A natural ugly boy's dream of acting
Yang Di has been lively and funny since he was a child, and is known for being mischievous.
He has a big head and a monster, and his facial features are not good, which makes it difficult to think of stars in the entertainment industry. However, Yang Di's appearance is no different from his nature - he is a natural performer.
Acting is his dream and pursuit.
In 1986, Yang Di was born in Wenchuan, Sichuan, in an ordinary civil servant family. Both parents are empathetic, tolerant and open-minded, which lays the foundation for Yang Di's happy growth.
There is also a beautiful and quiet sister, and when paired with Yang Di, it is the best case of contrast and cuteness. In Yang Di's memory, her sister's growth trajectory has been smooth, and teachers and classmates like her.
And he is completely different - he often becomes the object of criticism from teachers and parents. However, Yang Di has always been optimistic, because his classmates have responsive performance requests that make him feel worthy.
As a result, he became more and more immersed in the world of role-playing and imagination.
When Yang Di was in the fifth grade, the school organized a party and asked students to prepare programs for their own amusement. At this time, Yang Di finally found an opportunity to show his skills, and performed Allegro with different ideas, which successfully ignited the atmosphere of the audience and won a lot of applause and cheers.
Since then, Yang Di has been eager to use his spare time to participate in more performances, whether it is playing allegro, singing, or performing sketches with a few friends, he is fully committed and unleashed his passion and sweat.
No hard work, no gain, and soon Yang Di became a well-known performing artist in the class and even in the entire school. The eyes of approval and adoration made him excited, and he strengthened his dream of becoming an artist.
In order to live up to his talent, Yang Di is determined to enter the palace of acting. As a result, the college entrance examination was abnormal, and he was only admitted to the Performance Department of Sichuan Film and Television Institute.
However, Yang Di was not disappointed in the slightest, but firmly believed that the future was bright.
Internet celebrities made their debut and caused trouble
In 2005, Yang Di officially started his university life. It just so happened that at this time, the Internet began to develop rapidly, and the profession of Internet celebrity also rose.
Yang Di noticed that some Internet celebrities were earning popularity by posting funny videos, and became interested. So he pulled a few friends from the dormitory, formed a group, named "Qiang Shuangsha", and began to shoot and release videos.
The content is nothing more than lip-syncing performances and exaggerated expressions, but Yang Di and they don't care about whether they are vulgar at all, as long as they can attract attention. Sure enough, as soon as the video was released, it quickly attracted a large number of fans.
Yang Di has countless fans urging to update videos every day, and QQ is also full of strangers.
For a while, Yang Di was immersed in the attention and fame brought by Internet celebrities, and he was quite fluttering. But he also understands that this kind of popularity is only a 15-minute exposure, and if you want to gain a foothold for a long time, you need more and more in-depth content to attract fans.
However, the heavy workload of professional schoolwork soon broke Yang Di's dream of continuing to shoot videos. The frequency of updates for him and his partners began to decline, and the fanbase gradually became deserted.
Finally, the two sides broke up unhappily, and the story of the Qiang people's double evil came to an abrupt end.
With his college graduation approaching, Yang Di had to face the problem of finding a job. Fortunately, his parents helped him find a practical Xi position at a TV station, so that he could enter the work state soon after graduation.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and the monotonous and boring work made Yang Di, who had great ambitions, unbearable.
So Yang Di signed up for Hunan Satellite TV's talent show "You Are the Most Talented". He still uses exaggerated expressions and movements to attract the attention of judges and audiences, and he has achieved good results for a while.
But no one expected that an accidental choking almost cost him his life.
When Yang Di came back to his senses, he was already lying in the emergency room. Only then did he realize that behind the joy of acting there was an unseen risk. "Being a comedian is in danger of his life"! This is a painful lesson that Yang Di has learned.
It's hard to be famous
After experiencing a draft accident, Yang Di made up his mind to develop into comedy. In 2010, in order to seize the opportunity, he signed up for Dragon TV's "China's Got Talent".
This time, Yang Di did not play gimmicks, but directly used his best "emoji" style to win the favor of the judges. He first imitated "Lady Liberty" with a funny expression, which made the audience laugh; followed by an exaggerated crying face, which successfully made Yi Nengjing full of praise.
In the context of the popular use of "XX Emperor" to describe people who are strong in a certain aspect at that time, Yang Di was soon named the title of "Emperor of Expressions" on the Internet. became famous for a while and became a well-known Internet celebrity star.
Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long. Originally, Yang Di thought that there would be more development opportunities after a blockbuster, but it came to an abrupt end - there was still no satellite TV willing to sign a contract with him, and there were few invitations to variety shows or TV series.
During this period, Yang Di also showed his face in various talent shows, but it was difficult to cause much repercussions. There was even a time when he was choked again on the water in Extreme Challenge, and was almost crossed out by a lifeguard.
Repeated failures have hit Yang Di's confidence. He had to face up to his embarrassing situation in the entertainment industry - he lacked both external conditions and no film and television works, and it was difficult to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry.
Fortunately, Yang Di has an optimistic temperament and has not completely lost his fighting spirit. At this time, a chance chance changed the trajectory of his fate......
The makeover is inescapable
In 2011, Yang Di was invited to visit the famous Li Boqing. This should have been a great opportunity to improve, but who knew that the performance met Waterloo. Li Boqing criticized him on the spot for only being a simple spoof, and he didn't have real acting talent at all.
These words deeply stung Yang Di and made him realize his shortcomings. Since then, he has made up his mind to improve his language, content, and image in an all-round way, and transform himself into a true performing artist.
In the following years, Yang Di appeared frequently in various variety shows. He no longer relies purely on exaggerated expressions to please the audience, but uses rich language and humorous jokes to gain attention.
This shift quickly paid off, and Yang Di also accumulated valuable hosting experience in the show.
Despite this, due to preconceived prejudices that are difficult to eliminate, Yang Di's performance still often provokes criticism. For example, he once won the Best Supporting Actor Award at a film festival, but the award scene was completely ignored; After asking, the organizer replied with a straight answer, "Because you're too ugly."
This is undoubtedly a public humiliation of Yang Di. Although it was difficult for him to calm down the hatred in his heart for a while, he also understood that the external conditions were not something he could control, and only by continuously improving his acting skills and popularity and becoming a well-known star in the eyes of the public could these misunderstandings be dissipated.
Variety show rookies turn the tide
In 2016, Yang Di ushered in a turning point in his life. This year, he participated in the recording of Hunan Satellite TV's talk show "Mars Intelligence Agency".
In the group confrontation of the program, Yang Di was extremely active, gaging whenever he had the opportunity, and taking his humor to the extreme. This attracted the attention of the host Wang Han, and she unexpectedly discovered that Yang Di was talented in variety shows.
So in the next episode of the show, Wang Han strongly recommended Yang Di to become a regular guest. Yang Di, who was promoted, went out to play, and the whole episode of the show revolved around him, and finally succeeded in driving the ratings to soar, saving the dilemma of declining popularity in one fell swoop.
The effect of "Mars Intelligence Agency" is like a catalyst in a chemical reaction, which ignites Yang Di's long-awaited dream of variety shows. Since then, Yang Di has been sought after by more and more programs, and has participated in the recording of as many as 26 programs within a year, with a total of 108 episodes.
In these programs, Yang Di was able to give full play to his strengths, using humorous language and exaggerated expressions to successfully amuse the audience. Many netizens even called him "Chinese Little Song Library", a variety of variety show rookies.
Gradually, Yang Di faded away from the negative label of his past appearance and life experience, and became a humorous artist in the eyes of the public, and his popularity continued to rise. He also took the opportunity to develop in many fields, and his acting skills are improving day by day.
The king of smiling variety shows
After gaining fame and fortune, Yang Di was not complacent, and still maintained his former simplicity and professionalism. For example, he received a notice temporarily, and he never shirked even if he stayed up all night; has cooperated with veteran variety shows for many years and has never increased the price, just to reduce the burden on the producer.
Yang Di's contribution to variety shows also made Yang Di highly praised. For example, once, he vigorously recommended a certain brand of drinking water in the show, but was disgusted by netizens as "too commercial".
Later, it was known that it was the title sponsor of the show. Yang Di would rather be misunderstood, but also protect the interests of merchants.
In fact, the reason why Yang Di can mix like a fish in water in the variety show circle is largely due to his strict self-discipline. In order to prepare enough wonderful jokes, he also deliberately bought a notebook and recorded funny and interesting things in his daily life.
Whenever I prepare for the recording of a variety show, I will also make sufficient preparations in advance.
It can be said that Yang Di relied on himself little by little from scratch, from the bottom to the top, to achieve the title of today's "Emperor of Expressions".
Summary: Laughter is invincible in life
By analyzing Yang Di's growth process from a small Internet celebrity to a variety show celebrity, it is not difficult to find that his success is not all smooth sailing, but has experienced many hardships and hardships.
For example, when he first debuted, his dream of being an Internet celebrity was broken, and he encountered a bottleneck after his fame came up; After the change of performance style, he still had to face the prejudice brought by his appearance, and almost gave up his acting career.
It was these failures and frustrations that sharpened Yang Di and made him finally usher in a turning point in his life in 2016. And the key to his ability to seize the opportunity lies in his unremitting efforts - enriching life experience, polishing acting skills, and cultivating good professional Xi.
It can be said that Yang Di's story is as surprising as his appearance and heart. It tells us that as long as we have dreams and persevere, we will definitely reach the other side of success.
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