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Author | Bebe
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"There is only one true heroism in the world, and that is to love life after seeing the truth of life."
This sentence is most appropriately applied to the protagonist of today's story, Chen Zhipeng.
In May this year, the member of the top Asian boy band "Little Tigers" in the 80s will celebrate his 50th birthday.
But more people are focusing on Chen Zhipeng, the "handsome little tiger".
The impression labels on him are: passing, strange costumes, greasy.
Few people know the reason why he fell from an "idol of the times" to a "past artist", but he actually has a crucial connection with a "fortune teller".
Not long ago, Chen Zhipeng told this unpleasant past for the first time through an interview program.
He said: "When I was 27 years old, I was denied. ”
In the past 30 years, what kind of high mountains and valleys has Chen Zhipeng experienced?
The story begins in the summer of 1988.
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In the 1980s, in Taichung City, Taiwan Province, there was a very famous beauty salon chain and record store.
The owner of this shop is Chen Zhipeng's parents.
In the words of the time, it was an "ultra-well-off" family.
In May 1971, Chen Zhipeng was born, and as the oldest in the family, he was very pampered.
The Chen family, whose ancestral home is Fujian, continues the rules and etiquette of traditional Chinese families.
When he was a child, Chen Zhipeng was lively and cheerful, loved to sing and dance. Their home is a beauty salon on one side and a record store on the other.
As a teenager, I learned to be like a mother and washed the hair of my guests. When I have nothing to do, I sneak to the record store to listen to music and hum songs.
Chen Zhipeng's childhood was pleasant and happy, and he loved singing and dancing when he was a teenager, learning ballet, jazz dance, and tap dance.
It is full of innate literary and artistic cells.
His parents' education for him is deeply rooted in the marrow, and he must be humble in everything and humble in his dealings with the world.
In 1988, Chen Zhipeng, who had just turned 17, was in high school. One day in July, he saw a draft news on TV.
A Taiwanese record company is selecting 3 boys for the show "Youth Confrontation".
With a sense of literature and art, he took a photo with the help of a friend and mailed his resume non-stop to sign up.
When the person in charge of the organizer saw the photo, he found that Chen Zhipeng was too similar to Hong Kong superstar Zhang Guorong, so he threw the photo aside on the grounds that he did not have his own characteristics and did the elimination process.
Fortunately, at that time, another colleague found this handsome boy, beautiful in appearance, looking very sunny, and he kept it.
After layers of selection, Chen Zhipeng, who was confident and singing and dancing, became the lucky one among the 3,000 applicants.
Along with him, there are two others: Wu Qilong and Su Youpeng.
So, the three boys formed the "Little Tiger Team".
At the end of the 1980s, the concept of "idol" had not yet emerged, and the "Little Tigers" were initially substitutes for the company's other popular group, "Little Wildcats".
Unexpectedly, the "Little Tigers", who came off the bench for the first time, received unanimous praise from the audience.
After the performance, the "Little Tigers" received a letter and received a soft hand, and the fans expressed their love to them in the letter.
The owner of UFO Records saw the potential of the Little Tigers and immediately signed all three of them.
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The "Little Tigers" created the myth of the music world and opened the "era of container performance".
At that time, the "Little Tigers" performed throughout Taiwan, from Taipei to Tainan.
The company arranged a large truck for them, all the performance equipment was loaded on the car, and the car stopped to perform in one place.
In 1988, the "Little Tigers" record sold 15 million copies, setting a record for Taiwan's record of ever record sales.
Tigers fans chased them wildly, even riding bicycles and chasing after the container trucks.
For the first time in the entertainment industry, the term "star chasing" appeared.
The Little Tigers were all the rage and became the object of media coverage throughout Taiwan. They have spread throughout Southeast Asia.
Dawn of the "Four Kings" said: "The star-chasing fans of the 90s began to rise from the time of the Little Tigers. ”
That year, Chen Zhipeng was 17 years old, Wu Qilong was 18 years old, and Su Youpeng was only 15 years old.
They each have a title in the group, Wu Qilong is "Thunderbolt Tiger", Su Youpeng is "Obedient Tiger", and Chen Zhipeng, who has loved beauty since childhood, is "Little Handsome Tiger".
Wu Qilong has the pressure to earn money to support his family and pay off his father's debts; Su Youpeng loves to read and concentrates on studying.
Chen Zhipeng has no pressure in life, his biggest dream is the stage, singing and dancing is his soul and dream.
How red was the "Little Tigers" at that time?
Whichever TV station they appeared on, the highest ratings on the day.
Their albums and singles are the favorites of countless young boys and girls, and they are the number one sellers.
They were also the first singers in China to publish a photo album.
Among the Artists of Hong Kong and Taiwan, the first singers to go to the mainland to hold concerts...
Chen Zhipeng was immersed in the dream of stardom, and naively thought that it would be popular for a long time.
It was not until 1991, when the military service notice fell into his hands, that the "Little Tigers" had to be temporarily disbanded.
The 1991 Tigers' "Goodbye Concert" is an unforgettable classic memory in the hearts of fans.
The day of enlistment came, and Chen Zhipeng temporarily left the stage in the blessings of fans and the reluctance of his friends.
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From 1991 to 1993, Chen Zhipeng began a two-year military career.
He was assigned to the army's literary troupe, and during these days, he faded his idol aura and adapted to militarized management.
During this period, he learned to do behind-the-scenes work such as theater work, stage, and lighting.
During the same period, the other two members of the Tigers also started their own new lives.
Wu Qilong's acting career continued to climb to the peak, not only releasing albums, but also moving to the big screen;
Su Youpeng was admitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering of National Taiwan University with excellent results and was called "Science and Engineering Bully" by fans.
After Chen Zhipeng retired from the army, his ideal acting career suffered its first trough.
The legend of the Little Tigers did not continue, and each ushered in the fate of solo flight.
In the following years, Chen Zhipeng constantly adjusted and sprinted, and listened to the sole arrangement of the record company owner.
When he was young, Chen Zhipeng was humble in his treatment of others and could not express "I want" or "I want".
All his acting affairs are arranged by the company, and he is humble at every turn.
His "obedience" indirectly became a reason to be at the mercy of the company.
One day at the age of 27, Chen Zhipeng received a call from his boss: "Zhipeng, you are coming now." ”
Doubtful, he rushed to the spot where his boss had ordered him.
Pushing open the door, a man sat there, surrounded by the boss's friends and girlfriends.
They are all big names in the industry, heavyweights, major record label owners, producers, newspaper directors and so on.
Chen Zhipeng accepted the appearance of a self-proclaimed "fortune teller" under the "arrangement" of his boss.
This is the opening scene, the "master" looked up and down at Chen Zhipeng and said a sentence: "He is not suitable for this industry." ”
Just a "fortune teller" nonsense, Chen Zhipeng's mood plummeted to the freezing point, and the big guys around him looked at each other.
Subsequently, Chen Zhipeng ushered in 2 years of snow hiding, without any job opportunities, and was completely isolated by the entertainment industry.
At that time, he was in pain and discouraged, and he smoked, drank, and was decadent for a while.
Until he met a person who guided him to understand Tianzhu, slowly Chen Zhipeng walked out in encouragement, and when he could not receive work, he opened two Tianzhu shops and lived an ordinary life.
He said: "Thank you for encouraging my eldest sister, people should look forward, life is their own, others dominate you only the vanity side, the heart must rely on themselves to control." ”
In the next 20 years, Chen Zhipeng has always been tepid, and after starring in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" Ertai, there are few good works launched.
When the mountain reached the low valley and had the opportunity to climb again, Chen Zhipeng did something that the public could not guess.
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In 2017, Chen Zhipeng, who had been silent for many years, released a new album "A Thousand Faces".
During the promotion period, he wore strange costumes, attracted attention again and again and was rated as "men's version of Ladygaga".
Some people suspected that he was mentally ill; some said he deliberately got out of position; some people scolded him for being unreasonable.
Almost all the articles written about him, the titles are negative ridicule.
No one really understands why Chen Zhipeng suddenly became like this?
Prior to this, Chen Zhipeng was hurt by the "Taiwan media" when he was young, and his speech in an interview was taken out of context, resulting in him being hidden by the company for 2 years.
Before 2018, Chen Zhipeng was afraid to speak in front of the public, a person who was unique.
Because after the clothing was on the hot search, he slowly learned to accept and adjust himself: "In the process of being insulted, I slowly found the self I wanted. ”
After the album's promotional period, he returned to his real dress and had the courage to stand up and protect himself.
It turned out that the company at that time spent a lot of money to make an album for him, and the designer's design concept and style of work required him to become a model to participate in the fashion week, as an artist, these are normal publicity means, which is understandable.
Unfortunately, no one knows about his album, just comments on his costumes.
After experiencing ups and downs, Chen Zhipeng is no longer the idol of the year, as he said: "I am a small strong who can't die." ”
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Participate in the variety show "Chase the Light!" Brother", Chen Zhipeng completely opened his heart, and he faced the problem that he did not dare to face for many years - public prejudice.
With the broadcast of the show, both the audience and the "brothers" who get along with him all found out that Chen Zhipeng was originally such a person!
He was easy going and polite.
He didn't smoke, didn't drink alcohol, and even had a bit of a heartbreak to exhort those around him to quit smoking.
He is an ordinary man with no idol ambitions.
He is also a big man with an interesting soul, and the mentality will always live at the age of 27.
Most importantly, he is a true patriotic artist, with the Chinese tradition of "courtesy and courtesy" in his bones.
In June last year, he posted his feelings of vaccination on social platforms, full of patriotic feelings.
He has not been paid attention to for a long time, and he has also been on the news of Taiwan television because of vaccination.
As an artist, what he cares about is whether he takes the best form in every stage performance and completes the performance without leaving a little "flaw".
Chen Zhipeng said: "If I am ready to retire at the age of 60, I still have ten years to be myself, and after retirement, I will disappear forever in the public eye and do what I want to do." ”
Today's Chen Zhipeng has turned himself into an armor hero in ordinary life, and he has the self-discipline, self-knowledge and self-confidence of veteran artists.
True, eternal, and supreme happiness can only be attained from three things: work, self-restraint, and love.
As he said: Only when you love yourself deeply and strive for the things you love in your heart can you shine.
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