If you haven't heard the name "Chi Zhiqiang", then you must have heard the song "Tears in the Iron Window".
Although the song "Tears in the Iron Window" is now used in the funny part of the variety show, in fact, the meaning behind the song and the story that happened to the original singer Chi Zhiqiang are very tragic.
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Chi Zhiqiang was born in Harbin in 1958 to an ordinary family, and the characteristics of the people of the three eastern provinces are vividly reflected in Chi Zhiqiang.
Chi Zhiqiang has loved to play and make trouble since he was a child, running around all day and is not interested in learning.
However, in the school's literary and artistic activities, Chi Zhiqiang is an activist, often taking the initiative to sign up for performances, singing and dancing, so the teachers look at his talents.
By chance, the teacher learned that Changchun Studio was recruiting actors, and thought of Chi Zhiqiang, the literary and artistic backbone of the class, so he found Chi Zhiqiang's family, told him about this matter and asked him to try.
Chi Zhiqiang's test turned out to be successful, and after passing the exam, Chi Zhiqiang successfully became a member of the Changchun Studio, and he had just turned fourteen that year.
At that time, Changchun Studio was one of the major studios in China, although it was the name of the factory, but the movies and TV series of that year were produced in a complete set of processes, so the major studios cultivated a lot of popular stars.
Chi Zhiqiang was very optimistic as soon as he entered the factory, and immediately received training, perhaps this is God's appreciation of food, Chi Zhiqiang, who has a good foundation in all aspects, has the opportunity to star in movies after only one year.
What a big recognition for a fifteen-year-old.
Chi Zhiqiang's first film is called "Sunny Days", the experience of acting in a movie for the first time is very novel for Chi Zhiqiang, who previously thought that film actors were an unimaginable mysterious profession, and after really experiencing it, Chi Zhiqiang was more interested in his work.
From this movie, Chi Zhiqiang officially debuted, and the brilliant road of the show business circle unfolded to him.
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In 1974, the movie "Entrepreneurship" was released, because of the particularity and epochal nature of Daqing Petroleum as the theme of the film, the film was released at the closing ceremony of the Fourth People's Congress.
Chi Zhiqiang's wonderful performance in the film has not only been loved and recognized by the audience, but also appreciated by leaders at all levels and the central authorities.
What really made Chi Zhiqiang popular was the performance in the movie "Small Characters", who was only nineteen years old as the lead actor of the movie, and his handsome appearance received extremely high attention as soon as he appeared.
In 1980, "Small Characters" was released.
The film not only received a positive response, but also won the Ministry of Culture Excellent Film Award, and Chi Zhiqiang personally won the Outstanding Youth Award for his brilliant performance.
This award was a high honor in that year, and it was also received by the big leaders when the award was awarded.
Chi Zhiqiang's popularity and these honors made him popular in the country, few people at that time can be compared with his popularity, according to the current entertainment industry, Chi Zhiqiang at that time was the top of the popularity.
Not only have various films been filmed, but they have also won a series of awards for their own works.
Chi Zhiqiang, who is young and promising, is extremely promising in the eyes of anyone, and his acting path will also be brilliant.
But at this moment, an accident occurred, causing Chi Zhiqiang to fall from heaven to hell.
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At that time, the social atmosphere, openness and acceptance were not high, and now it is considered normal to dance and listen to music, in the context of the times, it is likely to be a crime, and it is a high sentence.
Chi Zhiqiang, whose career was in full swing, was completely unaware of this.
In 1982, Chi Zhiqiang was filming "The Moon to the Mid-Autumn Festival", and after a day of film shooting, Chi Zhiqiang attended a party.
After the party, a big sister came to talk with Chi Zhiqiang, saying that she was a fan of Liu Xiaoqing and hoped to meet Liu Xiaoqing through him.
The enthusiastic Chi Zhiqiang responded to the request of the eldest sister and promised to help her introduce her from it.
After that, after a lot of contact, Chi Zhiqiang began to get close to the eldest sister, and the relationship was quite close.
The eldest sister often held various parties in her home, and Chi Zhiqiang was also invited to participate after getting acquainted with him.
These parties are mainly dancing, with several men and women in a room listening to Western pop music and dancing Western "veneer dances".
Today, these things are very common, but in the social atmosphere of the strike hard at that time, these were illegal.
So Chi Zhiqiang and other people at the party often closed the windows, closed the curtains, and danced "hot dance" in music.
I thought the secrecy measures were doing well, but I was discovered by the neighbors and reported to the police station.
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In 1983, Chi Zhiqiang was unaware of what was about to happen, and was still filming the movie "Gold Doesn't Change".
At that time, Chi Zhiqiang was resting in the room, when suddenly there was a knock at the door, and as soon as he opened the door, there was a bunch of policemen standing outside.
Chi Zhiqiang did not realize what had happened, only to hear the police ask him to go with them.
Later, Chi Zhiqiang was taken to Nanjing, and only then did he know that it was the gathering of people to dance that had been reported.
After the police collected evidence, the results showed that the extent of Chi Zhiqiang's behavior did not constitute a crime, and it could be handled internally by Chi Zhiqiang's work unit, Changchun Film Studio.
I thought things would settle down, but a reporter got the inside scoop from nowhere and quickly wrote a story titled "Stars on the Screen, Criminals in Life."
As soon as the report was released, Chi Zhiqiang's incident received the attention of the whole people, people were discussing, and the matter was boiling for a while, causing an extremely bad impact.
As a result, as soon as Chi Zhiqiang's case was examined by the public, the relevant departments re-intervened in the investigation.
In 1983, Chi was convicted of "hooliganism" and sentenced to four years in prison.
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No one could have imagined that the situation would develop to this point, and several people who had danced with Chi Zhiqiang before were also punished.
From the glittering and beloved big star of everyone, to being crowned as a "hooligan crime" and becoming a prisoner of the order.
At that time, he was only 25 years old, and the future was bright, and overnight, there was a drastic change.
Chi Zhiqiang's relatives and friends were also very disappointed in this and felt that he was humiliated.
Chi Zhiqiang, because of his identity, has become a typical, and everyone criticizes.
As a big star, Chi Zhiqiang in prison was laughed at a lot, and his fellow inmates laughed at him and said, "How can a big star come to such a place?" ”
Chi Zhiqiang was powerless to refute it and could only look forward to an early release from prison.
But in the face of the next four years of imprisonment, Chi Zhiqiang felt very desperate and wanted to cut himself off at one point.
But because I thought that my parents felt unbearable, I did not put the idea of taking my own life into practice.
Four years is not a long time, but staying in prison, even a day is torture.
Chi Zhiqiang was extremely eager to reduce his sentence, so he pretended to be crazy and stupid, hoping to be able to transfer or shorten his sentence because of his illness.
But how could the prison guards, who had experienced hundreds of battles and dealt with prisoners in prisons for many years, be deceived by such a small trick, turning a blind eye to Chi Zhiqiang's behavior.
Over time, Chi Zhiqiang saw that this method did not work, so he gave up and began to honestly accept the prison labor reform.
In order to adjust the psychology of prisoners in prisons, there are often cultural performances.
This is Chi Zhiqiang's strength, so he actively participates in earning performance points every time.
In this way, the two years of prison life passed quickly, and Chi Zhiqiang was released early because of his good performance in prison, reducing his two-year sentence.
In 1985, Chi Zhiqiang finally left prison.
After leaving prison, Chi Zhiqiang was faced with a new life different from the previous heaven and earth, and he could not return to the big screen, and he did not know how to be good, but fortunately, Changchun Studio still accepted him.
At that time, it was the early stage of the development of the music scene, and Chi Zhiqiang's prison experience was a good selling point, so Chi Zhiqiang launched the "Tears of the Iron Window" written in prison.
As soon as this song came out, it caused a sensation throughout the country, and the lyrics and singing voice full of true feelings were extremely infectious, and the streets and alleys were singing, and people re-noticed the name "Chi Zhiqiang".
But despite the song's popularity, Chi Zhiqiang could not return to the original peak, because of the negative image caused by the prison incident, Chi Zhiqiang could not receive the script acting.
In addition, about the song "Tears of the Iron Window", there are rumors that it is not Chi Zhiqiang's original, the singer is a singer called "Cui Huimin", there are many opinions about this statement, and it is impossible to know how.
It was in such an embarrassing situation that Chi Zhiqiang knew his wife.
During a movie, the two met by chance.
After learning about Chi Zhiqiang's situation, his wife did not dislike him.
The two were officially married in 1989.
After the marriage, the two were happy, the wife gave birth to a son for Chi Zhiqiang, and never regretted marrying such a "stained" man.
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Years later, we can occasionally see the figure of Chi Zhiqiang, because of the punishment created by the times, coupled with his mistakes, he can still see some of the roles he played in some TV series.
He has performed in the TV series "Romance to the Left, Marriage to the Right" and "Rules Before Divorce".
Judging from the personal dynamics recently released by Chi Zhiqiang on the social platform, he is more than half a hundred years old and his two sideburns are warmly embraced by his friends and generously shares his life insights.
On some programs, Chi Zhiqiang also mentioned and told about his own experience that year, saying that it was a painful lesson.
Although it is no longer the scenery of the past, it is fortunate that there is still the company of his wife and son.
Chi Zhiqiang, who was sixty-three years old at the time, had a harmonious family and had been with his wife for more than thirty years, and the twists and turns of his youth had long become a thing of the past.
The ups and downs like a drama can now be seen with a smile.
What we should learn is the will to start all over again.