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In 2020, a year full of vitality and hope, Li Yugang devoted himself to the recording of various music programs. And at this moment, the song "Wanjiang" written by him quickly became popular in just six months, sweeping the entire online world like a flame, and the popularity was unprecedented! .
This surging song, its playback volume is like a bamboo in one fell swoop more than 6 billion people, its unique melody and heartfelt lyrics have won the warm love of the audience, and even won high praise from the People's Daily, known as "national song".
There is no doubt that the great success of "Wanjiang" undoubtedly marks a new peak in Li Yugang's music career.
However, at this glorious moment, a heart-wrenching piece of bad news hit him like a hammer in the heart - the news of his father's death of illness finally came.
For many years, due to his busy work, Li Yugang has never been able to find time to spend with his sick father, and whenever he learns that his father's condition has deteriorated, although he will temporarily put down his work and rush back to his hometown to visit, such a short stay cannot make up for the regret in his heart.
As early as 2016, when the news came that his father was seriously ill, he had to temporarily put down all his work and hurriedly return to his hometown. Later, when his father's condition was relieved, they left a precious photo of father and son, which was later posted on the Internet, but attracted many netizens to question and criticize, accusing him of "putting on a show" and "posing for photos".
In order to avoid causing more disputes, Li Yugang has rarely released information about his father since then.
It wasn't until 2020, when the sad news of his father's final death came, that Li Yugang released a touching handwritten letter revealing to the public this painful truth that he could not bear.
Over the years, he has been burdened with the deep guilt and endless regret of failing to fulfill his filial piety, and the figure of his father often appears in dreams, but he can no longer witness the sound and smile of his relatives in the face of such a heavy blow, Li Yugang, who is upside down in his heart, can only devote all his energy to music creation to find solace in his soul.
It is this unwavering belief that gave birth to the birth of "Wanjiang", a swan song for the ages. Looking back, Li Yugang's original dream was to become a martial arts master. In 1982, in front of the old black-and-white TV set in his uncle's house, he watched the martial arts movie "Shaolin Temple" starring Jet Li with full attention.
The heroic images of flying legs and strong martial arts on the TV screen deeply attracted the heart of this peasant boy with their unique charm, and quickly ignited the fire of his inner love for martial arts.
Since then, Li Yugang has been obsessed with imitating the martial arts movements in the movie, which has almost become the greatest joy in his life, he has studied all kinds of martial arts such as praying mantis boxing, through arm boxing and eagle claw hands as vivid as the real one, and even the close friends around him can not resist his martial arts style, and they have respected him, calling him "martial arts master" or "child king", always gathering around him, hoping to understand one or two unique tricks from it.
However, his poor family background made his dream of martial arts particularly difficult. However, in the midst of such a predicament, Li Yugang unexpectedly revealed his amazing musical talent. He is good at imitating famous singers in TV shows, singing with a crisp and melodious voice, and his grand dream of becoming a much-anticipated singer gradually sprouts in his heart.
However, during those difficult years, his parents had to endure the hardships of "facing the loess with their backs to the sky" every day, and it was difficult to maintain even the most basic living expenses, let alone pursue their musical dreams.
At this critical moment, the parents unswervingly chose to support their son's education, and they did not hesitate to take out the hard-earned money they had saved so hard to hand it over to Li Yugang, giving him the opportunity to go to the county seat to study.
Seeing the happy smiles on his parents' faces, Li Yugang also smiled heartily.
In 1996, Li Yugang, who was only 19 years old, was successfully admitted to the Jilin Provincial Art Institute with excellent academic performance. The moment he got the coveted admission letter, the whole family cheered.
However, in the face of high tuition fees, the family once again fell into deep worry, and his parents asked relatives and friends for help to borrow money, but they were repeatedly refused, and looking at his parents' embarrassed and helpless expressions, Li Yugang knew that his academic dreams might be shattered.
On that quiet night, while his parents were asleep, he quietly picked up all the 200 yuan of travel expenses at home, left an affectionate suicide note, and then stepped on the train to Changchun and began a long and arduous part-time job.
In the unfamiliar city of Changchun, he worked as a waiter in a restaurant, and also worked hard in a dance hall, and his enthusiasm for music never faded, once formed his own band and ran around various taverns to perform.
However, the god of fate seems to have always set many tests in his path. Just when his band gradually emerged and became famous, it was completely betrayed by the black-hearted and unscrupulous boss, and the band had no choice but to announce its disbandment.
Faced with such a heavy blow, Li Yugang deeply felt the hopelessness of life for the first time, and even had suicidal thoughts for a while. One day, he came alone to the quiet river, and decided to sleep there.
However, at the critical moment of life and death, a kind-eyed, ragged beggar stepped in to his rescue and saved him from the brink of death. Li Yugang seemed to suddenly wake up at that moment that life is incomparably precious, rekindling his ardent love and persistent pursuit of music.
As the old saying goes, "If you don't die in a big disaster, you will have a blessing in the future." Since then, he has never flinched, and has always firmly pursued his musical dreams, moving forward bravely and climbing to the top of his life step by step.
Back in 2006, Li Yugang signed up for the audition of the popular national talent show "Avenue of Stars" with a tentative mood. After fierce competition, he stood out from many extraordinary contestants with his unique voice talent and won the third place in the show.
This undoubtedly opened a new chapter in his music career.
On the final stage of "Avenue of Stars", Li Yugang warmly invited his girlfriend at the time, saxophonist Fan Xiaoning, to jointly present a touching interpretation of "Velvet Flower" for the audience.
The audience was moved by the tacit cooperation of the lovers, and gave the warmest applause and cheers. Since then, Li Yugang's name has begun to shine in the public eye, and his music career has finally embarked on a broad road to brilliant success.
In fact, long before participating in "Avenue of Stars", Li Yugang was already famous, and he has shown his unique voice charm many times in various performances. In an important performance, due to the sudden accident of his partner's female singer who could not attend, he was ordered to complete this stunning performance perfectly with his unique skills of male and female voices, and won the applause of the audience.
At that moment, Li Yugang seemed to have found an endless source of inspiration for music creation, and at the same time understood the mystery of attracting the public's attention.
Prior to that, Li Yugang had the privilege of getting acquainted with the outstanding erhu virtuoso Mr. Ma Hongcai, who regarded him as an important disciple and gave him comprehensive and professional musical guidance.
With the help of Mr. Ma Hongcai's in-depth selection, Li Yugang's singing skills have been improved rapidly, and he has gradually shown his extraordinary talent, and frequently appeared on the stage of film and television performances.
With his strong personal charm and professionalism from the masters, Li Yugang finally won warm praise from colleagues in the industry and the audience.
However, just as Li Yugang's music career is booming, his family life hides endless troubles. As an artist, his work is so busy that he can't take time off to take care of his sick father in his hometown.
In 2016, a bad news about his father's serious illness suddenly appeared, which made Li Yugang, who was fully engaged in various activities, fall into deep worry. He had no choice but to suspend all the affairs at hand and hurried back to his hometown to be by his father's bedside.
Seeing his relatives suffering from illness, Li Yugang was full of guilt and deeply realized that he had not fulfilled his due filial piety as a son for many years.
Thankfully, at a critical moment, my father's condition unexpectedly took a turn for the better. When his father regained his strength a little, Li Yugang left a precious photo with him and uploaded this photo to the Internet.
However, this originally warm scene attracted questions and criticism from many netizens, accusing him of "putting on a show" and "posing for photos" to gain attention.
In order to avoid causing more unnecessary disputes, Li Yugang has rarely shared information about his father on the Internet since then. It wasn't until 2020 that the sad news finally came - his father had passed away.
Upon learning of the news, Li Yugang published a touching handwritten letter revealing to the public the heavy blow that he could not bear.
Time flies, time flies, Li Yugang is burdened with deep guilt and endless regret for failing to fulfill his filial piety on the road of his glorious and glorious career. The figure of his father often appeared in dreams, however, he was never able to see this dear loved one with his own eyes again.
In the face of such a heavy blow, Li Yugang can only devote himself to music creation in order to find solace in his soul. It is this unwavering belief that has led him to new heights in his career.
Looking back on Li Yugang's life, he has experienced countless hardships and struggles, but he has never given up the dream in his heart. From a rural boy with the dream of being a martial arts master, to the arduous process of working and surviving in a song and dance hall, and finally becoming an outstanding representative in the field of opera music, he used his life trajectory to interpret the wise saying "If you don't die in a big disaster, you will have a blessing in the future".
Tracing back to the roots, Li Yugang has been full of love for martial arts since he was a child, especially after watching the movie "Shaolin Temple" starring Jet Li, his yearning to become a martial arts master has reached the extreme.
At that time, he imitated the martial arts movements in the film almost every day, especially proficient in mantis boxing, arm boxing, eagle claw hand and other moves, and learned vividly, so that the partners around him all admired him, and called him "martial arts master" and "child king".
However, the impoverished family environment made this dream unattainable. At the same time, Li Yugang's musical talent also began to emerge, he was good at imitating the singing voice of TV singers, and gradually germinated the dream of becoming a high-profile singer.
Despite his poor family, his parents still firmly supported their son's quality education, and did not hesitate to spend all their savings to give him the privilege of stepping into the county to study.
In 1996, Li Yugang was finally admitted to the art academy as he wished, but the high tuition fees once again put the family in a difficult situation. In the end, at the age of 19, he packed his bags alone, left his hometown with only 200 yuan, and embarked on a journey of struggle in the unknown Changchun City.
There, he worked hard in restaurants and cabarets, and at one point formed bands and performed in taverns and pubs. However, the trick of fate caused the band to be deceived and forced to disband, and Li Yugang fell into a low point in his life, and even had the idea of suicide for a time.