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Current life and state of mind
With the sun shining warmly on this Australian land, Daniel Zhang sits on the terrace of his home, looking out at the quiet street scene in the distance. He took a deep breath and a faint smile appeared on his face.
In this strange country, he has established a family full of warmth and peace. The wife is virtuous and capable, obedient and courteous; The daughter is innocent, lively and cute.
The family of three is happy, and the life is actually plain and comfortable.
However, underneath this superficial happiness, Daniel Zhang's heart is often shrouded in a layer of haze. The storm of public opinion in the past caused him too much trauma, like a heavy hammer, smashing his dreams and pursuits when he was young.
Music used to be the love of his life, but now he rarely has the opportunity to create it himself, let alone show his talent on stage.
Daniel Zhang picked up an old book on the table and carefully looked at the title on the cover - "My Ideal Stranded Beach". This is exactly the book he wrote many years ago, recording the twists and turns of his emotional experience with Mao Amin, and the subsequent bumpy years that were hurt by rumors.
Flipping through these familiar words, his gaze couldn't help but be overcast, as if he was recalling the hardships of that past.
Yes, what happened in the past is like a nail in the heart that can never be removed. Although he is now living in Australia, he is still haunted by the false rumours of many years ago.
Daniel Zhang has imagined countless times that if there were no rumors in those years, would he have been able to join hands with Mao Amin on the road of music and pursue his ideals together? Unfortunately, fate is always dramatic, and the past cannot be repeated.
Mao Amin became popular with "Missing".
The Lunar New Year of 1988 was an important turning point in Mao's life. At the Spring Festival Gala that year, a melodious song "Missing" sounded like thunder across the country, instantly attracting deafening applause and cheers.
On the stage, Mao Amin, who was wearing a golden dress, was like a brilliant sunset, dazzling and eye-catching. With her unique and magnetic voice, she interprets this song extremely movingly.
Listening to the familiar melody, the audience seems to be able to feel an indescribable sense of homesickness in their hearts.
The success of this song is due to the fact that Daniel Zhang has done a lot of revision and rearrangement work for it.
As a person with unique insights and keen insight into music, Daniel Zhang is well aware of the unique personality contained in Mao Amin's voice, and skillfully outlines it to make the sound effect of this song reach a perfect level.
It was at this moment of national jubilation that Mao Amin became popular all over the country overnight and became a household name in the music world.
As a successful rookie singer, she naturally hopes to go to a broader stage with her long-time lover Daniel Zhang and continue to display her talents in a foreign country.
At that time, Daniel Zhang was also making various preparations and arrangements for being able to go overseas together. After years of experience, the relationship between the lovers has long been like glue and inseparable.
Whether it is family and friends, or themselves, it seems that they are hoping that the two can finally get married and walk towards a new chapter of life together.
No one expected that not long after this highlight moment of their lives, a storm of rumors would completely blow their lives away. Those rumors, which have been infinitely distorted and exaggerated, have ruthlessly torn apart the once unbreakable bond between the lovers.
Daniel Zhang went to Australia to study
Early one morning in December 1989, Daniel Zhang embarked on a flight to Australia with a heavy suitcase and infinite hopes and expectations for the future.
Previously, he and his beloved girlfriend Mao Amin had agreed that after he went there to settle down first, he would immediately buy a plane ticket to return to China to pick her up and go with him to pursue their music dreams together.
No one expected that not long after Daniel Zhang left the motherland, a bloody storm of public opinion suddenly struck, fiercely tearing apart the lives of the two of them.
A report accusing Daniel Zhang went viral, accusing him of fleeing with Mao Amin's 300,000 yuan in cash before leaving the country, and broke the popular singer's heart.
When Daniel Zhang learned the news in a foreign country, he couldn't believe his ears. The dream has just been embraced, and it has already been hit so hard. What is even more helpless is that all his efforts to clarify the truth have not been able to spread in the country, and those rumors have snowballed.
Alone in a foreign land, Daniel Zhang once wanted to give up his dream, and even returned to China to seek understanding. However, he also knows that as long as a person chooses to escape, he will never be able to turn the situation around.
So, he gritted his teeth and decided to continue his studies in Australia. During the day, he studied hard in the classroom, and at night he worked as an ordinary worker in a garment factory, earning a meager wage.
How did he survive those days? Daniel Zhang himself can't remember clearly. The only thing that keeps him going is his dedication to music and a hint of hope for Mao Amin's promises.
He wrote to Mao Amin countless times, trying to explain to her what happened back then, but in the end he was lost in the sea and there was no response.
Daniel Zhang's difficult years in Australia
At the beginning of leaving his homeland, Daniel Zhang felt like an eagle flying high, ready to look at this unknown world. However, as one report after another followed, he seemed to be nailed to the mud, unable to soar, and could only struggle in the mud.
There is no doubt that what Daniel Zhang can't let go of the most is that his image of the former glamorous musician in China has now become synonymous with "scumbag" and "negative man".
This accusation slammed his love of music, as he could no longer sing for an audience in any formal setting.
Although Australia is a distant country, the local media is also well aware of this incident, which has been portrayed as a "scandal". As a result, Daniel Zhang's life overseas has become more difficult.
He had to make a living by doing odd jobs, and even reduced his hands, which were once skilled at operating various musical instruments, to mechanical labor on the assembly line.
During those long years of near-isolation, Daniel Zhang often felt like a walking dead. The only thing that supports him not to give up is his dedication to music and a trace of hope for Mao Amin's commitment back then.
However, no matter how he explained and clarified, it could not spread in the noisy invective in the country.
An impassioned reader immediately made a fierce comment after seeing the relevant report, asking Daniel Zhang to stand up bravely and dispel the rumors with the power of facts.
Daniel Zhang's respected mentor, Ms. Wang Kun, also believes in his noble personality and hopes that he can stand up and give himself justice.
At the same time, many of Daniel Zhang's friends in China have also summoned his soul, believing that the most important thing is the party's own words. Unfortunately, those righteous voices were eventually drowned out by the clamor of the masses.