Do you still remember the little Shenyang who wore a skirt on the Spring Festival evening 11 years ago?

In the blink of an eye in 2011, that night, under the leadership of master Zhao Benshan, Xiao Shenyang, Bi Fujian and Ya Dan performed the sketch "Not Short of Money".

The androgynous style and super-like singing voice imitation show made Xiaoshenyang become famous overnight and swept the country.

Once the star of the entertainment industry, the number one male pursued by major directors, has now been thrown out of the spotlight by Song Xiaobao and Yue Yunpeng, and has gradually been abandoned by the entertainment industry and forgotten by the audience.

Before becoming famous, Xiao Shenyang also suffered hardships that others could not endure, and endured all the unbearable and ridiculing.

In 1981, Xiao Shenyang was born in a poor mountain village in Kaiyuan City, Liaoning Province. Due to his poor family, when he was seven or eight years old, Xiao Shenyang went to work in the fields with his parents. When he was 13 years old, Xiao Shenyang After graduating from elementary school, he entered a martial arts school.

However, the tuition fee for a year at martial arts school is 3,500 yuan. The sensible little Shenyang chose to drop out of school and told his family that he did not like martial arts when he returned home.

After returning home, Xiao Shenyang began to sing Duerhuan with her mother to earn money. During one performance, an audience member was moved by Xiao Shenyang’s voice and said to Xiao Shenyang’s mother:

“So Why not send the good material to the Tieling Folk Art Troupe? Zhao Benshan and Pan Changjiang are both from that troupe. If they sing well, they can still stay in the troupe."

Little Shenyang was tempted when he heard it. , I thought that if I could become a person like Zhao Benshan and Pan Changjiang, I would not have to worry about eating meat in the future.

When he was 14 years old, Xiao Shenyang left his hometown alone with 700 yuan and came to the Tieling County Theater Troupe to learn the two-person role. At that time, the social status of the two-person role was low, and no one was optimistic about it. They thought it was not doing their job properly.

The news that Xiao Shenyang went to learn Errenzhuan quickly spread in the village, and everyone was not optimistic about it and started talking about it.

But Xiao Shenyang’s mother was very supportive of her son and said to her son:

“We have the final say on our own lives, and others can say whatever they want. We can do it. You are not inferior to others, you should find ways to improve your own status in the future."

In 1999, Xiao Shenyang, who had been studying for four years, officially performed on the stage. Xiao Shenyang, who had just taken the stage, was a little timid and had no control over the stage. His ability was very poor and he was often kicked off the stage by having bottles thrown at him by the audience. He only made 35 yuan per performance.

Little Shenyang also thought about giving up, but in the end he realized that this is society and this is life. On the duo stage at that time, there were two types of people who easily became popular, either handsome or extremely ugly, and Xiao Shenyang was neither. In order to gain fame, Xiao Shenyang took a different approach.

On the stage, Xiao Shenyang played the role of a unique "harlequin". He had a greasy comb parted in the middle, hairpins on his hair, lipstick on his mouth, and ill-fitting floral prints. Clothes, with orchid fingers raised.

Because of this change, Xiao Shenyang became popular in the circle between the two, became famous, and could earn 1,000 yuan a day, and all of this was the result of the hard work behind the scenes.

The audience likes clowns and is happy when they see clowns, but no one knows the bitterness behind clowns.

But the good thing is that there is a big opportunity waiting for him later.

One day in 2006, Xiao Shenyang performed as usual, but a person in the audience was attracted by his funny humor. He was Zhao Benshan's bodyguard. Later, the bodyguard recommended Xiao Shenyang to Zhao Benshan. , completely changed the fate of Xiao Shenyang.

In the same year, Xiao Shenyang was lucky enough to pass the exam and became Zhao Benshan's 25th apprentice. Joining the Zhao family class was the dream of all Northeastern duo actors. After all, Zhao Benshan's influence is nationwide.

Under Zhao Benshan's support, in the second year of his apprenticeship, Zhao Benshan took Xiao Shenyang to the CCTV stage and participated in his first TV series "Endless Love".

In 2008, the work "I Want to Be a Star" was submitted for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, but it was not selected because it did not match the theme of the Spring Festival Gala. However, the audience has developed a strong interest in Zhao Benshan, the new apprentice. After the public opinion fermentation between the audience and the media, the popularity of Xiaoshenyang has doubled.

In 2009, Zhao Benshan took Xiao Shenyang with Bi Fujian and Ya Dan to perform the sketch "Not Short of Money".

After this night, Xiao Shenyang became red.

The 28-year-old Xiao Shenyang has become popular. "Little Shenyang" and "Not Short of Money" have become famous trademarks. There is a golden saying in the streets and alleys: "If you close your eyes, your whole life will pass." ".

Even the Spring Festival Gala director Lang Kun praised highly: "Little Shenyang will rival Zhao Benshan in the future."

With its overnight popularity, Little Shenyang's performance fee soared to 500,000. It is close to the big names like Jay Chou and Jet Li. During the subsequent national tour, it has created a box office myth of 400 million, with an average of 4 million per show.

This rural boy who had been struggling all the way reached the pinnacle of his life overnight.

With constant endorsements and drama appointments, Xiao Shenyang, who had no acting skills, was expelled by capital and collaborated with Zhang Yimou in "Three Guns". With the popularity, Xiao Shenyang swelled a bit.

It is rumored that during the filming of "Three Guns", Xiao Shenyang had a fight with Sun Honglei because of a joke and broke Sun Honglei's bones.

The cause of the incident was that a large number of fans were looking for Xiao Shenyang's autograph. Sun Honglei only had one fan here, so he said a joke, "Can you sign it for me?" Xiao Shenyang felt very uncomfortable after hearing this and got angry. He made a move on Sun Honglei.

During the interview, Sun Honglei never mentioned Xiao Shenyang, saying that he practiced too hard and caused bone fractures.

Later, Zhang Yimou's royal writer Zhou Xiao wrote in the book:

At that time, Sun Honglei took Xiao Shenyang to drink. The two were drunk, and they joked and had a conflict. Sun Honglei used his hands to force It hit the table and caused a broken bone.

After the fight with Sun Honglei, there was another news that "Zhao Benshan slapped Xiao Shenyang backstage". It was said that it was because Xiao Shenyang was stubborn and refused to listen to his master's discipline.

Although Zhao Benshan came out to refute the rumors immediately, there were still rumors that Xiao Shenyang fell out of favor. Before, there was a master to help check it, but now he has no barriers to take over the drama.

Perhaps he was afraid of poverty. Faced with the temptation of fame and fortune, Xiao Shenyang quickly surrendered and acted in "Hedong Lion Roar 2", "Laughing in the River" and "The Dragon Crossing the River" as long as he was paid. ...Gradually, Xiao Shenyang became a veritable "King of Bad Movies".

His popularity was exhausted and his film appointments were gone. Xiao Shenyang’s acting career seemed to have been put on pause. He had not been seen on the screen for several years. Later, he participated in the first season as an assistant guest of Yang Shulin. "Happy Comedian", returned to comedy, causing the audience to scream, but was stolen by fellow senior Song Xiaobao.

Xiao Shenyang refused to accept it and participated as a contestant in the second season. In order to prove that he was not bad, he actually created "Not Bad Money 2" in order to reach the top again, but he only got third place in a single game. results.

After that, he casually found a reason to accompany his daughter to do homework, and then withdrew from the competition, which aroused the imagination of netizens.

If no one is looking for you to act, then you can film it yourself. In 2018, Xiao Shenyang directed and starred in the movie "Moths Crossing the River", which received a mediocre response, with a Douban score of 3.7.

Today, Xiao Shenyang can only post videos on self-media platforms to gain a sense of presence. 11 years have passed, things have changed, and the past glory is no longer there. Works that can be remembered by the audience It seems that there is only "Not Short of Money".