"Quick man" becomes "Quick uncle": grouping to the countryside suddenly became popular
◎Chen Zhao
In the summer of 2007, a group of boys sang loudly on the stage of Hunan Satellite TV, "I used to sing if I wanted to sing I was the most shining". At that time, they were dreaming of the little prince in the castle, decorating their youth with sweat. The dream, never imagined that 15 years later, catching chickens, chopping wood, walking dogs, and pulling leeks will be displayed on the screen.
the old me
After Lu Rover shouted "Old Beibei", Wang Zhengliang, Chen Chusheng, Wang Lixin, Zhang Yuan, and Su Xing gathered in the village. There was no teacher He Jiong or Chef Huang Lei, no popular artists who came to promote new works, and no dog world. Stars Xiao Q and Xiao H, even without sponsorship or advertising, the six "grassroots stars" rely on the familiarity and tacit understanding of "you fool me, you are true and I am not false" in such a barren and simple production, and made the annual production. One of the healing variety shows - "Welcome to the Mushroom House".
Because of years of silence and confusion, and because of the brothers' side-by-side friendship for many years, the "re-employment men's team" showed sincerity and casualness in the mushroom house.
In 2004, Hunan Satellite TV's "Super Girl" was born. With the help of TV, print media, and the Internet, the program's popularity skyrocketed, bombarding the audience's senses; at the same time, it aroused many discussions as a cultural phenomenon, "grassroots spirit" Labels such as "Common People Carnival" are deeply associated with talent shows.
In 2007, "Happy Boys" was an alternative to Super Girl. On the basis of the singing competition, elements such as "24-hour Magic Castle Reality Show" were added. It was this experience of eating, living and competing that made these boys. Forged a deep friendship.
The draft mechanism of "heroes don't ask the source" is the premise for these boys to emerge, and the popularity and ranking of the players are closely related to the audience of the show.
At that time, there was no navy control and evaluation. The promotion not only depended on the players’ own strength, but also on the active participation of the audience. As the carrier of public votes, text messages played an important role in the promotion of players. In the process of “performance-voting”, the audience and the players were established. The deep connection and interaction finally set off a national trend under the combined force of elements such as democracy, pluralism, individuality, and authenticity.
The Top 13 Fast Guys were born and grew up under the attention of audiences all over the country. Fifteen years later, the audience who voted and cheered for them focused again.
Through these six people, we can see not only the contest between dreams and reality, but also the growth arc of idols.
At that time, Zhang Yuan would be excited to grab He Jiong's microphone like a stunned young man because of his brother's promotion. At this time, Zhang Yuan would have been looking for slowness and relaxation in life while caring about housing prices and stocks.
Fifteen years ago, Wang Lixin, a little crying bag who gave up voting because of brotherhood, will also cook a table of good dishes to take care of everyone who is tired.
"Suanna", who used to sing and dance on the stage in the past, not only did not become depressed and sinking after experiencing the troughs of life such as being buried in ice and indemnity, but she completely released herself and showed her naive personality.
As the first player to be eliminated in the top 13, Land Rover not only healed his regret of losing the game, but also turned into a two-person "spokesperson", leading the brothers in the song guessing session all the way to the prosperity of folk music.
Wang Zhengliang and Chen Chusheng are the most responsible among the six-member group. They are the navigation beacon when they open their hearts and chat at night, but the steady Chen Chusheng sang "The Original Me" five times in a row after getting drunk.
The encounters of the six people over the years are all blended in the singing of the mushroom house at night. The reunion after many years will create a magical magnetic field due to the combined force of the wasted reality and the dazzling past, which will illuminate each other's common memories and capture you and me at that time.
Rather than saying that this is their "longing for life", it is better to say that it is the limited edition "Friends" of Mushroom House, which will not be mentioned all the time, but will never be forgotten.
Wang Zhengliang said with emotion that this place is a peach blossom garden.
Indeed, stay away from crowds, desires, and worldly affairs, leaving brotherhood and freedom.
Being in it, I don't know whether there is Han, whether it is Wei or Jin, and after two days of meeting, they parted in a hurry, and returned to reality with feelings and emotions.
sing if you want
"Overnight fame" is the dream halo of the draft. The winner is sought after; the loser is forgotten.
The gifts from fate have already been priced in secret, and the draft experience is the shackles that players will inevitably bear in their lives in the future. For them, the draft stage is both the starting point and the end point.
Enjoyed the popularity of thousands of people, how can you easily be willing to be ordinary?
Those who are not popular need to face this gap head-on.
The talent show gave them a stage to sing happily. After many years, several people's Weibo profiles still start with the word "singer", and their daily vlog is also named "old singer".
Either by skill or talent, in this recording, the song guessing session of the mushroom house and the night singing around the table are a cure for the audience's hearing, and even the casual humming on the country road is pleasant to the ear.
You can tell where a person spends their time. The six singers are all singers who sang one by one in the age of no music. In the past 15 years, they have not given up their singing career. You will find that their persistence in music is implemented in their day-to-day efforts, either behind the scenes or in front of the stage.
As Su Xing said in the interview, the industry they work in often faces social unemployment, and the audience can't see it doesn't mean they don't work hard.
There is an unpacking session in the mushroom house, and the luggage of several people is very homely and amiable. They brought hot pot base, self-heating rice, sauced duck, etc. to meet the brothers.
However, Wang Lixin and Lu Rover also brought guitars, like children who are reluctant to throw away their beloved toys, and like old people who carry their own beliefs and treasures with them.
After the program was broadcast, the brothers quickly gained popularity. When asked about their next plans in a live broadcast on Sina Lianmai, they all mentioned singing.
Some people expect to hold concerts for the audience after the epidemic, and some people expect to be able to release new songs. Perhaps this is the consciousness and quality of singers.
Max Weber mentioned in "Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism": "Through the appearance of any cause, there is a spirit of the times behind it. The cultural background of a specific society has a certain inherent origin.” The way for the “re-employment boy group” to become popular is precisely to break through the stereotyped domestic entertainment star-making assembly line, and smash the hypocritical politeness and fanfare of star masks.
In fact, whether it is Wang Xinling who has aroused the enthusiasm of the whole network, or Jay Chou, who broadcasts past concerts on Tencent, these "Renaissance" are actually similar to the popularity of the 2007 Fast Boys, not only announcing the lively culture at the turn of the century Production also points to the lack and fatigue of the current entertainment industry.
Fifteen years ago, the theme of the draft was "sing as much as you want, and sing loudly", and "I" as the absolute subject has been continuously amplified with the help of dreams.
And today's draft is "My dream is waiting for you to wake up, this beauty will be lit up because of you", "I" takes a back seat and waits for the "you" who plays the role of capital, sponsorship and other symbols to choose, Pick me up!
At the same time of giving up the initiative of self, it is also proclaiming the gradual bankruptcy of the dream narrative.
The popularity of the "re-employment boy group" is not sudden. Their dream-seeking light reflects the lack of "self" in the entertainment industry and the distortion of dream discourse. Their extravagant wanton also teases the restraint of some traffic stars' solid fans. Stereotype.
The various things in the mushroom house may be a silhouette of the changing times and idols in the past fifteen years: declining popularity, frustrated careers, and of course, never-ending efforts.
"Re-employment men's team" gives the audience a look back. Withered flowers and leaves also have their own life Zen. If you are as persistent and tenacious as them, maybe the flower of your dreams will bloom and reopen. day.
I am the brightest
If you leave for half your life and come back, you are still a teenager.
Then don't go, go in vain.
It is another contribution of "Welcome to the Mushroom House" to let the audience see these little brothers from the past grow into today's little uncles.
The length of only three episodes only shows the life of the six brothers for less than 48 hours, but it is more than 48 hours. The ups and downs and the ups and downs of the past fifteen years are fermented and overflowing. Now they can finally sit down and chat. the roads that have been traveled.
As Zhang Yuan said in the show: "I don't really want to go back." The gag joke is also somewhat sincere.
As the leader of the first-generation male team in China, Zhang Yuan has enjoyed the crowded alleys and experienced chicken feathers all over the place. During the most difficult time of the combination, he only dared to sleep on the sofa, because the sofa is narrower than the bed and it is not easy to toss and turn.
He was still unwilling, still longing for the stage, and participated in "Creation Camp" in 2019. In the midst of questioning and abuse, he appeared on the stage and sang "The Lucky One". I'm not a loser, I sing by luck; I'm not a winner, I sing proudly." Youth is not the only weight on the scale of life, simplicity is valuable, but it is not as pure and sincere and moving as the precipitation after thousands of sails.
Fifteen years in the blink of an eye, they have become husbands or fathers, from boys who only know happiness to men who also know sorrow After accepting and crossing over, no one waits, and they finally have the confidence to accept frustration, enjoy changes, face reality, and cherish everything. In fact, this is the preciousness and brilliance of life.
In his book Why We Worship Youth: A Cultural History of Age, Stanford University professor Robert Pog Harrison makes an important claim: “Our youth-obsessed society actually worships it. Young people start wars.” Such obsessions only force young people to exile their own idiosyncrasies, driving them into a being that lacks historical depth or density.
Every atom that makes up the human body comes from an exploding star. From the moment we are born, we are naturally blessed with the vicissitudes of the universe, and our life course is also composed of aging as a whole, so why only Praise them in 2007?
In recent years, Land Rover has swept the OST creation of many popular dramas, but who would have thought that he would also enter the Internet company to work because of his livelihood?
Zhang Yuan is lively and cute in the Mushroom House, but who can understand his heartache after "Marshmallow" so many times that he was only one step away from becoming popular?
The careers of Chen Chusheng and Su Xing, the champion and runner-up that year, were also suspended due to contract disputes or company snow.
The career trajectory of the second king is relatively stable, but there are also many unspeakable sufferings after the climax ends.
In the face of such them, if we are still persistently praising the youth of the draft, it will be contempt and disappointment for their hard work.
This group of "grassroots stars" of internal entertainment has already started recording, and the recent popularity and popularity can be regarded as soothing the loneliness and loneliness of these years.
In this era of entertainment to the death, in this stage set up by capital, the brothers "acted out of the blue" and indulged in joy, but instead showed five points of sincerity and five points of warmth.
Looking back suddenly, it turns out that you are also here, do you still want to sing?
Sing!
Then sing again.