On October 23, 1987, a large "chase" was staged at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong, China.
Countless reporters carrying long guns and short cannons competed with the crowd around them to chase and intercept a few foreigners, the scene was noisy and lively, and from time to time one or two foreign names could be heard from the mouths of excited people. Pulling the time schedule to 30 years later, this kind of hot scene, Internet friends named it - "top-notch treatment".
At the same time that the crowd fell into madness, a group of people and horses quietly slipped away from the airport and went lightly to Zhongshan, a small city in the pearl river west port city cluster not far from Hong Kong.
When the reporter and the crazy crowd gradually stopped chasing, on the other side, in the fields of Yongmo Village in Sanxiang, Zhongshan City, a foreigner with long curly hair and a strong exotic atmosphere appeared, wearing a bucket hat that can be seen everywhere in rural China, wearing a simple white short-sleeved T-shirt, and looking at the lush crops in the distance.
He's the world-famous MJ, or we're more familiar with his full Chinese name: Michael Jackson. More often, people prefer to add the word "Heavenly King" in front of his name.
Just like the crazy crowd at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport, Michael Jackson must have caused a lot of sensations everywhere he went, fans were willing to scream and scream for him regardless of the image, and the cameras of the media all over the world were hungry to stay on him, but in the Chinese countryside 34 years ago, Michael Jackson's surroundings seemed to be purified by the ancient oriental forces, and everything returned to tranquility, and when he looked at the crops, only the breeze and the warm sunshine accompanied him.
That day, learning of Michael Jackson's arrival, Zhongshan National Travel arranged the best English tour guide to receive him, the tour guide named Liu Guangzhi, is a young boy, when he knew that he was about to dock with the famous Michael Jackson, he once felt trance, during the preparation, Liu Guangzhi while doing it as if in a dream, always dare not believe that the king is really coming, and even feel that he has hallucinations.
When Michael Jackson's reception car came to the restaurant, Liu Guangzhi saw that michael Jackson's name was the first on the list of people in charge of reception, and the occupation behind him said "entertainment industry", and he realized that everything was true.
If there was one word to describe Michael Jackson's trip that day, "tranquility" is probably the best interpretation. Perhaps in Michael Jackson's life, "quiet days" were the most scarce.
Some netizens have asked such a question: How hot is Michael Jackson?
One of the replies in the commentary explained it this way: "A man who knows but has not seriously understood MJ cannot comprehend the meaning of the three words 'influence', who, like a living god, has reached or even somewhat transcended the heights and madness of religion, and is a global religion." ”
Indeed, it is rumored that after the death of Michael Jackson, the scale of the funeral was unprecedented: enjoying the treatment of global live broadcasting, using more than 20 helicopter aerial photographs, sending more than 3,200 police officers, dozens of police cars to open the way for his coffin, online audiences watched by more than 3 billion people, with more than 500 million hits, directly leading to network paralysis, 700,000 fans around the world dared to go to Los Angeles to send him off.
The comment mentioned that before that, the most prestigious funeral in the world was the funeral of Princess Diana in the United Kingdom, with a total of 250,000 people going to see her off.
From the data alone, Michael Jackson is already the king of super size, and a few years after his death, he still dominates the world's richest list, with more than $4 billion in revenue in 2018 alone. It can be said that the worship of fans around the world is almost carved into the soul, as if the believer has met a god.
Therefore, in Michael Jackson's superstar career, privacy and his own time are simply as luxurious. Even if he appeared on the street dressed as an Arab woman, he would be instantly recognized by die-hard fans, triggering a frenzy.
Enjoying your own day is an opportunity for Michael Jackson to come by.
However, this dream, which is difficult to achieve globally, has been realized in an unknown village in China. Michael Jackson's trip to Zhongshan, China, is only forty minutes, but in these forty minutes, there is no chase, no utilitarian purpose, the simple and hospitable Chinese villagers, almost do not regard this sudden appearance of the foreigner as "big news", in their minds, this is just the most ordinary day in the long river of thousands of years of history, still sunrise and sunset, the foreigner is just a passer-by in his own life.
The Chinese villagers accepted and tolerated the existence of Michael Jackson with their traditional hospitality, and they opened their hearts and showed their lives to this guest who came from afar, despite the language barrier, but the simple and kind smiling faces still touched the heart of the international superstar.
When he sat on the fishing boat, saw the cooking smoke wafting in the village, saw the buffalo drinking water by the river, saw the various birds leisurely passing by, and his heart rose with infinite emotion, he said movingly: "The natural scenery of Zhongshan is very similar to Switzerland, everything is so emerald green." ”
This verdant and hospitable Chinese gift to the superstar, along with the vitality and hope it represents, to this unattainable guest.
Fans familiar with Michael Jackson know that he has an obsessive-compulsive love for children, perhaps the unworldly innocence of children that warms the weathered superstar, but when he sees the hordes of children in the village, he says he can hardly resist the attraction of children to him.
Here, Michael Jackson had a wonderful and pleasant time with the children, and also bloomed his most sincere smile. During this short trip, Michael Jackson was very cooperative in recognizing his fans, whether it was a group photo or an autograph, as long as it was the person who came up to make the request, he tried his best to satisfy, this non-fanatical worship made him feel relaxed, perhaps, throughout 1987, the time spent in the Village of Zhongshan was the most harmonious and relaxed time for him.
In Zhongshan, Michael Jackson developed a strong interest in the ancient and mysterious Chinese culture, he not only personally made wooden boats, felt the daily life of traditional water townspeople on the blue waves of the water, but also tried on ancient Chinese costumes, put on fisherman clothes, and when he appeared in front of everyone with full equipment, he was even happy like a child.
When meeting the old man in the village, Michael Jackson showed his good qualities, of course, the hospitable Chinese also gave the greatest tolerance to this strange foreigner, simple and kind Chinese, like accepting a returning wanderer, accepted Michael Jackson, they did not fear him, did not look at him with gossipy eyes, gave him the most sincere help, and took him to feel the warmest and ordinary daily life.
Then, Michael Jackson came to the home of an old man, he saw the old woman sitting alone in the doorway basking in the sun, first very happy to run to greet her, take a kind photo with her, under the introduction of the translator, he knew that the old woman was childless and lived alone.
When he saw the poor life of the old man, he asked very painfully how much money the old man needed, but the industrious and responsible Chinese did not feel that he needed any help in his life, but instead handed Michael Jackson a baked potato very hospitablely, and naturally refused Michael Jackson's help.
Even so, after Michael Jackson finished eating potatoes, he still instructed his assistant to leave 2,000 Hong Kong dollars for the old man, in 1987, this money can be called a "small huge amount", and the old man who got help was quite puzzled, wondering: "How can foreigners be so generous?" ”
Michael Jackson appeared in a rural area in Zhongshan, which is very out of place for most people today, but in fact, his appearance that day did not cause any sensation in this village, when the poor and simple and kind Chinese villagers did not feel at all at ease with the sudden extra foreigners, but impressed the superstar who came from afar with their hospitable, warm, kind and sincere nature. Jackson's most touching gift.
Many years later, when Michael Jackson recalled his trip to China, he also said with great emotion: "China is a mysterious country, where there are cute children and simple old people. ”
summary
When we stand in 2021 and look back at Michael Jackson's magnificent life, we certainly have reason to be proud of the achievements of this proud son of heaven, and we will also regret his unexpected death, who has been respectfully received by countless heads of state in his life, and has countless achievements that are difficult for others to achieve - just to open concerts, there have been 16w people who have attended, more than 5,000 people have fainted in excitement, and more than 20 people have shocked the world.
But aside from this flashy surface, Michael Jackson is still a flesh-and-blood person, a person who longs for all the sunshine and rain in the world, and wants to enjoy a good personal time, and he is chased by fans all over the world, and it is difficult for him to enjoy such a time.
And in the ancient mysterious East, in 1987 China, the hospitable Chinese, and it is difficult to say that this is not a fate, perhaps in Michael Jackson's heart, this is also an unforgettable experience.
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Author: Black Cat