Author: JiaMing
Layout design: Pinkie
Photo courtesy of: Canadian Chinese Radio
There are many contradictions in Stephanie's body - the petite figure of more than five feet is not directly proportional to its loud and powerful voice; the wheat skin color plus a blonde hair, the appearance is westernized, thinking that she loves to play with pu, but she likes to walk in the mountains, cook, volunteer, and live a very healthy life. 17 years ago, she was very popular as soon as she debuted, sweeping the major pop charts and awards ceremonies, and the song "Traffic Light" was known to everyone, after which she seemed to be silent for a while, there were rumors that she was hidden by the snow because of the black face and the pendulum, and Stephanie also admitted that her personality was slow and passive, and she was not good at treating people and objects. Last year, "The Big Stupid Elephant on the 13th Floor" achieved outstanding results, and after "Traffic Light", it once again became the four champion songs, which made a group of music fans sigh: "Zheng Rong is back!" Stephanie's love of music today is undiminished, and she is much more mature and calm, but one thing is certain — for her, singing is far more expressive than talking. Life changes from green light to red light and then to green light, Zheng Rong generously shares her heart journey with us.
Zheng Rong said that the biggest change in life in recent years is the existence of religious belief. "I started in the industry as a teenager, about five or six years later began to think about life, when I encountered a lot of difficulties and grievances at work, I was not likely to talk to the people around me, which accumulated into a big burden." 」 It was a very lost time, there was no motivation to work, I didn't want to go to the doctor, I was afraid of going to that step. I grew up in Christian school, my mother was also a believer, she was the only person I talked to, but in fact, I didn't talk to her too much, afraid that she would be worried, so reading the Bible and going to church became my spiritual comfort, and later decided to formally baptize." Many of Zheng Rong's friends, such as Zheng Xiuwen and Xue Kaiqi, have experienced depression, and the former has revealed that it is the song "Traffic Light" that accompanies her through countless painful nights. Stephanie says she's been exploring, hoping to do something that enriches her soul. "When I met the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Animals a few years ago, I would take their dogs for regular walks and serve as their education ambassadors, sharing messages about loving animals and cherishing life. In retrospect, it was actually these jobs that made me gradually regain my self-confidence and meaning in life."
Never gave up on music "The audience may think that I disappeared in front of the curtain for a while, but in fact, in recent years I have been keeping new songs, such as "I'll Be With You", "Heart Stone", "Krypton Stone", etc., and I starred in the TV series "100 Days of Flash Marriage" with William of Lollipop Hall, and last year I also had concerts with Xinyi and JW." Zheng Rong's songs have always had quality assurance, in addition to "Traffic Lights", "Nothing", "Extraordinary Life" and "The Big Stupid Elephant on the 13th Floor" have more than one million YouTube hits. "We've made a lot of new attempts at music in recent years, and Howie (a member of the band Dear Jane) is a very sparkling musician, following 'Dead Can't Die' and 'The Big Stupid Elephant on the 13th Floor', we'll have a new work this year, and the lyrics will be written by Wyman, so stay tuned!"
Dogs such as love boyfriend Stephanie and foreign boyfriend for many years, emotional stability, talking about the two of them, she quoted her own songs. "The most important thing in a relationship is mutual tolerance and respect, which is easy to say, but in fact, it is a thing that requires "lifelong learning" and lifelong practice. He and I have different circles of life, and the schedule is also different, and we have to balance all aspects. Our common hobby is diving, and we arrange a diving trip every year, the most memorable of which is diving with whale sharks." Stephanie, who adopted a Gree dog from the Macau Dog Farm last year, talked about her dog, and she immediately looked sweet: "I will learn to make some healthy snacks on the Internet to give it, get up at seven o'clock every day to take it for a walk, and to some extent it makes my life more regular and healthy." 」 We are exchanging tenderness, and I cherish this fate and hope to accompany it to the end of life."
Cooking Show Exhibition Cooking Recently, Stephanie has been sharing life videos on social networks from time to time, is it planning to develop in the direction of KOLs? "There are many online platforms that have different functions and audiences, and I am happy to share my hobbies, such as cooking or dressing up, so that people can get to know me from multiple perspectives. Now I feel the importance of work-life balance, and I am glad that I have some good friends who know each other and are like-minded, and when we are free, we will meet for hiking, do sports, share new recipes on WhatsApp, or volunteer together." Recently, Stephanie was invited to show off her cooking skills at a cooking show: "Actually, I never thought that anyone would come to me to cook bread, I prepared braised beef brisket, sake boiled clams, steamed sausage steak bean sprouts and steamed chicken with lotus leaf rice. Before the shooting, it was the Lunar New Year, so I took the opportunity to practice and cook it for my family."
The covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had an impact on Stephanie's work, saying two concerts were cancelled at the beginning of the year, but would not feel too much of a pity. "Hong Kong people are used to rushing all the time, and now that they have more time at home, it is not a good thing to let yourself stop and reset." Now I feel that health is priceless, and I am very grateful to be able to eat a meal with my family with a healthy body. In fact, I have been practicing piano at home recently, and I hope that in the future I will have the opportunity to play and sing my own works." Speaking about her goals at work, Stephanie said she has always had a wish: "I would love to work with the Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra to perform my slow songs in concert, and the picture should be very beautiful and feel good." Having previously opened a riot at Star Hall, I would like to step into the Red Pavilion, but in fact, the support of fans, family, friends and work partners is a great motivation."
Zheng Rong, who is looking forward to returning to Canada's singing and dancing spirit, will come to Canada at the end of this year as a guest of honor at the singing competition, and she used to be a guest of New Era Television's "2007 Vancouver Rookie Singing Competition". "The winner of that year was Lin Yikuang, and we occasionally talked about that year." After 13 years, Stephanie said she is very much looking forward to meeting audiences and friends and family in Vancouver and Toronto. It turns out that every performance opportunity is very precious, and you should enjoy every moment on the stage and make good memories for yourself.
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