In the rivers and lakes, there is such a strange man who always wears a string of fiery chili peppers around his neck, just like an ancient knight-errant wearing an eye-catching medal. This chili kebab is not only his symbol, but also his "walking snack". You can eat it whenever and wherever you want. He is our "Chili Man"-Li Yongzhi.
The name Li Yongzhi is very popular in the spicy food world. With his warm blood and boundless love for chili, he swept the spicy eating contests all over the country, picking out the experts who called themselves the "spicy king" one by one. Even the Guinness Book of Records holder can only be outdone in front of him.
This Li Yongzhi, he not only eats very spicy food, but also knows how to match it. You asked him what was his favorite dish? He will tell you: chili peppers with white wine, the more you drink, the more you have! In this way, relying on this "unique secret book", he successfully became popular on the Internet and became the focus of public attention.
But then again, is it really okay to eat spicy food so crazily? After all, our Chinese stomachs are not made of iron! How on earth did Li Yongzhi's "Central Plains stomach" withstand this raging chili attack?
The King of Pepper Journey: the spicy Legend of Li Yongzhi
In 2009, at the grand Pepper eating Challenge in Hunan, there was a contestant named Li Yongzhi who was not fighting for any honor, but was staring at the 10,000 yuan prize.
As soon as the whistle of the game sounded, everyone else was wrestling with chili, but he was the only one who seemed to dance with chili. One by one Hunan chili elves, so happily slipped into his belly. How did it turn out? He not only won the bonus, but also won a championship, which is really a bumper harvest of both "money" and "future".
All of a sudden, Li Yongzhi can be regarded as finding his own stage. He is like the "god of food" in the hot pepper world, fighting everywhere, not only eating chili peppers from all over China, but also exchanging skills with the "hot kings" from all over the country. Over the years, he has accumulated a wealth of experience in eating spicy food, and the pepper map in his belly has become more and more perfect.
Fast forward to 2012, Li Yongzhi stepped onto a bigger stage-"who competes with the front". This is a place full of experts, but what about him? It's like a big shark in a sea of chili peppers. Compared to the guy who calls himself "the Spice King of America"? The other person just tasted the chili and said he couldn't stand it, but what about Li Yongzhi?
It's like enjoying a chili feast. Not to mention the 10 strings of the hottest chicken wings in Changsha, it was like an appetizer to him. What makes people sweat most is to eat 5 Yunnan shabu-shabu spicy, which is something that even elephants can run. But Li Yongzhi carried it down and won the gold-lettered signboard of "Hot King of China".
At this time, Li Yongzhi was completely popular. His name, like chili, spread all over the country. In 2014, he went abroad to challenge the legendary "Devil Pepper" in India.
You know what? The chilli peppers were no joke. The previous record was only five. What about Li Yongzhi? He ate 32 pills in one go! Directly breaking the world record, this really gives us Chinese face!
From Peasant Workers to "Hot King": Li Yongzhi's Taste Bud Legend and Family Rift
Somewhere in Henan, there was an ordinary man named Li Yongzhi whose life trajectory was the same as that of many migrant workers. But fate is always full of surprises, a bowl of chili noodles, so that his life set off stormy waves.
It was a summer with a scorching sun, and Li Yongzhi and his co-workers were waiting to be served in a small restaurant. Hunger made him taste the bowl of chili noodles, and this bite seemed to open the door to a new world.
The workers coughed repeatedly, but Li Yongzhi did not change his face and even swept away the whole bowl of chili noodles. At this moment, he seemed to be chosen by the god of fate to become the "chili noodle killer".
Since then, Li Yongzhi's life trajectory has undergone earth-shaking changes. He began to participate in various chili eating competitions, not only breaking the Guinness World Record, but also becoming the "spicy king" of the country and even the world.
CCTV cooking programs, Golden Chopsticks Awards and foreign media interviews followed. His name is closely related to chili.
However, as the reputation expands, so does the pressure. Li Yongzhi was afraid of losing his hard-won "hot king" status, so he practiced eating spicy food crazily and even asked the whole family to eat chili peppers along with him. This almost paranoid behavior makes the wife and daughter-in-law unbearable, and the family conflict intensifies day by day, which eventually leads to the breakdown of the family.
In the pursuit of hot degree, Li Yongzhi did not stop. He traveled everywhere, tried all kinds of spicy specialties and exchanged spicy food experiences with the local people. He has also developed a new variety of chili peppers that are more spicy and has partnered with food companies to develop a series of chili products. As a result, his career reached new heights, earned a considerable income and led a well-off life.
The rise of short videos has given Li Yongzhi a new opportunity. He opened an account on the platform and made all kinds of spicy challenge videos to attract attention. During the live broadcast, he ate all kinds of chili peppers, and the audience applauded him, and the bullet screen brushed "666". However, behind these superficial glamour, there are hidden inner thoughts and family pain that no one knows.
Li Yongzhi became the "hot king", but it also became the shackle that bound him. He was afraid of losing it all, so he went after spicy degrees even more crazily. But is this pursuit really worth it? When the family relationship broke down and his health was threatened, he began to reflect on his behavior.
Perhaps for Li Yongzhi, eating spicy food was originally just a hobby and talent. But when he was trapped by fame and fortune, eating spicy food became a tool for pursuing fame and fortune. He lost himself and forgot the original intention.
Today's Li Yongzhi is no longer that simple "hot king". He has more identities and tags: businessmen, Internet celebrities, breeders. These identities make him busier and fuller, but they also make him farther and farther away from his original self.
Chili King of short Video platform: Li Yongzhi's War between Health and Fame and Wealth
On the short video platform, Li Yongzhi, an ordinary farmer in Henan Province, became famous for eating chili peppers. His video attracted countless eyeballs and attracted the olive branch of business cooperation. However, behind all this splendor, there is a contest between health and fame and wealth.
A company smelled the business opportunity in Li Yongzhi, and the boss personally went to the countryside with local products and cash as a welcome gift. He used sweet words to describe the bright future of an online celebrity economy, claiming that as long as Li Yongzhi signs a contract, he can become the first person to eat spicy food, and earning a million a month is not a dream. Li Yongzhi was so fascinated by these beautiful promises that he signed the contract without looking at it carefully.
At the beginning of cooperation, Li Yongzhi's spicy eating career flourished and his income was quite high. However, long-term heavy intake of chili and white wine caused serious damage to his stomach. After a few months, he began to suffer from frequent abdominal pain, and on examination he found that his stomach had been severely ulcerated. However, Li Yongzhi was blinded by fame and fortune. He ignored the doctor's warning and continued to eat like a pig.
Until one day, Li Yongzhi was admitted to the hospital because of stomach bleeding. The cooperative company saw that the situation was not good, not only stopped his video recording, but also occupied his account. Li Yongzhi was furious. He wanted to terminate the contract but faced sky-high liquidated damages. Only then did he realize that he was being played into the palm of the company boss's hand.
After being discharged from the hospital, Li Yongzhi lost his financial resources, and he ran around trying to find his account. But the company was indifferent and even spread rumors that he had passed away. Li Yongzhi filled his chest with anger and wanted to sue the company, but there was nothing he could do because of the trap in the contract.
In desperation, Li Yongzhi had no choice but to reopen his account and continue to eat spicy food. But a long-term gastrointestinal disease has made his physical strength much weaker than before. He was miserable every time he made a video. Fans have advised him to cherish his life and stay away from chili peppers, but he is caught in a dilemma: on the one hand, he knows that eating spicy food is harmful to his health, but on the other hand, he is afraid that he will accomplish nothing after losing this gold medal of fame and fortune.
In this contradictory struggle, Li Yongzhi's health has gone from bad to worse. He knew that he had been deceived and paid a heavy price, but he seemed unable to extricate himself from eating chili peppers on the short video platform.
Li Yongzhi's story gives us a wake-up call: in the pursuit of fame and wealth, we can not ignore the importance of health. Otherwise, once you lose your health, all fame and fortune will become a thing of the past. I hope Li Yongzhi can go astray and return to health and cherish life. At the same time, I also hope that the majority of netizens can stay awake on the way to pursue their dreams and not be confused by temporary interests.
