"I will never understand your tenderness, I will not be able to see you clearly..."
In 1993, this song called "Your Tenderness I Never Understand",
It is widely sung among young people, and even sensationalized the entire Chinese music scene.
The record of 1.5 million sales has set a record that is still difficult for anyone to break.
The lyrics portray a weak, infatuated woman,
The gentle voice sang the sad feelings and the ethereal sorrows, and also sang and cried countless people with hearts,
And this famous song full of sorrow also sang the tragic life of the singer Chen Lin.
In 2009, 39-year-old Chen Lin committed suicide by jumping off a building in a residential area in Beijing.
This day is the birthday of her ex-husband and the 100th anniversary of her marriage with her new husband.
The departure of Chen Lin after a generation of pop songs,
The fans are left with endless mourning, while the two husbands are fighting for their inheritance.
Chen Lin came to this world for music, and finally left for the love that could not end well,
She is a red rose blooming in the music world,
But like the lyrics she sang, she was waiting for the final loneliness to wither.
01
The Chinese music scene in the 1990s was a stage for Hong Kong and Taiwan singers to shine.
When hong Kong and Taiwan pop music was strong, the mainland music industry was still in its infancy
Many mainland singers who later became extremely popular were still unknown at that time.
And when Chen Lin became popular with this song, she was still in her early twenties.
Originally, what awaited her was a bright future in the Chinese music scene.
It is worth looking forward to in the future, she can also create countless brilliant achievements,
Facts have proved that Chen Lin has such strength.
In 1970, Chen Lin was born in Fengjie County, Chongqing City.
Is a passionate Chongqing girl,
Her father was a textile factory worker, and her mother was a teacher.
Although the family is not rich, it is also worry-free,
However, due to the work of her parents, Chen Lin has been fostered in a relative's home.
She did not become introverted and inferior because she was not with her parents,
On the contrary, it has developed an independent and thoughtful personality, which does not need adults to worry about,
Chen Lin, who has good academic performance and a cheerful personality,
He has always been an honor student in the school and a leader of his peers.
Seeing that his daughter grew up well, Chen Lin's father was also very happy.
As a fan of Peking Opera, he often takes Chen Lin to see Peking Opera with him.
Gradually, Chen Lin was also fascinated by the art of opera,
Often at home with his father to sing "Fishing and Killing the Family" and other Peking Opera songs,
Chen Lin's other artistic talents also soon appeared, learning piano and flute,
She can quickly master any kind of instrument, but Chen Lin's favorite is singing.
From primary school to junior high school, Chen Lin is the backbone of literature and art in the school.
After graduating from junior high school, Chen Lin's mother planned to send her to receive a formal system of art education.
As a result, 15-year-old Chen Lin entered the Sichuan Dance School and studied music and art.
Chen Lin, who left home alone to study and live in Chengdu,
At first, I felt uncomfortable because I was unaccompanied,
But soon, lively and cheerful, she got along well with her classmates in school.
Because of her good singing, she was also invited by the brother of a classmate to join the band and go to the bar to sing together.
Chen Lin, who was full of novelty about this matter, readily agreed,
A week later, she received $30 from singing in a bar.
After realizing that she could make money by singing, Chen Lin pulled up a few good classmates.
Organize everyone to choreograph some novel repertoire, go to the performance together to earn living expenses,
In addition to providing for her own living expenses, Chen Lin took all the money she earned to buy records.
My spare time is spent next to the record player, enjoying and comparing the differences of each song over and over again.
The experience of stationing in the bar has exercised Chen Lin's stage adaptability and singing skills.
And the love of collecting and appreciating records, but also makes Chen Lin's musical style strong and changeable,
At the Sichuan Dance School, Chen Lin accumulated knowledge that would be of great benefit to her future acting career.
After graduation, Chen Lin entered the Sichuan Provincial Qu Art Troupe with excellent results, and also played the important role of Qingyin soloist.
For everyone, the work of the qu art troupe is a stable iron rice bowl,
But Chen Lin, who has always had a firm goal, yearns for a broader world.
After only two or three years there, Chen Lin quit her job to break into the music scene.
02
At that time, the wind of popular music from Hong Kong and Taiwan had just blown to the mainland.
Many thoughtful musicians are exploring this path,
And Chen Lin is one of them,
After resigning, Chen Lin and a few friends at the school formed a band and performed all over Kunming.
Finally, I went back to a bar in Chengdu to sing,
There, she dealt with singers from all over the world and continued to improve her singing skills.
Finally, one day, she met the noble man in her life,
In 1992, Wang Xiaojing, the manager of Star Disc Records, was attracted by Chen Lin's singing voice.
Wang Xiaojing, who had cultivated Cui Jian, saw the potential of Chen Lin at a glance.
Invited her to sign a contract with her own company and volunteered to be her agent.
Chen Lin finally has the opportunity to become a professional singer,
In order not to live up to Wang Xiaojing's kindness, Chen Lin worked harder to learn from other singers.
In 1993, Wang Xiaojing created the song "Your Tenderness I Never Understand".
Originally, he was going to let Na Ying sing,
But Na Ying had already signed to other record companies at that time.
Asked a few senior singers in the company, and they all thought that the style of this song was not suitable for themselves,
This was the turn of the fledgling Chen Lin.
After Chen Lin finished recording the song, Wang Xiaojing couldn't help but clap his hands and applaud, this is the song he wants,
Wang Xiaojing was even more determined to cultivate Chen Lin, and launched a solo album with the same name for her,
Since then, Wang Xiaojing has also taken Chen Lin as the center of gravity of cultivation and poured a lot of effort.
After the release of this album, the results have been remarkable,
Not only did this song become popular in the streets overnight,
It also made the name of Jean Chen Lin start to sound loud in the Chinese music scene.
This year, Chen Lin won the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Award and the Best Newcomer Award.
Some people say that she sounded the clarion call for the mainland music industry to prosper.
Chen Lin's hit also attracted the attention of another person,
That was Shen Yongge, a well-known music producer who had just returned to Beijing at that time.
Shen Yongge is known as a legend in the Chinese recording industry,
For Chen Lin, he is the second noble person to help her career take off.
It is also the intimate husband who has accompanied her for 12 years,
It was precisely that bond that she would never forget for the rest of her life.
Shen Yongge studied at the Japan University of Political Science and Law, and after graduation, he entered the Japanese JVC record company.
He loves music and is quite enterprising,
In just five years, it has gone from a handyman who moved CDs to a senior management team at JVC.
While touring Asia with the company's artist Noriko Sakai, Shen Yongge saw the differences in the Chinese and Japanese music markets.
I also learned the essence of the flourishing of the Japanese music industry.
After becoming an executive, he frequently traveled back and forth between China and Japan, accumulating a large number of contacts in both countries.
So I decided to return to China to develop and start my own record company.
Coincidentally, a large number of singers and bands that can lead pop music have emerged in China.
It just lacks a perfect cultivation mechanism.
Shen Yongge aimed at this opportunity and founded Bamboo Book Culture in 1996.
The first thing after starting a company is to sign potential artists.
Chen Lin, who became famous in World War I, became the target figure of Shen Yongge,
He knew that Chen Lin would definitely become a person who would provide great help to his career.
So he vigorously invited Chen Lin to sign a contract with his company.
He found Chen Lin and sincerely expressed his appreciation and welcome for her.
Even if I have gained a lot of people's love for myself,
Chen Lin was still touched by the sincerity in the eyes of the man in front of her.
The polite and well-talked Shen Yongge also gave her a little special feeling,
She agreed to Shen Yongge's invitation and transferred to the Bamboo Book Culture,
The 12-year-long love-hate entanglement between Chen Lin and Shen Yongge also kicked off.
Shen Yongge has excellent insight and sense of smell in the music industry.
Chen Lin is the first artist he signed, and he admires the most,
Shen Yongge spent a lot of effort on Chen Lin, from the shape to the makeup must be personally designed,
Chen Lin did not disappoint him, and successively launched a number of albums such as "Afraid to Fall in Love with You" and "Woman".
Basically maintain the speed of one new album a year.
Shen Yongge also seized the development opportunity of the mainland TV drama industry at the end of the 1980s.
Chen Lin found the opportunity to sing the theme song of many TV series, so as to enhance her popularity,
For example, "A Matter of Wind and Snow" and "Snowless Winter" and other high-rated dramas at that time,
Chen Lin's career is steadily rising, and Shen Yongge's company is also doing well.
The cooperation of two people has brought more than expected results,
Chen Lin has won countless awards with high gold content, and often appears on the stage of CCTV.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the queen of the Chinese music scene.
At the same time, Shen Yongge not only worked hand in hand with Chen Lin in his career
In life, he also cared for Chen Lin thoughtfully, and gradually touched Chen Lin's heart that longed for love.
In Chen Lin's eyes, Shen Yongge, who is 9 years older than himself, is mature and reliable, and is a man worthy of trust.
At the end of 1996, the two people were married in a low-key manner, and it once became a good story in the music industry.
After marriage, the two often go out together and give interviews together.
In all the important performance scenes of Chen Lin, Shen Yongge's figure can be found,
Whenever they look at each other, there is an indescribable sweetness in their eyes,
Chen Lin, who has a double harvest of career and love, lives a busy but happy life,
Cooperation invited her to perform in Europe, Malaysia and other countries.
In addition, it is necessary to maintain the speed of recording new albums, and also received many theme songs and concerts.
Although Chen Lin was busy every day without touching the ground, under the company and support of her husband Shen Yongge,
She can still pick up her spirits and do all the work with joy.
However, the pressure that everyone can withstand is limited after all.
The performance of staying up all night to record songs and run around finally made Chen Lin's body eat up.
Once, when recording a program in a foreign country, Chen Lin suddenly felt a lightness under her feet.
It was as if all the strength in my body had been drained,
Backstage, Chen Lin spat out a mouthful of hot blood from her throat, frightening everyone present.
Chen Lin, who was sent to the hospital, learned that her body was very weak because of her long-term high-load work.
After Shen Yongge came to the hospital, while comforting and encouraging Chen Lin,
While putting down all her work and taking good care of her, This made Chen Lin very moved.
After recovering and being discharged from the hospital, Chen Lin has different plans for her future career and life.
She said to Shen Yongge, "I want to slow down and stop taking on so much work.
We can still have a child, after all, we are 30 years old.",
Chen Lin expressed her desire to return to the family, but did not get the approval of Shen Yongge.
He believes that Chen Lin is still in an ascending period and cannot abandon his career so easily.
Still arranged a lot of work for her, which made Chen Lin can't help but wonder,
Does he see himself as a wife, or a profit-making cash cow?
In order to expand his business territory, Shen Yongge also signed several artists and bands.
Almost all his energy was put into work, and he did not pay attention to Chen Lin's ideas.
The two people quarreled for the sake of family and children, and there was a rift in their feelings.
03
In 2007, the two people who are increasingly estranged are no longer as sweet as before.
But Chen Lin has always hoped that shen Yongge has earned enough money and can live a peaceful life with her.
But just when she went to perform abroad, Shen Yongge derailed the company's artist Yue Xia.
When she saw photos of her husband dating and intimate with others, Chen Lin felt incredible.
But unable to forgive the betrayal of her, she decisively chose to divorce,
Her contract with Bamboo Book Culture also expired just in time, which seems to announce the end of this fate.
The gods and immortals who once envied others ended up completely parting ways,
That year, 37-year-old Chen Lin once felt desperate and confused.
What was once such a beautiful feeling, fell into vain overnight,
She couldn't see the person she loved so much, and she couldn't accept reality.
Just when Chen Lin was sinking into sorrow, the appearance of a man brought her hope,
Zhang Chaofeng, a guitarist who was more than a teenager younger than her, soothed her fragile heart at this time.
Zhang Chaofeng is very good at coaxing girls, and a few words can make Chen Lin happy,
In order to temporarily get rid of the sad state of mind, Chen Lin chose to throw herself into his arms,
But Zhang Chaofeng's reputation in the music circle is not good, and there has been negative news of receiving private work and stepping on several boats.
In order to be with Chen Lin, he also dumped his ex-girlfriend who had been in a relationship for 8 years.
Many friends around Chen Lin advised her that Zhang Chaofeng was not a trustworthy person.
But the injured Chen Lin only wants to find a warm haven, and does not care about the dissuasion of others.
In 2009, Chen Linyi remarried Zhang Chaofeng without hesitation.
She thought she could finally harvest a peaceful happiness,
Unexpectedly, Zhang Chaofeng revealed his true face shortly after marriage.
In just three months after Chen Lin and Zhang Chaofeng got married,
There is no sweetness and romance, and there is no glue-like paint for newlyweds,
Zhang Chaofeng's attitude towards Chen Lin began to become irritable and impatient.
There are many contradictions between two people, and communication is also full of obstacles.
Chen Lin, who woke up, realized that she did not really long for this marriage.
Maybe his heart did not completely let go of his feelings for Shen Yongge,
Maybe she mentioned Shen Yongge's name too many times in front of Zhang Chaofeng,
Zhang Chaofeng felt unbearable, and often scolded her without saying a word, and even beat her with his hands.
Chen Lin's colleagues and friends said that during that time, she was always surrounded by gauze around her neck, and there were injuries on her hands and head.
Not only did he not feel the happiness brought to Chen Lin by the new marriage at all,
Instead, I also saw a chen lin who was getting more and more haggard and depressed,
As everyone knows, this is a precursor to the tragedy brewing.
Soon after, Chen Lin pushed away all work and business performances, and disbanded her personal studio.
On the day of her and Zhang Chaofeng's marriage for 100 days, she chose to jump from her home in Beijing.
He ended his 39-year-old life by jumping off a building and committing suicide.
After experiencing infidelity and domestic violence, no one can imagine her loneliness and vulnerability at that time.
Perhaps it is a complete disappointment in the world that it will say goodbye in such a tragic way,
After the news of Chen Lin's suicide came out, the entire Chinese music scene was shocked and speculated about the reason.
Only those who are familiar with her know that Chen Lin's death is nothing more than a "love" word.
Trapped by love, she did not bear the hurt of two failed loves.
04
In 2010, Chen Lin's parents took her back to her hometown of Chongqing for burial.
Countless fans who loved her and her friends before her death mourned and sent them off.
But only the two husbands she had loved deeply had never shown up.
Even her funeral was not attended, but instead she fought for Chen Lin's property.
Zhang Chaofeng did not know where to learn that Chen Lin had a villa worth tens of millions of dollars in Shen Yongge' place.
He immediately sued Shen Yongge, and a fierce lawsuit was staged.
In order to clear up the relationship, Zhang Chaofeng and Shen Yongge constantly accused each other of causing Chen Lin's death.
Soon after, Zhang Chaofeng sued Chen Lin's mother,
He believes that this villa was sold to Shen Yongge by Chen Lin's mother without authorization.
He also said with great vigour that he should be the heir to Chen Lin's inheritance.
This resentful farce,
It wasn't until Chen Lin's mother took out the letter of renunciation of inheritance that Zhang Chaofeng had signed that it was able to end.
After this storm has passed, what is left is endless grief,
These two men have been loved by Chen Lin, and they have also given her pain and hurt.
Now that the Si people have passed away, they have no regard for their feelings, and continue to hurt Chen Lin's family for the sake of interests.
"Poor" Chen Lin also told us with her tragic end of life,
How much it costs to love the wrong person.