If there hadn't been that strange robbery back then, Mao Ning might not have been 55 years old, and he would have to work hard to engage in medical beauty and cater to the rich woman.
In the 90s, Mao Ning broke out of his own world with songs such as "Late Autumn" and "The Sound of the Waves" in the era of fairy fights in the Chinese music scene.
But just when his career was in full swing, a robbery almost ended his star career.
What was the robbery going on? How did Mao Ning fall from the top to the current stage?
(Mao Ning and Yang Yuying)
The first paragraph: From physical education teacher to singer
Mao Ning was engaged in sports at the beginning, he entered the sports school from the third grade, and was in the sports industry until graduation, and he was able to become a singer later, which was both a coincidence and a destiny.
Mao Ning was born in 1969, his mother sang bel canto at the opera house and his father was a cellist.
Both of them are literary and artistic workers, but in that special era, their work was not welcomed and they were often looked down upon. So after careful consideration, Mao Ning's parents decided to send Mao Ning to a sports school and embark on a road that looked decent and stable.
(Mao Ning participated in the interview)
Mao Ning complied with his parents' wishes, first learned football, then practiced track and field, and finally stayed in Liaoning Provincial Sports School as a teacher, but fate played a joke at this time.
At that time, the Liaoning team won a number of awards in the National Games, and in order to celebrate, the team invited famous singers to hold celebrations, and in order to make the atmosphere more enthusiastic, the students selected Mao Ning as the representative and performed on stage.
(Mao Ning when he was young)
Although Mao Ning has been studying sports, he has been playing with his parents in the opera house since he was a child, and he is not afraid of this kind of thing like performing talent on stage.
As soon as you open your voice, it is full of color.
After enjoying the applause, Mao Ning's love for music could no longer be hidden, and he discussed with his parents and decided to change his career.
In 1990, Cantopop reached its peak, and many people who loved singing went to Guangzhou to develop, and Mao Ning was no exception.
Mao Ning, who had just arrived in Guangzhou, was unfamiliar with the place, so he could only live in a simple rental house and occasionally go to a bar to stay in a bar, one to maintain his life, and the other to seek opportunities.
God didn't let him wait too long, and soon Mao Ning was discovered by the New Era Audio-Visual Company and became their first batch of signed singers.
From then on, Mao Ning's good fortune followed, sending him all the way to the top.
Second paragraph: Someone stabbed at the peak
The Chinese music scene in the 90s was an era that focused on talent, and at that time there were still a few singers, so as long as you sang well, no one cared what you looked like, and Mao Ning not only sang well, but he was also handsome. With a handsome and upright appearance, a height of 1.8 meters, and an affectionate and gentle voice, Mao Ning's start is to hold a good deck of cards.
(Mao Ning when he was young)
The company did not waste Mao Ning's talent, and let him release his first album "Please Let My Emotions Stay With You" in 1992. This album caused a lot of repercussions as soon as it was released, and won him the Most Popular Male Singer Award in Guangdong Province, and more importantly, this album knocked on the door of the Spring Festival Gala for him.
(Mao Ning's "The Sound of the Waves Remains" collector's tape)
In 1993, Mao Ning appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, and the song "The Sound of the Waves Remains" made many people remember it until today, and since then, he has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala 8 times, and it has become popular all over the country. And this year, he was only 24 years old.
(Cover of Mao Ning and Yang Yuying's "Heart Rain")
There was another reason why Mao Ning could become the top class at that time, and that was Yang Yuying.
When Mao Ning became popular all over the country through "The Sound of the Waves", Yang Yuying sang the theme song of the TV series "Alien Girl" broadcast by CCTV, and a song "I Don't Want to Say" made many people like her sweet voice.
The record company keenly discovered that the duo might be able to get the effect of one plus one being greater than two, so the "Golden Boy and Jade Girl" group was born.
In 1994, the company held the "Golden Boy and Jade Girl - Shanghai Golden Autumn Concert" in Shanghai, which was full.
What is this concept?
At that time, Shanghai was one of the meccas of Chinese pop music, and the locals had never heard any trendy songs, but they were still willing to cheer for Mao Ning from the northeast and Yang Yuying from Jiangxi. It can be imagined how popular the golden boy and girl were back then.
(Mao Ning delivered an acceptance speech)
Mao Ning also completely opened the road to hanging, he has won the National Top Ten Singer Award, Top Ten Singer Award, the media once called him and Liu Huan, Sun Nan, Luo Zhongxu the four major singers, Mao Ning ranked first.
In addition, the scandal between Mao Ning and Yang Yuying has also become a matter of public conversation.
The thoughts of the two people who followed the lyrics in the MV of "Heart Rain", sang affectionately on stage, and held hands and interacted with each other, all made many people think that they were a match made in heaven.
But in fact, Yang Yuying was in love with Lai Wenfeng at that time. Lai Wenfeng is Lai Changxing's nephew, and Lai Changxing is the main culprit in China's No. 1 major economic case, the Xiamen Yuanhua extraordinarily large smuggling case.
In 2000, the truth of the "Yuanhua Case" was exposed, and Yang Yuying, who was in love with her, was implicated and had to temporarily withdraw from the music scene.
Not long after Yang Yuying withdrew from the music scene, Mao Ning encountered a robbery that changed his life.
(Photo of Mao Ning and Hu Jun)
On November 24, 2000, a gentleman surnamed Liu called the Beijing Morning Post and said that when he was accompanying his father to see a doctor in Chaoyang Hospital, he met Mao Ning being helped into the hospital, his face was painful, his hands were covering his abdomen, and he was in a very critical condition.
Why was Mao Ning robbed? Was someone retaliating out of jealousy, or was it just an accident?
The third paragraph: A rumor ruined a generation of singers
There is nothing suspicious about the robbery itself, what really made Mao Ning planted were rumors and public opinion related to the robbery.
Shortly after Mao Ning was stabbed, the police arrested the suspect, Guan Ming.
Guan Ming is a ruffian hooligan, he robbed Mao Ning just to get some money to spend. According to him, at first, Mao Ning was very cooperative and took out all the money on his body, but when Guan Ming asked him for the car keys, he hesitated and refused to give them, and even resisted directly. So a physical altercation broke out between the two sides, and Mao Ning was stabbed three times.
(Mao Ning sang "The Sound of the Waves" at the Spring Festival Gala)
It stands to reason that this is the end of the matter. But unexpectedly, just a second before the case subsided, a person named Fan Xiaoyu suddenly jumped out, not only reversing the whole incident, but also pulling Mao Ning down to the top by the way.
Fan Xiaoyu claimed to be a college student and had been in a relationship with Mao Ning for two years, and Guan Ming was one of his suitors, so he retaliated against Mao Ning because he was dissatisfied with being with Mao Ning.
Fan Xiaoyu's words were grandly launched by the media, and in that conservative era, such a scandal instantly set off huge waves on the Internet.
At this moment, Fan Xiaoyu did one more thing, completely pushing Mao Ning to the bottom.
(Mao Ning's old photo)
Fan Xiaoyu committed suicide, and he used his death to prove the truth of what he said, and also said that he had 64 scandalous photos with Mao Ning in his hands.
Of course, the photo did not break out, and the media at the time only used a few words "after careful consideration, it was decided not to publish it".
Although there is no tangible evidence, just the media's description of the nose and eyes is enough to make many people believe that Mao Ning is such a person, and they have turned black to him.
As a result, all performance opportunities and endorsement contracts came to naught, and even music albums were forced to withdraw, and Mao Ning could only watch his reputation plummet, without even a chance to justify.
(Mao Ning talked about being rumored in an interview)
In this way, a person's simple words ruined Mao Ning, who was once popular all over the country and climbed to the top of the Spring Festival Gala 8 times.
In fact, some media sought the truth at that time, and a reporter from Yangcheng Evening News had contacted Fan Xiaoyu, and they found that Fan Xiaoyu, who had been dating Mao Ning for two years, knew nothing about Mao Ning at all. I don't know what phone number, home address, or broker's name is.
And later Fan Xiaoyu was also wanted by the police for theft, and the police dug up his true identity, his real name is not Fan Xiaoyu, nor is he a college student, and his age is not 21 years old as he said, but 32 years old, and he is an authentic migrant worker, and all the remarks about Mao Ning are fabricated.
(Mao Ning said in an interview that he had never met Fan Xiaoyu)
Mao Ning also talked about this in an interview, saying that he didn't know this person and didn't know why someone would use such a scam to slander him.
But at that time, no one could hear Mao Ning's grievances and justifications, and people were more willing to talk about the ups and downs of rumors. If the truth is not hot, no one knows, so in the eyes of many people, Mao Ning is still the hateful homosexual.
(Mao Ning and Yang Yuying singing)
Later, Mao Ning tried to make a comeback, and also received some jobs, such as the judge of the singing competition, the supporting role of some TV series, and the invitation to sing songs with Yang Yuying.
(Beijing News reports that Mao Ning is taking drugs)
But in 2005, Mao Ning broke out again into a scandal - drug abuse.
At this point, Mao Ning's acting career came to an end.
In recent years, the news about Mao Ning is that he runs around for commercial performances, singing affectionately with fans for the performance fee, many people are surprised to see the singer they once liked, but more people are sighing, if he didn't choose the road of no return, maybe he will really have the opportunity to become popular like Yang Yuying.
Mao Ning's journey is actually very smooth, he lived a stable life under the arrangement of his parents when he was a teenager, he found his dream when he was young, and worked hard for it, fortunately he has both talent and opportunity, and in just a few years, he has become popular all over China, with countless fans and countless awards.
But a robbery case made him feel the gap from heaven to hell, people who have never suffered setbacks, it is difficult to make a comeback after being hit suddenly, but Mao Ning survived, his tenacious courage is very admirable, but it is a pity that he survived the most difficult days, but lost to the most mediocre days.
What geniuses are most afraid of may be the sentence "Unknown to everyone".
In fact, nine times out of ten, life is not as expected. We need both the courage to persevere, but also the open-mindedness to let ourselves go, blindly pursuing the glory of the past will only stop us. Therefore, it is better to let go of the past and look to the future, after all, every day is a new day, and a new day is often full of infinite hope.
Reference Links
[1] [Interview] Video: [Cai Ming] A collection of messy materials
[2] [Interview] Video: Mao Ning Interview ~ 21CN
[3] [Interview] Video: Mao Ning explained that he changed from an athlete to a singer, recalling the road to fame|The same celebrity in the world
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[5] ""The Prince of Love Songs" Mao Ning Was Released After Being Detained Because He Did Not Meet the Conditions for Detention", China News Network Author: Tang Ning, 2015-12-13
[6] "Many Pictures: Famous Chinese Singer Mao Ning Was Stabbed in Beijing Last Night", China News Network, November 23, 2000
[7] [Entertainment] "The Truth About Mao Ning's Early Assassination Exposed"