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Text | cold purple leaves
Editor|Cold Purple Leaf
In 1991, 20-year-old Dao Lang became a father for the first time, but just 40 days after her daughter was born, his wife Yang Na, who was still in confinement, suddenly ran away from home, leaving only a divorce paper.
Since then, Dao Lang has started a wandering life alone with his daughter, working in a bar to make a living, he loves his daughter deeply, but he also often goes out because of his hard work, which has become a pain in his heart.
Years later, by chance, Dao Lang composed the song "The First Snow in 2002" that caused a sensation in the country, which became popular overnight, and when he finally succeeded in getting out of the circle, the shadow of the past suddenly came to the door - his ex-wife Yang Na, who had been missing for many years, reappeared and wanted to remarry.
Faced with his ex-wife's request, Dao Lang resolutely refused, family affection and morality, success and fame, what kind of impact and outcome will this sudden encounter bring?
«——[·First father·] ——»
In 1991, 20-year-old Dao Lang welcomed his daughter, which was a great joy for Dao Lang, who was a new father, and he was waiting for the birth of his child with anticipation, wanting to give her a warm home.
His daughter Basket was finally born safely in 1991, and Dao Lang excitedly held his infant daughter in his arms, full of hope and longing for a better future.
But in the early morning of the 40th day after the basket was born, Dao Lang, who was still immersed in joy, found that his wife Yang Na was gone, leaving only a messy divorce paper.
A person fighting alone to raise a child, this sudden divorce is not in Dao Lang's life vision, he is extremely aggrieved and sad in his heart, and feels that fate has played a big joke on him.
At first, Dao Lang was still hopeful, thinking that Yang Na might be impulsive and would change his mind in a few days, and he sang his concern in a gentle voice, hoping that his lover would return home soon.
But day by day, Yang Na was like evaporating from the world, and there was no more news, and Dao Lang finally recognized the reality, it turned out that this woman was iron-hearted to leave herself.
Fate tricks people and makes Dao Lang suffer a heavy blow when he should be happy and happy the most, and he has to let go of his nostalgia for Yang Na and learn to stand up alone and take on the responsibilities of being a father.
Dao Lang chose to be strong, he did not complain about the injustice of fate, but began a difficult life with his daughter, he recorded this unknown past with his song, and also inspired himself to look forward.
«——[·Yanna leaves home.]——»
Yang Na's departure has put Dao Lang in an unprecedented predicament, he was originally just a singer who has just debuted, with a meager income, and now has an additional toddler who needs to be taken care of.
But Dao Lang did not get discouraged and retreated, but rose to the challenge, he chose to continue to chase the dream of a singer, while taking on the responsibilities of his father and starting a life of wandering.
Dao Lang pushes the baby during the day and looks everywhere for opportunities to perform; At night, I took my daughter to sleep in a simple rental house, and the little income I earned after working hard was used to buy milk powder and diapers.
At first, many bars were reluctant to have a singer with a baby, and Dao Lang had to foster his daughter at a relative's house and go out alone in order to fight for the opportunity.
Every time he sang on stage, he couldn't help but think of his daughter at home, and when the song ended, Dao Lang would immediately rush back to accompany his daughter, and this life was also painful for him.
In order to earn more money to support his family, Dao Lang had to travel around, he had been to Chongqing, Tibet, Xi'an and other places, and the performance schedule was too heavy, so that he often could not take care of his daughter, which was also his heart disease.
Reading hard in the cold window could not stop Dao Lang from chasing his dream of being a singer, even if the performance fee was only a few dollars, he was not discouraged, Dao Lang chose to stick to his original intention, and put time, energy and sweat into his dream.
Hard work opened the door to Dao Lang's career, and it was these hardships that created his tenacious character to become a music superstar in the future.
Dao Lang's story represents the voice of thousands of inspirational people: if you don't give up, you will definitely reach the other side of your ideal.
«——[·Dao Lang meets Zhiyin Zhu Meng·] ——»
At the trough of his life, Dao Lang chose to continue to struggle, he took his daughter around to support his family, although life was hard, he did not give up his vision of happiness.
In 1997, a girl named Zhu Meng appeared in Dao Lang's life, it was a performance in Hainan, and the two met through mutual friends.
Zhu Meng is gentle and lovely, maintains a positive and optimistic attitude towards life, she does not care about Dao Lang's difficult situation and past, but sincerely supports his musical dreams.
Zhu Meng's appearance was like a warm breeze, causing Dao Lang's long-frozen heart lake to begin to melt, and he finally opened his heart again and accepted the feeling of loving and being loved.
In 1997, Dao Lang and Zhu Meng's relationship was fruitful, and soon got a license to get married, Zhu Meng did not back down because of Dao Lang's difficult situation, on the contrary, she more firmly supported Dao Lang to chase her dream of being a singer and was willing to live a frugal life.
Whenever Dao Lang returned from the performance and saw the pride in his wife's eyes, his heart was full of strength, and this feeling of being understood warmed that corner of Dao Lang's heart.
Love gives us strength, not weakness, and with Zhu Meng by his side, Dao Lang's musical path no longer seems so distant and difficult.
He chose to rely on his own efforts and strength to protect this relationship, rather than relying on conditions to maintain it, and he knew that only sincerity is the essence of love.
«——[·Achieve the pinnacle of Dao Lang's life.]——»
In the winter of 2002, in the depths of the Xinjiang desert, Dao Lang met the highest point of his musical life, and this year, he followed his wife Zhu Meng back to his hometown in Xinjiang. The blue sea and sky of the desert have become the best place for Dao Lang to find creative inspiration.
One day, Dao Lang was in the desert and heard a nomadic herder say, "This is the first snow of 2002." Suddenly, the spark of inspiration ignited in his mind, and a touching song was born.
This is the "First Snow of 2002" that later spread through the streets, its catchy melody and lyrics directly touched people's hearts, and instantly detonated the whole country.
Once released, the song quickly occupied the top of the popular charts, and Dao Lang became famous with it, successfully ranked among the first-line stars, and the national genuine record distribution exceeded 3 million, ranking first in the year, which was an amazing achievement in 2002, when the Internet era had risen.
"The First Snow of 2002" became a national hit overnight, hummed by countless people, and it almost participated in weaving the collective memories of countless people in that era.
The whole country sang Dao Lang's songs, and he also took advantage of the situation to become a new generation of leading figures in the music industry, and in 2004, Dao Lang's appearance fee reached 500,000 yuan.
A song that represents personal memory has touched the heartstrings of countless people and produced such a huge amount of energy, which surprised and shocked Dao Lang himself.
Good works often come from the true feeling of the heart, which is also the inspiration of Dao Lang's success, he uses his story to tell future generations that as long as he sticks to his original intention, he will definitely reach the peak of life.
«——[·Yanna wanted to remarry but was rejected.] ——»
When Dao Lang successfully got out of the circle, his ex-wife Yang Na, who had not been seen for many years, suddenly returned to his world, claiming that she wanted to remarry, but after more than ten years of not seeing, Yang Na still recognized this familiar face at a glance, she understood that Dao Lang had succeeded, so she forgot the fragment of running away in the past and proposed to get back together.
Yang Na, who ran away from home back then, did not leave too much concern in Dao Lang's heart, he had long let go of the past and lived a dull but warm life with his wife Zhu Meng.
Faced with Yang Na's request, Dao Lang did not hesitate at all, and directly rejected her idea of remarriage, and he realized that a marriage letter could not connect two hearts that had fallen apart again.
Yang Na, who was rejected, was not discouraged, she offered to meet her daughter Basket, who she had not seen for many years, and Dao Lang did not block too much.
The daughter who has grown up reacts to her birth mother to the extreme, and she directly denies Yang Na's motherhood, because in her heart, Zhu Meng is her mother.
Dao Lang saw it in his eyes, but he couldn't do anything, he could only tell his heart through songs, "Child" revealed his expectations and sorrows, but this concern could only become a remembrance in the end.
In the face of his ex-wife, Dao Lang chose to forgive and let go, he will no longer be tied up for a marriage, Dao Lang faces this episode in his life with a mature attitude, chooses to continue his own music path, and walks forward hand in hand with his beloved.
His story reminds people not to dwell on the past, but to cherish the present is true happiness. Each of us deserves to continue to strive for our present and future.
«——[·Epilogue.]——»
When Yang Na left disappointed, Dao Lang did not feel sad or guilty, he had already looked away, chose to abandon the past, and started again with an indifferent "I don't have a mother", making today's independent and strong basket, she chose the most "intimate" person in her life and rejected the most distant "blood relatives".
Fate gives us countless possibilities, but also makes us face choices, Dao Lang's story shows us that the mistakes of the past do not have to be persistent, the important thing is to live in the present, cherish the people in front of us, and use our own stories to tell us that fate is in our own hands, and a life full of hope awaits us ahead.