Chen Yumei

Chen Yumei

Chen Yumei (1910-1985) was born in Menghe, Jiangsu Province. She was born in 1910 and died in 1985. In 1926, he starred in his debut work Tang Bohu's autumn fragrance, which is known as the "landlady". His representative works include Tang Bohu's autumn fragrance, luminous pearl, Queen of University, vitality, etc.

brief introduction

Chen Yumei, formerly known as Fei Mengmin, was born in Menghe, Jiangsu Province in 1910. At the age of 15, she entered Shao's "laughing stage" training class. At the age of 16, she entered Tianyi film company and was highly praised. In 1923, when the film department of the commercial press filmed "the fate of pines and cypresses", she made her debut as a supporting role, but failed to attract people's attention. In 1926, Shao zuiwang, the boss of Tianyi company, and Qiu Qixiang jointly directed the film "Tang Bohu lights the autumn fragrance". Shao zuiwang boldly used Chen Yumei, a 16-year-old newcomer, to play Qiuxiang. After the film was released, the reaction was enthusiastic and the film became famous. At this time, Chen Yumei has been a "main actor" of Tianyi company after Hu Die and Wu Suxin. Since then, he has starred in more than 30 films such as "life" and "struggle" in eight years, and has been rated as "movie queen" by the magazine. In 1934.

Chen Yumei has a nickname -- "thrifty star". It is said that when she was filming, Shao ZUIWENG, the boss and husband, was reluctant to make costumes for her with expensive cloth, so she always put on some old costumes to make do with it. Nevertheless, because of her good acting skills and frequent appearances on the screen, Chen Yumei has become one of the few big stars in Shanghai since 1930. Most of Chen Yumei's films are co starred with sun min, a popular student. This is the time when Chen Yumei became popular.

In Yunlan girl, Chen Yumei also sang the interludes Hua Nong Ying, Yan Shuangfei, song of thrift and hypnosis. Because of her charming singing, every time her films were shown in the movie theater, the words "frugal star" and "hypnotic girl" were printed on the screen before showing, and her songs were played. It's very popular with the audience.

In 1933, Chen Yumei starred in "vitality", "struggle" and other films. It was after starring in "vitality", "struggle" and other films that Chen Yumei's style changed and was full of progressive consciousness. She was no longer a woman oppressed by feudal forces, but struggled to be a new revolutionary woman. In 1933, the electronic sound daily also held a selection of "China's top ten male and female stars", ranking by the number of votes: Hu Die, Ruan Lingyu, Jin Yan, Chen Yanyan, Wang Renmei, Gao Zhanfei, Li Zhuo, Chen Yumei, Zheng Junli and Li Lili. Chen Yumei came in eighth.

After Chen Yumei arrived in Hong Kong, she said goodbye to the screen and was content to teach her husband and children. After that, in addition to dubbing in Shao's Danfeng Chaoyang, crystal heart and other films, she has been living a low-key life in Hong Kong, so people seldom pay attention to her, and mainland audiences even don't know her information. In 1985, the news came that Chen Yumei had died in Hong Kong. She was 75 years old.

Film experience

The movies that have been shot

"Baihua state" (1934), "happy enemy" (1934, playing Bai Guiying), "spring deep in Red Mansions" (1934, playing Zhou Bilian), "lucky land" (1933, playing Xianggu), "fire of youth" (1933), "vitality" (1933), "struggle" (1933), "Blue Valley trace" (1932), "night luxury" (1932), "night luxury" (1932), "night luxury" 》(1932), "the last love" (1931), "Sherlock Holmes" (1931), "Qianlong's journey to the south of the Yangtze River" -- episode 8 (1931), "between husband and wife" (1931), "red tears in the empty door" (1931), "Adam robin" (1931), "Yunlan girl" (1931), "Huangjiang nvxia" -- episode 3 (1930), "Yang Naiwu and "A journey to the south of the Yangtze River" (1929), "a journey to the south of the Yangtze River" (1929), "a journey to the south of the Yangtze River" (1929), "a journey to the south of the Yangtze River" (1929), "a journey to the south of the Yangtze River" (1929), "a journey to the south of the Yangtze River" (1929), "a journey to the south of the Yangtze River" (1929), "a journey to the south of the Yangtze River" (1929), "a journey to the south of the Yangtze River" (1929), "a journey to the south of the Yangtze River" (1929), "a journey to the Yellow River)" "—— Episode 2 (1929), "king of boxing" (1928), "Lotus cave" (1928), "seeking father and meeting immortal" (1928), "luminous pearl" (1928), "Shi Lin Ji Ta" (1927), Episode 3 (1927, as Chen Wengu), "great Xia Bai Mao leg" (1927, as a Cui), "Princess Tiefan" (1927, as Princess Yumian), "is it you" (1927) In 1926, he played Qiu Xiang and Lin Yongrong as Tang Bohu.

The movies I've been involved in

"Death certificate" (1985, dubbing), "young man" (1983, dubbing), "honest and upright official at home" (1982, dubbing), "crystal heart" (1981, dubbing), "danfengchaoyang" (1980, sound), "satisfied or dissatisfied" (1963, clothing Guide), "flower as a medium" (Pingju, 1963, clothing Guide), "countryman's visit to the port" (sequel, 193) 5 years, recording engineer).

marriage and family

Chen Yumei's husband, Shao ZUIWENG, was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. There are eight brothers and sisters. In the early years, their father Shao Yuxuan was in business in Shanghai, and the boss of "laugh stage" sold "laugh stage" because he was unable to pay his debts. Shao Yuxuan then sent his eldest son, Shao ZUIWENG, a lawyer, to take over the theater, and Shao ZUIWENG took the road of entertainment. By 1923, the Shao family was on the decline, leaving only one house and a "laughing stage" theater. The Shao brothers resolutely bought the house, moved into the "laughing stage" with their whole family, and broke their bridges to do a big job in the entertainment industry.

The four brothers of the Shao family, the eldest brother Shao Renjie, the second Shao Rendi, the third Shao Renmei and the sixth Shao renleng, all joined in and changed their nicknames to Shao ZUIWENG, Shao Cunren, Shao Shanke and Shao Yifu. The nicknames of the four brothers all originated from Tao Yuanming's pastoral poems. In 1925, Shao zuiwang established the famous "Tianyi film company" in the history of Chinese film and began to make his own films.

As for the marriage between Shao eldest brother and Chen Yumei, many people said at that time that the conservative Shao ZUIWENG married Chen Yumei as his second wife purely for commercial purposes. If Chen Yumei grows old and loses use value in the future, Shao ZUIWENG will be put in the cold. However, it was not until the 1970s that a Hong Kong newspaper published a group photo of Shao zuiwang and Chen Yumei. People can finally confirm that the relationship between them seems to be far more than the relationship between the boss and the useful female stars. After all, they have lived together for decades.

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