One
Terminated SM, gave up the NCT debut opportunity, and participated in the mainland draft to enter the Geek Youth League.
Hou Minghao, who seems to be weak, actually has the courage of a brave man with a broken wrist.
In 2012, when South Korea's SM company selected trainees in China, only one person in the whole of Asia was selected - that is, Hou Minghao.
At that time, many people thought that Hou Minghao was so lucky only because he had a face of love beans.
But many people overlook his own abilities.
Nine years ago, countless Chinese teenagers were proud to debut in Korean companies, of which SM, one of the three giant companies in South Korea, was the best choice.
So once they seize the opportunity, there is basically no possibility of letting go. After all, as long as the contract period of sm is mixed, it can be mixed into an electric eel.
But Hou Minghao chose to let go.
Hou Minghao in 2014 is already an old fritter who has been training for the devil for 2 years, and was expected to join SM's latest boy band - nct.
This team aims to take over the baton of EXO and become the fourth generation of SM Tiantuan.
This means that the company will do everything in its power to build this group of gods.
However, a lot of things happened this year: running three back to China, sm angrily dismissed a large number of Chinese artists, and announced that they would no longer recruit Chinese trainees.
Hou Minghao was not one of those who were fired, but he thought that continuing to stay at SM might not be achieved.
So at the age of 17, he made a difficult decision: to give up all opportunities in South Korea and return to China to rebuild.
The decision was incomprehensible to his teammates in their comfort zone, but he decided to return home.
A few months after returning to China, Hou Minghao participated in the draft as a newcomer, and finally debuted in the draft competition hosted by Shang Wenjie, becoming a member of the fresh geek youth group.
Although he lost many opportunities and possibilities, Hou Minghao was also reborn in a new environment.
Become a "little brother every day", participate in the big IP "The Dedication of Suspect X", become popular with Wu Xie's superb interpretation, and earn 2.9 billion plays for "Tomb Robber Notes • Nu Hai Submerged Sand".
Hou Minghao used his strength and efforts to prove that his original choice was right.
After entering the mainland showbiz circle, Hou Minghao actually suffered a lot of rumors and slander, but he can solve it every time, is it because he has a strong background?
Two
In 2021, Hou Minghao was on the hot search for the first time because of the "surrogacy and abandonment" incident.
At that time, In order to bring down a certain actress, Zhang Heng revealed that the actress cheated with a male star surnamed "H".
As a result, Hou Minghao's lying gun was sent to the hot search.
If it were not for the studio's timely clarification, he would probably have to replace the pregnant and abandoned back pot.
Hou Minghao's pitting incident is not the only case.
In 2019, he cooperated with an actress in "Qiannu Ghost", and was also the main actor, and the actress's salary was ten times that of him.
And after the actress's accident, his hard-won "Ghost of a Woman" was renamed and removed, resulting in a loss of tens of millions of yuan for the company.
Before, people often speculated that Hou Minghao's background was strong, but he was bullied into such a way in the entertainment industry with a strong background, is it not a joke?
Hou Minghao was able to gain a firm foothold in the ensuing scandal because he had a clean foundation.
Hou Minghao grew up in the army, and the three generations of his family were soldiers.
The good family environment has cultivated Hou Minghao's fine and upright style.
In 2016, when Hou Minghao participated in the variety show "Let Go of My North Nose", the director once required him to wear a doll suit and a doll hood for 48 hours for the sake of the program effect, and could not speak.
Hou Minghao, who has always been honest and serious, really insisted on this outfit for 48 hours, during which he could not rest normally, he could only sleep in the narrow corridor stairs, and became a "fixed guest" who had broadcast many episodes of the show but had not yet shown his face.
Before the hood was taken off, Yu Xiaotong also speculated that the person in the doll suit would be a girl.
As a result, as soon as Hou Minghao's face was revealed, everyone was surprised.
This side shows Hou Minghao's attitude towards work integrity.
In the entertainment industry, except for some rumors of catching wind and shadows, Hou Minghao has never spread any gossip.
It is precisely because he has developed the way of dealing with the world alone that he can always be clean and self-righteous.
Three
Debuted for 3 years, continuously encountered company suppression, peer exclusion, why Hou Minghao refused to change the company?
In the years since his debut, Hou Minghao has encountered major crises more than once.
Hou Minghao's company is the "Black Gold Company" co-organized by Shang Wenjie and Nie Xinyuan.
But many people call it the "Black Heart Company" because the company is too stingy with artists.
In 2018, there was a popular web drama called "Fireworks and Sparks in the World", which won the popularity of newcomer actor Jiang Jiaen.
The result is such a promising artist, but under the operation of the black gold company, he became insane and eventually quit the entertainment industry.
Because the company is too harsh, only give her a salary of 60,000 yuan for 3 years, and other income is exploited.
Jiang Jiaen thought about terminating the contract with the company, but was sentenced to 1.5 million yuan in liquidated damages.
She eventually suffered a mental illness due to her inability to pay liquidated damages and retired from show business.
Hou Minghao's teammate Zeng Shunxi also encountered a similar incident, he chose to terminate the contract because his salary of 6 million yuan was frozen, and finally was asked by the company to claim 40 million yuan.
In a company where this happens frequently, how can Hou Minghao escape the disaster?
Hou Minghao was originally a singer and dancer, and was in the choir of Beijing Bayi Middle School.
But since entering the black gold company, he has been forced to transform from a singer to an actor.
During his years as an actor, he rarely received the company's favor.
At that time, Hou Minghao's "Cambrian" and "People Are Not Tough Teenagers" became popular one after another, but he never saw the company's publicity for him.
In terms of resources, most of Hou Minghao's works are mainly web dramas, and the only one, "The Dedication of Suspect X", is won by himself.
It is rumored that the black gold company is divided into two factions, one is Shang Wenjie and Hou Minghao, and the other is Nie Xinyuan and Zeng Shunxi.
Hou Minghao may have been suppressed by Nie Xinyuan, but Shang Wenjie may not have really praised him.
It's just that everyone doesn't understand that Hou Minghao could quit sm because of his career, why would he now prefer to suffer in black gold?