On February 14, 1995, the veteran artist Cheng Zhi died at the age of 69 due to ineffective treatment for myocardial infarction.
For today's young people, the name Cheng Zhi is already very unfamiliar, but he has played a role that most people are familiar with, that is, Elder Jinchi in the episode "Disaster Guanyin Temple" in the 82nd edition of "Journey to the West".
Although Elder Jinchi was not a demon, he lived to be 270 years old, and he looked like a high-ranking monk, but in fact he was selfish and greedy, and in order to seize the treasure robes of the Tang monks, he did not hesitate to set fire to the Zen Temple.
Cheng Zhi was only in his fifties when he played Elder Jinchi, but he showed the image of a greedy old monk to the fullest, which showed the superb acting skills.
What is less known is that in order to play Elder Jinchi well, Cheng Zhi was almost disfigured because his face was coated with thick latex for a long time, and director Yang Jie praised him for his dedication after knowing it.
In his decades of artistic career, Cheng Zhi has achieved high achievements, but in his life, he has a huge regret: one of his own sons has only called him a father in his life, and he shouted out before he died.
Cheng Zhi's son, speaking of a big name, even more famous than his father, he is the famous host Cheng Qian, was Once Dong Qing's boyfriend, the two have lived together for 6 years.
From the appearance point of view, Cheng Qian and his biological father Cheng Zhi look very similar, but why does he only call out to the process of one of the fathers? What kind of story has happened between father and son?
Cheng Zhi was born on February 3, 1926 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. His original name was Cheng Huichun, because he was born just when spring came, and his parents gave him the name "Huichun".
Cheng Zhi ranked third in the family, and there were two older brothers on it, the second brother was called Cheng Jusun, and it was he who brought that huge regret to Cheng Zhi.
It has to start from the time of Cheng Qian's birth.
Cheng Qian was born on September 3, 1963, the second son of Cheng Zhi and his wife Guo Baojing. Cheng Qian has an eldest brother named Cheng Wan, and a sister named Cheng Qian, originally a family of 5 can live happily and harmoniously, but Cheng Qian did not grow up with his own brother and sister, because after 15 days of birth, he was passed over to the second Uncle Cheng Jusun.
It turned out that although Cheng Jusun had married a wife, he had never given birth to a child, and seeing that his three brothers had 3 children, he couldn't help but be anxious.
At that time, no son was equivalent to no one to retire to the end, when Cheng Jusun and his wife were already middle-aged, and the hope of having children was very slim, so what was in front of them was two paths: either to raise a son, or to die without anyone to send him to the end.
Cheng Jusun certainly did not want to take the latter road, just at that time, the second son of the third brother, Cheng Qian, was born, and he thought that instead of raising other people's children, it would be better to raise his nephew as a son, at least inheriting the blood of the Cheng family.
Cheng Jusun took the opportunity to visit his sister-in-law to tell his younger brother Cheng Zhi about this idea, but Cheng Zhi shook his head repeatedly. Although he had two sons, he was reluctant to give his own flesh and blood to someone else to raise, even if the other party was his brother.
In desperation, Cheng Jusun had to find his old mother and ask her to do his brother's ideological work. Cheng Zhi is a great filial piety, even if he does not listen to other people's words, his mother's words will definitely listen.
Mrs. Cheng was originally impartial to her 3 sons, but seeing that Cheng Zhi already had two sons, Cheng Jusun did not have a son, and she could not help but be partial to the second son, so she helped Cheng Jusun say good things and asked Cheng Zhi to pass on the newborn younger son to the second brother.
When his mother went out on horseback, Cheng Zhi couldn't refuse, but he really couldn't bear to send his own son to someone else's house to raise him, so he froze for a few days.
Old Mrs. Cheng saw the situation and also compromised a step, she told Cheng Zhi: Anyway, they are all descendants of the Cheng family, and it is the same for whoever they raise, even if they are passed on to your second brother, they cannot change the fact that you are the child's biological father.
When Cheng Zhi heard his mother say this, his heart was much relieved, as long as the child still recognized him as a father. Therefore, on the 15th day of Cheng Qian's birth, Cheng Zhi obeyed the old mother's will and sent the swaddled Cheng Qian to the second brother's house.
But what I didn't expect was that this gift was a lifetime. Since then, Cheng Zhi has never spent time with Cheng Qian as a "father and son", and Cheng Qian has never called him a father until the moment before his death.
Mrs. Cheng clearly promised that even if she inherited, the father-son relationship between Cheng Zhi and Cheng Qian would not change, so why did Cheng Qian still not call Cheng Qian's father?
It turned out that after Cheng went to the Erbo's house, Cheng Jusun immediately made a pact with Cheng Zhi: before Cheng Zhi became an adult, he would hide his life from him.
Because of this, when Cheng Qian was a child, he never knew that the third uncle and three aunts were his own biological parents, and only thought that he was born to his adoptive parents (that is, the second uncle and the second aunt).
Although he looks very similar to the third uncle Cheng Zhi, it is not surprising that his nephew is like an uncle, so Cheng Qian did not doubt his own origin because of this when he was a child.
Cheng Jusun originally lived in Beijing like his brother, and before and after raising his nephew Cheng, he moved his family to Jiujiang, Jiangxi, so that the chance of Cheng Qian meeting his biological father Cheng Zhi was pitifully small. This led to Cheng Zhihe not only not cultivating the love of father and son, but even the love of uncle and nephew was quite weak.
In Cheng Qian's memory, when he was a child, he could only see the "Third Uncle" during the New Year, although every time they met, the "Third Uncle" was very kind to himself, but in Cheng Qian's heart, the "Third Uncle" was always a little strange, not to mention compared with the "father" Cheng Jusun, even jiujiang's neighbors and friends were closer than him.
Cheng Qian was very angry with Cheng Zhi, but Cheng Zhi still regarded him as a parent. Although the father and son rarely met, Cheng Zhi knew Cheng's growth and learning very well, and used his connections and resources to pave the way for his son's development in the show business circle.
Later, Cheng Qian was able to be so successful in the hosting world, in addition to relying on his own strength, the credit of his biological father Cheng Zhi could not be ignored.
Of course, even if the "third uncle" cultivates himself in this way, Cheng Qian should only be the uncle's care for his nephew, and in his heart, the "third uncle" can never be compared with the "father".
Cheng Jusun and Cheng Zhi agreed to hide his life from Cheng Qian, mainly because he was afraid that Cheng Qian would not be familiar with it. But in fact, this agreement did not work, because as early as the year when Cheng was 13 years old, he knew that the "third uncle" Cheng Zhi was his biological father.
Cheng Qian's inheritance to the second uncle is not a secret among relatives, so when he was 13 years old, Cheng Qian still learned the truth from other people.
At that time, his heart was like five thunderbolts: his parents were so good to him, but he was not their own child, how could this be?
Cheng Qian couldn't believe it was true and quickly ran back to question his mother. The mother wanted to continue to hide, but felt that Cheng Qian was not young, and instead of cheating, it was better to tell the truth, but she told the story of the succession of the year.
After listening to his mother's story, the 13-year-old Cheng Qian had mixed feelings in his heart, and he thought about it for a long time, and finally figured it out: No matter who the biological parents are, the adoptive parents are the closest, because they are the people who raised them.
I don't know if it is this kind of psychology, after learning that the "third uncle" Cheng Zhi is his biological father, Cheng Qian is even more angry with him than before.
This made Cheng Zhi very cold, and he later said: The most regrettable thing in my life is to pass on my own son Cheng Qian.
Cheng Zhiyi always hoped that Cheng Qian could call his father, hoping that in Cheng Qian's heart, his biological father would be as important as his adoptive father Cheng Jusun.
But Cheng Qian obviously did not think so, whether it was the moment he knew his life as a child, or after he became an adult, he always put his adoptive father Cheng Jusun in a more important position and regarded him as his only father.
In an interview, Cheng Qian said: "In terms of feelings, I am indeed closer to my adoptive father. When my adoptive father was sick, I was very tormented in my heart and wanted to bear it for him, but when my biological father was sick, I didn't feel this way. ”
Cheng Qian was frank, he had never lived with his biological father, and it was difficult for him to call his father to Cheng Zhi.
Due to the refusal of his own son Cheng Qian, this "daddy", Cheng Zhi has never waited, for decades, he has been in regret and regret until the last moment of his life.
In February 1995, Cheng Zhi suffered a sudden myocardial infarction and was immediately sent to the hospital for rescue, and the situation was very critical. After Cheng Qian received the news, he immediately came to visit as a "nephew".
Looking at the "third uncle" who was dying on the hospital bed, Cheng Qian's eyes were in tears. Although he was very reluctant, he still whispered "Daddy".
Cheng Zhi was already dying at that time, and when Cheng Qian shouted out this "Daddy", whether he heard it or not, no one must have known. I hope he heard it, and if he hadn't, he would have died with that great regret.
Which is the grace of nurturing or the grace of procreation? This is an easy question to answer, because everyone knows that raising is the greater gift.
However, the father and son of Cheng Zhi and Cheng Qian were in a very special situation. Although Cheng Zhi did not raise the process before, but always concerned about his growth, but also like the treatment of his own son to love him, such a biological father, and the adoptive father who has the truth of raising, in the end, I am afraid that it will still make people hesitate.
Of course, Cheng Qian obviously already had the answer in his heart, and his different attitudes towards his adoptive father and "third uncle" were the best proof.
But no matter what, when the "father" shouted out, Cheng Yisheng's regret should also disappear, because his own son finally recognized him as a father.