In 2006, the Japanese government received many petitions from people from all walks of life, all of which were similar in content, all asking the Japanese government to open the net and release a Chinese smuggled to Japan, this person named Ding Shangbiao.
Mention the name Ding Shangbiao, Chinese may not be familiar, but this Chinese became a household name in Japan, and was respected by countless Japanese, and many Japanese couldn't help but burst into tears after reading his story!
Because Ding Shangbiao's story was strongly reacted in Japan, it attracted the attention of the Japanese authorities, and finally the Chinese was successfully released from prison with the help of the Japanese people!
Ding Shangbiao
So why is this Chinese named Ding Shangbiao respected by the Japanese? Why did he go to Japan to work illegally? What kind of profession is Ding Shangbiao doing today?
To live better
In 1954, in a family of workers surnamed Ding in Shanghai, a happy event ushered in! A boy fell to the ground, looking white and fat, which made the family very happy!
The father named the child Ding Shangbiao, hoping that he could actively meet the future and grow up happily.
Ding Shangbiao
Under the protection of his family, Ding Shangbiao grew up slowly, because his parents were front-line workers, they responded to the call of the state and went to various places to participate in construction, and his parents' actions had a great influence on the young Ding Shangbiao, and he was inspired to learn from his parents to participate in national construction.
In 1970, 16-year-old Ding Shangbiao threw himself into the action of going up the mountain to the countryside with hopes and dreams!
The young Ding Shangbiao traveled to Wuhe County, Anhui Province, a remote village where Ding Shangbiao carried a hoe every day, got up early and worked greedily, and actively built the countryside.
Ding Shangbiao
The young man was full of energy, as if tireless, working more than ten hours a day, sweat soaked his clothes and dripped on every piece of land he passed!
Although he sometimes feels bored, when it comes to harvest season, the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction makes him extremely happy.
In his usual leisure time, Ding Shangbiao would sit in the field with his friends, singing and nagging, and this bitter and happy day greatly tempered his will, and also laid the groundwork for his future story!
Ding Shangbiao, Chen Xinxing
Soon after, Ding Shangbiao was introduced to a woman: this girl was knowledgeable, sweet-looking, and gentle.
Ding Shangbiao inquired carefully and knew that this girl was his Shanghai fellow named Chen Xinxing. Chen Xinxing's parents were both high-level intellectuals, and she read poetry books since she was a child.
Chen Xinxing's every move is different from others, which particularly attracts Ding Shangbiao.
More importantly, Chen Xinxing is also full of hope for the future and hopes to build the motherland.
Chen Xinxing, Ding Shangbiao, Ding Lin
Two like-minded people quickly met each other, and finally entered the palace of marriage and stayed together for a lifetime!
On the wedding day, the poor Ding Shangbiao had nothing but a new quilt. However, Chen Xinxing is not in the unexpected world, and more importantly, two people who love each other can stay together for life!
In order to celebrate the marriage of Ding Shangbiao, the ingenious Chen Xinxing also sewed two red pillows, Chen Xinxing jokingly said: "This and your quilt is a complete set, we are a family!" ”
The wedding of two people was held simply, with no relatives present, only a few friends coming to congratulate them.
Ding Shangbiao three
The relationship between the two after marriage is still very good, and they have a lovely daughter named Ding Lin.
Although the life in the countryside was poor and monotonous, the two were very satisfied with their life at that time, and after the eighties, their fate began to change!
Ding Shangbiao, who went to the countryside back to Shanghai with his wife, was different from the past and became a big city with rapid economic development!
Shanghai in the eighties
Ding Shangbiao and his wife are both authentic Shanghainese, but they have been living in the countryside for more than ten years, and when they come back, they are out of step with the big city!
And Shanghai's consumption and rural areas are simply very different, after the two people came back and there was no formal job, Ding Shangbiao had to go to the back kitchen of the restaurant to work, and soon life became tight!
It's just that the material deprivation can be endured, but the mental pain makes Ding Shangbiao even more unbearable!
Chen Xinxing, Ding Lin
It turned out that the classmates who were not as good as Ding Shangbiao back then are now all mixed up, but Ding Shangbiao, who has just returned from the countryside, is poor and has nothing!
In addition, Ding Shangbiao, who is in his 30s, still wants to go to university, but he did not recruit college entrance examination students as big as him at that time.
Ding Shangbiao, who does not have a high education, is very depressed, and the education brings him not only spiritual pleasure, but more importantly, he can find a better job and support his family.
Ding Lin
Ding Shangbiao is very painful, every time he sees his daughter, he feels sad, feels that he has not given his family a good condition, and quarrels between him and his wife also occur frequently!
In order to live a better life, Ding Shangbiao actively sought change, and finally, a news he saw in the newspaper changed his fate!
Exotic and difficult
In 1989, Ding Shangbiao found this information in the cracks of the newspaper: professional institutions are responsible for helping to study in Japan!
Eighties Japan
Ding Shangbiao, who has a dream of college, is a little moved! Not long ago, Ding Shangbiao received a letter from his childhood friend, and an old friend also said that Japan is developing rapidly, the salary is particularly high, and it is also a good choice to work!
Ding Shangbiao thought of a friend's letter, coupled with the news in this newspaper, he didn't sleep all night that night, his mind was full of Japan, if he could go to Japan to study, after returning to not only let his family live a good life, but also improve his education!
Thinking of this, Ding Shangbiao became more and more excited! Early the next morning, he called the newspaper agency and asked them to send him to Japan.
Ding Shangbiao admission certificate
The other party said that Ding Shangbiao could be sent to the Asuka Gakuin Akan Branch in Hokkaido, Japan, but the cost of going to Japan was as high as 420,000 yen!
420,000 yen converted into RMB at that time, which was about 30,000 yuan! In the era when 10,000 yuan households were extremely rare, 30,000 yuan was really astronomical! He and his wife would have to eat or drink for 15 years to pay for the money.
Ding Shangbiao hesitated for a long time, for the sake of his dream, he decided to gamble! Ding Shangbiao told his wife his thoughts, originally thinking that he would be scolded by splitting his head and covering his face, but after Chen Xinxing knew his husband's thoughts, he decided to support his husband's career and let him go to Japan.
Ding Shangbiao
The couple worked together, borrowed money everywhere, and finally raised the 30,000 yuan. With this money, Ding Shangbiao can go to fight!
On June 12, 1989, Ding Shangbiao took off at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport with a huge sum of 30,000 yuan, as well as the trust of his wife and daughter, and went to Japan with his companions.
In addition to Ding Shangbiao, there are 30 Chinese students from all over the world, but the purpose is the same, that is, to go to Japan to fool around and live a better life.
Tokyo in the eighties
Ding Shangbiao has long learned through the news media that Japan is a developed country in Asia, and televisions and washing machines that are rare in China are commonplace items in Japan.
With the illusion of Japan, Ding Shangbiao came to Japan, but he was dumbfounded as soon as he got off the plane!
When everyone came to Hokkaido, they found that Hokkaido had nothing else but barren grass and square! Hokkaido has no big cities, it is the northernmost region of Japan, it is relatively backward in development, and due to its high latitude, it is hit by heavy snowfall all year round!
Hokkaido
It is precisely because of the poor conditions that the local Hokkaido people in Japan go to Honshu Island to make a living, and only outsiders like Ding Shangbiao will pursue their dreams in Hokkaido.
And what's more, this is no bird academy at all! The place they were going to was a mine, and it turned out that Akan Town was originally a coal mining base, but it eventually declined because the coal mine dried up.
In order to find labor, the local people of Akan Town tried to bring in cheap labor to work, and China that had just been reformed and opened up became their target.
Akan
31 Chinese students with dreams went to work in the coal mine, and because the gap with the psychology was too great, many decided to flee!
A Chinese principal secretly helped everyone and ran to Tokyo together, which was the "Hokkaido Great Escape".
Although Ding Shangbiao escaped, he is now unable to return to China! There is a visa rule that they can only stay in Akancho, and if they go elsewhere, they will be black! Moreover, there are many problems with their study abroad procedures, and there is little hope of returning home.
Akan dormitory
Now Ding Shangbiao was completely desperate! Going to the coal mine is obviously not the right choice, and in the freezing weather of Hokkaido, isn't working there the same life as distributing the frontier? But where should I go now?
Ding Shangbiao's despair did not last long, and soon after, he felt that he had to cheer up, if he fell, what would his wife and children do! What to do with your own ass debt! So this man began his struggle in Japan!
A real man who gritted his teeth and persisted
Ding Shangbiao cheered up, found a restaurant, and started his old job: working in the back kitchen.
Ding Shangbiao
Ding Shangbiao did not know Japanese, so he was often blamed by the Japanese for misunderstandings, Ding Shangbiao studied hard, while learning Japanese by himself, he went to work in a restaurant.
Although the income of the dishwasher is small, it will provide food and accommodation, and Ding Shangbiao is very satisfied with this! Although he was not able to enter school in Japan, he learned more in the bigger school of university!
After only one month of work, Ding Shangbiao earned 1,000 yuan, and then he successfully sent the money back to China with the help of several Chinese friends.
Ding Shangbiao
In order to avoid his wife worrying, Ding Shangbiao did not say anything negative, only said that he was doing well in Japan and told his wife not to worry about herself.
The wife received the money and thought that her husband was successful, at this time her daughter Ding Lin's tuition and cram school was a big problem, so the wife still wanted her husband to send more back, completely unaware that her husband was already in a critical situation at this time!
Soon after, Ding Shangbiao went to work as a worker in a steel mill in Tokyo, where he carried heavy steel plates every day.
Ding Shangbiao residence
The work of the steel mill was very hard, but the money given was very considerable, and soon Ding Shangbiao rented a small house of less than 15 square meters on the second floor of a nearby house, although small, but the rent was particularly cheap.
In addition to saving money on renting a house, Ding Shangbiao did not dare to spend indiscriminately on food, he ate two meals a day, bought a large portion for breakfast, ate half of the leftovers, and after returning in the evening, he continued to eat the remaining half.
In addition, Ding Shangbiao also has to hide in Tibet, worried that the Japanese police will find out this black household, and every time he sees the police, he is extremely afraid! It's like being a thief.
Ding Shangbiao
After a long time, Ding Shangbiao got used to this kind of life. Does he not want to go back to China? In fact, no, Ding Shangbiao has wanted to find the embassy for help several times, hoping to return to China.
But when he thought of the debts all over his body and the poor living conditions of his family, he felt that as a man, he had to endure this pain!
A few years later, Ding Shangbiao changed jobs and worked as a chef in a restaurant, because the restaurant was far from his residence, so Ding Shangbiao left work every day, and was reluctant to even pay for the tram, but chose to run home.
Ding Shangbiao
The overloaded work made Ding Shangbiao increasingly thin, and the Japanese boss saw his embarrassment and promised Ding Shangbiao that he could take home the ingredients that he couldn't use every day for his own use.
At the end of each month, Ding Shangbiao is the happiest time, he will send money back to his family, and he will also receive letters from his family.
In the letter, Ding Shangbiao learned that his daughter studied very well and the family's debts had been paid off, all of which made him feel extremely gratified!
In 1997, the excellent daughter Ding Lin decided to study abroad, but Ding Shangbiao was anxious!
Ding Lin, Ding Shangbiao
Her daughter does not know how hard Ding Shangbiao's life in Japan is, and she hopes that her father can support her to study in the United States and fulfill a medical dream.
It is naturally good for children to have dreams, but the reality is very cruel! Family members cannot afford to travel abroad.
After Ding Shangbiao knew about this situation, he encouraged his daughter in a letter to go abroad, no matter what he did, his father would support him!
On the other hand, Ding Shangbiao works even harder, sometimes after finishing the work of the hotel, he has to continue to go out part-time, working two jobs alone!
Ding Lin, Chen Xinxing
In this way, Ding Shangbiao gritted his teeth all the way and insisted, and finally someone found him! This person is called Zhang Liling.
Chinese that touched Japan
It turned out that Zhang Liling was a Chinese director who was responsible for filming documentaries Chinese Japan, and she met Ding Shangbiao by chance and was moved by his story!
So Zhang Liling made a documentary for him, called "Living with Tears". After the film was completed, it was first released in China.
Meet husband and wife
It's just that it didn't cause any repercussions in China, and only Ding Shangbiao's wife saw all this.
At this time, Chen Xinxing in China knew that her husband lived such a hard life in Japan! At that moment, her heart was like a knife! Without saying a word, Chen Xinxing rushed to Japan.
After the two met, the couple who had not seen each other for fifteen years hugged each other and cried bitterly! Ding Shangbiao has been cheating on his wife all these years, and now he finally can't hide it!
Ding Shangbiao, Chen Xinxing
Ding Shangbiao comforted his wife, and the couple told the story for many years, thinking of such a contentious daughter, Ding Shangbiao's heart blossomed!
He said to his wife: "These years have been relying on my own strength, trying to change the fate of the family and cultivate the children!" The understanding and support of my wife is indispensable! ”
In 2006, Zhang Liling recommended this documentary to Japan's NHK TV, and after the TV station found it, it found the movie extremely touching, and soon the documentary was broadcast in Japan.
Ding Shangbiao
The first sentence of the documentary attracted the attention of many Japanese people: "In Japan, where 30,000 people have committed suicide for 3 consecutive years, there is such a Chinese who tenaciously lives with tears in his eyes!" ”
Such a sentence makes people very curious about what kind of person Ding Shangbiao is, and everyone has entered his story.
When the Japanese read Ding Shangbiao's story, they were really moved! Everyone thinks that Ding Shangbiao is really a great father, he endures everything silently, does not want his family to know his current situation, just to change his family's life!
Ding Shangbiao
On the other hand, many Japanese people easily choose to commit suicide because of their stress, without considering the feelings of their families at all, which is in stark contrast to the tenacious Ding Shangbiao!
After watching this documentary, the Japanese people were in awe of Ding Shangbiao, and they also tortured themselves, why can't they live tenaciously like Ding Shangbiao!
Because this film has triggered heated discussions in Japanese society, the relevant departments in Japan naturally attach great importance to this matter, Ding Shangbiao, as a black household, is legally illegal!
Letters from family members
Therefore, the Japanese authorities detained Ding Shangbiao and decided to punish him, maybe Ding Shangbiao will face a high fine!
At that time, Ding Shangbiao was very worried in his heart, and during his time in prison, he prayed every day for peace.
But he didn't expect that the Japanese people would save him! Everyone believes that such a "idol" respected by the whole people should not be treated like this!
Ding Shangbiao three
Ding Shangbiao did nothing wrong, he just wanted to live a good life for himself and his family, and he did not harm society in Japan! Not even a single tax escaped!
Countless people voluntarily petitioned, hoping that the authorities would release Ding Shangbiao, and after some consideration, the Japanese authorities finally decided to acquit Ding Shangbiao, but he still had to be sent back to China!
In his later years, he went to the United States to work
After returning to China, although Ding Shangbiao was reunited with his wife, his heart was very uncomfortable.
Ding Shangbiao three
The first reason is the sense of gap after returning to China, he used to be busy every day in Japan, he has long been accustomed to living like that, but now after returning to China, he actually feels bored and lonely!
The second reason is the difficulty in life, after returning to China, Ding Shangbiao has no job, and there is no money to spend without work!
Do you have to sit still and starve to death? This is obviously not in line with Ding Shangbiao's character!
At this time, the daughter of the United States came with good news: the daughter graduated from the American university, and she had to stay in the United States New York State Hospital for several years to intern in accordance with the school's regulations, and the daughter applied for a student loan, not only did not need her father to send money, but could send money to repay her parents!
Ding Shangbiao
Ding Shangbiao was extremely happy, and soon after, he became a Japanese language training teacher in a school in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, and was liked by many classmates.
In 2009, Ding Shangbiao's daughter Ding Lin married in the United States! Ding Lin took her parents to the United States and also went through immigration procedures for Ding Shangbiao.
Since then, Ding Shangbiao and his wife have rushed to live in Houston, USA, and the family has chosen to reunite! Dissatisfied with his old age, Ding Shangbiao hid his wife and daughter and went to Chinatown near Houston to start his old job and became a chef in a restaurant.
American Reunion
When her daughter later found out and asked her father why she did this, Ding Shangbiao said: "Work is the best way to understand a country, no matter how ordinary work you are, you must do it well!" ”
Because Chen Xinxing was not used to life in the United States, she returned to Shanghai with her grandson soon after, and in December 2019, Ding Shangbiao's passport also expired.
In the United States, many people do not wear masks and are opposed to others wearing masks. When Ding Shangbiao was riding the subway in the United States, he was repeatedly threatened by Americans to take off his mask!
Ding Shangbiao
But Ding Shangbiao knows in his heart that many of his old friends in the United States have died because of the new crown, so he will bring a cold medicine box on his body every time he goes out, and if an American threatens him, he will say that he has a cold, take out the medicine box to avoid a disaster!
Due to the delay in the epidemic, Ding Shangbiao has written his will in advance, and now he just wants to forget everything and spend his old age in peace!
Throughout Ding Shangbiao's experience, he is a very strong person, and he will not give up easily in adversity, but will become more and more courageous!
His spirit of not admitting defeat is admirable, more worthy of learning, and I wish him a happier future!