My Sister’s Road to Becoming a Star

Name: My Sister’s Road to Becoming a Star
Author: Dongge Meila

姐姐的成角儿之路

by Dongge Meila (冬歌梅菈)

Status: Completed
Length: 159k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Period Fiction
Updated: 3mo ago
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After becoming a celebrated opera performer, Ji Pingfang returns to her village for a charity performance. Her mother Cailing's inappropriate behavior once again touches the inner wounds she cannot face, causing her to lose control and run alone to the grave of her late father, Ji Gaoda, to pour out her grief. Memories begin to resurface, one scene after another…

In the 1990s, because of the times, regional circumstances, and upheaval in his family, Ji Gaoda, a male opera performer known for playing female roles in the Xinzhou region of Shanxi, decided to take his wife and three young children west to Inner Mongolia in search of a better life. With no livelihood skills and no one to support him, the opera singer set out across Inner Mongolia with his family. They faced one hardship after another, but after years of perseverance and hard work, they finally settled on the grasslands. Ji Gaoda built a livelihood there, and the family thought they could live happily ever after. But misfortune followed close behind, and Ji Gaoda, a native of Shanxi, once again led his family back to Shanxi.

On the way home, they were bullied. After returning, they sought refuge with Ji Gaoda's younger sister, only to be schemed against. After enduring one hardship after another, the family, once left homeless and adrift, finally began to get back on its feet. Ji Gaoda was clever and industrious, while Cailing was steady and diligent. Working together, the couple even made the Ji family one of the village's wealthiest households. But fate had other plans, and the family, just beginning to find stability, was plunged into darkness.

How will the Ji family overcome their troubles once more? What changes will Ji Gaoda make? What challenges will the Ji children face in life? Step into the story to experience the bittersweet trials of the characters, explore the ties between their personalities and the fates that bind them, and savor the twists and turns of life…

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"Sister's Journey to Become an Actor" is an atmospheric local masterpiece. It uses the 1990s as the background of the era and tells the story of opera actor Ji Gaoda and his family's tortuous journey to the west exit to make a living. From going to the grassland to settle down, to returning home, experiencing the ups and downs of human relationships and the hardships of the world, the family has gone through many ups and downs, struggling and supporting each other amidst the twists and turns of fate. The story begins with the daughter Pingfang returning to her hometown to reminisce about the past. The family affection is delicately and truly depicted, and the atmosphere of the times is particularly strong. The author's description of human nature is very realistic, and the family's tenacity, helplessness, joys and sorrows are vividly displayed on the page. The character's personality and destiny are closely intertwined, the plot is simple and down-to-earth, and it is told in a eloquent way. It is a very heart-warming period story that will make you feel emotional after reading it.
8 likes3mo ago
The content is exciting and the story is touching. It is a good book worth reading. I'm so moved that I'm going to cry
1 like7mo ago
The author's writing is very good, the plot is exciting, and it has a sense of the times. It feels very immersive when reading.
3mo ago
After listening to this, I felt very sad. I could feel how difficult that era was. Everyone had a hard time. It was already very difficult for them to grow up.
5mo ago
I was so moved after listening to it. We were too poor at that time and we all struggled to live. It was not easy in the 1990s, it was so hard!
5mo ago
A strong sense of the times, the difficulties of ordinary families in the 1990s, and the various conditions in the world The writing is delicate and the plot is smooth. The more you read, the more you become addicted.
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