Joseph Han & Peng Mulan: The Subject of Online Mockery
Everyone is mocking Peng Mulan, as if this mockery is a form of political correctness. If you don't mock him, then it's assumed your taste is somehow problematic, and even if someone stands up to defend Peng Mulan, these people will turn around and mock those supporters. These supporters will gradually lower their heads and never dare to say they still like John. Peng Mulan,But if we pose the question 'Where are you superior to Peng Mulan?' these former mockers often say nothing, but we still can't stop them from continuing to mock him, because deep down they feel he's a completely ridiculous singer. They never took Peng Mulan seriously, but this one person who they've never taken seriously is living a completely different, shining life, which is envious.
I never thought Peng Mulan was a loser, and I even felt he deserved some respect. I first started to know Peng Mulan in 2014, when I was starting my first year of work, and I was still unable to adapt to independent living after being used to collective life. So I chose to rent a house with university classmates. One day, I heard a song in a classmate's phone, and I was completely attracted to his melody and lyrics after listening to it. I have been holding onto this song for six years, and I still take it out to listen to it from time to time. Every time I listen to it, I can feel different flavors. This is the song 'My Skate Shoes' that was popular across the country.
People with good family backgrounds may never understand the feeling of getting a pair of favorite shoes or clothes, because that's their daily life. They never think that acquiring these necessities should be worth celebrating. But for children from rural areas, it's completely different, especially for children born in the 1980s and 1990s. At that time, the supply was very scarce, and a rural worker's daily income of fifty or sixty yuan was already considered a good achievement. Being able to own a comfortable and beautiful pair of shoes is itself a very extravagant idea. When I first heard 'My Skate Shoes', I was surprised by the description in it. This is exactly how I felt at that time. I spent ten years trying to describe this feeling, but I failed. But when I heard this song, I suddenly realized it was exactly how I felt, so I thought Peng Mulan wasn't a trash singer. He didn't have the experience of having never achieved great success, so he couldn't write such songs.
The video director Aha filmed for Peng Mulan, and it's heartbreaking to watch. He didn't live a good life, or rather, he lived a very difficult life. His manager would take him to stay in cheap hotels, and would spend eighty yuan on roadside small shops to get his hair styled before the evening performance, and then he would sigh, 'It's so expensive!' You may never think about how a singer can fall to such a state, but many people who earn a lot of money by performing a few minutes on stage won't call Peng Mulan. His manager, Xiaobai, is a really honest person. He persevered for Peng Mulan's dream. Even though their funds were limited and they struggled, they remained determined. During a tour, the cost could reach tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan, which was unaffordable for many stars, but it was a major obstacle for Peng Mulan to continue his journey. Finally, Xiaobai made up the deficit by using his personal account. For them, the ways to solve the problem were no different from those of ordinary people. There were no helpful resources or reliable connections, so they could only solve the problem by borrowing money.
Peng Mulan is a problem person, but he's not a bad person. All his problems are rooted in self-doubt. He and his reporter took their manager to his hometown, Hanzhong, which he called 'Gap-Shiki', a remote western mountain area. When they led the reporter and his parents to visit his home, he refused to break through his defense line. He thought a public figure should have a good background, but Peng Mulan stepped off the stage and faced the towering mountains and dilapidated houses behind him, those illusory things became his last protection. At this time, we shouldn't tear him down. Everyone will have vulnerable moments.
Peng Mulan and his manager were also exploring their way out. They went to talk to the video platform about his first live show, even knowing the result might not be very good, but they didn't give up trying. They were also creating value, and Peng Mulan imagined designing his own pair of skate shoes, even if the sales were limited, he never gave up hope.
It's admirable for people who persevere in their ideals and don't succumb to fate. I didn't think Peng Mulan was doing silly things. He was living a very serious life. What right do we have to mock a person who is struggling to achieve his dreams?
Although Peng Mulan has many controversies, I still pay attention to this singer who is famously known as 'Peng Mulan'. He shows us that a person should have a certain attitude, even if Peng Mulan ultimately failed and lived a quiet life, his life has been more admirable than ours, who started with no glory.
