1. The causes and consequences of Qiao Renliang's suicide
On that heart-wrenching night of September 16, 2016, the lonely Qiao Renliang faced the cold and silence of his rental house alone. His face was as white as paper, his eyes were empty, and he gently looked around at this small world where he was the only one left.
Qiao Renliang did not hesitate in his heart, and resolutely took out a plastic bag and covered his mouth and nose tightly, and in this way, this young man who once had a sunny smile ended his life in the most ruthless way.
Looking back on Qiao Renliang's life, we can see that his life is full of twists and turns. In 1987, he was born in an ordinary family in Shanghai, as the only child in the family, he has received endless love from his parents since he was a child.
Gentle and cheerful, Qiao Renliang has a strong interest in sports, and showed an outstanding talent for high jump as a child, and was expected to become an excellent athlete who won glory for the country.
However, fate played a huge joke on him. With the encouragement of a friend, Qiao Renliang unexpectedly participated in a talent show and stepped into the unknown road of the entertainment industry.
In 2005, Qiao Renliang stood out in the talent show and successfully entered the music scene, although he made a name for himself, he soon realized that the music market was extremely competitive, and his future seemed uncertain.
So, Qiao Renliang decided to switch to the film industry, hoping to realize his dream in this new world. In 2009, he made his debut on the big screen and starred in the film "Nightclub", which appeared at the Japan and Shanghai International Film Festivals, but he was only one of many supporting roles and did not attract much attention.
Second, the role interpretation triggers the germ of depression
In 2012, a film completely subverted Qiao Renliang's life trajectory. In order to perfectly play a "perverted" role in the movie "No Such Person", he devoted himself to the shaping of the role.
The director even joked that if he couldn't find the feeling, he might as well "slap himself a few times in the middle of the night".
Unexpectedly, Qiao Renliang actually put this into practice. In order to understand the character more deeply, he often faces the mirror alone in the middle of the night, hitting himself on the cheek with his hand over and over again.
This kind of almost crazy behavior made him finally find that "perverted" feeling, which made the whole filming process go very smoothly.
However, when the filming was completed, Qiao Renliang couldn't extricate himself from the gloomy inner world of the character. The sunny smile he had once had was gone, replaced by melancholy, shrouded in gloom every day and night, as if he had lost the slightest interest in everything in the world.
He often suffers from insomnia, and his emotions are often out of control, like a boat swaying in a storm.
Unfortunately, if Qiao Renliang had been aware of these danger signs in his life, perhaps his life would not have ended irreparably with tragedy.
However, he was young and inexperienced at the time, and naturally could not recognize what a serious crisis he was on.
Despite this, Qiao Renliang should have sought help from relatives and friends for professional psychological counseling. Sadly, however, he chose to endure this great mental anguish in silence.
Depression is like a seed that quietly takes root in his heart and gradually spreads.
Since then, Qiao Renliang's life trajectory has embarked on a path of no return. Depression followed, and under the heavy blows that followed, it intensified and worsened day by day.
The once sunny man began to be shrouded in a gloomy dark cloud and faded away.
The complex online world seems to be a never-ending storm, in which Qiao Renliang often becomes the target of public criticism, suffering from all kinds of malicious attacks and insults. Even though he immediately publicly apologized and gave a detailed explanation, this did not put down the online violence, but only added fuel to the fire, making the situation more serious.
Cyberspace is filled with endless insults, ridicule and vicious remarks, which are like cold and biting cold currents, mercilessly impacting Qiao Renliang's heart. Catalyzed by this hostile environment, depression became more and more severe, causing him to fall into the abyss of self-doubt and self-denial.
Thus, the seeds of tragedy quietly sprouted in the depths of his heart.
Fourth, the last struggle before death
Although life was difficult for Qiao Renliang, he never gave up the last glimmer of hope. He had tried his best to change himself and regain his self-confidence.
Fortunately, he met his best friend Chen Qiaoen, who was like a sibling, which undoubtedly brought Qiao Renliang unprecedented spiritual support. In 2011, they co-starred in the costume dramas "Nine Sisters of the Spring Pig" and "Splendid Adventure", and established a deep friendship in and out of the play.
Qiao Renliang regards Chen Qiaoen as a brother and sister, and Chen Qiaoen also regards him as a close brother who has no blood relationship with him.
However, the good times are always short-lived, and their cooperation has not brought a new turning point to Qiao Renliang's acting career, and he is still struggling in the trough of his acting career.
Therefore, Qiao Renliang began to deliberately show a smile, hoping to reshape the public's impression of him with a sunny image.
He actively participates in various promotional activities, tirelessly appears in major variety shows, and also shares his latest situation on social media from time to time, eager to regain the trust and love of the audience.
In the face of fierce doubts and abuses like a storm, Qiao Renliang always gritted his teeth, responded with a smile, and responded with an optimistic attitude.
However, all these efforts were in vain. The extreme fatigue of his body and mind made his mental state deteriorate day by day, which in turn attracted more criticism and blame. Life is like a pool of stagnant water, the future is bleak, and even his last spiritual sustenance is gradually worn out in endless torment.
When Qiao Renliang was completely overwhelmed by bottomless despair, the last faint light in his life gradually disappeared. Faced with this reality that cannot be reversed, he calmly accepted that he could no longer break free from the serious distress of depression.
Part 5: The Night of the Suicide
In the middle of the night on September 16, 2016, Qiao Renliang resolutely decided to take the most direct and brutal method to draw an end to his 29-year life.
In the early morning of the next day, Qiao Renliang returned to the rented cottage alone and began the night of fate destined to be irretrievable. That narrow and cramped space became the witness of his last madness and determination.
At the last moment of his life, Qiao Renliang did not hesitate or hesitate, he walked straight to the mirror, staring at the familiar and unfamiliar face in the mirror. He seemed to be saying his final goodbyes to himself.
Immediately afterwards, Qiao Renliang silently picked up a plastic bag and covered his mouth and nose tightly.
From that moment on, time seemed to freeze. There was a dead silence in the room, except for the faint flickering light of the street lamp outside the window, which shone in a bleak light through the window lattice.
In this way, a life that was once full of sunshine and vitality came to an end in the most ruthless way.
When the parents learned of the bad news, the original joy instantly turned into deep despair, and the laughter and laughter turned into endless grief. Their only baby son passed away, and Qiao Renliang in his memory stayed at that energetic age forever and could never grow up again.
Part 6: Parents are constantly hurting
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been nearly seven years since Qiao Renliang passed away. However, for his parents, the pain of losing their loved ones has not been truly soothed.
The tragic death of the only child in the family is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the two elderly people. The pearl in the palm of their hands that they once cared for left the world like this, never to return.
The Qiao Renliang in his memory will always be fixed at that sunny age, and he will never be able to truly move towards maturity. From then on, the parents could no longer see the growth and happiness of their son, and could only savor the pain of loss and regain in nightmarish memories.
The pain and suffering gradually dissipated with the pace of time, and they were full of anticipation that they would finally be able to embrace a new life and show a new chapter in their lives. However, what is shocking is that those "keyboard warriors" who have used the Internet as a weapon in the past years and ruthlessly hurt Qiao Renliang have resurfaced, and this time, they have pointed their sharp spearheads directly at these two old people who have experienced vicissitudes!
Elderly parents have been subjected to unprecedented attacks and insults, with some questioning whether they are "spoiling their children excessively" and even viciously cursing them for "educational failures".
The overwhelming invective came like a storm, completely swallowing the lonely old man.
In the face of these bottomless online violence, in addition to deep hatred and endless helplessness, they can no longer defend themselves or seek justice. Physically and mentally exhausted, they can only be forced to fall into this majestic vortex again, endlessly enduring spiritual torment.