In the 80s of the 20th century, there was a TV series that became a sensation, and it was "Wasted Years". I still remember the heart-wrenching episode "An Unforgettable Song" at that time: The years of youth are like a river, and the rivers of the years converge into a song. A song, a depressed song.
This is the eternal memory of the older generation, and even after many years, we, the younger generation, can still hear the humming of the elders in the family. It can be seen how popular this TV series and this song are, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the memory of the times.
And this work, which can be called a historical memory, also gave birth to an excellent heroine - Xiao Xiong.
Thinking back then, Xiao Xiong's smart eyes were as clear as spring water and as bright as stars, flashing with the idealism of young people in that era. Her innocence, her ideals and ambitions have made a three-point interpretation of the female intellectuals of an era.
Since this drama became popular, Xiao Xiong was a smash hit at that time and became the "white moonlight" in the hearts of many older generations. It is precisely because of her excellent performance in this drama that she also won the Best Actress Award at the first China TV Golden Eagle Awards in 1983, becoming one of the most shining women.
For this outstanding young woman standing in endless glory, many people sighed and praised her acting talent.
But no one would have thought that such an excellent artist was just a turner before. So the question is, how did Xiao Xiong grow from a lathe worker to an excellent artist?
Back in 1958, Xiao Xiong was born in Shanghai. There is no doubt that her childhood is very enviable, her father is a returned overseas Chinese, and her mother is an intellectual at that time, so she has no worries about food and clothing since she was a child, and has always received a good education, books and music accompanied her throughout her childhood.
It should be said that although Xiao Xiong's name seems masculine, she was born to engage in art. As early as when she was in the Children's Palace, she had already begun to learn to dance, sing and recite, and her performance was extremely outstanding.
Later, when she was in middle school, she participated in the recitation class held by the Shanghai Repertory Theatre at the Youth Palace, and once again discovered her talent. Perhaps it was at that time that Xiao Xiong had planted a seed of art in his heart.
However, contrary to her wishes, it was difficult for Xiao Xiong's artistic seeds to germinate in those days, and after graduating from high school, she went to work as a lathe worker at the Shanghai Institute of Industrial Microbiology.
There is no doubt that the job after graduation is far from her ideals, just like the confusion of job choices faced by us at the beginning of graduation, Xiao Xiong was also very disappointed for a while, but she still packed up her mood and worked hard, just temporarily buried the seed of art, waiting for the future opportunity to sprout.
Fortunately, with the arrival of 1976, history ushered in a change, and God also gave her a chance. In 1977, she was able to join the Shanghai Youth Amateur Repertory Theatre and was able to continue her dream.
In 1978, she caught up with the opportunity to recruit actors nationwide released by the Beijing Kongzheng Repertory Troupe, so she decisively participated in the registration. Because of his outstanding talent and outstanding performance, he was immediately recruited by the Kongzheng Drama Troupe.
This year, Xiao Xiong finally realized his ideals and embarked on the road of art.
However, this road is also a single-plank bridge crossed by thousands of troops, it is a good thing to have ideals, but whether there is ability is a realistic problem, Xiao Xiong was just compared with his classmates and peers, in the Kongzheng Drama Troupe, she has to compete with the country's outstanding talents, can she really jump to it?
We have to admire that some people are born to eat this bowl of rice, and Xiao Xiong is like this. In just one year, she learned all kinds of professional knowledge, and in 1979 she ushered in her first film show, "They Are in Love".
Although it was only her debut, Xiao Xiong achieved very remarkable results, gained some fans, and the success of the first fight also greatly strengthened her confidence.
Immediately after that, she made persistent efforts and filmed many works such as "Bitter Fruit" and "Backlight", it should be said that Xiao Xiong's performance was very good, and every work made progress and received a lot of applause.
If it were an ordinary young person, he would definitely be complacent in this success, and then relax the sharpening of his acting skills. But this is not the case with Xiao Xiong, who has experienced disillusionment with her ideals, so she cherishes these opportunities on stage, and she is working hard to learn and cope with challenges anytime and anywhere.
Finally, Xiao Xiong's persistence and hard work made her reap huge rewards, and in 1983, Xiao Xiong was able to participate in the famous TV series "Wasted Years" with Guo Xuxin, Zhao Yue and others.
First of all, this drama is adapted from Ye Xin's novel of the same name, and it has a large number of book fans, plus everyone's acting skills are almost extraordinary, and it has become popular all over the country at once. This drama not only became a special memory of that era, but also won the honor of the first China TV Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding TV Series.
With the popularity of the TV series, the actors of the year were also popular all over the country, especially the rising star Xiao Xiong, who won the Outstanding Actress Award at the first China TV Elite Awards in one fell swoop. Now Xiao Xiong is simply hot.
However, Xiao Xiong's temperament is very calm, and she is still as she was at the beginning, improving her acting skills step by step, in order to look forward to a more exciting performance next time. Sure enough, she followed up to shoot the TV series "Top Gun", "The Woman in the Walled House" and "Blood in the Sky".
Among them, in "Top Gun", her image of Xue Xilian was successful again, winning the Golden Eagle Award and the Outstanding Contribution Actress Award. and in "Blood in the Sky", her role as Song Meiling was once very recognized by everyone, allowing people to see a completely different Song Meiling.
All in all, she has made continuous achievements in acting, breaking records step by step, and has become the screen goddess in the hearts of countless people. However, her career success has come at a great sacrifice.
As mentioned earlier, Xiao Xiong won many groundbreaking awards, which were popular all over the country at that time. This achievement is not only due to her talent, but also requires a hundred times more effort.
According to interviews and records, Xiao Xiong devotes himself to acting almost all the time, and rarely has time to take care of his life. Because of this, Xiao Xiong and her husband had a disagreement.
The two met at an early age, and her husband was an outsider. However, because of their mutual affection, her husband has always supported Xiao Xiong, waiting for her to come home no matter when she is busy.
However, as time went by, Xiao Xiong became more and more desperate and often couldn't take care of his family, so the husband and wife were estranged, and even divorced in the end. There is no doubt that for her, the divorce is a huge blow, and this incident has also shaken Xiao Xiong's exploration of art for a while.
But Xiao Xiong has always been a very pure artist, and she finally determined her artistic path, continued to devote herself to her acting career, and continued to create more works. It is precisely because of her persistence that she has achieved a generation of legends, won one award after another, and left many impressive images.
And she herself also subsequently obtained the position of a regular teacher, and enjoyed the treatment of the regular army level.
Today, Xiao Xiong is 65 years old, but she remains single and can still cause a stir from time to time. For this reason, we have to sigh that Xiao Xiong has the same name, strong and domineering, but also gentle and elegant, worthy of being a real national first-class actor.