He was a popular singer in the 90s, and was known as the "Golden Boy and Jade Girl" along with Yang Yuying.
At its peak, its fame was comparable to that of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Unexpectedly, at the peak of his career, he was exposed to scandals such as homosexuality and drug addiction.
Suddenly, from a popular singer to no one cares, what did Mao Ning experience?
Mao Ning was born in 1969 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province.
His father was a bassist and his mother was an opera singer, and it can be said that he was influenced by music from an early age.
However, he did not have much interest in music.
At the age of 11, he entered the Shenyang Sports School and became a track and field athlete, and at the same time he also practiced swimming, shot put, and jumping in higher sports, which can be described as a well-rounded development.
At the age of 18, he participated in the National Games with the group.
At that time, he was handsome in appearance and had a height of one meter and eight tall, and the organizers were very fond of him, and even invited him to stand on the stage and sing at the opening ceremony.
Although he has been exposed to music since he was a child, this is the first time he has sung on stage in such a big scene, he inevitably feels nervous, and after singing a song "My Motherland" with a trembling voice, there is also a warm applause from the stage.
After graduating from the sports school, he stayed on to teach at the request of the school and became a physical education teacher.
But his experience singing at the National Games gave him a keen interest in music.
So, not long after teaching, he transferred to the opera house where his parents worked.
But such an iron rice bowl did not last long, he resolutely quit his job and prepared to go to Guangdong to realize his musical dream.
In 1990, he came to Guangzhou, signed a contract with Guangzhou New Era Audio-Visual Company, and began his own music road.
At the same time, he met Yang Yuying.
The two also studied music with Chen Luo as a teacher, and when they looked up, they didn't see each other, and soon became friends.
They not only come and go, but also support each other.
Both call each other's nicknames in life, he calls Yang Yuying "Ganggang", and Yang Yuying calls him "brother".
Outside of work, he often goes to Yang Yuying's residence to chat, or rides a bicycle to take her to the streets of Guangzhou.
In the eyes of people, they are talented and feminine, and they are simply a good couple.
The company also seized on this selling point in a timely manner, shaping them into golden children and jade women.
After two years in the company, he won the second place in the youth song competition held by CCTV. At this time, he finally felt that he had a day to emerge.
Sure enough, after he won the award for the most popular male singer, Chen Xiaoqi handed over his proud work to Mao Ning, so there was the song "The Sound of the Waves" that was popular all over the country on the Spring Festival Gala stage.
With this song, he quickly became popular.
After that, Mao Ning and Yang Yuying sang many songs together, such as "Heart Rain" and "After Love", which had a high degree of singing at that time.
The close cooperation between the two makes people more full of reverie about the couple.
However, the relationship between the two is not as rumored.
Yang Yuying once responded to this matter: "Our feelings are very good, but this is just a brother-sister relationship, many people hear that we are a golden boy and jade girl group, they think we are lovers, in fact, we really have nothing." ”
In addition to the popularity brought by the group, Mao Ning's success is partly due to singer Zhang Mi.
Before he came to Guangzhou, Zhang Mi had already won the championship of the Youth Song Competition and was the top pillar of the Guangzhou music scene at that time.
The acquaintance of the two is also due to Zhang Mi's boyfriend, Mao Ning's compatriot Guo Dawei.
After Guo Dawei's introduction, Mao Ning became Zhang Mi's friend, and Zhang Mi also became Mao Ning's musical leader.
Through Zhang Mi, he not only sang on a larger stage, but also made friends with many famous musicians. He was able to quickly gain a foothold in Guangzhou, and Zhang Mi's contribution was indispensable.
But an incident that happened soon after caused the relationship between the two to drop to a freezing point.
Once Mao Ning heard that Zhang Mi was chewing the root of his tongue behind his back, he was angry, and scolded Zhang Mi backstage, and Zhang Mi also hit Mao Ning with the Walkman in his hand. Later, through mediation, the two resolved the misunderstanding.
However, the media did not give up the report of the backstage dispute between the two, and speculated that the reason for the dispute between the two was because of "Blue Blue Night Blue Dream".
This song was originally tailor-made for Zhang Mi, intending to be her entry track to CCTV, but it was later suspended for various reasons, and Zhang Mi put this song on her album "Talk from the Beginning".
In 1993, Mao Ning arranged to cover the song by the company.
This song contest incident not only affected the personal relationship between the two people, but also affected the career of the two people.
Mao Ning received one-sided solidarity, while Zhang Mi was banned by the media and has never been asked about since.
After many years, the entanglement of the two people's grievances has been diluted by time, but it has to be said that in this incident, Mao Ning was favored by heaven.
But after parting ways with Zhang Mi, he and Yang Yuying are also about to face separation. Under the crazy love of Lai Wenfeng, general manager of Yuanhua Group, Yang Yuying decided to give up her career and return to her family.
Mao Ning also chose to leave Guangzhou and go to Beijing to pursue a broader stage.
Yang Yuying held a party for this purpose to celebrate the former "brother".
The two drank all night and told memories that only each other understood.
The two screen combinations are really separated, Yang Yuying is intoxicated with her own happiness, and Mao Ning is also striding forward on her own musical path.
After coming to Beijing, he became famous, and together with Lin Yilun, Sun Nan, and Xie Xiaodong, he was known as the "Four Great Singers" of the mainland.
During that time, he appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala year after year, collecting one trophy after another.
Step by step, he ascended to the highest peak of music and became a star-like existence.
However, just when his career was in full swing, he made a "sexual orientation" scandal and became the target of public criticism.
On November 22, 2000, the news that Mao Ning was stabbed by robbers and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment caused a sensation in the entertainment industry at that time.
Two days later, Mao Ning's agency finally responded, saying that on the night of the incident, he was preparing to go to the company to record songs, and when he stopped to buy water on the way, he encountered robbers, who threatened Mao Ning with a knife to hand over the money.
The robbers refused to leave after finding a hundred yuan, snatched his mobile phone, and wanted his car keys.
After he resisted, the robber stabbed him three times in the back and fled in a hurry. It also said that Mao Ning's condition was no longer in serious trouble.
Listening to the company's explanation, the public thought that this was an ordinary robbery case.
But with the public response of the police, the development of things has exceeded everyone's imagination.
Police said Mao Ning clashed with a suspect named Guan Ming that night before being stabbed by the suspect.
Immediately afterward, the police also said that the suspect was an unemployed vagrant who had been doing some "illegal" activities in the past few years in Beijing.
When the reporter asked Mao Ning whether the conflict between Mao Ning and the other party was due to an emotional dispute, the police only responded: the suspect is quite handsome and often hooks up with girls, but he was not found to have a "boyfriend".
From being robbed for no reason and seriously injured, to emotional disputes and deliberate revenge, this is already a great reversal, but the subsequent development is even more surprising.
Fan Xiaoyu, who called himself Mao Ning's "boyfriend", suddenly appeared in the public eye and said that Guan Ming wanted to retaliate against Mao Ning because he was loved.
And this so-called "boyfriend" of Mao Ning also claimed that he had more than 60 photos with Mao Ning. Later, there was news that Fan Xiaoyu had died because of the persecution of Mao Ning's mother.
But Mao Ning's mother died as early as 1994, a lie that is self-defeating.
Later, the true identity of this "boyfriend" was revealed, and everyone learned that he was not only a fake name, but even a thief and had no contact with Mao Ning.
In 2001, the dust of the case was finally settled, but this "sexual orientation" incident had a great impact on Mao Ning's career, and the glory of the past could never be returned.
Due to injuries and a series of negative news, his career fell into a low ebb. He also began to become depressed and reluctant to connect with outsiders.
In the next five years, the physically and mentally exhausted Mao Ning was under pressure from all sides, and it was Cai Ming who silently guarded him and inspired him to regain his strength.
For him, Cai Ming witnessed his rise and fall, the person who always accompanied him, for him, the two were friends and brothers.
After Cai Ming's painstaking enlightenment and persuasion, Mao Ning, who had been silent for a long time, finally came out of the haze and announced his comeback.
He seems to have regained his former passion, put all his energy into his career, and intends to create another glory.
This time, he not only concentrated on music, but also wanted to transform into an actor, so he participated in the TV series "Ping Trace Shadow".
Unfortunately, in that talented and competitive film and television circle, he never found his own place again.
Until 2012, Mao Ning and Yang Yuying appeared at the evening of Hunan Satellite TV and sang the classic song "Heart Rain" from more than ten years ago, and many people remembered that this person was also extremely popular.
This appearance also brought back a little heat for him. Just as his career was gradually getting back on track, an incident that broke out again in the media completely terminated his career.
In 2015, the media revealed that Mao Ning was arrested and imprisoned for drug use. He also confessed to the incident.
Although he was released after only fifteen days of detention, it became a lingering stain on him, and his acting career ended.
After experiencing the ups and downs of life, he repented and looked away.
The glory and decline of the past, as long as it can be put down, is not a kind of happiness.
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