Some people say that in the last two years of Zhang Guorong, the conflict with the media intensified, a series of negative reports, which became a major cause of his pain.
However, some people say that his changes are hidden in his closed work, "different Space".
The film is about a psychiatrist (played by Leslie Cheung) who has seen his girlfriend jump off a building and commit suicide, which has become a lingering shadow for him all his life.
With the help of his busy work, he forced himself to forget this moment, but he became autistic and lonely.
In the last scene of the film, a psychiatrist comes to the rooftop of a tall building.
When he was ready to jump, a conversation with his girlfriend in the mental space pulled him back.
At this point, do you feel that fate is so similar, but the difference is that when Zhang Guorong faces the busy streets, no one pulls him.
Therefore, many people feel that since the end of the film, Leslie Cheung has fallen into the role, but also allowed his fragile side, self-salvation failed.
So he took pen and paper and wrote down the last paragraph: why this happened.
Yes, not only did he want to ask why this happened, but I think Mr. Tang would also wonder why this happened.
Until the end, the media did not spare Zhang Guorong, making a fuss about the cause of his death and whipping his feelings.
It is said that he was abandoned and hurt in love, but these ideas are not true, and a passage from Ma Weidu awakened many fans.
Anyone familiar with Zhang Guorong knows that one of his favorite people when he was young was his nanny, the sixth elder sister.
It can be said that he spent all his childhood with the sixth sister, and he was more dependent on the sixth sister than his mother.
But in 1990, Sister Liu died of nasopharyngeal cancer.
Ma Weidu later met Zhang Guorong, and they also had a conversation.
Zhang Guorong once said that the sixth sister was old and in poor health. Instead of struggling with the disease all the time, it would be better to say goodbye to the world earlier.
At that time, Ma Weidu thought it made some sense when he heard this, but he didn't pay attention to it.
It was not until Zhang Guorong died that Ma Weidu got a taste from this sentence, which was not only addressed to Sister six, but also Zhang Guorong's own attitude towards the disease.
Since the illness is painful and the redemption fails, it is better to let it all end.
Of course, in the consciousness of many people, Leslie Cheung's depression is an emotional inability to get out, but it is not.
Because Zhang Guorong's sister once said that depression is not only an emotion, but also a physical disease, the imbalance of chemicals in the brain, leading to insomnia, physical pain and so on.
ConclusionAlthough Zhang Guorong's life is legendary, it is also a sad life. He longs for family affection and public understanding, but he never seems to get these.
If he could start all over again, he might not be so obsessed with perfection. Unfortunately, there is no ifs in life.
