Li Yugang has experienced six years of cynicism.
In the Spring Festival Gala that just passed, we did not see Teacher Li Yugang. Even though many of the teacher's works this year are very popular, especially the majestic song "Wanjiang", it is indeed a pity that it did not appear in the Spring Festival Gala. It was learned from social media that he had returned to his hometown Gongzhuling to celebrate the New Year. The Spring Festival Gala is an eternal pain for Teacher Li Yugang, because he worked hard for six years before finally getting what he wanted.
Li Yugang was born in a rural village in Gongzhuling and started working hard in his twenties. By chance, he went to a bar to sing. The female singer happened to be absent at the time, so he bit the bullet and sang a male-female duet song by himself. Unexpectedly, he won a lot of applause. From then on, Li Yugang found the right path for himself. Later, he became a disciple of the then Peking Opera master Ma Hongcai, devoted himself to studying Peking Opera, and practiced Peking Opera's figure and toughness.
With continuous practice, Li Yugang became very good at pretending to be a man. Although he gave up twice due to ridicule from the outside world during the whole process, he finally returned to his acting career. In 2006, Li Yugang counterattacked all the way on the Avenue of Stars, from the weekly competition to the annual finals, making people remember the man who sang "The New Drunk Concubine". People remember him, but that doesn't mean they recognize him. Some people accused Li Yugang of insulting the quintessence of China and misleading the audience. As a result, no company even dared to sign him at that time. Since then, Li Yugang has understood that if he wants to be recognized by the people, attending the Spring Festival Gala is the most correct way.
In order to make his performance form acceptable to the world, Li Yugang submitted his works to the Spring Festival Gala director for six consecutive years, but was rejected without exception. Yazhitang can only respond by running around. For Li Yugang, who has devoted himself wholeheartedly to his performance, hitting the wall six times will not make him give up what he is chasing. Hard work paid off, and in 2012 he actually received an unsolicited invitation to the Spring Festival Gala. After the last rehearsal before the broadcast, Li Yugang lay on the stage in the studio, looking at the lights on the top of the stage with tears in his eyes. At this moment, it seemed that all the grievances in his heart had disappeared.
After appearing on the Spring Festival Gala for two consecutive years, Li Yugang's performance style has finally been recognized by the people, and imitators have followed one after another. Teacher Li Yugang also warned them to innovate instead of blindly imitating. This year, "Wanjiang", which everyone had high hopes for, failed to appear on the Spring Festival Gala stage. Perhaps it is because Mr. Li Yugang no longer needs to prove anything. All he needs to do is be himself.