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In 1998, the documentary " Zhouzhou's World "After the broadcast, Hu Yizhou 's name became a household name, and people affectionately called him "genius conductor".
On stage, Hu Yizhou picked up the baton, looked focused, confident and sunny, and immersed himself in the music world.
However, after stepping down, he is still a patient with Down syndrome, his IQ is only three or four years old, and he can't even take care of his own life.
Then, Hu Yizhou was invited to participate in the Disabled Persons' Federation Spring Festival Gala, and Andy Lau sang "You Are My Hope" for him.
In 2016, Hu Yizhou was diagnosed with cancer. The doctor said he would die soon, but he miraculously recovered.
So, how did his father find out that Hu Yizhou had a talent for conducting? What kind of life does "genius conductor" Hu Yizhou live today?
is sought after as a talented conductor, and his reputation is huge.
Hu Yizhou's father is Hu Houpei. When he was almost forty years old, he had this only precious son.
Hu Houpei knew that his son had Down syndrome and would be ridiculed and discriminated against by many people when he went out. He didn't blame others, so he had to bring his 6-year-old son to his band.
In the orchestra, Hu Houpei is a cellist, and his popularity is relatively good. He told the people around him in advance that his son was coming, and they all said yes.
So, Hu Houpei made up his mind to bring his son to the orchestra, at least the child will not be bullied here.
's father played on stage, and Hu Yizhou would sit and watch most of the time, as if music could resonate with his world.
After a long time, Hu Yizhou became more and more interested in conductors. Whenever he saw the other party complete a beautiful piece of music with a baton, he would applaud fiercely.
watched the conductor's performance on the stage, and Hu Yizhou also started to imitate it slowly with his hands. This is a very interesting thing.
Once, father Hu Houpei noticed Hu Yizhou's behavior and ran over and asked: "zhouzhou, tell dad, do you want to conduct like that uncle on stage?"
Hu Yizhou understood what his father meant this time. , nodded and said: "I think so."
's son's performance is very different in peacetime. Hu Houpei suppressed his inner excitement and hurriedly asked: "Zhouzhou, since you want to be a conductor, then come to the stage to try. Give it a try."
Next, Hu Houpei asked the resting orchestra members to help and played a piece with his son's conductor, and everyone present was very happy.
So, with the encouragement of his father, Hu Yizhou bravely stepped onto the podium, modelled the conductor's movements, and started waving the baton.
did not expect his movements to be so vivid. You must know that he has no commanding foundation, but to outsiders, he will feel professional. The
musicians were playing "Carmen" according to Hu Yizhou's command. They cooperated well with Hu Yizhou and successfully completed the piece. After
finished conducting, the musicians looked at Hu Yizhou. They didn't expect him to be able to complete the command, and they all applauded him.
Hu Houpei couldn't help tears in his eyes. It turns out that his son also has something special. He must start from the interest of commanding and nurture the child, and strive for him to have a way to support himself.
Hu Yizhou is also willing to cooperate with his father's training. He often uses chopsticks that help with tape as a baton and learns to waving. When
is free, the musicians are willing to let Hu Yizhou conduct the stage, wanting to see how the child's progress is.
was in 1997, when Hu Yizhou was 19 years old. Zhang Yiqing, a director of Hubei TV station , came to Wuhan Grand Theater to listen to Hu Houpei's orchestra.
By chance, he discovered Hu YizhouAfter learning about the child's story, he decided to make a documentary about Hu Yizhou's story.
The original intention of Zhang Yiqing's filming is to let more people know about people with Down syndrome like Hu Yizhou. They have hope in life, but their IQ stays in children. A kind heart will not hurt others, and it is also worthy of respect and equal treatment.
So, Zhang Yiqing spent ten months successfully filming Hu Yizhou's documentary, titled "The World of Zhouzhou". The documentary
is based on the theme of that "all life has dignity". After people learned about Hu Yizhou's story, they even began to call him a "genius conductor". Once
"The World of Zhouzhou" was broadcast, it won many awards and received a lot of praise and recognition from the audience. The popularity of
gradually dissipated, and he returned to ordinary life
Suddenly, Hu Yizhou became a household name. However, in the eyes of his father, the son has little commanding ability.
Because Hu Yizhou's commanding behavior is limited to imitation, he can't read sheet music or understand music.
Hu Houpei felt that the members of the orchestra only dote on their son, so they have time to play music with his son's conductor.
Although Hu Houpei expressed his views, people didn't care. They felt that Hu Yizhou could already be called a genius if he could achieve such a commanding level.
At the end of 1998, the chairman of China Disabled Persons' Federation watched "The World of Zhouzhou" and noticed Hu Yizhou's own particularity. After careful consideration, he decided to invite him to participate in the Disabled Persons' Federation Spring Festival Gala.
On the Spring Festival Evening of the Disabled Persons' Federation, Hu Yizhou took the stage as the conductor to direct the musicians to play, and Andy Lau also sang "You Are My Piece of Hope" for him.
In May 2000, Schwarzenegger took Hu Yizhou's hand and took him into the Great Hall of the People to attend the Special Olympics Charity Gala in China.
In this charity party, Schwarzenegger, a film and television superstar, was deeply moved after watching "The World of Zhouzhou" and directly donated 150,000 US dollars to improve Hu Yizhou's life.
Immediately after, Kennedy 's sister invited Hu Yizhou to the United States to perform. In September, Hu Yizhou stood on the Carnegie Hall , and conducted the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra to complete the performance.
Since then, Hu Yizhou has exploded. At the peak of his popularity, he was able to participate in 168 performances a year, and the appearance fee could reach 30,000 yuan.
Because Hu Yizhou is so famous, some people even set up an orchestra after seeing it, and want to hire him as a conductor with a monthly salary of 48,000 yuan.
Some people regard Hu Yizhou as a traffic password, and they don't care whether he is in command or not.
is even more extreme, played a random song to make him wriggle on stage, which is like taking Hu Yizhou as a monkey in the zoo.
However, the organizer didn't care so much, and let him play emotional cards through the death of his mother. They really wanted to squeeze the last bit of value out of Hu Yizhou.
Hu Yizhou was of course unwilling to consume his mother, but seeing the fierce eyes of the organizer, he still stood on the stage and gave instructions in pain.
At the beginning, Hu Houpei was happy to see that his son was welcomed by many people, but gradually professional orchestras stopped inviting Hu Yizhou, and he was worried.
He found that the rest were all about hyping up his son's enthusiasm, not really for Hu Yizhou's good.
Hu Yizhou has too many hot spots that can gain traffic. Sometimes what people want to see is not a real conductor, but a star who has been carefully packaged and set up by the company. After
Hu Houpei rejected those who wanted to hype, the result can be imagined. There are so many hot spots in society, and people turn their attention to other places after being rejected. Hu Yizhou, who lacked exposure on
, has gradually been forgotten by people. People will not keep their eyes on one person, and have long been attracted by others.
For Hu Yizhou, he lost the attention of the media and the pursuit of netizens. He has become an ordinary person without star brilliance, and his life has returned to the past. No one invited Hu Yizhou to perform at
. He could only practice conducting while listening to music at home.
In 2016, Hu Yizhou came to the Shenzhen Lighting Life Disabled Persons Orchestra. Although their orchestra rarely had the opportunity to perform, he was very happy to have the opportunity to serve as a conductor in the orchestra.
However, his health was getting worse and worse, and his father hurriedly took him to the hospital for examination. The doctor looked at the test report and said: "He has cancer, and he has about 9 months to live."
Hearing the news, Hu Houpei was stunned, his mind was blank, and he was now full of mixed feelings.
Hu Yizhou's mother passed away in 2006, and the task of taking care of the children fell on him alone.
However, Hu Houpei is getting older, how long can he take care of his son? If Hu Yizhou can only live for 9 months, it will not be a relief.
Actually, Hu Yizhou also had a younger sister. At that time, when his father wanted a second child, he wanted to help him in the future.
However, later Hu Houpei also wanted to understand that they are also his own children, and everyone has the right to enjoy life.
His daughter was married and had children. Although the father and daughter had a good relationship, he couldn't bear to make Hu Yizhou a burden to his daughter.
At the same time, Hu Houpei is also reluctant to leave his son Hu Yizhou, how painful it must be for the white-haired man to send the black-haired man.
Hu Houpei was very troubled by this, but his son miraculously recovered in less than a year.
In 2020, when Hu Houpei was sick and hospitalized, he met the director of a private hospital. The dean knew about Hu Yizhou and decided to help their family. The dean of
promised that if Hu Houpei died, he would take care of Hu Yizhou and treat him like his own son.
Therefore, Hu Houpei asked his son to recognize the dean as his godfather. There are always many kind-hearted people in the world.
was just born and was told that his parents were unwilling to give up
Hu Houpei as his father, so he was undoubtedly qualified. At that time, Hu Yizhou was diagnosed with Down syndrome just after he was born, and he still chose to raise the child instead of giving up.
Hu Yizhou is from Wuhan, Hubei Province. He was born in 1978, which happened to be April Fool's Day. How much Hu Houpei hoped that God was joking with him and that his son would be fine in the future.
One month after Hu Yizhou was born, the doctor pulled his parents and said: "From the outside, your child should be a patient with Down's syndrome. In layman's terms, he is an imbecile."
Hu Houpei and his wife were shocked when they heard it. A jump, the child who has been waiting for so long, turns out to be an imbecile, what can I do? Doctor
saw their panic and hoped that it was his own misjudgment. He went on to say: "Whether we need to do further examinations, you should be mentally prepared first, in case it is a normal child."
Hu Yizhou's parents nodded, feeling that there is still hope, hoping that the child just looks like Down syndrome, otherwise, is just as good as a normal child.
However, after a series of related examinations, the results of the report completely destroyed their hopes, and their son really got the disease.
The doctor told them: "The child's intelligence will stay at three or four years old, and he has no ability to take care of himself. You have to take good care of him."
Hu Houpei and his wife felt heartbroken. If you can be responsible for him, you can't abandon him.
So, the couple made adequate preparations, and the living conditions at home were not bad, allowing Hu Yizhou to live a stable life.
Due to Hu Yizhou's intellectual problems, his parents' education became a problem. Normal children know that they have made a mistake when they see their parents' faces change.
However, he didn't know that Hu Yizhou made a mistake, Hu Houpei pulled him aside and lectured him, and he would just keep giggling.
After the incident, he will make the same mistakes, which is hard for them. The couple saw their son giggling and knew that he really didn't understand, and couldn't help but feel a burst of sadness.
They think that Hu Yizhou is getting bigger and bigger, and parents will also grow old. Who will take care of the poor son at that time.
Hu Houpei and his wife decided to have another child after some discussion.
They think that if both of them die, the child can take care of their son.
This is undoubtedly a cruel and bad decision for an unborn child. So in 1981, Hu Houpei and his wife gave birth to another daughter.
Hu Yizhou has a younger sister, but the birth of her younger sister comes with a special mission. In order to be able to leave with peace of mind in the future, they told their daughter to take good care of her brother when she was sensible.
Hu Houpei and they also know that this is very unfair to the daughter, but they can only do this, so that the daughter is ready to take care of her brother Hu Yizhou at any time.
Children are always playful by nature. When Hu Yizhou reached a certain age, he began to throw cups and play with wires.
These things are very dangerous. Parents are afraid that he will get hurt, so they will teach him a hard lesson, so that he will have a better memory and will not dare to do it again next time.
In the eyes of parents, Hu Yizhou is a precious son, but in the eyes of outsiders, he may be a fool.
Once, Hu Yizhou ran out to play, but the mother didn't think it would be good for the child to go out and have more contact with peers.
However, when the children saw Hu Yizhou's dazed appearance, they got teased, stripped off his clothes, and formed a circle to call him a fool.
Hu Yizhou was still giggling, waiting for everyone else to leave, he went home naked. The mother burst into tears when she saw it.
Hu Yizhou will not only be ridiculed by children, but will also be treated with indifference and malice by adults.
Once, my mother took Hu Yizhou to play outside. A child ran over and was very curious. The parents on the side saw that they hurriedly took their child away, and said as they walked: "Baby, stay away from him, he is a fool."
When the husband returned home, the wife spoke out what the man said about his son. Hu Houpei is very angry, his son is only low in IQ, and he has no infectious disease, why should he avoid it.
Therefore, Hu Houpei brought his son to the orchestra, and only then will the "genius conductor" Hu Yizhou be born.
Now, Hu Yizhou is in the Dongguan Disabled People's Art Troupe. If there is a performance, he will go to the countryside to perform. In his spare time, he helps feed the chickens at the boss's farm.
Hu Yizhou likes his current life very much, and likes to practice and perform with his friends in the group, where he can truly be himself.
His father Hu Houpei is 80 years old and lives with his daughter. He wanted to bring Hu Yizhou back many times, but Zhouzhou preferred to stay in the art troupe.
Hu Houpei only hopes that he can live longer and take care of his son Hu Yizhou for a few more years.
It is true that life is plain and simple, and Hu Yizhou's former glory is enough to make his family proud of him.
