In 1992, the Chinese delegation won 16 gold medals at the Barcelona Olympic Games, achieving the best Olympic results ever achieved at that time. In order to unseal those Olympic athletes who won glory, CCTV held a party.
"He said that this little pain in the wind and rain is nothing, wipe away the tears and don't be afraid, at least we still have dreams..."
A man on crutches sang "Sailor" into people's hearts and set off a craze in the music scene.
This man is taiwanese singer Zheng Zhihua.
"Sailor" not only sang Zheng Zhihua's inspirational life, but also became the youth memory of countless people.
Twenty-nine years later, the song is still being sung, but the original singer has long been "disappeared" in the field of vision of the crowd, what has he done all these years?
This time we will talk about this legendary singer - Zheng Zhihua!
01.
Zheng Zhihua's story takes place in Taiwan Province.
In 1961, Cheng was born into an ordinary family in Taipei City, Taiwan Province.
Before he was born, Zheng Zhihua actually had an older brother, but unfortunately died prematurely.
There is a fortune teller who said that because he was born rebellious, his brother was killed by Zheng Zhihua, so he named it: Zhihua.
Zheng Zhihua, who was only 2 years old, suddenly had a high fever at night, and eventually suffered from polio because of untimely treatment.
Zheng Zhihua, who was diagnosed, suffered from the development of skeletal deformities and could not walk on the ground at a young age.
The young Zheng Zhihua either crawled on the bed or crawled on the ground.
I saw that the children of the same age were playing around outside, and they only had the right to express envy.
Parents also expressed their heartache when they saw their depressed son, and only hoped that medicine could be developed a little, so that they could change their son's physical condition.
Unfortunately, the reality is often cruel, although many ways have been tried to improve Zheng Zhihua's condition, but in the end, all hopes have been disappointed.
Fortunately, Zheng Zhihua has not given up on himself, with the recovery of day after day.
When he was 7 years old, Zheng Zhihua was taken to the operating room again, and when he came out, he had 16 more knife scars on his legs.
The nurse then gave him a pair of braces and told him that if you want to make your life different, you must learn to walk with crutches.
At the age of 9, Zheng Zhihua could already try to walk.
Although he grew up, Zheng Zhihua never broke the ridicule of others in his ears, and he was often called "cripple" by others.
But Zheng Zhihua is not a good bully, but whenever someone scolds him, he will directly fight back.
Slowly, no one bullied him.
As an adult, Zheng Zhihua found an ordinary job like ordinary people, and lived a nine-to-five job every day.
Because of his health, he chose the most stable path according to his parents' wishes, but he was not a man of inaction, he longed to have his own achievements.
Zheng Zhihua, who said he would do it and figured it out in his heart, secretly resigned from his family to the "iron rice bowl" on which he depended to survive and pursue his own career.
"You are really powerless, dragging a disabled body like you, where would you be willing to take it in?" If you have a stable job and don't burn high incense, you can quit yourself, it's crazy! ”
This was the most commonly heard by Zheng Zhihua after he quit his job, and he didn't know what kind of magic he had at that time, that is, he didn't listen to advice wholeheartedly.
Just quit his job, Zheng Zhihua is also in a confused period.
He really didn't know what he could do, and he entered the advertising circle by chance.
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Zheng Zhihua's mind will always come up with some strange small ideas, which makes him live a smooth life in his new work, and he is affectionately known as "advertising ghost talent".
The success of his new job made him confident, and he decided to confess to the girl he liked.
The girl is Zheng Zhihua's first love, and she did not dislike this boy with a physical disability.
Instead, she thought he was an ambitious, talented person, and she was very relieved to be with the other person.
The girl agreed to Zheng Zhihua's confession.
The relationship between the two has always been very stable, and it seems that they are about to talk about marriage.
As the saying goes: "The orders of parents cannot be violated".
The girl's parents expressed difficulty in accepting Zheng Zhihua's disability and refused to marry their daughter to this man, and the heavenly gift of good fortune could only end in a dismal end.
Zheng Zhihua did not know how to digest the sad emotions in his heart, and could only write it into lyrics to resolve it, "To happy girls" and "Don't cry, my lover" was born.
Maybe everyone will not think that "Don't Cry, My Love" is actually Zheng Zhihua's "suicide note", and the breakup with the girl made him collapse for a while, and he even had plans to take his life.
"Zhizi Moruo's mother", Zheng Zhihua's parents soon found that their son's mood was not right.
Afraid of any accidents, he was constantly enlightening him almost every day.
Accompanied by his relatives, Zheng Zhihua also slowly digested his inner emotions.
The love scene was unexpected, but the career began to flourish.
Originally just a way to dissolve emotions, who ever thought that the songs that Zheng Zhihua inadvertently wrote were favored by advertisers and wanted to buy them as the latest advertising singles.
As soon as the advertisement was screened, the number of views broke through to a new high, and the song became famous in Taiwan.
The record company saw Zheng Zhihua's talent and wanted to train him to become a real singer, and his life trajectory underwent a subversive change.
Although Zheng Zhihua's ability to write songs was affirmed in the record company, in fact, Zheng Zhihua had never studied music at all, could not even recognize the basic staves, and could not play any instrument, but such a person eventually became a generation of music gods.
He wrote his life experience into music, so that the audience was immersed in the scene and felt the pain of Zheng Zhi's incarnation as a human being.
But he did not give up, but worked hard to live his life color, his songs are critical, his songs are inspirational.
After signing the company, Zheng Zhihua successively produced many good songs, also known as "Lu Xun in the song world".
But what really made him famous overnight was 1992's Sailor.
In 1992, during the Barcelona Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation achieved a good record that is difficult to see for the first time in the Olympic Games.
On August 15, in order to welcome our Olympic athletes home triumphantly, the national television station decided to temporarily prepare for a grand flame party.
Zheng Zhihua was also on the invited guest list of this party, and at that time, he still could not find this person in the mainland.
When the director team checked the program list, they found that the song "Sailor" prepared by Zheng Zhihua seemed to have some inflammatory content in the design of the lyrics.
Not very suitable for such a grand party as today, I hope he can change the performance program.
Zheng Zhihua agreed to accept the director's request, but he wanted to try it and then come to a conclusion about the matter.
The director team saw that Zheng Zhihua's request was still reasonable, so they agreed to let him use "Sailor" as a performance track.
During the rehearsal, we saw a person on crutches standing on the stage.
Thin and small, he opened his mouth but surprised the audience.
The audience followed his singing, and their hearts were surging with excitement, and they could not forget the excitement of that moment for a long time.
The director team saw the magnificent scene of the scene and truly recognized Zheng Zhihua's choice from the bottom of their hearts, and when the party was officially broadcast, Zheng Zhihua brought "Sailor" to everyone.
When he stood on the stage of CCTV, he said this:
"This is my first time singing in Beijing and the first time I have sung as a Chinese!"
The party ended smoothly, "Sailor" became famous overnight, and the TV broadcasts in the streets and alleys were playing the song on a loop.
He was 30 years old that year!
Many people can hear their own stories from Zheng Zhihua's "Sailor", which is also the spiritual pillar of many people when they are confused.
At the end of the same year, Zheng Zhihua launched the inspirational song "Stars And Lights", hoping to bring encouragement to everyone.
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If the career is successful, the emotional life should be grasped.
Zheng Zhihua met Zhang Yuya, and the feelings between the two sides were like glue.
Zhang Yuya's family did not care about Zheng Zhihua's physical disability at all, and the two soon entered into marriage.
After getting married, Zheng Zhihua and his wife Zhang Yuya gave birth to a lovely daughter.
In 1999, Zheng Zhihua held a grand solo concert.
Officially announced to the public that he is going to quit the music world, this concert is his farewell to the fans.
As for the reason why Zheng Zhihua announced his departure from the music scene, no one knows.
I only remember that Zheng Zhihua went abroad to consult the IT industry in the era of the rise of the Internet, and after returning to China, he opened a company and began to be a boss to enjoy his old age.
In addition to the company's operation, Zheng Zhihua also particularly likes painting and calligraphy.
When he was a child, because he could not walk normally, his childhood was almost always spent in bed.
In order to pass the time of his daily life, he fell in love with painting and reading newspapers, and once she wanted to become a painter, but unexpectedly became a singer.
Now he wants to indulge in the ocean of painting, and the new year's contemplation makes Zheng Zhihua's painting skills not lose to serious painters.
It is said that there were people who wanted to buy his paintings at a high price, but he said that this was just a personal hobby.
I still want to keep my own collection and have no intention of selling it.
Zheng Zhihua, who is now 59 years old, has a harmonious family, and his daughter has also been admitted to a prestigious university abroad.
As his wish is working in the direction of a veterinarian, in order to encourage his daughter's idea, Zheng Zhihua also raised a small duck at home as a support.
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Although we have not seen Zheng Zhihua on the screen for a long time, we can still see his dynamics from his social platforms.
On Zheng Zhihua's 59th birthday, he took rare photos on social platforms.
It is a photo celebrating his birthday, the family looks harmonious, and the daughter intimately prepares gifts for him.
His wife also prepared a hearty meal on the same day, and Zheng Zhihua posted a message expressing his gratitude to his wife and daughter.
Zheng Zhihua's life is comparable to a legend, who can think of polio, but he has become a singer in the hearts of a generation!
Despite his inconvenient legs and feet, and despite the fact that he had to rely on crutches and a wheelchair all his life, his indomitable voice could still be transmitted through singing.
His heart is inspirational, his soul is free, and he has spent his life proving to the world the existence of the possible.
Although Heaven has laid many difficulties in our lives, we must still be discouraged.
Always be brave, only in this way, any difficulty will be knocked down in front of us.
I hope that everyone can have Zheng Zhihua's inspiration, and I hope that everyone can live out Zheng Zhihua's self-confidence!
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