In the 1990s, among the five highest-grossing singers, in addition to Jacky Cheung, Zhou Huajian, Andy Lau, and Meng Tingwei, there was also a male singer named Ren Xianqi.
At that time, his songs spread all over the country, which can be described as a very popular moment, do you know how hot he really was back then?
"The girl across the street looked over, looked over, looked over..."
"One step forward is dusk, one step back is life..."
"You are always too soft-hearted, too soft-hearted, alone and weeping until dawn..."
This familiar song is from the mouth of Ren Xianqi.
Perhaps the young people after the 90s are no longer familiar with this name, in their minds, Jay Chou is the real overlord of the music world.
However, before Jay Chou appeared, Ren Xianqi's fame was definitely the best in the music world.
Since 1996, Ren Xianqi has gradually dominated the Chinese music scene, especially after 1998, he has entered the peak of his career.
However, after Ren Xianqi opened a singing in the Great Hall of the People in 2006, he gradually faded out of the music scene, and rarely brought new songs to everyone.
Recently, Ren Xianqi's first personal music story video, "Ren Xianqi's Music Story", was launched in today's headlines.
In the documentary, the story of Ren Xianqi's musical dream since his way was told, and the youth of countless people was also recovered.
01 Student Era: The Beginning of Music
Ren Xianqi's fame is not an overnight explosion, in the eternal face of the society, falling in love with a person often begins with the appearance, it is obvious that Ren Xianqi is not a handsome man in the traditional sense in the eyes of everyone.
But in his body exudes a gentle and persistent charm, has been accompanying Ren Xianqi to walk the entertainment circle, becoming his best partner to success.
I first approached the guitar to better pursue girls.
Ren Xianqi, who is only studying in the physical education department, did not catch up with the girl as desired, but he fell madly in love with the guitar and has been inextricably linked with the guitar ever since.
In the 4th year of college, Ren Xianqi formed a band with his classmates, and as the lead singer and guitarist, he never cared whether the performance was paid or not, as long as he had the opportunity, he would fight for it, just to better hone himself.
Years later, he recalled that as long as there was an audience in the audience, even if there was only one person, he would try to sing as best as he could.
02 Music Start: Rolling Stones
During college, he was recommended by his guitar teacher and signed by a record label.
Ren Xianqi was full of joy and dreamed of music, where he knew that the teacher had already left his job, and he signed a "deed of sale".
Looking at the bright future, he needed to enlist because he had reached the age of joining the army.
That year was 1992, and Ren Xianqi, who was already famous, was kissed goodbye by many beautiful women in the TV show, so it proved that he was not low in popularity at that time.
When he returned again after two years of military service, Ren Xianqi realized that everything had changed.
The company was resold for poor management, and he was sold along with the table and chairs to his new owner, Rolling Stone Records.
However, in the star-studded Rolling Stones, Ren Xianqi appeared unremarkable, and he did not have a single record, and he appeared on the company's layoff list almost every year.
At this time, the Bole that changed his life appeared.
A man named Worm has a lot of feelings for Ren Xianqi, and it is he who tries to defy the crowd every time, and finally leaves Ren Xianqi behind.
However, even if he can stay in the Rolling Stones, Ren Xianqi is still the forgotten one, and the daily things are miscellaneous, and this life is five years.
In 1996, Xiao Worm suddenly remembered Ren Xianqi, fortunately, these three years were not wasted for Ren Xianqi, because Xiao Worm discovered Ren Xianqi's excellent character.
So Bugs began to compose songs for Ren Xianqi, helping him to release his first solo album "Dependence" at the Rolling Stones.
After a small test of the ox knife and did not make the company lose money, Ren Xianqi finally ushered in a new album "Heart Too Soft" tailored for him by Xiao Bug.
This album is especially important for Ren Xianqi, if it does not perform well in the market, perhaps Ren Xianqi will no longer appear in the music scene.
If the album was expected to succeed, it would have sold 26 million copies.
At the age of 33, he became "popular overnight".
In the music scene at that time, being able to have such achievements could definitely be called a king.
When Maxima meets Bole, his life will eventually be rewritten.
How popular "Heart Too Soft" was that year, you only need to look at the Spring Festival Gala to know.
When Teacher Zhao Lirong performed the sketch, she specially adapted the lyrics of this song, and for a time the whole country knew about this song from Ren Xianqi's "Heart Is Too Soft".
In 1998, Ren Xianqi released a new album "Love Like The Pacific" while it was hot, and many of the songs in it became classics.
In particular, the girl on the other side looked over and became one of the favorite songs of countless young boys, and the popularity was almost unmatched at that time.
In 1999, Ren Xianqi appeared on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
At this time, Ren Xianqi has become an important figure in the music world, and has single-handedly carried the banner of the entire Chinese music scene.
Whether it is the popularity of the song or the personal fame, it is close to the four kings, and it is the well-deserved overlord of the song world (the last king) in the hearts of countless fans.
In 2001, Ren Xianqi continued to sing and release albums, but jay Chou's appearance made him realize that his own era may be about to pass.
He began to re-plan his career, and although he still loved singing, he wanted to try a different life, which he had planned two years ago.
03 Span: From singer to actor
In 1999, Ren Xianqi began to get involved in the film and television circle, shooting the most beautiful love movie "Heart Wish" that still makes the post-80s unforgettable.
After that, it brought everyone one excellent film and television work after another such as "Extinct Good Man", which became the representative of warm men in the eyes of the audience.
However, Ren Xianqi was not satisfied with this, after meeting Du Qifeng, his play path was broadened, changing the image of a good man in the past on the screen and beginning to play the villain role in the police film.
Initially Chen Yiyuan in "Big Event", then Chen Fangzhou in "Accident"...
He was willing to sacrifice everything for every character, to cultivate emotions, and to deny all visits, shows, or even concerts.
In his own words, he must make the audience not feel that he is acting as a singer, no longer the Ren Xianqi who sings, otherwise it is a failure.
As a singer, Ren Xianqi was successful, almost sweeping the major awards ceremonies of the year; as an actor, Ren Xianqi was not inferior, nominated for the Hong Kong Academy Awards, and won the title of Film Emperor of the Bucheon Fantasy Film Festival.
04Head again
Perhaps everyone does not know that Ren Xianqi has another major hobby in his life, that is, racing. This game, known as the brave, makes Ren Xianqi still obsessed.
In "Ren Xianqi's Musical Story", it was once said that:
I love motorcycles, and I think the moment I step on the motorcycle, I have the world, so I have a lot of hot songs that have something to do with the attitude that the motorcycle gives me.
As you can imagine, when I wave to you, I'm going to go again, and the moment we step on the motorcycle and start the engine, it's rushing with me..."
Even if he is no longer young, he still wants to work hard and fight for his life's dream.
Now that Ren Xianqi is 55 years old, he just changed his field and continued to do what he liked.
In the face of others questioning that he is not red, Ren Xianqi always laughs, cool to grow old, laughing and angry, is this not another kind of happiness in life?