Fifteen-year-old Li Yugang left his hometown of Jilin in a small village deep in the mountains, embarked on the journey to the south to work, and began to make a living outside. As the eldest son in the family, his family was poor since he was a child, and his parents were too busy looking for food to take care of him.
Faced with the situation of his family being stretched thin, he resolutely decided to go out and look for a job, hoping to reduce the financial burden on his family.
Li Yugang sat alone in a dilapidated long-distance bus and came to the strange city of bustling and noisy Beijing. In the beginning, he did a lot of casual odd jobs – washing dishes in restaurants, packing in garment factories, handing out flyers in front of supermarkets...... Although these jobs are hard, the hard-working Xiao Li has never shouted tired, and although the salary is meager, he will mail it all home to help the family.
Running around, working in the west, these years of hard work have honed Li Yugang's hard-working quality, and also increased his understanding of the world.
While doing odd jobs at a speakeasy, Li discovered that the resident singers could earn tips by performing. So he plucked up the courage to ask his boss to come on stage to show off his singing voice, hoping to increase his income.
At first, Lee could only sing some popular songs. Once, the bar's scheduled duo show was cancelled, and Li Yugang decided to complete the performance by playing two roles alone.
His vivid and witty duet dialogue and brilliant performances won the applause of the audience, which became a new starting point for his stage career.
Since then, Li Yugang seems to have found his interest. He began to concentrate on the study of performance techniques, and dabbled extensively in the field of music. During the day, he still has to go out to work, and at night he soaks in the library and reads a lot of books about opera, and even finds an old artist who is willing to teach him the tricks of voice and cross-dressing.
Li Yugang's diligent and studious attitude made the old artist see the infinite possibilities contained in this young man.
In 2007, 28-year-old Li Yugang mustered all his courage and signed up for the most popular talent show "Avenue of Stars" at that time. On the day of the competition, he wore an old opera outfit and put on the stage with heavy makeup.
With the music sounding, Li Yugang began to sing the competition track he had carefully prepared - "The New Concubine is Drunk". He perfectly blended the traditional singing of Peking Opera with popular music, and accompanied by a superb performance, the judges in the audience were stunned and frequently exclaimed.
At the end of the performance, in the thunderous applause, Li Yugang bowed deeply to the audience with tears in his eyes.
This performance not only allowed Li Yugang to advance to the national finals, but also became popular overnight across the country, and he really entered the public's field of vision with the third place of the year.
Since then, Li Yugang has been recognized as an outstanding representative of the new generation of grassroots musicians, and the name "Little Li Qiugang" is almost universally known.
After becoming famous overnight, Li Yugang gradually embarked on the road of no return. He began to appear frequently in various entertainment news and gossip tabloids, and drunk and chaotic lace news and domineering remarks sparked heated discussions.
As his fame grew, he became more and more empty-eyed and went his own way. Li Yugang began to publicly exaggerate his master-apprentice relationship with the late Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang, claiming that he was the only authentic successor of Mei Lanfang and wanted to build himself into a new "Mei School" grandmaster.
He also adapted and renovated the traditional repertoire of Peking Opera without authorization, adding too many fashionable pop elements, which caused public outrage in the entire opera industry.
Obviously, in the face of fame, fortune and applause, Li Yugang has gradually lost his original intention. He couldn't see how much harm what he was doing to the heritage of this ancient art.
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In 2010, Mei Baojiu, the son of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang, finally couldn't bear it anymore and criticized Li Yugang by name in front of everyone on a TV talk show.
He said that he could not accept that a layman would claim to represent the authenticity of the Mei School, which was disrespectful to the entire opera industry. However, the brazen Li Yugang did not let it go at all, and then played up that he was a disciple of the Mei faction.
Because of this, the two turned their faces and broke up completely, and Mei Baojiu no longer allowed Li Yugang to hype up the name of the Mei faction.
In 2016, Mei Baojiu passed away with resentment towards Li Yugang. Li Yugang expressed condolences on the surface and wanted to use it to repair the relationship, but did not get any recognition in front of and behind the scenes.
Li Yugang's actions eventually led to his disrepute in the opera industry, and he was regarded as a street rat by the entire Peking Opera industry, and no one dared to cooperate with him again.
In the face of Li Yugang's fall in the face of fame and fortune, we should not rush to conclusions, but look at everyone's growth process objectively and tolerantly. It's easy to get carried away by success, but in the same way, failure can't negate the whole value of a person.
Li Yugang was also a hard-working young man with dreams, but he lost himself in the entertainment industry where he was too flashy.
There are no absolute failures in life, only temporary lows. The important thing is to have the courage to admit mistakes and be willing to make amends.
of the heart. I believe that a person with perseverance will be able to re-enrich himself and regain self-confidence on the way forward. No one is destined to perish.