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Liu Chi
Liu Chi is one of the most influential contemporary composers in mainland China, and his theme song "My Motherland" and "Hero Hymn" for the film "Shangganling" and "Heroic Children" and the interlude "Let's Swing the Oars" composed for the film documentary "Flowers of the Motherland" have influenced generations of people and are still widely sung today.
He also created songs such as "Turning Over", "Ode to the Motherland", "Ode to the Earth", "Xinjiang Is Good" and so on, which also have a high degree of singing.
Liu Chi had a failed marriage and had 3 daughters and 1 son with his ex-wife Liu Chun. In 1989, Liu Chi remarried li ronggong after divorce.
The ex-wife and the latter wife have feelings for the musical talent Liu Chi, and the two women have tears in their eyes when they are in court...
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Liu Chi (formerly known as Liu Deyin) was born in 1921 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, the son of Liu Pengqing, who was an employee of the Bank of Shaanxi Province. Because of the large number of brothers and sisters in the family and the poverty of the family, Liu Chi dropped out of school at the age of 9.
Early years Liu Chi
He first cleaned the Buddhist hall in the temple, and then worked as a child laborer in the writing workshop of the printing house, earning money to help his father reduce the burden on the family.
In 1936, Liu Chi joined the Red Army and was later admitted to the Lu Xun Academy of Literature in Yan'an. Because his name was difficult to pronounce, he changed his name to "Liu Chi". During his studies at the Lu Xun Academy of Literature and Art in Yan'an, Liu Chi's talent was appreciated by Xian Xinghai, the head of the department.
In 1942, Liu Chi's "Lamentations" caused a huge response.
After liberation, Liu Chi entered the Northeast Lu Xun Art Institute in Shenyang to work. In 1950, after special approval by the organization, Liu Chi married his colleague Liu Chun.
Liu Chun was born in Dalian, Liaoning Province in 1930, 9 years younger than Liu Chi. When he was young, Liu Chun was beautiful and lively, talented, and matched well with the musical talent Liu Chi.
Liu Chi and Liu Chun and daughter Liu Yingying
In 1951, Liu Chi was transferred to the Song and Dance Troupe of the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing as a composer, and Liu Chun came to Beijing with her husband to live. After years of struggle, Liu Chunhou grew into a famous director of the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe.
After marriage, Liu Chun gave birth to 4 children for Liu Chi in a row, the eldest daughter was named Liu Yanyan, the son was named Liu Xinxin, the second daughter was called Liu Yunyun, and the third daughter was called Liu Yingying.
Liu Chi's younger daughter, Liu Yingying, inherited her father's mantle and was a well-known musician and pianist. Born in Beijing in 1963, she learned to play the piano at the age of 9.
After graduating from the Cleveland Conservatory of Music in the United States, Liu Yingying was admitted to the famous Eastman Conservatory of Music in the United States for a doctorate, from undergraduate to graduate school, Liu Yingying took a full scholarship.
Liu Yingying
Liu's husband is a lawyer, and after graduation she lived with her husband in Hong Kong.
To be fair, after Liu Chun and Liu Chi married, they paid a lot for the family and their children. At that time, Liu Chi often collected wind outside, and there were many social activities, Liu Chun had to go to work, but also to take care of her family and children, and there were many hardships in life.
The two burdens of work and family are pressed on the shoulders, and when Liu Chun is in a bad mood, she will also stumble with Liu Chi. In fact, these small contradictions and small frictions are every household, but Liu Chi is somewhat difficult to accept.
According to media reports, Liu Chun is Liu Chi's assistant at work, and every time Liu Chi creates a song, he will always hum it to Liu Chun first, and Liu Chun will make some suggestions to her husband. It should be said that Liu Chun and Liu Chi still have a tacit understanding in spirit.
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In 1955, the Changchun Film Studio prepared to shoot the news documentary "Flowers of the Motherland" and asked Liu Chi to compose the interlude "Let's Swing the Double Oars".
Poster of "Flowers of the Motherland"
Liu Chi was gathering wind
"Flowers of the Motherland" is also the first children's film in New China, and all aspects are attached great importance to. In July 1955, Liu Chi and a group of twelve- and thirteen-year-old young actors, led by director Yan Gong, came to Beihai Park in Beijing to experience life.
Liu Was afraid of the water, but still got on the boat. When the boat reached the center of the lake, Liu Chi suddenly asked to dock, and it turned out that he had found the feeling.
Liu Chi leaned on the stone railing of Beihai Park and wrote "Let's Swing the Double Oar" in only 20 minutes. He hummed to the children on the spot and was recognized by the director and the children.
After returning home, Liu Chi sang to his wife again, and Liu Chun felt that the melody of three-quarters of the beats was inappropriate, so Liu Chi made changes to form a version that has been passed down to this day.
"Let's Swing the Oars" was selected for the primary school "Language" textbook, and later successfully selected as 100 outstanding songs to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. "Let's Swing the Oars" brought Liu Chi a huge reputation, and it is still sung to this day.
In 1956, Sha Meng, the director of the film "Shangganling", approached Liu Chi and asked him to compose music for the film. The director asked Liu Chi to make the songs he created a household name, so that when people heard the songs, they would think of the heroes who could sing and cry in the Battle of Shangganling.
At that time, Sha Meng and others created lyrics for the episode "My Motherland" of "Shangganling": "O motherland, my mother / Your children left your warm arms / Fight on the Korean battlefield / Behind us / There is a strong motherland ..."
Liu Chi felt that the lyrics were too lyrical, and they also lacked the unique rhythm of Chinese poetry, and it was difficult to compose music. With the consent of Sha Meng and others, he asked the famous lyricist Qiao Yu to rewrite the lyrics: "A big river has wide waves / The wind blows rice and flowers on both sides / My family lives on the shore / I am used to listening to the trumpet of gonggong / I am used to seeing the white sails on the boat..."
As soon as Liu Chi saw the lyrics, a poetic picture appeared in his mind, and he became "My Motherland" in one fell swoop to complete the composition. He shed tears as he wrote.
During the period, in order to prevent being disturbed, Liu Chi posted a note at the office door saying "Liu Chi is dead". It shows how much he is devoted to music creation!
In the process of Liu Chi's creation of "My Motherland", Liu Chun also put forward his own views, and some of the opinions were also adopted by Liu Chi. When humming this song, Liu Chun also burst into tears.
In December 1956, "Shangganling" was released nationwide, and the interlude "My Motherland" caused a sensation like the film, and Liu Chi's name became popular overnight.
In 1964, Wu Zhaodi, a famous director of the Long Film Studio, filmed the film "Heroic Children", and then rushed to Beijing to ask Liu Chi to write the theme song "Hero Praise" for the film. The songwriter Gongmu has written the words and asked Liu Chi to compose the music.
As a result, "Hymn to the Heroes", like "My Motherland", was also a great success and is still circulating today.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, Liu Chi became one of the most popular composers in mainland China. In 1966, the special era began, Liu Chi suffered unfair treatment and was sent to Jiangsu Baoying Laoyazhuang to work.
Liu Chun took 4 children in Beijing, and Liu Chun was not easy in those years. She not only endured mental pressure, but also had to take care of 4 children, and experienced a lot of ups and downs and tears.
It should be said that Liu Chi and Liu Chun are a couple in distress, and they also have 4 children, have an emotional foundation, and will carry out the marriage to the end.
However, in the end, their marriage was broken. As early as 1961, Liu Chi was invited to give a lecture at Liaoning University, and there was a first-year student from Sichuan, Li Ronggong, who was deeply attracted by Liu Chi's talent.
At that time, Li Ronggong was only 18 years old, 22 years younger than Liu Chi. Li Ronggong admired Liu Chi, and Liu Chi was also impressed by Li Ronggong's pure beauty, and soon the two began to exchange letters, and gradually developed a feeling of admiration.
Li Ronggong
At the front of the twisted song is Liu Chi
After graduating from university, Li Ronggong was assigned to teach in Dalian. She married and had two children.
In the special era, Li Ronggong's letters to Liu Chi were turned over, and the relationship between the two was also made public. Liu Chun was deeply hurt and often shed tears in her arms around her children at home.
It is undeniable that Li Ronggong really loves Liu Chi's talent, but the two are a platonic spiritual love, and she has not thought of replacing Liu Chun's position, nor has she thought of destroying Liu Chi's marriage.
However, because of Liu Chi's reasons, Li Ronggong also suffered unfair treatment and suffered great physical and mental damage, and her husband also had a huge estrangement from her. Li Ronggong lived in pain.
In 1977, Li Ronggong met Liu Chi by chance. Later, she also rushed to the countryside of Jiangsu to visit Liu Chi. At that time, Liu Chi was very decadent, often crouching in the doorway to watch the spider, and his face was dazed. Li Ronggong's arrival was a great encouragement to Liu Chi's spirit.
Li Ronggong in college
In 1979, Liu Chi implemented the policy and returned to Beijing to work. At this time, Li Ronggong was divorced and lived with his daughter.
In 1981, Li Ronggong came to Beijing, and Liu Chi often visited Li Ronggong's mother and daughter.
Liu Chun and the children could not accept it, and their husband and wife relationship deteriorated rapidly. Liu Chi asked for a divorce, and Neither Liu Chun nor the children agreed.
According to media reports, one day in 1984, Liu Chi, who was already the head of the China Coal Mine Cultural and Labor Corps, went to the unit to receive his salary, and his daughter had already waited there and took his salary away.
In 1989, Liu Chi divorced Liu Chun, and in the same year he remarried Li Ronggong.
Li Ronggong's daughter lives with them, she respects Liu Chi very much, and Liu Chi is also kind to her stepdaughter, which is a good relationship between father and daughter who have no blood relationship.
Liu Chi is a musical genius, but his life skills are very average, and Li Ronggong takes good care of his life.
In fact, at that time, Liu Chi had no money and was older, Li Ronggong was more of a spiritual pleasure with him, and she did not get any material when she married Liu Chi. The two have lived together for 9 years and have never had a red face.
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Liu Chi (front) with musician Yang Peibin
On October 23, 1998, Liu Chi died of illness in Beijing at the age of 77. Li Ronggong was very sad and bid farewell to her husband, she wanted to live with her daughter in Beijing, but for various reasons, her life in Beijing was very difficult.
The year after her husband's death, Li Ronggong, who was in his 50s, learned to use a computer, learned to drive, and then went to Singapore to work alone.
She had Liu Chi's music manuscripts on her computer, always looking for an opportunity to push them out.
In 2001, Li Ronggong was interviewed by the media when he returned to China. As a result, writers' digest reprinted the article, and the article was titled "Musician Liu Chi and Li Ronggong's 38-year extramarital affair."
Liu Chun's blood pressure soared after seeing the article, and she sued the Writers Publishing House to the Dongcheng District People's Court in Beijing. It is believed that there are a large number of words in the text that insult and slander her. For example, "she used a knife to Liu Chi" and "Wandered the world" and so on.
Mr. and Mrs. Liu Chi were interviewed by the media
Liu Chun believes that the article violates objective facts and damages the honor of her and her family, and demands compensation of 100,000 yuan for various losses, and publicly apologizes.
In September 2003, the Dongcheng District People's Court held a hearing on the case. The author of the article did not appear in court, and Li Ronggong rushed from Singapore to Beijing to answer the lawsuit.
According to Li Ronggong's statement, the author of the article interviewed her, and the article was not untrue, and there was a letter from Liu Chi before his death as evidence.
One is Liu Chi's ex-wife, the other is Liu Chi's step-wife, both women love Liu Chi, and now in the courtroom, they have tears in their eyes and pain in their hearts.
The court ultimately ruled that Liu Chun lost the case and dismissed her claims. After the lawsuit ended, Lee continued to return to Singapore to work until 2008, when He was 65 years old, when he returned to live in China.
In his later years, Liu Chi and friends
After her husband left, Li Ronggong never remarried and lived alone. Over the years, she has been immersed in the thoughts and nostalgia for her husband, and Liu Chi seems to live in her heart forever.
In 2014, in an interview with the media, Li Ronggong said that he did not regret his choice at all.
When she went to visit Liu Chi in the countryside of Jiangsu, she said to him: "You have to live bravely, in the future you will be free, even if you are paralyzed in bed, I will take care of you for the rest of my life." Liu Chi looked at Li Ronggong, and his eyes were full of tears.
Now, decades later, Li Ronggong still remembers that scene clearly, as if it happened yesterday.
Statue of Li Ronggong and Liu Chi
In 2017, Li Ronggong collected and sorted out more than 300 letters written by Liu Chi to her, and prepared to write a memoir. She tentatively titled the book "Live Only Because Of Love."
After more than two years of painstaking writing, in 2019, a memoir totaling more than 600,000 words was unscripted, and all the manuscripts were stored in the computer. Li Ronggong has contacted a number of publishing houses, but for various reasons, the manuscript has not been published so far.
In recent years, Li Ronggong has often been invited to participate in some activities, and everyone respects and remembers Liu Chi, and also has more love for Li Ronggong.
In March 2022, Li Ronggong was 79 years old and still immersed in the memories of the past. Liu Chun is 92 years old and still alive. Because of Liu Chi, the two women have both had happiness, but also had tears and pain!
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