CCTV's "Avenue of Stars" was once a stage for "grassroots players" to show their charm.
Over the years, there have been many excellent champions from the "Avenue of Stars", and Phoenix Legend and Li Yugang are among the representatives.
But not every champion of the "Walk of Fame" can grasp the fate after "becoming popular".
Let's take a look at the champions who have become popular and are said to be lost.
01, Ah Bao
Ah Bao was able to win the "Walk of Fame" stage, in addition to his unique voice, but also his inspirational experience and "grassroots" personality.
When he first appeared on the stage, he introduced himself with these keywords - "peasant", "poor family", "self-taught", "adhere to ideals".
These inspirational labels, coupled with Ah Bao's high-pitched voice that makes people "open their mouths and kneel", the audience's eyes are focused on him at once.
On the stage, his "sheepskin cotton and white turban" exuded the simplicity and sincerity of the peasants, which touched countless audiences in front of the TV set.
In the end, Ah Bao passed the hurdles, first winning the "Walk of Fame" monthly championship, and later winning the "Phoenix Legend" and winning the title of annual champion.
In 2006, after Ah Bao stepped on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, he became extremely popular, and the grassroots successfully counterattacked and became a radiant star.
Along with this, there are endless commercial performances and endorsements, and when it is the most beautiful, Ah Bao's annual income is as high as ten million yuan.
After having money, Ah Bao lived in a mansion, drove a luxury car, and married a wife Zhang Dongling, who was 15 years younger than himself.
Ah Bao's various performances have made everyone begin to question his original intention of becoming famous.
However, the money is legally earned by others, and how he wants to spend it is his own business.
But then what came to light made Ah Bao a complete liar.
Someone broke the news that the identity of Ah Bao's farmer was false.
Before singing, he was a working employee of a state-owned enterprise and had a good family condition.
"Self-taught" is also made up, Ah Bao has studied vocal music in the professional school system, and also worked as a resident singer in a bar.
There are also revelations that when Ah Bao participated in the "Walk of Fame", the brokerage company specially fabricated this false persona for him in order to package him to win the sympathy of the audience.
In the face of these revelations, Ah Bao chose to "acquiesce", and he did not respond to this.
After the collapse of the human set, Ah Bao's image plummeted, and he was once scolded by netizens and did not dare to go out of the house.
In 2015, Ah Bao gradually faded out of everyone's vision and left the entertainment circle that once made him unlimited.
In the following 5 years, there has been no news of Ah Bao in the circle, and there was even a rumor of "Ah Bao's death" on the Internet.
In 2020, Ah Bao suddenly began to explain his identity, saying that he was raised by uncles in the countryside and his parents worked in the city.
Later, in 2021, Ah Bao once again put on the costume he wore when he won the championship and appeared on the stage of the "Walk of Fame Carnival", intending to regain his old dream.
But the Internet has a memory, and people are indifferent to his comeback.
Today's Ah Bao, from time to time to send some short videos in their social accounts, but the number of likes, is not as much as a net red.
Today, Ah Bao's embarrassing situation is the price he bears for "identity fraud", which is self-inflicted and does not deserve sympathy.
Liu Xiaodong
The word "showmanship" is very appropriate when applied to Liu Xiaodong.
At the "Avenue of Stars" in 2015, Liu Xiaodong participated in the competition with the identity of "grassroots", became famous in one fell swoop, and became the popular king at that time.
But his means of gaining popularity, in addition to singing, relied in large part on a skill that now looks "strange."
This skill is to use your nose to do all kinds of strange things.
For example, drinking milk with your nose, blowing balloons, and successfully obtaining Guinness Records certification.
Relying on these inexplicable gimmicks, Liu Xiaodong actually caught fire, not only won the championship of the "Walk of Fame", produced a personal album, and was also sought after by many variety shows.
In variety shows such as "Golden 100 Seconds", "Departure to Happiness", and "Vietnam War and Courage", Liu Xiaodong's figure is available.
Liu Xiaodong revealed that when he was most popular, the performance fee was as high as 6 figures.
But relying on his nose to blow balloons and not outstanding musical talent, Liu Xiaodong must not be hot for long.
A few years later, Liu Xiaodong, who was once extremely popular, has become unpopular, let alone receiving 6-figure commercial performances.
Without a source of income, Liu Xiaodong turned his attention to the field of "live broadcasting".
But he still follows the old path of "showing off", relying on false hype to win sympathy and attention.
At the beginning, Liu Xiaodong did a live broadcast under the overgrown bridge hole, claiming that he was now in debt for millions, and in order to avoid debt, he could only sleep in the bridge hole.
In order to match his performance, Liu Xiaodong's tattered mattress was placed on a pair of eye-catching red high heels and several inspirational books.
While nibbling on the steamed bun with the squeezed vegetables, he said that he had eczema on his body.
But a hundred dense, Liu Xiaodong topped a dashing perm to sell a miserable picture, was caught by witty netizens. They all left messages in the comment area and said that they still have money to do hairdressing, and their hair is really bright.
After the tragic failure of the bridge hole sale, Liu Xiaodong has a new trick - live selling vegetables.
Netizens in the live broadcast room saw that his business was dismal and offered to go to his booth to buy something.
But Liu Xiaodong said that he only accepted online orders, a move that made everyone start to question him about bringing goods on live broadcasts.
What's even funnier is that the scale used by Liu Xiaodong to sell vegetables is a rod scale that people have not used for a long time now, and netizens directly open the mock mode - will you use this scale? Can you read it?
Liu Xiaodong likes to rely on "careful thinking" to hype himself, only wants to take shortcuts, make quick money, and use his mind on "cheating", which is inevitable to cause everyone to resent.
From the popular king of the "Avenue of Stars" to the "counterfeit king" who now claims to be a million-dollar debt, Liu Xiaodong's road has become narrower and narrower.
I hope he doesn't forget how the fake "cement girl" was spurned by everyone!
03、
Before participating in the "Avenue of Stars", Yang Guang was indeed a very inspirational person.
Blind since childhood, he liked to sing.
Relying on his musical talent, Yang Guang was selected to join the Municipal Disabled People's Art Troupe, and then entered the "Disabled Persons' Federation".
Unfortunately, a car accident took the life of Yang Guang's father, who could only rely on his mother for his life and had a hard life.
For his own pursuit and the life of his family, Yang Guang participated in the "Avenue of Stars".
Unsurprisingly, a tragic life coupled with an inspirational spirit, Yang Guang cut through thorns on the "Walk of Fame" and finally won the championship of the year with a song "You Are My Eyes".
Subsequently, Yang Guang took to the stage of the 2008 Spring Festival Gala and sang "Gathering in Beijing" at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Paralympic Games.
The appearance of two major occasions made Yang Guang completely on fire, and commercial performances and endorsements poured in.
The stars of the entertainment industry also greeted Yang Guang for a while and paid more attention to it.
In 2010, Yang Guang also worshiped singer Dai Yuqiang as a teacher, which can be described as fame and fortune.
But the rapid explosion of popularity seems to make Yang Guang lose himself in the complicated entertainment circle.
His various revelations began to appear on the Internet, and the place that was most criticized was to play a big card.
For example, when performing in business, I often lose my temper because the audio equipment does not meet my requirements.
He repeatedly refused the invitation of the local TV station, because Yang Guang believed that he was a person who had been on CCTV, and going to the local TV station was a self-surrender.
Under all kinds of revelations, Yang Guang's reputation took a sharp turn.
The stars of the entertainment industry no longer care about him, and even a big director directly said to Sunshine: "Then go out of the entertainment circle like this!" ”
For everyone's questions, Yang Guang also made some responses.
He spoke out through the short video platform, saying that the reason why he was picky was because of his high requirements for music, not playing a big name.
On the other hand, Yang Guang also has a great reflection, and while he reduces commercial performances, he begins to contribute his own strength to charity.
In recent years, Yang Guang's attention has been decreasing, it is difficult to receive commercial performances, and he has also begun to enter the field of short videos and become a video blogger.
On the Internet, in addition to singing, Yang Guang also made various comments on the gossip and experiences of entertainment industry stars.
Although the popularity of short videos is not high, yang guang today has formed a family and has a healthy and well-behaved son, which is also a consummation.
04. Ann and the cavalry
The first time "Ann and the Cavalry" appeared on the screen, it caused a lot of controversy.
In 2011, "Ann & Cavalry" participated in "You Are the Most Talented", and after the singing, the lead singer quietly and excitedly said: "I hope to have a concert of 100,000 people in the future." ”
As a result, this statement aroused the question of the judge Wu Qixian.
Wu Qixian said: You have been cooperating for 12 years, and now there are only more than 100 people who have held concerts, which is too slow. If you want to have a concert with 100,000 people, you may have to wait until you are 280 years old.
To the "cold water" poured by Wu Qixian, he quietly replied: "Teacher, have you ever held a concert with 100,000 people?" ”
Then he asked the audience aloud: "Do you think our songs are good?" ”
In the audience's cry, Wu Qixian lost his voice.
As soon as he debuted, he attracted a lot of attention, and Ann and the cavalry took advantage of the heat to participate in the eighth "Walk of Fame" and defeated Yunfei in the final to become the annual champion.
Their masterpiece "Red Mountain Fruit" made Li Shuangjiang praise, and even the first choice song for square dance that year was also the song of An and the cavalry.
For a time, Ann and the Cavalry became the busiest stars of 2013.
But surprisingly, Ann and the cavalry cooled as fast as it did.
The reason is that no more works have been created.
Since "Red Mountain Fruit", Ann and the cavalry have almost no representative works, which is incompatible with their title of "Champion of the Walk of Fame" and has caused many doubts.
The point is that "Ann & Cavalry" chose to set up its own studio, rather than signing a record label like "Legend of the Phoenix".
Without the marketing of professional companies, "Ann & Cavalry" has no exposure at all, and even newly created songs are not promoted.
In a recent live broadcast, the number of people in the "Ann and Cavalry" live broadcast room was less than 200 people.
The only thing worth talking about is probably the love between the lead singer Quiet and the guitarist Cavalry.
The two met and fell in love because of their hobbies, and went to marriage and formed a family, and they are still in love.
06, Jiuyue Miracle
"Ann and the Cavalry" Although the career is cold, there is still love.
The "Nine Moon Miracle" is really "nothing left".
Before participating in the "Walk of Fame", the "Nine Moon Miracle" was called the fairy companion, and the two were not only partners on the stage, but also partners in life.
With excellent singing skills and instrumental performance ability, "Nine Moon Miracle" became the annual champion of the Walk of Fame, and has been on the spring festival gala stage five times.
The two also took advantage of the heat to draw a successful end to their 12-year-long love affair and officially moved towards marriage.
Although the exposure is sufficient, compared with the same type of combination "Phoenix Legend", the popularity of "Nine Moon Miracle" is obviously insufficient.
"Both Shengyu, He Shengliang" to describe these two pairs of combinations, it seems very appropriate.
The reasons for this are complex.
"Legend of the Phoenix" is the first person to eat crabs, their songs are more grounded, and the friendship between Linghua and Zeng Yi was once a hot topic of public discussion.
The "Nine Moon Miracle" is more regarded as an imitator of the "Phoenix Legend".
Even more fatal, the members of the group are lovers.
When the feelings are smooth, everything is easy to say, and once the feelings change, the combination is gone in minutes.
The "Nine Moon Miracle" is like that.
After the two got married, the philosophy soon appeared different.
Wang Xiaowei wants to continue to work hard in her career, but her husband Wang Xiaohai feels that she should focus on the family.
Soon, the marriage of the two came to an end.
In October 2020, Wang Xiaowei officially announced the divorce of the two on the social platform, and two years ago, they had already gone through the divorce procedures.
After the divorce, netizens thought that the combination of "Nine Moon Miracle", which was once no less than the "Phoenix Legend", would also disappear.
Before there was time to regret it, everyone found that Wang Xiaowei had found a new partner, still using the name of "Jiuyue Miracle" and appearing in the public eye.
Whether the new group can regain its former glory is still unknown, and I hope that it will not be like the "Fei'er Band", which will collapse after reorganization.
As for Wang Xiaohai, he has completely disappeared from the entertainment circle.
epilogue
There are many champions of the "Walk of Fame", but there are few who have gained a firm foothold in the entertainment industry.
A momentary popularity does not mean that it will always be popular.
Players who rely on false people and make false hypes are naturally quickly eliminated by the audience.
After becoming famous, there are no excellent works, and the players who do not want to make progress are doomed to not go long.
Red moments rely on luck, and red ones rely on strength.
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