Text|Aomori
Editor|Zhouzhou Film and Television Entertainment Review
Some people say that children are debts owed by their parents in their previous lives.
Parents spend their whole lives to pay it back, but half of what the child will look like in the end depends on the will of God.
Some people agree with this, but some people scoff.
But Xie Jin, a famous director who has made important contributions to the development of Chinese films, really understands the power of these words.
He had four children with his wife during his lifetime, three of whom were intellectually disabled.
Twice the white-haired person sent the black-haired person.
None of its descendants have fallen "good".
The end is embarrassing.
What are Xie Jin's specific achievements?
Why did a family of famous directors in China end up like this?
01
Xie Jin is a great director of the last century.
When the Chinese film industry was still barren, he responded to the call of the times and the people.
Use your talent to contribute your own strength to the art industry of your motherland.
Like Lu Xun's hometown, he was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1923.
In that era of internal and external troubles, the average person did not have enough food and clothing.
Xie Jin's background is very lucky.
From the group photos that still exist to this day, it can be seen that Xie Jin's family is extraordinary.
Because at that time, not everyone had the strength to take pictures.
Xie Jin's father is an accountant who travels back and forth to Hong Kong, and his mother is a famous lady.
The family also has a lot of assets.
When he was a child, Xie Jin spent time in the Jiangnan water town in his hometown.
In the old days, when large families had a banquet, they would invite actors to perform.
Xie Jin, who was still a child, felt that Guan Gong and Zhang Fei, who were babbling on the stage, were very interesting.
Since then, he has also been obsessed with opera.
Later, due to the turbulent times, Xie Jin's family moved to Shanghai.
Greater Shanghai has it all.
The operas in my hometown are gradually "out" here.
What is popular everywhere is real and vivid movies.
When Xie Jin watched a movie for the first time, it was as if the door to a new world had been opened.
So his interest also turned to film.
By the time he finished high school, he planned to apply for drama school to specialize in this.
However, it was strongly opposed by parents.
Because at that time, whether it was a drama or a movie, as long as it was an entertainment industry, the status was very low.
It's all looked down upon by the rich and powerful.
When he was in middle school, he climbed over the wall and squeezed time to go to Huaguang Comedy College to steal school.
Because he starred in Yue Yun, the protagonist of "Yue Yun", he was ridiculed by his family.
No matter how his parents don't understand, Xie Jin is bound to "tough" to the end.
Finally, he was admitted to Sichuan Jiang'an National Drama College.
He was guided by the popular novelists and drama writers of the time, Cao Yu and Ma Yanxiang.
After 3 years there, I dropped out.
According to Xie Jin's old friend's recollection, Xie Jin had a sense of justice when he was in school:
"Xie Jin's school situation is very special. Cohabitation. When someone is bullied, he will always be upset. There are also some things that others dare not come forward, such as who was arrested by the hat, everyone was afraid of being implicated, and he dared to go up and fight others, no matter what identity the other party was......"
While there, Xie Jin also met the love of his life, Xu Dawen.
02
Xu Dawen is a student at the girls' school next door.
The two got acquainted because of the rehearsals of the play.
Xu Dawen is quiet on the surface, but she has a chivalrous heart in private.
She participated in drama creation with Xie Jin and participated in the progressive movement together.
Teenage girls sparked like this.
Xu Dawen felt that Xie Jin was tall and upright, and he loved to fight.
Very obsessed with him.
But on Xie Jin's 20th birthday, Xu Dawen was invited to participate.
At that time, the "relationship between men and women" was still very sensitive.
And the victims are often women.
Xu Dawen's character has also been discussed.
Unfounded rumors buckled on her head, causing her to be expelled from school.
Xu Dawen, who was wronged, could only go to Chongqing to find her uncle's family to make a transition.
After Xie Jin learned about it, he also followed all the way.
After dropping out of school, he connected with his former mentors and friends and became active in drama work.
He wrote to Xu Dawen, hoping that they could meet in Chongqing.
With the help of her uncle, Xu Dawen re-enrolled in another girls' school.
She was very excited to receive the letter, and she and Xie Jin have confirmed the official boyfriend and girlfriend relationship since then.
In 1946, Xie Jin rushed from Shanghai to Chongqing.
Xu Dawen, who graduated from high school, followed him to his home.
"He came to pick me up, and when he got married in Shanghai, I knew that I was going to live with him for the rest of my life......"
The Xie family's mother, to be honest, can't quite look at the object chosen by her son.
Xie Jin's father is also still angry about his son's career choice.
Thankfully, they are open-minded.
Influenced by the new ideas, they still nodded and let their son get married.
Xie Jin and Xu Dawen's wedding was also very grand.
Mr. Hong Shen, a pioneer of Chinese films and dramas, was married.
The young couple were very satisfied with the result of the wedding.
But who would have thought that waiting for them after the sweetness is indeed a "nightmare" for many years.
03
A year after Xie Jin and Xu Dawen got married, their first child was born.
This is also their only daughter.
Both of them were very happy.
I also take care of my daughter in every way.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, because of the political stability, the people's lives were also thriving.
Xie Jin welcomed his second child.
The eldest son, Xie Yan.
At the same time, his film career has also been supported by the state and has developed by leaps and bounds.
In 1955, Xie Jin's "Women's Basketball No. 5" written and directed by Xie Jin was "freshly baked".
He has been following the sports industry for a long time and has always wanted to make a film about his own sports theme.
"Women's Basketball No. 5" is the fulfillment of Xie Jin's dream.
This film records the story of a group of women's basketball players and retired coaches in a very simple way.
The soundtrack is performed by the Shanghai Film Orchestra Symphony Orchestra.
He has won the silver medal at the 6th World Youth Festival International Film Festival and the Mexico International Film Festival.
His directorial journey also began here.
It wasn't until the birth of the third son in 1953 and the fourth son in 1956 that Xie Jin realized that things were starting to go wrong at home.
The first is the eldest daughter Xie Qingqing.
She is 8 years old.
Obviously, there is early education, and I go to school on time, but the progress of both reading and writing is slower than my peers.
Sometimes I don't say a word.
The behavior is also a bit abnormal.
I went to the hospital to see the doctor and diagnosed Xie Qingqing with a mild intellectual disability.
As long as you educate yourself well, it's okay, but it shouldn't have anything to do with Jackie Chan's success.
Xu Dawen was also very anxious at that time.
But Xie Jin still comforted his wife, it doesn't matter if a girl is stupid.
As long as you are hardworking and kind, it should not be difficult to find a good family in the future.
But unexpectedly, the eldest daughter was just a small beginning.
When Xie Jin was busy with work, he found a wet nurse to help his wife take care of the housework.
I have continuously filmed "A Little Story in the Big Wind and Waves" and "Red Detachment of Women".
Among them, "Red Detachment of Women" was made after a lot of hard casting and shooting.
It has gone through the efforts of countless people in between.
Once released, it received critical acclaim nationwide.
It won several awards in the first Hundred Flowers Award.
Although he has a successful career, he does not care about his family at all.
The wet nurse he chose to take care of the family turned out to be suffering from asthma.
Asthma is not contagious, but other aspects of health are a mystery.
His third child had cerebral palsy due to a high childhood fever that burned out his brain.
4. The son also found that his behavior was not normal when he was growing up, and he needed to be taken care of.
In that dark decade, Xie Jin was criticized.
He was put in a cowshed.
The two sons were also humiliated by being temporarily placed in a nursery.
Once Xie Jin was sent home and saw his two sons being put in a garbage bin.
Covered in filth.
Xie Jin himself suffered and never shed tears.
But when he took the child out of the dumpster.
But I couldn't help but hug them and cry.
When it came to this, Xie Jin was also very guilty.
It turned out that when his wife was pregnant with the third and fourth children, Xie Jin had severe alcohol dependence.
Because of all kinds of chores on the set, he couldn't do it.
Alcohol was the only outlet he could have.
Drink at least 1 pound of wine every day.
Whether it is foreign wine or old liquor, it is not a picky eater, and it is not refused.
He himself once said in his memoirs:
"I was so happy that I had a debt that I couldn't pay off for the rest of my life. Several of my children have problems, and I have created them......"
As the children grow older, how they adapt to society is a difficult problem for both husband and wife.
From washing your face and putting on shoes, to expressing emotions and interpersonal communication.
Couples are needed to help take care of everything.
When they were getting older, Xie Yan, the only healthy child, had to help.
The eldest daughter is okay to talk about.
At least it's okay to take care of yourself.
Under their careful teaching, they finally married a family surnamed Zheng.
From now on, there is no need for Xie Jin and his wife to worry too much.
But the remaining two sons are really full of problems.
Although they don't communicate normally, they still occasionally help mom and dad with things and slippers and other small things.
In 1991, when Xie Jin was working in the crew.
suddenly received the news that his third son was seriously ill.
In addition to intellectual disability, the third child has also had asthma for so many years.
In the end, he did not survive the illness and died at the age of 38.
Xie Jin also tasted the pain of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person for the first time at that time.
Since then, he has been doubly in love with the fourth child.
Later, he found that the fourth child could do what he could.
He was sent to the nearest factory, where he was taught to use a file as well.
The only normal Xie Yan finally inherited his father's business and became a director.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and in 2008, he was suddenly diagnosed with lung cancer and passed away.
The white-haired Xie Jin has wasted his life and has experienced the pain of losing his son twice.
Let Xie Jin be devastated.
Two months later, he died of a heart attack.
Eight years later, his wife went with him.
Before he died, he entrusted his youngest son to the care of his daughter and son-in-law's family.
But in 2022, he died in the hospital because of the infection of the new crown.
epilogue
Now Xie Jin's eldest daughter has also passed away.
A family of six gathered in heaven.
If Xie Jin is given another chance, I believe he will resolutely not drink and have children again.
Having a baby when you have bad habits or are in poor health is undoubtedly a very irresponsible practice.
If the child is in good health, there is nothing to say.
However, if you inherit a defective gene or because of bad habits, you will not only cause trouble for your offspring, but also cause trouble for yourself.
The child suffers, and he suffers.
Here, I call on everyone to do a good job in marriage and prenatal checkups, and then have children after thinking about it carefully!
Some references:
1. Sina Entertainment|"Xie Jin: Spiritual Specimens of Chinese Intellectuals" 2018-10-27
2. The 1st Film Hundred Flowers Award2018-10-27
3. Sohu Entertainment|Domestic sports films have IP and lack of masterpieces, and the women's basketball No. 5 was once a classic of a generation2018-10-27