Once, it was difficult for Mao to write a song called “feel like a superstar”, but if you describe him with words like “force” such as “chasing a dream, pure child heart”, he may close the corners of his mouth, show his signature smile, and wave his hand modestly: “no, no”.

“Um…” “OK” and “almost”. These are the reactions and answers Mao is not easy to get used to in front of the camera. In the entertainment circle, there is always a “mudslide in the interview industry” composed of upright artists, but Mao is not easy to be different - he is “a landslide in the interview industry”.

However, this is also the reason why Mao is not easy to become a valuable part of Mao.

Since his debut as the strongest brand in the first season of tomorrow’s son, after releasing a personal album and holding a personal concert, nearly two years later, the exclusive characteristics of “plain people” such as authenticity, simplicity and sometimes showing confusion and shyness remain intact in him.

However, Mao is neither easy nor empty hearted. He has rich emotions and sensitive tentacles. He writes life feelings and sings them into songs in poems. He has won tens of millions of sales on the music platform at one stroke, successfully pointing out the direction for the talented young people of the present generation.

▲ artist’s drawings (Photography / Jia Lei lainka)

Once, it was difficult for Mao to write a song called “feel like a superstar”, but if you describe him with words like “force” such as “chasing a dream, pure child heart”, he may close the corners of his mouth, show his signature smile, and wave his hand modestly: “no, no”.

This time, let’s relax and meet together for a while. The ordinary man “Xiao Wang”, who likes to play guitar and write songs and has an occasional depressed life.

When I was a trainee nurse, I was at a loss

“If I meet him in the corner, there happens to be dark clouds covering the sky. I will stretch out my warm palm and tell him how sunny it will be tomorrow.” On the stage of “I’m a singer” not long ago, Mao Buyi gave this song to his former “Xiao Wang”, which not only moved Wang Yuan and other “comrades in arms”, but also let more people know Mao Buyi’s youth story.

Mao Buyi, whose real name is Wang Weijia, was born in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province on National Day in 1994. For this young man who has not yet celebrated his 25th birthday, so far, most of his life choices are free, but he has not escaped the chance and coincidence of fate.

After the college entrance examination, Mao was not easy to enter the nursing major of Hangzhou Normal University. “In fact, I didn’t choose this major, but I came in because of adjustment.” During his time as a trainee nurse on the eve of graduation, Mao Buyi wrote a lot of life insights in his rental cabin. Later, the title song of the same name “ordinary day” of his first album was born in that slightly gloomy day.

One day, in his confusion about the future, Mao was not easy to see the recruitment of contestants for “the son of tomorrow”, including not only travel expenses, but also food and accommodation, so he was moved, “I didn’t know what to do when I was facing graduation. There happened to be such a competition, so I came.”

“If you come, be content”

In fact, “musician” Mao Buyi was not born out of nowhere. On weekdays, he likes reading prose and poetry anthologies by Yu Xiuhua and Xi Murong. His ingenious choice of words and sentences is one of his most concerned objects. Besides reading, Mao Buyi also likes to listen to his sister, Li Jian and Xiong muxingli.

Therefore, when the novice faces the new world, the player Mao is not easy to have a peaceful attitude - even if he doesn’t know the nature of the game and needs to be assessed in front of the stars, he hasn’t quit and had the idea of going back to the hospital. This sentence not only accompanied Mao not easy to sing the whole game, but also put him on the “job” of “artist”.

In retrospect, the song “Xiaochou” is still hot and dry in the summer of 2017, but Mao Buyi has not been immersed in a moment of boiling - in the summer of 2018, with the support of Li Jian and Zhao Zhao, he released his first creative album “ordinary day”. In the bustling dusk market, there are small square tables with one meat and one vegetable, and several crows under the old tree beside the railway. Then imagine yourself eating, drinking and chatting happily every day… The world written by Mao Buyi is poetic and beautiful. At the same time, like these words, this album also shows strong vitality - at the end of October of that year, “ordinary day” sold more than 10 million songs on the digital platform, becoming the sales champion of Netease cloud music that year.

▲ artist’s drawings (Photography / shaochuang)

At the later celebration of the new album, Mao’s hands still seemed to have nowhere to put. He smiled and said that in fact, he never thought he would achieve this result, “because I don’t know how much to sell. In the previous concept, of course, the more the better.” He also admitted that he was a lucky man. Facing the young people who took him as a benchmark and were still struggling on the road of music, he said slowly: “I think we should not blindly pursue our dreams, rationally consider objective factors, and then try our best.”

Being famous doesn’t mean you’re not ordinary

In July 2017, before vlog became popular in the online world, Mao Buyi recorded a small video of visiting his hometown wetland under his cousin’s palm mirror. On that summer evening, he put aside the formality on the stage and swam freely among the green grass full of mosquitoes. He also waved his arms and danced the square dance with the music in the distance.

Nowadays, the free time like this belongs to “Xiao Wang” has become less and less. As a newcomer who has just made his debut for two years and is still under the attention of the public, Mao is not easy to face the continuous announcement and shooting. He admitted that after getting more attention from everyone, his works and values will be absorbed by more people, which is a blessing. As many post-95 and Post-00 idols, he also gradually understood the importance of “outputting positive values and setting an example, using good and positive works to guide fans and friends”.

“However, also lost a part of personal life.” Mao is not easy to admit that this is his biggest worry at this stage. In his opinion, fame does not mean that he is out of the category of ordinary people. At present, he is also looking for a balance between life and work. “I can only say that I may envy myself once in a while.”