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Independence and freedom
The 38-year-old Zhou Bichang lives an unfettered celibate life in a spacious and comfortable apartment of more than 300 square meters in downtown Beijing. The surroundings are covered with all kinds of greenery, making the whole room look fresh and elegant.
Every morning when the sun shines into the room through the window lattice, she will be full of joy to water those lush friends, and a positive energy instantly spreads.
Although he has lived alone for many years, Zhou Bichang does not feel lonely and lonely at all. Instead, she finds joy in life in this tranquility. Whether it's picking up a camera to capture the beauty of nature, playing a musical instrument, going on a road trip and other hobbies, her leisure time is always wonderful.
And her ten-year-long public welfare undertakings have shown the deep feelings of fraternity.
The most profound influence on Zhou Bichang is his mother Lu Yuanyuan. This great music teacher has been stationed in the poor mountainous areas to spread beautiful music to those poor children.
Zhou Bichang sincerely admired his mother's selfless dedication, and once said emotionally: "In fact, my mother will devote herself to teaching as long as she is free, and I admire her very much for being so persistent and determined."
It was the influence of his mother that made Zhou Bichang always have a pure and kind heart.
Parents have high expectations
Zhou Bichang was born in Changsha, Hunan Province, and his home was filled with a strong musical atmosphere. Her great-uncle was Lu Ji, the first chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association, and family members such as grandfather, grandmother, and uncle were all engaged in music-related professions.
Mother Lu Yuanyuan used to be a well-known singer in the art troupe, and later changed careers to become a primary school music teacher, living a plain and quiet life.
Therefore, Zhou Bichang has been bathed in music since he was a child, and he has a great love for music and outstanding talent. Her mother named her beloved daughter "Bi Chang", hoping that she would have the opportunity to become a talented writer or writer in the future, showing the good expectation of "smooth calligraphy strokes".
When he was six years old, due to his father's job change, the family moved to Shenzhen. Zhou Bichang studied in the primary school taught by her mother Lu Yuanyuan, and at that time she showed an excellent character and learning, well-behaved and clever side, which was reassuring.
The head teacher once said to her mother: "Your daughter is so innocent and cute, the boy handed her a note, and she always told the teacher without hesitation, which made the boys embarrassed."
After entering middle school, Zhou Bichang's love for singing became stronger and stronger, and he formed an indissoluble bond with pop music. Although the mother was skeptical about her daughter's addiction to trendy music, she was quickly impressed by her amazing potential and determination, and fully supported her to embark on the path of music.
Zhou Bichang, who scored 681 in the college entrance examination, decisively chose the famous Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou for further study, although her mother was a little worried, but she also sincerely hoped that she could study happily on campus and talk about a sweet love.
The beginning of a music career
In the summer of his sophomore year, Zhou Bichang, who was only in his early 20s, resolutely signed up for the popular talent show "Super Girl" across the country. With her superb singing skills, she passed all the way and finally won the runner-up in the fierce finals, second only to the number one star Li Yuchun of the year.
Ke Yimin, an authority of the judges, gave high praise to Zhou Bichang at that time: "It is you who make pop music glow with new vitality!" In this campaign, Zhou Bichang won the enthusiastic SMS voting support of as many as 3.27 million fans, which shows his strength and popularity.
At the same time as her career exploded suddenly, Tianyu Records also included her in its subsidiary. Soon, Zhou Bichang's debut novel "Notes" was released, and this song was later included in the "Pop Music" textbook, which shows its important position.
However, what is slightly surprising is that this song is not Zhou Bichang's own favorite work, and she even disparaged it as a "saliva song" and dismisses it.
Due to the big differences between the two sides on the music concept, only half a year later, Zhou Bichang had a showdown to ask for the termination of the contract with Tianyu, and resolutely assumed a huge amount of liquidated damages of up to 5 million yuan.
The company's leaders can only sigh: "Zhou Bichang's personality is too strong, although we have planned many paths for her, she also has many expectations and pursuits.
In 2006, after Zhou Bichang turned to Lelin culture, he soon released his first album "Who Moved My Strings", which sold a staggering 130 people. 130,000 copies, which brought her the dawn of her career.
But soon, the heavy commercial work overwhelmed her, and her relationship with the agency became increasingly strained, and she eventually had to part ways and fell into a difficult gap of six months.
This setback made Zhou Bichang in a trance, gloomy and depressed, and he could hardly take half a step out of the house.
Re-emergence
At the end of the contract, Zhou Bichang bravely made the decision not to renew the contract with Lelin Culture. The two consecutive contract termination incidents made her bear the negative label of "unruly singer", and her career suffered a heavy setback.
Undeterred, she chose to study at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music in the United States in the hope of regaining her confidence.
Soon after returning from his studies, Zhou Bichang released two excellent music albums, "NOW" and "WOW", which were widely acclaimed, and his personal career also regained its brilliance.
In 2007, she was also honored to be invited to sing the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games, "Beijing Welcomes You", which further strengthened her confidence and determination.
Time is like an arrow, and in a blink of an eye, in 2009, after Zhou Bichang joined Hong Kong Gold Medal Gale Records, his career was booming and popular all over the Chinese music scene. Her album sales are rising, and her solo concert tickets were sold out within 2 hours, which shows her popularity.
At the peak of his career, Zhou Bichang made a new decision to open a personal studio and focus on the creation of original music. With her outstanding talent and unremitting efforts, she has won 276 domestic and foreign heavyweight awards so far, and has firmly sat on the throne of super singer.
However, at the same time as his career took off, Zhou Bichang's love life became a big worry for his parents. According to reports, in 2006, she and the famous actor Chen Bolin met because of their cooperation in the TV series "Springfield Huahua Classmates Association", and then the intimate relationship between the two sparked heated discussions.
A year later, Zhou Bichang had an affair with musician Li Jiuzhe; After that, the news of falling in love with Sun Jian spread outside.
Despite this, in the face of all kinds of speculation and gossip from the outside world, Zhou Bichang has always denied his relationship status to the outside world and insisted on being single. When she was invited to participate in the variety show "I Want to Live Like This", she proudly said that she has lived alone for 15 years.
"Am I lonely? I enjoy the tranquility of living alone. She explained that when she was young, she was too busy with her career to take care of her relationship, and her parents did not urge her at that time.
But as the years passed, her parents became more and more concerned about her marriage. Her father even told her bluntly that if the marriage did not go any further, he would probably be depressed because of it.
In the face of her parents' expectations, although Zhou Bichang felt helpless and under great pressure, she still adhered to the principle of her heart - she would rather wait for the destined true love than marry in a hurry for the sake of marriage.