When it comes to Hong Kong goddesses, many people will often think of those who appear on the screen, they are likely to have been on fire for decades, and indeed represent the most glorious era in the past. But in fact, in that era, there were many other goddesses, they did not lose any female superstar on the image, and their fame was not small, but the popularity was relatively poor. For example, the one we want to introduce today is the goddess that has amazed many viewers and people in the industry, and she is Xia Wenxi.
For many young people now, this name may be very unfamiliar, but in the past, she was definitely a big sister-level figure who could be on a par with those Heavenly Kings and Queens. And many of the film and television dramas she starred in are classics, such as TVB's popular hit drama "Reverse Edge", as well as Shaw's representative work "Tang Dynasty Heroic Woman", etc., almost every film and television series starring her will get hot praise, and as a starring actress, she is definitely indispensable.
However, I don't know why, her popularity has not been very high, and even recently it has almost disappeared. I guess this may be related to her fierceness, which is not stubbornness, but the ultimate pursuit of chic and freedom. She never thinks about how to please the audience, but only wants to act well and live her own life, if there is anything that makes her willing to let go of her work, it must be some small things in life that we seem insignificant.
Today, Xia Wenxi is over fifty years old, but her charm has not diminished in the slightest, except for a few wrinkles on her face, she seems to be exactly the same as when she was young. It may be difficult to look young forever, but the heart has never grown old. In the past, she was also one of the most outstanding goddesses in the huge Shaw company, and she also pushed Maggie Cheung, Zhang Aijia and other first-line actresses to become one of the top ten sexy actresses in Hong Kong. I don't know if she will feel sorry for thinking about this?
Xia Wenxi was born in 1965, and what accompanied her for decades was actually her stage name, her original name was Deng Liqun. When she was still Deng Liqun, she was mainly engaged in modeling work, because her body was relatively slender, and she often became an invitation to the performing arts company. It wasn't until later that she accidentally entered the show business circle, and then cooperated with Chen Yunwen, a talented woman who was famous at the time, so she got the name from the other party.
Speaking of Chen Yunwen's fate with Xia Wenxi, it is also quite deep, not only this name is her name, but even the first movie made by Xia Wenxi after entering the show business circle is Chen Yunwen as a screenwriter. It can be said that Chen Yunwen is really a noble person of Xia Wenxi, and at the same time, she is also a witness on her growth path. However, no matter how big the nobles are, they still have to rely on themselves, and Xia Wenxi has indeed opened up a career for himself by virtue of his performances no less than zhang Guorong and Ye Tong in the movie.
After that, she began to develop her acting career step by step. Coincidentally, there were many stars in the Hong Kong film and television circle at that time, but they all broke out various scandals at the same time, such as Michelle and Yin Zhiqiang came together, Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau also found their favorite people, and as a result, all eyes were attracted to these gossip gossip for a while, and Xia Wenxi was one of the few who was not entangled in gossip.
Because of this, the Shaw Company, which was eager to reverse the image, regarded Xia Wenxi as a life-saving straw and began to arrange many resources for her, so there was a film work that was later a landmark for Xia Wenxi, that is, "Tang Dynasty Heroic Girl". This drama is an important node in Xia Wenxi's acting career, and it is also a representative work for Shaw Film Company.
Although the film was born nearly 40 years ago, many of its ideas are ahead of its time today. I don't know what kind of attitude the author has to write this film, perhaps seriously, or it may be playful, but the connotation and symbolism of this film have far exceeded its value as a commercial film, and it is also far from the prejudice of the times.
Like many people, when they first heard the name, many people thought it would be a tertiary film, but it wasn't until people really looked into it that they realized that the name was so misleading. Yes, the heroine of the play is very bold, and she is indeed very bold in love, but what she does is not against human morality, but precisely the pursuit of self and independence.
To know that the background of this movie is the Tang Dynasty, the status of women at that time is not as good as now, and it is indeed very bold to dare to bravely pursue their love. But in fact, many of the ideas in the play are very bold even today, such as the hero once said to the heroine in a serious voice: You can be dashing, and you don't have to marry and have children. And such a view can be called deviant today. But that is still the concept of more than 30 years ago, and it has to be said that it is indeed very advanced.
After that, Xia Wenxi starred in many works, such as "Killing Husband", "Complaining Girl", "Chao Hua Xi Shi", each role is more or less pessimistic, perhaps this also implies that Xia Wenxi's love life after that will not go smoothly. Although each of these films tells the story of the past, it is in line with the times, and it can be said that it is the conscience of a commercial film company, and Xia Wenxi is undoubtedly their darling.
However, Xia Wenxi did not completely put her life into career development and repay Shao's family, she was never bound to work, and she would not give up her life for work. The reason why she is so diligent is because she really likes it, and the second is that she has not yet met someone who is really worthy of her letting go and loving. And when that person appeared, her righteousness surprised everyone.
Xia Wenxi met Huang Guanbo and quickly fell in love. To this end, she even chose to quit the film industry in 1989, even if she was at the peak of her career. After getting married, she also chose to return to the film industry because Huang Guanbo was in financial crisis, hoping to reduce her burden. It is really difficult to imagine that the goddess of the year would be like other little girls, so deeply in love with a mediocre man.
However, time will eventually fade a lot, even if they love each other so much, but there will always be a time when the passion fades. In the end, the two lived a life of living separately, and Xia Wenxi had a relationship with other men before they divorced. It seems that love still belongs to the beauty of youth after all, and Xia Wenxi is no longer the naïve girl who can give up everything for love.