One day in February 1983.
When 51-year-old Ma Guoguang finally saw his biological mother who he had been thinking about day and night for 45 years, he cried.
He hugged his mother tightly, not wanting to let go for a moment, for fear that she would disappear again. He cried like a child and couldn't say a word.
This scene touched all the people present.
There may be some young netizens who will ask, who is Ma Guoguang?
He is a well-known baritone singer in the mainland, and many of the songs that everyone likes to see were originally sung by him, such as "It's Really a Happy Death", "Two Guys Are As High", "A Pot of Water", and "Four Crossings of the Red Water and a Surprise Soldier" in the popular "Long March Songs".
So when it comes to his name, many old fans are all too familiar.
But Ma Guoguang's life is really like a penny in the water, and when he mentions it, it is a ripple of tears.
Especially his childhood, which is even more bitter than Coptis chinensis, comparable to the remake of "little cabbage".
One
In fact, Ma Guoguang was originally born in a wealthy family.
But his father is helpless, but he is a "scumbag" who has been abandoned from beginning to end. He is almost the main source of Ma Guoguang's ill-fated life.
In January 1932, Ma Guoguang was born in Beijing. His father was Zhang Shaoshuai's adjutant, named Ma Dingchen. His mother's name is Huang Huazhen, she is very beautiful, she was married by Ma Dingchen when she was just 17 years old, and she gave birth to her son Ma Guoguang the next year.
But Ma Dingchen did not cherish his wife and children at home, not only messing around with flowers and grass, but also constantly committing domestic violence against Huang Huazhen. When Ma Guoguang was 6 years old, Ma Dingchen had a good relationship outside, so he simply didn't even go home. Huang Huazhen went to look for Ma Dingchen several times, but he didn't find it. She is an illiterate woman, with a half-grown child, no job, no money, and is struggling.
At this time, Ma Guoguang was sick again. Huang Huazhen searched for Ma Dingchen everywhere to no avail, so she had to sell her jewelry to see a doctor for her son. In the end, there was really nothing left to do, so she chose to sell blood.
Ma Dingchen suddenly appeared in front of Huang Huazhen's mother and son after going out for a few months. Huang Huazhen originally thought that Ma Dingchen had changed his mind, and he was secretly happy in his heart. didn't expect that the purpose of Ma Dingchen's return this time was to sell their son into an opera troupe.
His reason is that Ma Guoguang has liked singing since he was a child, and he can sing the passages in Peking Opera as soon as he listens to them. Since he has talent, it is better to fulfill him.
But Huang Huazhen firmly disagreed. Because at that time, in the traditional concept of many people, singing actors still belonged to the "lower ninth rate". Of course, Huang Huazhen doesn't want her son to be looked down upon. So she would rather break up with Ma Dingchen and tear her face than let her son enter the troupe.
Eventually, it was settled. But the marriage of Huang Huazhen and Ma Dingchen came to an end. Ma Guoguang was left with his father. For 45 years, he never saw his mother again.
There is a saying that "a child without a mother is like a grass". Ma Dingchen soon got married again, and he didn't like to see himself and his ex-wife's son Ma Guoguang even more, scolding when he opened his mouth, and beating him when he raised his hand, as if he was not his own.
Under such circumstances, Ma Guoguang missed his mother more and more. He thought that if his mother was there, even if life was a little harder, it would be better than being frightened at his father's house.
At this time, in his young heart, he already had the idea of looking for his mother.
But he was just too small. And he didn't know where his mother had gone. He also asked his father tentatively, but he was beaten and scolded again. After that, he stopped asking. But he swore that he would get his mother back.
When Ma Guoguang reached the age of 9, his situation at home did not change, on the contrary, his father became more and more cold and fierce. At a young age, Ma Guoguang felt that he could no longer stay in his father's house, so he gritted his teeth and secretly ran out of the house.
Two
At that time, it was a war-torn era, and Ma Guoguang wanted to find a job, but he couldn't find it, so he had to wander around. Sometimes well-wishers give him a bite to eat. But more often than not, he can only go to the vegetable market to pick up a few vegetable leaves thrown away by others, or go to the restaurant to rub the leftovers left by others. Over time, he became a real street child, sleeping in a bridge hole at night and picking up garbage during the day. There is no one to mend the torn clothes, and there is no place to take care of the long hair. On days like this, he doesn't know when it's going to be a head.
But even if he didn't have enough food and clothing, and was always bullied, Ma Guoguang never thought of returning to his father's house. Because it was like an ice cave, he didn't feel any warmth in his heart.
Ma Guoguang has been inquiring about his mother's whereabouts. Once, he heard a fellow villager say that his mother might be in Gaobeidian, so he rushed there without saying a word.
But he was disappointed that he did not find his mother here. In order to find his mother, he went to many places, but he never found his mother's whereabouts. Ma Guoguang often washes his face with tears, and sometimes dreams of his mother at night, which is his warmest time. But when I woke up, I would cry again.
In 1946, when Ma Guoguang was 14 years old, he was captured as a soldier by an officer under Hu Zongnan. Because of his young age, the officer left him with him to take care of his wife and children. However, the officer's wife is a powerful person who is not easy to mess with, and often beats and scolds Ma Guoguang, and also says that Ma Guoguang is a "child without a father and no mother", which seriously stabs Ma Guoguang's self-esteem.
Such days lasted until February 1949, when Peking was liberated, and Ma Guoguang finally had the day to turn over.
He became a member of the glorious ranks of the People's Liberation Army, where everyone is equal, officers and soldiers have love, and comrades-in-arms, although they come from all over the world, are better than brothers. Ma Guoguang's heart, how happy Menti was. And as soon as he is happy, he will sing, and as soon as he sings, his comrades will applaud enthusiastically. Because he sings so well.
Ma Guoguang has a good voice, with a deep and deep voice, full of magnetism. The leaders of the unit also discovered his literary and artistic expertise and had the intention to focus on cultivating him.
In 1951, Ma Guoguang joined the team to resist US aggression and aid Korea and became a member of the Volunteer Art Troupe. In 1952, he was also wounded in a battle.
After returning to China, Ma Guoguang was arranged to be an actor in the Art Troupe of the Political Department of the North China Military Region. In 1955, he became a singer and actor of the Comrades-in-Arms Art Troupe of the Beijing Military Region.
At that time, the head of the comrades-in-arms art troupe was the famous composer Zhang Fei, who was very optimistic about Ma Guoguang and thought that this was a rare good seedling of baritone. So he was arranged to enter a professional vocal class to learn Xi with experts. After that, Ma Guoguang successively entered the Central Conservatory of Music and the China Conservatory of Music, where he studied under professors such as Shen Xiang, Yang Peter, Ying Shangneng, and Zhang Qingquan to improve his singing skills.
In 1955, composer Lou Shengmao created a witty and cheerful new song "Really Happy to Die", which was handed over to 23-year-old Ma Guoguang to sing. The song "It's Really Happy to Die" became popular all over the country at once, and Ma Guoguang's name began to be known by more fans.
Immediately afterwards, Ma Guoguang sang happy military songs such as "Two Guys Are as High", "All the Way to the March", "A Pot of Water" and other happy military songs. These songs are relaxed, witty, and joyful, which also makes Ma Guoguang form his own unique singing style. It seems that as soon as he appears, everyone will feel happy.
But in fact, few people know how this singer who spreads joy through the stage and songs experienced a lot of displacement and helplessness in his childhood.
Especially when he was young, he was separated from his mother, which became the biggest wound in his heart.
He later became a singer and was warmly welcomed everywhere he went. But deep down in his heart, there was always a place that was always empty. It was a place he had reserved for his mother.
Three
In the mid-60s of the last century, Ma Guoguang got married.
His wife was his classmate when he was Xi at the China Conservatory of Music, named Lu Zuli. The two love each other very much. In order to be with Ma Guoguang, Lu Zuli gave up the opportunity to enter the Haizheng Song and Dance Troupe, and chose to join the Comrades-in-Arms Art Troupe. Lu Zuli belongs to a formal professional background, and his singing is also very good.
After getting married, Lu Zuli gave birth to two daughters for Ma Guoguang one after another, the eldest daughter was named Ma Langlang, and the younger daughter was named Ma Lanlan. With a gentle wife and lovely children, Ma Guoguang feels very happy. But he also has a flaw in his heart. He thought, how nice it would be if his mother was still by his side at this time?
Lu Zuli is a particularly empathetic and good wife, she is not only beautiful, but also kind-hearted. She knows that Ma Guoguang has never experienced hardships that others have not suffered, and has experienced pain that others have not experienced, so she is extremely gentle and considerate to her husband. The two have been married for more than 20 years, and Lu Zuli has never had a word with Ma Guoguang. Sometimes Ma Guoguang would secretly cry when he thought of his mother, and at this time Lu Zuli would take Ma Guoguang into his arms and comfort him softly.
Because of Lu Zuli's company, Ma Guoguang's longing for his mother was alleviated.
But in his heart, for his mother, it is always unforgettable.
Some people say that if a person's childhood is unhappy, then he is likely to spend his whole life healing his childhood. Or rather, if he lost something in his childhood, then he will probably spend his whole life looking for something.
This sentence is not unreasonable.
Ma Guoguang is like that. What he has been looking for all his life is the warmth he lost in his childhood, right?
On August 1, 1965, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, the Comrades-in-Arms Song and Dance Troupe performed a large-scale vocal suite "Long March Songs - The Red Army is not afraid of expeditionary difficulties" for the first time at the Beijing People's Theater. Ma Guoguang served as the lead singer in the second half of the song "Four Crossings of the Red Water". His wife, Lu Zuli, became a member of the choir.
In February 1976, Wang Ping and Huang Baoshan, veteran directors of Bayi Factory, put "Long March Songs - The Red Army is Not Afraid of Expeditionary Difficulties" on the screen, and more audiences enjoyed Ma Guoguang's singing and were deeply moved by his singing.
At this time, Ma Guoguang hoped that his mother could also see this movie and recognize herself.
But his wish has not been fulfilled for a long time. To this end, he went to the newspaper with the largest circulation in the country and published an article looking for his mother. But there was no response for a long time.
In 1981, he learned from a friend that his mother was likely in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province. This surprised Ma Guoguang. But when he wanted to inquire further about his mother's whereabouts, he was told that he had been missing for many years.
However, the news that his mother is alive still makes Ma Guoguang very happy. He decided to focus his search mainly on the Jinzhou area, and entrusted a friend to inquire in many ways.
In February 1983, Ma Guoguang was invited to Jinzhou to participate in the performance. This is certainly a good opportunity to "find a mother". Ma Guoguang told local reporters and viewers about his experience and wishes, and everyone was deeply moved by his persistence and sincerity in "searching for his mother for thousands of miles" and was willing to help him.
So after several twists and turns, Ma Guoguang finally reunited with his mother again in Jinzhou.
It turns out that Huang Huazhen has actually been looking for her son Ma Guoguang all along.
After she was separated from her son, she was introduced to Song Qing, a worker who worked in the railway department. After the two got married, they settled in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province and gave birth to children. Occasionally, she would talk to others about a son she had left behind with her ex-husband. But more often, she buried this thought and concern deep in her heart.
It wasn't until Ma Guoguang became famous later that Huang Huazhen also heard about it, but she couldn't confirm whether the person who sang on the radio was her son Ma Guoguang. And even if he is his own child, Huang Huazhen doesn't know how to find it. She doesn't know her son, and she doesn't recognize herself.
Including the article published by Ma Guoguang in the newspaper, some people also read it to Huang Huazhen. She immediately entrusted her husband to write a letter to inquire, but the letter was mailed to the wrong address.
Therefore, the mother and son, in going around and around, missed the opportunity to recognize each other several times.
Regardless, they eventually got to know each other. As soon as Ma Guoguang saw his mother, tears welled up in his eyes. He said to his mother, do you know how much I miss you? My mother said to him, I think you can't sleep, as long as others say the word "Guoguang," their hearts will be tight.
This scene of mother and son recognizing each other made many people cry.
Four
At the age of 51, Ma Guoguang finally found his long-lost mother. It was probably the happiest moment of his life.
However, for the next few years, he struggled with the disease.
He was not in good health since he was a child, and was later diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure. After entering the 80s, his condition became more and more serious, and sometimes he had to take a break after walking a few steps.
But even so, Ma Guoguang still insisted on participating in the performance. And every time he appears on the stage, he becomes radiant. Later, when he could no longer stand up and perform for the soldiers, he sat on a stool and sang for everyone.
In the mid-80s, there were some singers and actors who "evaded taxes", but Ma Guoguang took the initiative to declare and pay taxes to the tax department every time. We can read the relevant information from the "Beijing Evening News" that year.
It's a pity that such an old artist with both virtue and art left this world suddenly on November 21, 1989 due to a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. He was only 57 years old that year, so young!
Before he died, he couldn't rest assured of his wife and daughter, let alone his mother. He told his wife that when he was gone, his mother would be handed over to you. After hearing this, Lu Zuli couldn't stop crying and nodded his head constantly.
After Ma Guoguang left, Lu Zuli still sent living expenses to Huang Huazhen without interruption. She was 7 years younger than Ma Guoguang and was only 50 years old at the time. Many people around her persuaded her to find another wife, but she was politely rejected by Lu Zuli every time. Because in her heart, there is no one who can compare to Ma Guoguang.
The relationship between her and Ma Guoguang is too deep.
After that, Lu Zuli put his main energy into his own career. She has also become a national first-class actor, and has served as the deputy captain of the Comrades-in-Arms Song and Dance Troupe, and the songs she sings have also been included in many platforms. In her later years, she was mainly engaged in vocal music education and participated in the cultivation of many singing talents.
Her and Ma Guoguang's two daughters are also excellent. Especially the eldest daughter Ma Langlang, who is a very good singer and actress, is also the pride of Lu Zuli. But who would have thought that one day in 2016, Ma Langlang unfortunately suffered a car accident and died. This is undoubtedly like a bolt from the blue for Lu Zuli.
But Lu Zuli finally chose to be strong. She buried her attachment to her husband and her thoughts about her daughter in her heart. She maintains an optimistic and positive attitude, and a positive spirit, and arranges her later life in a colorful way. I think this should be what Ma Guoguang wants to see the most.
Although Lu Zuli is now full of silver hair, she is still so interested in participating in the performance of the old comrades-in-arms choir, and every time she appears on the stage, she is so energetic and strong. This can't help but remind us of the scene when she and Ma Guoguang performed "Long March Songs" together.
Speaking of Ma Guoguang, the joyful melody of "It's Really Happy to Die" will come to my mind. But I really didn't expect his life to be so bumpy. He had a lonely childhood and endured hardships, but in the end, he showed his singing voice in the art world, which is unforgettable. And the story of his "Thousands of Miles to Find His Mother" is even more touching and tear-jerking. I don't know if you still remember this old artist? After hearing his story, your eyes are as moist as Yaqing? Welcome to interact with more netizens and fans through the message area.