1. The giant wheel of fate is quietly turning - today's rising sun is masculine
Wang Xu, a former music superstar, seems to have moved away from the glorious moments of the past. Back in 2020, his once widely watched dynamics on social platforms, few messages in the comment area were like morning stars, and the once warm atmosphere disappeared without a trace.
Although Wang Xu has never had the slightest compromise on his "star dream". He frequently posts music creation, live programs, and records of daily life on various short video platforms, but when there are still viewers tapping on the keyboard at the bottom of the screen, asking to listen to the song "In the Spring", he can only smile helplessly and shake his head, and frankly say that it is an unattainable luxury.
However, at the end of each live broadcast, he always affectionately performs the song "Farewell", as a symbol that the once popular sunrise masculine group has become a thing of the past.
In contrast, Liu Gang's situation seems slightly optimistic. After the huge profits obtained from the Rising Sun Masculine Group, he did not squander as much as Wang Xu, but chose to devote himself to the entertainment industry in the Northeast region to seek new development opportunities.
With the support of several local "big brothers", Liu Gang's life can still maintain basic stability. However, he is obviously not satisfied with this, otherwise he would not have briefly "reunited" with Wang Xu last year.
Back then, Wang Xu and Liu Gang became popular overnight with a song "In Spring", but now they are in such a predicament, which is embarrassing. The former Rising Sun masculine group shines brightly, but only 13 years later, their situation is like a down-and-out stray dog, which is very emotional.
This ruthless counterattack of fate is really suffocating!
Second, the rising sun rises in the east and becomes famous in one fell swoop - the rise of the rising sun and masculine
To explore the origins of the masculine sun, we have to look at one late night in 2010. At that time, Wang Xu, who had just gotten off work, and his friend Liu Gang had a few drinks in the dormitory, and when they were slightly drunk, the two couldn't help but sing.
Who would have expected that it was this unintentional move that was captured by their friend Shang Haifeng with his mobile phone and uploaded to the Internet. As soon as this video was released, it immediately set off a heated discussion on the whole network, triggering an unprecedented frenzy.
Countless netizens were impressed by the tacit cooperation of Wang Xu and Liu Gang, and they fell for it. The video's views quickly soared to tens of millions of times, and the popularity of the two young men grew.
However, in this rapidly changing entertainment industry, the sudden glory did not bring long-term good luck to the Rising Sun Masculine. Just when they just got the precious opportunity to participate in the "Avenue of Stars", an irreparable storm of infighting broke out.
At first, due to the inexperience of the two, it seemed that they were not ready for such a surprise. In the face of the staff of the program team coming in person, although they initially thought it was just a trick of fraudsters, in the face of real things, they had to admit that life was about to undergo subversive drastic changes.
Sure enough, in the show, Wang Xu and Liu Gang passed all the way with popular songs such as "In the Spring", and finally won the runner-up of the year, followed by the popular singer Liu Dacheng.
The combination of Rising Sun Yang Gang became famous, and the two took advantage of the strong exposure of the Spring Festival Gala to become one of the "top combinations" in one fell swoop.
However, behind this seeming brilliance, there is a fierce internal strife. Although the Rising Sun Masculine is a smash hit and famous, internal contradictions are also quietly growing at this time.
First of all, Wang Xu suddenly proposed to remove his friend Shang Haifeng, who discovered and supported them, from the group, and replaced him with his own sister as an agent.
Faced with Wang Xu's ruthless decision, Liu Gang's heart was full of anger and helplessness, so he also followed Wang Xu's example and hired one of his cousins as his new agent.
In this way, a brother group that was originally close to each other turned out to be a ridiculous situation with two agents.
From this moment on, the rift between Wang Xu and Liu Gang gradually deepened. The two drifted apart, going their separate ways, and their trust in each other was gone. As their fame and wealth skyrocketed, so did their deep vanity and greed.
To the outside world, Wang Xu began to behave arrogantly, claiming that he had to serve high-end cigarettes if he wanted to invite him, while Liu Gang often drove his newly purchased limousine around the city, almost causing a major traffic accident.
The two of them seem to be profligate to everything around them, and they think very highly of themselves.
After Rising Sun became famous, Wang Gang and Liu Gang quickly indulged in a luxurious new life. Not only did they buy real estate in Beijing, but they also bought luxury cars that they once dreamed of.
However, these luxuries still could not fill the growing desires of the two, but only made their tempers more and more irritable.
Fourth, Wang Feng's "heavy fist" attack is forbidden to cover songs
Just when Wang Xu and Liu Gang were proud of the spring breeze and immersed in fame and fortune, a thunderous blow was like cold water poured on their heads - Wang Feng, the original singer of "In the Spring", resolutely decided to prohibit the two from performing this track on any occasion.
The origin of the matter goes back to the beginning. In fact, when the chorus video of the rising sun was just uploaded to the Internet, Wang Feng immediately noticed it. After all, the click-through rate had already exceeded 10 million at that time, so how could he, as the original singer, turn a blind eye to this? .
So, Wang Feng took the initiative to contact Wang Xu and Liu Gang, not only gave them careful guidance on their performance skills, but even visited them in person to teach them singing experience and help them improve their singing skills.
As a giant in China's rock music scene, Wang Feng understands the value of original music. Therefore, he repeatedly advised the two of them to launch their own masterpieces as soon as possible, and not to rely on the "cash cow" of "In the Spring" forever.
However, it is a pity that Wang Xu and Liu Gang's cultural literacy and creative talent are still insufficient, and it is difficult to meet the needs of creation. Coupled with the fact that the activities that invited them at that time almost all revolved around the cover of "In the Spring", the two repeatedly shelved their plans to create a new work.
It wasn't until Wang Feng found out that Rising Sun Yang Gang not only did not take his own suggestion, but also never paid the copyright fees required for the cover song, so he couldn't bear it anymore and personally called the two to inform them that they would not be allowed to sing his own songs from now on.
Fifth, popularity plummeted
Wang Feng's "heavy punch" is undoubtedly a fatal blow to the masculine career of the rising sun. They could easily earn a lot of money by covering the song "In the Spring", but now they have completely lost the "life-saving straw" they rely on for their livelihood.
In an instant, commercial performance opportunities that could have made a fortune by singing the track were all gone. Except for their loyal fan base, no one wants to invite them to perform on stage.
In this way, the once popular Rising Sun masculine popularity plummeted, as if he had been suddenly thrown into the endless abyss. The once hot star group has instantly become two ordinary artists on the streets.
Faced with the danger of dissolution of the group, Wang Xu resolutely chose to go the other way and embarked on the road of entrepreneurship alone. Although he later signed with a certain company, hyped his career on social media in order to increase his popularity, and even dabbled in the field of short video live streaming for the first time, his personal account was almost silent except for the occasional likes and comments from a few die-hard fans.
After all, what promoted Wang Xu's popularity in the early years was the popular song "In the Spring". Without this masterpiece, what is the significance of his existence? Liu Gang was also in a predicament, and had no choice but to leave Beijing for the time being and return to his hometown in Northeast China to look for new opportunities.
In this way, the former "top group", the Rising Sun Masculine, was completely disintegrated, and the two members parted ways and embarked on different life journeys. However, their fate has never been able to usher in a turnaround, and their short glorious life has been overwhelmed by the helpless reality.
Sixth, it is difficult to be sustainable if it is short-lived
Looking back at the rise of the rising sun and masculinity, it is not difficult to find that their future decline is not without a trace. All the problems stem from the extreme vanity that the two of them have developed in their hearts after they have become famous.
The great temptation of fame and wealth made Wang Xu and Liu Gang gradually develop a mentality of over-dependence and blind worship on the outside world. They indulge in the superficial prosperity of the world, but gradually lose the motivation to pursue a real music career.
Except for the classic "In the Spring", the love and dedication of the two in music are really lackluster. As Wang Feng said, they relied too much on a single hit song and did not strictly demand continuous innovation.
Due to their limited cultural literacy, their creative ability is stretched, which undoubtedly indicates that it is difficult for them to go further on the road of music. What's more serious is that once the "springboard" of "Spring" is lost, the Rising Sun Masculine completely loses the value and meaning of existence.
Lacking the ability to survive independently, it will eventually fall into the abyss of reality like a kite with a broken string.
However, Wang Xu and Liu Gang's erratic vanity caused them to quickly immerse themselves in a luxurious and indulgent life after becoming famous, and showed an extremely arrogant and rude posture to the outside world.