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Preface
One day in September 2012, Liu Gang, a member of the "Rising Sun Masculine" group, drove his luxury car and staged a scene of eye-catching news at the entrance of the community.
The reason was that several slow-moving old people blocked his way and did not avoid it in time.
According to eyewitnesses, when the clash broke out, Liu Gang first hurriedly honked his horn to urge, and then got out of the car with an iron pipe in his hand and confronted the old people, and the scene was tense for a while.
Who would have thought that just two years ago, he was just a migrant worker running for three meals and living in poverty.
Back in the scorching heat of 2010, the summer in Beijing was exceptionally hot.
In a very simple rental house, two migrant worker brothers far away from their hometowns took off their shirts in sweat, picked up the guitar with the slight drunkenness of two bottles of beer, and let the deep emotions of their hearts flow with the strings, singing the songs in their hearts with a slightly rough voice.
The surroundings are chaotic, but this does not prevent them from immersing themselves in the sea of music, and they close their eyes and sing selflessly.
A friend accidentally recorded this moment and uploaded the video to the Internet, unexpectedly, the video was like a wildfire, quickly becoming popular, causing a huge sensation on the Internet.
At that time, the Internet was not as widespread as it is today, but the number of video views soared to 10 million and continued to grow.
Their simple and powerful singing has touched the heartstrings of countless people and has become the resonant voice of countless wanderers.
Subsequently, the two joined hands on the stage of "Avenue of Stars", and won the runner-up in the annual finals in one fell swoop in the name of "Rising Sun Masculine", and have become famous since then.
mentioned the grassroots stars who came out of "Avenue of Stars", such as Brother Dayi and Li Yugang, they are often active in the public eye.
In contrast, "Rising Sun Masculine" has gradually faded out of people's sight, from the representative of the counterattack at the bottom to almost disappearing, some people regret it, and some people complain about it.
Looking back at what they have done over the years, all this seems to be expected.
01. The power of underlying resonance and true feelings
When it comes to the rising sun masculine, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind must be the song "In the Spring".
But why is the cover of "In the Spring" by the Rising Sun more influential than the version of the original singer Wang Feng? The answer is very simple, just two words: true love.
Their singing really touched countless people who worked hard at the bottom of society.
If you want to say how high the artistic standard of the video of the masculine version of "In the Spring" is, it is really impossible to talk about it.
The picture is rough and the shooting technique is amateurish, but it is such a "grassroots" MV, but it can hit people's hearts.
You see, in the messy rental house, there are a few cheap beers on the table, the smoke is filled, and the two men have strong muscles, like migrant workers on a construction site.
They screamed hysterically, as if they wanted to pour out all the suppressed emotions in their chests.
This is the real reason why "In the Spring" is popular all over the country.
Regardless of whether the song is heavy metal rock or a "compromise version" of rock, the key is to be able to shake people's hearts, otherwise you can only get out.
On the other hand, Wang Feng's version of "In the Spring", wearing delicate small glasses, a large and exaggerated ring on his finger, and singing "a home without 24-hour hot water" is miserable, but it gives people the feeling of "all-weather happiness" modern style.
Obviously, such a Wang Feng, singing "In the Spring" can not touch people's hearts more than the heart-rending sad cry of the rising sun.
02、旭日阳刚的逆袭与沉浮
The story takes place in Shangqiu, Henan Province in 1966, Wang Xu, a child who grew up on a state farm, has had a dream of being a singer since he was a child, he is a maverick, dressed in trendy clothes, leather pants, curly hair and mustache, no matter how you look at it, he is an "alternative youth" in the eyes of the villagers.
He formed a band, was busy with farm work during the day, and performed everywhere at night, yearning for a bigger stage, but the reality did not buy it, and after a few years, his fame was limited to the township, and the big stage was out of reach.
As his son grew up, the pressures of life forced him to return to the farmland and grow watermelons, but this did not solve his livelihood.
In the new century, in 2000, 34-year-old Wang Xu went north to pursue his dream, boilerman, fruit seller, porter, and warehouse manager, and he almost tasted the hardships at the bottom.
In order to subsidize his family, the underground passage on weekends became his temporary stage, and the guitar sounded, and passers-by occasionally stopped to throw coins.
At about the same time, veteran Liu Gang, because of his low education, life in Beipiao is also not easy, setting up a stall and working as a security guard, a guitar has become his emotional sustenance, and he has also found resonance in the underground passage.
By chance, Liu Gang suffered a prank and his dignity was damaged, but he also met Wang Xu in the passage, and the same situation made them hit it off.
The turning point of fate appeared in a video on the Internet, where the picture of Wang Xu and Liu Gang singing bare-chested unexpectedly became popular.
At first, the two were embarrassed and wanted their friends to delete the video, but they didn't want it to push them to the forefront.
Commercial performances followed, their revenues soared, and they even stood on the stage of "Avenue of Stars", winning the runner-up in one fell swoop and becoming famous.
Money is rolling in, and they enjoy a luxurious life that they didn't dare to imagine before, but their inner desires also swell, commercial performances and quotations rise, luxury houses start, and everything seems to be at its peak.
The good times don't last long, and there is a crisis hidden behind luxury.
First, Wang Feng's copyright dispute, and then Liu Gang's negative news, made their image plummet.
What was once a grassroots inspirational legend has become a negative model in an instant.
Ironically, just when the outside world was full of doubts about their future, Wang Feng extended an olive branch to them and invited them to sing "In the Spring" on the same stage, which seemed to be an opportunity for rebirth for a while.
Behind this cooperation, Wang Feng's attitude has quietly changed, and this short cooperation has also added a bit of drama to their careers.
From the farmland to the Avenue of Stars and then to the fall from the altar, the story of Wang Xu and Liu Gang is a true portrayal of dreams, success, loss and reflection.
03, from mutual assistance to the copyright turmoil of banning singing
Wang Feng, a senior in the music world, is full of understanding and sympathy for the two brothers from the grassroots but full of musical dreams.
After all, Wang Feng himself had a similar struggle, and his original intention was to give them the opportunity to realize their talents and improve their lives.
But he also did not forget to remind that it is actually illegal to cover other people's songs in commercial performances without authorization, and you need to be cautious.
Instead of expressing gratitude to Wang Feng for his help, Rising Sun Masculine took advantage of Wang Feng's tolerance frequently
Creating topics, over-hype, and ignoring the importance of gratitude and self-improvement.
This behavior eventually angered Wang Feng, and he decided not to allow Rising Sun to sing his own songs anymore.
In order to explain in detail the reasons behind this decision, Wang Feng wrote a 5,000-word article, emphasizing that his initial help was well-intentioned, and had long advised them to have their own original work, because relying on covers is not a long-term solution after all, and revealed that he had tried to communicate with Rising Sun Yang about copyright issues, but received no response.
In that era when copyright awareness was relatively weak, Wang Feng's explanation was misunderstood by some people as jealousy or "sour grapes psychology", and some even accused Wang Feng of being ungrateful, believing that it was the rising sun that made his song "In the Spring" popular.
As a result, Wang Feng was wrongly labeled as "suppressing newcomers".
In fact, many of Wang Feng's works already have a wide range of influence, and Rising Sun Yang Gang's career has declined significantly after losing the iconic cover of "In the Spring".
Although Rising Sun Yang has tried to create, he has never been able to produce a well-received work, which validates Wang Feng's view on the importance of originality.
Lacking originality, they are gradually forgotten by the audience.
What really brought the duo to an end, and even faced banning, was the misconduct of guitarist Liu Gang later, which further accelerated the process of their withdrawal from the public eye.
04. Get rich overnight, moral decline and public image collapse
The two brothers of the Rising Sun Yang Gang, when they were the most popular, they were infinitely beautiful.
If you sing on the platform for five minutes, you can easily put 200,000 oceans in your pocket.
The dilapidated house that used to rent 400 yuan a month has long been thrown aside, and now it is a frequent visitor to the high-end community, and I want to take a hot shower in winter, and I have it at any time, and I don't have to be frozen.
But people, sometimes they just can't stand the test of a good day.
With more money and higher status, the two of them began to float, and they almost forgot their surname.
Let's just talk about Liu Gang, after recording the show, he drove an Audi sports car, and he drove to 130 miles on a crowded city road, and the red light was not taken seriously at all.
What's more, he also deliberately covered the license plate, making it clear that he was ignoring traffic rules.
This is not over, someone broke the news that Liu Gang was in a community in Fengtai, and when he met an old man crossing the road, not only did not slow down, but also honked his horn and cursed.
As soon as this incident came out, the Internet immediately exploded, and Liu Gang ran a red light, blocked the license plate, and beat the old man.
Everyone was waiting for them to give an explanation, Liu Gang was fine, and he played the world evaporating, and the agent's phone couldn't get through.
After a day, he came out to respond, and he admitted to covering the license plate and running the red light, saying that he had asked the traffic police to admit his mistake and receive the penalty.
But when it came to beating the elderly, Liu Gang was angry, saying that he had found the rumor-monger, a female reporter, and threatened to use legal weapons to clean up people's homes.
His bluffing operation, netizens don't eat it.
In Liu Gang's hesitant explanation, he didn't mention beating the old man.
This time, the good reputation of the rising sun's masculine is a mess, and no one is invited to the event, and it gradually disappears in front of the public.
Then came the news that the two of them had a falling out and were going their separate ways.
05, turn over and sing again and the controversy rises again
After experiencing the twists and turns of the ban on singing, the Rising Sun Yang Gang duo did not stop, they joined hands with Thirteen Month Records, set off again, and covered the singer Chuanzi's song "This Life".
Good luck followed, and they were also included in Zhejiang Satellite TV and became the lead singer of the popular program "I Love to Remember Lyrics", and the TV station even said that as long as they can find a new song that suits them, they will win it at any cost.
The good times didn't last long, and just when everything seemed to be getting better, a new storm swept in.
Some netizens questioned that the so-called "migrant worker singer" identity of Rising Sun Yang Gang is really hype and a deliberately created gimmick.
The remarks spread quickly on the Internet, sparking heated discussions.
In the face of doubts, Sunrise Yang Gang hurriedly clarified, saying that the label of "migrant workers" did not come from themselves, but was added to them by netizens in the process of communication.
This explanation seems to be a bit inadequate, and the public does not fully accept it, but pays more attention to whether there is really a rift between the two, especially when it is discovered that Wang Xu and Liu Gang have different agents, and the rumors of parting ways are even more popular.
In fact, these speculations are not entirely unfounded.
At the time of the rise of the sun, there was a serious disagreement over the selection of agents, and both sides preferred to let their relatives take on this important role, but this arrangement clearly could not reach consensus.
In the end, the duo made a rare decision – one for the same group, with each member hiring an agent.
This practice has undoubtedly exacerbated suspicion of internal discord among the outside world, and despite their efforts to cover it up, the old saying "sharing hardships and hardships" seems to be becoming a fate that the pair cannot escape.
06. Stick to the character or bravely transform
After the rising sun became popular, the big problem they faced was like standing at a crossroads, not knowing where to go: should they grit their teeth and stay the same, or should they change their appearance to a new one? should they guard the hearts of old fans, or should they reach out to attract new friends? should they be a small and beautiful warm existence, or should they desperately grow up to become giants? These questions made their hearts beat and messed up, and they even wanted to hide.
Let's take a look at the coat brother Zhu Zhiwen, people go all the way to the dark, and they don't let go of the word "farmer", but as a result, no matter how the media circle is surging, his topic has never cooled down, why? Because his "farmer singer" brand is polished brightly, and the color never changes.
To put it bluntly, a word that the entertainment industry likes to mention - "personality", in the office, that is your "personal image positioning".
The singing is much better, and his voice is much brighter than Zhu Zhiwen's, but why did Zhu Zhi's diploma become popular overnight, and let the big guys never forget it? First, he really has two voices, and secondly, it depends on his "peasant singer" person to set it up, plus the inspirational story behind it, it is simply a living chicken soup!
Here's the problem, if Zhu Zhiwen is not a farmer one day, then the "peasant singer" will become an "ordinary singer", which is quite a hanging thing in the circle.
Zhu Zhiwen wore the hat of "peasant singer", and everyone was much more tolerant of him, after all, people's main business is farming, and singing is purely a hobby.
In this way, the standard of comparison is naturally low, compared with other peasant singers, Brother Dayi is a bargain!
One of the reasons is that after they became popular, they no longer emphasized their identity as "migrant worker singers" and turned their heads to become serious musicians.
It's a good thing to have pursuits, but Sunrise Yanggang, like Zhu Zhiwen, is not from a professional class, and it is not easy to work hard all the way.
But before he laid a foundation, he hurriedly wanted to compete with the professionals, this is not a muzzle of a gun!
They used to sing "In the Spring" and ran around, and were later warned by Wang Feng because of copyright issues.
There are also more voices outside, and they all say that if you want to be a real musician, you have to have your own songs.
They did release the album "Strong Faith" later, but the response can only be said to be average.
In this circle, if you throw a stone down, you don't see a single splash, and you basically plant it.
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