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When the sun slowly sets, the ten thousand rays of light shining on the world shine in a small village in Sichuan Province, far away in the sky, an old man walking alone on the country road is still busy non-stop.
This old man in his last years is the once beautiful "Internet celebrity brother" - Feng Jialiu!
Whenever he looks lonely at the various luxury cars driving on the village road, he always has mixed feelings in his heart, sighing that life is like a drama and unpredictable. Those days that were once surrounded by glory and wealth are now only vague memories in his mind, as ethereal as a dream.
"If I could have predicted the final outcome, I'd rather never taste that sweetness. Feng Jialiu smiled bitterly and said self-deprecatingly. His life was full of twists and turns, like a microcosm of the impermanence of everything in the world.
Born in a poor peasant family, he was born with a knee disability, and his unique appearance made him suffer discrimination when he grew up. The burden of life weighed on this young man like Tarzan.
However, on an ordinary day in 2016, the accident of fate and the absurdity of reality were intertwined, and Feng Jialiu unexpectedly became a "bald strong" and quickly became popular on the Internet.
This brought an unprecedented turn in his life: he signed a contract with a brokerage company, had an exclusive broker and assistant, made a lot of money, and bought a luxury villa in the heart of the city.
What's even more striking is that he finally married an Internet celebrity as his wife and lived a luxurious life surrounded by many beautiful women.
However, the whirlpool of prosperous life is fleeting, like a short-lived dream. By 2019, his number of followers and income began to decline sharply, and the agency quickly terminated his contract.
His wife also left him with her daughter under the temptation of money, taking all his beloved mansion and car for herself.
Now, he has to return to his hometown alone and start his former career as a motorcycle passenger again. As he sped past with his passengers, looking out the window at the world, he often fell into deep thought.
The glory that was once surrounded by thousands of favorites, the pride that was piled up by endless money, has now turned into silent loneliness.
Feng Jialiu was born into an ordinary and poor peasant family, and his family's hardship caused him to lose the opportunity to receive an education from an early age. Unfortunately, he was born with a rare knee disability that caused him to walk hobbly, causing great inconvenience in his daily life.
At first, Feng Jialiu's parents thought that this was just a normal physiological characteristic of the little boy's growth and development, so they did not pay too much attention and worry. However, as Feng Jialiu grew into adulthood, this birth defect became more and more prominent, which deeply disturbed them.
In order to thoroughly investigate the cause of the disease, the family had to embark on the road to the county hospital to seek medical treatment.
"Dear parents, your child has unfortunately suffered from a congenital genetic disease of the knee joint, and there is no cure. The doctor's solemn telling them of this cruel truth was like a bolt from the blue, completely shattering their hopes for the future.
Since then, Feng Jialiu has been engaged in agricultural production in his hometown to make ends meet. His unique appearance became an unspeakable pain in his heart. The bridge of his nose is slightly upturned, his face is covered with red boils, his forehead is prominent, his jaw is broad and slender, and he always has shaved hair and beard, and the whole person looks out of place with his surroundings, and it seems so abrupt.
After entering puberty, Feng Jialiu longed to have his own love partner. However, until he reached the age of 30, he still failed to fulfill this wish. During that time, he could only earn a meager income by driving motorcycles to carry passengers.
Despite the hardships of life, Feng Jialiu resolutely adopted an abandoned baby girl and raised her with all his heart.
In this way, Feng Jialiu stuck to that remote mountain village alone, waiting for a turning point in his life. Finally, on a hot summer day in 2015, the accident of fate made him unexpectedly popular.
On an ordinary day in 2015, when Feng Jialiu drove a motorcycle through the streets of the city as usual, the heartfelt cheers of the children were heard from time to time: "Bald head, bald head!" At first, Feng Jialiu was puzzled by this, mistakenly thinking that it was just the children joking with him.
However, this happened frequently, and Feng Jialiu had to start taking it seriously. After in-depth thinking, he suddenly realized that it was precisely because of his unique image that he had an amazing resemblance to the protagonist "Bald Qiang" in the popular cartoon "Bear Infested".
One day in 2016, a young man who claimed to be a talent scout stumbled upon Feng Jialiu in a clothing store who was carefully selecting clothes.
Faced with this sudden opportunity, Feng Jialiu felt at a loss. Born in the countryside, he knows very little about city life and the entertainment industry. The young man, who claimed to be a talent scout, then explained: "I am a contracted agent at a well-known brokerage firm that is dedicated to discovering potential newcomers.
When the conversation was going on, the other party did not hesitate to take out a heavy wad of cash, which was quite polite and reciprocating. Although Feng Jialiu, who was confused, was skeptical, he still reluctantly accepted this generous reward with a desire to try.
Surprisingly, it was this seemingly simple decision that completely changed the course of his life. Just a few days later, the agent urged Feng Jialiu to put on the famous "bald head" costume, shoot a concise and creative short film for him, and publish it on the online platform.
This work of testing the waters of the production of grievances instantly detonated heated discussions in the online world and won enthusiastic praise from hundreds of thousands of netizens. The agent was keenly aware of the huge business opportunity contained in it, and immediately made a decisive move, signing a huge five-year contract with Feng Jialiu, and at the same time paying him a large signing bonus.
Since then, Feng Jialiu has completely escaped the poverty of the past. According to the company's careful planning, he sometimes shows humorous performances in short films, and sometimes interacts enthusiastically with fans in the live broadcast room.
His income has also soared from a few thousand yuan at the beginning to a high salary of tens of thousands of yuan per month. What's even more amazing is that just one endorsement activity can easily earn tens of thousands of yuan in sky-high income.
In this way, an ordinary person who was originally unknown, with his unique appearance and disappearing anime characters, unexpectedly became popular and gained hundreds of millions of dollars.
The torrent of money poured into Feng Jialiu's life like a spring tide, and he seemed to be in a dreamlike world. The capital operation methods of the 21st century are so superb, and the packaging and hype are enough to make an obscure old rural farmer transform into a high-profile Internet celebrity overnight.
With a steady stream of wealth accumulation, Feng Jialiu first purchased a luxury villa in the heart of the city as a new home. Covering an area of 1,000 square meters, this mansion has everything you need – a swimming pool, a video room, a gym and more.
He drove elegantly out of the gate of the community in an extended Lincoln sedan, his assistants holding up parasols for him, and beautiful ladies huddled him in the center.
This is the privileged treatment enjoyed by Internet celebrities, a luxurious life! The former hillbilly now lives a rich life that can only be witnessed in TV dramas. Surrounded by luxury cars and beautiful women, spending money has long been commonplace for him.
However, it is still not enough to let the material life shine brightly, Feng Jialiu's strongest desire in his heart is to have his own family and children, which is his lifelong yearning.
However, this dream seemed unrealizable, but the god of fate favored him at this time, and a young, beautiful and popular Internet celebrity took the initiative to meet him and give him a hug, and the two quickly entered the marriage hall.
The new wife is decades younger than Feng Jialiu, and she is in the most glorious golden period of her life. Soon after the marriage, this virtuous and virtuous wife gave birth to a lovely daughter for Feng Jialiu, and the warm and happy life of the family of three began.
Seeing his wife and daughter by his side, Feng Jialiu's heart was filled with an unprecedented sense of satisfaction. Although his appearance is not outstanding, he has proved to the world with his firm belief and unremitting efforts that no matter what the environment is, as long as he does not give up his dreams and persistently pursues them, even those living at the bottom of society can also win their own piece of blue sky.
However, everything in the world has its end, and even the once-popular influencers cannot escape the cruel rules of the game in the capital market. Idol packaging is just a commodity after all, and once it loses its traffic value, it is destined to be ruthlessly abandoned.
In order to regain the public's attention, the brokerage company does not hesitate to use some vulgar gimmicks for hype marketing. However, instead of boosting Feng's public image, this practice further undermined his otherwise positive image.
Finally, in that cold winter, the brokerage company saw the general trend and decisively terminated the contract relationship with Feng Jialiu. The former "Internet celebrity brother" instantly fell to the bottom and became a prisoner.
In the past, he could easily earn up to 100,000 yuan a month, but now he is facing many financial difficulties.
His wife chose to marry him, undoubtedly because she also took a fancy to his wealth. Now seeing that he is penniless, he has the heart to leave. A complaint announced the breakdown of their marriage.
What's even more tragic is that his wife actually took his baby daughter Feng Yingying away, leaving him alone and waiting for the empty house.
The glory and wealth of the past came to naught in an instant, and Feng Jialiu fell into the abyss of poverty again. The limousine and villa were forced to sell, and he could only embark on the journey back to his hometown with endless regrets and sorrows.
Life is like a roller coaster, and such a surging and drastic change is really daunting for Feng Jialiu! He used to be the focus of everyone's minds, like a magnet to attract everyone's attention, but now he has to face the loneliness and loneliness in his heart alone.
In an instant, the wealth and glory of the past became a cloud of smoke and dissipated. Feng Jialiu could only cherish the regret and melancholy in his heart, and once again embarked on the long road back to his hometown.
The former villa and limousine have been returned to their original owners, and all that remains in his hands is a pitiful deposit of tens of thousands of yuan. These funds will quickly be swallowed up by daily life, including trivial matters such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, etc.
And his wife took her daughter away and flew away, leaving Feng Jialiu alone in the empty room, alone.
After returning to his hometown of Yanshan Village, Feng Jialiu tried to become self-reliant and start his own business. He has registered his own personal account on major social platforms, hoping to earn income with the power of short videos and live broadcasts.
After all, he has accumulated a wealth of experience in this field over the past few years.
However, reality ruthlessly shattered Feng Jialiu's beautiful vision. Although he still has 400,000 loyal fans, the gap is heart-wrenching compared to the million followers he had at his peak.
The popularity of the live broadcast room is far less than expected, and he can only get a few dozen yuan of reward income every night, and there is not much left after deducting the platform's share.
Soon after, Feng Jialiu felt that he was unable to regain his former glory. Just as he was about to give up, a small brokerage company offered him an olive branch and offered to work with him again.
Thankfully, the two parties quickly signed a one-year agency contract. However, the good times were short-lived. Soon after, the brokerage company suffered serious business difficulties, advertising revenue shrank significantly, and employees could not be paid on time, and finally chose to dissolve.
As the last artist to sign a contract, Feng Jialiu did not receive any remuneration. In this way, he lost his former idol halo and was destined to not be able to regain his foothold in the entertainment industry. With no choice but to return to his old job, he returned to the streets and drove motorcycles to carry passengers for a living.
Once poverty and poverty went hand in hand, and he was penniless, now Feng Jialiu is back in the beginning of his life, and every day he has to do his best to drive his motorcycle through the streets of the city, just to earn those menial fares and odd tips.
Whenever he strolled through every corner of the small city, Feng Jialiu would always witness those limousines speeding by, and his heart couldn't help but feel endless emotion.