On February 20, the "Chongqing Good People List" in the fourth quarter of 2023 was announced, and Mo Ting from Liangjiang New Area won the title of "Chongqing Good People" for self-improvement.
From severe hearing impairment to self-taught lip language to overcome communication barriers, escorted to university, from studying painting to becoming an original painting designer, participating in the production of Chongqing's first original animated film, and appearing on the stage of the National Vocational Skills Competition for the Disabled, the 41-year-old Mo Ting used "oil paint" instead of "decibels" to paint his wonderful life.
Moting was awarded the title of "Chongqing Good Man" for self-improvement. Photo by Yang Pengfei.
Falling into the "silent world" Self-taught lips do not give up
Mo Ting is a native of Chongqing, and is now a resident of Jin'an Community, Renhe Street, Liangjiang New District. His father Mo Zongyong was a soldier in the army, and his mother Liu Jie was an employee of the former Chuandong Chemical Raw Materials Company.
At that time, 32-year-old Mo Zongyong was still a soldier in the Hangzhou army, and Liu Jie took his son to visit relatives. After 3 days and 4 nights of train travel, the sudden high fever made little Moting sick, and the excessive gentamicin injection made him stop crying, making trouble or laughing. Later, Motin was diagnosed with a first-degree hearing disability.
The Moting family. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
Moting had a hearing loss of 95 decibels in both ears. What is this concept? A normal person can hear 10 decibels, but the noise of a car slamming the tweeter is 70 decibels. "Lifelong remorse. Mo Zongyong, who has always adhered to the military style of "blood, sweat and tears", shed tears.
Putting down his work and scattering his family wealth, Mo Zongyong took his son to travel all over the country to seek medical treatment, but to no avail. In the blink of an eye, Mo Ting was of school age, and the kind doctor recommended that he be sent to a special education school. Mo Zongyong shook his head, "There was a saying back then, ten deaf and nine dumb, I should at least pull my son out of the 'dumb pile'." ”
Mo Ting and his father Mo Zongyong. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
Starting with the simplest syllables, and practicing repeatedly every day, Moting touched his parents' throat and jaw, feeling the vibration of his vocal cords little by little, and observing the placement of his tongue. He observes his parents' mouth shapes, practices his pronunciation diligently, learns to hold a pen and write, and completes daily communication and learning with the help of his parents.
In just two years, Mo Ting was able to communicate with people in a voice according to his parents' mouth shapes, and he could also intermittently recite the poems his parents taught him.
Push open the "door" of painting, bravely pursue dreams and not be afraid of hardship
Watching the child grow up day by day, Mo Zongyong and his wife are both relieved and worried at the same time. Although Moting itself is constantly improving, there is always a gap between him and his peers.
He needs to master a skill in order to have a foothold in society in the future. Mo Zongyong said that he and his wife found that their son was particularly focused and interested in painting, so when Mo Ting was 4 years old, he was sent to the Chongqing Children's Palace painting class to study, opening the "door" to the painting life.
Juvenile Moting. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
At first, Mo Ting couldn't keep up with the rhythm, the teacher spoke quickly, and he couldn't hear the main points clearly, which would always make him "a beat slower" than other students. But Mo Ting was never discouraged, and once he couldn't draw well, he would do it twice, three times, or four times until he was satisfied. It is precisely by virtue of his ruthlessness in competing with himself that Mo Ting's painting results have always been among the best in the painting class of the Children's Palace.
Learning to paint during the day and "words" at night, Mo Ting's childhood seemed to be a bit bitter, and at a young age, he often "cried his nose" because of the 6 hours of painting training every day, but after each crying, he would pick up the brush and continue to practice. Painting gave Moting more perseverance than his peers, and also gave him a sense of self-confidence and achievement.
Moting sketches. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
Through Mo Ting's efforts, he was admitted to Chongqing Heping Primary School, and was later sent to Sichuan Mei High School, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, and became a college student majoring in oil painting.
Hearing impairment is not a term for being taken care of, but it allows me to feel calmer and feel the wind and grass around me with my eyes. In Motin's view, he is no different from others, he just has to work harder to get there, and he does that. When I was in high school, I went to Guanyin Bridge to sell paintings to test my ability and subsidize my family; During his college years, he submitted articles to newspapers and magazines while studying, and won scholarships for 4 consecutive years; Insist on "squeezing time" to improve painting skills, and only sleep five or six hours a day......
Mo Ting participated in the Chongqing Children's 100-meter Long Scroll Painting Competition. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
The road to chasing dreams is not always easy. In his senior year, Mo Ting was preparing to take the graduate school entrance examination, but his professional grades were excellent, but he could not pass the English speaking and listening tests. In order to help his son "realize his dream", Mo Zongyong took a month off to accompany his son to practice repeatedly.
Or the same as when I was a child, let him touch my throat, I read a sentence, he read a sentence. Mo Zongyong said that after the hard training during that time, he finally failed to succeed in the postgraduate entrance examination, and the father and son hugged their heads and cried at that time, which also became a regret for the family. However, it was all kinds of setbacks and tests that forged Mo Ting's character of becoming more and more courageous.
After graduating from university, Mo Ting relied on his excellent professional ability to become an original designer of Chongqing Xianghong Film and Television Co., Ltd.
Climb on a bigger stage and break through yourself without stopping
Mo Ting admits that the biggest "obstacle" in his work is not the work itself, but dealing with people. Slurred speech, communication difficulties, and congenital disadvantages can only be made up for by acquired efforts.
Moting at work.
Self-taught animation 3D design, obtained the qualification of original art designer (intermediate), promoted to the company's technical director, and was rated as an outstanding employee of the unit for many times, and the team led by him was awarded the excellent team ......Mo Ting's efforts have been unanimously affirmed by the company, and he has also been promoted from original artist to technical director of the company.
In the company, Mo Ting is always the first person to arrive at the unit, helping colleagues who are unwell to work night shifts, and cleaning the office area for the cleaning aunt who has children at home who are inconvenient to arrive early; In life, Mo Ting is enthusiastic about public welfare, often teaching children to draw in the community, and helping the community to renovate and ...... walls and flower bedsIn addition to his excellent professional ability, Moting also has a heart to help others.
Moting participates in community welfare activities.
For Motten, 2023 is a year full of meaning. This year, he represented Chongqing in the 7th National Vocational Skills Competition for the Disabled, and won the third place in the national character design competition. It was also in this year that he and his team spent 5 years of hard work to polish the movie "Fire Phoenix Heavy Sky" was released in Chongqing, which was Chongqing's first animated war movie, which lasted 5 years and 180,000 sketches.
Mo Ting participated in the release of "Chongqing Good People" in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the on-site exchange of moral models and good people around him, and sent his painting "Kangjiazhai" to the Chengkou Propaganda Department on the spot. Photo by Yang Pengfei.
Mo Ting still remembers that when he first saw the script of the movie "Fire Phoenix Heavy Sky", he was deeply moved by four words - the more explosive, the stronger it becomes.
I am a native of Chongqing, and I also want to tell the history of Chongqing well through my efforts, and pass on the indomitable spirit of Chongqing people to more people with a brush. Mo Ting said that "Fire and Phoenix" will be released in theaters and platforms across the country in June this year, and he hopes that this film about the tragic history of the Chongqing bombing can be seen by more people, and he will also carry the Chongqing spirit of "getting stronger and stronger" to spell out his wonderful life.