This is the first time that Liu Wenzheng has reported his death. His agent, Xia Yushun, said he died suddenly of a myocardial infarction in Las Vegas on November 12, 2022.
Liu Wenzheng, a person who has completely withdrawn from the public's sight, because he has been worried for a long time, the news of his death has been connected into a tunnel formed like a continuous torii. And he himself, whether still alive on this planet or not, has long passed through it. If the songs and images he left behind can be erased, I believe he will take it upon himself to eliminate them.
The world knows that disappearing stars are the most capable of making myths. But Liu Wenzheng's disappearance is not to weave a legend for himself, but to sincerely want to erase his reputation and be a person who comes and goes freely. He is so different, like a hanging star, that he can only be looked up to by the world, and he will never want to go to the world again after disappearing.
In 1991, Taiwanese singer Liu Wenzheng, who was just popular, announced that he would retire from the entertainment industry, no longer singing, acting and appearing in public, and did not shed a single photo after settling in the United States. The news of his death was spread dozens of times, and Luo Dayou, Zhang Aijia and other old friends had said that they could not contact him. It is said that he escaped to such an extent that he dined with his neighbors, but whenever anyone recognized him, he immediately withdrew.
There are several reasons for this decision. Zhou Longzhang explained from the perspective of skin bags, saying that Liu Wenzheng was born with weak hair, and after the age of thirty, it became increasingly thin, and he had the intention to retreat after seeking medical treatment and medicine. In the later appearance, Liu Wenzheng wore a hat to support it. Most of the reasons for his personality point to his love of feathers and his tendency to perfection. Luo Dayou described him as "narcissistic" and was on the positive side. "Liu Wenzheng has a strong sense of narcissism, is a perfectionist, and when he feels that the environment is not good, he would rather disappear completely."
Liu Wenzheng seems to encounter less pain for celebrities to be "packaged" by the company. Although I said I didn't like his signature hairstyle, it was just that. He is too dazzling, his starting point is high, there is no need to transform, and his true colors are cute enough.
In today's context, Liu Wenzheng seems to have no entertainment spirit and does not like to joke. He bluntly told Cai Qin, who interviewed him, that he didn't like others hanging toilet paper to imitate him around his neck (Fei Yuqing also did this), "It's really not of any standard." Such a personality lacks elasticity, and if you grow old and decay one day, you may not only be unacceptable, but you may also hate yourself. At the most popular time, Liu Wenzheng refused to condescend to appear on other people's variety shows (meaning he would be teased by others). He has planned and hosted a TV program called "Liu Wenzheng Time", which has super high ratings.
But from the words of the year, you can find the complexity of his character. Before announcing his withdrawal, he told the media that maybe one day he would return when he was old, not singing, not acting, and opening up a stand-up show. In other words, he once thought that his personality might change over time. It is not known that the ability to dissect oneself freely in old age makes everyone happy.
But this day has not been waited and will not be waited.
Liu Wenzheng came from a wealthy family, and at the age of seventeen entered the Taiwan TV singing competition under Liu Jiachang. He kept a low profile, did not like to be in the limelight, and just sang according to the popular love of the time. God rewarded food, he released his debut album "After the Promise" at the age of twenty-three, and then maintained the speed of producing a box of cassettes for an average of three months, singing a large number of songs at the speed of light such as "Childhood", "Shining Days", "Grandma's Penghu Bay", "Light Rain in March", "Late", "Meilan Meilan, I Love You", "Little Secret", "Orchid Grass", "Yelia Girl" and so on.
Liu Wenzheng is red quickly, hot, high energy, and widely radiated. I still remember one of my female elders, talking about Liu Wenzheng's starry eyes. Among the male stars of the seventies and eighties of the last century, there were several who were so picturesque and handsome. But he was still different, giving birth to a handsome and noble face. The clothes are good, and the old photos look modern today. The voice is clear, and the words are clear and innocent.
Liu Wenzheng's songs and times reflect each other, it is a moving spring color, and the earth is rejuvenated. Although many songs have been interpreted by different people, his version will never be obliterated. His singing makes people converge their thoughts and their minds become clean. Remind us that in a thriving age of possibilities, there is one person who sings with such dedication and dedication.
His former apprentice, Wu Qixian, remembers that Liu Wenzheng asked him to do three things: first, to bite the words clearly, second, to pay attention to image, and third, to endure loneliness. He treats people with the same standards, and the newcomers (Yi Nengjing, Qiu Haizheng, Fang Wenlin, Wu Qixian) and his old friends who were promoted by him all agreed with Liu Wenzheng's good character and reliability.
Not only that, he also did a lot of pioneering development, bringing the international practices of the time to Taiwan, becoming a pioneer in producing song MVs, opening solo concerts and launching singing and dancing songs.
He looks so beautiful, how can he not be used up. So while singing, filming, and hosting. In a few years, Liu Wenzheng has cooperated with Lin Qingxia, Lu Xiuling, Lin Fengjiao, Zhang Aijia and other actresses in more than 20 film and television dramas, and is the earliest batch of Qiong Yao students. If the era is named, the Taiwan of those years can be called the "Liu Wenzheng era".
But at the reddest hour, he had already retreated. Between the lines, probably tired of it. I feel like it's all work, no life. Liu Wenzheng once told Zhou Longzhang: "People don't know what to do in the world, life also comes alone, death also goes, what is the meaning of life's joy, anger and sorrow?" "In the outside world, Liu Wen is swelling to the point of overwhelming. But he perceives the inadequacy in his heart, so when the decision to change is made, he never wants to change it again.
After ending his contract with Universal Records in 1984, Liu Wenzheng retired from the music scene. When he established Flying Eagle in 1986 and began his behind-the-scenes work, he had traveled all over Europe, America and Australia in the past two years, and deeply felt that "youth is limited". In 1991, Liu Wenzheng ended his work at Flying Eagle and settled in the United States, and has since completely disappeared.
It is precisely because in the more than ten years in the entertainment industry, he has "constantly motivated himself to work hard" and exhausted his energy, so that he can never return without regrets.
This person must have extraordinary willpower to cut off the connection with a long life and start another new life. It was as if he had Hui Gen, and after some point, he suddenly had an epiphany, so he loosened his hands, dropped everything, and passed through this world. For a while, even his agent, Xia Yushun, lost contact with him at one point, and "he changed his phone number every three months or half a year." Only later did it reconnect and maintain a monthly contact frequency.
Xia Yushun had met him two months ago and said that he was no different, "still as dashing as a prince, fitness, good figure, elegant conversation, just like a character who came out of a novel."
I don't know, after hiding in the crowd, did he find what he wanted and live a satisfying life.