"Appearance" has almost become the first hurdle that stands in front of all artists. They used exaggerated expressions and body movements and lip-synced to inject a new soul into the two songs "As long as you love me" and "Have to Love".

In the entertainment industry where handsome guys abound and beauties abound,

"appearance" has almost become the first hurdle in front of all artists.

Therefore, there is a saying that "face is justice".

Of course, such a statement is obviously biased in the eyes of Big Fish.

However, it is much more difficult for people with mediocre looks to develop in the entertainment industry than those with good looks, but this is an indisputable fact.

For example, Yang Di has small eyes, a flat nose, and thick lips.

He started out as an amateur with no background and went against the trend, and now he has become one of the most popular celebrities in the variety show industry.

His past, his bitterness, and his road to fame can all be called a movie. A textbook for the rise of "ugly men".

01

Let us turn back time and return to 2005, which contained infinite possibilities. In the year of

, Robin Li's 's Baidu was listed on Nasdaq in the United States, and the stock price once exceeded the 150 US dollar mark; in the year of

, Jack Ma's 's Alibaba acquired all of Yahoo in China. business, was in the limelight for a time in the Internet world;

In that year, the emergence of the Web2.0 concept represented by blogs greatly promoted the development of China's Internet;

In that year, the Internet profoundly changed people's lives This method was also called the "first year of internet celebrity" by later generations.

Among them, the first one to bear the brunt is the "boys in the back room" group.

They pioneered "prank" videos.

They used exaggerated expressions and body movements, and

used lip-syncing to inject a new soul into the two songs "As long as you love me" and "Have to Love".

They have therefore become a lasting memory of the post-80s generation, and are recognized as the "originators" of the first generation of Internet celebrities.

also attracted countless imitators.

At that time, Yang Di, who was studying at Sichuan Film and Television Institute, was one of them.

When he was surfing the Internet, he accidentally came across a spoof video of "boys in the back room" lip-syncing. Can a video like

become "popular"? Yang Di, who is full of confidence, feels that he can do it too.

So, he invited his roommate Zhou Xiangyu to create a combination according to the same pattern, and named it "Qiang Shuangsha".

Compared with the "boy in the back room", Yang Di's performance is even more charming and enchanting.

In that era of spiritual scarcity, such novel spoof videos impacted the visual nerves of netizens.

Soon, they also had seven or eight QQ groups of fans.

However, the good times did not last long. As Zhou Xiangyu faded out, Yang Di's performance became unsustainable, and

, a rising Internet celebrity group, collapsed.

02

The gears of time turned slowly. In a flash, Yang Di graduated from the Department of Directing and Directing and entered Sichuan Radio Station as an intern.

In 2009, he received an invitation to a program called "You Are the Most Talented" on Henan Satellite TV .

The performance content is still the type of prank that he is best at...

He is naturally familiar with it.

In the end, "It's shameless to be alone"

became the evaluation given to him by the judge Huang An.

Then Huang An asked him: What is your dream?

Yang Di was confused and did not answer.

has just graduated and is looking around at a loss. What is the future path?

Yang Di didn’t seem to think clearly.

Huang An saw the confusion of young people, and also gave his encouragement to the younger generations as a judge:

"Then your future is destined to fail, because you don't even know what you want to do."

These words Like a bolt of lightning, it struck Yang Di

who was at a loss as he was swinging between dreams and reality, and prompted him to make a difficult decision. After

returned, he immediately submitted his resignation to the radio station where he was interning.

03

He launched a new charge towards his dream in the name of "Qiang Xiaosha".

That year, outdoor water adventure programs were in the ascendant.

In order to show his face more in front of the camera, Yang Di participated in almost all outdoor adventure programs.

In these programs, Yang Di has always been very relaxed, and saving face is never a consideration for him.

However, for him, who is thin and has limited strength, falling into the water has almost become his normal behavior in this type of program.

His funnyness and embarrassment always attracted bursts of laughter outside the stadium...

But what made him heartbroken was that once, he slipped on the sole of his foot and struggled to get up in the water

The staff next to him actually thought he was performing, He stood there indifferently, just laughing.

That time, he almost drowned...

That night, he called his mother. On the other end of the phone, Yang Di, who had always been optimistic, cried into tears.

Fortunately, his performance in these programs was seen by Dragon TV " China's Talent Show " program team,

and extended an invitation to him.

This time, Yang Di clenched his fists and used all his strength. He stretched the tension on his expression to the extreme...

During the one-minute performance, his expression changed easily between fear, excitement, and fascination. Rotation

's one-minute performance was enough for him to win the top 24 in the national talent show.

also made him the "Emoji Emperor".

In the same year, he stepped onto a bigger stage - " Happy Camp "

where he met Xie Na for the first time.

However, there is no communication between them.

Although Xie Na has always been enthusiastic and carefree, after watching Yang Di's performance in the talent show,

still believed that he was a "madman".

therefore chose to stay away from it.

But the importance of the platform has emerged.

Through the two programs "China's Got Talent" and "Happy Camp",

During the performance, Yang Di, who was extremely tensed, was noticed by the eagle-eyed star .

In 2013, Xingye's trustee contacted Yang Di, and

invited him to play the role of the three evil spirits in his new film " Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons ".

Stephen Chow is so brilliant. He told Yang Di that there is no need to exaggerate, the natural state is the best.

Because he got on the express train of Master Xing, Yang Di’s door in the film and television industry was opened.

2013-2016, in these 4 years, Yang Di took on 5 movies.

Among them are big IPs such as " Beijing Love Story ".

However, the excitement is theirs, and Yang Di has nothing...

Because many of Yang Di's characters are not on the stage,

they don't even have serious names.

The ugly bar guy, the cross-eyed clerk, the busker...

Although, he tried his best to play these "trivial" roles well.

However, his intuition told him that if he continued like this, he was destined to gain little.

But where is your future?

04

The fate is really wonderful.

In fact, Yang Di and Xie Na met again the year after they went to the base camp in 2010.

It was a business performance, Xie Na was the host, and Yang Di was the guest performer.

They met backstage. Xie Na asked him what he was performing today. Yang Di said that he would put a clip on his face and throw it out hard.

Yang Di also demonstrated.

Xie Na looked a little distressed, thinking how could such a program exist, but she also remembered Yang Di's efforts from here on.

One day in 2015, they met again at an awards ceremony.

This time Yang Di was originally invited by the organizer to receive the award on site.

But his name was never called. Yang Di went to ask, but the explanation he got was: he was too ugly and was not allowed to go on stage.

By chance, Xie Na was at the scene.

She witnessed all this and made up her mind. She told Yang Di that she would definitely help him if she had the chance.

Time has come around in 2016.

That year, Xie Na was experiencing a workplace crisis.

At that time, the Internet was full of voices questioning her.

The most common one was that if she left and He Jiong, she would not be able to host it independently.

In order to prove herself, she decided to leave He Jiong's halo and support a program alone.

She came to Dragon TV and started a chat program " Na Just Said ".

If it weren't for Xie Na's efforts,

who would have left a stage for Yang Di, who was unknown at the time, to show off?

"Emoji Emperor"?

Forget it!

However, Yang Di was very upbeat and he did not disappoint Xie Na.

imitated Xie Na's early stage image in the first scene.

From the expression to the movements, every detail is perfect.

made the audience laugh continuously, which instantly enhanced the relaxed and funny atmosphere of the show.

At the same time, it also formed a good echo with Xie Na.

recorded a total of 12 episodes of this variety show, and they also formed a deep relationship with each other.

After Xie Na's " Oudi Songshen Ah Season 3 ", after the main actor Zhang Dada left, Yang Di quickly joined the show as a strong substitute.

Under Xie Na's support, Yang Di's variety show talents gradually emerged and were gradually recognized by the industry.

But he is always grateful to Xie Na.

In many interviews, someone asked Yang Di, and some said that you became popular because of Xie Na.

He said yes, yes, yes, meeting a noble person in life, is there anything worth hiding?

Indeed, under Xie Na’s recommendation, Yang Di was able to make more connections in the variety show circle of Hunan Satellite TV .

In 2017, the phenomenal online variety show " Mars Intelligence Agency " was launched, and the director was Hunan Satellite TV's first brother Wang Han.

Yang Di seized the opportunity and relied on his solid storytelling ability, timely throwing in and outs,

and his calm on-the-spot performance to win Wang Han's recognition.

also allowed him to "climb over the wall" from the junior agent in the back row to become a senior agent.

finally became the "deputy director" second only to Wang Han.

After "Mars Intelligence Agency", Yang Di officially entered the list of domestic variety show celebrities.

is constantly being invited to variety shows. In 2020, he had 26 variety shows and recorded 108 episodes in a year.

In order to hone his acting skills, he also participated in " Actors please take your place "

In one episode, he played the role of a child with an intelligence of only 6 years old

He designed the drooling little details by himself, how attentive he was ...

Even in the most popular variety show " Ace vs. Ace "

Yang Di's comedy is no less funny than that of veteran-level Jia Ling and Shen Teng .

In some game sessions, he had the fastest reaction and was once suspected of "stealing questions".

In fact, it was more difficult for Yang Di to reach this point than anyone else.

In terms of appearance, background, and origin, he seems to have no advantage.

All he has is persistence and hard work.

He ignored no one else and devoted himself to the variety show stage that he loved with all his strength.

But life finally turned around

and gave this optimistic young man a big hug.