The True Teresa Teng of Cultural Memory： A Legend Coming Quietly.

　

　　Departure: the cultural memory of ignorant years

　　Thirty years ago, the cultural field in the mainland of China was in ruins. Thirty years later, the cultural development in China has been dazzling and missing.

　　Walking so fast, it’s easy to forget why you started in the first place. How many people have forgotten that they were moved by something and burst into tears. We tried to find the earliest bud that sprouted 30 years ago, hoping to find the bag that was left behind with the original dream …

　　Pop music Teresa Teng: a legend that comes quietly.

　　Her singing came from the other side of the strait and became the first gentle in that depressed political environment.

　　Our reporter/Yang Shi

　　Teresa Teng is an unavoidable name in the history of pop music in China. Thirty years ago, the cultural field in the mainland of China was in ruins. Her singing came from the other side of the Taiwan Strait, which became the first gentle song in that political environment. People privately played and recorded it, which quietly influenced more than one generation without any publicity.

　　The real Teresa Teng

　　"Teresa Teng has always known that she is very popular in the mainland. She is not unwilling to come to the mainland, but all kinds of coincidences have not come. The first half and the second half have their own reasons." Guan Weihua said while drinking red wine in his own bar in Beijing, "I have too many dribs and drabs with Teresa Teng."

　　Guan Weihua, a Singaporean, was Teresa Teng’s agent when he started his career, and later had a close relationship with the Deng family. Teresa Teng made two films in his life, Thank you, General Manager, in 1969 and Miss Fans the following year. Guan Weihua discovered Teresa Teng because of the previous film. In the 1960s and 1970s, he often took some artists to perform in Southeast Asia.

　　He found Teresa Teng’s mother to talk about the contract through friends. "My mother and Deng will talk about it in a minute. Teresa Teng was only a teenager at that time, and she had to pull me to teach her to swim. " Guan Weihua said that Deng Ma’s contract was $100 a day, which was a very high fee at that time. But after arriving in Vietnam, Guan MUGUR PETRU CIUBANCAN found that his monthly income reached $15,000. So he found Teresa Teng’s mother again and told the truth. He gave the money to Deng’s mother, let the other party bear his own expenses, and only got a commission of 10%. It was also that time that Guan Weihua won the trust of the Deng family, and they have been in contact since then.

　　Since then, Teresa Teng’s income can reach $10,000 a month. Before that, Teresa Teng’s life was not rich. She was born in Tianyang Village, Baozhong Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. She moved her family several times, studied ballet during this period, and received music enlightenment because of her musical talent in primary school. In 1967, Teresa Teng dropped out of the girls’ school because of her acting career.

　　In Guan Weihua’s eyes, Teresa Teng is different from most artists. "Probably because of suffering, her family has little money. So she never strives for fame and fortune. We are like brothers and sisters, so I take her to any performance, and all countries in Southeast Asia go. Every time Teresa Teng is the core. " Guan Weihua said.

　　After that, Teresa Teng’s star path was brilliant, and her records and concerts won numerous awards, which spread all over Southeast Asia. In 1973, Japanese record companies invited him to develop in Japan, and Teresa Teng’s mother found Guan MUGUR PETRU CIUBANCAN to discuss. "She didn’t read any books, although it was already very popular at that time. Only Japan can package her better. I think the three-year contract there is very stable, so let’s go." Guan Weihua said.

　　This decision became an important turning point in Teresa Teng’s acting career. After that, she released the famous "Airport", which was even more prosperous from then on.

　　In 1979, Teresa Teng exposed the storm of fake passports, which became another turning point in her life, and objectively she didn’t meet mainland fans. This is another story.

　　The "psychological warfare" in the Taiwan Strait is not exclusively about Teresa Teng.

　　Around 1978, some young people who love music began to copy Teresa Teng’s tapes from each other. At that time, no one knew who this woman with a sweet singing voice was. They just got used to the excitement of the model opera and suddenly realized that the music could be so wonderful. Soon, Teresa Teng’s songs spread rapidly among young people through underground means, first by ripping tapes, pirated tapes, and then by covering highlights. Sensitive college students are particularly enthusiastic about Teresa Teng’s songs. In those days, discussions about Teresa Teng often appeared on campus.

　　With the popularity of music, criticism began gradually. In 1979, Teresa Teng’s songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan and Li Guyi’s "Homesickness" were popular in big cities, so some old musicians specially held a "Xishan Conference" for this purpose. Teresa Teng’s songs were classified as "yellow songs" and "decadent voices" and were completely banned from now on.

　　Since then, this word with typical ideology has become the label of Teresa Teng on the mainland.

　　The ban even further contributed to the popularity of Teresa Teng. Since the 1980s, Teresa Teng’s songs have spread all over the mainland, although they have never been broadcast by the official media.

　　The exact source of these songs’ introduction into the mainland has been impossible to verify. Some of them brought tapes from the south, and some people listened to Taiwan Province’s broadcasts on short wave.

　　He Qun (pseudonym) was the secretary of the Literature and Art Department of Fujian Radio Station in the 1980s. He recalled to the reporter of China News Weekly, "You can hear Taiwan Province broadcasting here in Fujian. At that time, many people liked to listen to Teresa Teng’s songs, which were also playing in the streets. At that time, the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television and china national radio had a verbal notice not to play Teresa Teng’s songs in the program, but there was no written document. "

　　He Qun was born in a conservatory of music. He also liked Teresa Teng’s music at that time, and now he still has many preserved tapes of Teresa Teng at home. "At that time, the leaders of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee asked me what I thought of Teresa Teng’s music. I said that we wouldn’t broadcast it, and I wasn’t allowed to edit it. But my personal opinion is that there is nothing wrong with these songs, they are not’ yellow’ and’ disgusting’, and there is nothing politically reactionary. " He Qun said that he also heard rumors that "Taiwan Province’s broadcast of Teresa Teng is a psychological war against the mainland, and it is necessary to soften the fighting spirit of the mainland". "But everyone didn’t think they didn’t want to liberate Taiwan Province after listening to her music. At that time, there was interference with the news of Radio Taiwan Province, but Teresa Teng’s music could still be heard. "

　　At that time, Taiwan Province broadcasted Teresa Teng’s songs to the mainland through radio, while Fujian Radio broadcasted traditional Nanyin and hometown music to Taiwan Province on weekdays, and broadcasted some passionate wind music on important days such as National Day. "It’s not an offensive, it’s just a morale booster." He Qun said. And those traditional Fujian Nanyin actually attracted letters from Taiwan Province listeners, feeling the changes in the mainland.

　　Taiwan Province did not deliberately choose Teresa Teng to conduct psychological warfare on the mainland through broadcasting. Tao Xiaoqing, a senior host of Taiwan Province Zhongguang Radio, told the reporter of China Newsweek that "Taiwan Province (was) broadcast to the mainland by China Central Radio at that time. No music can’t be a program. They just chose the red singer at that time. Teresa Teng is very red and didn’t choose it on purpose. " The songs of contemporary singers of Teresa Teng are also played on the radio. Just because Deng’s songs have a strong flavor of life, they are more accepted by mainland audiences.

　　Regret fulfills eternal nostalgia.

　　On February 18th, 1979, in order to simplify the entry and exit procedures, Teresa Teng flew from Hongkong to Japan with an Indonesian passport. Later, this Indonesian passport, which was handled by Deng with the help of a friend, was suspected to be a fake document. At that time, Taiwan Province was very strict about the management of false documents, and according to the law, it could be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of less than one year. "At that time, it was possible to be sentenced to death because of fake documents." Guan Weihua added.

　　After the fake passport storm, Teresa Teng, who holds an American visa, decided to go to the United States because of various considerations. "At that time, Teresa Teng’s family was in Taiwan Province, and she had no work to do in the United States. Her company is also very anxious. " Guan Weihua said.

　　From the news in the United States, Teresa Teng learned that his songs were very popular in mainland China, so he was interested in sightseeing in mainland China.

　　"At that time, Taiwan Province knew that Teresa Teng was very popular in the mainland. They knew that China was open at that time, and they were afraid that Teresa Teng would come to China. So they did the performance of the labor army, showing that Teresa Teng loves Taiwan Province very much. " Teresa Teng agreed to this performance, Guan Weihua said, in fact, this is also a compromise of Teresa Teng. She knows what’s going on. Therefore, Taiwan Province stopped pursuing fake passports, and she could go back to Taiwan Province. "Teresa Teng is an artist. She won’t participate in these political things herself, but her family is in Taiwan Province, and her brother or a soldier must be considered."

　　In 1980, Teresa Teng was recalled to Taiwan Province to sing in the "Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall". In 1981, he performed in Taiwan Province for a month and made a feature film.

　　The news of Teresa Teng’s labor army was widely spread by the authorities. At that time, her status attached by the Taiwan Province authorities was doomed to miss the mainland.

　　In the second half of 1980s, the mainland had contact with Teresa Teng, hoping that she could perform in the mainland. But still failed to do so. "The first half is for political reasons, and the second half is for its own reasons. At that time, she was in poor health and gained weight, and the artist was unwilling to show her bad state to others. " Guan Weihua said.

　　During that time, there were many rumors about Teresa Teng, and it even came out that she often went to Chiang Mai, Thailand because she was addicted to drugs.

　　It was not until May 8, 1995 that the news that Teresa Teng died of asthma suddenly came to light. It was Guan Weihua’s birthday. He was having a party in a bar in Malaysia, and his friend called to tell the news. "I went to Deng’s house, and Deng’s mother sat next to me and told me that it was time for Lijun to go. I can understand the words of mother Deng more and more now. Teresa Teng left at that time to have an eternal Teresa Teng. " Guan Weihua said.

　　In the mourning hall, Guan Weihua saw Teresa Teng’s coffin covered with party flag. "I thought at that time, people are like this. When Teresa Teng left, he didn’t actually take a Taiwan Province passport, but in the end he was covered with a national party flag. "

　　After that year, Guan Weihua said that he had not celebrated his birthday for more than ten years.

Editor: Yan Bin