In 2000, the Xiamen Yuanhua extraordinarily large smuggling case, the East Window incident occurred.
The amount of money involved, the length of the case, the scale of smuggling, and the breadth of the case can be described as unprecedented, which can be called the largest economic crime case in China since 1949.
However, no one expected that this case would affect Dong Wenhua.
At that time, Dong Wenhua had already been crowned a god with the song "Fifteen Moons", and had been on the Spring Festival Gala 13 times, which was already a household name, but he still could not resist the pressure of public opinion, and was tragically banned and withdrew from the music scene.
In the days of her disappearance, the doubts about her never subsided.
Some people feel that this matter is true, otherwise the cleaner cleans herself, why should she say goodbye to the stage and choose to escape?
Some people deny her artistic achievements, believing that the reason why she is popular all over the country is only fueled by people with hearts.
Some people continue to spread rumors, thinking that the reason why she does not appear in the public eye is because her family cracked and her life is not happy.
But in fact, whether it is artistic achievements or personality, Dong Wenhua can stand the verification of time.
Now, 20 years later, she is still active on the stage, participating in public welfare activities and charity performances, and her marriage and family are still happy.
Many people are very curious, what has Dong Wenhua experienced over the years?
Is her story more exciting and painful than imagined?
Dong Wenhua, born in 1962 in Shenyang to an ordinary family, is the eldest in the family, and she has two older brothers and an older sister.
At that time, the northeast could be described as the center of China's heavy industry, and almost everyone devoted their bodies and minds to the construction of the motherland.
The Dong family is no exception, the parents are workers, because of the busy work, there is almost no time to take the children, Dong Wenhua is like a small tail, all day long behind the sister.
Dong Wenhua's sister, when she was a child, she liked to sing very much, and when she went to the Children's Palace to practice songs or participate in performances, she would also take her sister with her.
Looking at her sister on the stage, Dong Wenhua felt unprecedented happiness, and she began to long to sing, eager to go to one stage after another like her sister.
When she got home, she told her parents that she wanted to sing, and to show her determination, she asked her parents to get up at five o'clock in the morning and practice singing.
Parents thought that this was the "three-minute heat" of the child, and it would stop after a while, but Dong Wenhua began to practice alone from that day.
In the morning, she would run alone to the park not far from home to practice her voice, and sometimes when the weather was bad, she would stay at home and practice.
Afraid of disturbing the neighbors, she climbed into the big vat of pickles at home to practice.
Listening to the urn-like songs coming from the vegetable jar, her parents realized that she was serious.
After graduating from primary school, Dong Wenhua was admitted to Shenyang Key Middle School with excellent results.
During this period, Dong Wenhua encountered the first choice in his life.
In the winter of 1977, the Shenyang Military Region went to Dong Wenhua's school to recruit literary and artistic soldiers from the propaganda team.
In this year, the state resumed the college entrance examination, Dong Wenhua was excellent in character and learning, if he could complete his studies, it would not be too difficult to enter the university.
At this moment, Dong Wenhua hesitated, on the one hand was her own dream, on the other hand was her own studies, she did not know how to choose.
After thinking about it, Dong Wenhua still decided to sign up for the literary and artistic soldiers, after all, this was his original dream.
On stage, she sang a song called "The Sun Is the Reddest, Chairman Mao Is the Dearest."
This song is sung with deep affection and sincerity, and with this song, Dong Wenhua successfully passed the pass.
Dong Wenhua became the youngest literary and artistic soldier in the regiment, although he was young, his professional ability was very prominent and very pleasing to everyone.
But even so, no one would have thought that this baby-faced, big-eyed girl would become a popular star.
In 1979, the propaganda team was disbanded, and Dong Wenhua was recruited into the Shenyang Military Region Forward Song and Dance Troupe.
When he first arrived in the troupe, the leaders felt that Dong Wenhua's appearance was very good, so he trained her as an opera singer.
Opera is more demanding on the quality of the actor, and there are strict rules for both the lines and the form.
In the cultural and labor troupe, many students are either the children of high-ranking cadres or from intellectual families, they are not very willing to suffer from learning, and some songs they can't learn for a week.
Although Dong Wenhua was born in the city, he was not afraid of hardship or tiredness, coupled with the complementarity of talent and hard work, he was soon recognized by the regiment and had the opportunity to go out to comfort him.
Once, the regiment came to a highland military district for a condolence performance.
The regimental commander was worried that everyone would have altitude sickness, so he stipulated that everyone could sing a song.
But Dong Wenhua's singing voice resonated with the soldiers, and after she finished singing, everyone hoped that she would sing another song.
Because of her young age, everyone in the group was worried that her body would not be able to eat, but she was unusually determined and sang three songs in a row before ending.
After stepping down, her face turned white due to lack of oxygen, but her eyes were always full of enthusiasm.
It is precisely because of this unrepentant attitude that her singing voice is full of strength; it is precisely because of this indomitable character that she can stand out in the group.
One summer, the troupe performed at the Bayi Theater. Dong Wenhua's singing of "When I Became a Warrior" not only received applause from everyone, but also shocked Tie Yuan's heart.
Tie Yuan was a well-known military composer, and at that time he had already written "Fifteen Moons" and was looking for the right person to sing.
After listening to Dong Wenhua's singing, Tie Yuan knew that this song was none other than hers.
Tieyuan went backstage to ask Dong Wenhua, are you willing to sing this song?
Dong Wenhua nodded his head after reading it and said yes.
As soon as this song was played, it became the most popular song in Shenyang.
After that, Dong Wenhua took this song to participate in the Singer Grand Prix of Liaoning Television Station and successfully won the gold award.
In 1985, Dong Wenhua received an invitation to the Spring Festival Gala, stood on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala for the first time, and sang "Fifteen Moons".
This year, Dong Wenhua was 23 years old, and her life was completely changed because of this song.
The Spring Festival Gala in 1985 has been criticized by people for countless years.
On that occasion, the director made a bold attempt at the gala stage, moving it to the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.
However, the technical conditions at that time were not enough to support a large-scale live television program.
The huge workers' gymnasium, the cold weather, coupled with the lack of lighting, the stage connection is not smooth, the festival catalog for a full 6 hours.
In this "chaotic" performance, the only thing that made the audience shine was Dong Wenhua's "Fifteen Moons".
Her song not only fluttered over the workers' body, but also to all parts of the motherland.
Dong Wenhua's singing is more like a heart-to-heart narrative, and the kind of missing his hometown and relatives hit everyone's heart.
Countless warriors stationed at the border pass, countless wanderers who have wandered away from home, have found their soul's home from this song.
After the Spring Festival Gala, Dong Wenhua became a well-known singer in the country, but she did not swell because of this, and she was well aware of her professional shortcomings.
Therefore, she applied for the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts and came to Beijing for further study, and after graduation, Dong Wenhua officially entered the General Political Song and Dance Troupe.
At that time, Dong Wenhua's reputation was already very large, but she still participated in various grassroots condolences, no matter how remote the place, no matter how difficult the conditions, she was always singing with her heart.
Therefore, no matter where she is, her singing voice will always usher in a round of applause.
In 1994, composer Wang Yougui and lyricist Ye Xu invited Dong Wenhua to sing their new song "The Story of Spring".
After Dong Wenhua saw this song, he said that it was "a song to sing for a lifetime."
An old man changed an era; a song confirmed a legend.
Once "The Story of Spring" was sung, it once again swept the country.
She not only won the "Five Ones" Project Award of the Central Propaganda Department, but also won the "Golden Bell Award", the highest award of Chinese music.
At that time, she was in the limelight for a while, but just when this career was in the ascendant, she suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Immediately after, a lot of gossip about her went away.
In 2000, the Yuanhua Group smuggling incident occurred, lai Changxing fled to Canada in a hurry, but what people did not expect was that Dong Wenhua was implicated.
In fact, Dong Wenhua and Lai Changxing only have a few acquaintances. When Xiamen Yuanhua Group opened that year, it invited the General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe to perform.
During the banquet, Dong Wenhua and Lai Changxing once took a group photo, and it was this photo that caused countless people to speculate.
In the society, there are some rumors about her unbearable ears, although these rumors are baseless, but they are just false rumors in the streets and alleys, but it is such rumors that Make Dong Wenhua, who is at the peak of his career, deeply shocked.
For a time, Dong Wenhua was infamous, and everyone only believed rumors and did not look at the truth.
Although Dong Wenhua's friends were all aware of her character, in the environment at that time, no one was willing to prove her innocence, they were afraid of the guidance of public opinion, and they were even more afraid of their own involvement.
Although the famous composer Gu Jianfen had learned about the situation with the special case team, it proved that Dong Wenhua had nothing to do with the Yuanhua smuggling case and Lai Changxing.
However, under the tide of public opinion, such an argument is only a drop in the bucket, and Dong Wenhua's artistic career is ultimately drowned in this rumor and lie.
And just when Dong Wenhua was about to fall, it was her husband Zhang Nan who gave her the courage to persevere.
When Dong Wenhua was 18 years old, Zhang Nan fell in love with this pure and strong girl.
At that time, Dong Wenhua did not want to fall in love because of his young age, so Zhang Nan said to her: "I can wait for you, even if I wait until my hair is gray." ”
This is not Zhang Nan's sweet words, but his sincerity, in the days that followed, Zhang Nan silently guarded Dong Wenhua, and this guard was five years.
In five years, the relationship between the two people not only did not take a substantive step, but also because Dong Wenhua's fame became bigger, Zhang Nan felt pressure and even wanted to give up.
In the end, it was Dong Wenhua who took the initiative to accept this love, so that the two lovers eventually became dependents.
Years of waiting, years of companionship, Zhang Nan believes in his wife's personality, this time the rumor broke out, he first blocked in front of his wife.
He told his wife that instead of being understood as a cunning cover-up after explanation, it was better to choose silence and be good at herself, which was the most real choice.
He who knows me is called worried; he who does not know me is called what I want.
Sometimes not to explain, not to admit, but to feel ashamed;
Sometimes not arguing, not being unreasonable, but being calm.
In the years of semi-retirement, Dong Wenhua's heart has always been the same, she still performs condolences on the front line, no matter how difficult the conditions, she has no complaints.
In her spare time, she spends time with her family and never participates in any commercial performances.
Today, she has already seen the world clearly, away from the wind and waves, and her life is calm and warm.
After years of scenery and years of loneliness, her heart never changed, and that short absence was only for one day to return again.
In 2009, Dong Wenhua, Jackie Chan, Zhang Yimou and others won the title of "People's Favorite Artist".
Dong Wenhua has long looked down on fame and fortune, but this time the award made her feel a lot of emotions.
The haze of the past has since dissipated, and his pursuit has finally been recognized by the people.
In 2012, the interview program "Character Dialogue Room" invited Dong Wenhua as a guest.
At that time, Dong Wenhua was still radiant, the cruelty of time was not confirmed in her, and her singing voice was still pleasant to the ear.
In 2019, Dong Wenhua released a new song "Long Wen" in a high profile with the popular actor Zhu Yilong.
She debuted for more than forty years, and for the first time she tried this style, she wanted to use a new song as a declaration of return.
In August 2021, there was a video about her on social platforms.
In the video, Dong Wenhua wore a red performance costume and appeared on a commercial performance stage.
Some people sighed, some people sighed, thinking that she should stand on a bigger stage, and commercial performances would only bury her talent.
But for Dong Wenhua, after going through ups and downs, tasting bitterness and spicy, and now the times have changed, he can feel life and feel the love of his family, which is enough.
After years of precipitation, she finally found a way to get along with life; accepting the impermanence of life, she still maintained a persistence in my heart.
Neruda said: "When the gorgeous leaves are gone, the veins of life are visible." ”
In the vein of life, more than one person's experience is revealed, and his heart is unwilling to stop easily in his life.
Life is like glass, brilliant and fragile.
A person's true courage is never to protect the perfection of life, but to be willing to accept the broken and move forward with the lack.
And this is exactly the portrayal of Dong Wenhua's half life, and it is also the belief that a "warrior" has adhered to all his life.
This article is written by Lin Xiaoqi
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