Hu Die was the most popular movie star in China in the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to superb acting skills and peerless beauty, his shocking political fate is even more touching, especially the unforgettable story with the spy leader Dai Li. However, when a friend visited Hu Die, who was living overseas in her later years, and asked what she would never forget most about Shanghai, her answer turned out to be...
In 1929, Hu Die was 21 years old, as beautiful as a flower. She and her boyfriend Lin Xuehui, who had been in love for several years, were already full of conflicts. One day, Hu Die, her cousin Hu Shan, and Ruan Lingyu went to a friend's private dance. At that time, women were not completely liberated, and their thoughts were somewhat conservative. Dancing was not as open as it is now. It was not easy to invite women to dance. If you didn't do it well, you would get the reputation of being a hooligan. Private dances are relatively better, as friends bring their friends and they all know each other.
Like most female movie stars, Hu Die’s achievements did not happen overnight. During her film career, she shot many classic films that have been widely circulated for generations to come. And she is the first Chinese female star in China invited to participate in an international film festival. It must be said that in the film field, Hu Die's experience is wonderful. But what affects a woman's life, besides career, is love. Like other female movie stars, Hu Die's love has also attracted people's attention. She also had a lingering love affair, but in the end she married the mature and steady Pan Yousheng.
Hu Die and her husband Pan Yousheng have been together for a lifetime, and they are extremely happy. But in Hu Die's love life, there was one person who had to be mentioned, and that was Dai Li, the "murderer" who was famous for his iron-blooded tactics at that time. Anyone who knows Dai Li knows that he is a demon who licks blood all year round and kills without blinking an eye, but when he faces his goddess Hu Die, he treats her with iron-blooded tenderness and attentiveness. Even though Hu Die was already a woman at the time, Dai Li still planned to hold a grand wedding with her. It's a pity that this relationship ended in a plane crash, and whether Hu Die has feelings for Dai Li is unknown to us today. She is the most beautiful woman in the Republic of China and became the Asian Best Actress at the age of 52.
When it came to dealing with relationships, things were not always smooth sailing for Hu Die. When she was starring in "The Autumn Fan", she fell in love with the film's leading actor, Lin Xuehui, and the two had a grand wedding in March 1927. During the engagement ceremony, many friends from the film industry in Shanghai went to congratulate them and witnessed this beautiful love story. However, as Hu Die's acting career rose step by step, Lin Xuehui's career declined day by day.
Hu Die then raised a sum of funds by himself and opened a Hu Die department store on Sichuan Road for Lin Xuehui. Unfortunately, Lin did not manage well and his behavior became increasingly absurd. At this moment, Hu Die met Pan Yousheng, a mature and enterprising man who worked in a foreign bank. Hu Die's emotional balance began to tilt.
In the prime of life, Pan Yousheng contracted liver cancer. When he was discovered, it was already in the advanced stage. This was like a bolt from the blue to Hu Die. Pan Yousheng's death caused Hu Die to almost completely collapse. For the sake of her family, she endured it.
In 1981, Hu Die returned to Hong Kong with her daughter-in-law, moved Pan Yousheng's ashes to the picturesque Cosland Cemetery in Vancouver, and purchased a cemetery for herself next to Pan Yousheng's tomb. Hu Die passed away in Vancouver, Canada on April 23, 1989 at the age of 82. She was finally able to go to another world to express her longing to Pan Yousheng.