Wang Yonghua, a young man from Henan Province: Being too much like Jackson, he was signed by Hollywood and reached the peak of his life. What happened?
20/kloc-June, 6, the seventh anniversary of Michael Jackson's death, a man who looks like Michael Jackson appeared on the stage. A song "You are not alone" made the audience burst into tears, as if their idol had been resurrected. On the stage, this "high imitation version" of Michael Jackson actually came from Henan, China.
Former US President Bill Clinton commented on him like this: Jackson was resurrected in the East. Even Michael Jackson's family accepted him very much, saying that he was the China person who imitated Michael Jackson the most in the world. So how did this young man named "Wang Jackson" come to the world stage from rural China?
I first met my idol "Wang Jackson", whose real name was born in a village in Shangqiu, Henan. My parents are dutiful farmers, and I never dreamed that my son would go to Hollywood in the future. When I was a child, Wang Yonghua had a dream of becoming a star. At that time, his idol was actually Jet Li who played Shaolin Temple.
After graduating from high school, Wang Yonghua did not choose to go to high school, but went to a vocational school. For most rural families, it is far more practical for children to learn a skill and earn their own living in the future than to study for two more years. Wang Yonghua majored in computer in vocational school. It was during this period in vocational school that Wang Yonghua got to know superstar Michael Jackson.
At that time, there were many clubs in the school, and the dance club was one of them. Wang Yonghua, a tall figure, was "targeted" by the dance club as soon as she entered the school. At the warm invitation of the seniors, Wang Yonghua, who can't dance, joined the school dance team. One day, the senior bought a new CD from outside and invited all the members of the club to watch it together. "Michael! Michael! " In the CD, the audience under the stage is desperately shouting the name of the idol.
With the music playing, Michael Jackson appeared in the center of the stage. Wonderful singing, perfect dance steps and dynamic music, which Wang Yonghua has never seen before.
That afternoon, Wang Yonghua sat in front of the computer and read the CD from beginning to end. This man named Michael Jackson came into his life from then on. During his school days, Wang Yonghua practiced many Michael Jackson dances with other members of the club, and also performed on the stage for many times in the school's cultural performances. At that time, many students thought that Wang Yonghua, wearing sunglasses and a hat on the stage, looked like Michael Jackson.
Said he looks like an idol Michael Jackson, which made Wang Yonghua very happy. Unfortunately, school life is fleeting, and Wang Yonghua will graduate soon, so imitating Michael Jackson's dance can only come to an end.
In the 1990s, computers just began to spread, and computer specialty became the hottest specialty at that time. But being red doesn't mean looking for a job. Wang Yonghua only has a diploma from a vocational school, but its competitiveness is not as good as that of those college students. The reality is helpless, so Wang Yonghua can only be flexible, and his love for Michael Jackson can only be hidden in his heart. During the working days, Wang Yonghua met a noble man.
At that time, he worked as a waiter in a coffee shop in Zhengzhou. He was a frequent visitor to the coffee shop and gradually got to know Wang Yonghua. This guest is Zhang Zhengquan, a martial arts teacher. Wang Yonghua, who worshipped Jet Li since childhood, is actually eager to learn martial arts. Meeting Zhang Zhengquan happened to be a godsend.
Zhang Zhengquan is also a generous man. Seeing that they hit it off, he invited Wang Yonghua to visit his martial arts school when he was free. In the long run, Wang Yonghua became a frequent visitor to martial arts schools. Later, he simply quit his job in the coffee shop and went to the martial arts school to study martial arts while working.
This Zhang Zhengquan is not only a martial arts teacher, but also an actor. Wang Yonghua and Zhang Zhengquan, who have learned a little fist, walked into the crew together and started a group performance. It is this group performance experience that makes shy and introverted Wang Yonghua accumulate some performance experience.
It laid the foundation for him to perform on the stage of ten thousand people in the future. Compared with other group performances, Wang Yonghua is lucky. By chance, he was with body double, who had served as Chen. He has begun to gain a foothold in Hengdian, but due to a natural disaster, he returned to work.
At the end of 2002, when SARS hit, many film crews stopped filming, and the studio became empty. Naturally, Wang Yonghua could not find a job. A few months later, the epidemic is still not over and Wang Yonghua's savings have bottomed out. In order to make a living, he can only go back to work.
Second, imitate idols to live alone, eat and live, and subsidize their parents. Wang Yonghua can only do two jobs a day. During the day, he works as a waiter in a fast food restaurant, and at night, he works as a waiter in a bar. One day, he went to the cold storage to get something. There was a thin layer of ice on the ground of the cold storage, and Wang Yonghua's foot slipped, and a wonderful feeling suddenly came to my mind. This feeling seems deja vu, both familiar and unfamiliar, Michael Jackson's Dance in Space!
Yes, this is the dance he practiced many times at school. At that time, they showed little interest in how to practice. Today's slip actually made him feel. After work, Wang Yonghua went to the video store and bought a tape of Michael Jackson. In the silent night, he was lying on the bed of the rental house, listening to Michael Jackson's songs with headphones. This is his long-lost life. For Wang Yonghua, Michael Jackson is a bright light in his boring life, and the only pastime and fun in his life.
On weekdays, when there is nothing to do, Wang Yonghua will practice Michael Jackson's dance again and again in front of the mirror, as if he had become a carefree student again.
Accidents will happen. One day, it was already late at night after Wang Yonghua got off work from a bar. A car came towards him quickly. Under the dim street lamp, the other party didn't notice Wang Yonghua and knocked him down directly. Before Wang Yonghua recovered from the sudden pain, the car quickly disappeared into the night. The driver ran away, so Wang Yonghua had to pay high medical expenses himself.
He doesn't have much savings, so he doesn't want to go to a big hospital. He can only take some medicine in a small clinic and go back to raise it himself. After a period of rest, although Wang Yonghua can continue to walk, his leg injury has left the root cause because it has not been effectively treated, and he can no longer engage in heavy physical labor. He spent all his savings and could no longer serve the students. Wang Yonghua seems to have reached the point where there is no way out. Desperate, he sat on the bed, watching Michael Jackson's CD at hand and crying. After crying, Wang Yonghua remembered that he once danced a Michael Jackson dance for his colleagues in a bar. At that time, the boss praised him as a good dancer, so he got up the courage to find the bar owner.
On the stage, Wang Yonghua danced Michael Jackson's dance seriously. After the boss saw it, he immediately left him 111 days' salary. At that time, he worked hard all day, and his salary was only 1000 yuan a month. Now, the boss gives him 100 yuan to dance every day. Wang Yonghua is really flattered. To his surprise, his performance won unanimous praise from the audience.
Because of the arrival of a "Michael Jackson", the bar is full of guests and the business is booming. Although dancing is a bit amateur, Wang Yonghua looks like Michael Jackson. With a similar figure, a hat, a pair of sunglasses, and the dim light in the bar, Wang Yonghua, "Wang Jackson", is hard to distinguish between true and false.
A "Michael Jackson" suddenly appeared in a bar, and the news soon spread all over the local area. Many people come to the bar just to meet this "superstar". Being loved and recognized by so many audiences, Wang Yonghua was deeply encouraged and worked harder to practice dancing in private. It used to be a hobby to learn Michael Jackson's dance. Now I can not only dance his dance aboveboard, but also earn a good income. Is there anything better under the sun? Wang Yonghua won't think that better things are yet to come.
In 2004, encouraged by his boss and friends, Wang Yonghua participated in the variety show Happy 100 of Southeast TV. In this program, there is an imitation show. "Wang Jackson" Wang Yonghua overcame many difficulties and finally won the championship by imitating Bruce Lee. "Wang Jackson" also spread from Yiwu to the whole country.
After becoming famous in one fell swoop, Wang Yonghua received many invitations for commercial performances, and his income increased from the previous 1 10 to several thousand or even more than eleven thousand. Many TV programs also invited him, and even CCTV's People Interview interviewed him.
In order to perform better in the program, Wang Yonghua practiced dancing harder. At first, he just imitated Michael Jackson's dance. Later, he began to study Michael Jackson's expression, which raised him from appearance to spirit. "There is a Michael Jackson in China", and this news has also spread abroad. Even Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and other countries have sent invitations to Wang Yonghua. After going abroad, Wang Yonghua gave himself an English name, Wang Jackson, and his Chinese name was changed to.
In order to improve his imitation, Wang Yonghua began to learn Michael Jackson's songs. Those difficult English words are a big challenge for him. In order to memorize the whole paragraph, Wang Yonghua can only mark it in Chinese and memorize it by rote. In order to imitate the idol and be more like it, Wang Yonghua also worked hard.
After becoming famous, Wang Yonghua not only appeared on the stage of various variety shows and large-scale parties, but also had an exclusive interview with him. He was also named as the charming person of the year by CCTV. At this time, by imitating Michael Jackson, Wang Yonghua can not only make a living, but also live a rich life. Everything in sight has already exceeded his initial expectations. Originally, he just wanted to find a job where he could make a living.
One day in June 2009, Wang Yonghua received a phone call in his sleep, "Michael Jackson passed away." The news came as a bolt from the blue, which shocked Wang Yonghua to believe it. My idol went away like this, and the person who inspired me all the time died suddenly. Wang Yonghua didn't want to believe the news, but he had to accept it. Sad, he shut himself in his room and stopped everything, Shang Yan.
The world-famous superstar died suddenly, and everyone was immersed in grief. While mourning, many people also smell business opportunities. Those companies that have cooperation or relationship with Michael Jackson are taking this opportunity to consume his final value. Some bars and Shang Yan also found Wang Yonghua and offered him twice the usual price, but Wang Yonghua refused. He doesn't want to consume idols at this time, and he doesn't want to make a fortune by their death.
Third, imitate idols. Later, the Associated Press reporter found Wang Yonghua. They want to do a special program and need to interview imitators of "Michael Jackson" in different countries. "Wang Jackson", who has long been well-known, naturally became the first choice for the representative of China. During the interview, the reporters who met Wang Yonghua for the first time were all shocked. How can he be so alike? Even the posture when he sat down and the expression when he spoke were exactly the same as Michael Jackson. After the program was broadcast, "Wang Jackson" from Shangqiu, China went from Southeast Asia to the whole world. He has performed in many landmark buildings in America. Even former US President Bill Clinton said after seeing him: Michael Jackson has been resurrected in the East. Hollywood even signed it, making Wang Yonghua the first imitator to sign an international contract. Michael Jackson's royal choreographers and designers also began to cooperate with him.
On 20 1 1 year, Wang Yonghua was invited for the first time to hold a solo concert in memory of Michael Jackson in Abu Dhabi, UAE. After a song "Billie Jean" ended, nearly 10,000 spectators at the scene collectively stood up and applauded him, which is the treatment that only superstars have.
After the performance, even members of the royal family rushed to take a photo with the "Wang Jackson". On 20 16, Wang Yonghua was invited to attend the seventh anniversary of Michael Jackson's death in the United States. He was invited to Neverland in Michael Jackson. Wang Yonghua never dreamed that he would have a chance to come to his idol's home. Unfortunately, at this time, the idol is gone, the idol is dead, but his family is still there.
Michael Jackson's mother and four brothers met Wang Yonghua. What they didn't expect was that the live-action version of "W-Jackson" was more like Michael Jackson than the one on TV. In their words, even the figure and charm are very similar, and Michael Jackson's mother cried on the spot. Wang Yonghua in front of her is like a reborn son, which makes her happy and sad. I'm glad to see my son reappear in front of me, but I'm sad that this man is not her own son after all. When they broke up, Michael Jackson's family told Wang Yonghua that they thought Wang Yonghua's imitation was really similar, and they hoped that he could keep imitating and leave whenever he wanted, so that people could always see Michael Jackson.
With the recognition and support of his family, Wang Yonghua felt that the burden on his shoulders seemed heavier. He realized that he imitated Michael Jackson not only for performance, but also brought strength and comfort to Michael Jackson fans and family. So he, as an imitator, should do better. Michael Jackson was keen on public welfare during his lifetime. When Wang Yonghua performed in Africa, he visited more than 50 orphanages in Africa. Wang Yonghua said that if Michael Jackson came, he would certainly do the same. Now that the idol is gone, he will do it for him. He took an active part in charity performances and public welfare activities, only to convey Michael Jackson's dedication. Participate in charity dinners, charity parties, and village benefit performances, and record three charity activities in half a month.
Wang Yonghua, who has become a world celebrity, has never forgotten his hometown. Going back to his hometown to perform and show condolences to his hometown elders are all things that Wang Yonghua must do every year. In recent years, live broadcast has become popular, and Wang Yonghua has also started live broadcast like other stars. Unlike those celebrity artists who promote new works and broadcast live with goods, Wang Yonghua's live broadcast is very grounded, that is, promoting his hometown Shangqiu. From market snacks to places of interest, he just hopes that more and more people will know about Shangqiu, travel to Shangqiu and drive the local economy. He just wants to do more for his hometown in this way.
There are many stars from grass roots, some of whom always feel that their origins are not "noble" enough, and try their best to whitewash their past, hoping to draw a clear line with it. There are still many people, even if they are popular and have risen in social status, they always remember that they are from the countryside. What they want to do is to improve the "social status" of their hometown and make it better. Whether imitating Michael Jackson or giving back to the public, Wang Yonghua is doing these things with his heart. For him, Michael Jackson is not only his career idol, but also his spiritual idol. "Wang Jackson" is a well-deserved China person who is the most like Michael Jackson in the world, because he is similar not only in appearance dance, but also in spiritual belief. "Wang Jackson" not only has the shadow of Michael Jackson, but also has his persistence.