The family is poor, and the road to art is difficult
In 1959, a poor baby was born crying in an ordinary family in a remote rural area in Songyuan City, Jilin Province, and she was the first-line actress in the comedy industry - Gao Xiumin.
The family is not wealthy, with a total of 8 children to work to support, Gao Xiumin is the youngest and does not receive much love from his family, and he often starves and freezes in his childhood.
When she was 15 years old, when Gao Xiumin was a slender and agile girl, she began to sing in the village's folk performance group, looking for her own stage. At the age of 18, she left her hometown and came to a propaganda team in the county seat, following the actors of the brigade to perform programs.
Gao Xiumin has dreamed of being an actor since he was a child, and even if he got married early and had a daughter, he did not give up chasing his dream.
Finally, at the age of 19, she mustered up the courage to apply for the county art troupe, stood out in the layers of screening, and was able to join. On the stage with a larger platform of the art troupe, Gao Xiumin's talent and hard work were quickly favored, and he later became the deputy head of the troupe.
However, for her, who is eager to show her skills on a bigger stage, the scale and influence of the county-level art troupe are limited after all.
met a bosom friend, but his feelings were criticized
One day in 1989, Gao Xiumin went to the street to buy vegetables with a vegetable basket in his hand, and met a man with a clear face selling vegetables in the cold wind. This is the screenwriter He Qingkui, who later formed an indissoluble bond with her.
Gao Xiumin found that He Qingkui was not only outstanding in writing, but also very talented, so he suggested that he write a screenplay for his county-level art troupe. He Qingkui happily accepted, and soon wrote a sketch "Who Marries Whom" for Gao Xiumin.
The work was a great success, and the two gradually developed feelings for each other in the creation. In 1991, they formalized their relationship and began a 14-year cohabitation life.
However, the forbidden emotional road was full of thorns, Gao Xiumin divorced for this reason, and took on the heavy responsibility of raising her daughter alone; And He Qingkui couldn't let go of the family, and finally did not divorce his wife, and his wife could only endure silently in pain.
This relationship has been criticized by all walks of life, and Gao Xiumin is also under pressure. For the sake of her feelings, she had to face the eyes of the world; For the sake of the career, we must strive to chase our dreams.
Her inner world is extremely complex - she has both fiery feelings for He Qingkui and concern for her daughter and career; She abandoned her marriage for her feelings, but she also accumulated guilt for "betrayal"; The bitterness and grievances hidden behind her success have no one to confide in.
debuted on CCTV and reached the peak of his career
With the full assistance of He Qingkui, Gao Xiumin decided to give up his stable job in the county-level art troupe and become a freelance actor. In 1992, she won the gold medal in the national sketch competition with the sketch "Burden" written for her by He Qingkui, and her career began to enter the fast lane.
Two years later, in the Spring Festival of 1994, Gao Xiumin got her wish and stood on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the first time, and she cooperated with the well-known actor Wei Ji'an to perform the sketch "Password", once again proving her strength.
The 1998 Spring Festival Gala became a milestone in Gao Xiumin's acting career - she cooperated with top funny actors such as Zhao Benshan and Fan Wei to perform the highly popular sketch "New Year's Greetings" and won the second prize of the Spring Festival Gala.
Since then, Gao Xiumin began to cooperate with Zhao Benshan frequently, and the sketches such as "Selling Cars", "Selling Abduction" and "Heart Disease" performed by the two were deeply loved by the audience and became well-known throughout the country.
Gao Xiumin also played the role of Lilac in the hit comedy "Liu Laogen" starring Zhao Benshan, and her loud and hearty laughter is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
While her career is in full swing, Gao Xiumin, as a first-line actress in the sketch industry, has also kept pace with Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan in the hearts of the audience.
Break with Zhao Benshan, regret in life
In 2004, the cooperation between Gao Xiumin and Zhao Benshan after the Spring Festival Gala sketch "Water Deliverer" was terminated. In fact, the relationship between the two had cracks as early as 2003.
That year, Gao Xiumin temporarily received an invitation from a friend and left the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal to be invited to perform, which led to a very poor rehearsal effect and caused Zhao Benshan to be furious. Since then, Zhao Benshan has gradually alienated Gao Xiumin, and the number of collaborations between the two has also decreased.
The fuse of the accumulation of contradictions is the manuscript fee for a performance. Gao Xiumin contacted the local performance for Zhao Benshan, and wanted to pay 200,000 yuan in advance out of her own pocket, but she would never accept their money.
Who knew that Zhao Benshan not only did not shirk, but accepted the money in front of Gao Xiumin on the spot, which embarrassed her. Gao Xiumin immediately angrily scolded Zhao Benshan for being too hard-hearted, but Zhao Benshan was strong-hearted. The two had a big quarrel over this, and no one let anyone.
Since then, Gao Xiumin and Zhao Benshan have officially broken up and turned against each other, and there is no further cooperation. In this year, Gao Xiumin wrote and acted in the last TV series "Shengshui Lakeside", and died suddenly of a heart attack in August at the age of 46.
Before she died, she was unable to reconcile with Zhao Benshan. has been a friend for many years, but in the end he said goodbye like a stranger.
In fact, not only the relationship with Zhao Benshan, but also many important relationships in Gao Xiumin's life ended in regret.
However, Gao Xiumin still won a place in the entertainment industry through his own efforts. Those classic works in collaboration with Zhao Benshan and He Qingkui have become the precious spiritual wealth she left to the world and will continue from generation to generation.
Life is like a play, and it took her 46 years to complete a legendary performance, bringing joy to the audience and leaving endless regrets.