Cai Guoquan, this is a name that has been blurred in the memory of many people. When it comes to him, people only seem to remember that he used to be a singer in the music scene, active in the Hong Kong music scene in the first ten years, and he was brilliant for a while. However, Cai Guoquan's life trajectory is very different from that of other king-level singers. He doesn't have those glamorous appearances, but with his strength, he fought his way out of the battle between Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung.
When his career was in full swing, he made a shocking decision - he chose to retire. This decision seems incompatible with his ** career, but Cai Guoquan longs for more time to meditate and escape from the busy life of a singer. However, when he decided to make a comeback, fate arranged an unfortunate car accident for him that completely changed his life.
The accident not only ruined his career, but also left him tormented in the last decades of his life. Why did a star who once shine in the music scene spend the last stage of his life in a nursing home? Why did his wife cruelly abandon him? Is there an unknown inside story hidden in this? Let's start from the beginning with this sad and joyful story.
In 1953, Cai Guoquan was born in a very ordinary family. His father is a middle school teacher, and since he was a child, he found that his son has an extraordinary love and keen talent for **. Cai Guoquan has formed an indissoluble bond with **, no matter where he goes, which song he hears, he can always hum it easily. After entering elementary school, he quickly became the leader of his class, and every time he competed, he could bring hope of victory to his class.
However, his parents are increasingly worried about his future. At that time, many people were not optimistic about the prospect of becoming a singer, thinking that it was a difficult road to take. His parents persuaded Cai Guoquan to give up his dream, study down-to-earth and find a stable job. Cai Guoquan listened to his parents' advice, let go of his love for **, and was admitted to the accounting department of the university. After graduating, he found a job with a professional counterpart and started a 9-to-5 office life.
By day, Cai Guoquan is a shrewd accountant with glasses. But at night, he would shed his disguise and go to the nightclub bar to play and sing. Under the stage lights, he wears a headscarf and sunglasses, plays dynamic songs on the guitar, and shows rock 'n' roll style in his gestures. This double life lasted for a while, and Cai Guoquan gradually realized that ** was where his soul belonged.
At the age of 29, he finally mustered up the courage to show his heart to his parents and embark on the road of chasing his dreams again. I quit my stable job and ran around to promote my work. However, the threshold of the entertainment industry slapped him hard - no one was optimistic about a mediocre-looking scholar, and the audio tapes of all the songs were all lost.
After countless rejections, the 31-year-old Cai Guoquan finally ushered in the first chance in his life. A small record company was willing to give him a chance to produce his first solo ** "Love You One for Life". After the release of this **, it set off a storm in the music scene. Cai Guoquan's strength far surpassed that of his contemporaries, and the vicissitudes of life, experienced voice contrasted strongly with the young face, which impressed the audience. The seniors in the music world were moved by it and came to show their goodwill, hoping that Cai Guoquan could compose music for himself.
This ordinary scholar man is no longer seen as a "newcomer", because the strength he shows makes all the attention focus on that dark horse-like strength. Under the recommendation of senior singers, Cai Guoquan quickly became famous, and his representative works include many classic songs such as "Red Light" and "Downstream and Against the Current". Each of his compositions can hit the heart of the heart, telling a moving story one by one.
However, when his career was in full swing, Cai Guoquan made an unexpected decision - announcing that he would temporarily retire from the background and no longer issue personal **. The decision seems to have deprived the music industry of a bright star, but for Choi, he longs for more time to meditate and escape from the busy life of a singer.
After several years of retreat, he decided to return to the music scene. The 49-year-old is planning to hold a solo album release concert and is in preparation. However, fate arranged an unfortunate car accident for him.
One day in November 2002, Cai Guoquan and some friends drove to Guangdong. No one thought that this trip, which should have been a happy trip, turned out to be a nightmare. Due to the sudden burst of the tire, the vehicle lost control and rushed out of the fence and fell straight into the reservoir more than ten meters deep. The crash claimed the lives of three people and seriously injured three others. Cai Guoquan suffered a serious head injury and was sent to the ICU for 7 hours to save his life.
However, the worse news came - Cai Guoquan woke up to find that the lower half of his body was paralyzed and could never stand and walk. Such an outcome would be tantamount to a devastating blow to him and rob him of all hope for the future.
His wife was by his side, fearing that he would not be able to bear such pain and chose to commit suicide. Friends and family visit to provide moral support. And fans continue to come to encourage them, hoping that idols will not give up the pursuit of life. With everyone's encouragement, Cai Guoquan gradually calmed down and accepted the reality.
However, his wife lost confidence in Cai Guoquan. The high medical bills put the two in an embarrassment, and the fact that Cai Guoquan could not recover also made his wife desperate. In the end, after Cai Guoquan was hospitalized for more than a year, his wife chose to leave him. She sent Cai Guoquan to a nursing home and no longer cared about this relationship. For Cai Guoquan, the departure of his wife is undoubtedly worse.
He became a poor man who lost his mobility and the warmth of his family. Spending his days in the company of elderly people with dementia felt that life was meaningless. If it weren't for the strict monitoring of the nursing home, I'm afraid Cai Guoquan would have chosen to end his life long ago. Fortunately, old friends learned of this and began to take turns to visit Cai Guoquan.
They will play Cai Guoquan's golden songs of the year, talk about the bits and pieces of the past, and encourage him to live. With the help of family and friends, Cai Guoquan rekindled his fighting spirit. Even if he is disabled, he can still warm everyone who loves him with **. He started to create again, replacing the microphone with a pen barrel, and presenting the moving ** through words.
In a series of charity performances in the nursing home, he used his unique voice to bring joy to the elderly. He also continued to publish new works such as "Sing in Your Ear", which was well received. Now 70 years old, Cai Guoquan has adapted to life in a nursing home. He would play chess and chat with other old people, and live a dull but contented old age.
* is still the most important thing in his life, it gives him the motivation to warm everyone he meets. Cai Guoquan's life was full of ups and downs, he used his talent to open up a path of his own, and chose to return to his heart at the peak of his career. The blow of fate carved out the strength of his heart, and he touched the hearts of a generation with his singing.
His story teaches us that success is not easy to come by, and it takes enough perseverance and courage to chase it. And true success is to be able to maintain kindness and love in the midst of tribulation. I hope that Cai Guoquan's best road can inspire more people to pursue their dreams to move forward.
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