In 2002, 17-year-old Po packed his simple bags and left the dilapidated mud house in his hometown to a strange big city. Everything here is so new and unfamiliar to Po.
When Po first arrived in the big city, life was extremely difficult, and he felt like a small boat, drifting helplessly in the vast sea of people, never finding his way.
Po has been looking for work on the streets, but has failed one after another. Penniless, he can only barely survive on the glittering streets. Occasionally, he would stand in the shade of a neon tree, looking at the busy streets, and his heart would be filled with longing and anticipation for his musical dreams.
Eventually, one day, Po landed a job as a resident singer in an unobtrusive little bar. At first, the bar owner was worried about Po's rustic appearance, fearing that he would discourage customers.
However, when Po started singing, his high-pitched voice and restrained folk song style instantly attracted the guests of the bar. Po is grateful to his boss for giving him this opportunity to showcase his talents, and he devotes himself to it, using his singing voice to convey his immense love for folk songs.
This humble little bar became the starting point for Po to realize his musical dreams. During his time in the bar, his talent for folk singing gradually gained attention and recognition. This is only the first step in the long road of chasing his dreams, but he is convinced that as long as he perseveres, his dreams will eventually become a reality.
During his residency at the bar, Po's unique folk vocals attracted many fans, many of whom were young people interested in folk songs. These young people were very eager to learn folk singing from Po, and some even offered to learn from him as a teacher.
In the face of these energetic young people, Bao's sense of responsibility for inheriting folk songs rose in his heart. After careful selection, he finally decided to choose a young man named Huang Ge as his disciple.
Huang Ge has excellent qualifications in singing, and his voice is loud and powerful, but he still lacks maturity and stability. Ah Bao patiently instructed Huang Ge to help him better grasp the breath and charm of folk songs and improve his singing skills.
Under the careful teaching of Mr. Bao, Huang Ge has grown rapidly in the field of folk songs. Subsequently, Huang Ge officially debuted with a song called "Spring Water Flows", and won many good results in many music competitions, successfully stepped into the entertainment industry, and gradually became a new star in the folk song industry.
Seeing that the apprentice has the ability to take charge of himself, Po is full of pride and gratification.
Huang Ge's success inspired Po, who was eager to put his folk singing talent to the next level. In 2005, Po signed up for the most popular talent show at the time, "Avenue of Stars", determined to impress the judges and the audience with his signature high-pitched mountain song style and realize his dream.
In 2005, Po stood on the stage of the most popular talent show "Avenue of Stars". He wears a white scarf on his head, a thick sweater woven by his sheep, and a red belt around his waist, this unique dress makes Bao's grass root color unmistakable.
Ah Bao introduced himself as a "sheep herding baby" from the countryside of northern Shaanxi, and usually only cattle and sheep listen to him sing. Before coming to the big city to pursue his dream, he did not study music systematically.
He modestly stated that he had no professional training and was just a young man from the countryside who loved to sing.
When Po sang his "Shandandan Flowers Bloom Red and Gorgeous", the audience was moved. His high-pitched singing voice is full of love and dedication to music, without any flashy technique, only sincere emotion.
Po's talent, hard work and persistence deeply touched everyone present.
Although Po is a little lacking in stage experience and skills compared to the other contestants, his unique voice and restrained emotions finally allowed him to defeat the powerful opponent Phoenix Legend Duo and successfully win the championship.
Since then, Po has been successfully promoted from a nobody to a well-known "grassroots singer", and his success has made countless people see the hope of realizing their dreams.
With perseverance and talent, Ah Bao attracted everyone's attention and became an Internet celebrity and literary idol at that time. His grassroots image and story deeply shocked the public, and he became a beautiful talk and legend in the hearts of people of that era.
After winning the championship in "Avenue of Fame", Po got the popularity and opportunity he had always longed for. During the Lunar New Year in 2006, he was invited by CCTV to stand on the stage of China's grandest program.
Ah Bao, erhu master Wu Yanze, and singer Dai Yuqiang jointly performed "The Sun That Never Rises on the Prairie". This is a crucial stage in his life, standing in front of hundreds of millions of audiences, he used his singing voice to tell about his dedication and persistence in his music dream.
The high-pitched singing voice echoed in the TV screen, slowly expressing Bao's hard-won sadness and passion. The stage light and shadow change, Po sang wholeheartedly, and cooperated with the excellent predecessors to perfectly interpret this quiet and free and easy work.
For Po, appearing on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala marked the pinnacle of his music career. He is sincerely grateful for this rare opportunity to let his inner song enter thousands of homes, touch the hearts of the audience, and resonate.
In the large-scale gala, Po did not give up his true colors and style, and conveyed positive energy with his unpretentious performance.
Ah Bao became famous because of the exposure of the Spring Festival Gala, and a large number of job opportunities poured to him. He was invited to sing at various galas and commercial performances, and also held a solo signing party.
He also actively participates in some public welfare activities to give full play to his influence.
In 2007, Po was invited to perform under the pyramids in Egypt, showing the world the charm of Chinese mainland folk songs with his unique mountain song style. Foreign audiences were deeply impressed by Po's musical talent and affection, and were deeply moved by his original music.
After Po returned to China, he held a solo concert in the Great Hall of the People and showed his musical works to the domestic audience. From an unknown grassroots teenager to being able to sing in a top venue like the Great Hall of the People, Po is very pleased.
Ah Bao seems to be standing at the pinnacle of his life, with fame and fortune, opportunities and resources around him are pouring towards him. However, he has not forgotten his original intention, and has consistently sung every song with his heart, sharing his inner emotions and transmitting positive energy.
The pure pursuit of music is Po's consistent belief.
However, the arrival of success and fame changed Po's mentality, and he gradually became arrogant and arrogant, forgetting his original dreams and persistence. In 2011, Po participated in a variety show hosted by Guo Degang.
In the show, he showed obvious disrespect and provocation to Guo Degang.
Ah Bao drew a cartoon painting that scandalized Guo Degang and made fun of it in front of the host. He also publicly pointed out that Guo Degang has not appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, as a hint that his achievements are greater.
This impudent attitude created dissatisfaction in the audience.
Later, Ah Bao also openly stated in an interview that he wanted to "destroy" the most popular group at the time, Phoenix Legend, and was extremely vain about the opponents he had defeated. This megalomania further lost the favor of the public.
Ah Bao is no longer the humble and low-key grassroots teenager he used to be, and the temptation of fame and fortune has made him lose himself and forget his original intention and hard work. He needs to seriously reflect on whether he has deviated from the essence of music, and correct his attitude in time to remain humble and motivated.
Only by returning to his original intention can Po continue to go further on the road of being a singer.
Po's arrogant attitude on the show sparked public skepticism about it, and a series of later lies were exposed, seriously affecting his reputation.
At first, Ah Bao's image was that of a "sheep herding baby" from a rural area in northern Shaanxi, with a poor family and a companion of cattle and sheep all day long. However, netizens found that his parents were not from poor families, but worked in state-owned enterprises, and their lives were not as difficult as he described.
Po claimed that he had no contact with urban culture before his debut, and he was self-taught. But netizens found photos of him singing in bars in his early years, which proves that his statements lack integrity.
In addition to his background, Po is also rumored to have ambiguous relationships with many female singers, which is far from the simple and stable positive image he has always created. Numerous lies have greatly reduced the public's evaluation of Po.
However, the results of Po's new album are also quite dismal. The number of fans who bought it gradually decreased, and its popularity declined rapidly. The damage to her reputation has made it impossible for Po's new work to be recognized and appreciated by the public.
Due to the successive negative news, Ah Bao has plummeted from the former "grassroots singer", and has been criticized and blamed by the public, and the number of supporters has also decreased significantly. The good image he had built up over the years was ruined and he suffered a heavy price as a result.
This experience taught him one of the most important lessons of his life.
After a series of scandals, Po's popularity has fallen to a low point, and in order to regain his prestige, he has used various means to win attention at the age of 52, hoping to return to the stage.
He first sold miserably on social media, admitted his previous lies, confessed his mistakes to the public, and expressed his desire to start anew, hoping to gain the sympathy and support of netizens.
Po's confession did not receive a response from the public, so he began to post some bizarre content on short video platforms, pretending to be crazy and stupid to attract attention.
Po put on exaggerated makeup and said to himself loudly: "Now I don't even have anyone looking for me for a 500-yuan commercial performance, I'm dying of hunger!" This contrived move sparked criticism from netizens, accusing him of "no lower limit".
After the failure of the popularity plan, Po decided to make a new album to make a comeback with the support of fans. However, due to the collapse of word-of-mouth, the new song could no longer attract listeners, and sales did not meet expectations.
Po originally had the support of many supporting characters, but he still failed to return to his peak form. The public's evaluation of him fell to the freezing point, and the dream of a comeback was shattered.
He used to be a champion singer, but he retired from the stage in the torrent of changing times.
Bao's life experience reflects some problems in the entertainment industry, which brings a warning to future generations.
At first, Po quickly succeeded with his unique voice and simple feelings, and became a public idol for a while. However, the corruption of fame and fortune caused him to lose himself and become arrogant and arrogant.
This magnifies the negative image of him by public opinion, and his prestige is ultimately reduced.
Bao's lesson tells us that although it is not easy to become popular in the entertainment industry, it is even more difficult to maintain the original intention and character. Newcomers and niche artists need to always remember their footing, never forget their original intentions, and keep working hard.
In addition, Po's lies have led to the collapse of his personality and reputation, which warns us to value integrity more in public, because a single gaffe can ruin everything that came before.
In short, Bao's example fully illustrates the current situation in the entertainment industry that "it is easy to become famous, but it is difficult to keep a name". If latecomers can learn from it and stick to the basic moral bottom line and artistic spirit, they can gain a long-term foothold in this industry.
Taking Po's story as a mirror, later newcomers need to keep a clear head in the face of fame and fortune.