If you want to choose the most famous music group in China, then it must be "Phoenix Legend".

From "Above the Moon" to "The Most Dazzling National Style" and then to "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond", this music group has achieved its own reputation and become famous with one after another household music works. A music group that is famous all over the country.

Since its establishment, "Phoenix Legend" has experienced 24 years of ups and downs. From the perspective of a music group, it is not easy to have such a "lifespan".

This is also what makes people curious. As the soul characters of "Phoenix Legend", how did the relationship between Linghua and Zeng Yi not deteriorate in more than twenty years? ?

Didn’t these two people have a quarrel over the distribution of remuneration? Perhaps this has something to do with the two's insistence on the "50-50 split" principle.

In 1980, a young couple in Inner Mongolia welcomed their daughter, Linghua.

As a girl who grew up on the grassland, Linghua has been outgoing and good at singing and dancing since she was a child. She often likes to dance on the grass.

Maybe it’s because she really likes dance. Linghua hopes that she can achieve success in her dance career in the future.

Unfortunately, after graduating from school, her parents asked Linghua to return to her hometown to work. They believed that dancing was not a serious job.

Linghua’s arms couldn’t twist her thighs, so she could only obey the instructions.

But Linghua did not give up. It took her two full years to finally convince her parents to let her go to Shenzhen alone to find her dream.

Linghua came to Shenzhen with full expectations, but she was quickly hit by the reality. After sending her resume everywhere, no company was willing to accept her.

Seeing that her living expenses were about to be spent, Linghua had no choice but to find some part-time jobs to solve her food and clothing problem.

One day, Linghua accidentally saw the recruitment information of the song and dance hall. She felt that her dancing skills were pretty good, so she bravely walked into the song and dance hall.

The person in charge of interviewing Linghua at that time was the director of this song and dance hall, and her partner of more than 20 years later - Zeng Yi

Linghua’s family was well off, and she Her father is a judge and her mother is an artist. Such excellent parents have allowed Linghua not to worry about life since she was a child.

Unlike Linghua, Zeng Yi was born in a poor mountain village in Hunan. He has had problems with food and clothing since he was a child. How could he have the conditions to pursue his dreams unscrupulously like Linghua? Woolen cloth?

If we have to talk about dreams, I am afraid that Zeng Yi’s biggest dream at that time was to be able to eat for himself and his family, and never have to be full and hungry again.

However, even such a simple dream could not be realized by Zeng Yi.

After graduating from technical secondary school, Zeng Yi began to formally enter the society. He did all kinds of hard work, but he never made much money.

Before meeting Linghua, Zeng Yi worked in a factory, with a monthly salary of only 80 yuan. He could barely maintain his own food and clothing, and was unable to help his family. This made Zeng Yi Feeling very depressed.

In order to relieve his depression, Zeng Yi often went to the dance hall to sing in his free time at night.

Perhaps because he saw that Zeng Yi was a talent, one day his co-worker said to him: "You sing so well, why not go to Shenzhen? There are many opportunities there."

In 1998, following the advice of his friends, Zeng Yi traveled all the way to Shenzhen. Later, with his own efforts, he successfully became the director of a dance hall, which also created an opportunity for him to meet Linghua. .

Although Linghua was not famous at that time, Zeng Yihui had an eye for pearls and felt that Linghua had a lot of room for future development, so with the other party's consent, he formed a music group with Linghua and another girl The group began to perform and sing everywhere.

Perhaps because she was too tired from performing everywhere, the other girl left the music group after notifying the two of them.

The girl left quite simply, which made Linghua and Zeng Yi feel very embarrassed. They felt that it was difficult for the two of them to achieve anything.

At this time, they did not know that it was precisely because of this girl's departure that the famous "Phoenix Legend" came into being.

At that time, there was a "Korean Wave" trend in China. After the girl left, the two people simply worked hard and re-formed a music group based on the "Korean Wave model" - Cool Fire .

Maybe it’s because she hasn’t grown up yet. In the beginning, Linghua could only be regarded as an embellishment in "Cool Fire". It was Zeng Yi, the great god, who played with her.

At that time, no matter whether it was lead singer, planning or director, all the work was contracted by Zeng Yi. Linghua looked more like a vase and hardly played a big role.

Even so, this music group slowly became popular and generated increasing profits.

It is a good thing that the income has increased, but Linghua feels a little embarrassed when it comes to the issue of splitting accounts.

Because this music group is basically supported by Zeng Yi alone, according to the principle of "more work, more gain", Zeng Yi should take most of the profits.

However, when dividing the accounts, Zeng Yi asked for a "50-50 split". He felt that it was not easy for a girl like Linghua to go out alone.

Naturally, the face-saving Linghua was unwilling to accept this method of dividing accounts, and had rejected Zeng Yi many times, but Zeng Yi insisted on letting her accept it every time.

Zeng Yi’s friendship in times of need is something that Linghua cannot forget to this day. -

As time went by, the two became more and more famous, and their incomes also increased accordingly.

But no matter how his income changes, Zeng Yi always insists on a "50-50 split", which makes the friendship between the two not shaken in the slightest after going through many ups and downs.

In 2002, the SARS epidemic spread in Guangdong, causing panic and uneasiness among people across the country.

At that time, people from all walks of life in China hoped to contribute their own efforts to fight the epidemic, including music producer He Muyang.

He Muyang composed a charity song, hoping to find a singer with a high-pitched voice to sing it. Zeng Yi and Linghua, who were already well-known at that time, became his first choice.

The song written by He Muyang was "Above the Moon" which became popular all over the country in the future.

In 2004, "Over the Moon" was officially released, and subsequently became one of the hottest songs of the year at that time.

What makes people feel strange is that although the song is obviously popular all over the country, as the original singers, Zeng Yi and Linghua have not followed suit.

Fortunately, there are still people who know the goods. After hearing the song "Above the Moon", Chen Rentai, the chairman of Peacock Records, relied on his keen intuition to conclude that Linghua contained huge potential. business opportunities.

So Chen Rentai approached Linghua directly: Sign a contract with me, and I promise to use all my resources to make you popular.

Chen Rentai’s invitation was like pie in the sky. Linghua, who was only 23 years old at the time, was so excited that she couldn’t sleep all night.

The next day, Linghua found Zeng Yi and told him about the incident.

Zeng Yi thought for a while, and then said: Just make your decision, and I will accompany you. Zeng Yi said this very handsomely, but he was the only one who knew the pressure behind it.

Because both of them now have stable high-paying jobs, if Linghua decides to cooperate with Chen Rentai, it means giving up everything in front of her and gambling on a future with no idea of ??the outcome.

Unlike Linghua, if she loses the bet, she still has the chance to start over. But if Zeng Yi loses the bet, what will happen to her elderly parents who need to be supported by themselves?

Zeng Yi made this decision, which was undoubtedly a straw from the fire, and on the day of signing the contract, the development of things made him feel even more embarrassed.

Because the other party told him: We just want to sign Linghua. The implication is that Zeng Yi should stay wherever he can to cool off.

Upon hearing this, Linghua was unhappy on the spot: Either we both sign together, or neither of us signs.

The other party was very optimistic about Linghua’s potential commercial value, and in the end they could only pinch their noses and sign Zeng Yi.

At that time, Zeng Yi and Linghua both liked to play a game called "Legend", and they happened to be a man and a woman, one phoenix and one phoenix.

As soon as the agent made the decision, the name "Phoenix Legend" came out.

Although it became popular all over the country in the future, at the beginning, "Phoenix Legend" was as unknown as other music groups, which also caused Zeng Yi and Linghua's income to drop significantly.

Fortunately, Zeng Yi had a wide network of contacts and could barely survive by borrowing money. It is worth mentioning that the money borrowed by Zeng Yi and Linghua were used equally.

It was not until the advent of ringtones for mobile phones that such a difficult life ushered in a complete change.

It may be the reason for the high-pitched singing. After the emergence of mobile phone ring tones, the number of domestic downloads of "Above the Moon" increased significantly, even surpassing Fei Yuqing's "A Thousand Miles Away" for a time, which also made Zeng Yi , Linghua and others are becoming more and more famous.

Later, the Spring Festival Gala also sent invitations to the two of them, hoping that they could perform "Above the Moon" on stage, which brought their fame to the peak.

Since then, the two have officially started the era of "Phoenix Legend" and successively released songs such as "The Most Dazzling National Style" and "Free Flying", making more and more people aware of this music group. .

As their fame skyrocketed, their incomes also soared.

Zeng Yi approached Linghua to discuss the issue of splitting accounts, and felt that Linghua should take away four-fifths of the income.

Because at that time, the identities of the two had been reversed. "Phoenix Legend" was basically supported by Linghua alone, while Zeng Yi became a soy sauce character.

Linghua rejected the idea put forward by Zeng Yi and firmly stated: As before, we will still split the money 50-50, just like you told me at the beginning. This is not negotiable.

Some people defended Linghua: Zeng Yi can only sing a few lines of "Yo, yo, yo", why should he take half of the income?

In fact, these people don’t know that without Zeng Yi, there would be no Linghua now.

In fact, Linghua has always kept Zeng Yi's kindness in mind, and has been waiting for the day when she can repay him.

Fortunately, that day has finally arrived.

Zeng Yi is not just good at singing "Yo, yo, yo". Before "Phoenix Legend", Zeng Yi was the lead singer of the two.

After the establishment of "Phoenix Legend", in order to set off the red flower of Linghua, Zeng Yi was even willing to be a green leaf and went to learn rap.

It’s not that he has no real ability, he just chooses to make concessions.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, it is unfair that Zeng Yi can earn so much money without any effort. These people have not seen the silent efforts Zeng Yi has made and is doing behind the scenes.

In 2021, Phoenix Legend sang "Under the Sea" on the show. The unique performance suddenly aroused up to 500 million topic discussions on social media, successfully breaking through the "earth".

After a year, the two made a comeback again, once again appeared on the stage of "Praise for Song", and adapted and sang the hit song "Prisoner of Love".

In the program, the two also made it clear:

As the saying goes: "People die for money and birds die for food."

There are so many music groups in the entertainment industry. There are many combinations that part ways due to uneven division of accounts or different development directions.

The group "Rising Sun Masculine" became popular after singing "In Spring". After becoming popular, three managers in the group competed for their own interests due to uneven distribution of accounts, and eventually went their separate ways.

A gentleman loves money and gets it wisely. Don't hurt your friends or damage your personality just for money.

In this impetuous society, most people only talk about interests, thereby ignoring the existence of emotions, and then taking the wrong path.

The existence of "Phoenix Legend" just proves to us that not all relationships can be broken by interests.

Now the two have been working together for 24 years, and their relationship is still as good as before. They can stick to their hearts and love singing. I sincerely hope that they can continue like this forever.