On December 22, 2020, Li Yugang's interview program "Junpin Talk" was launched, and he said in the program: "I am not a drama actor who is rooted in the red, many people think that I am not professional, but I have more people's recognition, in this case, there will be many contradictions, and even this contradiction is something I did not expect." ”
Hearing Li Yugang's monologue, I believe many people can't help but wonder, what is the past of hatred and hatred behind his popularity?
Li Yugang was born in 1978 to a poor peasant family. He has loved singing since he was a child, and hopes to one day stand on the big stage and sing to a national audience.
In the year of the college entrance examination, Li Yugang was admitted to the Jilin Provincial Art College, but his family had no money for him to study in college, so he had to go out to work.
Li Yugang went to work in a video store and learned singing and music knowledge every day with the tapes in the store.
Later, Li Yugang and several young partners who also had musical dreams formed a band.
They wanted to take over the performances in peace and earn some extra money, but they were soon "beaten" by society.
One day, Li Yugang's band was blocked in a mahjong hall by a gang that made them kneel on the ground for one night.
This experience frightened these young people who had just entered the society, and they insisted on quitting the band and making another living.
After the band disbanded, Li Yugang was very sad, one night, he went to the river, recalled the past, and even had the idea of jumping into the river to find death.
Fortunately, he was stopped in time by the old beggar who passed by, and the old beggar could not bear it in his heart, and repeatedly persuaded Li Yugang to cherish his life and took him to beg for a living.
In this way, Li Yugang, who was nearly 20 years old, abandoned his self-esteem and began a life of begging along the street with a group of strangers.
After a while, Li Yugang's decadent and depressed mentality changed, and he packed his bags and returned to his hometown.
Since then, Li Yugang has worked hard to make money, working several jobs a day. During the day, he works various part-time jobs, and at night he also goes to the dance hall to sing.
There are many dance hall masters, Li Yugang is not afraid of hardship, but also open-minded, see stitches and needles to follow behind other singers to learn.
One night, Li Yugang was going to sing "For Whom" with a female singer, and when she was close to the performance, the female singer suddenly had something to do and could not go on stage.
At this time, Li Yugang stood up, saying that he had imitated female singers in private, and he could complete the whole performance by himself. Someone took the initiative to save the scene, and the organizer hesitated for a while and agreed.
So, Li Yugang took the stage alone and sang a song "For Whom" in two singing voices. The male and female voices switch freely, if you don't see it with your own eyes, I'm afraid I think it was two people singing it!
This novel way of performing made the audience applaud one after another, and the success of the performance also made Li Yugang feel empowered, he found his own style, and then simply dressed up as a woman to perform on stage.
At that time, Li Yugang's anti-string performance was called "shocking and vulgar", and some people strongly opposed him, calling him "feminine" and "perverted".
For language violence, Li Yugang didn't care if he listened more, he felt that no matter how ugly the words were, it was better to be hungry without money.
In 2006, Li Yugang stepped onto the stage of the "Avenue of Stars", and his image of wearing costumes, beads and makeup was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and his "male and female double voice" performance form entered thousands of households.
The rapid fame has given Li Yugang a taste of being sought after by thousands of people, and because most of his performances have integrated opera elements, some viewers believe that Li Yugang has the feeling of Mei Lanfang, the head of the "Four Famous Dans".
A fledgling newcomer can get this praise, Li Yugang's future should have been bright, but in the next few years, his road was more difficult to walk, once boycotted by the industry's predecessors, what is the hidden behind this?
It turned out that at the opening ceremony of the 15th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, Li Yugang, as a guest of performance, performed two representative plays of "Mei Pai" - "Noble Concubine Drunk" and "Dream of Visiting the Garden".
Li Yugang's performance was wonderful, but his fan group shouted out the slogan "There is Mei Lanfang in the front, and There is Li Yugang in the back".
These words reached the ears of Mei Lanfang's son Mei Baojiu, who strongly protested this, saying: "Male Dan is originally a very pure art, but in the talent show, it has been vulgarized to please the audience and make people laugh. ”
In the final analysis, Mei Baojiu's refutation is nothing more than because her father was inexplicably offended. At this time, if Li Yugang is willing to bow his head and admit his mistake, this matter will also "turn the page".
Li Yugang was a little stubborn, he not only did not apologize, but also said wildly: "Although some people in the Peking Opera circle do not recognize my art, how many male Dan actors have been like me since the new century?" ”
Both sides refuse to bow their heads, but they are also insiders, and there will inevitably be intersections.
In a rehearsal of a CCTV party, the director told Li Yugang that Mr. Mei Baojiu sat on the stage, and you will be able to perform well on stage later, say two soft words, and your relationship may be eased.
At this time, Li Yugang also wanted to go down the slope of the donkey, so after taking the stage, he said: "On behalf of the profound meipai art, I would like to express my heartfelt greetings to the audience of the whole country..."
Before the blessing was finished, Mei Baojiu in the audience blackened his face, and he stood up and left the table in anger despite the obstruction of everyone.
Mei Baojiu felt that my father had so many disciples in his own hands, and the seniors who had sung dramas for most of their lives did not dare to say things like "Mei Pai", and you Li Yugang, an outsider who was a half-way monk, could not be ashamed?
In short, whether it is deliberately provocative or self-defeating, Li Yugang and Mei Baojiu's Liang Zi is completely knotted.
After offending Mei Baojiu and "Mei Pai", Li Yugang missed many opportunities to perform on stage, and for his own development prospects, Li Yugang still bowed his head.
Li Yugang asked Wang Kun, a singer with high moral standing in the circle, to intercede for himself, and Wang Kun asked him to apologize to Mei Baojiu in person.
Li Yugang will be wrong, thinking that Mei Baojiu is not willing to listen to his own explanation, he simply broke the jar and broke it, posting on the social platform: "I bow to history, but reality makes me hold my head high." I can only do this, history gives me the choice, can only spell out a way to live. ”
With an indomitable momentum, Li Yugang has really gained a firm foothold in the domestic music scene.
Years later, Li Yugang, who has gained fame and fortune, complained in an interview that he was suppressed by the "Mei Pai" and cried that his success was not easy to come by.
The other party, Mr. Mei Baojiu, did not wait for an apology for the rest of his life. In 2016, with the death of Mei Baojiu, his feud with Li Yugang was over.
Offending the industry's titans can also retreat, Li Yugang's road to the top is legendary, but as the saying goes, behind a successful man, there is always a great woman, will there be such a person around Li Yugang?
There used to be, Li Yugang's ex-girlfriend was named Fan Xiaoning, and they supported each other for 6 years.
Fan Xiaoning came from a musical family and was of great help to Li Yugang in music, and when Li Yugang encountered setbacks, she accompanied and enlightened her.
They went through the most difficult years together, but chose to break up when they were about to survive, which made it difficult for many people to understand.
After they broke up, some negative news began circulating on the Internet. Some people say that Li Yugang split his legs, and after he became red, he married a new person and abandoned his girlfriend who suffered together.
The "new huan" here refers to a girl named Li Yu'er. It has been revealed that Li Yu'er is the cousin of Andy Lau's wife Zhu Liqian, who was born in Malaysia and wants to marry in China because she likes Chinese culture.
For this "gossip girlfriend", Li Yugang felt helpless, he said: "I have been really busy lately, where do you have time to find any Rich Malaysian businesswomen? ”
Later, Fan Xiaoning also debunked the rumors: "Our breakup was proposed by me, and he and I both thought that breaking up was the best choice... Hope he has a happy harbor! ”
Both parties have come forward to clarify, and some gossip that catches the wind and shadows naturally no one cares.
In fact, for Li Yugang and Fan Xiaoning, it does not matter whether they are right or wrong, because they have let go of the past and are ready to run to their different lives.
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