She is a well-known queen of drama criticism, she has been contributing to art all her life, never giving up, never bowing to bad luck, and achieving her "extraordinary" life.
She is the drama artist Xin Fengxia, Xin Fengxia used her strong and unyielding perseverance to write her wonderful life.
If you like to sing, then study, there is nothing for her that she can't learn, only people who don't want to learn.
In order to sing a good show, she worked hard to learn to read and write, not only was she able to read a wide range of books, but also finally published books, Xin Fengxia wrote her personal experience into the books, leaving a valuable spiritual wealth for future generations.
Although Xin Fengxia's life has been full of ups and downs, she has been constantly learning and pursuing her dreams.
How much do you know about this "titan" in the drama industry, and how many tears are behind Xin Fengxia's happy life?
The woman sings and the husband writes
Whether in career or marriage, Xin Fengxia is very happy, her husband Wu Zuguang is a playwright, and Xin Fengxia is quite a match.
The husband and wife sang and wrote, Wu Zuguang wrote, and Xin Fengxia sang, in fact, before they got married, Xin Fengxia performed the script "Returning to the People on a Snowy Night" written by Wu Zuguang.
"Returning to the People on a Snowy Night" can be said to be Wu Zuguang's masterpiece, this script was very popular at the time, in addition to Wu Zuguang's good writing, it is also inseparable from Xin Fengxia's affectionate interpretation.
Xin Fengxia was a very explosive drama actor at that time, she not only sang uniquely, but also looked iconic, and more importantly, she was good at innovation, it can be said that Xin Fengxia was a representative of the "new" school.
It is also Xin Fengxia and Wu Zuguang who are leaders in their respective fields, and Xin Fengxia's best friend Lao She wants to match the two together.
Before matching the two people, Lao She was still a little hesitant, because Wu Zuguang was 10 years older than Xin Fengxia, and Wu Zuguang was divorced, he was afraid that Xin Fengxia would not agree.
But when Lao She mentioned this matter, when Xin Fengxia learned that the other party was a very talented playwright, she also wanted to meet Wu Zuguang.
When Xin Fengxia and Wu Zuguang met, Wu Zuguang was 34 years old, and Xin Fengxia was just 24 years old, but when she saw Wu Zuguang for the first time, Xin Fengxia fell in love with him.
Wu Zuguang looks a lot younger than his peers because of his handsome appearance, not like a person who has been married once, Xin Fengxia looked at such an excellent man, and her heart was like a deer jumping around.
At that time, Lao She didn't make clear the purpose of letting the two meet, so Wu Zuguang just regarded Xin Fengxia as an ordinary friend, but Xin Fengxia didn't think so in her heart.
In fact, Wu Zuguang often goes to see Xin Fengxia's performances, it's not that he doesn't like Xin Fengxia, it's that he is not confident enough, Xin Fengxia is young and beautiful, her singing skills are good, and there are not a few people who like her.
Wu Zuguang couldn't have imagined that Xin Fengxia had already regarded him as the other half of his heart.
As a literary and artistic worker, Xin Fengxia's mind is also very open-minded, and she began to take the initiative to ask Wu Zuguang to watch her performances.
After each performance, Xin Fengxia will take the initiative to talk to Wu Zuguang, and after a long time, Wu Zuguang also feels Xin Fengxia's feelings for him.
When Wu Zuguang learned about the other party's feelings, he became estranged, and Xin Fengxia invited him to watch the performance again, but he didn't go, because he felt that he was not worthy of such an excellent girl.
But Xin Fengxia didn't care so much, she didn't care if Wu Zuguang was divorced, she directly clarified what she thought in her heart, and she put forward the idea of marrying Wu Zuguang.
In the end, Wu Zuguang was moved by Xin Fengxia's spirit of daring to pursue his feelings, and he and Xin Fengxia held a wedding, and the two officially became husband and wife.
It wasn't until Xin Fengxia and Wu Zuguang became husband and wife that Wu Zuguang knew how difficult Xin Fengxia's growth process was, and the reason why she chose to sing also had a lot to do with her life experience.
The sadness behind happiness
Xin Fengxia is a hard-working child, because she was abducted and trafficked when she was 3 years old, her stepfather and stepmother will definitely not love her as much as her biological parents.
So Xin Fengxia has been regarded as a "money-making tool" since she was a child, she began to learn drama when she was 5 years old, in order to be able to perform on stage to earn more money, Xin Fengxia chose to review the drama.
In order to learn singing, she was also deprived of the opportunity to go to school to learn knowledge, so Xin Fengxia was basically illiterate.
Although learning drama is very hard, Xin Fengxia has no capital for hypocrisy, and she can only live a good life by studying hard and appearing on stage as soon as possible.
No matter how hard and tired she usually is, the young Xin Fengxia endured it alone.
Fortunately, Xin Fengxia is very talented in commenting on dramas, she was born with a good voice and a very strong learning ability.
Although she is illiterate, her ability to imitate is very strong, and her memory is like outstanding, when she is learning to comment on dramas, she can write down all the words word for word.
It is precisely because she is illiterate that she is more attentive when she learns from the teacher, and she can basically remember it after singing it a few times.
When her husband Wu Zuguang learned that Xin Fengxia was not easy, he loved her even more, and he also took the initiative to teach Xin Fengxia to read and write.
Although she has passed the best learning age, Xin Fengxia is still very attentive, she performs on stage during the day and goes home to practice calligraphy at night, she always puts learning first.
With the help of her husband, Xin Fengxia knows more and more words, and she is becoming more and more interested in writing.
Xin Fengxia's achievements in the drama industry are also one of the few, she is the starring role of the drama movie "Liu Qiaoer", this movie was the most screened film in that era and a classic of the era.
In addition, there are also the more famous classic plays such as "Flowers as the Matchmaker", "Su Xiaomei", "Eight Mistakes in the Flower Field", "Harmonious Family", "Suolin Bag", "Fan Lihua" and so on.
In 1954, Xin Fengxia was even more fortunate to be accepted as an apprentice by Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang.
Xin Fengxia has made very rapid progress in her subsequent career in Pingju, and she has also continued to change the traditional singing methods and studied more distinctive singing methods.
As she gets older, Xin Fengxia has reduced her performance opportunities, but she has not given up her hot Pingju, and has accepted many apprentices, she hopes that the art of Pingju will be better circulated and let future generations like Pingju.
In 1957, Xin Fengxia was left hemiplegic due to cerebral thrombosis, and she could no longer appear on her favorite stage, but she had a new hobby.
In her later years, she began to write and paint, and later published books, into which she wrote about her life's experiences.
In addition, Xin Fengxia also expressed her love and dedication to Pingju, and her comments on Pingju are unique and profound, allowing more people to see the uniqueness of the art of Pingju.
And now Xin Fengxia has been away from us for 26 years, and her two sons and a daughter have also been trained very well.
Xin Fengxia's eldest son, Wu Huan, is an excellent writer, calligrapher and painter, and he inherited his father's mantle.
Xin Fengxia's daughter
The second son, Wu Gang, is a photographer and his works are also very popular, and his only daughter, Wushuang, was influenced by her mother and is now a famous soprano singer in the mainland.
The three children all play their own light and heat in different fields, and although their parents have passed away for many years, their nostalgia for their parents is eternal.
A generation of Pingju masters have left countless classic works to future generations, and have also made great contributions to the cause of Pingju in the mainland.
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