Text: Ling Qing, reporter of Today's Women's Daily/Fengwang
Gemini combination
The twin sisters laughed for the future.
They are twin brothers. Older brother Li Duanni (nicknamed Ah Jian), younger brother Li Kangni (nicknamed Ah Kang), a native of Tianwang Village, Xinshi Town, Beijing Mountain County, Hubei Province, is of Han ethnicity.
They are twin sisters. Older sister Lin Sanxiang, younger sister Lin Sixiang, Hunan Huaihua Huitong County, Dong ethnic group.
The four of them met in a pyromeric encounter 20 years ago, and since then, music has become a spell that surrounds the twins.
At that time, because of music, two twin brothers and a pair of twin sisters and brides formed a wonderful marriage and formed a band group. Similarly, because of music, their feelings hit rocks, and they finally put aside their marriage and decided to go down the road of music alone.
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In 1998, the brothers Ah Jian and Ah Kang, who were good at composing and singing, were already the pillars of a song and dance troupe in Beijing. The twin brothers went to Hangzhou with the troupe to perform, and Lin Sanxiang and Lin Sixiang's troupe also performed in Hangzhou, and the response was very good. The head of the song and dance troupe where Ah Jian and Ah Kang belonged instructed the brothers to dig up the twin sisters.
When they met that afternoon, the sisters took the brothers to meet their regimental commander. "Let's put on a show with the four of you!" The head of the delegation suggested. Unexpectedly, the performance effect of that day was surprisingly good. The brothers felt that it was time to mobilize the sisters, but they did not expect that they would "strike first to be strong": "Our regiment leader said, tell us to leave you behind." "Well, the four of them are frozen there, and no one can do the other's work."
What to do? Before the brothers could discuss a way, Sanxiang and Sixiang said: "In fact, we have great ideals, we like to sing since we were young, and we always hope that one day we can sing it ourselves." When the two brothers heard this, they became excited: "Do you have this idea?" We have it too! Just through these two sentences, the four people told each other their own pursuits and ideals, in just one hour, a hit, made a bold decision on the spot: the twin sisters are no longer in this group, the twin brothers are not in that group, the two parties leave their respective song and dance troupes, and the four of them form a combination together to fly with wings and wings!
Since then, the four of them have formed a "twin group" and performed all over the country, and at the same time, the seeds of love have also blossomed.
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With the development of the "twin combination" career, the feelings of the twin brothers and twin sisters have become deeper and deeper.
One day, they flipped through the newspaper and saw that the All-China Women's Federation would hold a notice on New Year's Day 2000 for 2,000 couples to participate in the "Century Edge Large-scale Collective Wedding", and the two lovers who had been in love for two years and had no time to hold a wedding were excited.
The all-china women's federation's phone was quickly connected, and their strange marriage and sincere pleading impressed the person in charge of the wedding ceremony. On January 1, 2000, 2,000 couples, including four, from all over the country, escorted by 200 police officers, passed through the sea of onlookers. The event set a Guinness World Record, and the "Twin Group" naturally became the focus of much attention in China. Chen Muhua, then honorary chairman of the All-China Women's Federation, and Peng Peiyun, then chairman of the All-China Women's Federation, officiated Ah Kang and Sanxiang, A Jian and Sixiang, and issued the Century Wedding Certificate.
After marriage, the twin brothers became "brothers-in-law", and the twin sisters became "concubines", and for 10 years, the four of them ate the same pot of rice, lived in the same home, and managed the same account. Although happiness is incomparable, it is inevitable to make some jokes in daily life.
One day, the four people took the elevator operated by the waiter, in order not to cause the public to watch, decided to go in two parts, Sanxiang and A Jian advanced the elevator to the 20th floor. After the elevator came down again, the waiter in the elevator saw Sixiang and Akang standing outside the elevator on the first floor, and ran out in fright and shouted: "Mom! Hell yes! ”
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Once, four people walking on the road, Si Xiang was a little tired, while shouting at Ah Kang who was walking in front, etc., he ran up and took his hand, and after walking for hundreds of meters, he looked up and exclaimed: "It's over!" Finished! Si Xiang ran away with a red face. It turned out that she was holding her brother Ah Jian just now.
After that, whether walking or doing things, the four of them tried to be as cautious and careful as possible. In order to perform, they and they sometimes need to wear the same hairstyle, put on the same makeup, and wear the same clothes, at this time, even the mothers of Sanxiang and Sixiang can't tell which is the eldest daughter and which is the younger daughter.
"Singing can follow the feelings, and these aspects of life depend on the eyes." They laughed at the time.
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In the 10 years after their marriage, the "Twins" created more than 200 original songs, skillfully blending the ethnic complex of the Dong people with the modern sound of nature. Their distinctive national characteristics have made them "regular guests" in theatrical performances of many television stations.
As for the process of getting along, there will definitely be contradictions, under the same roof, where is the spoon that does not touch the edge of the pot? Ah Kang and Ah Jian have not obeyed anyone since they were young, and after growing up to perform together, they often quarrel. For example, writing a song, arguing endlessly about the use of a word.
Later, in order to reduce the contradictions, the four of us did a division of labor, Ah Jian mainly did music creation, Ah Kang was responsible for performance and data collection, etc.; Sanxiang was careful and steady, responsible for the food, clothing, shelter and transportation of the four people, and I was mainly responsible for foreign affairs liaison. In this way, there are fewer contradictions. On April 3, Si Xiang told the reporter of Today's Women's Daily/FengWang on the phone.
In November 2005, they held the first "Twin Symphony Concert" at the Zhongshan Music Hall in Beijing, showing their elegant artistic achievements to the national audience, becoming the first group in China to hold a symphony concert in The Guinness Record.
After the concert, good things followed. In 2006, the CCTV Spring Festival Song and Dance Gala made the "Twin Groups" sing and shine again, and then including CCTV's "I want to go to the Spring Festival Gala", CCTV-2 "Happy Dictionary", Phoenix Satellite TV's "Lu Yu Has a Date", Hunan Satellite TV's "Happy Base Camp" and other programs have invited "Gemini Groups" to participate.
Just when the program invitation flew like a piece of paper and the career was booming, after the "Twin Group" participated in the "Folk Song China" at the end of 2010, it seemed to evaporate from the screen, disappearing without a trace, leaving the audience with an unsolved mystery.
"We're colleagues now." On April 3, in the face of an interview with today's women's newspaper/Phoenix Network reporter, Si Xiang used a short silence to dilute the amazement on the other end of the phone.
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"To sum it up in one sentence: we come together because of music, but also because of music, we can't go to the end." In the face of today's women's daily / Phoenix Network reporter's incomprehensible questioning, Sixiang solemnly summarized.
"At the end of 2010, after our Twins participated in "Folk Song China", a number of TV programs, including the Spring Festival Gala of Beijing Television, were invited." Si Xiang recalled, "But every time we talk about a family, we ask for a low-key introduction, and we can no longer talk about our stories, such as 'twin couples', 'twins marry twins' and other words must be avoided." "Why? In the face of the director's doubts, Si Xiang, as the spokesman of the "Twin Group", was only willing to answer with silence, and later simply used busyness to shirk...
At the time, some people thought they were deliberately posing, and some people speculated whether they were brewing some hype incident. The truth, however, is that the two twin couples ended their 10-year marriage together on a certain day in 2010.
"The stage is the life of our sisters, and once we become a mother, it is absolutely impossible to put all of ourselves on music." Having children will undoubtedly be a huge undertaking. Si Xiang explained, "This is the consensus of my sister and me. ”
On this issue, the sisters and brothers discussed, argued, fought for a year, and finally chose to break up because they could not reach a consensus. On the day of the divorce procedure, in order to handle it in a low-key manner, the four people specially went separately, Sanxiang and Ajian in the morning, and Sixiang and Akang in the afternoon. As a result, they still encountered trouble, and Sixiang and Ah Kang were regarded as "troublemakers" and "came to fight again in the morning and in the afternoon." No matter how they explained, the staff just didn't believe it, until the file records were retrieved, and a storm was calmed.
Although the marriage was broken, the musical dream of the four people did not end, and they still went in and out of the stage as a group.
Speaking of the difference from their previous lives, the sisters of Sanxiang and Sixiang said that they were less dependent and more creative. "In the past, Ah Jian was mainly responsible for songwriting, and we never worked in that direction."
Last year, the sisters tried to compose a song called "Fulfilling a Dream" and "the response was good." This greatly inspired the morale of the two, and recently, they spent more than a month composing a song called "Grateful Parents". "I'm mainly responsible for composing music and Sanxiang composing lyrics. We have revised it many times, and after perfecting it, we will enter the recording stage. Si Xiang excitedly told reporters that the separation did not split the twin combination. Nowadays, the sisters are trying to improve the level of singing, playing, lyrics, composition, and even arrangement; Ah Jian and Ah Kang have also found a suitable partner, everyone gets along well, and communication is easier.
On the other end of the phone, a singing song of Sixiang drifted over: "My parents told me to bravely and strongly break into the world, don't forget our home, take the time to go home and see..."