In a quiet village in Linyi City, Shandong Province, there lives an extraordinary farmer named Zhu Zhiwen. Before he reached the age of forty-two, Zhu Zhiwen lived an ordinary and ordinary life, working hard in the vast fields day after day. Although he only earns a meager income of 5,000 yuan a month, he has to take on the responsibility of raising the whole family, so his life is quite difficult.
The villagers in the village did not have a good impression of Zhu Zhiwen, they generally believed that this man was lazy and idle, and usually did not seem to have a serious career except for occasionally humming a few songs. However, in fact, Zhu Zhiwen is not a "lazy person" in the village, he just discovered his deep love for music in the middle of busy farm work.
At the age of forty-two, Zhu Zhiwen bravely signed up for the nationally renowned talent show "Avenue of Stars". With his strong and powerful voice and a popular song "Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water", he won the championship of the competition with amazing expressiveness.
In an instant, this farmer from the countryside has become a well-known grassroots singer.
Despite his fame, Zhu Zhiwen has always adhered to the simple nature of a farmer. During the day, he still toiled in his farmland; In the evenings, he transforms into a bright star and is invited to various business events.
With the rich income brought by being a singer, Zhu Zhiwen's family economic situation is gradually on the right track.
After becoming famous, Zhu Zhiwen got a valuable opportunity to cooperate with many well-known singers, and even sang on top stages such as the National Center for the Performing Arts. However, even though he has emerged, his attitude towards life and behavior have not changed in any way, and he has always maintained the excellent quality of being modest, courteous, diligent and practical.
However, it is this unpretentious character that makes Zhu Zhiwen encounter all kinds of difficulties and troubles on the road to fame. At first, the people of the village regarded him as an idler; However, when he succeeded with his talent and hard work, his former countrymen became jealous and came to harass him and even rob him of his funding.
Zhu Zhiwen's nephew poked his head out, only to see a strange white-haired old man standing outside the door, holding a worn-out suitcase in his hand, with an anxious look on his face. "Who are you? What's the point? The nephew asked suspiciously.
"I'm coming from far away Henan, please open the door for me as soon as possible!" The old man shouted firmly, his tone full of unquestionable majesty.
The Zhu family exchanged glances with each other, feeling both surprised and wary of this old man who appeared out of nowhere. His clothes were ragged, his hair was pale as snow, his face was lifeless, and his hands were covered with severe ulcers, as if he had just gone through struggle and suffering. "Wherever you are, please forgive me, I don't have you in my family, and if it's convenient, I beg you to leave as soon as possible." The eldest grandson coldly refused.
Following these words, the old man, like an enraged beast, suddenly slammed into the door of the Zhu family, and the loud sound of "clang" echoed in the air. "I beg you to open the door and see you! I am old and frail, and my pain is unbearable, so I beg you, open the door quickly! His voice was filled with endless sadness and helplessness.
The Zhu family in the house looked at each other again, they could not determine the true identity of the old man, his behavior was incomprehensible, and it made people wonder if he had evil intentions.
Seeing that the soft grinding and hard bubbles were fruitless, the old man showed a fierce expression. Without hesitation, he dragged a worn-out wooden chair from the door, and sat in front of the Zhu family in a dignified manner, behaving arrogantly and rudely.
"Just sit down and I'll wait here! I can't stand it anymore, my legs are always sore......" the old man waved his hands in the air, and spoke of his "pain" with emotion.
Before he finished speaking, he lit a cigarette leisurely and swallowed the clouds. From time to time, he lowered his head and fiddled with his mobile phone, with an arrogant attitude, completely ignoring the feelings of the Zhu family.
In this way, the two sides fell into a protracted standoff. The old man stubbornly sat at the door, and the Zhu family chose to ignore it for the time being. It wasn't until the sun set in the west and night fell that the old man saw that the Zhu family had not opened the door, so he reluctantly left.
In the early morning of the next day, when the Zhu family pushed open the door, they were surprised to find that the old man had reappeared at the door of the house, and he was standing there calmly at the moment. Obviously, he has made up his mind to entangle Zhu Zhiwen, and he will not give up until he achieves his goal.
For Zhu Zhiwen, the life of becoming a person in the spotlight overnight is not as good as imagined. Just when he just came to prominence with "Avenue of Stars", he encountered countless troubles and setbacks.
First of all, what bothers Zhu Zhiwen is that he is always surrounded by a steady stream of villagers at his doorstep. Among them, there are ignorant fans who visit, and there are also unceremonious snatchers. There are even some people who expect him to sing for his family, and even more shamelessly, they have the audacity to reach out to him to borrow money.
At first, Zhu Zhiwen did not pay too much attention to such trivial requests, but was willing to lend a hand. However, as time went on, the number of people who flocked to his house increased, and his house was often surrounded by water, making life extremely inconvenient.
The most unbelievable thing is the words and deeds of the villagers who borrowed money from Zhu Zhiwen.
Although Zhu Zhiwen's family financial situation has improved after becoming famous, he is by no means the kind of person who "has too much money to spend". However, in the face of these vexatious villagers, he could only choose to lend them money helplessly.
As a result, Zhu Zhiwen lent more than 1 million yuan in cash to the villagers, and the drawers were filled with stacks of IOUs.
However, when the arrears came due, the villagers turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear, and none of them took the initiative to repay the debts. In desperation, Zhu Zhiwen had no choice but to classify the millions of deposits into the ranks of "vain losses" that could not be recovered.
What's even more infuriating is that Zhu Zhiwen's home was also harassed by an old woman who was nearly eighty years old. The old woman's voice was as loud as a bell, and she would stand in front of her house every day and make loud noises, seriously interfering with the normal life order of the surrounding residents.
Zhu Zhiwen had no choice but to seek the help of a respected elder in the village, who held an umbrella to drive the old woman away.
In the face of these outrageous harassment incidents, Zhu Zhiwen once had the idea of escaping. His heart was full of confusion: these people were originally his ordinary villagers and old neighbors, why would they behave so excessively towards himself? He's just a little famous for his singing.
Looking back on the past, before Zhu Zhiwen became famous, he was a veritable "poor bastard" in the village. Despite his hard work, he always had a meager income of only 5,000 yuan, and he had to take on the livelihood of his family, and his life was very difficult.
In the village, the villagers did not treat him well, and privately rated him badly, accusing him of being idle all day long, and only singing to pass the time.
However, at the moment when Zhu Zhiwen quickly became popular overnight in the CCTV talent show "Avenue of Stars" with his unique musical talent, the villagers who were sneering at him in the past suddenly made a 180-degree turn and flocked to Zhu's house, pointing fingers at his life, and even rushing to provide him with all kinds of assistance.
Deep down, they were filled with deep jealousy of Zhu Zhiwen's success, which also led them to make such a rude move.
Zhu Zhiwen's personal experience undoubtedly reveals a dark side of the road to fame: once he becomes popular, he will become the focus of envy and demand from those around him, and at the same time, he will have to endure various forms of harassment and harm.