On March 26th, Zhang Shangwu was released from prison again. Counting the short detention center career in early 2007, in his 37-year life, nearly 1/7 of his time was spent in prison. Zhang Shangwu, as the former World University Games gymnastics champion, why did his life go out of such a rapid downward curve? This has always been a problem that the outside world hopes to be able to figure out.
△After being released from prison in 2011, former Universiade gymnastics champion Zhang Shangwu performed on the street. Figure according to IC Photo
If Zhang Shangwu was able to win people’s respect through street art and other methods after his release from prison in 2011, many netizens could still "mourn its misfortune" . So after these years of constant tossing, when Zhang Shangwu was imprisoned for theft again in July last year, the outside world's attitude towards him has completely changed to "Angry Qi不争" . Therefore, when Zhang Shangwu released his review apology on the social platform at 14:14 pm on April 2, netizens' comments were basically criticisms. Even on April 6, Zhang Shangwu launched a public welfare activity called "Bird's Nest Project" through social platforms, expressing his hope to sell "Red Heart Strawberries" and donate 90% of the income to medical staff and volunteers on the front line of fighting the new crown virus. However, almost all netizens’ comments are questioning their motives. After that, Zhang Shangwu deleted the Weibo and posted it again this morning (7th).
After winning the championship at the age of 18, Zhang Shangwu has stepped into the abyss step by step. He may have thought about struggling to turn back, just like his social account name "Zhang Shangwu Gymnastics Champion", to retrieve the dignity that belongs to the champion. But in the end, it was only left to the world with a sigh.
Before the update was stopped due to imprisonment, Zhang Shangwu's social account's profile picture was taken when he won the ring championship at the Universiade. In the photo, 18-year-old Zhang Shangwu was wearing a red and white team uniform. , Standing on the highest podium and waving the mascot in his hands, he must have never imagined that he would be able to hold the ring from now on, but he could not hold his life. If the light is really as Einstein said, it can travel through time, let all the light shine on that picture, there is a Zhang Shangwu who has not gone astray, his eyes are facing away, as if looking forward to the future of.
was jailed for stealing items worth over 30,000 last year.
In July last year, a netizen broke the news that former gymnastics champion Zhang Shangwu was arrested again for theft. The netizen named "light capital middle-aged" claimed that Zhang Shangwu had stolen more than 30,000 yuan of items. "There was a loss of more than 30,000, but the stolen goods were not recovered. The police tried to confess that everything was sold except for a set of SLR discounts. It is estimated that no one has been seen in recent years," and posted a reply receipt obtained after a report from a Shanghai police station, which reads "The suspected theft case against Zhang Shangwu, file a case" on July 27.
This news aroused the attention of the outside world. Although some media interviewed the relevant police station, there was no answer. The only certainty is that Zhang Shangwu, who has been active on personal social media before, started in July last year. Never updated his social media. Since then, Red Star News reporters have also checked the China Judgment Documents website several times, but none of the relevant judgment documents have been found.
△ On April 2, Zhang Shangwu released his own review apology through social platforms
The mystery was revealed on April 2, 14:14 pm, Zhang Shangwu released his own review apology through social platforms. In this review, Zhang Shangwu stated that he was penalized by the Huangpu District People’s Court on November 1, 2019 on impulse. The penalties were eight. Month imprisonment. He claimed that he had been released after serving his sentence on March 26, 2020. The reason he did not tell the netizens in the first time was because he was confused after being released from prison and did not know how to respond to everyone, so it was delayed for six days before the release. Apologize for this review. Zhang Shangwu also said that the official executives in Huangpu District of Shanghai showed great love and care for him. In terms of diet, in addition to two dishes and one soup for each meal, there is also a daily supply of fruit, and he will be billed when he sleeps. In addition, the leaders of the detention center educate him and care about him in every possible way.Thank them sincerely!
The Red Star News reporter once contacted the police station of Zhang Shangwu's case and the Huangpu District People's Court to inquire about Zhang Shangwu's case, but to no avail. Ma Ming, a lawyer from Chengdu Dingzheng Law Firm, said that the criminal punishment Zhang Shangwu called should be criminal detention. It is one of the five major penalties stipulated in the Criminal Law. It is a penalty for depriving freedom in a short period of time and implementing labor reforms nearby. The period of detention is generally not less than one month but not more than six months. Only in the case of combined punishment for several crimes, the maximum cannot exceed one year. Zhang Shangwu's situation should belong to the latter.
Gymnastics champion has become a "recidivist", why?
Although Zhang Shangwu said in the letter of apology that he would definitely change his past, this is not the first time he has been in jail for theft. At the end of 2006, Zhang Shangwu was arrested by Tianjin police for theft. It was not until March 2007 that Zhang Shangwu returned home after his grandmother passed away. After staying at home for a few days, he went to Beijing without telling his family. On June 25, 2007, Zhang Shangwu went to Beijing Xiannongtan Sports School to steal. Half a month later, he was captured by the Beijing Criminal Police and confirmed to have stolen two laptops, 6 mobile phones and an MP3. Zhang Shangwu was sentenced to 4 years and 8 months, and then reduced to 3 years and 10 months. He was not released until April 2011.
△ In 2012, Zhang Shangwu was performing in Beijing. According to IC Photo
August 15, 2012, Zhang Shangwu, a former member of the Chinese gymnastics team, continued to perform in the underground passage outside Chaoyangmen in Beijing. There were only 7 or 8 people watching, and even fewer people gave money. After finishing a set of actions, he turned and sang Zhang Yusheng's "The Sea".
After his release from prison in 2011, Zhang Shangwu performed handstands and Thomas full spins at the Wangfujing subway entrance in Beijing to beg. He quickly attracted widespread attention from the outside world because of his status as a gymnastics champion. There was a view that under the professional team captivity model of the national sports system in China, athletes like Zhang Shangwu lacked cultural knowledge, were out of touch with society, and lacked means of earning a living after retirement, which eventually led to Zou Chunlan and Ai Dong. Mei, and tragedies like Zhang Shangwu.
However, Zhang Shangwu became a "habitual offender", can he really blame the system? The Red Star News reporter went to Zhang Shangwu's hometown of Baoding in 2011 for an interview and found that Zhang Shangwu's life trajectory thereafter was closely related to his lack of family education since childhood. When Zhang Shangwu was 6 years old, his father Zhang Zhiyong was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment because he failed to collect the bills and fought with human weapons. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. His mother subsequently divorced his father. Since then, there has been little news. Zhang Shangwu can only live with his grandparents, which also allows him to develop a dual personality that is both extremely strong and extremely inferior. This may be the reason why he continued to emphasize that he was a "world champion" on various occasions despite his frustration in life.
But in fact, Zhang Shangwu was not included in the training list for the 2004 Athens Olympics, so although he also participated in the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium, Zhang Shangwu was not reused, plus the January 2002 Zhang Shangwu’s Olympic dream was completely shattered by a serious injury. After that, Zhang Shangwu completely "freed himself". According to Zhang Shangwu's mother Shi Huifang, Zhang Shangwu met some people who were inconsistent while recuperating. They often stayed up at night, fights with others, and were sued to the national team. His national team career came to an end. Since then, in the Hebei team and the Bayi team, he withdrew due to disciplinary violations. Shi Huifang once described one of the violations to the Red Star News reporter: "He saw that the cellphones of other members of the team were interesting, so he said that he would use his own to exchange with them. If they did not do it, the two would fight and grab it. In the end, it seemed that he was playing. In the field of life, Zhang Shangwu lost his coherent and smooth movements. He could only fall continuously and eventually fell into the abyss of illegality. If all of the above are explained by institutional issues, it will inevitably be too biased.
How can he retrieve the dignity of the champion?
Before the update was stopped due to imprisonment, the profile picture of Zhang Shangwu’s social account was his photo at the Universiade. In the photo, the 18-year-old Zhang Shangwu was wearing a red and white team uniform, standing at the top to receive the award. The mascot was waving on the stage. That was the most glorious moment in his life, And now Zhang Shangwu, even if he tries to regain his dignity as a champion, judging from the current situation, even such a requirement is difficult to achieve.
△ In 2011, Zhang Shangwu accepted two jobs and donations from Chen Guangbiao. According to IC Photo
, after attracting attention in 2011 due to the status of “begging champion”, every step Zhang Shangwu took was embarrassing. On July 28, 2011, Zhang Shangwu accepted the “China’s first Two jobs and donations provided by Chen Guangbiao. According to a report by Tencent Sports, in less than three months thereafter, Zhang Shangwu received 102,000 yuan. Including the 80,000 yuan gift at the time of meeting, and the 11 million yuan monthly salary received twice on August 5th and September 5th. This is the most lucrative period of his life, with an average daily income of more than 1,000 yuan. During his time in his company, Zhang Shangwu was the Deputy Minister of Charity Public Welfare Department and the spokesperson of Charity Ambassador for Charity, and he continued to attend various charity shows. However, Zhang Shangwu's "ambition" is obviously not an image spokesperson. When he was interviewed later, he not only mentioned the "right to speak", and believed that he should have more right to speak and be able to control and plan his own destiny. So in a TV show, facing strong doubts from the guests, Zhang Shangwu was hurt physically and mentally. His colleagues took it lightly and resigned angrily.
After leaving Chen Guangbiao, Zhang Shangwu immediately became the general manager of a technology company in Beijing. However, even though the technology company is called "Shangwu Brilliant Technology", Zhang Shangwu, who has no education, no experience, and no investment of a penny, still does not get the right to speak he desires. He still plays the role of "image spokesperson". Soon, Zhang Shangwu appeared in the subway station again and resumed his old career. In addition to standing upside down, he also performed singing and disclosed his bank account through social media to request funding.
In the Baidu Post Bar named after Zhang Shangwu, people will share where they met him. Time spanned from 2014 to 2016, and the location also went from Sanlitun and Wudaokou in Beijing to People's Square and Zhongshan Park in Shanghai. The poster took a picture of him with a vague figure across the crowds, or just talked about his current situation in a few words: selling bracelets, selling magazines, selling art, selling singing...that’s vagrant. Zhang Shangwu left few memories to people, and he was gradually forgotten until he was imprisoned again last year...
Educational psychologist Fu Ming believes that Zhang Shangwu’s problem can be classified as a "goal setting", that is, self-awareness Insufficiency, that is, as the saying goes, the eyes are high and the hands are low. "He has not a clear understanding of the goal, and has no reliable steps to assist when completing the goal, and has no reasonable judgment of his own ability." Therefore, to find his dignity, Zhang Shangwu must first step by step. Do things down-to-earth and give up those unrealistic expectations, just like many netizens leave messages under his social account: "Is it that difficult to get a job, even if you deliver food?"
红星新闻Reporter He Pengnan
Editor Wang Haoru
