In October 1976, the "Gang of Four" was shattered. After the news came out, the whole country celebrated. After that, the "Gang of Four" was investigated and tried. In 1981, several main culprits of the "Gang of Four" were sentenced based on the severity of the crime, and Yao Wenyuan sentenced the lightest.
Yao Wenyuan was once known as the "Gang of Four". He was the most quibbling among the main culprits. During the trial, he actually said the crime was "work responsibility". However, in front of the ironclad evidence, he could not tolerate sophistry. In the end, Yao Wenyuan was sentenced to imprisonment of 20 years.
Yao Wenyuan's performance in prison was very cooperative. He would take the initiative to write a review and admit his mistakes and explain some questions. He would read newspapers during the break and cooperate with the prison staff. His sentence ranged from October 1976 to October 1996, which was exactly 20 years. Yao Wenyuan was released from prison as scheduled.
When Yao Wenyuan was released from prison, he was only 65 years old, the age of an ordinary worker retirement. Yao Wenyuan had enough time to spend his later years. However, due to the influence of Yao Wenyuan's imprisonment, his family changed a lot. He was in prison for 20 years and was taken care of by his wife Jin Ying.
Yao Wenyuan and his wife Jin Ying have three daughters. Before Yao Wenyuan's accident, the family lived a very good life in the courtyard. After Yao Wenyuan was imprisoned, his wife Jin Ying moved out of the courtyard with her three children and lived in an ordinary house in Luwan District, Shanghai.
After the eldest daughter got married, Kim Young has been living with her two younger daughters. The second daughter suffers from congenital disability and has always been taken care of by Kim Young. After graduation, the third daughter also has her own job. However, influenced by Yao Wenyuan, many people are unwilling to date her too much.
On the eve of Yao Wenyuan's release from prison, his wife Jin Ying died of illness. After being released from prison, Yao Wenyuan's first thing was to find a cemetery for his wife. He found a cemetery for his wife in Fushouyuan, Qingpu District, Shanghai, and erected a monument for him. He also wrote a poem for his wife, engraved behind the monument.
After handling the funeral of his wife Jin Ying, Yao Wenyuan went to Huzhou, Zhejiang to live. He was placed in Huzhou , where his daughter also visited him. Yao Wenyuan's later life was peaceful. In his spare time, he asked the organization to write a memoir and obtained consent.
After that, Yao Wenyuan focused on writing memoirs and lived a life of simplicity. He spent all his energy and time in his later years writing memoirs. He finally wrote a 420,000-word memoir, which was revised four times. At that time, he learned that Yao Wenyuan's memoirs were completed, and more than 20 publishing houses found him and wanted to buy it.
and even Hong Kong publishing houses contacted Yao Wenyuan. It is said that three publishing houses are willing to pay 5 million yuan to purchase the copyright of his memoirs, but Yao Wenyuan did not agree, which makes people curious what exactly Yao Wenyuan's memoirs are written, which makes so many publishers want to buy it?
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Yao Wenyuan's memoirs spans a relatively large time span. From 1956 to 1976, before he was isolated and investigated, the span lasted 20 years, recording many little-known deeds, especially Yao Wenyuan's personal experience during the special decade, which has certain reference value.
Many publishing houses are willing to buy at a high price, but Yao Wenyuan declined them one by one. Yao Wenyuan personally proposed to the relevant departments that he wanted to publish his memoirs, but after being sent for review, there was no further information. Later, Yao Wenyuan proposed to write some records of his life experience, and the organization agreed.
The organization also assigned him a data assistant. After that, Yao Wenyuan spent 8 months writing a record of 50,000 words, named "Review and Reflection". In his later years, the organization considered that Yao Wenyuan was old, he assigned him a guard and nursing work.
In his later years, Yao Wenyuan was given preferential treatment and had a monthly living allowance of 4,000 yuan, which was enough for him to live a better life. However, there was no further information in his memoirs. Yao Wenyuan died of illness on December 23, 2005 at the age of 74.
