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preface
The familiar song sounded, evoking the memories of countless people, sad for half a life, and finally reborn.
This is the sensational "Tears behind Bars" in 1988, which contains the sinking story of a generation of stars.
From being popular all over the streets to being imprisoned, what ups and downs has he experienced?
A meal, a glass of wine, a wrong choice, changed his destiny.
Chi Zhiqiang, the "king of prisoner songs", his life is full of tragedy and joy, and he has become a tragic figure in a special era.
Strong first half student
Chi Zhiqiang has been represented by Shun Sui since he was a child, and his talent was different from ordinary people when he was young, and he became the best among the bold Northeasterners.
At the age of 14, the teacher took a fancy to his acting talent and recommended him to apply for the actor class of Changchun Film Studio, starting his screen career.
After entering Changying through the selection, Chi Zhiqiang trained hard to enrich his acting experience.
It is not too much for the teenager to become famous on Chi Zhiqiang's body, and Chi Zhiqiang has been active on the screen since he was 14 years old and has become a famous star.
At the age of 19, Chi Zhiqiang played the leading role for the first time in "Little Characters", and he portrayed a small person at the bottom of society as enduringly handsome, which won unanimous praise from the audience and became famous.
Three years later, at the age of 22, he was received by the leaders and stood in the same hall as Liu Xiaoqing, becoming a popular idol star. At that time, wherever he went, he was highly regarded and sought after, and his future was promising.
Chi Zhiqiang's name swept the country, coupled with the boldness of Northeasterners, Chi Zhiqiang had many friends, and Chi Zhiqiang at that time did not look like a big star at all, very grounded.
However, the turn of fate came so quickly.
The tragedy of the times
In 1983, Chi Zhiqiang, a 25-year-old film and television star at the time, was charged with "hooliganism" because of a scandal caused by a party, and was finally sentenced to 4 years in prison.
This moral scandal made Chi Zhiqiang fall from a popular film and television star to the bottom overnight, and the drastic changes in his life can be seen.
Things have to start in 1982, the year Chi Zhiqiang came to Nanjing to participate in the filming of the movie "Moon to Mid-Autumn Festival". At an ordinary banquet, Chi Zhiqiang invited his friends Liu Xiaoqing, Zhang Lianwen and other stars to come to the small gathering.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone prepared to leave Nanjing and return to Beijing. Before leaving, Chi Zhiqiang, who was in high spirits, enthusiastically said that he would arrange a car for all his friends to see him off, but soon realized the difficulty of finding a car.
At this time, a driver friend introduced Chi Zhiqiang to a lady with a doorway, and the lady who was 10 years stronger than Chi Zhiqiang really helped put together the vehicle, so that Chi Zhiqiang could smoothly take care of his friend's departure.
The two met and met, and their relationship became closer and closer. The woman's name was Yang Feng (pseudonym), the daughter of a leader, who ran a high-end club on weekdays and made a wide range of friends.
Yang Feng fell in love with the young and handsome Chi Zhiqiang at first sight, and the two often met and danced the so-called "veneer dance".
In this dance activity, which was still rebellious at the time, men and women were extremely close together, and the movements were ambiguous. Gradually, rumors spread about Chi Zhiqiang's "messing with the relationship between men and women".
One day, Yang Feng introduced another young woman to Chi Zhiqiang. The woman's name is Bai Xiao (pseudonym) and she is a frequent visitor to Yang Feng's clubhouse.
Bai Xiao looked sweet, and he also fell in love with Chi Zhiqiang at first sight. The two began to date frequently, but every time they met, Chi Zhiqiang was so nervous that he couldn't even remember the appearance of Bai Xiao's house. This was seen as an unusually intimate act in the conservative social environment of the time.
Finally, in 1983, one of Yang Feng's neighbors reported Chi Zhiqiang in his real name for "organizing a dance party and messing with improper relationships."
After investigation, the Nanjing public security only believed that it was a matter of life style, and originally planned to let the film studio deal with it internally. However, rumors about Chi Zhiqiang have spread all over the place, and public opinion has criticized Chi Zhiqiang for being offensive.
Under the pressure of public opinion, Chi Zhiqiang was eventually charged with "hooliganism" and sentenced to four years in prison. In addition, Yang Feng, who brought Chi Zhiqiang into this circle, was sentenced to 5 years, while Bai Xiao was also sentenced to 4 years.
Life is difficult, and the driver friend who introduced him to him at the beginning was also implicated in the incident. He originally wanted to do Chi Zhiqiang a small favor, but it caused tragic consequences. Chi Zhiqiang also fell from a 25-year-old popular film and television star to the bottom overnight.
Darkness turns into light
In 1985, the day Chi Zhiqiang was released from prison early, the prison guard opened the cell door and he stepped out of the cell, and the sunlight stung Chi Zhiqiang's eyes that had not seen the light of day for a long time.
Four years ago, he was still an enviable star, and overnight he became a prisoner, and once upon a time, the cheers turned into invective and spurt.
Chi Zhiqiang remembers that on the first day in prison, he was locked up in a two-square-meter cell, with a pile of grass at his feet, and two people already lived in the cell, one sitting on the ground, the other handcuffed and handcuffed, and his face was dark.
At that time, Chi Zhiqiang was like a dead ash, refused to eat, and lost 30 pounds in 10 days.
Every time I wake up in the middle of the night, I have a criminal-like label in my mind. He appealed repeatedly, but was eventually rejected, desperate for a dark future, and repeatedly had short-sighted thoughts when he couldn't sleep at night.
Life in prison had a huge psychological impact on him, falling from the stars in the entertainment industry to dust, which made Chi Zhiqiang extremely inferior, and even dared not look at other prisoners.
The stern orders of the prison guards, the despair in the cold light behind bars, and the difficult to swallow the bran rice noodles all made Chi Zhiqiang extremely painful, he missed his former life, and his heart was full of regret.
Chi Zhiqiang sat alone in his cell, looking at the setting sun, tears flowing uncontrollably, he knew that he could not go back.
Just when Chi Zhiqiang's hope of life was almost extinguished, an old prisoner approached him and told him that it was only meaningful to live, which rekindled his hope.
Therefore, Chi Zhiqiang decided to rehabilitate himself, actively participate in labor in prison, and rekindle his pursuit of life.
Chi Zhiqiang, who has a strong literary and artistic cell, often performs shows for everyone in prison, and also organizes a group of inmates to set up an art troupe to perform for everyone to relax after the labor camp.
He was named an activist in the labor camp three times, and in 1985, for his outstanding performance, his sentence was reduced by one and a half years and released early in 1986.
After being released from prison, Chi Zhiqiang returned to Changchun Film Studio and started from the bottom, working as a carpenter, electrician, coal puller and other dirty work, just to start again.
1987 was a turning point, when Zhang Baishuang helped him connect with the hyun-sook Ji Daiying, who has always supported Chi Zhiqiang to pick up his pursuit of acting again.
In the same year, Zhou Yaping found Chi Zhiqiang, and he planned to create Chi Zhiqiang as a singer. Zhou Yaping heard about Chi Zhiqiang's folk song "Tears behind Bars" sung in prison, so he collaborated with him on the tapes of the song.
This "Tears in Bars" was a hit in the country, with a total sales of 10 million copies, making Chi Zhiqiang the "Prince of Prisoner Songs" in one fell swoop. In the face of success, Chi Zhiqiang could no longer control the excitement in his heart and immediately proposed to Chi Daiying.
The following year, the two married and lived a happy life. Chi Zhiqiang also took care of his wife and settled in Hangzhou with her, and his son was born a year later.
The son fulfills his wish
After becoming famous again, Chi Zhiqiang was not burdened by fame and fortune this time, but gradually faded out of the entertainment industry and focused more on his family. He has high hopes for his son Chi Xunan, hoping that he can realize his dream of being a lawyer.
Once Chi Zhiqiang regretted his shallow knowledge of the law, he did not want his son to become legally illiterate, and since the child was young, he hoped that he could become a lawyer in the future.
As an only child, Chi Xunan was deeply influenced by his father since he was a child. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to the law major of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, and he was determined to fulfill his father's wish.
In four years of university, Chi Xunan studied hard and obtained a lawyer's certificate with honors when he graduated. In the eyes of his father, the son has firmly grasped the path of lawyer that he once had been afraid to follow.
However, because of Chi Zhiqiang's ardent expectations for Chi Xunan, he has been very strict with his son since he was a child, and the gap between father and son has become deeper and deeper.
When Chi Xunan was in college, he had the idea of acting, which ran counter to Chi Zhiqiang's dream of being a "lawyer", and father and son often quarreled over this.
But in fact, this is Chi Xunan's opportunity to prove himself to his father, that year, Chi Zhiqiang's relationship with his son fell to a freezing point, but Chi Xunan insisted on breaking into the entertainment industry and made a micro-movie "Born to the Sun" for his father.
And 65-year-old Chi Zhiqiang is also extremely pleased with his son's achievements. In 2021, he officially retired from the entertainment industry and lived a leisurely life of singing, acting, and business.
Although when his son was a child, there was a gap between father and son, Chi Xunan finally touched his father with his strength and emotions and repaired the relationship.
Nowadays, they often meet up and travel together, and live a simple and comfortable life. Chi Zhiqiang in his later years seemed dull, but he felt infinitely pleased because his son fulfilled his dream.
And Chi Xunan also grew from a wayward son to a responsible and mature man in this process.
With the rise of short videos, Chi Zhiqiang has also joined the ranks, and there are many fans, including 2 million, and he often shares some videos of his performances and videos of his life on Douyin, so that netizens can see his dynamics.
epilogue
Now Chi Zhiqiang's family lives happily, and once became a victim of the times has also become a blur, but that period of prison life was a turning point for Chi Zhiqiang.
But also honed his mind, from the re-fame of his low profile and indifference, how is this not a good thing?
I think a simple life is more worthy of Chi Zhiqiang's cherishing than fame.
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