May 2005 was an unforgettable day for Liu Wei, who was only 21 years old at the time, because on that day, he stood out in the finals of the talent show "My Type My Show" and successfully won the championship.
Finally, the dream of being a singer for years is about to come true.
When that night came, Liu Wei took the championship trophy with tears in his eyes, so excited that he could barely speak.
The heavy trophy seemed to silently tell him that it was all real, and that he was about to embark on the road to superstardom.
Subsequently, the company arranged for Liu Wei to go to South Korea to receive a year-long professional training to imitate the success of the popular singer Rain.
In a foreign country, Liu Wei studied diligently, working hard with many top professionals to hone his singing and dancing skills.
Liu Wei believes that he is gradually becoming stronger and better, and he firmly believes that he will soon become a top singer familiar to audiences across the country.
However, the good times did not last long, and the training in South Korea about a year later became the trigger for an irreconcilable contract dispute between Liu Wei and the company, forcing him to interrupt his training and return to China for development.
Liu Wei never expected that the year he returned to China coincided with the boom of domestic talent shows.
Talent shows such as "Super Girl" and "Come on Good Boy" have swept the country, and champions from all walks of life have become famous and profitable under the effect of the program, and their popularity has skyrocketed.
Liu Wei felt even more frustrated that his old rival, Zhang Jie, the runner-up of "My Type My Show", even re-debuted with the talent show "Come on Good Boy", launched a number of golden songs, and became famous.
Liu Wei, the champion of the year, seemed to be forgotten after returning to China, and no one mentioned his name again, which was in stark contrast to Zhang Jie.
For a time, Liu Wei fell into unprecedented confusion and difficulty.
After Liu Wei returned to China, he realized that if he did not take action, his acting career would face a complete failure.
Therefore, he decided to change his name to "Liu Yanchen" and actively contacted contacts in the entertainment industry, hoping to revive his career.
Despite his new identity, he still exists in obscurity in this circle, and no one will pay attention to the now-forgotten draft champion.
In 2009, when the Chinese version of the big-budget film "Youth Musical" started filming, attracting the attention of many teenagers, it was a rare opportunity for Liu Wei.
After a lot of arduous interviews, he finally succeeded in getting a role.
In order to participate in this movie, Liu Wei's mother even sacrificed the family's real estate and scraped together enough 100,000 yuan to terminate the contract with relatives and friends.
However, to everyone's great disappointment, the film ended in a miserable failure.
Since then, Liu Wei no longer has the strength to chase that unattainable dream, so he can only give up his identity as a singer and go around taking on various variety shows and commercial performances to make a living.
can only bury the heart full of love for ** deeply.
Although he has let go of his dream of becoming a singer, Liu Wei's love and pursuit of ** has never weakened.
Every time he participated in a variety show, he sang wholeheartedly, showing his beautiful singing voice.
He has mastered the skills of transforming into a "human flesh *** device", and can vividly interpret songs of various genres, making the scene laugh again and again.
However, to Liu Wei's relief, it is also more painful that despite his hard work, the crew and the audience will always only see him as a "funny artist" rather than a real singer.
Gradually, Liu Wei was also labeled as a "variety show bastard", which made him feel humiliated and inferior in the long run.
Whenever he has the opportunity, Liu Wei always can't help but pour out his ** dream in the show, and sing emotionally with red eyes. However, the response was lukewarm, and no one really cared.
It was like an insignificant thorn that pierced into his heart every time, again and again.
For Liu Wei, 2020 is an important milestone. After a full 15 years of debut, he finally released his first solo ** as he wished.
Liu Wei's "Little Planet" shows his consistent persistence and enthusiasm on the road.
On the day of the release, he carefully held the result as if he were holding his own child, both excited and nervous.
However, the euphoria did not last long. In its first week of release, this ** sold just over 6,000 copies, and sales were dismal, even though it was the culmination of years of his hard work and emotion.
Liu Weihong was irretrievable, her eyes were red and swollen and she begged her friends in the circle to promote her.
Liu Wei felt very hard about this defeat.
In order to start over, he decided to give up his permanent position in several variety shows and instead chose to participate in some talent shows that could revive his career.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he ended up failing, as if he was destined to not be able to get rid of the notoriety of "variety show bastard".
2020 was a year of setbacks for Liu Wei, and 2022 can be said to be the most painful period of his life. During this year, his mother unfortunately fell ill and needed Liu Wei's round-the-clock care and companionship.
Liu Wei had to announce his temporary retirement from the entertainment industry because he was facing a life-critical event.
When he quietly looked back on the 17 years of acting and chasing his dreams, it was difficult to suppress the sourness in his heart.
From standing out in 2005 and becoming famous in one fell swoop, to later changing his name and not being able to turn over, and then being forced to only do variety shows to make a living, he was never able to become a singer, and finally had to quit gloomily.
He always struggled to escape the tug-of-war between dreams and reality, and the arrangement of fate was like a cruel joke.
Perhaps, as the host said back then, although the starting point is the same, the end point is different. Liu Wei and Zhang Jie could have stood side by side, but the results were completely different. This is precisely the harsh reality of this circle.
When Liu Wei left the circle, he didn't complain about anything, he just looked forward to the opportunity to start again, and believed that the scenery on the shore would be even better. Liu Wei