Wearing a small coat with red background and white flowers, two long and thick braids, and singing a shocking and exciting folk song from northern Shaanxi, this is many people's first impression of Cui Miao.
Cui Miao was called the second "Wang Erni" by Mr. Bi. On the stage of "Avenue of Stars", her simple and passionate singing voice shined and won a round of applause.
However, when she failed to win the title of championship and appeared on the stage of "Avenue of Stars" four times, it was revealed that the title was "the common people's stage", which made her owe a lot of money. Millions of debts.
What is going on?
A ''Song Phoenix'' was born in ''Tuwowo''
Cui Miao was born in an ordinary rural family in northern Shaanxi.
She is the fourth child in the family, and there are eight people in the family.
In the backward mountain ravine, the livelihood of a family can be said to depend entirely on the food provided by "Master Tian".
So this made Cui Miao's childhood very difficult. She said that she was "more punctual than a ghost in the morning" competing for positions to herd cattle, cut grass, and do housework.
The happy moments in this poor life are all hidden in the folk songs of my father, a genuine man from northern Shaanxi.
Cui Miao likes her father to sing Xintianyou. The passionate and surging tune sounds every morning when she is working on the farm, planting the seeds of singing in her heart.
So Cui Miao also sang loudly, singing those northern Shaanxi folk songs passed down from generation to generation, singing wherever she went.
She sang to the point where everyone in the village disliked her, and whenever she came, people would cover their ears and run away, saying, "Singing Phoenix" is here again.
Unwilling to stay in a small mountain village, Cui Miao followed the opera troupe that came to the countryside out of the mountains. After working for the opera troupe for half a year, she decided to further her education and go to an art school to study.
For this reason, she obtained her parents' consent and sold the old scalper that her family relied on to earn a living. She managed to collect a year's tuition and went to the Qingjian Art Troupe for an internship a year later.
She was only 14 years old at the time.
In the year she was in the art troupe, she did odd jobs, played small roles, and slept in the open. She suffered all the hardships, but she also accumulated all the basic skills.
In 2002, Cui Miao came to Xi'an to learn skills from a teacher. She was looking for a master while working. By chance, she participated in the program "Just Be Happy".
She won the special prize, and the director told her, "You are very talented and have great potential. If you work hard and find a master to learn from, you will definitely succeed." ''
This greatly encouraged her. In 2006, she participated in the Northern Shaanxi Folk Song Competition and was hired as a resident singer. In 2008, she won the Excellence Award at the Shaanxi Youth Singing Competition.
At this time, Cui Miao had a "star dream" in his heart: he stood on the stage of "Avenue of Stars" and sang the folk songs of northern Shaanxi he loved...
Fighting on the Avenue of Stars, dreams come true
In order to make dreams come true, Cui Miao can be said to have given everything he had.
She learned about the competition procedures of "Avenue of Stars" from the Internet, wrote a letter of recommendation, made a CD, bought costumes, hired a stage director, and trained herself more systematically.
Cui Miao started writing letters in 2007, and she sent as many as 200 self-recommendation letters to the Avenue of Stars.
But she never received a reply.
The meager salary could not support her dream, so Cui Miao borrowed money from all her relatives and friends, and was even deceived, losing more than 400,000 yuan.
Cui Miao did not give up. Finally, Huangtian paid off and was introduced to Zhang Shengbao, director of the Art Committee of the Yulin City Art Troupe of Shaanxi Province. With his strong recommendation, "Avenue of Stars" was finally cast to Cui Miao. an olive branch.
Don't dare to slack off. After Cui Miao has enough food and clothing every day with "a tube of jasmine tea and a bowl of Liangpi", she frantically devotes herself to singing. Her whole body seems to be ignited, and she practices day and night.
In 2009, Cui Miao finally stood on the stage she had long dreamed of. She appeared in front of everyone as the most honest "Shaanxi native girl", singing the song of her beloved mountains.
The singing soothed people's hearts and caused a sensation at the scene. One overseas Chinese was so moved that he burst into tears and even handed his bracelet to Cui Miao, calling her song a "real northern Shaanxi folk song".
Cui Miao won the well-deserved weekly championship, overcame all obstacles and reached the finals where she won the season championship.
Just as Cui Miao was sprinting for the new season, bad news came that his mother passed away.
Cui Miao once cried until her heart broke. In order to live up to her mother’s expectations for her when she was still alive and the support of her family and friends, Cui Miao was strong enough to continue the competition, live up to her expectations, and finally achieved another good result.
On the evening of December 6, 2009, Cui Miao walked on the stage of "Avenue of Stars" for the fourth time.
This time it was the final of the annual championship, and Cui Miao finally stopped in the top eight.
Although it is a pity, it is good enough.
At this point in the story, I thought that this mountain girl’s dream-chasing story would have a good ending, but I didn’t expect Cui Miao to reveal a shocking revelation after the end.
After breaking the news, she was blocked, but now she is filming and acting in commercials, making a lot of money
In order to get on this stage in the early years, Cui Miao was a live audience member . Before taking the stage for the first time, Cui Miao was defrauded of all her savings, only to get them back later.
When he got on the stage of "Avenue of Stars" as he wished, the crowd of relatives and friends off the stage helped him, and the exquisite stage effects were all paid for by money. In order to create Cui Miao's "star style" ''It costs a lot of money.
According to Cui Miao herself, the Qingjian County Government where she is located has provided 150,000 yuan three times, and companies in the county have also supported her with 100,000 yuan in sponsorship.
And the endless reports from TV stations and newspapers made everyone feel that Cui Miao was a "treasure" worth betting on.
All kinds of well-wishers donated to her. She received 100,000 yuan from a "Farmer Song Concert" in Yangling. Someone in Shenmu County donated 50,000 yuan, and four people in Xi'an donated 20,000 yuan. Ten thousand, a coal boss in Fugu gave 30,000, and a pair of sisters in Zichang County gave 30,000...''
''I borrowed 100,000 from my eldest sister, 50,000 from my second sister, and 50,000 from my fourth uncle. These are all without interest. I borrowed 150,000 from my second aunt at interest. It is the interest of the ''lower son''. '' Cui Miao recalled.
The interest paid on "My second son" is usurious. Added up, she owes 400,000 to others and loans. It can be said that she is heavily in debt.
The cumulative sum of various large and small amounts of money actually owed a whopping 1.2 million yuan.
Behind the scenery are countless debts and unfinished favors.
"Avenue of Stars" has always been called "a stage for ordinary people". Who would have thought that if ordinary people really wanted to stand on this stage, they would have to pay such a high price?
The public was in an uproar.
Cui Miao said that because of her revelations, she had offended "Avenue of Stars" and was "banned" by "Avenue of Stars".
Talk about the future, Cui Miao decided to "act in a sketch". As for the debt she owed, she said "it must be paid off no matter what".
After leaving "Avenue of Stars", Cui Miao also went to film for a time, playing the third female lead in the TV series "A Handful of Noodles". She also received a wide range of commercial performances, variety shows, interviews, With the invitation to the party, I was busy without touching the ground. I quickly paid off all my debts and made a lot of money.
Cui Miao is now a "celebrity" in northern Shaanxi, has a happy family, and lives a happy life.
Recalling the days when she was chasing her dreams, she said:
''Understand life, be content and happy, and let nature take its course''.
Conclusion
Cui Miao's rise to fame and retirement has undoubtedly aroused people's deep thoughts.
Is it really worth spending a lot of money for a "star dream"? And can these "stars" who have spent huge sums of money to create stick to their original aspirations and not forget their original dreams?
Is this kind of value right or wrong?
This is still a question worth thinking about.