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In a sparsely populated and picture-scroll-like mountain village area in Hunan Province, the scenery is extremely beautiful, but it is still surrounded by walls. In 1966, an era full of change and passion, a poor Miao family loved a daughter named Song Zuying.
Her father's name is Song Zaixing, and he is a well-known local folk instrument player, especially good at playing the melodious flute and reed sheng.
Whenever the festival comes, Song Zaixing will always pick up the musical instrument in his hand and play the joyful song full of local characteristics for the children - "Celebrating the Harvest". Under the influence of such an environment, Song Zuying was deeply attracted by her father's charming folk music since she was a child.
Although Song Zaixing's family is poor, he still hopes that his daughter can study hard and have a bright future in the future. However, fate is impermanent, when Song Zuying was 12 years old, Song Zaixing unfortunately suffered from tuberculosis, which was incurable at that time, and finally died.
The family fell into an even more difficult predicament in an instant, and her mother, Song Guihua, had to take on the responsibility of supporting the family alone. The family is in debt, and even raising poultry has become a problem, so they have no choice but to sell all the chickens and dogs in the family in exchange for meager living expenses.
In order to alleviate the burden on her family, Song Zuying, who was only 15 years old, had to give up her studies and devote herself to hard agricultural labor. Every morning when the sun rises, I work until the sun sets, and I spend countless days and nights in the hard fields.
In between busy farm work, she often looks up at the sour jujube tree on the mountain, nostalgic for the melodious song played by her father before his death. At this time, Song Zuying's heart is full of desire and pursuit of music.
spent year after year in hard farm work, but the dream of music has never been extinguished in Song Zuying's heart. Day after day, she would always hum the melodious tunes that her father had played during his lifetime in the fields, and those touching folk songs seemed to have become a solace for her soul.
Finally, a life-changing opportunity came. When she was 15 years old, a local opera troupe came to the village to audition for new actors, and Song decided to join it, hoping to use this opportunity to share the burden of the family.
After joining the troupe, Song Zuying's life became more and more tense and busy. During the day, she still worked hard in the fields; In the evenings, they are fully engaged in the rehearsal of art.
Song Zuying's dedication to art and attitude of striving for perfection have quickly been highly praised by many mentors and industry insiders. In just one year, this once unknown village girl has become the core actor of the troupe.
However, it is not only her talent that amazes her, but also her unique and infectious singing voice, as well as her unpretentious but full of charm dance performances, which make every audience fall in love with her.
In 1982, Song Zuying, who was only 16 years old, won the second prize in the National Folk Song Competition with his representative work "A Hundred Birds with Blood", and became famous overnight. With its affectionate brushstrokes, this song vividly depicts a Miao girl's high respect and best wishes for the PLA soldiers who went to the battlefield.
Song Zuying, with her innocent and simple voice, perfectly presented the sincere emotions of ethnic minorities and won unanimous praise from the judges.
In the mid-80s, with the deepening of reform and opening up, Jiangnan folk songs and urban pop music gradually became the mainstream on the stage. As a folk singer, Song Zuying also tried to transform in order to better adapt to the music trend of the times.
However, when she tries to perform other types of songs, she always feels a little incongruous, and her voice exudes a simple and pure ethnic atmosphere, rather than the fashionable and beautiful urban style.
"Folk songs are the foundation of my life, and I can't part with them." Song Zuying finally strengthened her belief and decided to stick to the national style she was best at. Although folk songs no longer received as much attention as they used to be, she still chose to convey the purest emotions in the most authentic way.
It is this persistent pursuit of art that has enabled Song Zuying to win the honorific title of "queen" in the field of folk songs. She told us with practical actions that even ordinary girls from poor mountainous areas can achieve outstanding achievements on the road of music as long as they have dreams and work tirelessly for them.
Although her singing voice is simple and unpretentious, it contains her deep attachment to her hometown and her ardent love for national culture. Whenever Song Zuying sang with a loud voice, the audience was moved by the passionate passion, as if they were in the beautiful mountains and rivers of Miao Township.
This is the first time that Song Zuying has entered the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, which has attracted national attention, but her heart in front of her is full of tension, and her whole body trembles uncontrollably. As a young girl from a remote mountainous area, if there is any flaw in this rare opportunity, then her artistic dream that she has worked hard for years will come to naught.
Just as she was panicking, a familiar figure caught all eyes.
"Zu Ying, what are you thinking in your heart?" The familiar greeting came from Zhao Benshan. "Big, big brother......" Song Zuying replied inarticulately, obviously she was already nervous.
Zhao Benshan saw her nervousness and uneasiness, and immediately took out his most proud lunch box and handed it to her: "Come on, taste this delicacy, it can bring you a trace of comfort." "
Song Zuying took the lunch box slightly embarrassed and tasted it carefully. Zhao Benshan said earnestly as an elder: "In the future, no matter when and where, as long as you need help, you can ask me for help at any time."
From now on, I will be your brother."
Zhao Benshan's powerful and warm words poured into Song Zuying's heart like a warm current, and her nervousness finally dissipated. While waiting in the background, Zhao Benshan kept amusing her with various interesting stories, so that she could relax.
Before taking the stage, he provided a valuable piece of advice to Song Zuying: "The audience is like a 'cabbage', you just need to turn a blind eye." "
Inspired by these words, Song Zuying was finally able to walk on the stage easily and perfectly interpret the classic ballad "Little Back Basket" with her touching voice. The warm applause of the audience and the national live broadcast of CCTV all proved the charm of this excellent voice of this girl from a mountain village.
Since the moment Zhao Benshan first met Song Zuying, he was deeply attracted by her simple and pure singing voice. In his eyes, Song Zuying seems to be a natural singer, and she is good at using the most simple notes to express the most sincere emotions.
Zhao Benshan accompanied Song Zuying's growth throughout the whole process, and always supported her silently. For Song Zuying, Zhao Benshan is like her own brother, giving her endless love and care.
Whenever she encountered difficulties or low tides, Zhao Benshan always stepped forward without hesitation, solved problems for her, and rekindled her fighting spirit and confidence.
Looking back on the past years, Song Zuying said with emotion: "If it weren't for Brother Benshan's earnest teaching and personal demonstration, I might have stopped in the face of the initial hardships and hardships, and it was difficult for me to persevere.
It was he who gave me firm faith and endless courage, so that I was fortunate to be on the dazzling stage of the Spring Festival Gala and show my style and talent! "