[YahooNewsLGBTQ series coverage]When the epidemic broke out, Hong Konger Chen Minglun (Sony), a reclusive Hong Konger in France, put on gorgeous evening clothes and high heels, put on glamorous makeup, and then walked and jumped easily to do one thing outside the house, not to go to the meeting , but throw the trash. She said that dressing up is something everyone should do to maintain everyone’s dignity and identity. This time she came to Hong Kong to open a building with a theme of “beautiful when the plague spreads”. The sale quickly filled up within a few hours of the opening. Hong Kong people have been “hungry” for too long and haven’t laughed happily for a long time, “Laughter is very powerful. weapons that can bring people together.”
Text reporter: Shirley L.
Photojournalist: HLKP
Two years ago, I held a show in Hong Kong to be a douchebag. The epidemic has not yet become a pandemic. When I came back this time, Sony joked that as soon as I stepped into the Hong Kong International Airport, I saw that the epidemic prevention personnel were dressed like honey-pickers. In this era, a sense of humor is really important. A joke or a wry smile can make people breathe a sigh of relief and even become a “weapon”. “Laughter is a very powerful weapon that can unite the people, so Russia has to block it. Dongdu laughs.”
Self-deprecating like Ji An “Forcing people to listen to me sing”
Sony said that his performance could not strictly be defined as a tuk-tuk laugh, but more like a one-man show. She described herself as “grotesque”, “like Ji An, forcing people to listen to me sing”. Since she was a child, she has had a strong desire to perform, and often dances and sings. She hopes that the audience can laugh happily when they enter the venue, and she wants to shine like Xiaofeng sister in the He Taiqing show. With the light on the stage and the endless dialogue, Son y believes that a person’s self-confidence comes from inner cultivation, but the outer appearance is also very important. “It must be in line with the heart. When you look in the mirror, it actually reflects the heart, and the two must be harmonious. The presence”.
This road is not easy at all. After graduating from the Department of Architecture, her parents disapproved of her doing performing arts, but the acting genes in her body couldn’t help, and she often went to auditions, but in the French film industry, the role of yellow skin did not play much, “I can only be a third-tier actor. , no one cares.” After experiencing a low ebb, instead of waiting for directors and roles, it is better to write and act by myself, so I began to write, direct and act in a small theater in Paris.
It’s him and it’s her. In 2000, Sony tried to return to Hong Kong to audition, but the social atmosphere at that time still did not understand and accept the sexual minorities. “Hong Kong did not accept ‘strange’ people at that time, but today it is more tolerant. She also endured seven years in France before she finally stepped onto the “big stage”.
“Freedom is my label”
Sexual minorities often face different labels in society and ask her how she would define and describe herself. She said without hesitation that she is a person who loves freedom, “I just do what I like, if I want to follow the label to be a person , very hard, freedom is my label!” Some people say she looks like a boy, others say she looks like a girl, she said with a single stroke, “All possibilities belong to you”.
She saw many people lost in the epidemic. In France, many people have to face their partners for 24 hours because of working from home, and parents and children are even more “scarred.” It was a turning point in life.”
She feels that this is the moment when people can finally calm down and think about life. “Think about your own life and start again accurately. Do you have to be with this boyfriend? Do you have to go back to this job?” Many people think that they It’s already been chosen, but this time is just the right time to reconsider.
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When France was locked down, she was very disciplined. Except to buy food, she would not go out of the street at all. “However, France attaches great importance to animal rights. If you have a dog, you can walk the dog, because the dog needs freedom.” She didn’t even see her boyfriend for six weeks, which made her reconsider her relationship with her partner, “If you don’t see each other for a long time, what else can I bring to each other? Why are we together?” Those answers are hidden in her In her heart, he is her first love boyfriend. He has been together since he was 25 years old. The epidemic and isolation did not make them estranged, but they became closer, and they cherished each other more when they met again.
“It’s husband and wife distancing!” Sony said.
Over the years, they have not lived together. They only meet when they want to meet each other, and give each other appropriate freedom and space. This is the way the two have gotten along for many years. “I have too many shirts, and there is no room to live together, haha.” The space at home Leave it to Hua Yi, and leave the space in her heart to the other half who has been with her for twenty years.
Even if the sky is falling, I will dance
The person who has impressed her the most recently is the late French politician Simone Veil. Simone was a Jewish girl who was sent to a concentration camp during World War II and watched many people starve, die in hard labor, and get killed in gas chambers. She sings and dances with several young women every day. “Some people think that they sing to make life a little bit happier, but some people think that they shouldn’t sing, they shouldn’t celebrate, and this reflects human nature.” Sony feels that some people feel sorry for themselves in adversity, and some people keep their minds and play the universe, and she is the one who dances even when the sky falls. At this time, when she returned to Hong Kong, the place of birth, she couldn’t help but say: I am very grateful for everything this place has given me. Although she has only lived for 11 years, she always says that she is from Hong Kong, and only here can she feel a sense of belonging.
