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In the last century, Mei Lanfang, who was like a thunderbolt, was undoubtedly a peak in the art world of Peking Opera, and he pushed this national intangible cultural heritage to the global stage, winning brilliant honors and unrivaled status.
However, just when Mei Lanfang's career was booming, a sudden illness ruthlessly took the life of this art giant. Mr. Mei Lanfang passed away in May 1961 in Beijing, the capital, at the age of 77. The departure of this artist, who is known as the first Bangzi in the world, has brought deep sorrow to the entire Peking Opera industry.
Before her death, Mei Lanfang solemnly told her family many times that she would pass on the "Mei School" art he had worked so hard to create from generation to generation, and never allow this precious artistic tradition to be cut off.
The so-called "Mei School" is a complete set of Peking Opera art system formed by Mei Lanfang's lifelong research and innovation, covering singing, acting, makeup and other fields, with a unique style, fully demonstrating Mei Lanfang's deep insight and innovative spirit into art.
In order to fulfill his father's last wish, Mei Lanfang's only son, Mei Baojiu, bravely took on the important task of guarding the art of the "Mei School". Although Mei Baojiu is not an artist, he has been diligent and studious for many years, and has a deep understanding of the art of the "Mei School".
What Mei Baojiu is most proud of is his accurate grasp of the unique style of "Mei School" art.
From Mei Lanfang's death to Mei Baojiu's taking over the banner of the "Mei School", the Peking Opera industry has experienced a magnificent historical period. Many people have doubts about Mui's ability to take on this important task, believing that he may lack sufficient artistic attainments.
However, Mei Baojiu was not affected by the doubts of the outside world, he always remembered his father's teachings, and firmly vowed to pass on the brilliant art treasure of the "Mei School" intact.
In order to achieve this goal, Mei Baojiu traveled everywhere, touring all over the country, teaching skills, and doing her best to promote the "Mei Pai" stunt. He has had a profound impact on the Peking Opera industry, and is respected by the industry as "the head of the Mei family".
Any attempt to infringe upon the rights and interests of the "Mei faction" will certainly be strongly condemned and resolutely resisted by him.
The world-famous art of Peking Opera has a long history and has been passed down from generation to generation. However, at a time when Mr. Mei Baojiu, the defender of this art, was unswervingly adhering to the tradition of the "Mei School", the intervention of a non-professional provoked his strong disgust and public accusations.
Back in 2000, a pop singer Li Yugang, who stood out from the talent show, launched a new song of the same name "New Concubine Drunk" with his innovative interpretation of the Peking Opera excerpt "The Drunken Concubine", which instantly detonated the music scene, and the singing was loud and popular all over the country.
The unique charm of this song lies in the fact that Li Yugang skillfully integrates pop music elements into the singing voice of Peking Opera, which rejuvenates traditional art and shows a new vitality.
The popularity of the song is far beyond Li Yugang's expectations. Soon after, his fans held up the slogan "Mei Lanfang in front, Li Yugang in the back" on major occasions, comparing him to the founder of Mei School art.
Although as an amateur singer, Li Yugang has a lot of complaints about this, but it is inevitable that a little pride will emerge in his heart.
However, for the descendants of the Mei family, such an act is undoubtedly a blasphemy of the teachings of the ancestors and a tarnishing of the family's reputation. Upon learning of this, Mr. Mei Baojiu was furious, and he firmly opposed anyone using the family's artistic heritage as a bargaining chip to seek honor for himself.
Therefore, Mr. Mei Baojiu severely condemned Li Yugang's "self-esteem" behavior, and made it clear that Meijia Art would never recognize him as a "layman".
Although Li Yugang has become a well-known pop music superstar, in the eyes of Mr. Mei Baojiu, he is still just a "half-ass" and is not qualified to be compared with Mr. Mei Lanfang at all.
Mr. Mei Baojiu candidly pointed out that Li Yugang had only received a short period of training in Peking Opera in a formal school, and he was unable to grasp the essence of this art at all.
After the incident, Li Yugang knew that his words and deeds had brought great distress and harm to the Mei family. Filled with guilt and uneasiness, he began to seek Mr. Mei Baojiu's forgiveness many times.
On his first attempt, Li Yugang approached Ms. Wang Kun, a Peking Opera master who had a close relationship with Mr. Mei Baojiu, and hoped that she would be able to speak for herself and plead with the Mei family for herself.
However, Ms. Wang Kun did not show any mercy, but criticized Li Yugang in a serious manner, telling him that he should take the initiative to apologize to the Mei family instead of relying on others to mediate.
Under the painstaking persuasion of the famous performing artist Wang Kun, Li Yugang finally decided to return to his place of residence and began to ponder how to find the most reasonable explanation for his gaffe, so as to write a touching letter of apology to Mr. Mei Baojiu. Every word was filled with his sincere apologies, and he looked forward to the Mei family being able to forgive him for his foul words and give him a chance to be a new person.
However, Li Yugang was never able to make up his mind to send the apologetic letter. Until one day, when the sad news of Mr. Mei Baojiu's death came, Li Yu just posted a few short words of condolence on social media, and in addition, he never expressed his deep apologies to the Mei family.
It can be said that from the moment the controversy broke out until the death of Mr. Mei Baojiu, Li Yugang has been struggling in his heart, he longs for the forgiveness of the Mei family, and at the same time feels that he does not need to apologize in a low voice. In the end, because he could not grasp the scale of the apology, he missed the best time to apologize, so that after the death of Mr. Mei Baojiu, he still failed to get the forgiveness of the Mei family.
This is undoubtedly a major blow to Li Yugang's reputation. He was once a smash hit, but because of his arrogance and arrogance, he had a conflict with the authorities in the Peking Opera industry, and since then his reputation in this circle has been discredited, and it is difficult to recover his former glory.
After the death of Mr. Mei Baojiu, Li Yugang's behavior did not restrain itself, but caused more and more dissatisfaction among people. In 2018, he posted a photo with his father on his personal social media, in which he was refreshed and smiling, seemingly completely unaware that he was taking care of an elderly man who was ill.
As soon as this group photo was released, it immediately caused an uproar on the Internet. Many netizens have accused Li Yugang's behavior of lacking basic human care, and it is completely a show to win the public's attention and attention.
Doubts and abuses came and went, but Li Yugang turned a deaf ear to this, still showing an exaggerated and contrived smile at the camera, and completely ignoring the blame of netizens.
In fact, this is not the first time that Li Yugang has chosen to attract attention at a critical moment.
As early as a few years ago, there were rumors that "Li Yugang committed suicide by jumping into the river" was widely spread on the Internet. At that time, this short news instantly topped the hot search list on Weibo and attracted the attention of countless netizens.
However, immediately afterward, Li Yugang personally came forward to clarify that this was just nonsense and vigorously promoted his new movie.
Many members of the public believe that Li Yugang's repeated fall into such a torrent of "fake news" is actually out of an extreme thirst for attention. He even did not hesitate to use inferior hype strategies to attract the public's attention with negative news, and he has completely lost the professional ethics and bottom line that he should have as an actor.
Since the rumors of "Mei Lanfang's successor" have been noisy, Li Yugang's reputation in the music world has declined sharply. Once upon a time, he was in the limelight, but now he has been snubbed by the majority of fans, record sales have plummeted, and the popularity is only cold numbers.
In order to return to the top, Li Yugang began to try in many fields such as variety shows, film and television, and endorsements, but the good times have passed, and he has encountered setbacks everywhere. In variety shows, he is often questioned for being too pretentious in his words and deeds, and deviates from his true self.
Whenever he wins the championship in a highly competitive program, some netizens always ridicule him as a typical representative of "ruthlessness" and "full of lies".
Li Yugang, who is involved in the film and television industry, is also suspected of acting blunt and contrived. He played the role of an upright and brave soldier in a TV series, impassioned and indignant throughout, but the audience reported that his performance was unconvincing, as if he was just reading the lines.
The film and television industry has always had strict requirements for actors, and it is naturally difficult to win the audience's recognition with poor acting skills. Li Yugang's attitude of forcibly shaping acting skills and responding perfunctorily will undoubtedly make him fall into the whirlpool of public opinion.
Even in terms of commercial endorsements, Li Yugang has been repeatedly criticized. One year, he endorsed a brand, smiling and refreshed in front of the camera, as if he had just come out of the carnival of human liberation.
However, ironically, this product is actually Qingquan brand - a diaper specially designed for the elderly.
A series of negative comments made Li Yugang's reputation deteriorate day by day. Those fans who were once obsessed with him finally saw his true colors and gradually stayed away, no longer confused by his hypocrisy.
Looking back on Li Yugang's artistic path, it can be said that he was arrogant and arrogant all the way, and finally made a big mistake, so that he was deeply mired in the quagmire of controversy and could not extricate himself. The reputation of "Mei Lanfang's successor", who was once regarded as a treasure by him, has now become a ridicule of everyone.
The source of all tragedies can be traced all the way back to the incredible year 2000, when Li Yugang became famous overnight with his adaptation of "The New Concubine Drunk", and caused a sensation in the city. In the face of the crazy crowd and eager pursuit of fans, this former nobody began to become self-aggrandized, invincible, and even declared in a funny tone that he would inherit the mantle of Mei Lanfang and become the successor of "Mei School Art".
However, such wild remarks are undoubtedly a serious desecration of the Mei family's art. As Mei Lanfang's only son, Mei Baojiu was extremely angry about this, and he deeply felt that Li Yugang had no right to have anything to do with the Mei family's art, so he ruthlessly publicly criticized and resolutely refuted.
Although Li Yugang tried to repent afterwards and tried to apologize to the Mei family, due to his deep disbelief and hesitation, he finally missed the best opportunity to solve the problem. Until the moment of Mei Baojiu's death, the grievances between the two artists have not been resolved.
Since then, Li Yugang's reputation has been declining, his behavior has become more and more pretentious, hypocritical, and has been repeatedly criticized by everyone, and he is regarded as an artist who is "indecent" and "unsafe". He did not hesitate to use all kinds of despicable means to create topics and hype himself, just to attract short-term attention, and he has long lost his artistic integrity and moral bottom line.
Those fans who were once obsessed with him have now seen through his hypocrisy and jumped out of his fog and gradually moved away from him. It can be said that Li Yugang's situation today is the inevitable result of his fall into the abyss in the art world and his distance from glory. The reputation of "Mei Lanfang's successor", who once made him extremely proud, can now only be reduced to people's after-dinner conversations, for people to laugh at.