At the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a sweet-looking little girl dressed in red attracted the attention of the audience. Her name is Lin Miaoke, she is only 9 years old, and she instantly detonated the audience with a moving song "Sing the Motherland". Known as the "Olympic girl", Lin Miaoke quickly became popular and her name became a household name.
However, behind Lin Miaoke's applause, another little girl was unwilling. This little girl is Yang Peiyi. Less than two days after Lin Miaoke became famous overnight, Yang Peiyi was exposed to participate in the controversy of "lip synch", and the manipulator behind all this was Zhang Yimou, the chief director at the time.
What's going on here? It turned out that in order to increase the effect of the program, the organizers of the Beijing Olympics decided to start with a child star. After layers of screening, the program group selected Lin Miaoke and Yang Peiyi. Lin Miaoke got the opportunity to be in front of the stage because of her cute image, while Yang Peiyi showed her excellent singing voice behind the scenes.
Zhang Yimou initially planned to let Lin Miaoke take the stage alone, but considering the important occasion of the Olympics, he believed that the quality of singing should be guaranteed. However, time was tight and no more suitable candidate could be found, and finally Zhang Yimou decided to let the two appear at the same time. Therefore, in the eyes of the audience, Lin Miaoke is responsible for the image in front of the stage, and Yang Peiyi is responsible for singing.
However, Zhang Yimou did not consider the consequences of lip-synching. After the storm of public opinion broke out, accusations against Yang Peiyi were everywhere, and some people even maliciously attacked Lin Miaoke. Zhang Yimou has always felt guilty about this, and he expressed his apologies to the two children many times in interviews. Fortunately, at that time, they were not sensible, the Internet was not developed, and public opinion did not have much impact on their lives.
In fact, Lin Miaoke and Yang Peiyi's life direction is very different, which is inseparable from the parents' educational philosophy. Lin Miaoke was born into an artistic family, with a privileged family and professional training. Since she was a child, she showed her love for art and quickly embarked on the road of acting. But her mother pursued her success too much and neglected her studies and growth. Lin Miaoke seems too mature in her studies and relationships, and under her mother's arrangement, her life is fully arranged, and she has almost no time for herself.
In contrast, Yang Peiyi's parents are ordinary teachers who pay attention to their daughter's happiness and healthy growth. Yang Peiyi did not receive professional vocal training, and her parents only wanted her to live a happy life. When the lip-syncing incident occurred, Yang Peiyi's father gave her unlimited encouragement and support, comforting her heart. Seeing Yang Peiyi's need to care about being cared about rather than being famous, her father prepared an exclusive stage for her to show her talent at school.
Today, Lin Miaoke has embarked on a difficult path as an actress, but she finally recognizes her limitations and breaks away from her mother and begins to seek the life she really wants. Yang Peiyi was admitted to an internationally renowned university and became a musician to pursue his musical dreams. Although the "lip-synching storm" 15 years ago had a vastly different impact on their lives, they have always maintained contact and friendship, and in 2020, they also sang the public welfare song "Together/Together" together to cheer for the epidemic.
I believe they will continue to work towards their goals and live their own wonderful lives. Whether it is Lin Miaoke's acting path or Yang Peiyi's music path, they need their firm belief and hard work, only in this way can they create their own brilliance.