A gifted son of music
In 1969, on an ordinary winter day, an opera house in Shenyang, Liaoning Province ushered in a new life - Mao Ning was born. He is the beloved son of the father of the cellist in the courtyard and the mother of the bel canto soprano.
Maybe he grew up with his parents' piano sound since he was a child, or maybe it was genetic, this pungent and lively boy is talented in music.
Parents want their son to live a good life that he didn't have and no longer work as hard as he used to. They cultivated Mao Ning's athletic talent, and Mao Ning did perform well, successfully admitted to the provincial sports school to become a football player, and then switched to track and field.
Everyone thought that he would become a teacher and lead a stable life without any problems.
However, fate is not as simple as one might think. Before the National Games one year, the school held a celebration party and let Mao Ning perform on behalf of the students. Unexpectedly, the enthusiastic sports boy has a melodious and beautiful singing.
The audience applauded thunderously, and everyone was amazed at the huge potential contained in his singing voice.
This unexpected and wonderful performance touched the deep emotions in Mao Ning's heart. Perhaps, physical education teachers are not his destiny in this life. The charm of the stage is calling, and music is his true calling.
Mao Ning plucked up the courage to show his parents his heart, hoping to give up his original path and chase his dream of being a singer.
The ups and downs of Guangzhou, after all the hardships, finally won the glory
Faced with their son's sudden request, Mao Ning's parents were deeply surprised. They don't want their son to repeat the hardships he went through in the opera house, let alone imagine the hardships of the entertainment industry.
But Mao Ning passionately expressed his yearning for the singer's dream, and his parents finally nodded with satisfaction.
Mao Ning gave up his original stable job as a physical education teacher and came to Guangzhou, the most advanced pop city in China at that time, and began his journey of chasing stars. But the gap between his dream and reality is far bigger than he imagined.
There are countless singers who have come to Guangzhou to develop, and they are making a living on the streets and alleys, and there is little hope of success.
Fortunately, Mao Ning has a hearty personality, and he soon became a confidant with Yang Yuying from Taiwan. Both of them came to a foreign land for their dreams, supported each other, and were like brothers.
During the day, they sing in the cabaret to make a living, and at night they practice Xi diligently, longing for the day when they will be discovered.
1993 was a turning point in Mao Ning's life. This year, Yang Yuying, who has a sweet singing voice, was photographed by a record company, and released two albums that were very successful, and her popularity rose rapidly.
She actively recommended to the company that Mao Ning, who took good care of her like a brother. Under her recommendation, Mao Ning also ushered in her own opportunities as she wished.
In the same year, Mao Ning finally reached the first peak of his life - CCTV Spring Festival Gala. He affectionately performed the popular song "The Sound of the Waves Remains", and became famous for a while and became a well-known "public lover".
However, this is only the beginning, and more turbulent waves await him in the second half of his seemingly glamorous life.
The family is ruined, and he almost wants to give up his dream
1993 was the year when Mao Ning soared. In this year, he not only successfully appeared on the Spring Festival Gala and became famous all over the country; The album has sold more than one million copies, and its popularity is booming.
However, the good times did not last long, and when he stood at the peak of his life and was pleasantly surprised, fate gave him a heavy blow - the news of his mother's death due to illness came.
This is undoubtedly a major blow in Mao Ning's life. Facing the stage lights, he endured his grief and completed the performance; But when he rushed home and saw his mother's cold face, Mao Ning cried bitterly and knelt on the ground to mourn.
The wounds of his mother's death had not yet healed, and his father had died a few months later, and the couple had both left him.
The blow of losing two relatives made Mao Ning, who was only 25 years old, almost collapse. He began to question himself if his mother and father would not have left him if he had not embarked on this road of no return.
Self-blame and pain swept through his heart, and Mao Ning had the idea of retiring.
Under the guidance of the agency and friends, Mao Ning regained his strength. Perhaps music is what his parents want him to stick to the most, and this is their gift to him. Mao Ning plucked up his courage and decided to continue chasing that unfinished dream.
After stopping cooperation with Yang Yuying, he chose to leave Guangzhou and went to Beijing alone, hoping to find a new start in life.
However, greater storms awaited him. Although the stormy waves of fate overturned him again and again, the dream has taken root in his heart, and Mao Ning is still determined to continue to move forward with the sound of the waves.
Beijing was framed, and his career fell to a freezing point
After coming to Beijing to develop, Mao Ning soon signed a contract with a large local entertainment company and started his new life in a foreign land. However, the environment in Beijing is very different from that in Guangzhou, and the competition in the industry is more fierce and brutal.
Inexperienced, he struggled in this strange circle, and the album sales were far less than before.
Just when his career was gradually flattening, one day in 2000, Mao Ning suffered a robbery. The assailant used a knife to blackmail him, the two had a physical altercation, and Mao Ning was stabbed and sent to the hospital.
What should have been an ordinary criminal case was hyped up overnight - some people spread that it was because of a love dispute and the involvement of a third party.
Strangely, then a man who called himself "Fan Xiaoyu" suddenly appeared and claimed to know the inside story. He claimed that he had been Mao Ning's lover and had a lot of "evidence".
These bizarre remarks spread rapidly under the media rendering. Although the police were quick to clarify that the robbery was just a vicious incident; But rumors have taken root among the people, causing a heavy blow to Mao Ning's reputation.
Mao Ning, who was in trouble, was speechless, he didn't dare to read the newspaper, he didn't dare to watch TV, and locked himself at home all day. Thanks to his friend Cai Ming in the music industry who sent text messages every day to explain, he slowly came out of the shadows.
A year later, the police finally caught the real person who spread the rumors in the first place, and uncovered the carefully planned frame-up one by one. However, the blow to Mao Ning is no longer enough.
In this crisis of public opinion, Mao Ning's career fell to the bottom. In desperation, he had to temporarily withdraw from public view, planning to wait for the turmoil to subside and set off again.
He could have made a breakthrough in transformation, but in the end, it was the "kiss" that caused him to fall back then that hurt him hard.