1. The night of glory goes back in time, and the gluttonous feast looks back on the past
On this blood-pumping night, Dawn stood in the center of the dazzling stage, his eyes scanning the jubilant audience like a torch. On this night, at the cultural and artistic celebration of the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Lai Ming became the grand finale of the feast with its unique charm, presenting a series of gripping classic songs.
As the breeze gently crossed, the floodgates of dawn memories seemed to be opened at this moment, and he couldn't help but step into his vast musical world and brilliant and colorful life course.
From the magical era of vinyl records and CD music to the Internet age, the carrier of music has continued to evolve, but the moving melody has been consistently sung to this day.
Dawn recalls that someone once gave him an ancient and precious gramophone, and he carefully stroked this antique that bears the traces of time, as if traveling back to the youth that spent countless sweats to learn to play and sing.
At that time, his voice was young and immature, but now, the baptism of time has made his voice deeper and more magnetic, but his passion for music has never changed. "Starting from silent vinyl, spanning a wide variety of CDs, MDs, MP3s, and now in the Internet age, someone once gave me a gramophone," he whispered as he looked at the dawn in the distance, although it was only an understatement, it was full of endless nostalgia and emotion.
2. The depressed childhood experience casts a strong heart, bravely climbs the peak and reverses the trajectory of life
Liming's deep eyes reveal a deep nostalgia for the past, as if he has traveled through the long river of time and returned to the green years of studying in Hong Kong. As a newcomer from the mainland, he was often bullied and verbally insulted by his classmates at school.
Although he was a diligent student who was loved by his teachers and was even assigned to collect his classmates' homework, the naughty boys always tried to snatch his work and plagiarized it, and Dawn resolutely refused their requests, only to be beaten mercilessly by them after school, and his body was covered in bruises.
Whenever he returned home covered in scars, his father would angrily ask him why he didn't resist. Finally, one day, Dawn made up her mind and decided to wait for those people to strike first before going all out to fight back.
However, just as he prepares to fight back, he suddenly realizes that violence is not the best way to solve the problem, but can lead to an endless vicious circle, and since then, he has chosen to deal with school violence in a smarter way, his swearing skills have become more sophisticated, and his Cantonese has become more fluent.
However, no matter how hard he tried, the predicament of being a "weakling" remained unchanged. As he silently vows to change his fate and get rid of his life of being bullied by others, Dawn's life is about to usher in a major turning point.
A serendipitous but courageous choice will have a profound impact on Dawn's fate, and this dramatic turn of events will lead us to delve deeper into the rest of the story.
3. Unexpectedly became popular and became the "Four Heavenly Kings"
When Dawn was 15 years old, the family's financial situation deteriorated dramatically, and his father decided to take his son out of school for a while and go to England to find a way to survive. Despite the meagre £50 cost of living, it was enough money for Dawn to live a relatively decent life in a foreign land.
Thus, Dawn began a long wandering career in England. As he prepares to graduate from university, he plans to return to Hong Kong to find a job to support himself and try to make a secure living.
However, fate seems to have played tricks on him, and one day, while waiting for a bus on the street, Dawn was mistaken for "that kind of person" by passers-by. It turned out that this pedestrian was a well-known talent scout, and he was deeply attracted by Liming's upright and handsome temperament and outstanding appearance.
After some auditions, Dawn won £300 for her first performance. "It turns out that there really is such a profession as a talent scout in this world!" Dawn thought to himself, almost unable to believe that he was so lucky.
In this way, a young man who never imagined stepping into the entertainment industry embarked on the road of acting without warning. With her excellent appearance and temperament, as well as her unique aristocratic book style, Liming quickly became popular in Hong Kong, and was known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" along with Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok and other superstars.
Although competing with Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok and other king-level figures on the same stage, Liming is not as good as Jacky Cheung in terms of singing talent, and he is not as heroic and powerful as several others in terms of image building.
However, the scholarly atmosphere and aristocratic demeanor exuded by him just fit the aesthetic trend of the time, so it was soon warmly sought after by the majority of fans.
When his career was in full swing, Liming's personality gradually revealed, he was sometimes uninhibited, sometimes naïve and romantic, this distinct personality, coupled with the innocent atmosphere of his childhood, made him often say some bold words, frankly express his inner feelings, so that the people around him can't help laughing.
Fourth, the erratic years of Beijing in my youth
Compared to the brilliant achievements in the future, Dawn's childhood life can be described as difficult and unstable. He was born in an ordinary Beijing family in the mid-sixties of the twentieth century, and the red walls, green tiles, and narrow alleys are his first memories.
Under the hard work and hard work of his parents day after day, Xiao Liming gradually grew up in the courtyard where he shared weal and woe with more than 30 families, under the careful care and feeding of his grandmother.
Despite the difficult living conditions, everyone lived a simple and happy life with gratitude.
Grandma always held Xiao Liming's hand and took him to the streets and alleys to taste the crisp and delicious rock sugar gourd, and buy those unique flavors of old Beijing yogurt. Whenever my father came home from a day's work, he would always bring him some delicious snacks, such as crispy and delicious donkey meat.
The family spent many years in harmony and happiness, but when Xiao Liming was four years old, his parents made a major decision - the family emigrated to the bustling city of Hong Kong.
Faced with this sudden new environment, Xiao Li was obviously a little overwhelmed, he could not understand the hurried crowd on the street, and he could not understand their fluent Cantonese.
Just as Xiao Liming gradually adapted and integrated into Hong Kong life, her parents chose to divorce for various reasons.
The life of the mother and son suddenly fell into a predicament, and Xiao Liming once again felt endless loneliness and confusion. He is so eager to have a complete and warm family, but the reality always disappoints him.
This difficult and tortuous growth process undoubtedly shaped his unique outlook on life in the emotional world in the future.
And fate's generous gift to him was to step into the showbiz with his outstanding appearance, and then he became famous and became a well-known "king" superstar. From this point of view, the hardships of Dawn's childhood seem to have built a solid psychological defense line for him, laying a unique temperamental foundation for his future success.
5. Devote yourself to charity, selfless dedication, and do not ask for anything in return
When people talk about Dawn, they naturally think of his outstanding contributions to the field of philanthropy. At a gala dinner in 1991, in order to raise more money for the foundation, Li Ming resolutely stood in the center of the stage and presented a challenging and dangerous "tightrope twisting" performance.
At that time, his feet were as steady as rocks, he clenched his teeth, and with all his strength, he wrapped a long steel bar around his neck in reverse. Watching the steel bars slowly tighten round and round, stretching out deep green tendons on the entire neck, the hundreds of spectators present were all frightened and held their breath.
It wasn't until the steel bars were finally twisted to their tightest state, and Dawn's face was already red, and sweat soaked through his clothes, that he breathed a sigh of relief. The audience immediately erupted in applause, and everyone was deeply moved by the courage and determination shown by the young king.
At the end of a colorful opera performance, a hot business tycoon emerges from his cocoon, marveling at Dawn's amazing skills. If Liming can work harder and challenge a more difficult movement - holding the straight steel bar with his neck, he will not hesitate to donate 100,000 yuan.
Dawn, who has always been humble and low-key, was deeply grateful for this generous donation, and without hesitation, he picked up the steel bar, aimed it at his throat, and resolutely pressed downward. Although he was well aware of the dangers of this move, the young king took the risk in order to raise more money to help those in need.
In the flood in East China that year, Liming gave everything he had and did his best to raise funds for the affected people. As soon as he finished his performance, someone immediately offered as much as 500,000 yuan, begging him to sing on stage again.
Faced with a sudden invitation, Dawn did not hesitate to step on the stage again.
Although he was not fully prepared, for the sake of this generous donation, Dawn did not hesitate to devote himself to this temporary performance again. Although he finally managed to complete the performance with his firm belief in music, he did not warm up his voice in advance, which led to many flaws in the singing process, which affected the overall performance.
However, none of this can shake Dawn's determination, and he has always believed that contributing to charity is the most important thing. From these subtleties, it is not difficult for us to find how outstanding and persistent Liming's dedication to philanthropy is.
As the first Chinese UNICEF International Compassion Ambassador, he has devoted his blood to world peace and public welfare and charity with practical actions.
This is the most respectable quality of Liming, a "philanthropist"!