On September 16, 1919, Zhou Enlai led Tianjin students to set up a community organization in a small courtyard called the Awakening Society. This is a youth progressive organization formed by the May Fourth Wave. Later, most of the members of the Awakening Society embarked on the revolutionary road, and among them, Ma Jun, Guo Longzhen and others also sacrificed their lives for the revolution.
Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao are outstanding representatives of the Awakening Society.
Time flew by in 1995, and there was only one member left in the Awakening Society, he was Guan Yiwen, who was 100 years old at the time and was known as the "Old Man of the Century". In order to shoot the TV film "One Hundred Years of Enlai", Zhou Enlai's nephew Zhou Bingde and others came to his house.
At this time, Guan Yiwen's brain had aged a few years ago, and even his family couldn't recognize it clearly. Zhou Bingde said: "I don't expect to talk about anything during the interview. ”
The old man Guan Yiwen sat in a wheelchair and looked at the visitor peacefully. Zhou Bingde and the interview team turned on the microphone switch, sent it to him, and said respectfully: "Hello old man!"
"Mr. Guan, thank you for accepting our interview. ”
However, Guan Lao didn't react, as if there was no one in front of him.
In order to test the old man, Zhou Bingde pointed to his family and asked, "Old man, do you know who she is?" The old man looked at Zhou Bingde silently. Everyone was completely disappointed.
Guan Lao's family pointed to an oil painting of Guan Yiwen and Deng Yingchao hanging on the wall, and told the interview team: "Guan Lao, the prime minister, and Sister Deng were together when they were young, and their relationship was very deep. That year, Sister Deng died, and we didn't dare to tell him, but he saw it on TV, and he didn't eat for three days, so he cried and cried loudly. ”
Zhou Bingde pointed to the hanging oil painting and asked Guan Lao: "Is this Sister Deng?"
Guan Lao didn't speak, as if he was thoughtful.
Zhou Bingde showed him the photo of Premier Zhou again, and asked, "This is Premier Zhou, do you remember?"
The old man touched the picture with his hand, as if trying to think, and suddenly, his lips started slightly, but not a word was spoken.
Zhou Bingde pointed to the eight big characters hanging on the wall when the prime minister died 20 years ago, Guan Yiwen's handwritten "The sound is like it, never forget", and said: "Is this what you wrote?"
At this time, something unexpected happened, Guan Lao's mouth actually made a sound, clearly, and said: "The sound is there, never forget!" Then, he said again: "The sound is there, never forget!" At this time, the old man seemed to recognize Zhou Enlai in the photo, holding the photo, with tears in his eyes. After that, he took Premier Zhou's photo and was reluctant to let go for a long time.
This amazed those present. Zhou Bingde later recalled this scene and said: "This call of true friendship has made all of us present unforgettable. ”
Less than two months after their visit, Guan Yiwen passed away. This miracle in the world is recorded in the first episode of "A Hundred Years of Love".
Chen Guanren's "The Great River Goes East: Why They Follow Mao Zedong" and "The Great River Goes East: Why They Rallied Under Mao Zedong's Banner" (one set) written by Chen Guanren and published by the Communist Party History Publishing House of the Communist Party of China account about this incident. The book tells the true history of Zhou Enlai and a group of other advanced elements in the 20th century following the CCP and its leader Mao Zedong in the form of historical materials and oral accounts of the parties.