Who would believe that a person with Down syndrome would appear on the screen as a genius and sensationalize the world?
In 1998, there was a documentary that documented the lives of people with Down syndrome and caused a sensation around the world. Documentary "The World of Boats and Boats". The documentary took 2,100 minutes, but was eventually edited into a 54-minute short film documenting Zhouzhou's love of music.
The most shocking thing in the documentary is not the photo of Zhouzhou conducting the orchestra, but the image of Hu Houpei's strict father. The documentary also shows the greatness of life and the glory of human nature. It is precisely because of the broadcast of this documentary that Zhouzhou was crowned a genius, which also freed his sister from the "obligation" of providing for his pension.
What makes such a syndrome patient a world-famous genius? Why did his sister retire for him? How is he doing now?
The story begins with the birth of the boat. His father was also very lucky for the first half of his life. Hu Houpei was originally surnamed Ye, but he was sold by his father to a family surnamed Hu. He has studied well since he was a child and is one of the few students in his class to be admitted to junior high school. Since then, he has initially been recommended to practice weightlifting. He was admitted to the Central South Conservatory of Music by chance. He said more than 20 students enrolled in the program were not admitted, but he was mistakenly hit and admitted.
After graduation, he stayed at the Wuhan Opera House as a cellist.
In 1978, Hu Houpei gave birth to his first son at the age of 37. At this time, it can be said that he has a good harvest in both his career and family. But Heaven made a cruel joke about him. His son Zhouzhou was diagnosed with Down syndrome at the time of the full moon. That means he can't live a lifetime without the care of others.
When Hu Houpei's wife learned of this, she wanted to commit suicide with her son, but she thought that her children had cruelly left before they opened their eyes and seen the world, and she could not do it. Therefore, under the relief of Hu Houpei, they decided to raise the child, even if he was flawed.
It is estimated that the two have discussed a way to have another child and then let him take care of the boat in the future.
In 1981, a responsible sister was born. Being indoctrinated from an early age that taking care of your brother is a responsibility and you have no choice. This method, although cruel and unfair, was the simplest method at the time.
Since then, Hu Has been responsible for managing his son's life needs and teaching him basic life skills.
Hu Houpei's wife was in charge of their daughter. Their daughter knew she would die for his brother's pension in the future. This went on for many years. However, it is well known how difficult it is to treat people with Down syndrome. Zhouzhou's IQ was not enough, and he even learned to count from one to five at the age of eight.
As the boat gets bigger, so do the problems.
Hu Houpei asked his son to learn some skills to sustain his future life. By chance, he saw many disabled people setting up stalls on the side of the road, so he arranged for his son to set up a stall on the side of the road to refuel other people's bicycles. Although Zhouzhou's psychological age is only a few years old, his physical development is healthy, because he works too hard, blowing up other people's bicycle tires, and his roadside stall journey ends.
Worried that his children were at home alone or out, Hu Houpei decided to take his son to the orchestra where he worked. When he made this decision, Zhouzhou showed a love for music. If the music sounds, his face will take on a different kind of joy, as if the music is his salvation.
By chance, Zhouzhou conducted the orchestra alone, and his talent was revealed.
In order to protect Zhouzhou's dream, everyone in the orchestra built a small podium for him under the conductor. This scene appears in the documentary. The people on the stage performed very professionally, and the people offstage were also performing to the fullest. At the end of the music, the audience applauded, but Zhouzhou was very excited, as if the applause was for him.
Since then, Zhouzhou's musical career has begun. He began performing in different orchestras and conducting on different stages. In 1999, Zhou Zhou was invited to participate in the Spring Festival Gala organized by the Disabled Persons' Federation and performed his program at the end of the Spring Festival. It was the first time he had performed on an important occasion in a formal costume. But he wasn't nervous. Instead, he was a little happy.
Since then, he has managed to become internationally famous, throwing olive branches at boats from all over the world and even creating a symphony orchestra for him. After that, Hu Houpei was received by the central leadership together with Zhouzhou. Even attended events on the same stage as Schwarzenegger.
For a while, the Internet thought that Hu Houpei's approach was important for people with Down syndrome. But Hu Houpei is waiting for someone to debunk the lie. But after 24 years of waiting, he realized that people were only willing to hear the moving story, not to understand the man.
In 2006, Hu Houpei's wife died, and Zhou Zhou lost a person who paid unconditionally for him.
That is, from the year of his mother's death, his aura gradually dissipated. After that, no one wanted to see him perform. The dullness and tastelessness of passion was unacceptable to him. Even if someone is willing to invite Zhouzhou to perform, it is only for Bobo's eyeballs.
Hu Houpei and his wife thought that after they left, no one would take care of their son, but they did not think about the hardships of their daughter. Their daughter is now unemployed and is a full-time housewife. But she didn't complain to anyone, but she had never seen Zhouzhou perform. Doesn't that explain everything?
Now, Zhouzhou is raised by his sister, but he does not want to stay with her sister. Because her sister was very strict, she regarded herself as a child, which made him very afraid, and at the same time could not accept the gap that fell from the altar. Today, Zhou Zhou, who is in her 40s, has so much fat on her chin that she can't tie her collar, and his life has changed qualitatively. Many people think this is the life of a person with Down syndrome.
His life today is not so glamorous, even a little difficult. Some people think they've made too much money over the last few years. There are also those who think they've made enough money that they don't let him perform on stage anymore.
Abandoning the aura of genius produced by the god-making effect, what do you think Zhouzhou's life should be?