On April 1 2003, Leslie Cheung jumped from a 24-story building, leaving the world shocked and saddened. 10 years, two boundless years of life and death, people never stopped thinking about him. 1993 was the first to arrive at Hongqiao airport on the evening of July 25th, and set off from Shanghai at 2: 35pm on March 25th, 2006, at 5438+02. Rong Shao had an indissoluble bond with Shanghai. Farewell My Concubine premiered at Daguangming Cinema; "Enthusiastic" concert in the 80,000-person gymnasium; I spent a long afternoon in Hanyuan Bookstore. The elegance and mystery of Shanghai are just like my brother's temperament, which fits well. No wonder, Rong Shao loves the bookstore under the buttonwood tree and the scenery seen by the Peace Hotel.
Hanyuan bookstore
He really knows how to choose a window seat.
One afternoon in August 2000, Leslie Cheung came to Hanyuan Bookstore on Shaoxing Road. He doesn't talk much, and he drinks a pot of green tea alone. He sat there, sometimes looking through the books in the shop, sometimes looking at the street view through the floor-to-ceiling glass, lost in thought. A few hours later, a grand solo concert was waiting for Leslie Cheung in Shanghai 80,000 Gymnasium. But at the moment, he just wants to be deeply buried in his own world.
/kloc-this scene 0/3 years ago, the salesgirl in Hanyuan Bookstore also saw it from the existing information. "Leslie Cheung really knows how to choose a seat." She told reporters that Leslie Cheung was sitting in a window seat, which was the best view of Hanyuan Bookstore. As you can imagine, on that late summer afternoon, Leslie Cheung sat there and saw the shadows of a row of old houses crossing the quiet road. Occasionally, one or two pedestrians walk by with umbrellas, and the patterns on the umbrellas are particularly lovely.
"Leslie Cheung must love it here. Otherwise, how could he faint and sigh when he left that day? If it weren't for the concert in the evening, he could stay here for a while? " The salesgirl said.
On an early spring afternoon near April Fool's Day, the reporter walked into Hanyuan Bookstore. 13 years have passed and nothing has changed here. The glass coffee table for Leslie Cheung's tea is still there, and the chair has been changed, but the sofa where Leslie Cheung was sitting at that time is still there, just in a quieter corner of the store. Fancy curtains have never been changed.
Everything seems to make Leslie Cheung's image alive, intentionally or unintentionally. This salesgirl in her early twenties came to Hanyuan Bookstore five years ago. 13 years ago, Leslie Cheung was a little girl when she sat here. She hasn't seen Leslie Cheung. However, in the past five years, readers have been attracted by "Leslie Cheung's sofa". Every year near Memorial Day in Leslie Cheung, four or five groups of fans gather here to talk about Leslie Cheung's mark in every life.
They sat on the sofa where Leslie Cheung had sat, with a happy expression on their faces, as if Leslie Cheung had not left, just sitting there. The salesgirl always looks at them from a distance, thinking about what an unforgettable person Leslie Cheung is.
The salesgirl also tried to listen to Leslie Cheung's songs. "He seems particularly lonely and eager to be understood. But his heart seems to be so soft that he can't do anything to hurt others. " The salesgirl told reporters that since then, Leslie Cheung has been to Hanyuan Bookstore many times, and this has become a must-see place for him every time he comes to Shanghai. He even took a picture of himself here.
"People who like to stay in Hanyuan Bookstore should have a rich inner world. Leslie Cheung should be. This may also be the reason why he cannot be forgotten. " The salesgirl said, and pulled out a Leslie Cheung record from the drawer, which is the background music to be played in the bookstore around April Fool's Day this year. Inside is the song "When Love Is Past", which is her favorite now.
Peace Hotel, Chedun
He used to film, drink tea and eat in these places.
His films Romantic Moon, New Shanghai Beach, Red Lover and Meteor Story were all filmed in Shanghai, so he played from Chedun Film and Television Base to Peace Hotel and then to Waibaidu Bridge. He said: "I like Shanghai, because there are many beautiful places here, and I am also a very beautiful person, so we are a good match." Then, from Auntie Maodou Restaurant to Meilong Town Restaurant, and then to Serene Yue Ming Restaurant, it used to be its dining hall.
Aunt Mao dou restaurant
Braised pork, it is said that this is Leslie Cheung's favorite Shanghai dish. Most of his favorite restaurants feature braised pork. The reporter walked into this aunt edamame restaurant. However, the rumored photo of Leslie Cheung and the restaurant owner hanging on the wall disappeared. The person in charge of the restaurant revealed that the hotel has changed owners several times and has been renovated, and the photos have been taken away. Of course, it is even more impossible to know which seat my brother has sat in.
Chedun movie and television base
To say that Shanghai has the largest star footprint, it is definitely not a hotel, but a Chedun film and television base. Chedun Film and Television Base, located in Songjiang, has many real-life venues in old Shanghai, which is the favorite of many drama groups of the times. Just after the film and television base was built, Leslie Cheung came here with Andy Lau and Jing Ning to shoot "New Shanghai Beach".
However, Leslie Cheung likes to film silently, and doesn't like to be noticed by many media. The reporter recently called the person in charge of Chedun Film and Television Base, but because the manager has changed, the person in charge is not clear about the situation at that time, and Chedun has not reserved a "quiet place" belonging to his brother's footprint.
Peace Hotel
Peace Hotel is the favorite place of many stars. Faye Wong held a birthday party here, Carina Lau had afternoon tea here, and Leslie Cheung filmed the movie Romantic Moon here.
A waiter who had close contact with Leslie Cheung said that Leslie Cheung liked the top floor garden here. When staying here, he would wear room slippers and go out to the lobby bar to drink whisky and white water. According to another waiter, I haven't seen Leslie Cheung, but I heard an old employee say, "He said he is very nice and very different from our current star."
I remember that Leslie Cheung was interviewed at the Peace Hotel during the filming of "Windy Moon". When asked about his favorite place, he said, "I like Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s best, and now I often look for this old dream. Every time I go back to Shanghai, I always like to go to the Peace Hotel, drink English black tea and listen to people playing the piano in the elegant and quiet lobby. Looking at the ancient buildings on the Bund from the window, listening to the Shanghai gossip of men and women around me, there is noise in the distance, and I feel the breath and pulse of a metropolis. "