"Love and hate are in an instant, raising a glass to the moon is like heaven..."
Hearing this lyric, people can't help but think of singer Li Yugang.
He became popular with the song "New Noble Concubine Drunk", and then his music was played at both the station and the major shopping malls.
However, after he boarded the Spring Festival Gala, he seemed to fade out of the entertainment circle, and even people forgot the existence of such a person.
It wasn't until some time ago that people heard: "The red sun rises in the east, and its avenue is full of light..." This song seems to be remembered from Li Yugang's mouth.
Why did Li Yugang, who was once popular all over the country, slowly fade out of people's memories after the fire, and what happened to him now?
Jumping into the river was rescued
Li Yugang was born in 1978 and lives in Gongzhuling, Jilin Province.
After graduating from high school, he was admitted to the Art College of Jilin Province with excellent results, majoring in literary and art editing.
But Li Yugang's family was poor, and his parents did not have extra money to let him finish his education.
Therefore, 18-year-old Li Yugang went out with regrets.
At that time, Li Yugang also left a note for his parents, and with the 200 yuan he had saved up, he embarked on the road of part-time work without hesitation.
The first time Li Yugang went out on his own, from a poor village to a big city, he was scared at first.
But in order to make money, they all went out, spent the night in the hospital, did sales, and sang songs on stage in these small song halls in Tieling.
Li Yugang loved literature and art, and at that time he thought that singing did not require any skills, perhaps he was born with a good voice and was very popular in the song hall.
During this period, he also formed a band with a few friends, but because he did not have a performance license, every time there was an inspection, they had to hide so as not to be arrested and detained.
After earning money, Li Yugang ran a clothing store in Jilin and started out in a good business.
In the third year, he opened a housekeeping company in Shenzhen.
However, because I did not understand how to manage the housekeeping company, I did not succeed.
After losing money, Li Yugang even closed the clothing store and focused on the company in Shenzhen.
Unfortunately, in the end, because of poor management, the door was finally closed, and the money was lost.
Penniless, Li Yugang was depressed for a long time.
Once, he stood by the river and jumped down in a trance, but fortunately he was seen and saved him.
Reborn
Li Yugang regained his new life and embarked on the road of acting, and this time he planned to make singing his career.
During this period, in order to buy a good tape recorder, he first went to work in a video store, used his work to learn male and female vocals, pop and opera singing, and then went to work in nightclubs in the evening.
In a singing, Ma Hongcai admired him very much, and then Li Yugang worshiped him as a teacher and also had the opportunity to sing.
Li Yugang first came to prominence in a performance.
The organizers arranged for Li Yugang to sing "For Whom" with a female singer, because the female singer did not show up.
As a result, the performance could not be carried out, Li Yugang had a clever move, and used the male and female voice conversion to perfectly complete the performance and win the applause of the whole hall.
Because of this opportunity, Li Yugang realized a unique artistic path.
In 2006, he decided to go to Beijing and became a member of the North Drifter, the year the "Walk of Fame" fire.
Li Yugang also signed up.
After playing, Li Yugang appeared as a "male Dan", interpreting the feminine attitude of women to the fullest.
Li Yugang also relied on his real skills, all the way through the barriers, and finally got the third place.
And his singing of "New Noble Concubine Drunk" has also won the love of countless fans who love Peking Opera.
At the same time, as Mei Baojiu (Mei Lanfang's younger son), he also expressed his admiration for him.
He even thinks that he will have the opportunity to become the inheritor of Meipai art in the future.
time bomb
In the same year, Li Yugang participated in the opening performance of the 15th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.
At the scene, he selected two masterpieces of Meipai art, "Noble Concubine Drunk" and "Dream of Visiting the Garden", and the performance was very outstanding.
In order to support him, the group of relatives and friends even pulled up banners and shouted: Mei Lanfang in the front, Li Yugang in the back.
Mei Baojiu, who learned of this, was not happy, but Li Yugang did not care at that time.
It was only because his family supported him and his fans recognized him that he was lifted up so high.
But because of this incident, Li Yugang and Mei Baojiu were "chicken feathers in the ground" in the subsequent life.
As Mei Lanfang's son, he said: How can a "half-way monk" Li Yugang be compared with his father?
What's more, when his father was a male Dan, Li Yugang was not yet born.
After his father's death, none of Mei Lanfang's many disciples dared to think so.
Even he was a hard-working person.
Since then, Mei Baojiu's impression of Li Yugang has been very bad.
Li Yugang then brought traditional culture to the world, and occasionally performed abroad.
In 2012, Li Yugang was invited to participate in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, which was the first time in his life that he was facing a global audience to broadcast live.
Nervous at the same time, he also felt that he was very lucky, in the next few years, whether it was a restaurant, school, or station, he could hear his song "The New Noble Concubine Is Drunk"
"Love and hate are in an instant, raising a glass to the moon is like heaven..." He was invited by the major crews to participate in various activities.
Every day is too busy to come, in short, fame and fortune.
But Li Yugang was obviously very passive later, and he also knew why this was so.
During a CCTV recording, the organizers invited Li Yugang and Mei Baojiu at the same time, and the director quietly told Li Yugang.
There was Mr. Mei Baojiu sitting in the audience, let him perform well, maybe the relationship between the two people is not so stiff.
Li Yugang also thinks that the opportunity has come, and he can express it.
Li Yugang stood on the stage with a confident face and said: "On behalf of the profound Meipai art, I would like to express my lofty greetings to the national audience..."
But before he could say anything about apologizing, Old Mr. Mei Baojiu in the audience changed his face.
Ignoring the feelings of the VIPs present, he stood up and left the table indignantly.
Subsequently, people around me reminded Li Yugang in their ears: How can you represent Meipai art?
Li Yugang suddenly realized.
Therefore, Li Yugang once again made a fool of himself.
In fact, Peking Opera is an industry that pays great attention to inheritance, and Li Yugang neither worships nor enters.
He was not qualified to speak on behalf of Mei Pai at all.
Coupled with the previous banner, It made Mr. Mei Baojiu dissatisfied.
Li Yugang gave a speech on such a big stage this time, and it was clear that he did not take Mr. Mei Baojiu seriously.
After all, he is Mei Lanfang's son, so Li Yugang's words can be said to be a bit self-sufficient.
However, Li Yugang was only kind at first, just to express his love and respect for Meipai art in his heart.
Later, but because of this sentence, Mr. Mei Baojiu and Li Yugang formed a bond.
And said that old and dead do not interact with each other.
Li Yugang also missed the opportunity to learn Meipai with him.
Meditate and become a monk
In 2013, singer Yao Beina died, and Li Yugang released the song "Goodbye Belle" to mourn his friend Yao Beina, and expressed his regret.
In September of the same year, he participated in the "Masked Singer King" incarnation as "Absolute Singer" and successfully promoted to the glory unveiling.
Li Yugang's ability is obvious to all, but because of the "Mei Pai" incident, he did not dare to appear in a high profile.
In 2014, the Internet suddenly exposed the news that "Li Yugang became a monk".
There is a lot of discussion in the outside world, and some people speculate that Li Yugang was suppressed and could not turn over in the entertainment industry, saying that he was ashamed in his heart, sorry for Mr. Mei Baojiu, so he chose to become a monk.
But then Li Yugang issued a clarification: the occasional meditation is just to precipitate oneself, and there is no monasticism.
In 2016, Mr. Mei Baojiu was seriously ill, and Li Yugang asked a friend to visit the teacher.
Hopefully, the misunderstanding will be solved.
And wrote a lot of letters, but until Mr. Mei Baojiu died of illness, Li Yugang did not get his forgiveness.
After Mei Baojiu's death, Li Yugang expressed his mood for the first time and missed Mr. Mei Baojiu.
At this time, some netizens talked about the grievances of that year, and Li Yugang at that time was also controversial.
He was under a lot of pressure, and netizens said that he was arrogant, not modest, and had no one in sight.
Unable to withstand public opinion, Li Yugang told his sick father.
However, after the photo was sent to the platform by the assistant, netizens said that he was fake filial piety, just to win sympathy.
Li Yugang has not come easy all the way from grassroots to now, and he also cherishes it.
In 2017, at the CCTV Lantern Party, Li Yugang sang the song "Just Met You", which set off a popular boom at that time.
In the same year, at the concert of Tsinghua Graduation Season, all teachers and students sang "Just Met You".
Li Yugang suddenly appeared at the venue to join the chorus, which brought great surprises to the teachers and students present.
Untie the knot
In 2018, Li Yugang held another "Li Yugang Ten Years of Classics" concert in Vancouver, while also recording the Spring Festival Gala in Chinese cities, and served as the Chinese storyteller of the second season of "Happy Chinese".
This year, Li Yugang revived the old thing on a program on Jiangsu Satellite TV.
Because he always had a knot in his heart.
He retold the story of the two people and Teacher Mei to the public.
And I hope that Mr. Mei Laoshita has knowledge and hopes to forgive the ignorant teenager at the beginning.
At the scene, Li Yugang's eyes flashed with tears, and the audience also cried, and the outside world understood that Li Yugang had misunderstood Li Yugang over the years.
At the same time, he also admired Li Yugang, who dared to admit his inadvertent mistake.
After the program was broadcast, Li Yugang completely opened his heart.
Li Yugang said that in the future, we must be careful in words and deeds.
And thank Mr. Mei Baojiu, because it is he who uses his own way to make him wake up.
In August of the same year, Li Yugang made a public appearance on social platforms and promoted his new song "I've Always Been Here" in a funny way.
The video was sent out for just 2 hours, and the number of views reached 10 million, with more than 1.2 million likes.
Li Yugang was once again accepted by outside netizens and has been active on social platforms, he is low-key and introverted, sometimes funny.
At the same time, Li Yugang is a person who knows the gratitude map, and he has not forgotten that he became famous because of the "Avenue of Stars".
In 2020, Li Yugang visited his teacher after he restored his "reputation".
Although he has now "passed" and retired, Li Yugang is not afraid of being involved.
The two ate and laughed, and the relationship was very good.
In May this year, a special gift was given to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
Li Yugang was invited to sing, and he sang his strong love for this eastern territory with the most delicate and gentle singing.
Subsequently, the network set off a boom of "Wanjiang" again.
Then Li Yugang said on the social platform: Thank you for loving the songs full of hometown feelings.
And wish the motherland prosperity and strength.
In July, Li Yugang went to 18-hole village to serve as a publicity ambassador for poverty alleviation and received a certificate.
The scene and the villagers intimately took a photo, there is no star shelf.
At this year's Mid-Autumn Festival gala, Li Yugang also appeared on the stage, performing the song "Wanjiang", and the beautiful singing voice made people intoxicated, as if they had returned to the moment when they first heard him sing "New Noble Concubine Drunk".
epilogue
Li Yugang's performance style is obvious, aesthetic and fashionable.
He combines folk songs, pop songs, and dances, and sings high-pitched songs.
He has also been painstakingly researching and exploring hard, hoping to create better songs.
From grassroots experience to the "Walk of Fame" award, and then to the Spring Festival Gala.
Li Yugang has experienced many ups and downs and storms, and has exploded into popularity and silence.
But Li Yugang is still very simple, modest and easy-going.
In the interview, he said: We must interpret China's traditional art from the perspective of a young person, and we will study everywhere in the future and strive to promote art and inheritance.