"You are my little apple, how to love you is not too much, the little red face warms my heart, lights up my life, fire and fire."
This is chopstick brothers' "Little Apple".
After its launch in 2014, it instantly became popular all over the Internet, and up to sixty-year-olds and three-year-old children would sing this song.
For a time, "Little Apple" caused a craze for square dancing.
Xiao Yang and Wang Taili, one of the singers chopstick brothers, entered the entertainment circle and began to gain attention.
However, while the career of the Chopstick Brothers is getting better and better, it also means that Xiao Yang and Wang Taili have disintegrated.
Because after the achievement, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili encountered many problems and contradictions, and in the end they chose to fly alone but not disband.
Now that many years have passed, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili have developed completely differently.
In 1997, 17-year-old Xiao Yang and 28-year-old Wang Taili met.
Xiao Yang wanted to be a painter at first, and applied for the Central Academy of Fine Arts Affiliated Middle School but failed. The next year, Xiao Yang was admitted to the school of his choice and also took print advertising.
In this process, Xiao Yang liked to sing, often organized classmates to sing in his spare time, and also formed a band with his classmates, which was very famous in school.
Xiao Yang also became the most popular campus singer because of his good singing.
At that time, Wang Taili, who was far away in Shandong, discussed with his family and wanted to give up everything here and go to Beijing to learn to sing and complete his dream of singing.
But his family did not support it, but his wife gave him money to let him go. But every time he spent all the money on his body, he did not break into fame.
Coming to Beijing again, Wang Taili decided to open a cultural company, become his own boss, and make money to complete his dreams.
Wang Taili, who had just arrived, had no connections. Under the introduction of friends, I came to the Central Academy of Fine Arts to find a cooperative partner.
When he was eating in the canteen, suddenly someone came to him and recommended Xiao Yang and left Xiao Yang's phone.
Wang Taili learned that Xiao Yang was studying print advertising, which was exactly the right professional he was looking for.
He took the initiative to call Xiao Yang, and after introducing himself, he said are you Xiao Yang? I would like to ask you to shoot an advertisement.
Xiao Yang was very happy to be able to earn extra money and happily agreed.
On the same day, the cooperation between Xiao Yang and Wang Taili was very smooth. And he is 11 years older than Xiao Yang and treats him as a younger brother. Wang Taili has a suitable job and will look for Xiao Yang.
In the process, Wang Taili learned that Xiao Yang liked to sing because music brought their relationship one step closer.
Xiao Yang also knew that he came to Beijing for the dream of music, and pulled him to make music together, and became a close partner from then on.
Outside of work, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili studied music, starting with cover songs from abroad. Later, they were not satisfied with this and wanted to create their own songs.
In particular, Wang Taili's idol is Michael Jackson, who dreams of becoming a singer like him.
He wrote the song "Bless You Dear" and also gave Xiao Yang a sample. Xiao Yang liked it very much and encouraged Wang Taili to create it, and he could also shoot the MV.
Xiao Yang just decided to work with Wang Taili because of the same level of shooting advertisements, and they named the group "Chopstick Brothers".
Because one chopstick is easy to break, and two chopsticks are difficult to break. Xiao Yang and Wang Taili, two capable people, will definitely succeed if they work together.
In the early stage, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili made MVs very difficult, because they were not professionals, no one invested at all, and they needed to spend money on various equipment.
In order to be able to continue, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili paid for the MV to continue.
Eventually, they filmed the musical film "Memoirs of a Male Geisha" and sang "Bless You, Dear", which caused great popularity as soon as it was launched.
Xiao Yang and Wang Taili began to enter the audience's field of vision. They took advantage of the victory and created wonderful movies and songs such as "Where Are You", "Old Boy", "Father" and so on.
Xiao Yang and Wang Taili went one step further away from their dreams.
In 2014, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili filmed "Old Boy's Raptor Across the River" and specially created a theme song "Little Apple".
Unexpectedly, this song exploded as soon as it was launched, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili also filmed the MV, they dressed up as women, plus the magic song, unforgettable.
They appeared at the 42nd American Music Awards in Los Angeles, becoming the first Chinese-language artist group to appear on the stage of the National Music Awards.
"Little Apple" also won the "Best International Pop Music of the Year Award".
Xiao Yang and Wang Taili went from domestic fire to foreign countries and finally completed their musical dreams.
The reputation of chopsticks is getting higher and higher, and Xiao Yang and Wang Taili are getting busier and busier, either participating in activities or on their way to participate in activities.
This was a situation they had never dared to think of before.
At first, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili only thought that singing could be listened to by others, and they did not expect to have such a high achievement.
But the premise of career success is that there are trade-offs.
Xiao Yang and Wang Taili both ignored their families and concentrated on music. Wang Taili, in particular, needs to earn money to support his family and has a wife and children.
He has to work hard, and now that "Little Apple" is popular, he and his family are living a better life.
At the same time, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili were busy at work, even busier than before.
Before, they could go home every week, and now they go to record shows and they need to be away from home for months.
When recording the program, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili also had contradictions.
Wang Taili is middle-aged, has reached the age of 45, and some aspects such as physical fitness can no longer catch up with young people, so he does not like to challenge and toss.
He just wants to be in his comfort zone, have a job, have hobbies, and have a family.
Xiao Yang did not think like this, he liked challenges and wanted to break through his comfort zone, because in this way people could make progress.
When they needed a challenge in the show, Wang Taili saw that he was very afraid to give up directly, and Xiao Yang felt that since he had already participated in the show, he had to complete the challenge.
Xiao Yang tried to persuade Wang Taili, but he was indifferent, and Xiao Yang was very angry and left alone.
Since then, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili have each had different views on future development, and there have been more and more contradictions.
At the peak of the Chopstick Brothers, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili participated in the event, and the recording program has made a lot of money. And they don't have time to make their own music.
Wang Taili's original dream was to sing, and he felt that he should return to this, and he would be satisfied with his life if he could sing and write songs.
However, Xiao Yang feels that the music career has reached its peak, they cannot break through again, they should involve other fields, to try to break through themselves.
There are also directors in the circle who want to find Wang Taili and Xiao Yang to act, although they are not professional actors, but because the self-directed and self-acting movies and MVs are very successful, the strength will certainly not be bad.
Wang Taili tried to listen to Xiao Yang's words, but the filming time was too long, and he had to leave home for several months, and he spent less time with his wife and children.
In the past few years of making music, because he is busy with work, he has neglected his wife and missed the growth of his daughter. Although his wife understood him, he also thought that he did not need to toss and turn when he was old.
Wang Taili decided to return to the family and accompany his wife and children. In his free time, he didn't need much of a reputation to be able to earn money to support his family.
And Xiao Yang didn't think so, he should toss more when he was young, and he was full of energy, and everything had to be taken seriously and could not stop.
He and Wang Taili had completely different ideas, could only part ways, and also wrote off the Chopstick Brothers Studio.
But Xiao Yang and Wang Taili are friends, cooperative partners, if necessary, they will also participate in activities together, but not for the focus, and their development has also opened up the gap.
After flying alone, Wang Taili basically stopped acting in the entertainment industry and returned to his family to accompany his wife and daughter.
After so many years, Wang Taili's success is inseparable from the support of his family, especially his wife.
When everyone was against him making music, and even his family told him to give up, it was really impossible to sell fritters, open a shop, etc., only his wife has been encouraging and believing that he can succeed.
Wang Taili can have the confidence to persevere, and he does not need to take care of the affairs of the family, all of which are taken care of by his wife alone.
Now that Wang Taili has succeeded, he wants to return to the family, spoil his wife and take care of his children.
For a while, his relationship with his daughter was cold, and even her daughter would have a hint of fear when she saw him.
This made Wang Taili feel very uncomfortable, fortunately, his daughter liked stars, and he could contact the idols that his daughter liked, so as to close the relationship between them.
Later, Wang Taili's relationship with his daughter became closer and closer, and his wife was a bit "jealous".
The family is harmonious and harmonious, together every day, the life is plain but very happy, and this is the life that Wang Taili wants.
And Wang Taili, as the head of the family, took on the greatest responsibility and took care of his wife and daughter. After coaxing his wife, he accompanied his daughter to study.
His daughter loved to sing, and he also taught her. If his daughter enters the entertainment circle in the future, he is not opposed and is willing to spend time cultivating.
Although Wang Taili's popularity in the circle is not as high as before, he also received invitations to the program, and only those who like it will go.
Xiao Yang's side was a different story.
In 2015, Xiao Yang decided to cross the border into the show business circle.
And before making this decision, he, Ning Hao, Chen Sicheng, Guo Fan, and Lu Yang were appointed by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to study in Hollywood as representatives of young Chinese directors.
This made him more determined to follow this path.
In the process of learning, Chen Sicheng noticed Xiao Yang and felt that he was a very promising actor with different views on performance.
When he was preparing the work, he first thought of Xiao Yang.
When Chen Sicheng produced "Detective Chinatown", he sent an invitation to Xiao Yang, and he was already very happy to have a book to find him, after all, he was a singer, and he took it without saying a word.
When filming this drama, Xiao Yang was very serious, especially cutting details and actions, and often discussed performances with Chen Sicheng.
And this drama is filmed in Thailand, language is a big problem, so Xiao Yang will seriously study the language.
In the end, Xiao Yang performed very well, won the praise of director Chen Sicheng, and at first glance, he did not look like an actor who was born halfway, and his acting skills were not worse than those of learning to act.
He is also very modest, not because of good acting skills, but also said that his acting skills need to improve, will continue to study performance.
This kind of working attitude is deeply liked by the director. As long as there is a suitable role, xiao Yang will be found to cooperate.
Xiao Yang also went to dub "Kung Fu Panda 3", and his career developed in a good direction.
But at that time, he had not yet impressed the audience.
However, Chen Sicheng also produced the second and third parts of "Detective Chinatown", and Xiao Yang participated in it. Every time his role was very difficult, he played it very well.
Xiao Yang was therefore seen by everyone and felt that he was a treasure boy, with good acting skills and worthy of a protagonist work.
Chen Sicheng seemed to see an opportunity and specially produced a movie for Xiao Yang, "Manslaughter".
In 2019, "Manslaughter" was successfully released, and Xiao Yang, as the male protagonist, performed various emotions to the fullest, which was very exciting.
Netizens have praised that Xiao Yang deserves a movie ticket.
He was also nominated for the Best Actor at the 33rd Golden Rooster Awards for Chinese Film with this work, but unfortunately he almost won the award.
Xiao Yang develops according to the current trend, sooner or later one day will get the film emperor, and he has the strength not to be afraid of not winning the prize.
Later, his acting career ushered in the peak, participating in "Fortune Diary", "Trumpeter in Place", "Who is the Murderer", "Manslaughter 2" and other wonderful works.
Xiao Yang's career is booming, and while developing his career, he does not forget to worry about his family.
As a public figure, he did not want his family to be paid too much attention and protected his wife very well. For the sake of his wife and children, he was also clean and self-sufficient, without any scandals.
Xiao Yang's career development is so good, and he has not forgotten the chopsticks brothers. In 2020, they also worked together to create a new TVC "Haval Friends".
When Wang Taili needed help, Xiao Yang also helped.
Wang Taili's daughter grew up and decided to enter the entertainment industry and participated in "Youth with You 2".
Wang Taili personally canvassed for his daughter, but unfortunately his low fame was not of much use. Xiao Yang came out and personally called for her.
Unfortunately, Wang Wanchen did not get a good ranking, and like her father, she was a little famous in the circle.
When Xiao Yang's movie was released, Wang Taili personally supported it. Xiao Yang has always insisted on himself, and it is right to break through his achievements today.
Throughout the entertainment industry, there are many combinations like chopstick brothers. And most of their situations are the same, before they became famous, they worked hard for their dreams.
When the combination becomes famous, it naturally partes ways. For example, TFBOYS, solo flight does not disband. After all, the purpose of the combination is to become famous, and ultimately for their own development.
But their separation as a combination does not mean that their relationship ends.
In the entertainment industry, there is no chopstick brother, there are still Xiao Yang and Wang Taili, although their development is very different, and they have always been very good friends, friends who share hardships together.
If there is no Wang Taili, there would be no Xiao Yang today, and people cannot forget their roots. Wang Taili needed help, and Xiao Yang was also the first person to stand up and help.
Although the chopstick brothers can no longer go back to the beginning, as long as Xiao Yang and Wang Taili are there, they are still "chopstick brothers".
In this lifetime, people will really encounter all kinds of people. Some people are passers-by after all, can only accompany me for a while, on the road will meet all kinds of people, remember not to forget the original intention.