Former Hong Kong screen goddess Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia has had an eventful week.
On Thursday (Nov 3), she celebrated her 68th birthday, at some point after she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Hong Kong. The honorary diploma was given in recognition of her “contributions to arts and culture”, which embody appearances in additional than 100 movies and 4 books.
She additionally wrote an article for Guangzhou-based Chinese weekly Southern Weekly, revealed on Thursday, expressing gratitude to a stranger who helped her some three many years in the past.
As reported by Chinese each day newspaper Lianhe Zaobao, Lin recalled that she was filming at a home in Hong Kong when she was instructed a man had a letter for her that he would ship solely in individual to her.
Lin met the man – admitting that she now “can’t remember what he looks like or his name” – and located that the envelope he gave didn’t comprise a letter, however a movie adverse.
“I think it’s better to leave this to you for safekeeping,” she recalled the man telling her.
The adverse, Lin defined, turned out to be from the twenty seventh Golden Horse Awards ceremony in 1990, when she gained the award for Best Actress.
In the chaos and confusion backstage after her win, a revealing {photograph} was taken of her bending down to repair her shoe.
Though Lin instructed the mysterious man that she was grateful for his assist, she didn’t handle to acquire his identify or contact info. But she added that she would “never forget” what he did for her.
She likened him to a “shooting star”, reflecting: “A friend once said that when people meet or become friends, they pass by like shooting stars in the journey of life.”
Lin retired from performing after marrying Hong Kong businessman Michael Ying in 1994, however her movie credit earlier than that embody films similar to Red Dust (1990), Swordsman II (1992) and The Bride With White Hair (1993).
She additionally appeared in Ashes Of Time (1994), which was directed by acclaimed auteur Wong Kar-wai. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
