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"if i am treated with western medicine, i will choose death!"

this was the last stubbornness of chen xiaoxu, who played lin daiyu in the 1987 version of "dream of red mansions".

as the "lin daiyu" who cannot be replicated in the hearts of a generation, chen xiaoxu's life is full of legends.

when she was a teenager, she became famous for her role as "lin daiyu" and entered the entertainment industry; when she was young, she became a successful businessman because of her role as "lin daiyu" and earned billions of dollars; she died at the age of 41, and her fate seemed as tragic as lin daiyu's.

rather than saying that chen xiaoxu was the "chosen lin daiyu" who brought "lin daiyu" to life, it would be better to say that her life had long been tied to "lin daiyu".

being born was a strange thing, and leaving was a strange thing. chen xiaoxu's fate reflected the saying "everything has its own arrangement."

a strange thing happened

when she was pregnant with chen xiaoxu, her mother had a dream.

this dream was very strange. in the dream, a white-haired old man repeatedly told her that there was a girl in her belly, named "chen yefen".

the character "ye" is composed of the upper and lower parts, the grass radical plus the "也". it is a rare and uncommon character. chen's father could not find it in the dictionary.

chen's mother was able to describe such an obscure word clearly, which made both the couple very concerned.

this was their first child, and dreams about pregnancy usually have special meanings, so father chen kept it in mind and went around asking people about the meaning of this word.

later, chen's father met a teacher from the south and learned the meaning of this word for the first time. the teacher told him that this was the name of an inconspicuous grass in the south.

could it be that the ordinary grass means that his daughter will become an ordinary person? father chen didn't react much when he heard it. his biggest wish is that his daughter will grow up healthily, without worries, and live an ordinary life.

however, the name "chen yefen" did sound a bit vulgar, so chen's father was still hesitant and decided to inquire more.

it happened that there was an old gentleman who was proficient in the book of changes where chen's father worked. while chatting, chen's father asked the old gentleman to help interpret the name "chen yefen".

unexpectedly, this time he calculated some not-so-good news. after calculation, the old man frowned and told chen's father that this name represented the fate of "lin daiyu".

anyone who has read a dream of red mansions should know that lin daiyu is a rare beauty with unrivaled appearance, but her fate is very tragic. her mother died when she was six or seven, her father died when she was eleven, and she herself died at the age of 17.

the old man's words made the couple decide to change their daughter's name. they also changed the two characters "xiao" and "xu", which symbolize vibrant vitality.

but no one could have imagined that changing her name would not ultimately change chen xiaoxu's fate.

the unbreakable bond of the red mansion

in 1965, chen xiaoxu was born in anshan city, liaoning province, and became the apple of her parents' eyes.

after she was born, naturally no one would tell her about her mother’s dreams during her pregnancy, and her parents didn’t want their daughter to have anything to do with “lin daiyu”.

chen xiaoxu's father chen qiang was the director of a peking opera troupe, and her mother wang yuanxi was a dance teacher. there was a strong artistic atmosphere in the family.

thanks to such artistic genes, chen xiaoxu showed her talent for dancing at an early age. she was fascinated by ballet and could perform various difficult movements at a young age.

looking at their lively daughter, her parents gradually forgot about "lin daiyu's fate".

but what is meant to come will eventually come. when chen xiaoxu was 12 years old, she was obsessed with ballet and passed all ballet tests. however, she was eventually told that this dream could not be realized.

chen xiaoxu was devastated, but this did not make her discouraged. instead, she became obsessed with books.

it was also at this time that she came into contact with "dream of the red chamber". she loved this wonderful masterpiece so much that she read it many times in succession.

little did she know that her fate with "dream of red mansions" had just begun.

after reading some books, chen xiaoxu began to learn to write poetry and sent it to magazines for publication.

her various behaviors seemed to be getting closer and closer to lin daiyu. when she was 18 years old, the crew of dream of red mansions recruited actors from all over the country.

chen xiaoxu was very excited. she sent the poem she wrote to the crew and also attached a photo of herself.

in this way, she became one of the few actors who interviewed for the role of "dream of red mansions", and she played the important role of "lin daiyu".

however, after she arrived at the crew, she found that there were many interviewees for the role of "lin daiyu", and each of them was extremely beautiful. however, chen xiaoxu was confident because she was too familiar with lin daiyu.

lin daiyu's rival

after numerous rounds of selection, at the final stage, the director's favorite candidate was not chen xiaoxu, after all, her appearance was not an advantage.

however, chen xiaoxu stood out with just one sentence. she said to the director: "if i play another role, the audience will think that daiyu has played someone else."

her confidence made the director no longer hesitate, and finally chen xiaoxu became "lin daiyu", and the words spoken many years ago seemed to come true.

a strange thing about death

facts have proved that chen xiaoxu's understanding of lin daiyu is unparalleled, and the director also has a keen eye for talent.

after the 1987 version of dream of the red chamber was broadcast, it was praised as "a wonderful chapter in the history of chinese television and an insurmountable artistic classic."

chen xiaoxu's pair of "eyes that seemed to be happy but not happy but full of affection" made the character of lin daiyu come alive, and no one was more like lin daiyu than she was afterwards.

according to incomplete statistics, a total of 28 people have played lin daiyu in chinese film history.

there are peking opera, movies, tv series, and yue opera, and lin daiyu's screen image has its own merits, but the audience's favorite is still chen xiaoxu's version.

because they love someone, they love his or her dog. when they see someone not acting like the character, they will protest strongly.

for example, in the 2010 version of "dream of red mansions", daiyu lacked temperament and was praised by the audience as "dream of ghost mansion"; in the 2024 version of "dream of red mansions", daiyu was inappropriately dressed and was called "dream of brothel" by the audience.

they always believed that lin daiyu still needed chen xiaoxu to come.

however, this was indeed extremely fatal to chen xiaoxu. the image of lin daiyu made her successful, but it also made her too immersed in the role. from then on, whatever she played was like lin daiyu, so chen xiaoxu's path as an actor was not easy.

information source: china customs magazine, link is attached at the end of the article

since there were no roles that could help her stand out, chen xiaoxu had to find another way out and she began to turn to the business world.

in the business world, she was also like a fish in water. when the other party saw that it was chen xiaoxu, they would always say: "i believe lin daiyu would not lie to me."

in this way, in just a few years, chen xiaoxu accumulated assets worth hundreds of millions. she did have a business mind. the phrase "the beauty of a famous family, wuliangchun" that became popular all over the country was thought up by her.

but no one could have imagined that just when her career was booming, chen xiaoxu was diagnosed with breast cancer.

information source: linhai daily, link is attached at the end of the article

she was completely desperate and chose to become a nun. her family members tried hard to persuade her, saying that her illness could be cured.

but chen xiaoxu was unwilling to harm her body for medical treatment, and even told her father: "western medicine and chemotherapy will make me look terrible. if that happens, i will choose death."

finally, at the age of 41, chen xiaoxu died of illness. even before her death, she still had the strength of lin daiyu.

and at her funeral, a strange thing happened.

when her good friend yang shuyun came to pay his respects, he saw the photo of his friend and all the memories of their past interactions instantly came to his mind. he took out his camera and wanted to take a photo of his friend.

i took a picture and nothing happened, but when i got closer to take a close-up, the poster with the photo on it suddenly fell down.

there was no wind at the time, and the poster was firmly pressed down by sandbags. at that moment, yang shuyun understood that chen xiaoxu was saying goodbye to him, and he instantly burst into tears.

you know, yang shuyun was the makeup artist when chen xiaoxu played lin daiyu. no matter how she plays it, she still can't get away from lin daiyu.

information source: qingdao news network, link is attached at the end of the article

after chen xiaoxu passed away, "there is one more chen xiaoxu in heaven, but there is no more lin daiyu in the world."

looking back on chen xiaoxu's life, she really lived like lin daiyu. i hope she is well in her illusory world.