At the 2024 New Year’s Eve party, Li Yugang wore modern men’s clothing and sang a gentle song “Window Flowers” with Liu Tao.
's voice is still the same, but Li Yugang is no longer the same Li Yugang. In other words, we haven't seen Li Yugang engage in cross-talk for a long time.
Cross-dressing is the weapon that made him famous in one fell swoop. Many people know Li Yugang because of the song "The Drunken Concubine".
But at the same time, cheating was also the sharp edge that brought him down from the altar. Because of cheating, Li Yugang suffered a lot of criticism and trouble.
And all this, let’s talk about the year when he became popular.
In 2006, Li Yugang signed up to participate in "Avenue of Stars". At that time, he had been trying to sing counter-pop songs for many years. At that time, "Avenue of Stars" sang a lot of pop songs. Li Yugang's appearance was eccentric, but he suddenly attracted the judges. and the audience’s attention.
He went all the way and finally won the championship with his song "The New Drunken Concubine".
Li Yugang became famous, and with it, in addition to fame and fortune, there was also right and wrong.
At that time, Li Yugang's fan support group spontaneously typed out the sentence "There is Mei Lanfang in front of me, and there is Li Yugang in the back." The program team did not notice anything wrong and broadcast it to the camera as normal.
As a result, no one expected that this sentence angered one person. He was Mei Lanfang's son and the only successor of the Mei School of Peking Opera, Mr. Mei Baojiu.
Why is Mr. Mei Baojiu angry? Because he felt that Li Yugang's performance was far from the real Peking Opera. He didn't care how many fans Li Yugang had, and chose to publicly criticize Li Yugang when he was at the height of his fame.
Wu Ying, vice president of Mei Lanfang Culture and Art Research Association, stood up and scolded Li Yugang on behalf of Mei Baojiu, saying that he simply distorted Peking Opera. Dancing as a male is a very profound art, and it's not just about wearing a bra or twerking in women's clothing.
It’s really hard to hear these words spoken publicly.
At the same time, Mei Baojiu's disciple Hu Wenge also came out to correct his name, saying that he could not be called a male dan, and that it would be more appropriate to call him a cross-dresser.
Many times, once things start, the next thing will come like a flood.
The next year, Mei Baojiu united 26 artists and submitted a proposal, arguing that TV talent shows must be regulated immediately.
Li Yugang would never have imagined that he would be jointly attacked by mainstream Peking Opera artists just after he became famous.
Fans were dissatisfied at this time, thinking that you, Mei Baojiu, are the descendants of a generation of masters. Why are you so fussy about everything and can't get along with the inspirational boy at the bottom? Furthermore, Mei Baojiu can absorb Li Yugang into the inheritance of Peking Opera. If you say he is not good, you can ask him to change it. If you just scold him, is the pattern too small?
In fact, the reason why Mei Baojiu is so angry about Li Yugang's phenomenon is not just a matter of slogans. The more important root cause is not understood by the public.
Mei Baojiu's reverse scale
Mei Baojiu was born in 1934. This period happened to be the period when Mei Lanfang had a beard and was determined not to perform for the Japanese.
After Mei Baojiu was born, Mei Lanfang spent a lot more time with his son, and invited Wang Youqing and others to train him in his basic skills. Under the strong influence and training of inheritance, Mei Baojiu was able to There was a Peking Opera performance in the school's theatrical performance.
However, because Mei Lanfang’s education for his children was casual, neither of Mei Baojiu’s two brothers were engaged in the opera industry, and one sister was a martial arts student.
Mei Baojiu also had a wide range of hobbies at the beginning. After entering her youth, she was obsessed with electronic equipment such as radios and speakers, and gradually distanced herself from Peking Opera.
Therefore, the Mei School founded by Mei Lanfang almost had no successors.
In 1961, Mei Lanfang passed away. It was only at this time that the 27-year-old Mei Baojiu began to awaken his awareness of inheritance. He discovered that his father's lifelong efforts were about to be faced with the situation of no one to succeed him.
In the end, he took over the baton from his family and officially entered the door of Peking Opera as a disciple. Therefore, Mei Baojiu became the only descendant of the Mei School.
However, with the changes of the times, Mei Baojiu discovered that Peking Opera has gradually declined, especially the rise of TV series and movies, which has made Peking Opera even more dusty. No one watches it, and no one wants to appreciate it anymore. The influence of Peking Opera Getting weaker and weaker.
Faced with this situation, Mei Baojiu spent a lot of thought.
In 1982, Mei Baojiu performed 8 collaborative performances with Shanghai famous artists. As a result, she was enthusiastically sought after and loved by the Shanghai audience. Because of this, this performance is considered to be the return of Mei School art!
Soon after, the troupe went to Hong Kong to perform 16 performances. When they heard that the descendants of the Mei School were going to perform, many theater fans came from the United States to watch it.
In order to further expand the influence of Mei School in the new era, he also worked hard to improve Peking Opera and compiled many new pieces.
Under the leadership of Mei Baojiu, Mei School of Art has finally returned to its former peak after many years of hiatus.
After entering the 21st century, Mei Baojiu is still working hard to inherit the Mei School. Not only does he boldly innovate, he also has more than 40 apprentices. But Mei Baojiu had no children. Regarding the inheritance of the Mei School to the next generation, Mei Baojiu once said with emotion: "After me, there will be no descendants of the Mei family to inherit the art of the Mei School. This is a pity."
In fact, Mei Baojiu has only done one thing in her life, which is to inherit and carry forward her father's art. He has been working hard for it all his life. Therefore, in Mei Baojiu's view, inheriting Mei School art is a very important and serious matter. The art of Peking Opera is also passed down through apprenticeship.
This is also the reason why Li Yugang angered Mei Baojiu so much. A layman waved drums and shouted in the name of inheriting the Mei School, and compared him with his father Mei Lanfang. This is almost equivalent to insulting Mei Baojiu’s lifelong struggle. , touching It’s Mei Baojiu’s reverse scale.
In Mei Baojiu's heart, no matter from which point of view, he had no reason to forgive Li Yugang.
Li Yugang’s tsundere
Having said that, the slogan advertised by fans is actually just a misunderstanding. Originally, a good response and apology might have passed, but Li Yugang’s tsundere further deepened the conflict, making it impossible to reconcile in the end. .
As we all know, Li Yugang is a child from a poor family. He lived a very hard life since he was a child and did a lot of manual labor. Fortunately, he was born with a good voice and liked to sing. He often went to the theater at night, and then he discovered his talent for cross-dressing.
Li Yugang's success can be regarded as the result of hard work and happiness, and he can be regarded as an outstanding talent.
It is precisely because of this that Li Yugang does not feel that he is so bad.
After Mei Baojiu attacked Li Yugang many times, some media interviewed Li Yugang and asked him what he thought. While he said that he respected Mr. Mei, he changed the subject: "Although some people do not recognize my art, male dan actors do not There are few who are as popular as me."
This means very straightforward, that is to say, how good are you male actors? You are decent, but you are not as popular as I am.
At that time, Li Yugang had no idea what was coming to him. The storm was gradually fermenting, brewing a bigger storm.
Not long after, Li Yugang was invited to the Spring Festival Gala. Mei Baojiu was present at the scene. Li Yugang still said a provocative sentence: "On behalf of the broad and profound Mei School of art, I would like to express my heartfelt greetings to the audience across the country."
Mei Baojiu's moment His face changed, then he got up angrily and walked away. After the Spring Festival Gala, Li Yugang's "resources" suddenly dropped sharply. After all, the circle is so big, who can not give Mei Baojiu face.
Only then did Li Yugang realize that he was indeed too arrogant. Later, Li Yugang tried to apologize to Mei Baojiu several times, but failed to get the right words.
In the end, Li Yugang saw that there was no hope of reconciliation between himself and Mei Pai, so he simply chose to let nature take its course.
At that time, he still wrote on his blog: "I bowed my head to history, but reality made me hold my head high. I could only do this. The choice history gave me was to fight for my own way out."
Since then, Mei Baojiu and Li Yugang have made no move to reconcile each other.
Li Yugang has continued to develop along his own path, but has never been associated with the Mei faction.
In 2016, Mr. Mei passed away at the age of At the age of 82, Li Yugang expressed his memory of Mr. Mei Baojiu online, but in fact, Li Yugang never officially apologized to him until Mei Baojiu's death.
A conflict that should not have occurred eventually led to Li Yugang's stardom His career was gradually declining, and Mei Baojiu did not forgive him before she passed away.
In fact, Li Yugang would not have reached this point.
If he had been willing to sincerely apologize and sincerely become a disciple when what happened, I believe that with Mei Baojiu like this With a master's mind, he will definitely be willing to have outstanding people inherit Peking Opera.
But Li Yugang did not. Perhaps, he himself did not think that the art of Peking Opera would be more popular than being a singer, which caused the subsequent situation.
Today, the grievances of those years have long since dissipated over time, and Li Yugang still appears on the stages of major evening parties, and is also honored as an artist.
But looking back on the past, Li Yugang's height could have reached a higher level. I don't know that he is now, Do you regret the decision you made?
