Inspirational story: The story of Meng Fei behind the bald head
The dream was broken, and the failed student found work everywhere
In the 1990 college entrance examination, he His Chinese score was second only to Jiangsu Province's liberal arts top scorer, but his total score in mathematics, physics and chemistry was less than 100 points. His failure was expected. Meng Fei wanted to go to class to repeat his studies, but after seeing his college entrance examination results, the school refused to accept him. The only way out was to go out to work. That year, Meng Fei and several companions left home in tears and went to Shenzhen.
However, the cruel reality in Shenzhen soon shattered his dream. For more than ten days, he read over and over old newspapers picked up from the street, looking for job recruitment information; and then went to see jobs again and again, but in the end found nothing.
Seeing that the money I brought was gone, but in order to survive, I had to work as a porter. Moreover, porters are temporary and go wherever there is work. Not only was it tiring and the pay was low, but I also had to endure the criticism and reprimands from the foreman from time to time. A week later, Meng Fei finally began to think about his future: Is he really going to be a porter for the rest of his life? He missed school life like never before. Only knowledge can change his destiny.
Meng Fei left Shenzhen and returned to Nanjing, deciding to continue studying. He chose the adult college entrance examination. In September 1992, Meng Fei enrolled in the correspondence course of the Chinese Department of Nanjing Normal University. Correspondence courses are open to working people in society and classes are held on Saturdays and Sundays. Meng Fei cherishes this hard-won learning opportunity. No matter how tired or busy he is, he will attend classes on time.
In July 1994, Meng Fei obtained a junior college diploma from the Chinese Department of Nanjing Normal University through two years of correspondence classes.
In August 1994, Meng Fei saw a piece of news in the newspaper: The sports team of Jiangsu Television Station’s Arts Department wanted a receptionist. Meng Fei's eyes lit up. Although he knew that the receptionist's job was at best serving tea and water and answering the phone, but at least he might get along with reporters, so he signed up. Being physically strong and able to endure hardships, he was quickly hired and has since become a temporary worker in the television station.
He has been doing this for more than a year, and he is still doing dispensable work. Gradually, the 24-year-old Meng Fei became confused about the work in front of him. He was worried: Am I only going to serve tea and pour water in this life?
Having a goal , Meng Fei's life seemed to be filled with sunshine. He came to the station early every day and used the opportunity of helping reporters to clean up to become familiar with the reporters' work procedures. If some veteran reporters need to bring someone with a camera when they go out for interviews, Meng Fei always rushes to do it. Because of this, he has been scolded by other temporary workers many times as "silly?!" But as soon as he goes out, he is more or less embarrassed. Gain, or learn some interview skills, or become familiar with the operation of the camera.
In the process, Meng Fei’s diary contained more content: recording what he learned every day. In order to get closer to reporters as a group, Meng Fei also started "emotional investment". He would follow the reporters and editors, help them bring tea and water, and clean the toilets. As time went by, many reporters became warm to Meng Fei. , Meng Fei has more and more opportunities to carry cameras.
Gradually, some small news that the veteran reporter did not like was handed over to Meng Fei. After it was completed, the veteran reporter's name was added. Every time something like this happens, Meng Fei is always very happy and treats it as a top priority.
As a result, Meng Fei’s name gradually appeared on TV more and more often. Later, the leader was particularly merciful and allowed him to go out and run the news after he had done his own thing. When he got this notice, Meng Fei was overjoyed. He cherished this opportunity as a temporary reporter so much!
From then on, he had to exhaust his energy to make the show every day, staying up all night to update the program. It's a common thing. But when he saw that the films he had made were all edited, written and even dubbed by himself, his mood was as clear as the blue sky in autumn! Gradually, some leaders of larger subjects also Let him start.
In August 1996, Meng Fei participated in the filming of 26 episodes of a feature film as the chief photographer. The TV film won the second prize in the national long-form TV feature film competition, and Meng Fei's professionalism was also highly praised by everyone. This time, Meng Fei finally got rid of his job as a handyman and became a formal reporter. Is this man crying? He said to himself in his diary: The strength accumulated in suffering is leading me to success step by step!?
Next, Meng Fei’s Career is going smoothly. In 1995, in order to seize the opportunity, Jiangsu TV Station established the Jiangsu TV Station City Channel and prepared a 10-minute in-depth reporting column. After Meng Fei joined the group, he officially began his journey of running social news. Due to his strong writing skills, he also worked as an editor while working as a reporter, and his salary increased to more than 1,000 yuan.
Surprisingly, after the Spring Festival in 1998, due to long-term fatigue, Meng Fei’s hair began to fall out in large quantities. Sometimes it would fall off after just pulling it out. A handful. That summer, Meng Fei simply shaved his head bald. Not to mention, the bald head paired with his smiling face made him look smart and energetic. The bald head has been with him ever since.
Thanks to the suffering, Nanjing people fell in love with the bald host
Meng Fei has always been a stubborn person, and every time he walks No matter the road, he would not give up easily. Either reach the point of no return, or reach the best. Since 1998, he has changed many positions, and also worked as the director of an immature talk show? These laid the foundation for his future success.
In January 2002, in order to increase the ratings, Jiangsu TV Station decided to change "Nanjing News" into a live news program, named "Nanjing Zero Distance", which lasted one hour. , the purpose is to "serve the common people".
With everything ready, the choice of host is on the table. Should we keep the original solemn host or choose a new host? The station leaders are hesitant on this issue. Finally, everyone unanimously decided to break the restrictions on seniority and academic qualifications and conduct an open election in the whole society.
Meng Fei used his years of experience to analyze his own strengths and weaknesses: Civilian programs, of course, require the host to have civilian characteristics; he does not necessarily have to be handsome, the key is to be Do you have experience of living at the bottom, and talk about topics that the people care about? And in this regard, looking at the whole Taiwan, who is more qualified than himself? He keenly feels: the opportunity is coming! This will be an opportunity for him to shift from behind the scenes to the front. . However, can his Mandarin pass the test? Meng Fei only hesitated for a minute before making a decision: Mandarin can be learned and imitated, but those painful experiences are his rare and precious wealth and cannot be imitated. How many times can we fight in life? If we don’t fight now, when will we wait?
Meng Fei made the right fight!
On the day of the interview, Meng Fei calmly talked about his difficult experience of working many times in a humorous tone, especially about the life, dignity and value of the workers. He confidently put forward his new idea of ??being a "civilian host" and said that he would try his best to make up for his shortcomings.
Meng Fei’s words caught the intention of the station leaders, and they were keenly aware that Meng Fei’s temperament was very suitable for this program!
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? But is Meng Fei suitable to be a host? Can his bald head be used to broadcast news programs? Before this, the hosts were all handsome men and beautiful women. Would it be wrong if such a person suddenly appeared? Should the audience be shocked? The examiners were talking a lot. Finally, the director said: "Whether it's okay or not, it's up to the audience to decide." Try it first, if it doesn’t work, then replace it!?
?The ignorant are fearless!? The first time he appeared on TV, Meng Fei went to the studio wearing the most ordinary clothes. As a live news program, during the 60 minutes, he only had one news list in hand, and the content broadcast was all what happened within three hours.
Not to mention the prompter, there is none!
How to string together so many news? Meng Fei thought over and over again and made a bold decision! He relaxed and took a step He broadcast the news in a way that no one could have imagined: he improvised, turning his usual thoughts and experiences into humorous and insightful impromptu comments like a family story, which became a series of words. The leaders and colleagues at the station were in a state of confusion: Is this possible?
No one expected that due to its accurate positioning, the first issue of "Nanjing Zero Distance" Unexpected results were achieved. It was simply the most spectacular night in the history of the television station. The camera crew's phone calls were almost buzzing! The audience lamented that they had never seen such a unique host.
Opportunities often come to those who are prepared. Meng Fei, who was good at seizing opportunities, has since reached the peak of his life.
Due to the concern for ordinary people's basic necessities, food, clothing, housing, transportation, joys, sorrows, and joys, it didn't take long for the ratings of "Nanjing Zero Distance" to soar. From draft selection to broadcast content, Meng Fei began Full responsibility. He completely subverted people's concept of traditional "news host" and successfully created another civilian news hosting model. In the month of July 2003, the average ratings of "Nanjing Zero Distance" were as high as 8.3%, and the highest ratings even reached an astonishing 17.7%, surpassing CCTV's "News Network" that was broadcast at the same time, creating a miracle in ratings. In 2002, the advertising revenue of "Nanjing Zero Distance" reached 50 million yuan. Meng Fei became an irreplaceable core character of "Nanjing Zero Distance". Many viewers affectionately called Meng Fei "the spokesperson of urban civilians".
Because he often criticized the current ills and exposed ugliness, Meng Fei was also intimidated, but he didn't care. He maintained his work and rest habits for many years: taking the bus to work; going to the streets to buy groceries by himself; and from time to time finding someone to help with household chores. These later became the source of his lines and ideas.
Regarding Meng Fei’s popularity, only one example is enough. Once, a fire broke out in the Confucius Temple area. A girl passing by took a digital camera and immediately took a picture of the incident. By the time other media reporters arrived, the fire had long been extinguished. More than a dozen mainstream media outlets in Nanjing were willing to pay high prices for the photos. The girl only said one sentence: "I will only give this photo to "Nanjing Zero Distance" and only to Meng Fei." ?
The rapid popularity of Meng Fei and "Nanjing Zero Distance" quickly attracted the attention of many domestic media. "Southern Weekend" even took out a special edition to join experts from all over the country to study the "Mengfei phenomenon". It is worth mentioning that when Meng Fei was the most popular, the producer of "Eastern Time and Space" tried to get Meng Fei to work at CCTV through relevant leaders in the station. After everything was done, Meng Fei was I politely declined. He said that he only chooses what suits him!
At the beginning of 2004, good news came again. Meng Fei was named one of the top ten most cutting-edge hosts in China of the year. Among the top ten hosts, except for Meng Fei, they are all CCTV celebrities! This is enough to prove that Meng Fei, a host with a working background, is no longer inferior to anyone in his industry!
After that, in 2007, 2008, and 2009, he hosted programs such as "Absolute Singing" and "Famous Teachers and Disciples" on Jiangsu Satellite TV. For Meng Fei, they were like a duck in water.
"If You Are the One" made people across the country remember him.
Postscript: What is failure? Nothing, just one step closer to success; what is success? It means walking through all the roads leading to failure, leaving only One road is the road to success! So let us replace the worries beforehand with thinking and planning beforehand! ;