When she was 3 years old, the kindergarten teacher discovered that Cao Qingwan was different from other children. Not only did she speak slurred words, she also seemed to have hearing problems. Doctors found that she suffered from severe neurological deafness, which meant that for the first three years of her life, she lived almost in a silent world.
In 2012, Cao Qingwan, who was already a freshman at Nanjing University of the Arts, received an audition invitation for "Super Speaker". With her dancing skills, Qingwan has appeared on stages such as "China Dream Show" and "Flying Dance". But this competition is different. She has to compete with the most eloquent person in the country!
In this competitive competition to "select the most eloquent person in China", she, who suffers from severe neurological deafness, impressed the audience with her courage, wisdom and optimism...
p>"Although there is pressure, I decided to accept this challenge bravely." Cao Qingwan said that her special growth experience is not her label. This time, she hopes to prove herself with her strength-although she wears a hearing aid, Can speak very well.
In the show, Lu Yu and Li Yong both lit up for her
“Sometimes, happiness or sadness depends on the way we see things. My mother taught me to think of hearing aids as glasses. It doesn’t make me sad anymore. My first love taught me to regard the romance that I can’t have as a kind of difference, so it doesn’t let me down anymore. If I think about it carefully, I really made a profit!” On the screen, there is a woman in a white dress. Qingguan uses her own growth story to convey "The Joy of Being Different" to everyone.
After the vote of 300 audience members, Qingguan successfully entered the mentor selection stage. At this time, the famous hosts Lu Yu and Li Yong both turned on their lights and invited her.
Last night, the reporter watched the game with Cao Qingwan at her home. The bits and pieces on the screen made her feel like she had returned to the recording site...
"Although I have fantasized about it. Choosing a mentor, but I was really confused when I actually faced it." Cao Qingwan said that Lu Yu was her talent because she had "handpicked" her to participate in the recording of "A Date with Lu Yu". Li Yong is a professional broadcasting teacher and can give him more guidance in pronunciation training.
After hesitating for a long time, Cao Qingwan thanked Lu Yu and joined Li Yong’s team!
Outside the camera, relatives helped her appear on the stage of life
"Super Speaker" is China's first original cutting-edge language competition reality show, co-starred by famous hosts Lu Yu and Li Yong Jimmy Lin and Le Jia serve as mentors. The program team selected 60 cutting-edge elites and opinion leaders from different professions and fields from all over the country to speak sincerely on the stage and express themselves individually. In the end, a championship will be decided.
On this stage, Cao Qingwan has experienced a lot.
When she was 3 years old, the kindergarten teacher discovered that Cao Qingwan was different from other children. Not only did she speak slurred words, she also seemed to have hearing problems. Doctors found that she suffered from severe neurological deafness, which meant that in the first three years of her life, she lived in an almost silent world.
“My daughter is deaf, we can’t make her mute anymore!” Since then, her mother Zhang Zhaoxia has forced her to wear a hearing aid every day and correct her pronunciation word by word. From words to sentences, from listening and speaking to reading and writing, she overcame the difficulties in learning language and was able to go to school like other children.
In 2008, Xiao Qingwan, known as "Gege", was the only candidate from our province to perform a large-scale sign language dance "Stars" with 320 deaf-mute people across the country at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games. Hello".
Before the college entrance examination last year, she loved broadcasting and hosting. She followed professional teachers in Luoyang and Beijing to learn professional and systematic vocal training. With a hard-working and optimistic nature, she was also invited to be a guest on "A Date with Luyu" to tell the touching story of her growth experience and her mother's hardships.
Last winter, Cao Qingwan, who was already a freshman at Nanjing University of the Arts, received an invitation to audition for "Super Speaker". With her dancing skills, Qingwan has appeared on stages such as "China Dream Show" and "Flying Dance". But this competition is different. She has to compete with the most eloquent person in the country!
“Although there is pressure, I decided to accept this challenge bravely.
"Cao Qingwan said that her special growth experience is not her label. This time, she hopes to prove herself with her strength - even though she is wearing a hearing aid, she can still speak very well!
Off the stage, she Will continue to deliver unique happiness
In March of this year, "Super Speaker" required contestants to provide regular videos for screening, and Qingguan, who was in Nanjing, began to communicate with the director in Beijing while taking classes. .
“It’s more like another class in college than participating in the show. "Cao Qingwan said that the program was only broadcast for more than 20 minutes, but behind it was her hard work in the past four months. In order not to attract the attention of her classmates, she often hid in the corner of the school playground to read; far apart, she communicated with her mother through video Revising the draft over and over again...
These stumbling blocks did not deter Cao Qingwan. In college, she was very active, joining the school's Nanyi TV station as a reporter and behind-the-scenes editor, and also held reading salons with her friends. She said that participating in the speech contest this time made her understand the meaning of sharing and conveying.
She majored in film and television planning and production, and hopes to make a film that reflects the lives of the deaf-mute group after professional studies. The state-of-the-art works encourage them to express themselves bravely and pursue happiness.
At the end of the month, Cao Qingwan will go to Hefei to participate in the next stage of the program recording. She said that no matter what the final result is, she will continue to pass on the message. A unique happiness, just like the poem she and her mother recited on the show - "I want to turn into a dandelion, a persistent dandelion. Even if I grow on inconspicuous land, I am more dignified than any plant. I am not a flower, and I am not like grass, but I want to fly in those surprised expressions. ”
In life, continue your dream journey
December 2014 was destined to be an extraordinary month. Cao Qingwan and several like-minded classmates were planning to form a They have their own cultural and creative team. They gave this team a "meaningful" name - Chaoyang Qingyu Cultural and Creative Team. They want to spread excellent culture through the power of culture and do some charity activities to give back to the needs of the school and society. People who help.
The first work "This is Nanyi" after its establishment set off a reposting trend in the WeChat circle of friends of Nanyi teachers and students. It reached 100,000 reposts within three days of its release and one week after its release. Reaching 150,000 reprints, the Chaoyang Qingyu team was officially recognized by the teachers and students of Nanjing University of Arts.
Cao Qingguan and his team’s classmates represented the school in the selection of outstanding university student projects. Received a 100,000 yuan entrepreneurial fund funded by the Nanjing Municipal Government, and entered the Jiangsu University Student Entrepreneurship Park Admission Recommendation Project as the first place in the summer of 2015.
Chaoyang Qingyu is still very young, but we have reasons. I believe that Cao Qingguan and his friends will build Chaoyang Qingyu Cultural Creative Co., Ltd. better in the near future. Now they are grateful to the school and colleagues from all walks of life who have helped this young team. They also hope that through themselves. We will work hard to do charity and help more people in need.