One day in 1993, in the Beijing National Aquatics Center, Tao Hong was concentrating on training. She is a young member of the swimming team, Tao Hong, who is just 21 years old, with a demure posture and a sweet smile.
Her dedication and hard work in training have made her coach optimistic about her potential.
At this time, a film crew came to the training gym, and they had a role to be played by female swimmers. Director Jiang Wen noticed Tao Hong at a glance, and she was deeply impressed by the elegance and vitality of her gestures.
Jiang Wen didn't care when he learned that Tao Hong had no acting experience, he believed that Tao Hong's natural charm would be able to handle this role.
In this way, Tao Hong was discovered by director Jiang Wen and starred in the movie "Sunny Day", starting his screen career. She smiled and said, "I originally just wanted to make a difference in the sports world, but I didn't expect to become an actor!" The first role invitation made Tao Hong excited.
In order to live up to the trust of the director, Tao Hong studied hard and worked hard to create the charm of the character. In the crew, her humble and studious attitude has also won everyone's recognition.
In the end, Tao Hong's interpretation of this role in her debut novel impressed everyone. Her natural highlights were firmly captured on the silver screen, and the audience was fascinated by them. A new future unfolded in front of Tao Hong, and she decided to apply for the Central Academy of Drama to systematically learn Xi performance knowledge.
In 1995, Tao Hong was admitted to the coveted Chinese opera as she wished, and she was ready to polish her acting skills to a higher level here.
In 1998, Tao Hong won the Best Actress in Huabiao Award, Golden Rooster Award, Golden Phoenix Award and other awards with her outstanding performance in the movie "Black Eyes", and successfully promoted to the list of first-line actresses.
This movie made Tao Hong feel a great sense of accomplishment in becoming an excellent actor for the first time.
In the following years, Tao Hong chose her works very carefully, she did not waste every role, but devoted herself to research, hoping to make a breakthrough in every performance. In 1999's "Brave New World", she created an image of a smart, capable and persistent post-90s girl, and won the Best Actress Award at the Beijing University Student Film Festival.
In 2002's "Say Yes and Don't Break Up", Tao Hong played a strong woman in the workplace, and won the Best Actress Award at the 23rd Hundred Flowers Awards for this role.
What makes her even more satisfied is the starring "Empty Mirror" in 2003, which is a female psychological growth movie, Tao Hong interprets a mental journey from pain to relief, showing the richness of inner emotions.
This work won her the Golden Eagle Festival actress again, and she beat many opponents in the Feitian Award competition that year. At the same time, Tao Hong's acting skills have also been highly praised by professional film critics, and she is known as "the leader of the new generation of acting schools".
When her career was in full swing, Tao Hong's love also blossomed. She has collaborated with Xu Zheng on several works, and she is gradually attracted by Xu Zheng's sincere and stable personality. The two fell in love and decided to get married in 2003.
For Tao Hong, this is another important node in his life.
In 2003, the news that Tao Hong and Xu Zheng tied the knot shocked the entire entertainment industry. Everyone was puzzled by Tao Hong's decision to give up and get married suddenly at the peak of his career.
In the face of doubt, Tao Hong just smiled. She said: "For me, getting married is no less than going to the next city on the road of acting. I've already received countless applause and flowers on stage, and now I'm more eager for the warmth of family.
As a wife, Tao Hong devoted herself to this new life. She learned Xi cooking, decorated the home, and took care of the body, just to give Xu Zheng a warm home. Even if Xu Zheng was busy with work, he went out early and returned late, Tao Hong never complained.
She always prepares her husband's favorite dishes and waits quietly for him to come home.
Friends joked that Tao Hong had found her own happiness, and she never looked so happy as she is now. Tao Hong said: "I don't regret choosing to take a back seat because I found the most important part of my life.
I will always support Xu Zheng and spend my life hand in hand with him.
Under Tao Hong's care, Xu Zheng's career is thriving. Under Tao Hong's careful care, he concentrated on his work, and made achievements in both the road of director and actor. Tao Hong gave Xu Zheng advice and suggestions from time to time, and Xu Zheng also attached importance to listening to his wife's ideas.
More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Tao Hong still feels that he is the most important pillar of this family. She never regretted her choice to give it a go, because she found something more precious than winning applause from the audience.
In 2019, after many years of seclusion, 51-year-old Tao Hong came to everyone's field of vision again. In the popular urban drama "Little Huanxi" that year, she played a middle-aged woman with a gentle personality and outstanding wisdom.
This time, instead of challenging difficult roles, she interprets the inner world of the characters through their daily subtle expressions.
"Little Huanxi" has received super high ratings, and Tao Hong's acting skills have once again attracted attention. Many friends in the circle have said that Tao Hong's acting skills have not been dimmed by the tempering of time.
She is still the professional and dedicated actor who will work hard for each role. At the awards ceremony at the end of the year, Tao Hong won the Huading Award for Best Supporting Actress of the Year with this drama, and beat many young and energetic newcomers in the Magnolia Award competition.
The audience gave 51-year-old Tao Hong warm applause, recognizing that she still adheres to her love and pursuit of performance.
"I'm just being myself, and no matter what age brings, there's always a fire burning inside of me. Tao Hong said in his acceptance speech. Many viewers were moved by her spirit and left messages saying that "time cannot erode the aura of an excellent actor".
Excellent acting skills and professionalism made Tao Hong occupy the limelight again after the passage of time. She used her strength to prove that even if an actor is not chasing roles in front of him, he can continue to accumulate and improve himself in life.
When the opportunity comes, she can still keep the public's attention in focus. Just when Tao Hong had a small success, a thunderbolt of bad news came on a sunny day. In 2021, TST was identified as an illegal pyramid scheme, and the negative news soared.
As one of the shareholders, Tao Hong, although she severed the relationship early, the shadow of "pyramid scheme" has fallen on her.
"May I ask Ms. Tao Hong, do you know that there is a problem with TST's business model, and how much illegal gain do you get from it as a shareholder?" In interviews again and again, Tao Hong could only smile bitterly in the face of reporters' sharp questions.
"I was also misled and made the wrong investment in a problem company, but I didn't do anything wrong. Tao Hong said that she quickly discovered the problem and has been withdrawing for a long time. However, the public seems to be deaf to the word "pyramid scheme", and there are waves of criticism of Tao Hong on the Internet.
"We have always trusted Tao Hong, but we didn't expect her to be involved. "It's so disillusioned, I'll never look at her work again. For a while, the voice of resisting Tao Hong reached a climax.
All kinds of cooperation have been eliminated, and Tao Hong has become what people call a "bad artist".
In the face of the surging abuse, Tao Hong was heartbroken. Years of innocence were wiped out in this turmoil. As an actor, images are life.
Tao Hong watched himself being killed on the public opinion stage, but he couldn't do anything.
"I believe that time will tell, and those imaginary accusations will disappear. Tao Hong revealed a rare vulnerability in front of her friends. Her friend encouraged her to stay optimistic, and as long as she had a clear heart, she would eventually get back on track.
This unjustified disaster cost Tao Hong a lot, and she also learned a valuable lesson Xi pain. As a public figure, his words and deeds are always under supervision, and even a single thought may ruin years of hard work.
After the turmoil subsided, Tao Hong chose to temporarily avoid public opinion and recuperate quietly in the company of her family. Looking out the window, she couldn't help but recall the scene when she became popular because of a movie.
How innocent I was at that time, I didn't know anything about the entertainment industry.
In my memory, how many eventful years I have passed, and the continuous role-playing has also blurred my true self. Now that she has taken off her halo and makeup, she has re-examined her life.
51-year-old Tao Hong, the fireworks in her heart are no longer hot, but replaced by indifference and relief. She thinks that the mistakes she has made and the pain she has endured are all bits and pieces of spring and autumn.
No one's life can always be smooth.
"Maybe this is my last stop in acting. Tao Hong said to his family. She no longer tries to get back to the top, but wants to embrace a simple life.
Every day, she spends more time with her family and self-growth. Gardening, calligraphy, and cooking, Tao Hong regained the peace and joy of her youth.
In the past, she played countless lives on the screen, and now she discovers that the essence of life is actually simple and innocent. Despite the uncertain road ahead, she is determined to embrace each new stage of her life with a positive heart.
She is also willing to use this experience to warn future generations: don't be for fame and fortune, but keep a free heart.
Tao Hong believes that as long as she does not abandon herself in this life, the wind and rain of the past will turn into colorful rainbows in her memories, illuminating the way forward.