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In 1997, a "strange thing" happened in a video store on the street of Wuhan, and if this thing is placed now, it is estimated that it can be on the front page of major publications!
It turned out that the female clerk who sold tapes at that time met a "strange" guest, whose accent was not local, but who looked very "familiar" and seemed to have seen it somewhere.
Until the female clerk was selling Ren Xianqi's tape to the customer, she suddenly realized that the guest standing in front of her looked exactly like the photo on the cover of the tape.
After the guest left, the female clerk also told the neighbor about this as a joke, saying that she had just met a person who seemed to be "Ren Xianqi", and at that time the female clerk could not imagine that in fact, the guest who had just stood in front of her was Ren Xianqi.
Many years later, Ren Xianqi talked about this passage in the interview of "Tonight There is Drama", and he still remembers it.
He said that when I went back to my hometown in Wuhan to visit my relatives, I heard that "Heart Is Too Soft" was playing all over the street, and I wanted to see if there were any tapes selling me in the video store.
As a result, the female clerk I met happened to sell me "Too Soft Heart", and she also enthusiastically persuaded me to buy a plate, saying that this is the hottest now, but I did not buy it, I said I could sing.
In 1997, how popular was Ren Xianqi's "Heart Too Soft"? Let's put it this way, anyone who has passed through that era, men, women and children, will sing.
Ren Xianqi once told a few interesting stories.
One is that when the eldest brother Qi Qin went to Tibet to hold a concert, the place was the Brahmaputra River, a group of people in the car, saw a child herding sheep, while throwing the whip, while singing, Qi Qin bet with the people in the car, this child must be singing Tibetan songs, the result of the car drove closer, found that the child sang "the heart is too soft, the heart is too soft."
One is Ren Xianqi and the music producer Xiao Worm, in Sanlitun, Beijing, personally saw an old man riding a tricycle selling rock sugar gourds, and while pedaling the car, he shouted in a Shandong dialect: I always have too soft heart, too soft heart, rock sugar gourd.
There is also a more funny, is Ren Xianqi friend grandpa playing mahjong, the old man played cards slowly, people around will sing "should be put on the release, no longer think about it is useless, not yours, don't force it anymore." ”
In this regard, Ren Xianqi laughed at himself, "I really can't imagine that my "Heart Is Too Soft" has evolved into so many versions. ”
Even this song, the fire is still loaded into the "1997 China Top Ten Events", even now, to search for this keyword, you can still find the "1997, Ren Xianqi "Heart too soft" this label.
But strangely, although this song "Heart Is Too Soft" was popular all over the country, Ren Xianqi himself at that time was not hot, and the typical "song red people are not red".
In fact, looking back at Ren Xianqi's debut career, there are more "strange" things like this.
For example, he was beaten in his childhood, stimulated his sports talent, and was "tricked" from a sports student to become a singer, these experiences are all laughable;
For example, he and his wife Chen Zeyu have been in love for 20 years, and he is still called "a good man in the world", and even fans call him "simply rarer than dinosaurs";
For another example, he was once called "the king of the past", but as long as he opened an offline concert, it was difficult to find a ticket;
The strangest thing is that he is obviously a singer and actor, but he is called "the boss" by everyone.
Today, let's walk into Ren Xianqi and see how legendary his story and life are!
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Ren Xianqi was born in 1966, his ancestral home is Wuhan, Hubei Province, he grew up in Taiwan, the name "Ren Xianqi" was taken by his father, which means "see Xiansiqi".
Although Ren Xianqi's name is very elegant, he has been mischievous since he was a child, and in his words, his father, as a teacher, chases after him every day.
How naughty is Ren Xianqi?
He said that he had done a "cow dung bomb", that is, he put firecrackers in cow dung, calculated the time to explode, placed it on the path that his classmates had to go through after school, and when he saw his classmates in a "mess", he hid and laughed;
In addition to the "cow dung bomb", he also took advantage of the villagers to worship the Land Temple, secretly roasted sweet potatoes on the stove of the Land Temple, and later after being known to everyone, it was naturally another beating.
Despite the daily disasters and daily beatings, Ren Xianqi felt that his childhood was not bad, and he said that it was also a kind of luck for boys to have a naughty childhood.
At that time, Ren Xianqi did not expect that "being beaten" actually stimulated his sports talent, and he laughed at himself: it may be that he ran too much and his physical fitness was practiced.
In 1987, because of his outstanding athletic talent, Ren Xianqi was sent to the Physical Education Department of the Chinese Culture University after completing his military service.
Surprisingly, although Ren Xianqi was a sportsman, he played tricks in music, and he and his classmates started a band called ATP Choir, which once swept the campus.
The song was also sung, and people were also on fire, but What made Ren Xianqi more sad was that the good-looking girl on campus never spoke to him, or even looked at him.
Later, Ren Xianqi learned that because he had long hair and loved to ride motorcycles, plus he was still a school DJ, the girls mistakenly thought he was a "playboy", and there were not many girls to take care of him.
Seeing the boys in the band, they all received love letters written by the girls, and Ren Xianqi was envious and jealous.
In 1988, a girl finally appeared next to Ren Xianqi, this girl was his sister, because she liked to listen to Ren Xianqi sing, so she often came to talk to Ren Xianqi.
Many years later, everyone learned that this student sister was Ren Xianqi's wife now, she was Chen Zeyu, but Ren Xianqi at that time did not have formal contact with Chen Zeyu, because he was a migrant youth and had no time at all.
It turned out that Ren Xianqi at that time had no money to rent musical instruments, so he could only go to the musical instrument shop to work to pay off debts, and he was too busy to touch the ground every day.
On this day, Ren Xianqi was watching the door in the store, and happened to meet the guitar teacher of Xinge Records, and when he saw that Ren Xianqi could play guitar, he recommended him to go to Xinge Records to develop.
In the face of the guitar teacher's warm invitation, he did not understand anything, only a proud Ren Xianqi, soon went, but after coming to the company, he found that he did not have any opportunity for "development" at all, and his job was to hand the singer a microphone.
After a while at Xinger, the company finally gave him a record called Ask Again, which sold 60,000 copies.
When the company's senior management saw a new person, the first record sold to 60,000 copies, so they sent the guitar teacher who recruited him into the company to negotiate with Ren Xianqi to sign a contract.
Talking about this guitar teacher, Ren Xianqi was crying and laughing, he said, I feel that the most incredible things in the world have all been caught up by me!
Originally, when the guitar teacher asked Ren Xianqi to come out to eat hot pot, when he saw the teacher invited him to eat, Ren Xianqi immediately agreed, and when he arrived, Ren Xianqi found out that where there was a hot pot, the people sitting in the room were all the company executives.
The guitar teacher took out a contract and promised him: Brother, your future, brother help you cover, you sign the company, in order to better develop.
At that time, Ren Xianqi had great trust in this teacher, he did not even read the contract, he signed the contract directly, after signing Ren Xianqi was very excited, put the contract in his pocket and left, and when he rode a motorcycle all the way home, he found that the contract had been lost earlier.
After two weeks, the company called Ren Xianqi to try on the outfit, came up to cut his hair, Ren Xianqi did not dry, said to discuss with the guitar teacher, the result of the hair stylist said: Your teacher, just two days ago was terminated by the company.
Hearing this, Ren Xianqi was dumbfounded on the spot, and he asked: The teacher has left his job, so what should I do?
The hair stylist told him: Do whatever you want, if you default, first take 1 million compensation.
Years later, Ren Xianqi recalled his experience of entering the industry for the first time, and he still felt incredible, saying bluntly: Who would have thought that I had just officially entered the industry and took my teacher to resign.
But the incredible things are still to come, because after less than 2 years in the company, the company has also gone out of business.
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In 1992, Xinge Records was acquired by the Rolling Stones, and the entire New Grid was "packaged" and sold from the artists down to the tables and chairs.
Ren Xianqi, who was not very popular in the new grid, could not see a way out in the Rolling Stones, when Ren Xianqi issued a total of 3 records, in addition to the first one sold 60,000 copies, the latter one was more dismal than the other.
Therefore, when Ren Xianqi came to the Rolling Stones, there was no place for him at all, and often after he came to the company, some employees asked him: "Are you here today to receive the courier?" ”
In fact, when it comes to rolling stones, the fame is much greater than that of Xinge, for example, Wu Bai, Zhou Huajian, Chen Shuhua and other well-known singers have developed here.
Although he often has the opportunity to see these big stars, Ren Xianqi is not happy, because there are many talents here, and he does not know when it will be his turn to release records.
With nothing to do, Ren Xianqi wandered around the company every day, he didn't know who to look for, and he didn't know where he was going, and finally one day when he was blind, he met the company's music producer "Worm".
After learning that Ren Xianqi was a singer of The New Grid, "Little Worm" asked Ren Xianqi to wait, saying that he would come to help him make a record when he had time, because "Little Worm" felt that Ren Xianqi had a lot of ideas.
Seeing that the famous music producer appreciated himself so much, Ren Xianqi was naturally very excited, and just when he felt that the future might be able to move smoothly, he found that the "little worm" had recently gone abroad and had no time to take care of him.
Faced with another disappointment in hope, Ren Xianqi decided to "save himself", he began to try to be a host, in order to be able to mix food, he hosted children's programs, but also hosted animal programs.
Although he was the host, this way of "saving the country by curve" could not change his fate of being dismissed, and just when Ren Xianqi was about to be terminated, God finally rescued him.
What saved Ren Xianqi was a TV series called "Unforgettable", in which Ren Xianqi played a "bad child" in the village, and this role for Ren Xianqi was simply to live his childhood life again, so he played it very well.
After "Unforgettable", Ren Xianqi also acted in costume dramas and emotional dramas, but most of these roles were tepid, so they were not very famous.
After staying in the Rolling Stones until the 3rd year, the company decided to terminate the contract with Ren Xianqi, and the producer "Little Worm" finally intervened, and he took Ren Xianqi to the music studio abroad, hoping to help Ren Xianqi produce records.
In the face of the hard-won opportunity, Ren Xianqi naturally desperately grasped it, and this record that saved Ren Xianqi was the "Heart Too Soft" that later caught fire.
In 1997, "Heart Too Soft" was popular all over the country, at first it was "singers are not red", but as the song continued to become popular, Ren Xianqi finally became popular.
From his debut at the age of 24 to the age of 31, Ren Xianqi spent a full 7 years, and later talked about these 7 years, Ren Xianqi only had one sentence, he said: No matter what time, don't give up easily, because you don't know when, God will take care of you.
After "Too Soft Heart", Ren Xianqi did not stop, and successively released records "Love Like the Pacific", of which "The Girl Opposite Looked Over", "Ren Yao", and "Sad Pacific" have become the masterpieces that have been sung to this day.
After becoming popular, Ren Xianqi "floated", he said that during that time, he felt that his self had swelled to the extreme, and it was not pleasing to anyone's eyes, as if the world had completely turned over.
At this time, it was the teacher "Little Worm" who woke him up, and Ren Xianqi said: "Little Worm" Teacher asked me to look in the mirror to see who the person in the mirror really was, and after I looked in the mirror, I suddenly felt ashamed and embarrassed, because I became the most hated person I had ever been.
Later, Ren Xianqi appeared in front of the public again, he always smiled, humble and courteous, he said, I will always remember a sentence, that is, "You have to have the ability of a big name, but don't have the temper of a big name." ”
And it was this sentence that made Ren Xianqi later become the "boss" in the hearts of everyone.
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Throughout the entertainment industry, it is rare to find someone like Ren Xianqi, because he is simply a "decathlon".
As we all know, in terms of singing, Ren Xianqi is quite accomplished, and some people even say that he is the transition between the "Four Heavenly Kings" and Jay Chou.
Until now, his songs such as "The Heart Is Too Soft", "The Waves Are Flowers", "Spring Flowers Will Bloom", "The Girl On the Other Side Looks Over" and so on are still classics in people's hearts.
In addition to singing, he can also act, and when it comes to his masterpieces in film and television, there are also many!
For example, "Star Wish", which watched countless people crying, to "Flower Good Moon Full Moon", which touched many people, and then "Marginal Walker", which was "good and evil", from "the best man in the world" to "undercover tough guy", I feel that he can control any type.
In addition, in the field of extreme sports, he is also a well-known sportsman.
He loves motorcycle riding, won the 2001 Asian Motocross Rally Championship, is a well-known player in the racing circle, he is also good at surfing, boxing, running and so on.
In Ren Xianqi's own words, I am from sports, so I have always used the spirit of a sportsman to encourage myself, "Fight to the death and not retreat, and if you lose, you will grit your teeth and go up again."
Perhaps, it is this spirit of never giving up that allows Ren Xianqi to blossom in all fields, from his debut to the present, he has worked hard for 32 years and is a well-deserved predecessor in the hearts of countless people.
However, in front of the newcomers, he did not have a little shelf, but protected the young people of the younger generation everywhere.
In 2021, Ren Xianqi went to participate in a variety show, and there was a girl named Kong Xue'er in the show, because she did not know the correct way to eat caviar, when asking everyone whether the caviar was used with spices, she was ridiculed by everyone, and the host Hua Shao even laughed out of the "double chin".
Especially when xue'er tasted it, she ate the caviar in one bite, which made a group of men next to her laugh non-stop, and unscrupulously laughed at Kong Xue'er.
At this time, only Ren Xianqi had a serious face, and even Ren Xianqi, who had always been good-tempered, had a "murderous spirit" in his eyes, and then he also helped Kong Xue'er everywhere to break the siege, hoping that everyone would not bully a little girl.
In the recent hit "Cut through the Thorns" program, Ren Xianqi used his own actions to show what is called "big brother" demeanor.
When Zhang Junning, who was not famous, was worried that no captain would want him, Zhang Junning carefully asked Ren Xianqi if he could accept him as a team, and Ren Xianqi replied without hesitation: Of course.
When the director asked Ren Xianqi if he wanted to show himself on the performance stage, Ren Xianqi subconsciously refused, but instead recommended the talented Renke to shine.
He said: The biggest purpose of my coming here is not to show myself, but to hope that young people can have more opportunities, just like when Zhou Huajian's eldest brother brought me, I also want to promote the younger generations.
Not only to help the younger generations, Ren Xianqi will always take the initiative to reach out when his friends need it.
For example, when the mentor "Little Worm" fell into an economic crisis, Ren Xianqi directly took out 1 million yuan to help break the siege; Cecilia Cheung on "Longing for Life", in the face of the media gossip at that time, Ren Xianqi took the initiative to help clarify, he said that if everyone does not understand a person, please do not hurt her.
The most touching thing is his friendship with the good brothers of Jiukong.
Ren Xianqi and the Nine Holes gang met when they fell, but after Ren Xianqi became popular, he still regarded these people as brothers.
Harmonic star Jiukong once said that when Ren Xianqi first caught fire, when he saw that I did not have a car, he gave me car keys, I had no money, he borrowed me, even if I did not have good clothes on the show, they all wore him, until now Jiukong and Ren Xianqi still live on the opposite door.
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From his debut in 1990 to the present, Ren Xianqi has almost no scandals, especially in terms of feelings, it is extremely low-key, even the paparazzi who have always been gossipy cannot dig out his "black material".
But in fact, Ren Xianqi has always had a lover, that is, his sister, Chen Zeyu.
The two met in 1988, when Ren Xianqi was one year older than Chen Zeyu, and the meeting between the two was also very romantic.
In the interview, Ren Xianqi said that he was passing by a dance class at the school and found that the girls were training at that time, and after he saw Chen Zeyu, he wanted to ask someone to come out to eat ice cream, but because of his face, he put a note in people's shoes.
Later, Ren Xianqi and Chen Zeyu became friends, and the two often sat together to talk about their dreams, Ren Xianqi said that he wanted to sing, and Chen Zeyu wanted to be a costume designer.
After the two made their minds clear, they did not hinder each other from pursuing their dreams, but hoped that they would work hard and meet each other at the peak of the future.
When Ren Xianqi debuted and entered the entertainment circle, Chen Zeyu went abroad to continue studying, although they were in a long-distance relationship, they did not give up this relationship, but silently guarded.
For many people, maintaining a transnational long-distance relationship is not easy in itself, not to mention that Ren Xianqi is in the entertainment industry, and he has to face more temptations and obstacles.
If nothing else, take the actresses who Ren Xianqi cooperated in filming, from Cecilia Cheung, Yang Qianwei, to Shu Qi, etc., all of them are goddess-level figures.
So someone asked Ren Xianqi if she ever doubted you when she was in love with her wife?
Ren Xianqi replied: I don't know if she has it or not, but I know what I want, and I know what kind of person I want to be.
This relationship was low-key for 20 years, until Ren Xianqi had a daughter, the lover Chen Zeyu was not made public, to which Ren Xianqi said that it was not open because his wife was not a circle person, and I did not want her to be affected by public opinion.
In fact, Ren Xianqi's concerns are not wrong, because after this relationship was made public, some people once felt that the two were not a good match, after all, one was the Heavenly King, the other was an ordinary woman, neither had a stunning appearance, nor did she have special talent.
But no matter what the outside world says, since Ren Xianqi interacted with Chen Zeyu, he no longer had any emotional scandals, but single-mindedly guarded a home.
My friend once told about the side of Ren Xianqi's life, although he was the "Heavenly King" in front of everyone, he was still like a shy big boy in front of his wife Chen Zeyu.
Even when inviting my wife out to dinner, or "Miss Chen, can I invite you out to dinner?" Such a statement.
And Ren Xianqi was also at the concert, publicly confessed to Chen Zeyu, he said that everything in the family is taken care of by his wife, because the family, including me, is 3 children.
Now, more than 30 years later, Ren Xianqi and his wife Chen Zeyu are still happy and happy, although they are low-key and never show affection in public, but people who know Ren Xianqi know that he is a happy person.
Perhaps, it is precisely because of the support of his family that 56-year-old Ren Xianqi can continue to pursue his dreams and launch new challenges to life.
In 2022, he stood on the stage of thorns and thorns, not only let more people see the charm from middle-aged men, but also brought a clear stream to the entertainment industry.
On this stage, he let the audience see what an artist is, and let the audience see what is yide!
Ren Xianqi said that his requirements for himself have never been simply to be a good man, but to hope to be a man, a man with an iron backbone.
Seeing today's Ren Xianqi, I just want to say that as of now, he has done it, and I believe that in the future, he can continue to insist.