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At the Spring Festival Gala in 1988, the name of Wan Shalang spread throughout China, and even caused a sensation in Southeast Asia, becoming a famous national singer.
But in 2004, a news broke that surprised everyone who witnessed the rise of Wan Shalang, when 65-year-old Wan Shalang and his lover committed suicide by taking sleeping pills at home!
Why did a famous singer end up like this in his old age? What the hell is going on here?
Showed his talent for singing since childhood
Wan Shalang was born on January 21, 1949 in an ordinary family of the Gaoshan tribe in Taiwan Province, whose real name is Wang Zhongyi, and his parents gave their son such a name out of a patriotic heart.
During the six months of his birth, his parents did not name him because of customs, but only called him "Shasha", until he was eight months old, when New China was founded, and his parents were very excited when they heard the news.
So when his son was one year old, he named him "Zhongyi" and warned him not to forget to be a Chinese who loved the country for the country and the people, and it was precisely because of this that Wan Shalang planted a seed in his heart full of infinite love and longing for the motherland.
The people of the mountain tribe are very good at singing and dancing, whether it is labor, love, sacrifice, they like to use song and dance to express their emotions, plus there are many branches of the mountain tribe, so their types of dance and music are rich, which also allows many children of the mountain tribe to inherit the singing talent of their parents.
Since he was three years old, Wan Shalang followed his parents to the village to sing and dance, and also learned a lot of local songs of the mountain people, and as a child, Wan Shalang's voice was clear and loud, and he often won awards in singing competitions held in the village, and his parents noticed his singing talent.
When Wan Shalang was in elementary school, his parents found him a famous local vocal teacher to guide him, Wan Shalang not only has a good voice, but also has a good brain, the teachers teach him breathing and pronunciation, he can learn it as soon as he learns it, and he can quickly integrate it.
From elementary school to high school, Wan Shalang participated in dozens of music competitions of various sizes, and won awards almost every time, and Wan Shalang's father also specially made a drawer to store his son's certificate.
The music teacher of Wansarang Middle School also said to his parents: "Your child is a rare musical wizard, and he should be allowed to persist in singing in the future." ”
Wan Langsha did not go to college after graduating from high school, but chose to become a soldier, Wan Langsha made this choice for two reasons, one is that the conscription system in Taiwan Province is very strict, every young man will have to serve in the army for two years sooner or later, Wan Shalang wants to become a singer, thinking that early enlistment is also good for his future future, followed by a special art troupe in the army, Wan Shalang can learn more knowledge there, and will not bring too much financial pressure to the family.
And this time the decision also made the life in Wan Shalang quietly changed.
Unburied gold
After Wan Shalang joined the army, with his unique voice and solid musical foundation, he successfully joined the literary troupe, and after a period of newcomer training, he successfully became the lead singer with his own ability.
With the tour of the army, Wan Shalang's fame also increased, and in the end, even when he went to the canteen to eat, he could be recognized, which also made Wan Shalang feel "famous" for the first time.
Two years of service have passed, and in the past two years, due to continuous touring to polish singing skills, and daily military training to exercise, Wan Shalang's singing level has also improved greatly.
In order not to let this pearl be buried, the leader of Wan Shalang approached him when he was about to retire and asked: "Have you ever thought about becoming a singer?" Wan Shalang nodded, because this was his dream all along, seeing Wan Shalang's attitude so firm, Wan Langsha's leader helped him contact an art troupe in Taipei City and recommended them to his subordinate.
So in the summer of 1971, Wan Shalang retired from the army and went to Taipei City to start his singing career, I have to say that the leader's vision is indeed vicious, as soon as Wan Shalang entered the song and dance troupe, he quickly made his name with his superb singing skills.
In 1972, a movie directed by Li Xing "Where Does the Wind Come From" needed to create a theme song of the same name, and it happened that Wan Shalang and his team went to a recording studio where Li Xing was recording songs, and Wan Shalang's low and hoarse voice instantly captured Li Xing's heart, and Li Xing immediately invited Wan Shalang to join his team.
Wan Shalang was also very happy to be seen by the director, so he agreed, and soon the song of the same name sung by Wan Shalang for the movie was produced and released, Wan Langsha's singing voice was low and thick, full of a unique charm, and the song became popular as soon as it was released.
After that, even Teresa Teng, Liu Jiachang and others also covered this song, but the most popular is still the version of Wan Shalang, and the successful release of "Where Does the Wind Come From" also allowed Wan Shalang to really enter a professional singing road and fulfill his long-cherished childhood wish.
Overnight success
After Wan Shalang became popular with his first song, he immediately signed a contract with the record company, and the subsequent release of "Wine and Coffee House" and "Love You for 10,000 Years" also received good praise, that is, at this time, he gave himself the stage name "Wan Shalang", which means "mature and handsome man" in Beinan.
Gradually, Wan Shalang became a certain popularity in Taiwan Province and Southeast Asia, and later he released a solo album of "Chief", in the MV, Wan Shalang wore a traditional aboriginal costume, with a thick, loud and deep voice, attracting more and more people to become his fans, and Wan Langsha also became the "first person" to release the album as an aborigine.
However, due to the limitations of the times, during the more than ten years of continuous release of the song, Wan Langsha only had some influence near Taiwan Province, until 1988, when he appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for the first time, which made Wan Shalang's career reach a peak.
In 1987, cross-strait relations officially entered normalization, and many singers from Taiwan were invited to the mainland for cultural exchanges, and Wan Shalang, a native of Taiwan Province, was invited to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Dragon in 1988.
From childhood to adulthood, under the education of his parents, Wan Lang has always cherished a patriotic heart and has a strong love and pride for his motherland, so when he received this invitation, Wan Langsha agreed without any hesitation.
In order to be able to show his better performance to the mainland audience, Wan Shalang even participated in the rehearsal in Beijing half a year in advance, and refined, and refined, his works were refined.
That year's Spring Festival Gala, Wan Shalang sang and danced on stage, which immediately made him a hit, and then swept the country, that year all the record stores in China, almost playing Wan Shalang's "Naluwan Love Song", Wan Langsha is even as famous as Fei Xiang, Zhang Mingmin and others, becoming one of the most famous singers in Hong Kong Taiwan.
Wan Shalang was 49 years old that year, and for a singer, such a sudden "hotness" undoubtedly added a fire to his career.
After 1988, due to his outstanding performance in the Spring Festival Gala, Wan Shalang received countless commercial invitations and advertisements, he never imagined that this CCTV Spring Festival Gala would make his career turn upside down, fame, wealth, everything fell on his head like a pie falling from the sky.
However, what he never expected was that this dreamlike experience would end after only nine years, because of an incident, the era of Wan Shalang was forever fixed in 1997, which also had a huge impact on his life.
So what happened?
In 1977, Wan Shalang, who had just debuted, met a peerless "Miss Guo" when he went to Hong Kong to perform, and the two fell in love at first sight when they first met, and it didn't take long to confirm the relationship and came together.
At first, Miss Guo did not know that "Wan Shalang" was a famous professional singer, but simply fascinated by his handsome appearance and elegant temperament, and later after learning the identity of "Wan Shalang", Miss Guo was even more captivated by her special talent, and Wan Shalang also had a good impression of Miss Guo, so the relationship between the two has always been very good.
However, as Wan Shalang's fame grew and more and more people pursued him, Miss Guo also felt the pressure, and it didn't take long for Wan Shalang's parents to introduce him to the daughter of a wealthy Hong Kong businessman, whose family ran a jewelry store and had strong financial resources, which made Wan Shalang's parents very satisfied.
Wan Shalang's parents were not satisfied with Miss Guo, so they often put pressure on Wan Shalang to break up with Miss Guo, and in desperation, Wan Shalang ended his relationship with Miss Guo and married the jewelry merchant's daughter, and Wan Shalang gradually came out of the shadow of the previous relationship after marriage.
I thought that life would slowly stabilize in this way, but who would have thought that some reactionary forces in Taiwan would find out that Wan Langsha had participated in the Spring Festival Gala in the mainland and sang a song that was unfavorable to them, and these reactionary forces immediately banned Wan Langsha and ordered Wan Shalang to enter Taiwan!
This made Wan Shalang suddenly fall into trouble, even his family also suffered, because his marriage was originally carried out in the name of "marriage", under the double blow of career and life, the contradiction between Wan Shalang and his wife was gradually exposed, three days a small quarrel, five days a big quarrel, sometimes even in front of the children to fight, this kind of life made Wan Shalang exhausted.
Not long after, Wan Shalang's wife left Wan Shalang for the United States on the grounds of taking care of her children studying abroad, and never returned.
In 1997, Wan Shalang fell from the upstairs because of an accident, although even if Wan Shalang did not worry about his life because he was sent to the hospital, but because the injury was too serious, Wan Shalang lost most of his memory, and even left only the intelligence of a few years old, when he and his wife called, his wife hung up the phone directly without leaving a word, which also made Wan Shalang's already helpless marriage finally end up with a bleak end.
After being abandoned by his wife, Wan Shalang, who had just recovered from a serious illness, could not control himself, and even thought about committing suicide for a while, but at this time, Miss Guo returned.
It turned out that over the years, Miss Guo had long decided that Wan Shalang was the love of her life, so she had never married, and her heart was more suitable for Wan Shalang to never forget, and now Wan Shalang finally understood who was really sincere to him, and Miss Guo's feelings for herself made Wan Shalang very moved.
In the more than ten years since, in order to help Wan Shalang recover from brain damage, Miss Guo took him all over Asia to seek medical treatment, and Wan Shalang became very poor because he left all his wealth to his wife and four children who were studying abroad, so most of the medical expenses in the process of seeking medical treatment were paid by Miss Guo.
However, sometimes this serious disease is like a bottomless pit, even if the family is bankrupt, it may not be cured, in 2004, after several years of treatment without any improvement, Wan Shalang and Miss Guo fell into despair, the two bought sleeping pills, intending to end their lives in their own home, but someone found them and sent them to the hospital in time, which saved them from a tragedy.
The tribulation between life and death has made this pair of bitter lovers see the true meaning of life, and also let them know that contentment and happiness are the most important, as long as two people can be together, what can these setbacks count?
After gradually recovering physically, Miss Guo and Wan Shalang bought a ticket to come to the mainland, and since then they have settled down in the mainland, under the care of Miss Guo, Wan Shalang's physical condition is also getting better day by day, although he can no longer sing and dance on stage like before, but occasionally singing a few songs for relatives and friends Wan Shalang is still very satisfied.
In a disability charity event in 2020, Wan Shalang and Miss Guo reappeared in everyone's sight, both with smiles on their faces, it can be seen that they are living a happy life, this peaceful and happy life may be their most precious thing now.
I hope that this old couple can support each other and live a happy life forever.