Since the first performance of "My Chinese Heart" at the Spring Festival Gala of ** TV in 1984, this song quickly became popular all over the country and became a well-known classic.
The melody of this song is grand and magnificent, powerful and rhythmic, the lyrics are concise and simple but meaningful, containing strong patriotic feelings, and are deeply loved and liked by the broad masses of the people.
Zhang Mingmin is a Hong Kong singer who bravely faced huge pressure, and after setbacks, finally had the opportunity to sing the song on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
When one of Zhang Mingmin's songs ended, he had been in the Hong Kong **industry** for nearly 14 years, but he firmly stated that he never regretted it.
Why was he ** and what did he go through subsequently?
In 1984, ** TV held the second Spring Festival Gala.
The first Spring Festival Gala won the love of many audiences in 1983. Therefore, in the second year, director Huang Yihe thought carefully, hoping to bring some unique content to the audience on the basis of the first one.
The news came to his mind - Margaret Thatcher planned to visit China to negotiate a Sino-British joint declaration.
At this important historical moment, he suddenly thought of a good idea. Wouldn't it be more appropriate if we could focus on the theme of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in the program, or invite Hong Kong actors to participate in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala?
This bold idea was quickly put into practice.
Directed by Huang Yihe.
Huang Yihe asked Yuan Dewang, deputy director of the Spring Festival Gala, to go to the south for an interview. On the streets of Shenzhen, a song attracted Yuan Dewang's attention, and that was the song "My Chinese Heart".
After Yuan Dewang learned that the singer of this song was a Hong Kong singer, he was very excited and immediately informed the director team of the Spring Festival Gala. The director team was also very happy when they heard the news and tried to get in touch with Zhang Mingmin. In the end, Zhang Mingmin was successfully invited to participate in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
In the Spring Festival of 1984, with the efforts of the organization of the Spring Festival Gala, Zhang Mingmin and two other actors from Hong Kong appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
This is the first time that a Hong Kong singer has appeared on the mainland stage of ** TV station.
As soon as Zhang Mingmin sang "My Chinese Heart", not only the audience and the audience in front of the TV, but also many Chinese sons and daughters couldn't help but shed tears.
I only saw the rivers and mountains in my dreams, and I couldn't return to my hometown for many years.
The Yangtze River, the Great Wall, the Yellow Mountain, and the Yellow River are deeply imprinted in my heart for a thousand catties. ”
The singing is affectionately conveyed, the lyrics are real and moving, and even after forty years have passed, it still sounds emotional, with tears welling up and mood ups and downs.
Moreover, it was 1984, when China and Britain had just signed a joint statement on Hong Kong in Beijing, making it clear that China would take back Hong Kong and resume the exercise of sovereignty on July 1, 1997.
In this context, a song full of patriotic feelings, sung by Hong Kong singer Zhang Mingmin, has extraordinary significance and can be said to be very important.
Zhang Mingmin's image on the stage is very magnificent, he is wearing a suit, which is both elegant and fashionable. His singing voice is elegant and gentle, revealing a firm and clear look in his eyes when singing.
Although the singing was so wonderful and full of affection, it was reprimanded and even ** by the Hong Kong audience.
A song is born. In 1982, after repeated consultations between China and the UK, a consensus was finally reached. The two sides resolved the Hong Kong issue through diplomatic channels.
As soon as this news came out, everyone was very happy and excited.
At the same time, Japan falsified the history of its invasion of China in its textbooks. The purpose of this is to distort the facts of aggression against China and cover up the crimes they themselves have committed, and this shameless behavior has made the Chinese angry.
In the current situation, the famous Hong Kong songwriter Huang Zhan turned his anger into motivation and quickly created popular famous sentences.
He hopes to convey his deep feelings for the motherland through words, and hopes to unite Chinese people at home and abroad and gather more strength.
When the lyrics were completed, composer Wang Fuling composed the score for it, and then handed it over to Zhang Mingmin for recording and singing.
In fact, after the initial composition of the lyrics for "My Chinese Heart", finding a suitable singer became a difficult problem.
On the one hand, the song was sung in Mandarin, and at the time, many Hong Kong singers were not good at singing Mandarin songsOn the other hand, from the point of view of the current pop**, the song is not considered trendy or avant-garde.
More importantly, under the international environment at that time, Hong Kong was not able to fully realize the real return to the motherland. As a result, many singers still have some concerns about this song, which clearly expresses their love for their homeland.
In the process of searching, I finally found Zhang Mingmin, who was not a professional singer at the time.
Zhang Mingmin was originally just an ordinary electronics factory worker, and he had a talented talent and dreams.
In 1979, I participated in the Hong Kong Workers' Singing Competition and the Hong Kong Amateur Singers Singing Competition. Unexpectedly, I won first place in both races. From then on, I officially entered the music scene.
When "My Chinese Heart" found Zhang Mingmin, he was very happy.
His Mandarin is very good, thanks to the teaching and nurturing of his parents since childhood. He also had a very fervent patriotic heart, so he did not hesitate to accept the invitation to sing the song.
Acting career. Zhang Mingmin's love for the motherland comes from the cultivation of family health education, and is deeply rooted in the timeless Chinese culture.
Zhang Mingmin was born in Hong Kong in 1956, and his family background belongs to overseas Chinese. His father is an expatriate from the Philippines and his mother is an Indonesian expatriate, and their ancestral home can be traced back to Yinglin Town, Jinjiang City, Fujian Province.
Since 1841, Hong Kong has been occupied by the British and has been under their rule for more than a century. Under the constant impact of Western culture, the thinking of many people in Hong Kong has gradually changed, and they are inevitably influenced by the Westernized influence of foreign powers.
However, Zhang Mingmin's family is not like this.
Zhang Mingmin's parents taught him from an early age that no matter where he was, he should remember that his roots are in China and that he is Chinese.
He will always remember the teachings of his parents, as sung in the song "My Chinese Heart": "Even if I am wearing a suit, my heart is still the heart of China, and my ancestors have already engraved the mark of China on me." ”
Zhang Mingmin has deeply loved the motherland since he was a child, and he is determined to contribute to the motherland when he grows up and work hard. He hopes to have the opportunity to give full play to his strength and contribute his wisdom and strength to the motherland.
Although Zhang Mingmin's family was poor when he was a child, his parents took good care of and educated him very well.
He has shown great talent and expertise since he was a child, and his parents are very supportive of his pursuit of this hobby, and they will buy him tapes whenever he has the opportunity.
In 1975, after successfully completing secondary school, Zhang Mingmin joined an electronic instrument factory and worked as an inspector.
After Zhang Mingmin worked, he still did not forget his dream of **. Whenever there is a singing competition held in the factory or in Hong Kong, he always finds time to sign up.
Subsequently, Zhang Mingmin met his spouse Xiaoguan through the introduction of his family.
The two are about the same age and communicate very well, but due to Zhang Mingmin's ** pursuit, Xiaoguan's parents initially thought that he was not doing his job properly and was not a person who could entrust his daughter, so they were opposed to their relationship.
However, Zhang's efforts ultimately yielded promising results. In 1979, he participated in the Hong Kong Workers' Singing Competition and the Hong Kong Amateur Singers Singing Competition, both of which won the championship.
Zhang Mingmin has managed to win the approval of everyone on the podium, including Xiao Guan's parents.
Xiao Guan was so excited that she was in tears, she was not wrong, Zhang Mingmin would definitely be very good. They entered the palace of marriage in this year.
In 1980, Zhang Mingmin officially started his singing career by cooperating with Hong Kong Eternal Records and releasing his first solo ** "Country Road".
After two years, Zhang Mingmin's second ** "Chinese Nation" was finally officially launched and won the "Platinum Record Award".
However, in the ** world of that era, Hong Kong's music scene was star-studded, Zhang Mingmin's ** was not very popular with the public, and compared with other Hong Kong music stars, his achievements seemed a little bleak.
It wasn't until later, when the record company received "My Chinese Heart" that they still hoped that Zhang Mingmin could create more revenue for the company through Zhang Mingmin's patriotic positioning.
However, Zhang Mingmin didn't think too much about it, his patriotic feelings don't need to be verified, and this song truly expresses his inner feelings.
When this song was first released, it was not as popular as it was later, and it was not until the director team of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala asked him to perform that the song was widely spread and touched the hearts of many people.
When Zhang Mingmin initially received the invitation from the program team, she was very excited. However, due to the current sensitive environment and the opposition of record labels, she felt a little disappointed.
At this time, Zhang Mingmin's mother expressed her opinion. She told Zhang Mingmin that he could go back to sing with peace of mind, and that no matter what happened, his family would support him. Even when he came back and lost his job, his parents were willing to support him.
His mother's words moved Zhang Mingmin deeply. She said that she sang at the Spring Festival Gala"Back to"Not"Go"Indeed, this is their true homeland.
At the Spring Festival Gala, Zhang Mingmin finished singing the song "My Chinese Heart" and officially ushered in the peak moment of his career.
During his few days in Beijing, Zhang Ming deeply felt the warmth and friendship of the motherland compatriots towards him. Everyone greeted him warmly, and even gave him a warm farewell when he left.
Once back in Hong Kong, the record company decided to stop working with him, and his work was ostracized and ridiculed. Faced with this helpless situation, he could only return to the electronics factory again and start his life as a worker again.
Compared with the setbacks in life, it is simply insignificant that he can go on the stage to express his love for the country and arouse the feelings of more people. Zhang Mingmin didn't care about this, on the contrary, he enjoyed it very much, and returned to the mainland to perform when he had the opportunity.
Over the years, the heart of boxing has remained the same and has never changed.
Zhang Mingmin worked hard to do business in Hong Kong, and after hard work and hard work, he finally achieved some results. At the same time, his desire to serve the country is becoming stronger and stronger.
In 1988, Beijing began preparations for the Asian Games, a massive event that presented a huge challenge for the country.
After Zhang Mingmin learned the news, he immediately contacted the relevant staff and said that he was willing to raise funds and contribute a meager strength to the motherland.
After discussing with her family, Zhang Mingmin's wife proposed to sell her house and car to raise funds to return to the mainland to perform.
Zhang Mingmin was deeply inspired by his wife, and he was very moved. The wife thinks that the two of them have nothing in the first place, and there is nothing worth abandoning, as long as the motherland needs it, they will give it without hesitation.
Zhang Mingmin used the money from the sale of his house and car to set up a performance team. In a period of more than a year, they performed 154 concerts in more than 20 cities in their homeland. At every concert, the audience was full of enthusiasm and enthusiasm.
In the past year and a half, we have successfully raised 600,000 yuan, which we quickly donated to the country and directly handed over to the Asian Games director team.
Zhang Mingmin left in a hurry and returned home in Hong Kong more than a year later. His child was less than a year old when he left, and now he is two years old.
Zhang Mingmin named his son Zhang Songhua, which means to sing the praises of China. At the same time, he named two of his racehorses in Hong Kong, "China Heart" and "Minhe Guofu", and invested all the proceeds into charity.
The heart of China is surging with the voice of the Chinese nation, which cannot be stopped in the blood that is constantly flowing in my heart, and even if I am in a foreign land, it cannot change my love for China ......”
Zhang Mingmin practiced every word in "My Chinese Heart" with his own practical actions, embraced and got close to the motherland with actions, and awakened countless Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad, so that they could devote themselves to the development and construction of the motherland.
This selfless dedication has been going through 40 years and still inspires us and will continue to inspire us for a long time.
Over the years, he focused on only one cause, which was to love his homeland.