Children born with disabilities are the injustice of life, and children with congenital intellectual disabilities are even more challenges to life. Some of these children were abandoned at birth, and some were carefully raised by their parents, but their intellectual deficiencies made them unable to complete basic self-care, and Tang children were undoubtedly a huge burden on the family.
However, there are always people in life who can break the shackles of fate, such as Zhou Zhou, a "genius conductor". In 1999, after the CCTV documentary "The World of Zhouzhou" was broadcast, Zhouzhou became a celebrity who attracted national attention, and the **world** praised him and was known as "** conductor".
That year was Zhouzhou's highlight year, he became the benchmark figure of the Disabled Persons' Federation, appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, was received by national leaders, and took photos with Schwarzenegger, Andy Lau and other big names.
Zhou Zhou: The Miracle of Life and Lies Zhou Zhou's world tour has been an amazing one, with 168 performances a year and an annual income of one million at its peak, he has not only become the focus of global attention, but also made people see the tenacity of Down's life.
However, as time passed, Zhouzhou's reputation as a genius conductor was gradually punctured, and he soon fell from the altar and no one cared about him. So, why did Zhou Zhou become a "genius conductor"?
This is closely related to his father, Hu Houpei. Hu Houpei is a hard-working man, he was born in Xiaogan, Hubei Province, a poor peasant family, many brothers and sisters, in order to survive, his father sold him to a family surnamed Hu in the same village, the price is 4 stone rice.
The ups and downs of fate did not give him in, but made him more resilient. Although Hu Houpei was born in the old society, he grew up under the red flag, and he enrolled in Hubei Art School by mistake in 1962, but he didn't expect to be admitted.
While in school, he discovered his talent and studied the cello. After graduating, he went through several journeys and eventually stayed in the Wuhan Opera House's troupe as a double bass player.
Most of the works he performed are red model operas, such as the Red Song Women's Army, Yimeng Song, White-Haired Girl, etc., which is a time-honored brand of the troupe. Hu Houpei and his wife Zhang Huiqin had a child very late, and on April Fool's Day in 1978, their first son came, which was Zhouzhou.
However, the birth of the child did not bring joy to the couple, on the contrary, they soon learned that Zhouzhou had a rare genetic disease - Down syndrome.
The news made the couple feel like they had fallen into an ice cellar, but instead of giving up on the boat, they worked harder to take care of him and encourage him to explore his potential. The perseverance and dedication of Hu Houpei and his wife finally paid off, and Zhou Zhou showed amazing talent and became a world-renowned "genius conductor".
However, little is known about the story behind this. Zhouzhou's success was not achieved overnight, but was the result of his joint efforts with his father Hu Houpei. They show us with their actions that with love and perseverance, any difficulty can be overcome.
For Hu Houpei and his wife, the sudden diagnosis of Down's children made them feel unacceptable. The couple felt a heavy pressure on their baby son, who had only welcomed their baby son at the age of 40, but now they were told by the doctor that his IQ was only about 30 and that his life expectancy was no more than 50 years old, and that he needed continuous care and attention.
Between whether they should give up their son or take care of it themselves, they made a difficult decision and finally chose to be emotionally driven and decided to take care of their son themselves. However, Hu Houpei and his wife realized that one day they would grow old, and after they left, their son Zhouzhou would face great difficulties.
So, they applied for family planning quotas and had another child, hoping that someone would be able to continue to take care of Zhouzhou after they left. During this time, the couple's love for Zhouzhou never diminished, and they never gave up even in the face of challenges to Zhouzhou's intelligence and life skills.
They patiently taught Zhou Zhou, and even though Zhou Zhou often caused trouble, they still guided him with love and patience. Although Zhouzhou may not be able to grow up like ordinary people, Hu Houpei and his wife still insist on accompanying him and loving him.
From the time Hu Houpei and his wife became sensible to Zhang Xian, they told her: "Zhouzhou is a Tang child who was born with intellectual retardation, and he can't live and study like a normal person, and he has no friends.
He has been bullied by others since he was a child, and every time he goes home, his mother Zhang Huiqin will hold Zhouzhou and cry. By the time he was 8 years old, he could only remember 8 at most, but under the teaching of his father, Hu Houpei, he had learned to dress, bathe, and eat on his own. ”
Under the division of labor and cooperation between Zhouzhou and his mother, Hu Houpei took Zhouzhou to work. When Zhouzhou is rehearsing, he will sit down and listen to **. Under the long-term edification, Zhouzhou has a strong interest in **.
One day, one of Hu Houpei's colleagues teased Zhou Zhou and asked him if he wanted to be a conductor. Zhou Zhou immediately excitedly said he wanted to. When asked what song Zhou Zhou wanted to conduct, Zhou Zhou did not hesitate to say "Canon".
At this time, colleagues suggested that Hu Houpei let Zhou Zhou try it, because they found the ensemble practice boring and could be used to increase the fun. So, they really started playing "Canon" and let Zhou Zhou conduct it.
Zhou Zhou's performance was very calm, and after the performance, his colleagues joked again that Hu Houpei could become a conductor. This sentence gave Hu Houpei an unusual idea in his heart.
He had always wanted to teach Zhouzhou to make him look more like a normal person, but he didn't succeed. This ** command experience made Hu Houpei see a glimmer of possibility, and he decided to try to make Zhouzhou's future better through **.
After Zhouzhou finished practicing, Hu Houpei, who returned home, made a baton for him, and taught him how to conduct repeatedly, practicing over and over again with the rhythm of **.
Whenever the street sounds, Zhouzhou will follow the conductor to play, although the people on the street treat Zhouzhou as a monkey, but he is deeply immersed in **.
However, Zhou Zhou's mother, Zhang Huiqin, was very distressed by the situation, and after discussing with Hu Houpei, she decided to stop Zhouzhou from learning to conduct. However, Hu Houpei did not give up, and he even applied for a small conductor in the troupe, so that Zhou Zhou could learn from him when he was conducting on stage.
* became an important part of Zhouzhou's entire teenage years, but fate was unforgiving, and at the age of 16, Zhouzhou's mother, Zhang Huiqin, was diagnosed with cancer, which put the family in even greater trouble.
After learning of her condition, Zhang Huiqin's first thought was her son Zhouzhou. She felt that she could no longer drag down her husband Hu Houpei, so she had suicidal thoughts.
However, on the way back, seeing the miserable beggars on the street, Zhang Huiqin suddenly realized that if she left, Zhouzhou might become one of them. This thought deeply saddened Zhang Huiqin, and she decided to live strong no matter what, and accompany Zhouzhou through the difficult moments of her life.
Hu Houpei bought two bottles of dichlorvos at the pharmacy, but when he returned home, he found Zhouzhou waiting for him eagerly, and his mother was also calling loudly. Seeing all this, Hu Houpei began to waver, he hugged his son and cried bitterly, feeling that he could no longer be so selfish, so he decided to live and see his children more.
At this time, there are two patients in the family who need a lot of medicine, and most of their income is spent on this. For Hu Houpei's chemotherapy, they also owed foreign debts.
During that time, Hu Houpei lived a very difficult life, and Zhang Huiqin, who was not in good health, also went out to work, and the two of them were very economical outside, just to be able to save more money and prepare for Zhouzhou's future.
1997 was a turning point for Zhou Zhou and Hu Houpei's family. That year, Zhou Zhou met the noble man in his life, a famous Chinese documentary filmmaker.
New copywriting: "The World of Zhouzhou" is a documentary about Zhouzhou, the conductor of Tang's children. Zhouzhou was immersed in his ** world, until he saw the wooden person next to the command platform, only with grace in his eyes, waving his baton.
Zhang Yiqing decided to photograph Zhouzhou, and after he discussed with Hu Houpei, he began to follow Zhouzhou. In the end, they produced a 54-minute documentary. After Zhouzhou's world was broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV, Zhouzhou became popular all over the country overnight.
This documentary made people realize that they are disabled but self-reliant, and it also made people pay attention to Tang's children. The world of Zhouzhou has made people see that no matter what the body is, as long as they have dreams and perseverance, they will be able to realize their self-worth.
Zhouzhou's World is a documentary that records the growth of Zhouzhou, although Zhouzhou is only 20 years old, he has an IQ of only 30, a height of less than 1.5 meters, and difficulty walking, for most people, he may be regarded as an intellectual disability.
But among the Tang family, Zhou Zhou is the best, under Hu Houpei's many years of teaching, he has mastered the basic common sense of life and simple housework skills, and more importantly, he knows how to command.
Hu Houpei decided to make this documentary in order to draw more attention to children with congenital disabilities. However, the power of ** is infinite, and "The World of Zhouzhou" was a success in the National Spiritual Civilization Five One Project Award that year, and Zhouzhou was also pushed to the altar.
Under the praise of **, he was praised as a "genius** conductor". However, only Hu Houpei knows that Zhouzhou doesn't have much talent, he is just imitating, he is just immersed in his own world.
Due to the pressure of economic interests, Hu Houpei remained silent about Zhouzhou's excessive hype, which made Zhouzhou's false reputation as a "genius conductor" expand day by day, and he began to emerge on the international stage.
Zhouzhou became a big hit in just a few years, not only appeared in the Spring Festival Gala, but also commanded the national team to play, was received by the leaders, and even took photos with superstars such as Schwarzenegger and Andy Lau.
Zhou Zhou and Schwarzenegger were at the peak of their careers at that time, and Zhouzhou's performances were full, with 168 performances a year, covering five continents, and the highest performance notice fee was as high as 100,000 yuan, usually 350,000 yuan, which greatly improved the life of Zhouzhou's family.
* He also paid attention to Zhouzhou, whose fame not only brought the world's attention to Tang's son, but also brought financial benefits to his family. However, as Zhouzhou's popularity gradually faded, people began to question his talent, and some even exposed the lie that he was a "genius conductor".
This year, Zhouzhou's mother Zhang Huiqin died, which was a huge blow to Zhouzhou, and his interpretation began to decline. Despite this, Zhouzhou's experience still gives people a deeper understanding and empathy for Tang'er.
In the past year, the number of performances by Zhou Zhou and Andy Lau has reached 168, and the cost of each performance is also about tens of thousands of yuan. However, as time went on, the attention paid to Zhouzhou gradually decreased, and the cost of the show decreased accordingly.
Eventually, Zhouzhou's family's financial situation took a turn for the worse, and he used all the performance fees to buy a house and treat Zhang Huiqin. Even though Zhouzhou now lives the life of an ordinary person, he is still immersed in his world.
Although Hu Houpei was prepared for Zhouzhou's "fall from the altar", his psychological endurance was still tested to the extreme.
Zhou Zhou is a very good person, he wants me to take care of him, but I already have a family of my own, and I can't focus on him all the time. Also, taking care of patients for a long time is very tiring, and I am afraid that I will not be able to hold on.
I also know that Zhouzhou is my brother, but I also need to have my own life. I'm sorry for Zhang Xian, I hope she can understand me. ”
Hu Houpei is constantly looking for opportunities for commercial performances for Zhouzhou and his son, although the market is not optimistic about Zhouzhou, there are only few commercial performance opportunities and low **, but Hu Houpei still insists on doing so.
Hu Houpei's birthday party for Zhou Zhou is a story full of twists and turns and miracles. Zhouzhou was diagnosed with lung cancer during a check-up in 2016, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Hu Houpei, who was already 76 years old.
He started chemotherapy and medications**, but the effect was not significant. In the end, he chose Chinese medicine conservative**. Surprisingly, a year later, Zhouzhou's lung cancer was miraculously cured.
Maybe this is a fool and a fool, right? After this catastrophe, Hu Houpei thought about it, and he no longer forced Zhouzhou to perform commercially. Nowadays, Zhouzhou's interest in ** is not as great as before, but he has a strong interest in food.
Someone persuaded Hu Houpei to find a partner for Zhouzhou, but he refused. He hopes that he can enjoy life freely and no longer be bothered by illness and external pressures.
His love and understanding became Zhouzhou's best birthday present.
Although Zhouzhou has gone through ups and downs, he is surrounded by people who care about him and love him. In order to take care of Zhouzhou, the head of the regiment returned to his hometown of Yichun, Jiangxi Province, and created a chicken farm that provides working and living space for people with disabilities.
Whenever there is a performance, they go out to perform; When there are no performances, they rest in Yichun. Zhou Zhou was the oldest in the group, and everyone affectionately called him "Big Brother".
Zhouzhou's life is very simple, and his favorite thing to do is play with chickens, look at the tablet, and drink Coke and chicken legs. Every year he drinks two bottles of 15 liters of Coke, although it made his blood sugar and blood lipids high, he still enjoyed it.
This story teaches us that no matter how rough our lives may be, as long as there is love, there is hope. The story of the head of the regiment and Zhou Zhou is the best proof of this.
Hu Houpei accompanied Tang's son Zhouzhou through his last days, Zhouzhou was 45 years old, Hu Houpei was old and suffered from the sequelae of stroke, and it was difficult to travel. Although he has been running around Shenzhen, Dongguan and Yichun, he always hopes to spend his last days with Zhouzhou.
In order to realize this wish, Hu Houpei made many arrangements, including entrusting his daughter and Zhouzhou's godfather Liang Hongqi to take care of him. However, what he wanted most was to personally accompany Zhouzhou through the last stage of his life.
The impermanence of life makes it impossible to predict tomorrow, but Hu Houpei's wish is to cherish the present and spend every minute and second with Zhouzhou.
Now 83 years old, Hu decided to quit drinking, hoping to live a few more years. He said: ".
Hu Houpei's concern for Zhouzhou has always been consistent. Although Zhouzhou has lost his former popularity, he plays in his own world every day, enjoys food, and is carefree.
Hu Houpei felt very satisfied when he saw Zhouzhou's happy life every day. He hopes that Zhouzhou will live to be 90 years old, which is also his wish.