Time flies, and what was once a poor rural boy has now become an internationally renowned tenor. Liao Changyong, who has become famous, stopped his busy footsteps and looked back on the past with great gratitude.
He deeply realized that only after experiencing the arduous struggle can he taste the sweet fruits of a successful career. The poor family background once made him taste the bitterness of life in his childhood, and his father died when he was 7 years old, and the family life fell into an even more difficult situation.
Luckily, he has an older sister who teaches in the village primary school, which allows him to attend school for free.
Although his family is poor, Liao Changyong has never given up his love and persistent pursuit of music. In the sound of the radio that the village's daily single song is played on a loop, those foreign language songs that he does not understand seem to quietly sow the seeds of music in his young heart.
When he was in high school, his original dream was to be admitted to a sports university to bring a stable income to his family. However, after winning the championship in the campus singing competition, it attracted the attention of music teachers.
In this way, under the strong recommendation of the teachers, Liao Changyong was recommended to the famous teacher Zhou Weimin, opening a new chapter in his music career.
Although his family was poor, Mr. Zhou Weimin exempted him from tuition fees and gave him careful teaching.
The nurturing of musical dreams and the struggle of struggle
During his childhood, foreign language songs played on the village radio station sowed Liao Changyong's first desire for music. Despite his family's poverty and the early death of his father, he was able to attend the primary school where his sister taught for free.
When he was in high school, Liao Changyong originally thought that he would embark on the path of sports. Because he has achieved impressive results in track and field competitions, he is expected to be admitted to a sports university and bring a stable income to his family.
Unexpectedly, fate opened another door for him.
In the campus singing competition, Liao Changyong showed an outstanding singing voice and won the championship of the competition with a blockbuster, which attracted the high attention and appreciation of music teachers.
The teachers enthusiastically recommended him to the famous vocalist Zhou Weimin, and began to chase his music dream.
Despite the poverty of his family, Zhou Weimin had the insight to waive the tuition fees for Liao Changyong and gave him careful guidance. Liao Changyong studied eagerly, and after a year of hard work, he finally created a miracle and became the only student in Sichuan to be admitted to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music! This was undoubtedly a historic breakthrough on the road of his life.
During the admission process, although Liao Changyong knew nothing about music theory, he could only barely recognize simple notation, and he was completely unfamiliar with staves. But his outstanding talent and musicality made the judges admire him, and they thought that he would have a great future in the future.
During his studies at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Liao Changyong was financially constrained and living in poverty. He always pushed until he was close to the meal, and then he reluctantly walked into the cafeteria and bought the cheapest vegetarian dishes and white rice to get by.
Due to the family's financial difficulties, Liao Changyong did not even attend the reunion of his classmates. However, the difficult environment never extinguished his love for music, but made him devote himself even harder to his studies.
The love is deeply rooted, and Wang Jia walks hand in hand
In the second year of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Liao Changyong and Wang Jia met each other, and although they were both from Sichuan, it was a really coincidental encounter. At that time, they formed an alumni orchestra with other alumni, but they struggled with the lack of skilled piano players.
A classmate suggested that he knew a well-known girl in the conservatory and was also their hometown, so he might as well ask her to lend a hand.
Everyone came to the door of Wang Jia's piano room, only to see that she was engrossed in practicing and playing, although the knocking on the door continued, she was unaware, and Liao Changyong was deeply impressed by her focused appearance.
He couldn't help but sigh: "Just the first time we met, or even before we met, we could appreciate the charm of her unique character."
Soon after, during a noon piano practice, Liao Changyong was attracted to all attention by a burst of rich tenors. Following the prestige, it was Wang Jia who was listening to his singing intently, and the classmates introduced to her that the boy was Liao Changyong, who was her fellow villager, and laughed that he still had many hilarious interesting things worth Wang Jia to learn slowly.
Wang Jia paid more attention to this simple boy, she saw that Liao Changyong was wearing shabby clothes, but he was still clean and tidy, and his face was full of vitality; He rushed between schoolwork and training, and could only eat cheap ingredients every day.
Despite his poor family, he has always maintained a high level of self-esteem and self-worth, which touched Wang Jia deeply.
She harbored a desire for him, but she was afraid of hurting Liao Changyong's self-esteem, so she came up with a plan: she gradually became close to him during alumni activities, and at dinner, she would deliberately order an extra meat dish, and then ask Liao Changyong to help solve it under the pretext of uncooperative taste.
Sure enough, at the end of each month, Liao Changyong always receives an anonymous remittance of 50 yuan, with a warm line: "If you need to supplement nutrition, you can eat more vegetables and buy high-quality meat products to eat."
At first, he thought it was a gift from his teacher, but from the analysis of his handwriting, it was not so. This selfless assistance and thoughtful blessings touched his heart and ignited his determination to continue to work hard and one day be able to repay.
The relationship between the two gradually bloomed under the slanting sun. Liao Changyong was attracted by Wang Jia's kindness and honesty, and Wang Jia was also impressed by his kindness and simplicity. He made a promise that he would work hard in the coming days, realize his dreams, and live up to Wang Jia's deep affection.
Soon, Wang Jiakong bravely introduced Liao Changyong to his parents, and the relationship between the two finally won the understanding and support of their families, and they tied the knot.
The pinnacle of career brilliance
After graduating from university, Liao Changyong and Wang Jia entered the graduate stage, and with the blessing of relatives and friends, the two entered the sacred marriage hall. Soon, they ushered in the crystallization of love - a lively and lovely little daughter, bringing endless laughter to this newly formed little family.
At this time, Liao Changyong's career also bloomed like a brilliant light and was thriving. In less than two years between 1996 and 1997, he won several major competitions on the international stage: first prize at the prestigious 41st Toulouse International Vocal Competition, first prize at the prestigious Domingo World Opera Competition, and the crown of the Queen Sonya International Vocal Competition in Norway.
For this boy who was born in a remote and poor rural Sichuan, lost his father at an early age and has a difficult family, it is indeed an incredible miracle of fate that he can now dominate on the international stage.
It was he who was inspired by the looping of singles on the village radio station, and now he has stepped onto the broad stage of international music and is shining.
The highly regarded opera superstar Domingo has become more and more appreciative of Liao's talent, and the two have performed side by side on the same stage many times. Liao Changyong, who has achieved fame, was invited to perform in major well-known theaters overseas, but he stuck to his heart and expressed his gratitude, but his roots are in China, and he hopes to contribute to the music industry of his motherland.
Today, Liao Changyong has become the helmsman of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, serving as the dean. As the leader of this century-old music school, he feels a great responsibility and has the mission of inheriting and promoting Chinese music culture.
He believes that art and culture should keep pace with the times and never stop. Therefore, since 2018, he has had the courage to try and boldly participated in a series of popular variety shows such as "Classic Chants", "Sound into the Heart", "The Voice of China" and a series of popular variety shows across the country.
No effort has been spared in the dissemination of music
Although Liao Changyong's participation in popular variety shows has aroused some criticism and doubts on the Internet, he has not wavered. He knows that only by understanding the needs and preferences of young audiences can more young people gradually accept and love the traditional art forms of bel canto and opera.
Sure enough, since participating in these variety shows, the number of applicants for the Shanghai Conservatory of Music has increased explosively. In just one year, the number of applicants swelled from 1,000 to 3,000, and the following year it surged again to 6,000.
The music career of the successors will eventually continue and be passed down from generation to generation.
In order to make China's bel canto singing method shine more brightly, Liao Changyong worked tirelessly to spread it. He specially planned and held a "Thank You, My Teacher" theme concert to express his heartfelt thanks and high respect to his beloved teacher, Mr. Zhou Xiaoyan.
Recalling the years when he studied with teacher Zhou Xiaoyan, Liao Changyong still remembers it vividly. Mr. Zhou is extremely strict with the accuracy of pronunciation, and he will never be soft on the slightest deviation, and will point out and correct them one by one.
Even the smallest mistakes are not missed. It is this kind of strict teacher-like training that has laid a solid foundation for Liao Changyong to gallop bel canto on the international stage today.
In addition to the rigor of teaching, Ms. Zhou Xiaoyan also had a profound influence on Liao Changyong. Once, Liao Changyong participated in a small singing competition without the consent and control of the teacher.
When he returned to school proudly, he found that =Teacher Zhou had been waiting for his arrival, and asked him with a serious face why he didn't give the repertoire to himself first.
Family and friends are the foundation of life
When his career has achieved great success, Liao Changyong has always had a grateful heart, and he has never forgotten the relatives and friends who funded and helped him at the beginning.
He took the initiative to provide financial assistance to the benefactors of his three sisters who paid 60 yuan per month for living expenses, making their lives more comfortable and comfortable. For his mother, who was getting old and sick, he resolutely decided to take her to his side and take care of her old age personally.
Even if he has a successful career and fame, Liao Changyong still regards his wife Wang Jia as the most valuable wealth in his life. He sincerely showed endless admiration and pride for her.
Under the washing of the years, the relationship between the two is still the same, Liao Changyong often talks about his wife's support and help to him in public, without Wang Jia's companionship, he would not have come to this day.
For his father-in-law and mother-in-law, who did not think that his family was poor and warmly accepted him, Liao Changyong was even more caring for him as his biological parents. Every time he mentions it in an interview, he will sincerely express his infinite gratitude to the two prospective parents-in-law, and it is their open-mindedness, tolerance and recognition that led to the marriage between the two.
Today, Liao Changyong and Wang Jia's daughter has grown up and is in the mood for 18 years. In an excellent family education environment, this lively, lovely, and pure-hearted girl is growing up strongly, ready to take over her father's responsibilities and inherit and carry forward the torch of Chinese music and art.
The legendary experience of Liao Changyong's life shows that only with gratitude can we forge ahead on the road of life, climb the peak of our career, and finally achieve extraordinary and brilliant achievements.