In 2012, Liu Gang, a member of Rising Sun Yang Gang, who became popular with his cover of Wang Feng's "Spring", drove a luxury car and got into a conflict with an old man passing by.

When the mood became intense, Liu Gang got out of the car and "beat" the old man with an iron rod. After this news broke, negative news about Rising Sun Masculine also followed.

Scandals such as driving luxury cars, running red lights, deliberately blocking license plates, etc. were all uncovered.

From then on, the smash hit "Rising Sun Masculinity" never came to prominence again.

In fact, looking back at what happened to them in the past few years, we may understand that it is inevitable for them to reach this ending.

01

Wang Xu, born in 1966, is destined to have ups and downs in life.

Originally, the family was in a good situation, but an accident caused earth-shaking changes in the family.

My father was originally an employee of an aircraft manufacturing factory in Xi'an, and my mother was a teacher.

This family was a "high-end" family in that era.

Unexpectedly, when he was 3 years old, his father passed away.

My mother had no choice but to take her three children back to her hometown in Shangqiu.

Wang Xu is the only boy in the family. He has an older sister and a younger sister.

At a young age, he had to take on the responsibility of the entire family.

After returning to Shangqiu, my mother’s meager teaching salary could not sustain the expenses of her three children.

The children farmed the land with their mother, so that they could feed themselves and make some money by selling the land.

But after farming, living conditions did not improve.

The family's life is still tight.

Wang Xu went to work to support his family after graduating from junior high school.

At that time, the farm in Minquan County was recruiting workers.

Wang Xu went to the farm to become a worker.

But Wang Xu’s destiny does not seem to belong to the land.

Farmers in the same village have built new houses based on farm land, but his living conditions have not improved yet.

We also owe a lot of foreign debt.

The burden of life weighed Wang Xu breathless.

He always felt that his life should not just be farming.

Wang Xu, who was frowning every day, could only sing alone in the fields to relieve his inner depression.

I also spent 45 yuan to buy an acoustic guitar.

In 1988, 22-year-old Wang Xu got married.

In the same year, a song and dance troupe came to the county to recruit students.

Wang Xu went up and sang a song called "About Winter" by Qi Qin.

This song written by Qi Qin has a very sad and helpless feeling.

Wang Xu’s magnetic yet slightly hoarse voice is perfect for singing this song.

There is helplessness and vicissitudes of life in the singing.

The leader of the song and dance troupe was immediately impressed.

It was the busy farming season, and Wang Xu still had a lot of work in the field.

In order to allow Wang Xu to follow him without any worries,

he took more than a dozen actors in the group to Wang Xu's house to help him with farm work.

A dozen actors spent a day pulling peanuts in the fields.

For some reason, Wang Xu did not stay in the song and dance troupe in the end.

The next year, Wang Xu’s son was born.

At this time, he was under pressure, and after much thought, he felt that farming could not sustain his livelihood.

Not long after the child was born, he packed up his bags and went out to work.

Liu Gang was only 6 years old at that time.

Liu Gang was born in a village in Mudanjiang.

When he was a child, Liu Gang was relatively fat.

Working is not easy, and the pigs will roll over when feeding the pigs.

Liu Gang’s family background is also very average.

After studying for several years, Liu Gang enlisted in the army.

At this time, it would be more than 10 years before the two met.

Wang Xu, who has no academic qualifications, can only rely on physical strength to make money.

He has worked as a porter, pulling and unloading goods.

Shaanxi and Xinjiang both have his footprints.

Despite his hard work and ability, life is still difficult.

When the heavy cargo was carried on Wang Xu's shoulders, the bones all over his body were "rattling".

When I was at my poorest, my family didn’t make a dime for half a month.

For several days, the family could only eat steamed buns and pickles.

"A penny can stump a heroic man"

Convenience is a "luxury" even for a young son.

Wang Xu could only coax his son to eat steamed buns today, and then he could have instant noodles tomorrow.

This hard life lasted for a long time.

Wang Xu’s life was also difficult for a long time.

Fortunately, his wife and children have always been with him.

In 2000, he came to Beijing.

In Beijing he found a job burning boilers.

With a monthly salary of more than 1,000 yuan, life is still difficult.

But what makes him happiest is that there is a KTV upstairs.

The boss told him that when there were no customers, he could come and sing for free.

This has become Wang Xu’s only joy in his boring days.

But the good times did not last long, and this KTV went bankrupt.

Wang Xu, who lost his job, came to work in a warehouse again.

Moving goods and tallying goods are his daily tasks.

I also rented a room in a dilapidated tube building.

Only about 7 square meters.

After my son graduated from college, he lived with him.

During holidays, he would take his guitar and go underground to sing.

The first time Wang Xu went to sing was in the underground passage of Princess Tomb.

It is only a few hundred meters away from CCTV.

However, the people inside and the people outside are two completely different living conditions.

Wang Xu, who had just started singing, was too embarrassed to speak and only dared to play the piano.

The first time I opened my mouth was with the "help" of three bottles of beer.

That time, a mother led her daughter through the underground.

Wang Xu happened to be playing the guitar.

The little girl was attracted by the sound of the guitar, and then her mother stopped with her to listen to Wang Xu playing.

After playing, the mother asked her daughter:

"Does it sound good?"

The daughter said: "It sounds good."

See When her daughter liked it, her mother asked Wang Xu: Can she sing? Or just play?

This was the first time Wang Xu saw a passerby asking him.

He quickly said: "Yes!"

Then he mustered up the courage to sing "Little Grass" for the mother and daughter.

When he reached the moving part of the song, Wang Xu could no longer contain his emotions.

This song is not about you and me among the crowd.

After singing the song, the mother gave him two dollars.

This is also the first time Wang Xu has made money by singing.

Although there were only two pieces, this gave Wang Xu great confidence.

From then on, Wang Xu’s singing career was “out of control.”

02

Destinies are always surprisingly similar.

At that time, Liu Gang, like Wang Xu, lived a life of "never seeing the light of day".

When he was at his poorest, he sold the pot at home and bought some steamed buns for 3 yuan.

Liu Gang has done almost all the jobs that Wang Xu has done.

Like Wang Xu, Liu Gang also went underground to sing during his breaks.

The place where he sings is Fuxingmen.

Liu Gang had a slightly better start in singing than Wang Xu.

He made more than 20 yuan from singing on the first day.

Liu Gang is more than 10 years younger than Wang Xu.

In terms of song selection, Liu Gang is more in line with the tastes of young people.

The first time he made money by singing was "Starry Sky" by Xu Wei.

The song selection is relatively trendy, so Gang Liu attracts many young people passing by.

In addition to singing, he also works as a part-time worker.

I helped the restaurant move beer, and also purchased goods myself and set up street stalls.

Two men with musical dreams are about to meet.

03

In 2004, singing was no longer allowed in the underground passage of Princess Tomb.

Wang Xu could only carry his guitar and go to the Fuxingmen underground passage.

Thus, Wang Xu and Liu Gang met for the first time.

When Wang Xu arrived at Fuxingmen, Liu Gang was singing.

Wang Xu stepped forward and said:

"Brother, what time will you sing?"

Liu Gang thought Wang Xu was going to steal business, so he returned One sentence:

"There is still someone occupying the seat next to the piano. It's not your turn today."

Wang Xu could only smile bitterly, put on his guitar and went home.

Wang Xu came to Fuxingmen before six o'clock the next day to sing.

Unexpectedly, Liu Gang had already started.

He came earlier than him, he came at five o'clock.

This time, Wang Xu did not "grab the territory".

The two did not interact, and Wang Xu turned and left.

At this time, the fate between the two has just begun.

At that time, Xidan was the most popular place for singing and singing.

"Xidan Girl" Ren Yueli also became famous here.

Liu Gang also came to Xidan to sing.

Once, Gang Liu’s friend told him that there was an elder brother who sang very well and wanted to introduce him to him.

As a result, he saw that it was Wang Xu.

During this meeting, both Liu Gang and Wang Xu recognized each other.

Later, with the help of friends, we began to exchange music with each other.

After going back and forth, the two found that they had many similarities in music.

The same preferences and the same dreams make the two men with an age difference of more than ten years more and more understanding.

They both also have a favorite singer.

Everyone should be able to guess it.

It is Wang Feng.

Various similar interests led the two people to try to sing in a group.

They used to be "grabbing for territory", but now they have become a combination.

Fate is so wonderful.

The two brothers, who became more and more familiar with each other, often went to each other's homes to play piano and sing.

For this reason, Wang Xu also decided to buy a stereo.

Two people with musical dreams can open their hearts and sing to their hearts content at home.

The constant audience is each other’s wives and children.

Occasionally, friends will come over to support us with a few bottles of wine.

Two hard-working men work during the day and get together to sing at night.

This rental house of only seven or eight square meters is filled with too many dreams.

They are very simple, without gorgeous appearance or exquisite clothes.

Most of the time they are in work clothes,

But as soon as they pick up the guitar, they "shine".

In that small room, the song that appeared most often was "In Spring" by Wang Feng.

"No credit card, no 24-hour hot water at home, only a broken acoustic guitar"

It was as if it was the two of them.

This song is so in line with their aspirations.

When they reached the moving part, the two brothers let go of their restraints, closed their eyes, and sang to their heart's content.

Intoxicating and affectionate.

The friend next to him picked up his phone and recorded it.

The video was then posted online.

04

That year was 2010.

They originally thought that few people would watch.

But they didn’t expect that those few years were the rise of short videos.

Many online bloggers began to make their fortunes in those years.

This time, the two brothers finally stood at the forefront.

And it flew smoothly into the wind.

The number of views on this video quickly exceeded 10 million.

Unadorned, simple and touching.

Perhaps this is why the audience supports them.

The number of views of the video has not stopped and is still growing.

Even people who don’t understand the Internet can know that they are popular.

So Wang Xu and Liu Gang decided to seize the opportunity and let their dreams fly higher.

The two of them sat down to come up with a name for the group.

After thinking about it, I finally decided to choose a word from each of their names.

"Rising Sun Masculine" was thus established.

For a time, the rising sun became the reflection of countless migrant workers.

When everyone supports them, it seems that they are also supporting themselves.

Many workers imitated the rising sun at the construction site and roared out their suppressed emotions.

"No credit card, no her, no home with 24-hour hot water."

Become the voice of countless Beipiao people.

Immediately afterwards, "Avenue of Stars" extended an olive branch to the two.

"Avenue of Stars" can be said to be a stage for grassroots players to pursue their dreams.

Abao, Straw Hat Sister, Phoenix Legend, Li Yugang, Blind Yang Guang, etc. all walked out of that stage.

At that time, Xuri Yanggang had an advantage over these few.

Many viewers are familiar with them.

The stories behind them also make many people feel sad.

On the stage, they relied on their inner sincerity and vicissitudes of powerful singing to successfully win the championship next week.

Later, he was invited by Zhejiang Taiwan’s popular program "I Love Memorizing Lyrics".

Wang Xu and Liu Gang sang "In Spring" again on the stage of Zhejiang Station.

Many people said that what they sang was the "migrant workers" version of "In the Spring".

No embellishment, just passion.

This was enough to move the audience to tears.

That time, all the staff of "I Love to Remember Lyrics" stood up to pay tribute to them and all the bottom workers in the world.

The musicians in the program group shed tears.

That was the highlight of the rising sun.

Many people say that the reason why Rising Sun Yang Gang has such a huge audience is because their sincerity and kindness moved the audience.

Regarding the popularity of Rising Sun Masculine, some people in the industry also commented:

At that time, Wang Feng was preparing for the "Open Rock Heroes Concert" with Zheng Jun, Xu Wei and others.

There is no doubt that Wang Feng affirms Xuri’s masculine singing skills.

What makes Wang Feng admire them even more is that their inner simplicity and persistence in their dreams express the aspirations of the people at the bottom.

Wang Feng believes that this is the core of the rock and roll spirit.

So I invited the two of them to the concert stage to sing "In Spring" together.

This time, Rising Sun Yanggang finally stood on the stage with tens of thousands of people.

Xuri Yanggang, who is under the spotlight, performs with music industry senior Luo Dayou and others.

Wang Feng took them to appear in front of many media, which gave them a lot of fuel.

In a certain sense, Wang Feng is their benefactor and Bole.

At this time, Wang Feng still took good care of them.

From this moment on, Xuri Yanggang’s career reached its peak.

Soon, he appeared on the 2011 CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

On the Spring Festival evening, as expected, we still sang "In Spring".

This time they are facing Chinese people all over the world.

It was the first time to appear on such a big stage.

Xuri Yanggang was a little nervous and choked.

So Liu Gang broke his voice just a few words into his mouth.

Like a movie playing in my mind, scenes of my experience of drifting to the North flashed through my mind.

Towards the end, they all sang while holding back their sobs.

This scene still seems like a dream to them when they recall it.

The two brothers, who have been drifting in Beijing for many years, have passed by CCTV many times.

The underground passage for singing is not far from the studio.

They never dared to imagine that one day they would enter it.

This is their peak and the beginning of their decline.

05

The stage of the Spring Festival Gala gave the rising sun a layer of "gold".

Since then, invitations to major commercial performances have continued.

Singers who have participated in the Spring Festival Gala are naturally praised as "big names" by the audience.

Entry fees are rising.

Every time I go to an event and sing "In Spring", I get 350,000 performance fees in about four minutes.

His appearance fee once surpassed that of Wang Feng.

Now Xuri Yanggang is no longer the person who used to sell pots and buy steamed buns.

After getting rich, the two brothers were less frank than before and had more of their own thoughts.

Liu Gang called his cousin to be the group’s manager.

No one is a fool. It is obviously a combination of two people. Why should the person you use be your "confidant"?

Wang Xu was not to be outdone and called his friends over to serve as the group's manager.

Combining two agents in one sounds like a joke.

You don’t need to say it yourself, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a sign of incompatibility.

Wang Xu and Liu Gang also announced that they would accept invitations to film and television dramas.

At this time, producer Wang Tong offered Xuri Yanggang an invitation to film and television series "Joking."

Wang Xu also agreed.

Wang Tong also left the theme song to Xuri Yanggang to sing.

In the end, Xuri Yanggang didn’t come to shoot.

This made Wang Tong very angry.

At that time, Xuri Yanggang had shown that he could endure hardship but could not share joy.

However, Wang Xu has done a lot to give back to society after becoming famous.

The movie "Xiaojian Chorus" co-starred with Gao Yalin called on society to care for left-behind children.

Wang Xu also donated all his remuneration to charity foundations.

At that time, Wang Xu and Liu Gang were a team-up on the surface, but they rarely appeared together in private.

Naturally, I would not refuse an invitation to perform on the same stage.

But most of the time, each does his own thing and understands each other tacitly.

Before Xuri Yanggang could break up, Wang Feng came.

Wang Feng’s article pushed the two brothers, who were originally inseparable, to the brink of death.

Wang Feng said in a long article that Xuri Yanggang made many inappropriate remarks.

I once regarded "In Spring" as my masterpiece.

Some viewers said that Wang Feng became famous because of his masculine character.

Various remarks reveal the public’s weak awareness of copyright.

Xuri Yanggang has not paid royalties to Wang Feng.

Nor did they spend a penny for the production of "In the Spring".

But they can sing this song for free and get increasingly higher performance fees.

This is undoubtedly disrespectful of copyright.

Wang Feng also said that banning the singing of "In Spring" is also for their own good.

If you want to be a singer, but you don’t have your own masterpiece, you will never get far if you keep relying on covers of other people’s songs.

This ban on singing will undoubtedly cut off Xuri Yanggang’s financial path.

The two brothers, who were originally from grassroots backgrounds, still have a certain popularity with the audience.

Many viewers also spoke for them because they felt sorry for their origins.

Unexpectedly, the two brothers, who had made a lot of money, had already said goodbye to the word "grassroots".

06

Soon negative news about Liu Gang was revealed.

Driving luxury cars, speeding, living in luxury homes, running red lights, and deliberately covering license plates.

Even because the old man moved slowly, he got out of the car and got into a conflict with the old man with an iron rod.

Waiting for a series of news to make Xuri Yanggang reach the top of public opinion.

Soon, Liu Gang came out to respond, saying that he only had verbal conflicts with passers-by.

There was no conflict with the old man, everything was a misunderstanding.

However, all explanations were already too late.

The audience that originally praised them has been disappointed with them.

In addition, I have never had any works of my own, so I rely on my song "In Spring" to dominate the world.

Many netizens have already expressed their disapproval.

It’s okay to sell feelings once, but if you sell feelings every day, the audience will get bored.

Later, Xuri Yanggang wrote some songs one after another, but there was no response.

After this public opinion, the two brothers went their separate ways.

It was said that they would not disband, but they never reunited.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality

I have experienced the good life, and I will definitely not go back to a rental house with a few square meters.

Wang Xu simply returned to his hometown in Henan and continued to farm and enjoy happiness.

Liu Gang got involved with Gao Jin, a music producer in Northeast China.

In the past two years, Gao Jin also wrote a song "Missing Youth" for Liu Gang to sing.

So Liu Gang became popular again.

Wang Shuo started a live broadcast on the online platform.

Make some jokes based on your past fame.

In another interview, Wang Xu said that his appearance fee now starts in double digits.

The gap between hundreds of thousands and tens of dollars is indeed a bit big.

In March this year, "Avenue of Stars" sold a wave of emotions.

Invite past contestants to reunite.

The Rising Sun Yanggang is also here.

However, the two brothers who had not disbanded did not sit together.

However, this gathering on the Avenue of Stars may have made them understand that they became famous because of two people, not just one person.

A month later, Xuri Yanggang reunited and appeared on the street to sing.

As a result, very few people knew them.

Originally I wanted to sell a wave of feelings, but in the end not many people bought it.

Only a few older passers-by recognized them.

Their loneliness is precisely because of this reason.

Empty feelings, no innovation.

At first, the audience praised them because they were simple and sincere at heart.

But later, things seemed to change.

If you want to gain a foothold in the music scene, without your own talent and strength, you are destined to only be famous for a while.

Looking back at the big brothers in the music industry, the reason why they have been able to remain in the music industry is because they have always produced a steady stream of excellent works.

No one can make a living by singing one song, and it is even less possible for anyone to become an excellent singer by covering other people’s songs.

After becoming popular, he did not use the money he earned to study. Instead, he has been consuming his audience popularity to make money by doing crazy commercials.

Therefore, "flash in the pan" is also very good.

After all, becoming popular requires luck, and Changhong requires strength.

Looking forward to the day when they can return to the stage.