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(Zheng Zhihua)
On April 4, 2024, Zheng Zhihua, a famous singer from Taiwan, China, posted on Weibo: I fell hard, the injury was not light, the recording of the new album had to be delayed, and now even talking in my chest hurts.
On April 5, a number of media in Taiwan, China: 62-year-old singer Zheng Zhihua was seriously injured in a fall, and the situation is not optimistic. As soon as the news came out, Zheng Zhihua quickly rushed to the hot search, causing heated discussions among netizens.
Zheng Zhihua was a smash hit in the 90s of the last century, and his songs such as "Sailor", "Lights on the Stars", "Snail's Home", "Twist Braid", "Single Escape", "Don't Cry My Favorite Person" and other songs swept the entire Chinese world.
Zheng Zhihua has suffered from polio since he was a child, and he can only walk with the help of crutches, which makes him develop an inferiority complex and introverted personality. Zheng Zhihua once vowed not to marry for the rest of his life, but why was he caught in marriage by an ordinary woman?
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(Zheng Zhihua (right) and mainland singer Li Chen)
Zheng Zhihua doesn't know musical scores, but he is a musical genius. He hummed and sang, the staff recorded the score, and a good song was born.
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, Chinese athletes won 16 gold medals, and the whole country rejoiced. On August 15, CCTV held a torch party, and Zheng Zhihua was invited to sing "Sailor" on stage.
This is an inspirational song that inspires people who have suffered setbacks in their careers and life, in line with the fighting spirit of athletes. Overnight, "The Sailor" spread across the Taiwan Strait.
The lyrics of "What is this pain in the wind and rain, wipe away your tears, don't be afraid, at least we still have dreams......" touched the hearts of many people and gave them the confidence and courage to move forward.
(Jung Ji-hwa's early album)
The song "Sailor" was written and composed by Zheng Zhihua, and was included in his album "Private Song" on April 20, 1992.
In an interview, Zheng Zhihua talked about the release of "Sailor". It turned out that Zheng Zhihua liked to take a bath and lay in the bathtub, and he had a lot of fantasies in his mind. He imagined the bathtub as the sea, imagined himself seeing many sailors on the ship, and he was moved by the tenacious vitality of the sailors.
Jung Ji-hwa connected the images in his mind and created the song "Sailor".
How did Zheng Zhihua embark on the road of music, and as a disabled singer, what kind of ups and downs and sadness did he have?
(Jung Ji-hwa when he was a child)
On November 14, 1961, Zheng Zhihua was born in Taipei, Taiwan Province, China, with two older brothers and two older sisters. The eldest brother is 21 years older than Zheng Zhihua, and the youngest sister is also 8 years older than Zheng Zhihua.
Zheng Zhihua's second brother died at an early age, and his family was superstitious, thinking that Zheng Zhihua had died, so his parents gave him a Buddhist name "Zhihua".
But this did not let Zheng Zhihua get the favor of fate. When Zheng Zhihua was two years old, he had a high fever of 39 degrees and did not go away. Due to the lack of timely treatment, he contracted polio and lost the ability to walk.
Zheng Zhihua's legs are as thin as terrible hemp sticks, and the neighborhood children are often scared to cry by his legs.
(Jung Ji-hwa and his mother)
The parents' hearts were broken, and they took Zheng Zhihua everywhere to seek medical treatment. At a young age, Zheng Zhihua had to take medicine and intravenous drips every day, and spent more time in the hospital than at home.
When Zheng Zhihua was 6 years old, his legs did not improve in the slightest. The doctor reluctantly said, "We tried our best, but there was no way."
In 1968, when Zheng Zhihua was 7 years old, his parents sent him to perform double leg correction surgery at Mackay Hospital in Taipei. Zheng Zhihua's two legs were stabbed a total of 6 times, and he was finally able to bring them together.
After the wound healed, Zheng Zhihua was able to walk with the help of crutches.
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(Jung Ji-hwa when he was a student)
Zheng Zhihua was the only disabled person in the school, and his classmates discriminated against him, ridiculed him, and pushed him to the ground without being cold. Zheng Zhihua lay on the ground and couldn't get up, his eyes were full of tears of humiliation.
Zheng Zhihua felt that he was different from other children, and he had autistic symptoms. He doesn't talk at school and doesn't communicate with his parents when he comes home. If his parents ask a few more questions, he will lose his temper at his parents in a violent manner.
When he was in junior high school, Zheng Zhihua was ridiculed by several girls and committed suicide by swallowing sleeping pills at home. When his parents found out, they took him to the hospital crying. Due to the timely rescue, Zheng Zhihua was lucky to save his life.
The mother cried and said to him, "Son, we don't ask you to do anything, as long as you live well." As long as your dad and I are in one day, I will earn money to support you.
(At a young age, with the troubles of youth)
Zheng Zhihua beat his thin legs: Why can't I walk? Why can't I be a man who stands up to the sky? The mother touched Zheng Zhihua's legs with both hands and cried bitterly.
In school, Zheng Zhihua is lonely and inferior, lives in isolation, and does not communicate with others. He didn't like to read, but he had a talent for art and often signed up for painting and singing competitions. He was unable to accept the award on stage, so the teacher arranged for the class leader to accept the award for Zheng Zhihua.
Later, everyone was rumored that Zheng Zhihua, who was on crutches, was a genius, which made Zheng Zhihua, who had low self-esteem, find some dignity.
The music gave Jung Ji-hwa confidence, and he felt that he could still do something in the future, and since then he has dismissed the idea of suicide.
(Jung Ji-hwa when he was young)
That morning, when his parents sent Zheng Zhihua to school, he suddenly said: Mom and Dad, don't worry, I will live well in the future.
The sunlight shone through the window on Zheng Zhihua's face, and the tear stains in the corners of his eyes were clearly visible. The mother hugged Zheng Zhihua's head in her arms, choked up and said: Son, today is the happiest day for my mother.
After graduating from high school, his parents wanted Zheng Zhihua to go to medical school. In their opinion, their son could not walk on his legs and could sit in the hall and practice medicine. But the rebellious Zheng Zhihua took it upon himself to be admitted to Taipei University of Technology to study civil engineering.
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After graduating from university, Zheng Zhihua worked for an engineering company in Taipei. Because this kind of work often requires business trips, Zheng Zhihua could not adapt and resigned after a few months.
(Zheng Zhihua)
In 1983, Zheng Zhihua joined an advertising company as a planner, and the song "To Happy Girl" he wrote for an advertisement received a good response after it was broadcast.
Zheng Zhihua was not born in a music class, could not play musical instruments, and could not read music, but he hummed and sang, and a song was born.
Taiwan's Dianjiang Record Company took a fancy to Zheng Zhihua's musical talent and took the initiative to sign a contract with him. In fact, Zheng Zhihua looks down on singing in his bones and thinks that this is not a man's real profession.
The reason why he became a contracted singer is just to have one more way to survive and at the same time prove himself in order to win the respect of others.
(Jung Ji-hwa's early album)
Since 1988, Zheng Zhihua has successively launched 4 albums "The Story of the Old Man", "Single Runaway", "Fallen Angel" and "Young Times", which are well-known in Taipei, China.
Among them, the singles "Don't Cry My Favorite Person" and "Fallen Angel" and many other songs are deeply loved by young people.
In April 1992, Zheng Zhihua launched a new album "Private Song", which included 10 songs such as "Sailor", "Middle Class", "Datong World" and "Fireworks by the Tamsui River", among which "Sailor" quickly spread.
In December 1992, Zheng Zhihua released the song "Lights on the Stars", which became popular again across the Taiwan Strait.
(Zheng Zhihua)
Due to the disability of his legs, Zheng Zhihua decided to only fall in love and not get married in this life, and not have children. He was afraid that something would happen to his child's health, that he would not be able to take care of the child, and that he would not be able to give the child a bright future.
After some girls knew Zheng Zhihua's thoughts, they didn't dare to approach him, and relatives and friends were reluctant to introduce Zheng Zhihua to him. What good girl would want to follow a disabled person for no apparent reason?
In 1996, Zheng Zhihua and Zhang Yuya fell in love. Born in Taiwan in 1968, she was originally an ordinary female singer and later worked as a designer in a department store.
(Zheng Zhihua)
Zhang Yuya admires Zheng Zhihua's talent and tries her best to take care of him. Zheng Zhihua told her: I am only in love and not married. Zhang Yuya replied: As long as I am with you, I will be very happy, and I don't need any commitment from you.
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In 1998, Zhang Yuya became pregnant unexpectedly, and she wanted to keep the child. Zheng Zhihua disagreed, thinking that Zhang Yuya was forced to marry with a baby. Zhang Yuya told Zheng Zhihua: I will not ask you to get married, I have the ability to raise the baby after it is born.
Zheng Zhihua suddenly felt very guilty, felt that he was too responsible for a man, and decided to marry Zhang Yuya.
(Zheng Zhihua and Zhang Yuya in love)
In January 1999, Zheng Zhihua and Zhang Yuya got married in Taipei. They didn't have a wedding, and invited the families on both sides to have a meal together to congratulate.
Zheng Zhihua hoped that his wife would have a daughter, and it was really as he wished. On July 1, 1999, the daughter of Zheng Zhihua and his wife, Angel, was born in the United States.
The moment he saw his daughter, Zheng Zhihua suddenly burst into tears, and the softest corner of his heart was touched. It turns out that the arrival of a daughter will make a man so soft.
After Zheng Zhihua and Zhang Yuya got married, they temporarily withdrew from the music industry and entered the IT industry. He studied in the United States and started his own technology company when he returned to Taipei.
(Jung Ji-hwa and daughter)
A few years later, Zheng Zhihua lost interest in the IT industry, and coupled with the fierce competition in the IT industry, Zheng Zhihua returned to the music scene.
In 2004, Zheng Zhihua signed a contract with a cultural communication company in Beijing. In the past few years, he has performed in Hebei, Henan, Tianjin, Beijing, Hunan and other places, and has launched many solo albums such as "Present Progressive" and "Flying Birds".
On June 19, 2009, in order to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his debut, Zheng Zhihua held a "Back to Youth" concert at the Beijing Exhibition Center Theater. When he sang old songs such as "Sailor", "Lights on the Stars" and "Your Birthday", the fans boiled and shouted his name.
From 2020 to the present, Zheng Zhihua has been performing in the mainland. Due to the relatively small number of broadcasts on TV, many old fans thought that he had quit the music scene. Actually, Jung Ji-hwa has been performing.
(Jung Ji-hwa on stage)
Because he is a disabled singer, Zheng Zhihua has more hardships than normal singers. When getting on and off the plane, one staff member carried him on his back and another staff member helped him carry his wheelchair.
On the plane, Zheng Zhihua did not drink water or eat, so as not to go to the bathroom and cause trouble to the staff.
Living in a hotel, it is inconvenient for him to live in a room alone, and he has to be taken care of by staff, Zheng Zhihua feels that there is no personal privacy.
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Zheng Zhihua, who swore not to marry, has become a good man who loves his wife, daughter, and family.
(Father-daughter relationship)
Zhang Yuya is virtuous and gentle, not only has a common language with her husband in music, but also takes care of all the housework and takes good care of Zheng Zhihua. Zheng Zhihua and his wife have never quarreled, and they rarely even have the opportunity to be red-faced.
Daughter Anqi concentrates the advantages of Zheng Zhihua and his wife, the little girl is beautiful and cute, and has high emotional intelligence. Zheng Zhihua is a daughter slave, and he listens to whatever his daughter says.
His daughter wouldn't let him smoke, so he quit. His daughter forbade him to drink, so he quit drinking.
Zheng Zhihua performed in other places, and his daughter called him every day to check on the post: "Dad, have you played mahjong?" "Dad, remember that you are a man with a family, and you are not allowed to date a beautiful aunt." ”
(Zheng Zhihua)
Zheng Zhihua replied to his daughter with a smile: Dad promises, I won't touch any of this.
Due to the inconvenience of his legs and feet, Zheng Zhihua lacked exercise, his leg muscles atrophied, his upper body became fat, and his blood sugar and blood pressure were a little high after entering middle age.
His wife strictly controlled Zheng Zhihua's diet, but his blood sugar and blood pressure still did not return to normal values.
Zheng Zhihua is a singer-songwriter who has not stopped writing songs over the years. So far in 2023, Jung Ji-hwa plans to write 20 songs and prepare a new album.
Because he often stays up late to write songs, Zheng Zhihua's shoulder joints, hands, cervical spine, and waist joints are not good.
(Mother and daughter celebrate Jung Ji-hwa's 60th birthday)
(Zheng Zhihua and Zhang Yuya)
On April 4, 2024, Zheng Zhihua went to the bathroom at home on crutches. His wife had just mopped the floor, the floor was a little slippery, and Zheng Zhihua fell to the ground and injured his chest.
His wife and daughter took him to the hospital, and Jung Ji-hwa was treated in the orthopedic department, but it did not improve significantly, and his chest ached as soon as he spoke.
His wife takes care of him in the hospital, and his daughter, who is in college, occasionally comes to the hospital to accompany her father.
Lying on the hospital bed, Zheng Zhihua was still thinking about the song, and he would hum it in his mouth. The wife and daughter on the side were smiling and tears welling up in their eyes......
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