Speaking of some stories in Chinese history, many people are familiar with them. There are too many stories to tell. Recently, I came across a very interesting story about a woman who committed suicide at the age of 25. Suicide is considered normal. What’s there to say? But at that time, there were 300000 people attending his funeral, and 7 young girls who couldn’t understand and also committed suicide. So some people asked, ‘Why is this happening?’? Let’s uncover it together!
25 years old is a prime age for us today. You can study, fall in love, or pursue a career. Overall, you can do whatever you want, as long as you want. However, for some people, 25 years old has become the end of their lives. For example, the woman who lived to be 25 years old, Ruan Lingyu.
On March 14, 1935, Shanghai Beach was exceptionally lively. On this day, due to the death of Ruan Lingyu, the entire beach was filled with sadness. Twelve social celebrities carried Ruan Lingyu’s coffin, which shocked many people. On the way to bid farewell to Ruan Lingyu, 300000 people spontaneously paid her respects, which shocked American journalists in Shanghai. The next day, an article about Ruan Lingyu’s funeral appeared in American newspapers, titled “The Largest Funeral in Modern International Times”
Ruan Lingyu’s death caused a great sensation in Shanghai. So, what kind of identity is she? Today, the editor will introduce you to this legendary woman.
In 1910, Ruan Lingyu was born into an ordinary family in Shanghai. Her father was a worker and her mother made a living as a domestic helper. At the age of six, Ruan Lingyu’s father unfortunately passed away, and her mother took her to work as a maid in the famous wealthy Zhang family in Shanghai at that time.
Ruan Lingyu’s mother was a very rational person. She did not want her daughter’s future life to be like her own, so she begged the Zhang family’s grandfather and enrolled in the famous Chongde Girls’ School in Shanghai at that time. As time passed, Ruan Lingyu grew up day by day, and her beauty also made the fourth young master of the Zhang family, Zhang Damin, covet her.
At the age of 16, under the sweet words of Zhang Damin, Ruan Lingyu cohabited with him and followed Zhang Damin. At that time, Ruan Lingyu had almost no freedom of her own and was constantly constrained by him. Zhang Damin was after all a playboy who only knew how to spend money but not make money. After a period of time, his money ran out, and Ruan Lingyu decided to go out and work on her own.
With the help of her brother Zhang Damin, Ruan Lingyu entered a celebrity film company and began her acting career. Soon after, she conquered many audiences with her excellent acting skills and gradually gained fame. However, when her career started, she had many troubles in her personal life.
Zhang Damin became envious when he saw Ruan Lingyu earn money. He began to extort Ruan Lingyu recklessly. Due to Zhang Damin’s shamelessness, Ruan Lingyu only saw his ugly heart at this moment. However, she did not want her reputation to be ruined, so she could only endure it.
Afterwards, Ruan Lingyu met Tang Jishan, the director of the company. Under Tang Jishan’s attack, Ruan Lingyu became Tang Jishan’s lover. At that time, Ruan Lingyu loved Tang Jishan very deeply, and when faced with others’ kind words and advice, she did not take them seriously. After a period of time, she discovered a fact on her own. While Tang Jishan was happy with her, she also took care of another woman.
This incident made Ruan Lingyu very sad. She began to argue with Tang Jishan, and her love dream was shattered. Coincidentally, someone invited her to star in the movie “New Women”, so she agreed and prepared to focus her energy on her acting career.
After the 1935 film was aired, Ruan Lingyu was attacked for her privacy by tabloid journalists. At this time, Zhang Damin shamelessly decided to take Ruan Lingyu to court. On March 8th, the day before the court hearing, Ruan Lingyu committed suicide by taking a large amount of sleeping pills at the age of 25.
After Ruan Lingyu’s death, some fans who could not accept this news followed her. At that time, there were seven girls who felt that Ruan Lingyu had died and life was no longer interesting to them. They chose to commit suicide. Ruan Lingyu’s death ultimately had an impact on this world, but many people expressed that her death was really unacceptable.
