Luo Yuanping, an ordinary farmer in Hefei, unexpectedly became popular in 2011 because of his resemblance to Russia's ** Putin. After becoming popular, he was warmly invited by major commercial performances at home and abroad, and was even affectionately courted by a Russian rich woman.
Today, he is known as "Brother Putin".
This unusual coincidence changed the trajectory of his life, and after the prosperity, has he already gotten what he wanted?
When Luo Yuanping was born, his appearance shocked his parents. The bridge of his nose is high, his eye sockets are deep, and his pupils are dark blue, very much like a foreigner. His parents took him to the hospital for a check-up, and the results confirmed that he was in good health.
Although his parents are upset about his alien appearance, they still hope that his appearance will become normal when he grows up. However, in the closed village of Longzui in Feixi County, Hefei, Luo Yuanping's appearance often caused people to talk about it, and the children were reluctant to play with him because of his red hair, and privately gave him the nickname "Red Hair".
This made him more and more introverted and withdrawn. Fortunately, under the protection of his brother, Luo Yuanping's childhood was not so dark.
Luo Yuanping's family was not wealthy, his parents worked with their backs to the loess facing the sky, and in order to provide for him and his brother to go to school, they were frugal and thrifty. However, when Luo Yuanping was 10 years old, his father died of illness, and the family lost its financial support.
Despite the difficult living conditions, the relationship between the family members is still harmonious, and they support each other to get through the difficult times together.
Despite the family's poverty, her mother's greatest wish was to marry and start a family for her two sons. Thanks to her efforts, her brother finally got married, but her mother fell ill and needed to take medication for a long time.
Due to his mother's serious illness, he could no longer prepare for Luo Yuanping's wedding, coupled with Luo Yuanping's unique appearance and personality, and lacked the skills to please women, the marriage has never been realized.
In 2000, after the death of his mother, Luo Yuanping's life became even more difficult, he lived alone in a simple old house, without household appliances, and could only eat steamed buns every day.
Fortunately, my brother and sister-in-law were kind-hearted and decided to accept Luo Yuanping and live together. Luo Yuanping was grateful for their care, actively participated in farm work, and went out to work in his spare time to provide funds for his nephew's studies.
Luo Yuanping, a hard-working villager who has entered the age of no doubt, is still working hard, but his marriage has not been settled. Although his appearance once made the villagers avoid him, they no longer fear him and often chat with him.
He is always helpful and will be there whenever and wherever he is needed, so he is praised by the villagers as a good person. Although his life was not perfect, he lived a very happy life.
However, his peaceful life was shattered by his strange appearance.
In 2011, during a wind gathering activity, photojournalists came to Lung Tsui Village to shoot landscapes. Luo Yuanping, who was busy in the field, attracted his attention, and he asked Luo Yuanping to cooperate in taking a few **.
For Luo Yuanping, who has never taken pictures, this undoubtedly makes him feel a little nervous and at a loss. However, after some careful preparation, the photojournalist successfully captured a few photos of Luo Yuanping's **.
* He seems a little reserved and shy. However, when carefully selecting, the photojournalist was surprised to find that Luo Yuanping's appearance was somewhat similar to that of Russia's **Putin.
On a whim, he posted these on the internet.
A ** sparked heated discussions, and Luo Yuanping became an Internet celebrity overnight, and was even sealed"Brother Putin"。The major ** extended olive branches to him, leaving him overwhelmed and confused.
He was so bewildered by this sudden fame that he had become a local star. Until Anhui TV invited him to participate in the program "Looking for a Star Face", he was still doubting whether he had been deceived, and called his brother and cousin to help judge the authenticity.
Although Luo Yuanping was a little hesitant about filming at first, after the staff's patient explanation and promise to pay the labor fee, he finally agreed to cooperate. After the program was broadcast, it immediately attracted widespread attention.
After careful packaging, Luo Yuanping on the screen is very similar to Putin, whether it is the face shape, figure, or the light blue eyes and fine wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, all of which have made netizens speculate whether they are long-lost brothers.
Some netizens even mistakenly thought that this was Putin's visit to China.
Luo Yuanping became popular overnight, and a public relations company in Beijing invited him to participate in business activities and paid him 5,000 yuan. Although this money is not much, it is of great significance to Luo Yuanping.
He worked for a year, and he couldn't save so much money. And he only needs to nod and smile, and he doesn't need to talk too much to complete the commercial performance. This made him feel intrigued, and he decided to give it a try and began to imitate Putin's daily dress and speech and demeanor through television, in preparation for the trip to Beijing.
On December 23, 2011, with the help of his brother and cousin, Luo Yuanping finally arrived in Beijing, and the citizens were very enthusiastic about "Brother Putin", surrounded him, took pictures and photos of him, and even asked him to sign an autograph.
However, Luo Yuanping, who had never gone to school, felt very embarrassed and had to make a few random strokes. After the commercial performance in Beijing, Luo Yuanping received an invitation from Shandong Satellite TV to participate in the first meeting of the New Year's drama "My Natasha", and the heroine of the play, Russian actor Eliza, also interviewed him.
When Luo Yuanping, who was in a suit and leather shoes, walked towards Eliza accompanied by the "bodyguard", the magnesium lights of all walks of life flashed non-stop. Eliza looked at Luo Yuanping, who looked like Putin, in shock, thinking that it was really **.
Luo Yuanping replied to Eliza's ridicule in a serious manner, which caused laughter.
Luo Yuanping's meeting has attracted wide attention from major leaders, which has made him highly well-known in the business circle. Overwhelmed by the constant business activities, he asked his cousin to be his agent and take care of his business activities.
Since then, Luo Yuanping has begun to appear frequently in the public eye, he has visited the elderly in nursing homes, participated in the opening ceremony of the shopping mall, etc., no matter he appears in **, Brother Putin's arrival can push the atmosphere to a climax.
As Luo Yuanping's fame grew, his appearance fee also continued to improve, which greatly improved his economic conditions. Not only did he build a house for his brother, but he also saved some money himself.
He never expected that that barren emotional soil would also begin to give birth to new life. A performance on Russian TV not only attracted the attention of a Russian girl, but also won the favor of a rich Russian woman.
Luo Yuanping once hosted a show on Phoenix Satellite TV, which made his story widely spread in the West. Soon after, the news that Luo Yuanping, a farmer in Anhui Province, resembled Putin, caused heated discussions, and he became a national idol in Russia, arousing strong interest among the public, who wanted to see this "Putin's brother" with their own eyes.
After many coordinations, Luo Yuanping was fortunate to embark on a flight to Moscow, the capital of Russia, which was his first trip abroad in his life. As expected, Luo Yuanping's popularity in Russia is no less than that in China, which makes him feel very happy.
After revealing his single identity in the show, it triggered a warm response from the audience. There is a widely circulated song in Russia "Marry someone like Putin", and now, "Brother Putin" is in front of you, although it is far from the real **, but it still surprises many girls.
Among the many suitors, there is one Russian female tycoon who has the most passionate pursuits. She not only publicly showed her love for Luo Yuanping on social **, but even crossed thousands of mountains and rivers to China, hoping to spend the rest of her life with him.
However, in the face of such a "beautiful" prospect, Luo Yuanping firmly refused. He felt that he was just a peasant in China, and that there was an unbridgeable gap between him and the rich women.
He knew in his heart that the other party was only attracted by his appearance that resembled Putin.
Luo Yuanping used to be the "Putin brother" who imitated Putin, and he was infinitely beautiful in front of the public. However, the Internet era is changing rapidly, new things are constantly emerging, Luo Yuanping's "Brother Putin" image can no longer satisfy the public's curiosity, and the halo on his body has gradually faded.
The cost of the performance kept falling, and in the end, no agency even invited him to do commercial performances. Luo Yuanping has actually always longed for a peaceful life and doesn't like to be chased.
He returned to Lung Tsui Village and lived the life he had before he became famous. In order to make a living, he left his hometown and went to work as a coolie in an electrical factory in Hefei High-tech Zone, working more than ten hours a day with a meager income.
Occasionally, ** would come to Luo Yuanping, but he never gave an interview again. Until February 25, 2022, a netizen in Anhui posted a ** of Luo Yuanping on social platforms, he is 59 years old, wearing blue overalls, wearing a peaked cap, and carrying a shovel on his shoulder, smiling.
This is Luo Yuanping, a person who used to be beautiful, but now lives an ordinary life. Although he no longer has the aura of a star, he is still smiling and living the life he wants.
It is said that he is still single, unmarried, and lives a lonely life.
Under the favor of the god of fate, flowers bloom sometimes, and people are at the right time. Luo Yuanping, a poor farmer with no culture and no background, was ridiculed for his appearance when he was young, but when he reached middle age, fate unexpectedly made him popular because of his unique appearance, and fame and wealth came together.
He was not fooled by imitating others, but went with the flow and remained sober all the time. Even if he lost his prosperity, he was able to accept it calmly, without complaining or dissatisfied, but turned away and lived silently.
Living in the world, people should go their own way and live their own life well, even if they end up becoming ordinary, it is a kind of success.