On October 29, according to Hong Kong media reports, Ou Ruiqiang rarely mentioned the recent situation of well-known singer Cai Guoquan in his column.
Cai Guoquan, 67, loved music since childhood, and during his studies he began to teach himself guitar and later participated in band performances. However, his family did not like him to play music, so when he first graduated, he chose a normal clerical job.
He didn't give up on music, and he often used his spare time to sing in the lounge and accumulate performance experience.
In the early 1980s, Cai Guoquan finally waited for the opportunity to debut, with good singing skills and creative talent, he has sung classic golden songs such as "Cold Pride Like Ice" and "Don't Decorate Your Dreams", occupying an important position in the talented Cantonese music scene.
Like many singers, after becoming popular, he also tried acting. In TVB episodes such as "One Royal Court 2" and "O Record", he has a part to participate. His role is not too much, but the image of politeness is impressive.
In 2002, during Cai Guoquan's tourism in the mainland, a serious car accident occurred, directly causing four deaths and three injuries. Although he was lucky enough to survive, his brain damage left him paralyzed for life.
Due to the high cost of treatment, he quickly ran out of savings and had to let his wife take him home to recuperate. During the day-to-day care, his wife gradually felt exhausted, so she sent him to a nursing home.
A series of blows, so that Cai Guoquan is very disheartened, fortunately there are many friends around him to care for and support him, so that he gradually out of the haze of the car accident, and re-create songs.
However, in the past ten years, Cai Guoquan has not appeared in public again, and it is curious to see how he is doing.
Ou Ruiqiang and Cai Guoquan are contemporaries of debut artists, the two musical history, age and style are similar, gradually developed into a friendship relationship, and even privately agreed to hold concerts together.
According to Ou Ruiqiang, Cai Guoquan, who has been paralyzed for 19 years, is currently living alone in a nursing home, making a comeback indefinitely, and the concert agreement will become his only regret for Cai Guoquan.
In fact, in addition to Ou Ruiqiang, many people are very concerned about Cai Guoquan. Previously, a fan had contacted Cai Guoquan's relatives, who said that Cai Guoquan was living well now, the hospital took good care of him, and his family and friends in the circle would visit him, and he was very happy.
Relatives also exposed a recent photo of Cai Guoquan, in which Cai Guoquan appeared on camera wearing red clothes, wearing a baseball cap, and dressed plainly. Rarely appearing, his face is rosy, his spirit is vigorous, and he is in quite good shape.
Although Cai Guoquan's body cannot recover as before, he can see that he is full of spirit and optimistic about life, and I believe that friends who care about him will be very pleased.