1. A young man from the countryside has a dream of music
Zhang Jie, a child from a modest farming family in Chengdu, Sichuan, has shown a passion for music and outstanding talent despite the difficult circumstances.
Since the third grade of primary school, he has developed a strong interest in music and has shown extraordinary musical talent.
Despite the family's financial difficulties, his parents went all out to buy their son a second-hand old guitar to fulfill his deep desire for music. Whenever he came home from school, Zhang Jie always eagerly picked up the old guitar, taught himself simple notation, and played and sang the moving melodies he composed.
His persistent pursuit of music has moved both the class teacher and the Chinese teacher.
His teachers encouraged him to pursue a career in music and appointed him to represent the school in the district-level singing competition. It is gratifying that Zhang Jie won the championship in the competition for two consecutive years, fully demonstrating his outstanding musical talent.
Despite his musical dreams, Zhang Jie did not choose to major in music, but chose to study in the Department of Chinese at Sichuan Normal University. "I don't want to burden my family's finances, so I can choose a major with relatively low tuition fees.
Zhang Jie later explained, revealing a unique sense and perseverance between his words.
During the four years of college, Zhang Jie has always maintained his love for music while studying diligently. Every weekend, he would go to a nearby bar to perform as a resident singer to earn a living.
The owner of the bar witnessed the young man's unwavering pursuit of music and his great potential, and took the initiative to increase his remuneration for his performances, which made Zhang Jie very happy and devoted himself more fully to every singing.
Second, the counterattack won the championship, but the first taste of success fell into a trough
After graduating from university, Zhang Jie originally hoped to find a stable teaching career and live a comfortable life, but his deep music dream has never been able to give up. In 2004, he happened to catch a glimpse of an audition advertisement for the talent show "My Type My Show", and with the encouragement and support of his family, he resolutely decided to sign up for the competition and embarked on the journey with the determination to break the boat.
Unexpectedly, with a large number of contestants and fierce competition, Zhang Jie successfully ranked among the top 10 in the finals with his outstanding performance.
"I remember that moment, I was so excited that tears welled up in my eyes." To this day, Zhang Jie recalls that beautiful moment, and is still filled with irrepressible joy. A simple boy from the countryside, through unremitting efforts, with firm musical pursuit and tenacious perseverance, finally stepped into the starry stage.
After winning the championship, Zhang Huang unexpectedly released his first album, and since then, he has officially transformed from a passionate dreamer to a glorious professional singer.
Time flies, time flies, more than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the young man who is full of love for music has grown into a high-profile electronic music giant.
That initial enthusiasm seems to have faded over time.
Fate played a cruel joke on Zhang Jie at this time. In 2006, his agency underwent a massive personnel change, and the original agent was fired without cause.
The new manager's apparent lack of attention to Zhang Jie led to a difficult situation in the production of the album.
"I felt like I had been left behind, alone and helpless." One blow after another made Zhang Jie, who was extremely brilliant in the past, fall into an unprecedented trough in his life, began to doubt the meaning of life, and spent every day in depression and confusion, unable to sleep at night, and unable to eat.
3. Questioning lip-to-lip singing, Zhang Jie responded with silent focus
After more than a year of low tide, Zhang Jie finally understood that if he didn't actively deal with it, he might disappear from the entertainment industry. So, at the beginning of 2007, he resolutely submitted an application for termination to the company, bravely left the agency that ignored him, and started a new journey.
"At that time, I had only one belief in my heart, no matter what the outcome, I was going to untie the knots in my heart and do what I really wanted to do." Zhang Jie later explained his decision in this way. He participated in Hunan Satellite TV's talent show "Happy Boys", and at this critical turning point, Zhang Jie rekindled his passion for music.
Zhang Jie signed a contract with Hunan Satellite TV and launched a solo album in the new company, and the sales of the album were remarkable, making him stand out in the music scene again.
In 2014, Zhang Jie participated in another music competition program "Singer" on Hunan Satellite TV. In the first performance, he won the unanimous praise of the judges with his outstanding performance, and he thought that this competition would be an easy victory.
The final champion was unexpected, it turned out to be another player, Hua Chenyu! After this incident, the director publicly admitted that because Zhang Jie's performance was so perfect that they began to wonder if he had lip-syncing, they decided to award the award to Hua Chenyu.
After learning this reason, Zhang Jie had a look of disappointment on his face, but he quickly adjusted his mood, squeezed out a polite and decent smile, thanked the director, and left the stage silently.
"I think it's totally an insult to me and a big stain on my career as a singer." Zhang Jie later expressed his true thoughts frankly. Although he was full of reluctance to be questioned this time, he did not linger on it, but devoted himself to the creation of the new album, and rarely participated in those programs that required direct competition with others.
Fourth, go to the ocean, the pursuit of excellence
In 2013, Zhang Jie successfully appeared on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, which every mainland singer dreams of. For a singer, it is undoubtedly the highest honor to be able to stand here.
At the end of this feast, Zhang Jie suddenly realized that his music path had just begun, and the road ahead was still long and tortuous.
Therefore, Zhang Jie firmly believed and resolutely flew to the famous Berklee College of Music in the United States for in-depth academic research. There, despite the heavy academic load and the high-pressure learning environment, he began to learn vocal music knowledge and basic skills again.
"I don't want to be bound by the current reputation or past achievements, music is an art that requires perseverance and sharpening, and I still have a long way to go.
This is the powerful driving force that drives Zhang Jie to move forward unremittingly.
After returning from his studies, Zhang Jie boldly tried a variety of novel and unique music styles in the production process of the new album, bravely breaking through himself and being determined to innovate. His singing skills have also been significantly improved in the process of further study in the United States, and since then, Zhang Jie has repeatedly defeated the younger generation of singers in many music programs, showing the extraordinary charm of a powerful king.
Today, Zhang Jie has been struggling in the music industry for 20 years, and has released more than 10 solo albums. With his otherworldly strength and colorful works, he has grown into a leading figure in the Chinese music scene.
From nothing to the pinnacle of brilliant honor, Zhang Jie has drawn his own music chapters one by one with endless perseverance and hard work, which is still playing passionately in people's ears!
5. Rise to the position of a leader in the music world with a talented attitude!
Time flies, and the young boy who was full of musical dreams in the past has broken out of the cocoon into a butterfly and grown into a determined and mature musician. He used his perseverance and sweat as a weapon to shape his own legendary story step by step.
From being unknown to having a net worth of more than 100 million, from being questioned to winning praise, Zhang Jie has performed a gorgeous reversal of life with outstanding strength.
All these brilliant achievements are the vivid interpretation of Zhang Jie's "speaking with strength". With his perseverance and passion for music, he focused on concentration and precipitation, and finally climbed to the peak of his dreamed career.