Recently, two consecutive veterans of Hong Kong died of bone disease. One is Xia Ping, who played Mrs. Fang in "Miao Cuihua", and the other is Liang Shunyan, who has her own aura as a noble lady, and she brought her own BGM of "Storm of Hearts" and "Desire for Evil branches" as soon as she appeared.
Today's many post-80s and post-90s may only be familiar with the appearance of these two old drama bones. But older Hong Kong drama fans will still remember the appearance of these two actresses when they were young.
A generation of old drama bones with a long "standby time"
Liang Shunyan, formerly known as Liang Shuzhen, was born on January 7, 1929, and graduated from Pirilos Girls' High School. She has a great significance for the history of Hong Kong television, and can be said to be the first actress in the history of television.
In 1957, she participated in the interview for the voice artist examination with the encouragement of her husband, but when the number of places was full, the producer arranged for her to try dubbing, and then successfully entered Lai's TELEVISION Station (the predecessor of ATV), becoming one of the earliest Chinese actresses in Hong Kong to participate in television performances, and the first artist to sign a contract with a television station.
At that time, Liang Shunyan had a resounding name - "The Flower of News", hosting three nights of news and five TV programs a week. The audience appreciated Liang Shunyan's classical temperament and elegant demeanor, and Liang Shunyan became the most popular female anchor of the year.
Looking at Xia Ping again, she acted in Cantonese feature films in her early years, and left her shadow in the old photos. Born in 1937, Xia Ping applied for the film company as an actress in 1955, joined Shaw Film for 13 years in 1970, and joined TVB in 1982. Because of her namesake with star Cordely Xia Ping (Mainland translation known as Audrey Hepburn), her name is often ridiculed by the Hong Kong showbiz community. After joining the TV circle, she played the role of mother and even grandmother, spanning 60 years in the show business circle, and is a well-known gold medal green leaf old drama bone in the circle.
One of the big things that the two actresses have in common is the long "standby time". From the time many people remember, Xia Ping is the grandmother with a kind smile and funny smile in the TV series, and Liang Shunyan is a noble lady with full temperament. After so many years, they are still active on the screen, becoming the "green leaves" of generations of small students and flowers.
The "quasi-parent relationship" of Hong Kong's showbiz
Xia Ping and Liang Shunyan, although they are two completely different images on the screen, the old actors of this generation have a chivalrous atmosphere. When they are old, they are not willing to bother their children or others, they live alone in the nursing home, and when they want to chat, they will find someone to come out and talk.
In the eyes of many people, there are two hurdles in life, 30 years old and 60 years old. After the age of 30, many people feel that they are no longer young, and after the age of 60, they feel as if they have completely "aged". But Xia Ping and Liang Shunyan's lives have always implemented the concept of "carrying out acting to the end". They have been active on the screen, not embarking on the established line of being marginalized and gradually losing their right to speak, but actively embracing the new changes in the show business circle and actively participating in this society. In their bodies, young actors can always feel a sense of hard work. From the age of 60 to 80, they told the world that they could still act for a full 20 years and use this long time to create more high-quality acting content.
There is also a tacit understanding between Xia Ping and Liang Shunyan that they have a common point - they both have sons. Xia Ping's dry son is Lin Jiadong, and Liang Shunyan's dry son is Li Keqin. Li Keqin responded on Weibo: "I want to respect ganma's family, and if there is any news, I still wait for their family members to answer to the outside world." Hopefully, they can mourn and change. I will always miss my mother and wish her peace in heaven. This kind of unrelated "parent-child relationship" in the showbiz circle is in a sense more suitable for the needs of modern people and more comfortable. When filming, the old actors meet the young descendants with eye edges, and they continue to extend this intimate relationship to real life, take care of each other, and also promote each other.
In the traditional concept, people simply convert fertility into "raising children and preventing old age", but this emotional connection that is not related to each other with some jianghu righteousness is even more moving.