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Author: Brother Dong (Rich Book Author)
He was China's first male announcer, followed a national leader to visit the United States, and became the first Chinese television host to walk into the White House to interview a U.S. president.
His "Animal World" and "Man and Nature" have not only become CCTV's classic trump card columns, but also continue to influence generations of Chinese people, and his commentary in the program has become an indelible classic memory in the hearts of hundreds of millions of TV viewers.
He hosted the Spring Festival Gala 15 times in a row, bringing the joy of the Spring Festival to the majority of TV audiences, but he made a will on his deathbed and did not give a penny to his wife and children, which made people surprised and discussed.
He is Zhao Zhongxiang, and his ups and downs in life are full of wonderful.
Today, let's walk into the story of Zhao Zhongxiang and feel his legendary and extraordinary life.
became a host by mistake and created a number of firsts in the broadcasting industry
On January 16, 1942, Zhao Zhongxiang was born in an ordinary family in Ningjin County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province.
When he was very young, his father died, and he and his mother depended on each other.
When he was a teenager, Zhao Zhongxiang liked sports very much and dreamed of being an athlete to win glory for the country on the field.
Unexpectedly, fate played a joke on him, and Zhao Zhongxiang's knee was seriously injured in a training session, and he could no longer train with a large amount of exercise, and his sports dream was interrupted from then on.
When God closes a door, He opens a window.
At the suggestion of a friend, Zhao Zhongxiang joined a drama club, where he was guided and trained by professional teachers, and trained by vocal teachers.
He speaks standard Mandarin and has a magnetic voice, so he often makes guest appearances as announcers in the club, which has laid a certain foundation for future broadcasting work.
In 1958, when the central leading comrades inspected the television station, they learned that the television station lacked announcers, so they instructed the broadcasting bureau to select outstanding talents from among the fresh high school graduates in Beijing and train them to become announcers.
The following year, the Broadcasting Bureau set up a special selection team and began to select television announcers from among high school graduates in Beijing.
17-year-old Zhao Zhongxiang also participated in the selection, and after layers of investigation, he stood out among more than 1,000 people and became the only announcer to enter Beijing TV (the predecessor of CCTV).
Since then, Zhao Zhongxiang has formed a lifelong love affair with the TV broadcasting and hosting career.
On the first day of work, Zhao Zhongxiang was taken aback, a huge TV station, but only Shen Li was a female announcer, and his arrival made him the first male TV announcer in China.
Zhao Zhongxiang studied the business every day, and soon became familiar with the broadcasting work, and gradually became the backbone of the broadcasting business of the TV station after continuous training.
Good things come in pairs, Zhao Zhongxiang is not only smooth sailing in his career, but love also comes quietly at this time.
During a performance event, Zhao Zhongxiang met Zhang Meizhu, who was a host at China Radio International.
The two of them are peers, and they have a lot of common topics when they meet for the first time, and they have a good impression of each other while chatting.
As time passed, the contact between the two increased, and Zhao Zhongxiang's love for Zhang Meizhu also increased.
Finally, Zhao Zhongxiang decided to confess to Zhang Meizhu.
On a date, the two of them went for a walk in a nearby park after dinner.
The night was like water, looking at the gentle Zhang Meizhu beside him, Zhao Zhongxiang mustered up the courage to take her hand and said affectionately: "Are you willing to be my lifelong partner?"
Zhang Meizhu blushed and nodded shyly, and in this way, the two of them confirmed their relationship.
In 1968, witnessed by relatives and friends, Zhao Zhongxiang and Zhang Meizhu entered the palace of marriage.
For the development of Zhao Zhongxiang's career, Zhang Meizhu gave up her job as a host after marriage and chose to go home to be a virtuous helper.
In 1975, after 7 years of marriage, their lovely son was born.
Zhao Zhongxiang named his son Zhao Fang, hoping that he could become a square and upright person.
Under the teaching of his father and mother, Zhao Fang was very well-behaved and obedient since he was a child.
The family and career have been bumper, and Zhao Zhongxiang's career has also developed better and better.
At that time, Zhao Zhongxiang often hummed small songs, walking with the wind and feeling good.
The career developed smoothly and became the grandmaster of Chinese TV broadcasting
In 1959, Zhao Zhongxiang just arrived at the TV station, and happened to encounter the broadcast task of the National Day parade.
Later, he hosted the National Day live broadcast from 1960 to 1967.
In 1984, he was the host of the live broadcast of the National Day parade and military parade.
In 1994 and 1999, he hosted the live broadcast of the "National Day Fireworks Gala" from the tower of Tiananmen Square.
He presided over the National Day Celebration a total of 9 times, a record that no one has surpassed to this day.
In December 1978, CCTV's "News Network" program began to be broadcast.
Zhao Zhongxiang was lucky to be the first announcer to appear on the show, and he was the only one designated to appear on camera.
Therefore, at that time, many major events of the country were broadcast by Zhao Zhongxiang, such as some important meetings, important notices, etc., and they were all broadcast live.
In 1979, Zhao Zhongxiang walked into the White House to interview then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter, making him the first Chinese journalist to interview a U.S. president.
When communicating with his American counterparts, Zhao Zhongxiang found that foreign countries would use teleprompters when broadcasting, which was of great help to broadcasting, and he was very interested.
When he returned to China, Zhao Zhongxiang bought it back and used it for the first time in the "News Network" program in 1979, and Zhao Zhongxiang became the first announcer to use a teleprompter for broadcasting.
In 1980, in order to enrich the diversity of programs, CCTV introduced the very popular foreign program "Animal World".
Zhao Zhongxiang began to dub "Animal World", and later "Man and Nature", Zhao Zhongxiang's emotional voice was vividly brought into play.
"In the commentary of Animal World, I found a style that I love the most. Zhao Zhongxiang said.
The show became a huge sensation as soon as it aired, and from that time on, he became an announcer who was accepted and loved by a wide range of television audiences.
The program has been broadcast for 24 years and has become a classic program of CCTV.
Zhao Zhongxiang's magnetic voice and infectious lines have accompanied generations of Chinese people who have grown up together.
A university professor commented: "Mr. Zhao's static written commentary is full of dynamic pictures, which is impressive and refreshing. ”
Zhao Zhongxiang is very good at broadcasting, and he is also very successful in hosting the show.
In 1983, CCTV was preparing for the first Spring Festival Gala, and it was necessary to play a recorded New Year speech before the official start of the program, and the director of the Spring Festival Gala immediately thought of Zhao Zhongxiang.
In this way, 41-year-old Zhao Zhongxiang wore a straight Mao suit with four pockets, and said the opening speech passionately, which opened his fate with the Spring Festival Gala.
The following year, he was invited to host the second CCTV Spring Festival Gala and has since become a frequent guest of the Spring Festival Gala.
He has hosted 15 consecutive Spring Festival Galas, becoming one of the iconic figures of the Spring Festival Gala and the memory of several generations of Spring Festival Gala.
The most memorable Spring Festival Gala experience for Zhao Zhongxiang was the "Black Two Minutes" incident in 1992.
When the last show was finished, it was two minutes before the New Year's bell struck 24 o'clock.
At that time, all the people present were anxious and at a loss, and the director was already sweating and his heart was beating faster.
At this time, Zhao Zhongxiang showed his calmness and wit as a host, and he asked each of the main performers present to say a few New Year wishes to the TV audience across the country.
The actors said their blessings one after another, filling up the last two minutes, and finally came to a successful conclusion with the Spring Festival Gala ringing in the New Year's bell.
The director came down and hugged Zhao Zhongxiang tightly: "Lao Zhao, fortunately you saved the scene, otherwise this would be a stage accident." ”
Zhao Zhongxiang's old partner of the Spring Festival Gala, Ni Ping, once wrote in his book:
"Mr. Zhao is a miracle in the history of Chinese television, and I was just born when he started hosting the show. More than 30 years later, we have become good partners and good friends. He has been active on the screen for so many years and has endured. ”
During this period, Zhao Zhongxiang not only hosted the Spring Festival Gala, but also hosted another very popular variety show, that is, "Zhengda Variety Show".
From 1991 to 1994, Zhao Zhongxiang and Yang Lan co-hosted "Zhengda Variety Show".
At that time, Yang Lan was still a young host, and the two complemented each other's "year-old partner" styles, which made TV viewers refreshed.
In order to ensure the wonderful effect of the show, Zhao Zhongxiang and Yang Lan often had to dig out their minds and rack their brains to create string words, so much so that a few years later, when the two were sorting out the string words at that time, they found that there were more than 200,000 words.
During the period when the two of them hosted the show, the ratings of the "Zhengda Variety Show" program reached a maximum of 37%, surpassing "News Network".
"Zhengda Variety Show" became a must-watch TV program for many people on weekends at that time, and Yang Lan became a famous TV host.
During this period, Zhao Zhongxiang hosted a number of important programs on CCTV and ushered in the peak of his career.
But there is a saying that there are many people who are popular.
When Zhao Zhongxiang was going smoothly in his career, a crisis that he didn't expect suddenly appeared.
was framed and chose to retire to enjoy his old age
"The first time I gave him physiotherapy, he QJ me. ”
In 2004, a woman named Rao Ying held a press conference to reveal that she and Zhao Zhongxiang had an underground affair for 7 years.
According to Rao, she was a health care doctor at CCTV in 1996, and Zhao Zhongxiang was one of her guests, and Zhao Zhongxiang was a well-known figure at that time, and she also liked Zhao Zhongxiang very much.
But what she didn't expect was that during a physiotherapy and health care, Zhao Zhongxiang suddenly moved his hands and feet on her, and then QJ her directly at the place where she worked.
In Zhao Zhongxiang's rhetoric, she developed a lover relationship with Zhao Zhongxiang and had an underground relationship with Zhao Zhongxiang for many years.
And Rao Ying also revealed that Zhao Zhongxiang had a special habit, which made her seriously ill, and finally abandoned her.
Later, the recording of her phone call with Zhao Zhongxiang and the IOU written by Zhao Zhongxiang were also exposed.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused an uproar on the Internet.
The majority of TV viewers could not believe that Zhao Zhongxiang, a respected CCTV host, would be involved in such a scandal.
Rao Ying filed a lawsuit with the court, demanding that Zhao Zhongxiang compensate for the losses and publicly apologize.
Zhao Zhongxiang has also issued statements many times, which is completely slandering and framing himself.
After a professional appraisal of the recordings and IOUs provided by Rao Ying, it was found that they were all forged, and the incident was reversed for a while.
After more than two years, the court finally declared Zhao Zhongxiang in favor of the case.
This lawsuit shocked the audience, and also had a great impact and loss on Zhao Zhongxiang's reputation.
During this period, Zhao Zhongxiang's wife Zhang Meizhu did not make any public declarations, she just stood behind Zhao Zhongxiang and silently supported him.
She said calmly: "I have confidence in Lao Zhao, we have spent so many years together, I am the one who knows him best, and he will not do that kind of thing." ”
As the saying goes: adversity sees the truth.
Zhang Meizhu's words made people see that she was not swayed by the rumors on the Internet, she believed in her husband and tided over the difficulties with him.
"Mi-joo sacrificed a lot for me and this family, and I lacked care for her because I was busy with work before, so it's time for me to make up for it. Zhao Zhongxiang said.
At this time, the work unit also hoped to calm down the incident as soon as possible, and some of the colleagues in the station firmly supported Zhao Zhongxiang, while some whispered behind his back and pointed fingers.
The lawsuit lasted for two years, which made Zhao Zhongxiang physically and mentally exhausted, and at the same time made him understand the importance of his family.
Zhao Zhongxiang didn't want to affect the career he loved all his life, and at the same time, in order to take care of the image of CCTV, he chose to retire bravely, bid farewell to the host position he loved, and returned to his family to spend more time with his family.
Enjoying a happy old age, he died of cancer
In 2008, after Zhao Zhongxiang retired, he and his wife Zhang Meizhu lived a comfortable family life.
He usually chats and drinks tea with his friends, likes to collect, and he also communicates with Tibetan friends across the country, and he also paints and auctions himself, accumulating a lot of wealth, which is rumored to be as much as 500 million.
Zhao Zhongxiang has a very comfortable retirement life, but he has always been worried about one thing in his heart, that is, the marriage of his only son Zhao Fang.
Although Zhao Fang is smooth sailing in his career, he is emotionally stumbling.
As the only son in the family, he has never had a girlfriend.
Although the old couple urged marriage from time to time, Zhao Fang was not in a hurry, which made the second old man often sigh.
Once when Zhao Zhongxiang and Ni Ping were having dinner, when they talked about their son Zhao Fang, they said anxiously:
"Big sister, your nephew is not too young now, but he doesn't have a partner yet. I'm still anxious to hold my grandson, so I'll give your nephew Zhang Luo Luo when I have time. ”
When Ni Ping heard this, she patted her thigh:
"Brother, it just so happens that I have a ready-made one, my ex-husband's cousin, and the conditions are not bad in all aspects, why don't you find time for the two to meet." ”
Who would have thought that the two fell in love at first sight and quickly fell in love.
Fate is so wonderful, both of them are waiting for the destined person.
Soon the two had a wedding.
In 2012, Zhao Zhongxiang's grandson was born.
The three generations of the Zhao family have been passed down, and Zhao Zhongxiang is excited to see his eldest grandson, and no matter how busy he is every day, he has to run over to see his grandson.
Zhao Zhongxiang's love for his grandson is obvious, and he often posts photos of his grandson online.
Through the screen of the mobile phone, you can feel Zhao Zhongxiang's love for his grandson.
Watching his grandson grow up day by day, Zhao Zhongxiang has repeatedly said that he wants to leave his property to his grandson.
With his wife by his side and grandchildren around his knees, this is probably the best way for him to live after retirement.
However, fate did not fulfill people's wishes, and Zhao Zhongxiang ushered in the biggest trouble in his life.
In 2019, during a physical examination, Zhao Zhongxiang found a tumor in his lungs, which was checked by doctors to be benign, and as long as he took medicine on time, the development of the disease could be completely controlled.
However, despite his wife's frequent reminders, Zhao Zhongxiang at that time didn't take it seriously and stopped taking the medicine after taking it for a while.
Time came to the second half of 2020, Zhao Zhongxiang's body gradually lost weight, and his face became more and more ugly.
His family noticed that something was wrong, and when they took him to the hospital for examination, they found that the tumor in his lungs had turned into cancer and had spread to the bone marrow.
It was a thunderbolt from the blue, and the family was heartbroken and rushed to contact the best hospital for treatment.
But he was powerless, and the doctor said that it would only be half a year at most. Feeling that his situation was not good, Zhao Zhongxiang deliberately avoided his family and called his friend Ni Ping:
"Sister, brother will explain something to you. Brother has assets of 500 million yuan, and he doesn't want to leave it to Meizhu and Zhao Fang. ”
Ni Ping was taken aback when she heard this, and asked in a low voice, "What? If you don't leave it to your wife and children, then who do you want to leave it to?"
Zhao Zhongxiang said weakly: "I want to leave it to my heart and soul." ”
"Baby, do you mean to your grandson?" asked Ni Ping.
Zhao Zhongxiang held Ni Ping's hand and nodded slowly.
Ni Ping said with tears in her eyes: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely help you do this." ”
After that, Zhao Zhongxiang's condition deteriorated rapidly, and on January 16, 2020, the famous announcer and host Zhao Zhongxiang died of illness at the age of 78, and January 16 is also Zhao Zhongxiang's birthday.
At 10 a.m. on January 20, Zhao Zhongxiang's farewell ceremony was held in the Babao Shandong Auditorium.
On the same day, Ni Ping, Zhu Jun, Yang Lan and his wife, Yu Yuexian, Ma Weidu and other friends rushed over to see Mr. Zhao on his last journey.
At the scene of the memorial service, Zhao Zhongxiang's classic program clips were played on the big screen in a loop, and what was played on the scene was not mourning, but Zhao Zhongxiang's dubbing for the animal world.
After dealing with the aftermath, Ni Ping read out Zhao Zhongxiang's will in public, and the whole family expressed their understanding and support.
Because if you leave all the property to your wife, then after your wife dies, you will have to inherit and divide the inheritance, and the gains outweigh the losses. Moreover, the son and daughter-in-law are very filial, which can ensure that Zhang Meizhu enjoys her old age in peace.
As for not leaving the property to his son and daughter-in-law, it is also to prevent the young couple from losing their goals of life.
It is better to leave it directly to his grandson at one time, which reduces the occurrence of various accidents in the middle, which may be Zhao Zhongxiang's cleverness.
The past is empty, and people go like passing years.
Mr. Zhao Zhongxiang is gone, and he has won numerous honors in his life: "Golden Microphone" Award, "Most Valuable Program Host", "China TV Host 25 Years Outstanding Contribution Award" and so on.
He has dubbed and narrated more than 2,500 programs, and the text of his commentary has reached 18 million words, and this is still an incomplete statistical result.
He has made great contributions to China's broadcasting and hosting industry, leaving his mark of the times and forever in people's hearts.
On January 16, 2023, on the third anniversary of Zhao Zhongxiang's death, his wife Zhang Meizhu and Zhao Zhongxiang's relatives and friends held a memorial service for him.
At the scene, after experiencing the comfort of time, Zhao Zhongxiang's wife Zhang Meizhu showed a long-lost smile, she should have walked out of the pain of bereavement.
Zhao Zhongxiang's most beloved grandson has also grown into a young man, his son and daughter-in-law are very affectionate, and the family lives a happy life.
"Spring is coming, everything is recovering, and it's the season for animals to breed......"
The familiar voice was still echoing in his ears, but he would never see Zhao Zhongxiang again.
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