In the late nineties of the last century, an extraordinary host successfully stepped on the bright stage of CCTV Sports Channel with his majestic temperament, which immediately attracted the attention of countless audiences.
This host is Liang Hongda.
In that era, the program style of sports commentary was generally dominated by "professionalism and rigor", but Liang Hongda brought an unprecedented new experience to the audience with his unique hosting style.
His words are as fluid as a stream, and his witty and humorous performances are often able to use clever metaphors and peculiar puns, making the otherwise mundane broadcast of a sporting event instantly lively and interesting, eliciting enthusiastic applause and laughter from the audience.
Liang Hongda's eloquence and quick reaction speed really exceeded the audience's expectations and was full of praise. This personality that breaks free from the shackles of tradition, as well as his sharp and sharp style of commentary, quickly won the love of a wide range of audiences.
He was endowed with many labels such as "iron mouth", "true temperament", "dare to speak and dare to be", and gradually climbed to the lofty status of "famous mouth" in the eyes of the audience.
After entering the new millennium, Liang Hongda's talent can be fully displayed in a broader world. He has successively hosted many popular talk shows such as "Lao Liang Says the World", "Lao Liang Story Collection", "Lao Liang View the World" and so on, and the ratings are rising day by day.
At the same time, he also frequently appeared on the same stage with Zhao Benshan, Guo Degang and other giants in the variety show industry, becoming one of the most sought after hosts by the audience.
The rise of Liang Hongda undoubtedly benefited from his profound cultural heritage and rigorous mentorship. He once worshipped Jin Wensheng, a master in the cross talk industry, as his teacher, devoted himself to the study of cross talk and the art of storytelling, and was deeply influenced by Jin Wensheng's unique style.
At the same time, he has also made remarkable achievements in the academic field.
This is the style that Liang Hongda showed to the audience from the late nineties to the beginning of the twenty-first century as a generation of "iron mouths".
With his sharp and straightforward words, he presented a new perspective to the audience, which aroused widespread attention from all walks of life, and it is no exaggeration to say that Liang Hongda led a new and unique TV hosting trend at that time, bringing a refreshing viewing experience to the audience.
However, it was precisely because of Liang Hongda's unique "iron mouth" personality that eventually led to the decline of his career.
Mr. Leung has always been fearless, whether in the entertainment industry, sports, business or academia, he has no scruples about challenging all kinds of limelight.
In the show he hosted, he mercilessly directly criticized those popular stars, claiming that their acting skills were poor and overpaid, and at the same time boldly revealed all kinds of unspoken rules and ulterior secrets in the industry.
At the beginning, although Liang Hongda's "talk show"-style sharp rhetoric occasionally caused controversy, more often than not, he won warm applause from the audience.
In this mainstream media environment full of positive energy, his maverick wildness has brought unprecedented freshness to people and made people feel happy.
However, as his popularity grew, Liang Hongda's sharpness became more and more obvious, and his words and deeds soon touched the sensitive nerves of society.
The entertainment industry is a field that is difficult to provoke, with rich resources and strong discourse behind it, Liang Hongda frequently provokes these big-name stars, and he will inevitably bear a heavy price, some stars named by him openly fight back against him, trying to attract the public's attention in this way, while more people are secretly pressuring.
Gradually, Liang Hongda's remarks aroused the dissatisfaction of various forces, and he was always isolated by everyone.
Finally, in 2016, this contradiction finally broke out in full force. In a certain program, Liang Hongda openly questioned some well-known revolutionary heroic deeds, and believed that many of them were over-exaggerated.
This remark was like a bombshell, causing an uproar across the country.
People's heroes are the backbone of the country and the eternal belief in the hearts of generations of Chinese. Liang Hongda's blatant questioning of these heroic deeds undoubtedly touched the sensitive nerves of the entire people.
There was a lot of abuse on the Internet, accusing Liang Hongda of "ulterior motives" and "loss of conscience". Major media outlets have also published articles to strongly condemn it.
In the face of the flood of condemnation, Liang Hongda, who has always been known for his witty response, fell into a rare silence this time. He finally realized that he had made a serious mistake this time, and that he could no longer resolve the crisis as easily as he had in the past.
Even though Liang Hongda's original intention may have been just a gaffe, when it comes to the serious value of faith, any deviation and vacillation cannot be tolerated!
Finally, Liang Hongda's program was forced to go offline urgently, and he himself has since disappeared from the world and has never been shown on the TV screen again. The "iron teeth and copper teeth" that were once famous all over the world became the rat crossing the street referred to by Qianfu in an instant.
All these changes, although jaw-dropping, seem to be reasonable. Liang Hongda's sharpness was revealed, and after all, he was attacked by everyone.
After seven years of silence, Liang Hongda finally reappeared in the public eye in March 2024. However, this time, he was not standing in front of the TV screen, but in an online video, introduced by cross talk master Zhao Benshan himself.
However, compared with that year, today's Liang Hongda is not what it used to be. His gaze was cold, his words were concise, and his whole person exuded a kind of aging and exhaustion, as if he was out of step with his surroundings.
The long seven years of silence not only made him lose his former sharpness, but also made him gradually break away from the pace of the times.
No matter how brilliant his reputation is, how can he withstand the ruthless wear and tear of time? What's more, the "questioning heroes" incident of that year still has an indelible shadow on Liang Hongda's image.
Despite the passage of time, negative comments about him are still everywhere on the Internet, and many believe that he has long since degenerated from a former idol to an unrepentant street rat.
For Liang Hongda, it may not be easy to regain the recognition and love of the public. What's more, he has not appeared in front of the screen for a long time, and his audience base and influence have long been much worse than before.
If you want to return to the TV industry, you will undoubtedly face many difficulties. And Liang Hongda himself does not seem to be psychologically ready to start again.
In interviews with the media, he often said vaguely, and always avoided talking about the "questioning heroes" incident of the year, let alone deeply reflected on it.
It can be seen that this famous mouth, who has been in the field of public opinion, has a long way to comeback, and may even lose his last dignity.
After several years of vicissitudes, people still deeply respect these national heroes and revere them as the solid backbone of the motherland and the eternal beacon of faith in the hearts of the sons and daughters of China.
However, Liang Hongda's series of remarks at that extremely critical moment made many audiences' trust in him instantly drop to the freezing point and irretrievably lost.
He has lost the love of a wide audience, and now he is falling into the rolling torrent of history, fading away and fading out of the public eye.
And the culprit of this tragic drama stems precisely from the overall situation that he has missed by his insistence on his own opinions and blind confidence.
Looking back on Liang Hongda's life process, we can't help but sigh. The "Iron Mouth", who was once known for his humor, talent and bravery, has brought countless laughter and touching emotional experiences to hundreds of millions of viewers.
However, it was this Liang Hongda, who paid such a heavy price because of his momentary open-mouthedness. As early as the late 90s of the 20th century, Liang Hongda emerged on the CCTV sports channel with his unique hosting style, and quickly rose to become a pillar and was deeply loved by the audience.
After entering the 21st century, he has hosted a number of talk shows that have been soaring all the way, frequently performing on the same stage with variety show superstars such as Zhao Benshan and Guo Degang, and has become one of the high-profile hosts.
This kind of brilliant achievement on the stage is certainly due to Liang Hongda's profound cultural heritage and rigorous teacher inheritance, but it is more due to his courage to express his heart and be fearless.
When he commented on current affairs and interpreted the various social situations, he never beat around the bush, and always hit the nail on the head, sharp and sharp. This spirit of "iron mouth" undoubtedly aroused strong resonance among the audience, and also won him the reputation of "iron mouth famous mouth".
However, this sharp spirit is also the root cause of Liang Hongda's final predicament. His remarks were like a double-edged sword, which caused a huge repercussion for a while, but in the end, it also offended public outrage.
His sharp remarks are widely involved in the entertainment industry, sports and even academia, and often directly criticize those hot stars and celebrities, which naturally arouses their strong dissatisfaction.
Some celebrities who have been named and criticized have openly fought back, while many more are plotting retaliation behind the scenes.
This suffocating, enduring pressure finally erupted in 2016 in the form of a "Questioning the Hero" incident. In the program he hosted, Liang Hongda openly questioned the glorious achievements of some revolutionary martyrs who had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and his remarks undoubtedly touched the softness hidden in the hearts of all the people.
The online world and public opinion venues were boiling in an instant, and major authoritative media also launched fierce attacks on him. In the face of the overwhelming condemnation, Liang Hongda, who has always been known for his witty response, fell into a rare silence this time.
This incident is like a hammer, marking the beginning of Liang Hongda's career into decline, and the program he hosted was forced to be urgently withdrawn, and since then it has disappeared from public view for seven years.
The resentment that had been building up for a long time finally poured out like a volcano at this moment, completely destroying his career and reputation.
Liang Hongda has plummeted from the peak of his former glory, which is really unexpected, but it is reasonable.