We should all still remember the "genius conductor" Zhou Zhou. At that time, he was famous all over the country. People also knew about his disability. He was born with Down syndrome and was only a few years old. With his intelligence, he was once known as a genius, but now he lives an ordinary life. We will explore what happened to him in the past few decades one by one.

In 1978, Zhouzhou was born on April Fool’s Day, but on this day, God played a fateful joke on him.

He was diagnosed with Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality. He has one more chromosome 21 than normal people. This means that Zhouzhou has only the appearance of a child of a few years old. Intelligence is like this throughout life.

Zhouzhou’s father, Hu Peihou, is a double bass player in the Wuhan Symphony Orchestra. He chose to accept that his son has Down syndrome. His son has a congenital disability, which is common for everyone. I don't want to, but now that things have happened, there is no point in complaining. I can only accept the results and make some changes for this different life.

At first, Zhouzhou’s mother was hit hard by Zhouzhou’s physical condition. She could not accept this fact. Just like in the movie later based on Zhouzhou, Zhouzhou’s mother also Thinking about taking Zhouzhou out of this world, Hu Peihou comforted his wife again and again. Under her husband's comfort, Zhouzhou's mother slowly accepted this fact, and finally the couple made plans for Zhouzhou's future together.

Because the couple was worried that no one would take care of Zhouzhou after they left, they later decided to have another child. When they were no longer able to take care of Zhouzhou, this child could take care of Zhouzhou. In this way, Zhouzhou's sister was born.

In order to help Zhouzhou adapt to the world as much as possible, they began to teach Zhouzhou some self-care skills. Zhouzhou can do everything that normal children can do.

Hu Peihou has always treated Zhouzhou very rationally. He is very afraid that Zhouzhou will be abandoned by the world. He must be strict with Zhouzhou and lead him to experience life. He said: "Do what you can." , it is not so sad. The real sadness is not letting Zhouzhou know that labor is the most basic condition for his survival."

Showing great interest in music

Because Zhouzhou couldn't stay at home alone and Hu Peihou had to go to work every day, he took Zhouzhou to the symphony orchestra every day. When Hu Peihou was working, Zhouzhou stayed in the orchestra.

Perhaps it is an innate liking, or it may be a long-term exposure, Zhouzhou slowly fell in love with music. When the orchestra was performing, Zhouzhou would sit in the audience and dance with them. He Immersed in his own world, he followed the music in the corner like a conductor.

Hu Peihou also discovered his son’s interest in music. He prepared a chopstick for his son and used it as Zhouzhou’s baton. From then on, Zhouzhou used this baton in the orchestra. Let your emotions flow.

Sometimes people would coax Zhouzhou to perform on stage, but Zhouzhou was not afraid of stage fright. He went on stage generously and followed the music conductor, and received a round of applause from the audience.

The turning point in Zhouzhou’s life was in 1997. By chance, Zhang Yiqing came to the Wuhan Symphony Orchestra and happened to see Zhouzhou in a corner, intoxicated with his conductor. He told Hu Peihou that he wanted to take a photo After obtaining Hu Peihou's consent, Zhang Yiqing started filming a documentary about Zhouzhou.

Soon after, "Zhouzhou's World" was released to the world. Zhouzhou's true story was told in "Zhouzhou's World". The popularity of this documentary also brought Zhouzhou into people's sight.

A child with congenital Down syndrome completed the conducting by himself without anyone teaching him. This is a story that is of great interest to the public. Zhouzhou really started his conducting road.

With more and more media reports, Zhouzhou’s popularity continues to increase. Zhouzhou has been invited to perform in many performances, and Zhouzhou began to perform on stage with the orchestra.

In a later event, Zhouzhou was discovered by the chairman of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation. Zhouzhou was a good example of positive energy. In this year, Zhouzhou ushered in the first large-scale event in his life. During the performance, at the New Year Gala in Beijing, Zhouzhou collaborated with the China Ballet Symphony Orchestra. Zhouzhou was wearing a tuxedo and holding a baton. The music sounded. Zhouzhou conducted the song emotionally. When the song ended, the audience applauded loudly. Zhouzhou spontaneously This reputation is growing.

Finally returned to ordinary people's life

More and more media reported Zhouzhou's musical performances, and Zhouzhou was dubbed the "genius conductor". Hu Peihou knew This was an exaggerated compliment to Zhouzhou. He knew that his son was just a child with a few years of intelligence. He could not be said to be a talent for music, just a kind of liking. But people only believe what they judge.

In the following six years, Zhouzhou performed in various places, and his popularity increased significantly, becoming a household name.

After that, Zhouzhou joined an orchestra, which was named "Zhouzhou Symphony Orchestra". Zhouzhou began to perform commercially. In one year, Zhouzhou performed up to 168 performances, and his salary He was also offered a high monthly salary of 48,000 yuan.

As the orchestra continued to operate, Hu Peihou believed that the orchestra was too focused on commercial interests and was not suitable for the development of Zhouzhou. Take over this band.

Thinking about things and doing things are two different concepts. He has no business experience. Although Hu Peihou took over the orchestra, he did not know how to run the orchestra well. His lack of business acumen also made the orchestra only maintain a By 2013, the band finally folded.

After the orchestra collapsed, Zhouzhou went to the Beijing Voice of the Soul Disabled People's Art Troupe. At this time, Zhouzhou's reputation was no longer so great. There was no money to hire an orchestra, and Zhouzhou's performances were few. Hu Peihou took Zhouzhou to the Shenzhen Light Up Life Disabled People's Art Troupe. Although there were few performances here, Zhouzhou at least had a chance to be on stage.

As his fame faded, people began to re-examine Zhouzhou, and many voices of doubt emerged. Hu Peihou never admitted that Zhouzhou had talent. Everyone gave Zhouzhou the title of "genius conductor". When asked about "family", Hu Peihou just expressed his gratitude to them for playing with Zhouzhou.

He never expected Zhouzhou to have any talents. As a father, he only hoped that his son could grow up healthily and happily.

Summary:

Now the father and son live in an ordinary house. Zhouzhou spends five or six hours listening to music every day. Zhouzhou is already in his forties. Due to physical problems, he ages much faster than normal people, but Hu Peihou has always been by Zhouzhou's side.

Zhouzhou's intelligence is still at the stage of a child. This kind of mentality may be a good thing for him. He doesn't know how famous he used to be, and he doesn't feel that no one cares about him now. What's the difference.

Hu Peihou is over 70 years old. He doesn’t know how long he can stay with Zhouzhou. He can only do his best to accompany Zhouzhou in this limited time.

We are all feeling the ups and downs of Zhouzhou’s life. Faced with those doubtful voices, I want to say, give more kindness to the world and people like Zhouzhou. The world is good to Zhouzhou. They are already unfair, and we should use our kindness to make them hopeful about the world and let them see that the world is worth it.