In 2016, mainland singer Yang Chengang was invited to be interviewed by the "Vicious Liang Huan Show" program.
In the program, Yang Chengang revealed that the famous song "Mouse Loves Rice" brought him a total of 170 million yuan in revenue.
And said that these revenues are only the income of genuine music,
If you add the income from piracy, it will be much more than that.
In addition, Yang Chengang also told about his working state at the most popular in the program.
He ran more than 60 different cities and gave 30 concerts in a month.
Live a veritable "trapeze" life.
After the broadcast of this program, Yang Chengang, who has long been angry, has once again become a topic figure.
It has aroused the attention and heated discussion of public opinion.
In the entertainment industry, there are not a few stars like Yang Chengang who "eat a song for a lifetime".
And they all have one thing in common, that is, they can't be red for a long time,
It is entirely possible to describe their acting careers as "short-lived".
So, what untold stories are hidden behind the "short-lived flashes"?
What about them today?
First, Yang Chengang
Before the big hit, Yang Chengang, a young man in Wuhan, was just an ordinary music worker.
In order to make ends meet, he worked many different jobs, including music teacher, resident singer in bars, and so on.
At that time, Yang Chengang would never have thought that his life would soon undergo earth-shaking changes.
In 2004, Yang Chengang released his original song "Mouse Loves Rice",
At that time, the domestic Internet was in a stage of rapid development, and the number of netizens was increasing.
After the song "Mouse Loves Rice" was promoted through the Internet, it quickly spread all over the country.
And seconds to kill a number of song kings tianhou, sweeping the top of the major music charts,
It became the biggest "dark horse" in the Chinese music scene at that time.
In the following years, Yang Chengang not only appeared on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala,
He also frequently appeared on major mainstream television programs, and his acting career reached its peak.
Fame and fortune, he lived in a mansion, drove a luxury car, and wanted more scenery and scenery.
During this period, although Yang Chengang created a lot of musical works, none of them caught fire.
The only work he can get his hands on is still the famous work "Mouse Loves Rice".
In addition to the absence of new masterpieces, the later Yang Chengang was involved in several negative scandals.
Not only was his public image devastated, but his acting career also began to decline.
In July 2006, a woman who claimed to be Yang Chengang's ex-girlfriend took the initiative to expose the news to the media.
It is said that Yang Chengang has interacted with multiple women at the same time, and after learning the truth,
She left Yang Chengang, and what she did not expect was that
After the breakup, Yang Chengang actually sent text messages to threaten her several times, not allowing her to expose the matter to the media.
Forced to do so, the woman sought help from the media and the police.
This matter was very noisy at the time, and Yang Chengang became the object of criticism and criticism by media netizens.
Perhaps in order to save his public image, Yang Chengang had a "new move" shortly after.
In April 2007, Yang Chengang learned of the death of the father of Andy Lau's "crazy female fan" Yang Lijuan.
A press conference was specially held, and it was announced on the spot that Yang Lijuan would be funded by 20,000 yuan.
He thought that his "good deeds" would be appreciated by his fans.
Who ever thought but attracted a round of scolding, everyone accused him of sensationalism and hype without a bottom line.
In 2009, an official account called "Yang Chengang National Support Association" suddenly appeared on Weibo.
The number of fans on this account is even more than Yang Chengang's own.
According to common sense, this account should have sent some content of support and solidarity with Yang Chengang.
But in fact, the account is Yang Chengang's "black powder" gathering place,
With the continuous growth of the account's fan base,
Coupled with the fact that the popularity of the song "Rats Love Rice" has faded,
As a result, Yang Chengang's popularity has dropped sharply, and he has gradually become a "past singer".
Since the passing, Yang Chengang has launched a series of "riot operations" in order to turn red.
For example, in 2016, he ran to the tomb of the late singer Huang Jiaju for a group photo.
And shared the photo on Weibo, a move that made him the target of public criticism,
He was criticized by countless netizens, scolding him for having no bottom line in order to turn red.
In addition to the heat of the deceased, Yang Chengang also tried to earn attention by showing off his wealth.
In 2018, he posted a rolls-Royce luxury car in his name on Weibo.
And deliberately said that Rolls-Royce was a taxi, and the result was that the tweet was only forwarded by 23 people,
The comments at the bottom were also all negative, making his plan to turn the red completely unsuccessful.
After the failure of the red turn, Yang Chen just embarked on the road of business,
Today, he is the boss of three media companies and has quietly made a lot of money in recent years.
In addition, Yang Chengang also completed his marriage and upgraded to a father.
In June this year, Yang Chengang and singers Ngawang and Liu Yihua jointly held an online concert.
Since the theme of the concert is related to the late singer Huang Jiaju,
It is inevitable that people suspect that there is a suspicion of the heat of the rubbish deceased, but no matter how to rub,
For the majority of audiences, today's Yang Chengang has long become a "transparent person" in the entertainment industry, with no sense of existence.
2. Pang Long
In 2004, actor Liu Xiaoqing participated in the idol drama "281 Letters".
After the broadcast did not achieve the expected effect,
However, the interlude of this drama, "Two Butterflies", was unexpectedly popular all over the country.
Pang Long, the singer behind "Two Butterflies", has thus become the most high-profile male singer in the mainland music scene.
According to media reports, as early as before the official broadcast of "281 Letters",
Liu Xiaoqing once predicted that "Two Butterflies" would definitely catch fire,
Now it seems that I have to sigh that her vision is really "poisonous".
Pang Long, who tasted the sweetness, took advantage of the victory to pursue, and a year later launched a new song "You Are My Rose".
The style of this song is very similar to "Two Butterflies", and it is also a standard "saliva song",
As soon as the song was released, it swept the country and became Pang Long's second masterpiece.
At that time, custom mobile phone ringtones were very popular in China,
Pang Long's two masterpieces often topped the ringtone download list, which can be described as unlimited scenery.
In the following years, Pang Long not only appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala several times,
All kinds of commercial performance activities are also soft, which can be described as "red to purple".
In 2006, when Jackie Chan held a charity concert in Harbin,
Pang Long was also specially invited as a guest, and various media have reported on it.
And jokingly called the cooperation between the two "Double Dragon Society", which earned enough eyeballs.
In 2008, Pang Long was invited to participate in singing the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games "Welcome to Beijing".
At that time, a total of 78 stars participated in the singing of this song, which was called "the strongest star lineup in history" by the media.
It can also be seen that Pang Long was deeply recognized and loved by the mainstream media at that time.
As his career entered a period of stability, Pang Long began to realize that he should give up his previous musical route.
to create some high-quality music works, but the record company does not agree with this view,
They demanded that Pang Long must continue to sing "Two Butterflies" and "You Are My Rose" on stage.
At the same time, they also adopted a cold treatment approach to Pang Long's new works released later.
Such an approach quickly had serious consequences.
Not long after, the voice of boycotting Pang Long began to appear on the Internet, and with the passage of time,
Negative voices are becoming more and more numerous, including the voices of some industry professionals,
They all aimed their spearheads at Pang Long, accusing his songs of being "mesmerizing sounds".
The development of Chinese pop music has been set back decades.
In addition to the criticism of the work, Pang Long's character has also been questioned by the outside world.
April 22, 2011, this day is the day pang long held the Beijing concert,
Coincidentally, Andy Lau also chose to sing in Beijing on the same day.
For singers, the concert schedule is a headache,
Because this will lead to fan diversion, directly affecting ticket revenue,
Naturally, media reporters will not let go of this good opportunity to make a big fuss.
Before the concert officially began, a reporter interviewed Pang Long and asked him about his views on the matter.
Unexpectedly, Pang Long triumphantly said to the camera:
The difference between me and Andy Lau is that I went to conservatory, he didn't.
As soon as this remark came out, Pang Long was immediately pushed to the cusp of the storm and was criticized by countless netizens.
In the end, Pang Long's concert only sold more than 2,000 tickets.
And Andy Lau's concert scene was crowded, full of people,
It is clear who is the winner of this contest who will laugh last.
In the face of outside skepticism, Pang Long has never stood up to respond.
He tried to prove it with his new work, but alas,
These new works have not been recognized by the market and audiences,
In desperation, he had to go to the record company to negotiate,
He hopes that the company will no longer restrict his creative freedom and singing freedom.
Whoever had thought that the company had rejected his request without thinking about it, so Pang Long proposed an offer in anger.
Although Pang Long regained his freedom after the termination, he also paid a high price.
According to the contract, the copyright of all works he has previously sung belongs to the record company.
This meant that he could no longer sing his famed compositions.
In the following years, although Pang Long created a lot of new works,
But none of these works really catch fire,
At the same time, his popularity and popularity have fallen off a cliff, and his career has stagnated.
Today's Pang Long spends most of his time and energy on teaching and educating people.
He was also employed by his alma mater, Shenyang Conservatory of Music and Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, where he taught pop music.
In addition, Pang Long occasionally receives some commercial performances and does not really stay away from the public eye.
3. Tang Lei
For many post-80s generations, the song "Lilac" is the memory of youth,
The beautiful melody, beautiful lyrics and Tang Lei's affectionate singing have aroused the resonance of countless people.
In 2003, grassroots singer Tang Lei quickly became popular with the lyrical song "Lilac Flower".
At the same time, the story behind this song has also aroused the attention of the whole people,
There are several versions of the story, the most widely circulated of which is related to a girl with the screen name "Lilac".
According to the article, Tang Lei met the netizen "Lilac Flower" by chance.
The real identity of "Lilac" is a terminally ill young girl, since the two became friends,
Tang Lei has always been with the "lilac flower" and encouraged her to be optimistic and fight against the disease.
Unfortunately, the "lilac flower" eventually died of the disease,
After her death, Tang Lei had the feeling to compose the song "Lilac Flower".
Because at that time, the domestic Internet was in a stage of rapid development,
Internet songs have received unprecedented attention as a new thing,
Relying only on the word of mouth of netizens, the song "Lilac" quickly became popular in the streets.
The song "Lilac Flower" made Tang Lei famous overnight and went to the peak of his life.
Soon after, he released a music album of the same name, and also published a novel called "Lilacs".
The commercial value of the IP "lilac flower" is brought to the extreme.
Not only that, but later Tang Lei simply started a flower series,
He successively composed songs such as "Chrysanthemum Fragrance", "Fig", "Window Sill of Falling Flowers" and so on.
The style of these songs is in line with "Lilac", which is both romantic and sad, and full of story.
But the classic and success can not be copied,
Although each of Tang Lei's later works has poured a lot of effort,
The composition and lyrics have also reached the professional standard,
But it can no longer be loved and popular with fans like "Lilac".
Tang Lei himself felt very helpless about this, and he said this sentence through the media:
Life is like buying lottery tickets, no one can win every lottery ticket.
Tang Lei, who had passed quickly, calmly accepted the reality,
Later, he was appointed as an associate professor by his alma mater, the Music School of the University of Jinan.
His teaching philosophy and style are deeply loved by his students.
In September this year, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the School of Music of Jinan University,
To this end, Tang Lei specially created the song "Love to Fight Youth",
This is to inspire young people with musical dreams.
4. Oath
Mention the name of the oath, perhaps many people will feel strange,
But when it comes to the song "Asking for Buddha", I believe everyone will have some impressions, and even hum a few sentences:
"Can we still meet again, I have been begging for thousands of years before the Buddha..."
The original song of "Asking for Buddha" is the oath, in fact, the real name of the oath is called Xin Shiyan,
People around him like to call him "Shiyan", just "Shiyan" and "oath" homophonous,
So he gave himself a stage name called "Oath".
In 2006, the oath-singing "Pray for Buddha" swept the country overnight.
Up to the 60-year-old, down to the children of a few years old, almost everyone will follow the humming a few words,
Along with the song's fire, the popularity of oath soared, becoming the most concerned internet singer at that time.
Many people do not know that the song "Asking for The Buddha" is actually telling the story of vowing oneself.
At that time, the oath originally had a girlfriend who was in love,
But later, the two had differences because of their career development, and they had no choice but to break up.
After the breakup, he vowed not to let go of his ex-girlfriend, and later he shared this emotional past with his friend Chen Chao.
Chen Chao was deeply touched after listening to it, so he created the song "Pray for Buddha".
After that, he vowed to spend 200 yuan to buy the song "Pray for Buddha",
At that time, he would not have dreamed that this song would be popular all over the country in a few years.
Not only did he become famous overnight, but it also brought him a considerable income.
After becoming popular, the oath was not only invited to participate in the recording of the CCTV ace program "The Same Song",
He also appeared at the anniversary of the Beijing Olympic Games and performed on the same stage with stars from both sides of the Straits and the three places.
In addition to singing, Oath also made a cameo appearance in the TV series "Net Affairs Music" and sang the theme song of the play.
However, as the popularity of "Seeking Buddha" gradually faded, the career of the oath began to falter.
It didn't take long for him to fade from the public eye completely.
In March this year, the oath that had not appeared for a long time shared his latest developments on social platforms.
Now he has already married and given birth to a daughter, living a peaceful and happy life,
Not only that, he also said that he would never give up his musical dreams,
In the future, we will continue to work hard and move forward bravely.
5. Zheng Yuan
If you want to ask who is the hottest singer in 2005? The answer is none other than Zheng Yuan.
As soon as his famous song "Ten Thousand Reasons" was released, it swept the top of the major music charts.
Even Jay Chou, the king of the Heavenly Song World, has become his defeated general,
What's more, the song has been downloaded 120 million times.
A staggering $240 million was generated, a record that no one has broken to this day.
In the following years, Zheng Yuan successively created "Why People Who Love Each Other Can't Be Together",
Dozens of classic songs such as "Don't Say You Love Me When I'm Lonely" have been warmly sought after by fans.
Because of his handsome appearance and gentle voice, Zheng Yuan also won the title of "Prince of Love Songs in the Mainland" and was regarded as Zhang Xinzhe's successor.
However, there was an unexpected storm in the sky, and Zheng Yuan, who was at the peak of his career, suddenly had a serious illness.
In order to treat the disease, he pushed away all his work and compensated nearly 100 million yuan in breach of contract fees for this.
It took a full four years to fully recover.
Zheng Yuan, who had just recovered from a serious illness, immediately threw himself into the work.
He first released his new album "Tolerance", and then was hired as a professor of music at the Beijing Academy of Performing Arts.
Soon after, he also held a concert of 10,000 people at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.
The scene was full and the atmosphere was very hot.
As Zheng Yuan's fame grew, some negative voices also began to emerge.
At that time, some media broke the news that the CCTV Spring Festival Gala had invited Zheng Yuan to perform on stage.
However, it was rejected because Zheng Yuan disliked the performance fee given by the Spring Festival Gala program group.
However, the credibility of the news is not high, after all, the Spring Festival Gala is a dream that many people are struggling to pursue.
According to common sense, Zheng Yuan could not fail to understand the pros and cons.
Regardless of the truth or falsity of the exposed news, for Zheng Yuan,
The era that belonged to him has gradually drifted away, and he will eventually be unable to escape the fate of "passing".
Since 2017, Zheng Yuan has gradually faded out of the public eye.
During this period, he released a new album, but unfortunately no one cared.
In December last year, some netizens took photos of Zheng Yuan's performance in Hangzhou.
As can be seen from the on-site photos, Zheng Yuan's figure entering middle age is obviously somewhat blessed,
It is far from the spirited "Prince of Love Songs" on TV in the past.
Moreover, the stage of the performance is very simple, and the audience is even fewer, which is really regrettable.
These short-lived singers, although they all went to the peak of their lives by relying on a famous song,
But the final outcome is different, and it can only be said that each person has his own fate.
If you want to go on to be popular in the entertainment industry for a long time, strength is the most critical,
Only by continuously exporting good works can we make ourselves invincible.