One is Mei Baojiu, the son of Mei Lanfang
Mei Lanfang's son- Mei Baojiu
One is Li Yugang, who debuted halfway
Li Yugang
There was a very fierce contradiction between these two people, and even Mr. Mei Baojiu never forgave Li Yugang before he died.
Mei Lanfang is a famous artist in China and is well known for singing Peking Opera.
Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang
He began to learn the art at the age of 9 and performed on stage at the age of 11, and has been painstakingly learning the essence of each role. His contribution to traditional Chinese art is unique, and few people have been able to achieve Mei Lanfang's achievements in art.
Mei Lanfang
And Master Mei Lanfang, until his death, was also thinking about how to innovate Peking Opera. Mei Baojiu is the youngest son in the family, he did not like to sing when he was young, and his innate conditions were not suitable for being a male Dan.
Mei Lanfang's family
We need to know that the male dan is played by the male to play the female role, which requires the character to look softer. But Mr. Mei Baojiu's facial features look more tough. And until the age of 8, Mr. Mei Baojiu did not plan to study opera.
Mei Baojiu's childhood
But after all, it was the Mei family, and none of the other brothers and sisters were willing to inherit his father's mantle, so Mr. Mei Baojiu began to formally study opera from that time, hoping to carry the banner of Mei Pai as soon as possible.
Mei Baojiu
Mei Baojiu's first appearance on stage was when he was 13 years old, and the body bones at this age had been fixed, in fact, it was no longer suitable for singing, and the waist was not as soft as those who practiced since childhood. Even Mr. Mei Lanfang thinks that this son is not the best successor, but there is no more suitable than him.
Mei Baojiu, Mei Lanfang
When Mr. Mei Lanfang died, Mr. Mei Baojiu studied under Wang Youqing. Although he is not as good as his father, compared with Mei Lanfang in terms of singing, it can be said that he is even worse, and some knowledgeable people even think that he has long surpassed his father in pitch.
However, when the special period came, the Mei Opera Troupe was also forced to disband, at this time Master Mei Lanfang had died, and Mei Baojiu thought of his father, thinking of the Mei Pai art that his father had struggled for all his life
So he turned that little interest in Peking Opera into responsibility and love, and he began to re-learn, learning how to interpret his father's classic repertoire, and finally restored Meipai little by little to its former glory, and Li Yugang at that time was just born.
In September 2006, Li Yugang won the third place of the year on the stage of the Walk of Fame with a song of new noble concubines drunk, and since then he has participated in various programs, which have spread all over the country.
Li Yugang - Avenue of Stars
Li Yugang himself is very good at the conversion between male and female voices, especially in the female voice of the new concubine in the drunkenness, which makes people feel the strong taste of Peking Opera as soon as he opens his mouth. This way of singing, which combines Peking opera and popular songs, has made him popular with many people.
In order to create a topic, the program team played a slogan "Before there is Mei Lanfang, after there is Li Yugang", no one expected that it was this sentence that made Li Yugang and Mei Lanfang's son Mei Baojiu form an unsolvable knot.
The contradiction between the two people is also a dark tide, in fact, that sentence itself has a big problem, at that time, Li Yugang was just a fledgling singer, how can it be compared with a master like Mei Lanfang?
Moreover, Mr. Mei Baojiu is the inheritor of the authentic Mei Sect, and it is obviously disrespectful to Mr. Mei Baojiu to tout Li Yugang. Therefore, Mr. Mei Baojiu was very unhappy when he heard this sentence.
Mei Baojiu was interviewed
Mr. Has always been known for his gentleness and elegance in the circle, but his father and Peking Opera are his bottom line. A fledgling hairy boy dared to compare himself with his father, which was obviously intolerable to him.
Directly in the official statement, he strongly protested against this kind of sensationalism in the name of Mr. Mei Lanfang. Male Dan is a very pure art that should not be vulgarized and clearly expresses his dissatisfaction.
In fact, this matter itself is not a big deal, after all, it is only a misunderstanding, Li Yugang, who is lying on the gun, could have solved this matter well. However, perhaps the newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger, Li Yugang actually directly replied: "Although some people in the Peking Opera circle do not recognize my art, no male Dan actor has ever been as popular as me." It is this response that intensifies the contradiction between the two people
Li Yugang showed the scene
At a CCTV party, the director team invited Mei Baojiu and Li Yugang at the same time. As a result, I did not expect that Li Yugang actually said that he represented Mei Pai after he took office. Before he could finish speaking, Mr. Mei Baojiu in the audience left the scene angrily, and Li Yugang did not know what he had done wrong, until the people around him reminded him that he seemed to have said the wrong thing.
Mr. Mei Baojiu
It should be known that Mr. Mei Baojiu, as the orthodox inheritor of the Mei Pai, has only dared to say that he is a hard-working person until now, and does not dare to represent the entire Mei Pai. And Li Yugang actually said that he represented Mei Pai, which was simply a bit self-defeating. No wonder Mr. Mei Baojiu left the scene in anger
To know that Peking Opera is an industry that pays great attention to inheritance, Li Yugang has neither a teacher nor an entry, and is not qualified to represent Mei Pai at all.
Beijing opera
The peking opera industry was originally a master-apprentice inheritance, every corner was at a very young age, little by little from the basic skills, after a long period of accumulation to be eligible to perform on stage, and Li Yugang was only exposed to a little fur, Mr. Mei Baojiu did not embarrass him in public, it was already very good.
Mei Baojiu Peking Opera
I don't know if it was because of Mei Pai's revenge, Li Yugang missed many opportunities to perform for a long time in the next long time. Although Mr. Li did not say anything, many programs also did not invite Li Yugang because he offended Mr. Mei Baojiu.
Then Li Yugang found Teacher Wang Kun, Teacher Wang Kun is also a leading figure in front of many old artists, and Teacher Wang Kun, who is more than 80 years old, has a particularly thorough view of many things, and Li Yugang hopes that Teacher Wang Kun can forward his apology letter to Mr. Mei Baojiu and apologize to Mr. Mei Baojiu on his behalf.
Because I don't understand the rules of Peking Opera inheritance, I feel sorry. Li Yugang repeatedly revised the apology letter, afraid that he was misphrased. However, Teacher Wang Kun said that he still needed to tie the bell, hoping that Li Yugang could personally solve these things by himself.
However, Li Yugang thought that the meaning of Teacher Wang Kun's words was because the contradiction between himself and Mr. Mei Baojiu was already very deep, and Mr. Wang definitely did not want to listen to his own explanation. So simply break the jar and break it.
This situation lasted until 2009, when the Central Opera and Dance Theater finally pulled Li Yugang out of the quagmire. Li Yugang held a solo concert at the Sydney Opera House, which was recognized by the Sydney City Government. It was also in this year that he officially joined the Chinese Opera and Dance Theatre.
Li Yugang – Sydney Opera House
The reason why the dance theater introduced him out of the box is also to keep pace with the times. Although Li Yugang's performance does not belong to the category of Mei Pai, he is also learning from Master Mei Lanfang.
After many years of popularity, Li Yugang still feels that he cannot argue with a hundred mouths, but no amount of justification is ultimately better than Li Yugang's personal apology.
Li Yugang performed
On April 25, 2016, Mr. Mei Baojiu passed away, Mr. Mei Baojiu had no children in his life, but he still cultivated many heirs of Mei Pai.
Mr. Mei Baojiu died
Li Yugang also expressed his grief for mr. Li on social platforms, but from beginning to end, he never personally apologized to him. In an interview with the media, Li Yugang expressed his grievances more, but did not mention his approach at all, and hurt Mei's family.
Now that the husband has passed away, the knot between the two people has not been unraveled, and there are no rules in all walks of life, since you want to enter this industry, you must first understand the rules of this industry. As an adult, you must be careful in your words and deeds.
As a generation master, Mr. Mei Baojiu naturally would not bother with a hairy boy, but he did not allow anyone to disrespect his father, and he did not wait for Li Yugang's apology until his death.
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