Who would believe that a patient with Down syndrome would appear on the screen as a genius and sensationalize the world?
In 1998, there was such a documentary that relied on recording the lives of people with Down syndrome and became a sensation in the world. It is the documentary "The World of Boats". The documentary was filmed for a total of 2,100 minutes, but was eventually edited into a 54-minute short film documenting The love of music for Down syndrome patient Zhouzhou.
The most shocking thing in the documentary is not the picture of Zhouzhou conducting the orchestra, but the image of a strict father of Hu Houpei. The documentary also shows the greatness of life and the brilliance of human nature, and it is precisely because of the broadcast of the documentary that Zhouzhou was crowned as a genius, which also made his sister get rid of the "obligation" of providing for her.
What exactly causes such a syndrome patient to become a world-renowned genius? What made his sister have to retire for him? How is he doing now?
The story begins with the birth of Zhouzhou, his father can be said to be very lucky in the first half of his life, Hu Houpei was originally surnamed Ye, but he was sold by his father to the family of a person surnamed Hu. He has studied well since he was a child and is one of the few people in his class to be admitted to junior high school. After that, he was originally recommended to practice weightlifting, and by chance, he was admitted to the Zhongnan Music College, saying that there were more than twenty, and the students who applied for the special examination for this major were not admitted, but he was admitted by mistake.
After graduating from school, he stayed at the Wuhan Opera House as a cellist.
In 1978, Hu Houpei had his first son at the age of 37, and at this time, he could be said to have a double harvest of career and family. Made a cruel joke with him. His son Zhouzhou was diagnosed with Down syndrome by the hospital during the full moon. This means that in this lifetime, he will not be able to leave the care of others.
After Hu Houpei's wife learned of this incident, she once wanted to take her son to commit suicide together, but thinking that her child had not yet opened her eyes to see the world, she was going to leave cruelly. So under the relief of Hu Houpei, the two decided to raise the child, even if he was flawed.
It is estimated that the two people have discussed a solution, the two people are having a child, and then let him take care of Zhouzhou in the future.
In 1981, a younger sister was born for the sake of responsibility, and it was indoctrinated from an early age to take care of your brother, which is your unshirkable obligation and you have no other choice. Although this method was cruel and unfair, it was the simplest and easiest way for them at that time.
Since then, Hu Houpei has been responsible for managing his son's life needs and teaching him the basic skills of life.
Hu Houpei's wife was in charge of their daughter, who knew that she would have to retire her brother in the future. This went on for many years. But it's well known how difficult it is to discipline a person with Down syndrome, and Zhouzhou's IQ has not been enough, and he didn't even learn to count from one to five until he was eight years old.
As the boat grows larger, so do the accompanying problems.
Hu Houpei let his son learn a little to maintain his future life skills, in a chance, he saw a lot of disabled people on the side of the road in the stalls, so he arranged for his son to set up a roadside stall, is to cheer up other people's bicycles, although the psychological age of the boat is only a few years old, but his physical development is healthy, because of the excessive force, other people's bicycles burst, his roadside stall journey came to an end.
Not feeling at ease with his children being alone at home or out, Hu Decided to bring his son to the orchestra he worked for. The turning point of everything was when he made this decision, he came to the back of the orchestra and showed his love for music. If the music starts, his face will show a different color, as if the music is his salvation.
By chance, he got off the boat and conducted the orchestra alone, and his talent was also revealed.
In order to protect Zhouzhou's dream, the orchestra's people unanimously built a small podium for him under the conductor's platform. In the documentary, this scene is shown, the people on the stage are performing professionally, and the boats under the stage are performing to the fullest. When the music ended, the people in the audience applauded, but Zhouzhou was very excited, as if the applause was for him.
Since then, Zhouzhou's musical career has begun, and he has begun to perform large-scale performances in various orchestras and conduct on various stages. In 1999, Zhouzhou was invited to participate in the Spring Festival Gala organized by the Disabled Persons' Federation, and his program was also performed in the finale. It was the first time he had worn formal clothes to perform on stage on important occasions. But he was not nervous, on the contrary, he was still a little happy.
Since then, he has successfully made a name for himself internationally, throwing olive branches at boats everywhere, and even some people have created a symphony orchestra for him. After this, Hu Houpei was received by the central leaders with a boat, and he was even able to attend the event on the same stage as a celebrity like Schwarzenegger.
For a time, the Internet believed that Hu Houpei's approach was of great significance to patients with Down syndrome. But Hu Houpei waited for someone to debunk this lie. But after waiting for 24 years, he realized that people were only willing to listen to this touching story, not to understand this person.
In 2006, Hu Houpei's wife died, and Zhouzhou also lost a person who paid unconditionally for him.
That is, from the year of his mother's death, his aura gradually dissipated, and after that, no one wanted to watch him perform, and the flatness after the passion was something he could not accept. Even if Hu Houpei is willing to invite Zhouzhou to perform, it is just to win an eyeball.
Mr. and Mrs. Hu Houpei believe that after they leave, their son will have no one to take care of, but they have not thought about their daughter's hardships. Their daughter is now unemployed and is a full-time housewife. But she hadn't complained to anyone about it, but she had never seen Zhouzhou's performance, and that already said it all?
Today, Zhouzhou raises his sister, but he is reluctant to stay with his sister.
Because of his sister's harshness, in himself, as he treated his own children, this caused him to be afraid and unable to accept the gap that fell from the altar. Now in his forties, the fat on his chin is so much that he can't tie his neckline, and his life has undergone a qualitative change. Many people think that this is the life that a Down syndrome patient should have.
His life today is not so glamorous, and even a little difficult. Some believe that this is the result of the fact that they have made too much money in the past few years. Others think it's because they've made enough money to stop him on stage. Abandoning the aura of genius produced by the god-making effect, what do you think Zhouzhou's life should be?
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