Have you watched the most popular TV series "The Story of Rose" recently?
In the pen of the original author Yishu, the heroine rose can be said to be a collection of thousands of favors.
She is no longer an ordinary beauty, she can be called a beauty level that no one can shake.
It is precisely because of such perfection that in domestic entertainment, it seems that only Liu Yifei plays the role, and the voice of doubt will be smaller.
But what few people know is that the prototype of "Rose" is not Liu Yifei, but someone else.
Back then, Yishu was the "rose" described according to her beauty:
"The roses are so beautiful, with rose-colored skin, round eyes, a blue mole on the left cheek, long legs, strong breasts, and a very lively and cheerful one."
Yishu even commented on her directly:
"She's the woman I admire the most in Hong Kong, and she has great taste."
She is Zhang Xiaohui.
And like Rose, Zhang Xiaohui's life is also full of controversy.
People who love her regard her as a stunner in the world, a fashion darling, and a vane of Hong Kong beauty.
People who hate her bluntly say that she is a "gold worshipper" and "demon girl".
What kind of person is she?
01
In the play, Rose was born into a scholarly family, and her parents are both professors at Tsinghua University.
And Zhang Xiaohui in reality is even more illustrious.
Her grandfather was a high-ranking official during the Republic of China, and her father was the editor-in-chief of Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po;
Mother Zhou Wanyun is from everyone's best girl, her ten fingers do not touch the spring water, and it is said that she has not even washed her hair.
So Zhang Xiaohui is a veritable eldest lady, who lives in a big mansion in Kowloon Tong and attends an aristocratic school.
Growing up in such a family, Zhang Xiaohui cultivated enough fashion aesthetics at a very young age.
At the age of 12, her wardrobe was full of Chanel;
When Zu Maron's perfume was not on the street, she was already using it every day;
When many local tyrants didn't know Hermes, she had already called Italy to order and carried the latest model on her back;
She also travels to Tokyo and Paris for shopping, and has a good reputation for top fashion magazines.
She once famously said:
"You can't skip food, and you can't buy shirts."
Of course, she's not just showing off her wealth on the surface.
After graduating from high school, she was admitted to the University of Toronto, majoring in art history and minoring in philosophy and English literature.
After graduating from university, she went on to study for a master's degree in fashion trading and museum management at the Fashion Institute in New York.
Her solid family background, her own talent, and sufficient knowledge of art and aesthetics have created her unique aesthetics and taste.
She doesn't wear bells and whistles, only simple but designed clothes;
She doesn't buy one and throw one away, there are many clothes that have accompanied her for more than 20 years and will last for a long time.
At that time, she was the fashion icon of Hong Kong.
Women who like her serve her as a guide, and those who hate her also scold her while imitating her outfits.
How exaggerated?
In her own words:
"As long as I think something is good, the next day that place will be full."
Even the writer Yishu praised her:
"Unique, it's a level other than the fashion trend, she has her own set."
02
And the reason why Zhang Xiaohui is called "Hong Kong's No. 1 Loser Girl" by some people is because of the story between her and two billionaires.
The first is Zhong Zhentao.
In 1987, 24-year-old Zhang Xiaohui and 34-year-old Zhong Zhentao fell in love.
Zhong Zhentao is one of the two lead singers of the Wenna band (the other is Alan Tam), an absolute superstar back then.
The two fell in love at first sight and loved vigorously.
But Zhong Zhentao's father was very worried:
Afraid that his son who was killed in the civilian area can't afford to raise a pampered princess.
But Zhong Zhentao and Zhang Xiaohui are still together without hesitation.
In 1988, the two got married.
25-year-old Zhang Xiaohui, wearing a wedding dress worth 130,000 Hong Kong dollars designed by Princess Anna's royal designer, married 35-year-old Zhong Zhentao.
It is said that the wedding cost 3 million Hong Kong dollars, which is extremely dreamy.
After marriage, Zhong Zhentao also doted on Zhang Xiaohui very much.
Not only 30,000 yuan per month, 10,000 yuan for magazines, 10,000 yuan for candy, and 10,000 pocket money.
also gave a supplementary card, and Ren Zhang Xiaohui swiped it casually.
But the gap between the two in terms of consumption is still difficult to make up.
Especially when the "Wenna Five Tigers" were disbanded and Zhong Zhentao's income plummeted, the contradiction between the two became more intense.
In 1996, the two broke the kettle and took out a loan of 154 million to enter the property market.
Unexpectedly, the financial crisis occurred in the second year, and the property market crashed.
Not only did the two not make money, but they were saddled with a huge debt of 250 million.
And when the media revealed that Zhang Xiaohui was cheating on Chen Yaomin, this marriage finally came to an end.
Then, Zhang Xiaohui and Chen Yaomin came together.
It's a pity that in 2002, Chen Yaomin also failed to speculate and declared bankruptcy.
Chen Yaomin followed and became angry, blaming Zhang Xiaohui for everything, saying that she was a mourning star, a red face and a disaster, and even domestic violence against her.
And Zhang Xiaohui has become the laughing stock of the whole Hong Kong, and has been ridiculed and dragged down two billionaires.
But now that we look back, these two men went bankrupt, more because of their own investment failures.
Blaming Zhang Xiaohui for all this is undoubtedly a bit nonsense.
03
After experiencing the ups and downs of life, some media maliciously asked Zhang Xiaohui, didn't she think about jumping to her death?
But she responded with a smile:
"Why die, although it's very tiring to be alive, it's good to sleep, and any problem can be solved after waking up."
Although she owes a lot of debt, Zhang Xiaohui is not decadent because of this.
Even in the toughest times, she still has to clean herself up.
Wearing delicate makeup every day, Yun breezy walked into a flower shop, bought a bouquet of roses, and then returned to his elaborate apartment.
Some people scolded her for "dying to save face and suffering sin", but only she knew -
The more embarrassed you are, the more you have to make yourself look alive and well.
Otherwise, once you lose your spirit and spirit, and even your enthusiasm for life is exhausted, I am afraid it will be difficult to turn over.
In order to pay off his debts, he also sold a lot of his own clothes and bags.
Through a friend's introduction, she began contributing to fashion magazines and writing her own column.
At her busiest, she writes more than a dozen articles a day.
I often write until the early hours of the morning, write until my hands are shaking, and I can only sleep 5 hours a day.
From morning to night, I only slept five hours a day.
She paid a year's advance to the magazine and opened a boutique in Central, Hong Kong.
With its outstanding aesthetics, in less than five days, the boutique paid off.
Within 2 years of opening the store, it has created a miracle of 50 million sales.
At that time, her friend Yishu gave her a book called "Although These Hands Are Small".
After ten hours of continuous work at a time, she saw that she was writing the book of orders, and suddenly understood the meaning of the title.
"These hands are small, but they are my own."
There is a good saying, people can't see their characteristics in good times, but they can see one or two in adversity.
In the first half of her life, Zhang Xiaohui had a good life, was born in a rich family, and happily finished her girlhood.
And when she met her fate independently, she felt the ruthlessness and cruelty of life.
Fortunately, there is a tenacious vitality in her.
Even if you fall into the mud, you struggle to move forward step by step towards the light.
This is what I admire most about her, it is really like a rose, rich, beautiful, delicate, but it can also bloom alone in the cold wind.
04
After being debt-free and light, Zhang Xiaohui began to be herself again.
She filmed a lot of films, went to the United States to study for further study, and began to transform into behind-the-scenes production.
She is like a phoenix that has regained her freedom, dancing on the stage of life.
Now, she has devoted herself to the new track of live streaming with enthusiasm.
In May last year, her first live broadcast reached an astonishing 600 million, far higher than Dong Jie's previous 200 million.
The transaction amount exceeded 50 million that night, becoming the new "queen of goods".
Why is she so popular with goods?
First, the experience and knowledge, flashy consumption, and critical vision that have been immersed in the past few years are simply a dimensionality reduction blow in the current anchor circle.
Second, her way of selling goods is not a rotten street and noisy shouting live broadcast, but more like a confidant sister talking to you about art, aesthetics, and life experience.
opened Zhang Xiaohui's live broadcast room, and the literary atmosphere came to her face.
The most impressive thing is that she used an oil painting by Michelangelo to explain a box of eyeshadow.
She tried the color on her arm and said:
"You see the fairy's tulle is the color of this eyeshadow. Primavera stands for spring, that's the name of the color, and the color inside the painting is the inspiration for the whole story. ”
The name of her live broadcast room is "Rose Dream Window", the audience is "readers", and the staff who select products together are "editors".
Stuck in the live broadcast, when the assistant broadcaster wanted to prompt her, she interrupted:
"Leave me alone, I'm writing."
A fan asked about the next live broadcast time, and she replied "There will be a time when flowers will bloom and fall".
From this point of view, she is a bit like Dong Yuhui in another dimension, but more focused on women.
In Zhang Xiaohui's body, what I see is a kind of enduring "self-consistency".
Regarding the sarcasm of the Hong Kong media, she generously announced:
"I'm just a big vase, a big lazy worm, and I don't have big ambitions."
Some people say that she is a "princess disease", and she also generously admitted:
"I have the confidence to make myself a princess."
In an era when everyone is morally clean, she is still not afraid to say things like "boyfriends are just used to spice up".
It's really freewheeling.
Each one walked through her life, leaving traces, but not enough to be the whole of her life, and finally became a lesson, a lesson for her to be a better version of herself.
Zhang Xiaohui herself once said:
"A rose will always be a rose. This is the belief she still adheres to after experiencing all kinds of ups and downs. So even at the age of 60, she can live beautifully. ”
Regardless of the rumors from the outside world, she only insisted on doing what she wanted to do and made money by the way.
Always beautiful, never fade, never wither.
This kind of life is too sassy.