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Po: From Avenue of Fame champion to joke, what step did he go by?
Po, the name once left a deep impression in the hearts of audiences across the country. He is a "sheep herding baby" from Datong, Shanxi, who won the annual championship of CCTV's "Avenue of Stars" in 2005 with the song "Shandan Danhua Blossoms Red and Bright", becoming the "wind vane" of grassroots singers and the "darling" of major activities. His high-pitched voice, simple appearance and enthusiastic performance make people feel the charm of the loess slopes and the charm of folk songs. He also sang "The Sun Rising and Setting" with Wu Yanze and Dai Yuqiang at the 2006 Spring Festival Gala, becoming an idol of the people of the whole country.
However, more than a decade later, Po has changed from a star-studded singer to a joke. He constantly appeared on various shows without any new works or new breakthroughs. He also often uses his life story to win sympathy and attention, but has been exposed by netizens with a lot of lies. For example, he is not a poor child herding sheep on a mountain, but the son of an employee of a state-owned enterprise, and his family is not poor; He is not an original singer, but a singer with professional training and company packaging; He also once visited Guo Lanying on the show, but satirized Guo Degang on other occasions. These facts make people doubt and disgust Po's image and character, and think that he is a liar and speculator who "pretends to be crazy and sells stupid".
But more than ten years have passed, and the once national singer has now become a "little-known" transparent person in the music industry.
Until two years ago, Po wore women's clothes in the live broadcast, tied two twisted braids, and made "frozen cabbage" on the yellow-stained ground as if he was writing "I'm not mentally normal". Entering his live broadcast room, the audience can no longer see the spirited singer in the past, and only the voice of Po "asking for attention, liking, and brushing gifts" is full.
Today's Po no longer has the spirit of the past, as if he has completely become a "down" middle-aged man.
In the video, he is holding a wine glass alone, accompanied by a sad song, which makes many people feel pity.
Among them, some netizens also liked him and left messages encouraging him to continue to cheer. He also praised him that although he has become old, his singing skills are still unchanged. So how did Po, who was popular at the beginning, fall into such a downtrodden field today?
One reason is that the brokerage company overpackaged in order to make Po famous. With Po's original singing skills, he could have relied on his extraordinary singing skills to be a singer smoothly. But the agency has to make up an inspirational story for Po that has nothing to do with him at all, isn't this deceiving the feelings of fans? How long can a grassroots counterattack story last in popularity?
In a talent show, Han Hong angrily reprimanded the two self-proclaimed wandering singers, which directly pushed Po to the cusp of public opinion. The process was that after the two singers finished singing the song normally, in order to win the sympathy of the audience, they directly began to talk about their tragic experience. The trick of "selling miserable" can be said to be a hundred trials, and some judges were moved to tears on the spot. But unexpectedly, Han Hong, who has always been mild, directly scolded: "Enough acting without you!" This voice directly shocked all the audience at the scene. Han Hong's exposure of the duo's fabricated identities at the recording scene and let them withdraw from the stage triggered heated discussions on the Internet. It turned out that he was simply the "sheep herder in northern Shaanxi" as mentioned in the propaganda words, and his parents were not poor peasants, but workers.
Later, Po's friends also quietly revealed that Po's family conditions have been good since he was a child, not at all like a sheep herder in northern Shaanxi as advertised, and his parents are not farmers, but workers. Po's debut image surprised his friends at that time, but his friends didn't think much about it, and only thought that it was the feature of the packaging when he debuted.
Po himself is not as described, it turns out that he had a job before becoming a singer, an employee of a state-owned enterprise, and his life was very good. Even the most important singing skills of being a singer are not slowly practiced by himself while herding sheep as he himself said, he has learned music knowledge and singing methods in professional venues. After his true identity was revealed, Po gave a number of interviews in which he told some real experiences about himself.
Po said that many singers who sang in bars like himself at that time were popular, but he was not popular. Perhaps out of envy or jealousy, Po followed the advice of the brokerage company and chose to debut again in a different identity. He said he was very capable, but lacked an opportunity to showcase.
The second reason is that Po himself has a very big problem.
From the kitchen at home, it can be seen that Po does not like cleaning, which shows that his own self-discipline is not high.
It is also very difficult for a person who cannot discipline himself well. The young Po really loves singing and has his own ability, but the reason for the failure is that he did not stick to his original intention.
Po set lofty goals for himself at the beginning and was full of bright visions for the future. But in the end, he didn't reach his destination, went too far, and forgot what his original intention was when he set off.
What step did Po go by? In my opinion, his biggest problem is that he has not found his own positioning and direction, has not adjusted and innovated according to the changes of the market and the times, but has been immersed in the glory of the past, unwilling to change and progress. He thought that he could travel all over the world with a song "Shandan Danhua Blossoms Red and Bright", he could impress everyone, and he could stand on the stage forever. He ignored the diversity and variability of the audience's aesthetics and needs, ignored the competition and challenges of other singers, and ignored the improvement of his own musical literacy and performance skills. He did not realize that he was outdated and had been abandoned by the times.
In stark contrast to Po is the Phoenix Legends group, which appeared on the Avenue of Stars in the same year. They are also grassroots singers, and they also became popular throughout the country with the song "The Most Dazzling National Style". But they did not stop at this song, but constantly launched new works, dabbled in different styles, combined ethnic elements and popular elements, and created their own musical characteristics and brands. They did not forget their roots and true colors, but insisted on singing in their own dialect and voice, showing their personality and charm. They did not use their own life stories to attract attention, but used their own musical works to speak, which won the respect and love of the audience. They also did not compete with other singers, but collaborated and learned from them, improving their level and influence. They are the seniors of the music scene, and there are all voices everywhere they go.
Po's story provides us with a negative teaching material and makes us understand a truth: success is not a one-time, but requires continuous effort and innovation; Image is not by saying, but by doing; Popularity is not based on hype, but on strength. Only in this way can we gain a foothold and develop in the highly competitive entertainment industry and leave a real star in the hearts of the audience.
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