Tran Hieu Huc: A beautiful woman with an unfortunate fate, suffering from cancer, leaving showbiz to become a monk

JLOAug 17, 2025 at 22:40

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Besides the excellent script, director Vuong Phu Lam's tight casting is also one of the important reasons for the film's success.

Tran Hieu Huc, who plays the female lead Lin Dai Ngoc in the film, is a talented woman who stands out among the "thousand flowers" thanks to her own abilities.

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Chen Xiaoxu was originally a ballet dancer and loved to write poetry. When she learned that director Wang Fulin was recruiting actors for the film "Dream of the Red Chamber", she sent a letter introducing herself. In the letter, Chen Xiaoxu attached a poem she wrote, which caught the attention of the male director. Because among the thousands of self-introduction letters, she was the only one who could write poetry, and Chen Xiaoxu's image was very suitable for the character of Lin Daiyu. Therefore, Chen Xiaoxu had the opportunity to audition, and was eventually accepted.

Chen Xiaoxu's Lin Daiyu looks very pure, with a hint of sadness and grievance in her eyes, which is very consistent with the original image. It can be said that, up to now, although many different versions of "Dream of the Red Chamber" have been released, Chen Xiaoxu's character Lin Daiyu is still the most classic.

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Some people say that an overly successful role will limit an actor's acting career because it is difficult for them to overcome the "shadow" of that character's halo, this statement is not without reason. Chen Xiaoxu also encountered a similar problem. After "Dream of the Red Chamber" aired, she became famous for a while but no longer received good roles, only participating in 1 movie and 2 TV series before retiring. In the 1990s, Chen Xiaoxu turned to management, and also worked as a producer, then in February 2007, she became a nun. At that time, Chen Xiaoxu was in the final stages of breast cancer, but she was indifferent to treatment, on May 13 of the same year, she passed away in Shenzhen at the age of 41.

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During the filming of "Dream of the Red Chamber", Bi Yanjun and Chen Xiaoxu often communicated through letters, and their relationship gradually warmed up. After becoming famous, Chen Xiaoxu still had feelings for her boyfriend, and the two also decided to register their marriage when "Dream of the Red Chamber" was just completed. However, after getting married, Chen Xiaoxu did not feel happy. In the end, she and Bi Yanjun decided to divorce after a short time of living together.

After that, actress Chen Xiaoxu found new love with He Tong. At that time, Chen Xiaoxu used part of the money she earned after becoming famous thanks to "Dream of the Red Chamber" to invest in business. It must be said that Chen Xiaoxu has a sharp mind in business and earned a lot of money right from the first store she invested in. Therefore, she and her husband took the opportunity to open an advertising company. The business was favorable, the company grew stronger and stronger, making Chen Xiaoxu a successful businesswoman in the advertising field.

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Although she was successful in both her career and love life, Tran Hieu Huc faced great pressure from her parents when she and her husband Hac Dong did not have children even though the actress was nearly 40 years old at that time. After that, Tran Hieu Huc was forced to go to the hospital for a check-up to find out the best time to conceive due to the urging of both parents. However, the test failed and Tran Hieu Huc was found to have breast cancer. At that time, her disease was still in the pre-cancerous stage, so surgery was enough to give her a high chance of being cured. But Tran Hieu Huc did not agree, she felt that if she had to undergo a mastectomy, she would be ugly and lose her femininity. Therefore, even when her condition became worse, Tran Hieu Huc still wanted to be beautiful.

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Hach Dong searched everywhere for doctors to treat Tran Hieu Huc, and the answer everyone gave was to surgically remove the breast with the tumor. In order to comply with his wife's wishes not to have surgery, he then went to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor and prescribed a lot of Chinese medicine for Tran Hieu Huc to take. However, traditional Chinese medicine could not stop Tran Hieu Huc's condition.

Seeing that her illness was getting worse, Chen Xiaoxu's complexion became worse and darker. She put her work aside and started traveling around, thinking that it would be great to see the scenery. But no matter how beautiful the scenery was, it could not make Chen Xiaoxu get rid of her worries about her appearance and illness.

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Then, on a trip, she heard a Buddhist song played by a friend, and for the first time her heart felt at peace. At that time, Chen Xiaoxu, who had always felt obsessed with her appearance and bored with the hustle and bustle of life, decided to give up everything and become a monk. In 2007, Chen Xiaoxu told her husband He Tong that she would become a monk.

At that time, He Dong was stunned: "If you become a monk, what should I do?". It seemed that He Dong did not understand why Chen Xiaoxu became a monk. He begged for a long time but to no avail. In Chen Xiaoxu's eyes, becoming a monk meant more than returning home, and she felt that it was time for her to let go of the past. He Dong was heartbroken by his wife's decision: "You becoming a monk does not mean that I am the only one in this family, so I will also become a monk."

Just like that, on the 6th day of the first lunar month of 2007, Chen Xiaoxu left his parents and He Dong to go to the temple to take refuge. On the 16th day of the first lunar month of that year, He Dong also became a monk. Both husband and wife became monks, and the family was heartbroken, but this was the decision of their children, and there was no way to stop them. Not long after becoming a monk, Chen Xiaoxu passed away from cancer at the age of 41.

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His wife's death made Hac Dong extremely heartbroken. After a while, when news of him reappeared, it was when Hac Dong remarried and had a child before returning to business. Even though he remarried, he and his wife often visited Tran Tieu Huc's grave and visited her family every year.

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It has been almost 20 years since Chen Xiaoxu passed away, and the 1987 version of Dream of the Red Chamber has been on air for 36 years. Some people say that Chen Xiaoxu came to this world just to play Lin Daiyu. Although Chen Xiaoxu's life was only 41 short years, her role will forever be a bright moonlight in the hearts of all her fans.

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