Chinanews client, Beijing, September 27th (Reporter Song Yusheng) Recently, Hollywood independent film company AGC announced that it will cast a biographical film of the world-renowned pianist Lang Lang.

The film is adapted from Lang Lang's autobiography "I use the piano to change the world" (also known as "A Thousand Miles Journey: My Story").

　　This news quickly appeared on Weibo hot search.

Many people are curious as to why Hollywood chose to shoot Lang Lang's story. Some people say that this is probably a typical "Chinese-style parent" story, and some people guess that it might become "Play the piano!"

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　　So, what has Lang Lang experienced from a child with musical talent to today's world-renowned pianist?

Data map: Lang Lang.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yu Ruidong

Music family

　　"Since I can remember, I have music in my mind, like a film soundtrack, to accompany the most memorable moments in my life."

　　Lang Lang was born into a family with musical dreams.

　　In the 1970s, Lang Lang's father Lang Guoren worked in the factory.

But he likes to play erhu and dreams of becoming a professional musician, but the reality is that he can only play in an acrobatic troupe band, which is just a part-time job.

　　This situation improved as Lang Guoren was admitted to the Shenyang Air Force Art Troupe.

But the family's dream of music did not stop there.

　　Lang Lang was born in 1982.

From the moment of birth, the family's musical dream seems to have begun to continue in this child.

　　Many years later, Lang Lang said in his autobiography, "My parents, these two musicians, did not realize their ambitions and ideals. As their children, I was born with great expectations. Their expectations have guided me. , Also pushed me to great success."

　　The story of Lang Lang and Music begins here.

　　When he was less than 2 years old, the family bought him an upright piano.

That year, the piano was still Lang Lang's "new toy".

　　And his real interest in piano originated from "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" played by Tom in the cartoon "Cat and Mouse".

　　In the cartoon, Tom is a cat but also a pianist.

It appeared in a formal dress, bowed to the audience, and then began to play the piano.

　　Lang Lang, who was only over 2 years old at the time, equated playing the piano with the mischief between Tom and Jerry in the cartoon.

For him, playing the piano means fun.

He wants to play faster and faster.

　　Of course, interest is often just enlightenment.

For Lang Lang, the real piano practice has not yet begun.

Data map: Young Lang Lang.

Screenshot of Lang Lang Weibo

"First Place"

　　When he was four years old, his parents found him his first piano teacher.

　　Before the formal practice begins, Lang Lang must pass the teacher's test.

So the pressure came.

　　"Now you have to work harder to practice the piano. When playing for this teacher, you must not make a single mistake. No one will work. Give me the practice now." Father told him.

　　The unprecedented tension even made Lang Lang imagine the teacher as "the image of a tall witch."

"She stood next to me and looked down at me. I made a mistake and she tapped my knuckles with a ruler. I was scared."

　　Fortunately, this teacher is not as harsh as she imagined. She even persuaded Lang Lang's father: "If we treat him too harshly and push him to the limit without restraint, we may endanger or even destroy him. The spirit."

　　But Lang Lang seemed to like this kind of pressure.

　　If you are a child with obvious talent, then "first place" will inevitably become your charm.

"The determination to win was flowing in my blood at the time, and it is still in my blood. At night, it shaped my dream; during the day, it promoted my practice."

　　At the age of 5, Lang Lang participated in his first official competition-Shenyang Children's Piano Competition, and won the first place.

In his memory, he said, "I like to perform on stage, the feeling of warm light shining on me. I like the applause of the audience."

　　Since then, Lang Lang decided to become a pianist.

He began to work hard for this goal-practice piano continuously.

　　At the age of 7, Lang Lang traveled from Shenyang to Taiyuan to participate in the second competition in his life.

　　But Lang Lang, who was expecting to win the championship in one fell swoop, lost in this competition and only won a consolation prize.

However, it was from then that he was determined not to fail again in the game.

"If it means that you need to work harder and practice the piano all night, that would be great."

Lang Lang (data map) China News Agency reporter Yu Haiyang

No retreat

　　When Lang Lang made up his mind, he certainly didn't expect what kind of life he would face for the sake of music.

　　At the same time, his parents have to make up their minds on the issue of Lang Lang going to school.

　　Lang Lang's father "does not want his son to be a big fish in a small pond".

He hopes that his children can go to school in Beijing and also be admitted to the top school attached to the Central Conservatory of Music in China.

And this needs to stand out from the exams of thousands of people and become one of the top dozen people.

　　Lang Lang still remembers the heated discussion between his parents on this issue.

Today, it looks a bit like a gambling, and the bargaining chip is the easy life of the whole family in Shenyang.

　　In order to test his studies, Lang Guoren, who had left the Air Force Art Troupe and joined the Shenyang Special Police Detachment, quit his job and took Lang Lang to study in Beijing.

Both of them have to rely on Lang Lang's mother for their living expenses: her mother sends money from Shenyang on a monthly basis to make ends meet, but she is just enough to pay the rent, pay for piano lessons, buy vegetables, eggs, and occasionally a piece of chicken.

Data map: Young Lang Lang.

Screenshot of Lang Lang Weibo

　　In winter, there is no heating in the apartment rented in Beijing, but the father and son did not even have the money to buy a small heater.

　　Lang Lang later recalled his life at that time in this way: "When I practiced the piano, my father put on several thick layers of clothes. I would wear two pants and two shirts. The heat from playing the piano made me feel better. Keep your hands warm. In fact, I often play the piano until late at night, so I don’t have to go to bed too early. The bed is so cold that I can’t sleep. In order to make sure I can sleep well, my father will climb into bed in front of me for a while. To warm the bed."

　　In addition, his father's purpose in Beijing was mainly to urge Lang Lang to practice piano.

This has almost become his obsession. Even when Lang Lang had just taken the train for a day and arrived in Beijing from Shenyang, his father opened the door and said, "Your piano is there. Let's start practicing now."

　　In Beijing, Lang Guoren found a new teacher for Lang Lang.

But the teacher felt that Lang Lang had no talent in playing the piano, and eventually refused to continue teaching Lang Lang.

　　This finally caused the conflict between father and son to erupt.

This time, his father said "dead" to him.

　　"The teacher doesn't want you anymore. If you don't practice the piano, you don't do what I said. You really have no reason to live anymore. Only death can solve the problem. Even if you die now, don't live in humiliation! This is better for both of us. First you die, then I die."

　　Lang Lang also started quarreling with his father: "I hate my hands. I hate you. I hate the piano. If it wasn't for the piano, none of these things would happen! The piano makes you crazy. The piano makes you want to kill me! I hate it. all of these!"

　　After that day, although his father felt extremely guilty for losing his mind, Lang Lang decided not to play the piano anymore.

Lang Lang (data map) China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

New beginning

　　After a long cold war with his father, Lang Lang started playing the piano again.

　　In fact, not long after that quarrel, Lang Lang began to miss the piano.

Coupled with the encouragement of the people around, the piano gradually returned to the lives of the father and son. The two found a new teacher and worked hard again to be admitted to the piano department attached to the Central Conservatory of Music.

　　It's just that his father never seemed to force him to practice the piano like before.

　　Similar to the exams experienced by most people, this exam with countless hard work and hard work is also accompanied by tension and anxiety.

However, the final result was that Lang Lang stood out from the army of more than 3,000 applicants and passed the piano department attached to the Central Conservatory of Music with the first place.

　　That year was 1991, and Lang Lang was less than 10 years old.

He said that he saw his father laugh at that time. This was also the first time his father laughed in his memory after moving to Beijing.

　　But for my father, Beijing is not the end.

　　In 1994, Lang Lang participated in the 4th International Youth Piano Competition in Ettlingen, Germany at his own expense and won the championship of Group A and the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award.

In 1995, he participated in the 2nd Tchaikovsky International Young Musicians Competition held in Sendai, Japan, and won the gold medal.

　　In 1997, Lang Lang entered the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, USA, where he studied under Gary Graffman.

　　Everyone knows the story later. Lang Lang was rated by the media as "the hottest artist in the field of classical music", and has participated in performances by the world's top orchestras such as the Berlin, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Five Great Symphony Orchestras in the United States.

In the past few years, he has been bringing amazing piano performances to audiences all over the world, such as the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and multiple Grammy Awards.

Lang Lang and his father performed on the same stage in the United States.

Documentary Do or Die screenshots

　　In 2003, Lang Lang performed with his father at the Carnegie Hall in New York, USA.

He plays the piano and his father plays the erhu.

In a documentary, Lang Lang described the father-son relationship like this-

　　"Because my father basically invested his life in my career, and he was also trained to be a musician. While I realized my dream, he also realized his dream. I think that It’s a wonderful moment in our lives."

　　The name of this documentary about Lang Lang's growth is Do or Die.

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