They once became goddesses in the hearts of countless people with their amazing appearance charm and excellent acting skills.
The years have inexorably left their mark on them, and time flies, and the former glory is gone.
Is it the price of youth, or the inevitability of growth? What exactly is all this?
The name Shen Aojun did not appear in people's field of vision until 1995.
At that time, a 19-year-old girl named Zhao Yan stepped onto a college campus and chose a seemingly peaceful TV editing major.
Who would have thought that two years later, she resolutely decided to leave her original life track and devote herself to the entertainment industry.
Zhao Yan adopted a new name in the entertainment industry, namely Shen Aojun.
In the beginning, she was only involved in touring performances with a small art troupe.
Her passion for acting was ignited by a chance commercial performance.
From that moment on, it was no longer Zhao Yan, but the familiar name Shen Aojun, who began to appear frequently in front of the audience.
In 1997, Shen Aojun played the role of Princess Gaoyang in the historical drama "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview", which made the audience not only remember her immediately, but also won the reputation of "costume beauty".
Shen Aojun quickly became a popular little flower with his vivid performance and charming and moving costume style, and in the next few years.
However, the good times didn't last long.
With the passage of time, Shen Aojun gradually lost his former youthful demeanor.
Her once picturesque face was now round and puffy, and her originally graceful body was slowly plump.
Can the audience still find a trace of her past? Negation.
Shen Aojun no longer wears the costume of a "beauty in ancient costume", but has become an ordinary middle-aged woman.
Shen Aojun has long since retired from the entertainment industry, and now he is living a low-key life.
Occasionally, she is photographed in her acting career, this woman used to be an art student, then became a star, and now she is back to the life of ordinary people, she is leisurely walking through the streets.
All this seems to remind us that youth and beauty will eventually fade away, and life will continue.
Perhaps, the only thing Shen Aojun yearns for now may be bland.
Ni Ping is completely different from Shen Aojun, she always gives the impression of being gentle and dignified, intellectual and elegant.
At the age of 22, she was already famous, not only in the hosting industry, but also began to develop in the film industry.
Ni Ping's entire career has relied not on her stunning appearance, but on her inner temperament.
When she is without makeup, she still shows a fresh and elegant beauty.
2005 was Ni Ping's most popular year.
She hosted the CCTV Spring Festival Gala continuously in that year, won the hearts of countless audiences with her unique style and temperament, and became a high-profile "goddess".
However, the good times are always short-lived.
Ni Ping's mental state has been severely hit, on the one hand, because of the unsatisfactory married life, and on the other hand, because of the children's health problems one after another.
Her state and complexion began to decline, and her former aura gradually lost its brilliance.
Life is like a cycle, always experiencing ups and downs.
Ni Ping did not flinch in the most difficult moment, but decided to devote herself to her work with all her might.
Finally, our efforts were not in vain.
Ni Ping's life gradually returned to normal, and her physical condition returned to the state she had when she was young.
She once again showed her former glory on stage, as if the years had not left a trace on her face, and this scene was exciting.
Ni Ping has now gotten rid of the troubles of middle-aged fortune and regained her "goddess" status.
How did she complete such a double metamorphosis from a goddess to an ordinary person to a goddess? The answer seems obvious.
Yao Qianyu joined a girl group at the age of 18 and started her entertainment career in 1998.
In the first few years, she has been playing some less important roles in some costume dramas.
Her acting talent doesn't seem to be outstanding, so her popularity has always been at a low level.
However, her fate was completely changed in 2007 by two tragic dramas.
Yao Qianyu sat firmly on the throne of the popular fried chicken with her excellent acting skills.
Since then, the name has gradually become more and more familiar to the general public.
2009 was a year of brilliant achievements for Yao Qianyu in the entertainment industry.
She starred in "I Am a Little Grass" that year, which was broadcast on Dragon TV, and the ratings ranked first in the same period.
When Yao Qianyu played the role of Xiaocao, she showed her affectionate perseverance and perseverance, and the audience was deeply moved. Her popularity quickly surpassed that of the popular actress Yang Mi.
She has won countless fans for this drama.
The title of "Sister Xiaocao" is always on her lips.
However, the good times didn't last long. Just when the grass was thriving, Yao Qianyu suddenly disappeared from the public eye.
What she has been through all these years, no one knows.
Until 2022, a new Yao Qianyu suddenly made entertainment news headlines**.
She started the performance of a new play with the image of a "queen mother".
This caused many original supporters to be confused and disappointed - is the plump and obese middle-aged woman in front of her the young grass?
Yao Qianyu's reappearance this time really surprised many people.
We seem to have become Xi that female stars will either stay young forever or simply withdraw from public view.
However, she resolutely chose to show her true self, completely subverting the public's imagination.
It certainly takes a lot of courage, but it's also a reminder that time doesn't stand still because of anyone's nostalgia for the past.
Since the age of 16, Wang Qianhua has had a signature willow leaf eyebrows, coupled with a melon seed face and a slender and tall figure, which makes her have outstanding appearance conditions.
It seems that he was born to be an artist.
However, the good times did not last long, Wang Qianhua originally thought that her advantageous height, but when she performed at the Academy of Arts, it became a knot in her heart.
Her size is a far cry from the standard body required for the stage.
Wang Qianhua found her own stage and resolutely decided to abandon her original studies and turn to the passionate field of chasing local dramas.
She has indeed achieved success in this sunny and energetic land, and has become the "first sister of local dramas", which is the best proof.
However, fate often plays tricks on people, and it always pierces that layer of window paper when a person is triumphant.
Wang Qianhua did not escape this fate.
She had problems with her thyroid gland and had to take medication for a long time to manage her condition.
However, it was accompanied by adverse reactions - the body swelled, the face was old, and it was no longer possible to find what it once was.
What's even more brutal is that all of this is recorded in its entirety under the camera, like a movie.
What we are witnessing is a vivid example of how youth fades before our eyes.
Wang Qianhua has quit the entertainment industry and began to live a low-key life.
She can't recreate the glory of the past in front of the camera, but at least she still has those good memories in her heart.
Perhaps this memory will be her only link to the past.
In 1997, Taiwan set off a boom in "Kangxi Dynasty".
played Kangxi's childhood playmate and confidante Concubine Ling, and as soon as she appeared in the play, she immediately aroused a strong response from the audience.
Zhao Lijuan, who was only 24 years old at the time, played her role.
Zhao Lijuan's life can be said to have been forged by playing the role of Concubine Ling.
The audience likes her very much, because she has a melon seed face, gentle and generous manners, and the motherly and amiable character of Concubine Ling in the play.
Many people are lamenting that "drama is like life" and "life is like drama", and she seems to be a living person who has come out of history.
For the next 20 years, Zhao Lijuan has maintained her status in the entertainment industry by playing this classic role.
However, time will not be merciful, and even legends will eventually be forgotten.
Zhao Lijuan's performance in modern dramas in recent years has not been outstanding, and she has gradually faded out of the public eye.
Until 2021, a new drama was released, and she appeared as an ordinary middle-aged woman, which reminded people of her former identity as "Concubine Ling".
Zhao Lijuan's appearance is different from the past, but the glory she once won still exists.
Although the years have left a mark on her face, the gentle and loving gaze is still the same as I can remember.
The TV series "Dream of the Qing Palace" became all the rage in 1989.
Tao Huimin, who entered the art school at the age of 12 to study Xi, played the role of Yahuan "Little Cabbage" in the play, which is deeply loved by the audience.
Since then, Tao Huimin's name has become well-known.
Over the years, she has played countless roles on stage, both noble and humble, from fairies to maids, and she has been able to perform them brilliantly.
To this day, the audience still relish the image of Guanyin in "Journey to the West" and the image of Miss Cui Jia's daughter in another drama.
However, all this is history.
Tao Huimin, who is now in her 50s, no longer maintains her former appearance.
Her plump figure and the traces of age make it difficult to find the shadow of "little cabbage" or "warbler" in her countenance.
Tao Huimin's current image is undoubtedly more amiable, like a kind mother or grandmother.
Even in her recent role, she has undergone a transformation from a young girl to a mother who has passed her prime.
Over the years, Tao Huimin has not withdrawn from the entertainment industry.
She continues to interpret a variety of lives in her own way.
The heart that pursues art is unchanging, and what has disappeared is only appearance.
They are like a vivid record of the growth and change of women from girls to mature stages.
Some people wonder, since they are no longer young girls, why do they still have to be scrutinized by the camera? The answer, however, is remarkably simple.
They chose to be real, in this entertainment industry that advocates youth and values appearance, and in this era of game characters everywhere, they chose to be themselves.
That's where courage comes in.
Time flies, the clouds are rolling, life is like a reverse journey, we are all just passing by in a hurry.
Why should we be as careful as we are walking on thin ice, facing this eternal fact? Perhaps we can allow the years to leave some marks on our faces, which are witnesses of growth; Maybe we can let the body stop being slim, that's a symbol of experience.
When we are no longer bound by the outside, what kind of inner freedom will we usher in? Perhaps, these brave women have silently revealed the answer to us.