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In a small village in the northeast in 1945, a little-known peasant girl Wang Xiaotang was born in this way. When she was born, she was a premature baby, weighing only 3 pounds, and her parents once planned to "give it away" to raise, but fortunately, she was stopped by her kind grandmother, so she was able to stay in this home.
The life of a family of 6 is too tight, Wang Xiaotang has had to help with farm work since he was a child, and he barely survives with hard work for food and clothing. However, there is always a gift from heaven, Wang Xiaotang has shown extraordinary artistic talent since she was a child, and her family said that she was not destined to be stuck in the fields all day long in this life.
The bell of fate soon rang for her. When he was 8 years old, Mr. Lang Dingyi, a famous Peking Opera artist, inadvertently took a fancy to this girl and appreciated her artistic potential, so he accepted her as an apprentice without hesitation. Since then, Wang Xiaotang has embarked on a new path of life.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and Mr. Lang died of illness only a year later, and he couldn't continue to guide this little apprentice. Wang Xiaotang's artistic future was once confused, until she was 18 years old, when she was discovered by two masters, Huang Zongjiang and Huang Zongying, and was finally selected as one of the "22 Stars of New China". Since then, her demeanor and talent on stage have immediately caused a sensation.
Just when his career was booming, Wang Xiaotang also received the gift of love. The movie "Mysterious Traveling Companion" became her famous work, and at the same time, she also met her lifelong partner Yan Xiaopeng. The two met and fell in love in the crew, and soon entered the palace of marriage and opened the best chapter of their lives.
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Some people say that life is like a play, and drama is life. But for Wang Xiaotang, she really realized the meaning of this sentence. Although her career took off, her private life was traumatized.
In 1966, the only son Yan Qun, who was only 17 years old, died of liver disease, leaving Wang Xiaotang and her husband Yan Xiaopeng heartbroken. The young couple lost the courage to live for a while, but eventually resorted to work to get through the difficult years.
But an even more brutal blow was yet to come. In the blink of an eye, 10 years have passed, Yan Xiaopeng also passed away due to liver cancer, and before his death, he repeatedly told Wang Xiaotang to live well. Since then, Wang Xiaotang has once again fallen into the dark abyss of life, she has thought about giving up the idea of life countless times, but fortunately she was finally pulled back by the call of her career.
In 1992, 59-year-old Wang Xiaotang was entrusted with the important task of serving as the director of Bayi Film Studio. At that time, Bayi Factory was on the verge of bankruptcy, and the factory's infrastructure and talent pool had been depleted. However, Wang Xiaotang was not intimidated by the predicament in front of him, but was as confident and high-spirited as usual.
She immediately embarked on drastic reforms, not only spending huge sums of money to introduce advanced equipment from abroad, but also recruiting talents everywhere to try to reverse the dilemma in the factory. What's even more commendable is that Wang Xiaotang also invited a group of retired old actors to return to the furnace to recast and guide the young actors' performance skills.
After a few years, Wang Xiaotang's hardships have finally paid off. Bayi Factory has been profitable year after year, and has produced countless high-quality film and television dramas, such as "Sharpshooter", "Battlefield Lion's Roar", "Youth in War" and so on. What's even more rare is that a large number of cutting-edge actors have also stood out under her influence, and now they are all popular students.
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It will not be until 2023 that the 89-year-old Wang Xiaotang will officially step down from the post of factory director and retire to the second line. Although she retired from the front line of her career, she still came in and out of the crew every day, rain or shine, to guide the young actors' acting skills. It can be said that her life's work is condensed into cultivating new blood for the Chinese film industry.
It is often said that fate is ruthless, but there are also people who rely on their perseverance and perseverance to write an extraordinary legend of life. Wang Xiaotang is such a woman who never admits defeat, and she has used her life to interpret the wise saying that "art will never end for me". Although she went through countless hardships and pains, she finally showed the pride and glory of an ordinary girl with the pinnacle of her career.
In the days after Wang Xiaotang's retirement, she is still full of vitality. Every morning, the 89-year-old lady will come to the crew on crutches and persistently to guide the young actors in the fundamentals of their performances.
"You have to learn to dig into a character's emotions from the bottom of your heart, rather than simply imitating superficial actions." Wang Xiaotang corrected the young actors' contrived performances over and over again. It can be said that she has concentrated her life's work on delivering fresh blood to the Chinese film and television industry.
Many young actors once privately sighed to Wang Lao: "Wang Lao is really a great mentor, who is strict with us and unrelenting, but it is this strictness that has created our achievements today."
Whenever a young actor shines on the screen, Wang Xiaotang will sigh with relief: "It's not easy, watching you grow step by step, my old heart can finally be let go."
Despite his advanced age, Wang Xiaotang's enthusiasm for the film industry has never diminished. Whenever a new film and television drama is completed, she is always the first to go to watch and give advice. Many young screenwriters and directors have been impressed by Wang Lao's professional cultivation and dedication to the film and television industry.
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In the depths of Wang Xiaotang's heart, she still misses that beautiful past. Sometimes when she was alone, she would take out a photo of her son Yanqun when he was young, staring at it for a long time, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, Wang Xiaotang is 90 years old. Her body deteriorated, but her willpower never weakened. Even if he trembled, he still insisted on coming in and out of the crew from time to time to take the pulse of the young actors. Someone was surprised to ask her why she was working so hard, but she just smiled and said, "That's what I live for!"
From struggling to survive in the smoke of war, to breaking into a new world with a passion for art, and then to shouldering the burden of family and career alone, Wang Xiaotang has used his life to interpret the purest concept of art.
She has gone through too many trials and sorrows, but she has never been defeated by fate. Maybe to others, she is an ordinary peasant girl, but she herself has written an extraordinary life legend with her career and tenacity.
It is often said that the greatness of an artist does not lie in the number of honors she has achieved, but in her dedication to her career and her indomitable determination to her dreams. From this point of view, Wang Xiaotang is definitely a great artist who deserves to be deserved. Her life is a masterpiece for the ages, forever shaking the hearts of countless people.
epilogue
Life is indeed short, but a person's dedication to dreams and careers can last forever. Wang Xiaotang is such a woman who never admits defeat, and she has written a moving artistic swan song with her lifelong tenacity and enthusiasm.
Despite her fate, she was never defeated, but became more and more courageous, and finally used the peak of her career to show the pride and glory of an ordinary peasant girl. Her dedication to her dreams will forever inspire future generations and become the most beautiful footnote of artistic idealism.