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On February 25, 2022, it was a day for Liu Wei that he never expected. On major social platforms, he released a sad statement: "Due to the unfortunate fact that my mother was diagnosed with cancer, I have decided to temporarily retire from acting. This short statement is like a heavy blow, hitting everyone's heart deeply. As an artist who is about to turn 36, his departure effectively means the end of his career. This undoubtedly undid all the efforts of Liu Wei in the past 17 years to pursue his music dream.
People can't help but recall his glorious years 17 years ago - that was in 2005, on the stage of the yet-popular music talent show "My Type My Show", Liu Wei successfully won the annual championship with his outstanding performance skills. At that time, he was young, handsome, and full of passion, as if he had endless light and hope to illuminate the road ahead.
Immediately afterwards, the young man got a rare opportunity to go to South Korea for development. According to the growth trajectory of Rain, a hot idol at the time, a comprehensive packaging plan was carefully created for him, and the future was limitless. He was joined by Nikun and Hyuna, who later became close friends.
Everything is fully prepared for Liu Wei's brilliant journey in the future. However, at this critical time, he was forced to leave South Korea and return to his homeland due to a contract dispute with his brokerage company. As a result, his life entered a low point and began an arduous journey of chasing his musical dreams.
After his return, Liu Wei's musical ideals remained unwavering, and he tried various methods to break the predicament more diligently. But why did fate never seem to give him enough preferential treatment for every effort?
In order to find a foothold in the music scene, Liu Wei even sacrificed his own image, and even imitated the bold and innovative elements of other artists to attract public attention. In 2009, he was invited to join the Chinese production team of Disney's live-action film "Youth Musical". For him at that time, this was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
However, when he was full of passion and eager to devote himself to filming, the agency ruthlessly threw him a harsh clause: "If you still want to go firmly, you must pay a high termination fee of up to 1 million yuan." This is undoubtedly an unimaginable astronomical amount for the career of an almost poor and nobody!
However, even in the face of the dilemma of family breakdown and bankruptcy, Liu Wei still made up his mind without hesitation to seize this hard-won opportunity. His mother had to sell her real estate, borrow money from everywhere, and work hard to raise a huge sum of 1 million yuan, just so that her children can get the opportunity to realize their dreams.
It's a pity that fate made people, once this so-called movie was released, it failed at the box office like falling flowers. Liu Wei suffered the heaviest blow in his life as if he was hit by a bolt from the blue, all his hard work came to naught in an instant, and he fell into the abyss of despair from which he could not extricate himself.
Since then, Liu Wei can no longer run his music career independently, and can only helplessly hope for all kinds of variety shows. In 2013, he did not hesitate to spend 50,000 yuan to create a personal EP for himself, but no one cared about it, and in 2020, after 15 years of silent work, he finally ushered in his first album "Little Planet", but only 6,000 copies were sold within a week.
After encountering the Waterloo of his music career, variety shows have become the only life-saving straw for Liu Wei to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry. He went all out to grasp every opportunity to stand out on the variety show stage, and gave full play to his imitation and funny skills, winning warm applause and cheers from the audience.
On the stage of the popular variety show "Variety Show", Liu Wei's carefully depicted eyeliner and gorgeous Barbie pink lip gloss jointly create a mysterious and charming temperament. Immediately afterwards, he devoted himself to the study of Wu Mochou's dance movements, and sang the popular "Just Now" affectionately, as if Wu Mochou himself was present in person, which aroused the warm cheers of the audience.
In addition to being good at imitating female stars, Liu Wei's imitation of male artists is also perfect. He put on high heels and showed a fiery dance posture, which was not inferior to Jolin Tsai's demeanor. The audience was amused by his wonderful performance, and the jury praised him repeatedly, giving him a high evaluation of his talent in the field of imitation.
He not only has excellent imitation skills, can successfully create the unique charm of many well-known artists such as Jolin Tsai, but also is familiar with the performance styles of other stars, whether it is the familiar Sun Yue or the looming Cai Xukun, he can be skillfully mastered, every funny and interesting expression change and rich and exaggerated body movements, he skillfully used in his own performances, becoming his unique weapon to entertain the public.
It is precisely because of his diversified acting talents that Liu Wei has been repeatedly praised in various popular variety shows and is frequently reused. In the acclaimed comedy show "Mars Intelligence Agency", he pushed the atmosphere of the entire recording scene to the climax again and again with his excellent on-site control and powerful aura.
"Dear friends, hello everyone! I am Liu Wei, I am very honored to be here with you, welcome everyone to Banana, let us enjoy this joyful feast together!" His opening remarks were like a blazing bomb, instantly detonating the passion of the audience.
With the appearance of the host, he went all out to play the role of a hot guest, or singing a song, or showing off his superb dancing skills, completely ignoring the gains and losses of his own image, just to make the show full of vitality and climax, becoming the best "variety show opening show".
Although he has made a name for himself in the variety show industry, Liu Wei's deepest desire is still music. Even if he can only show his singing voice briefly in the show, he will go all out to chase his dreams.
In 2016, when he participated in the popular music talent show "Good Songs of China", a glimmer of life ignited for him again. At the scene, he affectionately performed his original song "Because You Are Fan Xiaoxuan", and the lyrics revealed his deep love and persistent pursuit of music: "Because you are Fan Xiaoxuan, I want to become a popstar." Stand in front of you again, sing your song ten thousand times, ten thousand times, and be willing to die. ”
The audience was all moved by his unexpected sincere emotion and applauded warmly. Even the person concerned, Fan Xiaoxuan himself, was moved by his singing, and tears flickered. Since then, people have been revisiting the former draft winner and applauding his unwavering belief in music.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, 2020 has come, and Liu Wei finally got his wish and launched his long-awaited debut solo album "Little Planet". For this singer who has been chasing his dream for many years, this is undoubtedly the most important milestone in his life.
In the face of the music album he created, Liu Wei was extremely excited and in awe, as if he were a newborn baby. However, the cruelty of reality is chilling, and the sales of this album are embarrassing and crystal clear, and Liu Wei has no choice but to embark on the road of running around, eager to arouse everyone's attention and love for this work through various channels.
"Mr. Sida, respected artist, would you like to take the time to share our information on Weibo? This is probably my last album, I sincerely hope that you will listen to the melody in it, I believe you will be deeply moved. His tone was full of self-deprecation and helplessness, but at the same time, he also revealed the last glimmer of hope for his music career.
After experiencing countless insurmountable practical difficulties, Liu Wei finally made up his mind and made a difficult but firm decision - to temporarily bid farewell to the entertainment industry and temporarily put aside the music dream that he has always adhered to for 17 years.
In 2020, when the "Brother" series of variety shows swept the country and the ratings hit new highs, Liu Wei did not hesitate to sign up for "Chasing the Light, Brother". For him, this is undoubtedly a great opportunity to regain his glory, and he even decisively abandoned the familiar and intimate stage of "Mars Intelligence Agency" for this reason.
However, it is a pity that "Chasing the Light, Brother" failed to achieve the expected success in the end, and this dream stage that could have helped Liu Wei emerge again was fleeting. In this regard, the audience is unaware that once upon a time, the unknown draft champion has now quietly joined the team.
The tricks of fate are always so ruthless, Liu Wei is only a little bit away from achieving transformation on the road of chasing his music dream, but he always passes by success. However, this is not his personal problem, but the harsh rules of survival in the entertainment industry.
In this circle where fame and fortune are paramount, and the rules are strict, it is impossible to achieve success with pure musical dreams alone. The possibility of a counterattack is very small, and most people will eventually be ruthlessly abandoned by capital and the market. The so-called ideal of a musician is nothing but an ethereal fantasy, and only status and fame can decide everything.
When Liu Wei deeply realized this, he chose to temporarily leave this circle where he tried his best to pursue his dreams but suffered repeated setbacks. However, I firmly believe that for an artist with such outstanding talent and a fiery dream-chasing spirit, the future will surely shine again on a new stage in life.