I have been in the field of Peking Opera for most of my life, but I never dare to compare with my father Mei Lanfang.
This junior actually "swaggered and cheated" in the name of his father, which is really unreasonable!
The grassroots singer, who became famous overnight with "Avenue of Stars", was jokingly called "Mei Lanfang in the front and Li Yugang in the back" by netizens.
Mei Lanfang's son, Mei Baojiu, the only heir of the Mei faction, felt extremely unbearable when he heard this.
Does Mei Baojiu blindly rely on past experience to show off her wisdom, or is Li Yugang just young and vigorous?
Li Yugang was born in 1978 in Changchun, Jilin Province. From the moment he started talking, he loved singing and acting.
He was always the first to sign up for every school event, and he always performed well, and his teachers and classmates often praised him for becoming a big star and appearing on the TV screen in the future.
However, Li Yugang realized that his family was not wealthy, and sometimes even food and clothing became a problem. He knew he wouldn't be able to achieve his dream of becoming a star.
Feeling guilty about watching his parents work hard to provide for his schooling every day, he made a decision: to end his studies after graduating from high school and go out to work to help ease the burden on his parents.
When he was mentally ready to go out, he received a college acceptance letter, and after much consideration, he decided to hide the letter secretly and not tell his parents.
In the end, he only took his remaining 200 yuan and embarked on the road of part-time work.
After arriving in Changchun, he stood on the busy streets after graduating from high school, determined to find a job as soon as possible to ensure that he had a place to live.
Eventually, he landed a job as a waiter at a bar. Despite the hard work, this is the only way to save some money.
In order to increase his income, Li Yugang suggested to his boss to work two part-time jobs in a day: as a waiter at a bar during the day and as a resident singer at night.
One day, Li Yugang was going to sing with a girl, but the female resident singer suddenly fell ill and couldn't come, which made the boss embarrassed, where would he find a replacement?
Li Yugang told his boss that he could try it and interpret two different timbres by himself.
Although there was no expectation for his performance, a shocking scene ensued: when he opened his mouth to sing, everyone was amazed, his voice changed freely, one person played two roles, and the audience applauded.
Li Yugang's fame gradually grew with the success of this performance, and the boss no longer arranged for him to be a waiter, but let him sing full-time. Slowly, Li Yugang's popularity grew.
In 2006, Li Yugang decided to participate in the show "Avenue of Stars" because he found that many of them were grassroots singers like him who had no background but had dreams.
So, he signed up for the competition, and then anxiously guarded ** every day, for fear of missing the notice of the program team, until he finally waited.
On the day he participated in the show, he stood on the stage and kept shaking his hands, but fortunately he finally won the third place of the year with a song "Farewell My Concubine", and since then he has become famous in one fell swoop, and his name has become more well-known.
He has participated in countless performances one after another, and even commented on him in a show, "There is Mei Lanfang in the front, and Li Yugang in the back", but it was this sentence that brought him trouble.
Mei Lanfang is a famous Peking Opera actor in China, and he has a total of nine children, the youngest of whom is Mei Baojiu. Although he did not like to sing opera at a young age, he was influenced by his family environment and eventually became an outstanding leader in the Peking Opera industry.
Mei Baojiu was not suitable for playing the role of a male Dan at first, because a male Dan needs a male to play a female role, and Mei Baojiu's appearance is more masculine, and the overall image lacks a sense of softness.
Before the age of eight, Mei Baojiu had never considered inheriting the art of Peking Opera, nor did she plan to take over her father's class.
However, the other siblings in the family had no interest in Peking Opera, and in order to continue his father's artistic inheritance of the Mei School, he decided to study opera on his own. On this path, despite the constant hardships, he never complained a word.
Mui Baojiu first performed on stage at the age of 13, when his body was already mature, because he had not received professional training since childhood, so his body was not very flexible.
Mei Lanfang has always thought that her son is not suitable for this industry.
Despite all the hard work, Mei Baojiu eventually succeeded in inheriting her father's Peking Opera art.
Throughout his life, he studied the techniques of the Mei School with his father, and although he humbly considered himself not enough to be called a representative of the Mei School of art, the fledgling Li Yugang was confused with his father.
After Mei Lanfang heard this, she officially married Li Yugang's Liangzi.
Li Yugang's timbre was relatively soft at first, which was more suitable for singing female voices, so he often played female roles.
Subsequently, he incorporated some Peking Opera elements into his singing, and although such a performance was not pure Peking Opera singing, his fans classified it as Peking Opera style and compared him to Mei Lanfang.
When Mei Baojiu heard such remarks, her heart was full of anger and dissatisfaction, and he thought that this was disrespectful to her father.
He couldn't believe that anyone could criticize his father so wantonlyHowever, Li Yugang didn't care about such an evaluation, and even felt that this was the support and recognition of fans for him. The two originally had contradictions, and Mei Baojiu was deeply dissatisfied with Li Yugang's words and deeds. In a show, Li Yugang's speech angered Mei Baojiu even more, causing him to offend the entire Peking Opera circle.
In an unexpected opportunity, Li Yugang and Mei Baojiu appeared in a show at the same time.
Li Yugang wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate the misunderstanding with Mei Baojiu and resolve the contradictions between them, but he didn't expect the misunderstanding to become deeper and deeper, causing Mei Baojiu not to forgive Li Yugang even before he died.
When Li Yugang performed on stage, the audience was enthusiastic and the voices were endless. As soon as he came on stage, he immediately set his eyes on the audience and fixed on Mei Baojiu.
At this time, Li Yugang was very nervous in his heart, and repeatedly recalled the lines he was about to perform on stage in his mind. Li Yugang changed the way he introduced himself after the performance. In the past, he usually directly reported his name, but this time he said: "On behalf of the breadth and profundity of the Mei School's art, I would like to greet the national audience." ”
As soon as Mei Baojiu heard this, her face immediately changed, and she stood up and brushed her sleeves and left.
The audience was silent, and everyone looked at Li Yugang on the stage again, only to see that he was full of embarrassment, as if he was frozen there.
Suddenly, he realized that he might have made a mistake again, and he wanted to resolve the conflict, but unexpectedly, the misunderstanding became even more profound.
Li Yugang originally planned to use this opportunity to ease the relationship between the two in front of everyone, but unexpectedly, an unintentional word made their relationship even more strained.
Subsequently, Li Yugang desperately wanted to apologize to Mei Baojiu, but he couldn't find him, and even the staff around him couldn't find him.
Li Yugang's career was also affected after this incident, and the programs that he used to frequently invite to perform are now becoming fewer and fewer, because he offended Mei Baojiu, causing everyone to stay away from him and avoid suspicion. It can be seen that his fame has also dropped significantly.
Li Yugang realized the seriousness of the consequences, so he decided to ask Mei Baojiu again to explain clearly. However, he has never been able to meet Mei Baojiu.
So, he chose to apologize to Mei Baojiu in the form of a letter. However, despite being sent for a long time, I have not received a reply. This made him realize that Mei Baojiu might not have received his letter at all.
He began to find ways to find a way, until one day he met his friend Wang Kun in the circle during the backcourt break. He hoped that Wang Kun could say a few good words to Mei Baojiu for him, hoping to solve the conflict between the two, but Wang Kun refused on the spot.
Li Yugang understands that he must solve the mistakes he has made on his own. Therefore, he wrote several letters to Mei Baojiu in a row, but did not receive a reply. So, he decided to put the matter on hold for the time being. However, a long time has passed, and Li Yugang has still not apologized.
In 2016, Mr. Mei Baojiu passed away forever. At the end of his life, he told reporters: "I have always been committed to pursuing the artistic heights of Meipai Peking Opera, and I hope that my efforts can contribute to the artistic cause of China." From this, it can be seen that his love for Peking Opera can be seen.
Until his death, he still did not forgive Li Yugang. After Li Yugang learned the news of Mr. Mei Baojiu's death, he posted a message on social platforms to mourn and mourn, but did not mention apologies to him.
At Mr. Mei Baojiu's memorial service, Li Yugang also came to mourn and couldn't cry. However, some netizens speculated that Li Yugang was just "pretending" and deliberately making a sad appearance, which was not his true feelings.
Li Yugang's career has been tepid, and the popularity is not as good as before, and sometimes it is on the top of the hot search, and people are talking about the grievances and hatred between him and Mr. Mei Baojiu in the comment area. After this is over.
Li Yugang's art path is not smooth, and it is difficult to go all the way from a grassroots player.
However, Mei Baojiu's father was Mei Lanfang, and Mei Baojiu never claimed to be a representative of the Mei School when she studied the art of the Mei School throughout her life.
Therefore, it is indeed inappropriate for him to declare himself a representative of the Mei faction in this way.
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