Nine times out of ten, life is not satisfactory. When encountering difficulties, some people face them positively, while others are depressed. And someone has to meet a noble person and fly high from now on, out of control.
In the 1980s and 1990s, many grassroots heroes made extraordinary achievements in the great wave of reform. One of the grassroots heroes comes from the grassroots of society. He is neither young nor beautiful, nor has a strong background. With his firm belief in art, he stumbled into a comedian by mistake.
In the TV series "Country Love", Xiaohua, the proprietress of Binxian Hotel, left a deep impression on the audience.
"Xiaohua" is outspoken and warm-hearted, which is the finishing touch of the whole play. Who would have thought that such an old lady with personality was played like this by a man named Zhang Xiyong?
With the development of the plot, the scenes of "Xiaohua" become less and less, or even disappear. What is the reason?
Zhang Xiyong, who was laid off when he was in high spirits, was born in an ordinary worker's family and loved art since childhood. He has always been the backbone of literature and art at school. But contrary to expectations, Zhang Xiyong's dream was shattered with his mother's retirement.
1978, Zhang Xiyong was only 18 years old and was forced to replace his mother in an explosion-proof factory with less than 100 people in Shenyang. In the simple repetitive operation day after day, Zhang Xiyong gradually got tired of this boring day.
But people were still very conservative at that time. Many people envy Zhang Xiyong's steady work. Zhang Xiyong only resigned himself to his fate and worked with peace of mind.
At this point, he has reached the age of talking about marriage. 1983, Zhang Xiyong and Hu Baijun got married. The two were childhood friends, and the two families lived next to each other for decades.
It happens that Hu Baijun also works in the same factory, instead of his mother and Zhang Xiyong. The fate of the two is doomed. It's really hard to find. Living in the 1980s, both husband and wife had stable jobs, which was very common in China at that time.
Their little life is very nourishing. However, the good times did not last long. 1985, the government issued a notice requesting many enterprises such as explosion-proof factories to carry out restructuring. If no results are achieved within one year, all these enterprises are required to go bankrupt and liquidate.
When Zhang Xiyong and his wife heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue. Subsequently, the factory did not pay wages for several months during the rectification period. How can couples live without income? They are anxious about it all day.
Forced to make a living, the husband and wife had to set up a stall to do business. The two packed a kind of "mushroom fruit" in Shandong Mountain Fruit neatly and sold it on the street. This kind of mountain fruit only earns a small profit of 20 cents, so it is difficult to bring them food and clothing.
Zhang Xiyong and his wife set up a stall to do business while waiting for the factory to come back to life. But 1986, the explosion-proof machinery factory finally closed down, and Zhang Xiyong and his wife became the first laid-off workers after liberation.
At this time, the two talents are in their twenties, and they are at a loss in the face of this situation. Zhang Xiyong and his wife Hu Baijun decided to do a little business to make a living.
But mushrooms don't make money at all They started looking for a way out together. They then started the wholesale business of plastic bags in the small commodity wholesale market. Unfortunately, business didn't go well twice. In desperation. Zhang Xiyong stepped into the factory again and began to engage in boring and repetitive work. Life is getting better.
Seize the opportunity and gradually become popular. At this time, the land of China has quietly changed. A new wave is coming, and people are gradually accepting new things. Zhang Xiyong's artistic dream hidden in his heart for many years is ready to move again.
In the early 1990s, entertainment places all over the country opened like mushrooms after rain. Similarly, there is a wave of singing and dancing restaurants in Shenyang.
Zhang Xiyong heard that singing and dancing restaurants can make money by singing, so he gave it a try. Who knows that Zhang Xiyong won bursts of applause as soon as he debuted. The first performance was appreciated by the owner of the song and dance restaurant, and Zhang Xiyong's confidence doubled.
Later, the number of times Zhang Xiyong was invited to sing increased greatly, and his income doubled. Later, Zhang Xiyong simply resigned and sang in the restaurant.
At that time, Zhao Benshan starred in the sketch "Fire" in the Spring Festival Evening, and Zhang Xiyong took Zhao Benshan as an example. By chance, Zhang Xiyong was laughed at when he accompanied the singer. He looks like an old lady. This sarcastic remark made Zhang Xiyong suddenly wake up. From then on, it began to cross the old lady and spread all over the northeast.
With the increasing popularity, Zhang Xiyong was invited to participate in the cross-dressing role of Liaoning Satellite TV's "Popular Talk" column.
Zhang Xiyong was highly recognized by the audience because he dressed as a woman and made the audience shine. From then on, Zhang Xiyong became famous and was favored by Zhao Benshan.
The "Little Flower" is gone. When Zhang Xiyong was 53 years old, he worshipped Zhao Benshan as his teacher. Zhao Benshan has always been a talent lover, and later he arranged for Zhang Xiyong to play the role of "Little Flower" in Country Love.
On the screen, the audience was amused by Xiaohua's gesture. Today, some people still affectionately call Zhang Xiyong a "little flower", which shows that people are particularly impressed by his role in Country Love.
But then the character "Xiaohua" in "Country Love" disappeared. People have speculated that Zhang Xiyong, the actor of Little Flower, may have a contradiction with Zhao Benshan.
According to Zhao Benshan's consistent style, Zhao Benshan will punish or even block any master-apprentice dispute by means. But this is not the case. Zhang Xiyong and Zhao Benshan have always had a good relationship.
Zhao Benshan refused to let Zhang Xiyong continue to star in the TV series Country Love for two reasons. First, Zhang Xiyong has his own development path.
For a long time, although Zhang Xiyong experienced setbacks, he was meticulous in his work. Zhao Benshan appreciated this and left the operation of Liu Laogen Grand Theatre to Zhang Xiyong.
Zhang Xiyong himself respects Master's decision. He has his own short video platform to show his talents. He is satisfied with the present situation.
Second, the "Xiaohua" played by Zhang Xiyong is the proprietress of Binxian Hotel. In the future story development, the role of "Xiaohua" is completely unnecessary.
Zhang Xiyong realized that these volunteers retired to the second line. Liu Laogen is an indispensable economic income in Zhao Benshan. He naturally wants to give it to Zhang Xiyong, the person he trusts most.
Zhang Xiyong started from an ordinary working class, and his dream was out of reach for him. In his first half of life, his life was full of hardships.
But he was never defeated by difficulties, but tried to find a way out. It is this persistence that has brought him to today.
In the 1980s and 1990s, many stars emerged. Most of them have experienced ups and downs, and with their persistence and efforts in art, they have achieved such brilliant achievements today.
Times make people, and people influence the times.
Text/Nangong Qin