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He was once an unprofessional singer, and he went from an advertising man to a musician who became popular all over the country. His songs are about love, parents and children, rebellion and stubbornness, life and environmental protection, country and family. His songs are more casual. You may feel sad when listening to his songs, but his heart is positive and uplifting.
He is a soulful singer. When he was young, he worried about the country and the people. Now, Zheng Zhihua is nearly sixty years old. His heart is quiet at home, and he will write his emotions on paper. He won't show off his former glory. Maybe for him, singing is just a way to express an emotion.
accidentally came across Zheng Zhihua’s video. When I saw this face, my mood fluctuated. 's face was a bit slack, and he was humming an old song in a low, hoarse voice. His expression was a little downcast, and his eyes revealed a kind of vicissitudes of life.
If you didn’t see Zheng Zhihua’s name, it would be difficult to connect it. In my mind, Zheng Zhihua is a vigorous young man with lush and unkempt hair, sitting on a ship and singing " sailor " loudly.
Times have changed. It turns out that Zheng Zhihua is 58 years old , but I, a person in my 30s, am still stuck in the memories of my student days. Yes, his songs accompanied me through junior high school and high school. When I was young, I didn't understand the meaning of the music. I just thought the tune was different, sad and melancholy. Zheng Zhihua did not receive many awards in his life, which may be related to his casualness. Today's life is simple and happy, so why not have fame and fortune?
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"A lucky person,
uses his childhood to heal his life.
An unfortunate person,
uses his life to heal his childhood."
Zheng Zhihua used the latter to compare himself: " If my feet don't have polio, I shouldn't have polio. I can’t write songs, draw, or write calligraphy, let alone be a singer or artist ”.
Zheng Zhihua’s childhood dream was to be an F1 racing driver. In his opinion, that is a vigorous life. As the saying goes, "When God closes a door for you, he will definitely open a window for you." This sentence does not apply to everyone, maybe it is just a sentence created to appease others. However, it really manifested itself in Zheng Zhihua.
Zheng Zhihua, born in 1961, is an authentic Taiwanese. When he was young, Zheng Zhihua was a versatile person. He never thought that he would become a singer in the future. In that unstable Taiwan, there was nowhere for his blood to be spilled, and he could not change anything by himself.
After graduation, Zheng Zhihua looked for a job just like ordinary people to make a living. The first job he came into contact with was in civil engineering, but he was not satisfied. In 1984, at the age of 23, he entered an advertising company. With the energy of a young man, Zheng Zhihua is doing business very quickly. Perhaps he has his own talent, and he can do it with ease, not like a novice at all. He can innovate, explore, and find goals. 's "Happy Shampoo" and "Flisi Fragrance Shower Milk" were very impressive and became famous in the advertising circle. The background songs of
advertisements are all repetitive tunes. In order to be innovative, I tried to write my own background songs for the first time. It didn't matter what I wrote, but it was picked up by the record company. His first song "For Happy Girls" was released.
Huang Shujun: Zheng Zhihua is quite special. He used to be an advertiser, but later he actually started writing songs. Maybe advertising can't control his excessive talent!
Four years later, Zheng Zhihua officially entered the professional singer industry. During this period, he negotiated with the record company to write an album of songs, which was released by the record company. That year, the first album was released, headed by "The Story of the youngest member of ". It contains 9 songs, all of which were written, composed and sung by him himself. He never expected that his talent would not only be able to make good advertisements, but also write so many songs.
In fact, in his early years, Zheng Zhihua did not know how to read music, nor could he read a musical instrument. He is just imaginary like us, but his writing skills are very good and he can compose poems and lyrics.He wrote some words he wanted to express and then hummed the imaginary tune, and then hummed a piece of music and it came out. Many of the early songs were helped by his friend, music composer Huang Dajun. Huang Dajun helped him cut out the music scores and frame the beats, and he completed them one by one.
sang "Don't Cry, My Favorite" at KTV many times. I once thought I was a victim of love. Looking back now, that period was really silly and cute. When I was wandering alone in society, the songs that I sang the most were Zheng Zhihua’s songs. Maybe it resonates with Zheng Zhihua’s life and I like this kind of melancholy and sad song. Maybe, I was just wronged and wanted to sing his song alone while shedding my tears of grievance.
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No matter how talented a person is, he cannot achieve great things without pride. Zheng Zhihua was unruly when he was young. Although he had difficulty walking, he still had a pure heart to pursue his dreams.
"When I graduated from elementary school, my natural science teacher wrote a paragraph for me in my graduation album: People can be proud, but they cannot be arrogant."
Zheng Zhihua said that when he was a child, he did not understand the teacher's words. , in his opinion as an adult, when a person is too good and too talented, his edge cannot be concealed. So whether he is arrogant or not is not something he can decide, but it is destined by God. What's more, a person has so many talents that he can be proud of. If he pretends to be mediocre and hides his edge, it is disgusting and hypocritical.
These inner words of Zheng Zhihua are the best truth to refute traditional concepts. Even when we were young, our teachers told us to be modest and prudent, not to be rash or proud. It seems that the Tao of Confucius and Mencius handed down from ancient times is the most basic principle of life. However, times are different now. If you still hold back your talent, who will witness it? You must use all your abilities at work to avoid being eliminated. You have to be thick-skinned when in love. Being too modest will make people think you are hypocritical.
Pride is the most difficult thing to overcome. When you learn to be humble, you will be proud of your humility. ——Zheng Zhihua
Zheng Zhihua has this arrogant character. He will not hide his advantages. On the contrary, he will bring out all his energy. He released sixteen albums in his life and wrote songs for many celebrities.
Representative works include:
Zhang Zhenyu, composer in " Don't Hurt Me Again ",
Tong Ange, , lyricist in "China Sails"
Shuimu Nianhua, "Don't Cry, My Favorite Person"
Fei Yuqing "The Eyes of the Sun and Moon Man"
Nanhe Wendou "Single Escape"
Jiang Lang "Like a Dream"
Che Jiling " Let the Wind Blow"
...
The environment in which Zheng Zhihua grew up made him dissatisfied with many things. Now, he has With a certain degree of fame, he can write those emotions into his lyrics. He encouraged young people to not despair when you are sad. When you are decadent, be sure not to fall. The familiar "Sailor", "Stars Lighting" and "Young Times" are the best interpretations. His songs not only express his sustenance for young people, but also satirize some social injustices. There are also some songs that criticize Taiwan’s ruling power. I won’t go into details here. You can search for them by yourself.
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As the saying goes, "Behind a successful man there is always a woman who silently supports him." Zheng Zhihua's achievements depend not only on his own talent, but also on the support of his wife.
Zheng Zhihua is nearly sixty years old. He has a harmonious and happy family. He has a wife who is as loving as ever. He often praises his wife. He likes to make some lacquerware by himself. He has made bowls, teacups, and mobile phone holders for his wife, all of which are engraved with his wife's name. He has a daughter who loves her father. His daughter is studying in the UK. He said that studying is not about how much money you will earn after graduation. He understands reading as a kind of cultivation and an inner culture.Today, in this impetuous society, the only way to stay out of the mud is to improve your inner culture. His daughter will send him a few birthday cards when his birthday is coming, retaining the traditional way of sending letters. How many people can do this kind of love for their father?
His wife’s name is Zhang Yuya , and they were dating when they were working in the advertising industry.
"My wife has always supported me from behind. She has never asked for a commitment to marriage, and she has never interfered in my life. She knows my thoughts, she organizes the house very well, and she never lets me worry about it. "Zheng Zhihua also said that a lot of inspiration comes from my wife.
If a person wants to make progress in his career, family support and comfort are very important. If the family is not harmonious, you will have no intention to do what you want to do, let alone achieve success.
Zheng Zhihua's wife is a representative of success. Now Zheng Zhihua only listens to two people, one is his daughter and the other is his wife. As long as his wife says, he will do it.
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In the movie "Heroes of Fire", Huang Xiaoming sang "Don't Cry, My Favorite One" by Zheng Zhihua to pay tribute to our fire heroes. When the song sounded, Zheng Zhihua's appearance flashed in my mind. This song not only pays tribute to the fire hero, but also allows people to recall their youthful years growing up with Zhihua.
"I always think that I have grown up
I have to act cool when I smoke
I always think that the earth is under my feet
I want to wander around the world when I am young"
We were all young in the past, rebellious and dissociated in our youth. imitated Chow Yun-fat's smoking movements, choked to tears and still pretended to be cool. I kept promising my parents not to go online anymore, but I still sneaked out in the middle of the night and stayed up all night. I always think that I am different, disdain the worldly vision, and have to live my own style. More than ten years later, I realized that I had just begun to understand life, and it was already too late. Those "secular" people had already become famous.
The lyrics of the song "Youth" are so true, and they describe the "pretending" of each of us when we were young.
We, the "provocateurs" born in the 1980s, want to provoke the whole family, and at the same time we want to provoke our elderly parents. Today, I no longer sing Zheng Zhihua's sad songs, nor do I sing "Sailor" loudly for the next goal. After being baptized by society, only you know best what you want. The only thing that remains unchanged is that most of us live in " game world ". This song is also the most representative of my life.
As for Zheng Zhihua, although he was brilliant in his youth, he was not recognized. This kind of recognition was recognized by professional organizations. Although many people admired him, he rarely won awards.
I treat religion as a historical study
I treat life as a philosophical discussion
I treat life as a spiritual practice
I regard discovering all true knowledge and enlightening my own potential as a lifelong career.
Don’t ask me what I can get by doing this?
I have gained nothing in all these years!
But I lost a lot of things that I shouldn’t have.
Because I had a firm belief that I had no faith
I lost my confusion
Because humor brought out the insurmountable difficulties
I lost my depression
Because I saw through the unpredictable fate
I lost my fear
Over the years, I have not gained fame and wealth; but I have abandoned , greed, anger, and ignorance !
Maybe in the eyes of mortals, I have achieved nothing, but in fact, I can get rid of the most poisonous evil in human nature, and I have become a clean, healthy and happy person."
This passage can summarize Zheng Zhihua's life. If we talk about his The first half of his life was spent fighting for fame and fortune, which is understandable, because he shines brightly. However, his character prevents him from writing all random things in his songs, and he will offend many people. Many opportunities were lost, even for "Stars Lighting" because the lyrics were not introduced.However, he is fearless, he expresses the truest side, and is this side not what we are facing? Troubled?
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The second half of Zheng Zhihua’s life was “clean and satisfying”. His songs have already written about some phenomena about young people and society. He no longer needs to remind anyone. People who understand him will understand the meaning from the songs. As for whether to change it or not, that is their own business. He was accompanied by his wife and daughter for the rest of his life. He liked to write poetry. He would write poems for them impromptu. He wrote the Spring Festival couplets himself. Every word he wrote was begged for 20,000 yuan. He said that he is my friend and if you really like it, give it to him. He likes to write and is also very good at painting. He has also been invited to participate in art exhibitions. He is now a veritable artist.
Despite this, Zheng Zhihua never felt that he was so great in his heart. He had a Buddha's heart. Back then, "zhihua" depended on the conjunction of "wisdom". He took fame and wealth very lightly, and therefore gave up a lot of glory and wealth.
Zheng Zhihua’s achievements in his life can only be described in two words: “bland”. You rarely see him standing on the podium. Maybe those awards are only given to "real people", but he lives in his own spiritual world. Maybe he doesn't need those halos, he just wants to write songs and sing happily. Just like that, any ranking in the spiritual world will eventually return to mediocrity, and only when you are mediocre can you see through life. He has gained a lot of fame and fortune. This kind of fame and fortune brings memories to a generation and is an "intellectualization" that will never be erased.
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