199 1 In May, 7-year-old Su Mingjuan was a first-year student in zhang wan Primary School. Jie Hailong, a photojournalist of China Youth Daily, went to Jinzhai County to cover and shoot the Hope Project, and went to more than a dozen villages. Finally, he came to zhang wan Primary School in Dabie Mountain and found Su Mingjuan in the class. A pair of "big eyes" that especially represented the children in poor mountainous areas were eager to study took his shot. This picture shows a little girl with a pencil tip in her hand and two big eyes looking straight ahead and full of longing. After the photo entitled "I want to read" was published, it was quickly reprinted by major domestic newspapers and magazines, becoming the propaganda symbol of China Hope Project, and Su Mingjuan also became the image representative of Hope Project. ?
199 1 In winter, 8-year-old Su Mingjuan and her five classmates were on their way to school as usual. It's dawn, and the smoke in the distance rises from the mountain far away-there is still an hour's mountain road. ?
These children are familiar with this narrow path. Su Mingjuan was carrying a small schoolbag sewn for her by her mother and carrying a carbon stove in her hand, which she used to keep warm in class, because the so-called classroom was just an old land temple, which was in disrepair, not to mention the windows and even the earth walls were incomplete. Without this small stove, her little hands would be frozen, but even so, going to school was the happiest thing for these children. ?
When the bell rang, Su Mingjuan put the carbon stove on the Xiao Mu stool on the right. After warming his hands, he took out his books and only a small pencil. At this moment, he saw several cadres-like people come in, one of whom was holding a strange machine that she had never seen before. Many years later, she realized that it was a camera, and the person holding the camera was Jie Hailong, a photojournalist of China Youth Daily. The class continued, but Su Mingjuan "slipped", and her big eyes always curiously followed this "uninvited guest" walking around the classroom with a strange machine. She saw him aim it at the blackboard for a while, at the teacher for a while, and at other students for a while ... Slowly, the man seemed to notice that there were eyes watching him all the time. Finally, he found her, those are eyes that can't be missed, pure, curious and even a little frightened. He raised his camera ... In that time of only a few tenths of a second, Su Mingjuan suddenly felt a little scared, and she didn't know what was happening at the moment. Of course, she has no idea what will happen in the future ...?
Girl, do you want to know how to repay kindness? !
On April 26th, 2007, I came to Hefei with a photographer, a makeup artist and an assistant for an interview with Su Mingjuan. At the Hilton Hotel where we stayed, I was surprised to see the photo of "Big Eyes" on the service counter, which said in Chinese and English: Support Project Hope with your love. The waiter who took the luggage told us that this poster can be seen everywhere in Hefei. When he learned that we were here to interview her this time, he almost asked in an excited tone, "What's her name? Is it quite big now? " I told him that her name is Su Mingjuan, and she is 24 years old. She works in your local provincial industrial and commercial bank. ?
After Jie Hailong left Taoli Primary School in Jinzhai Township, where Su Mingjuan was located, the photo of "I want to go to school" began to spread in various media, and quickly became the propaganda symbol of China Hope Project. At this time, however, Su Mingjuan, the hero in the photo, knows nothing about all this. Until three years later, a student named Li Wan from a military academy in Changsha, Hunan sent a copy of the People's Liberation Army Daily and a letter to the headmaster of Su Mingjuan, and it was this photo that was published in the newspaper. In his letter, he told the headmaster that if this little girl can still be found in your school, I would like to support her to graduate from primary school. The headmaster didn't know who the little girl was, but according to the clues in the report, he called all the fourth-grade girls to the office and pointed to the photo and asked, "Who is this person among you?" Recognize it! " ? This is the first time that Su Mingjuan saw this photo. At that time, the only feeling was who is this beautiful little girl? Look carefully again, I still can't recognize it. I just vaguely feel that the red plaid dress is familiar, and then raise my hand and say, "Teacher, that dress seems to be mine." "Then go home this afternoon and bring that dress, and prove it's you." When I got home, my mother found the dress, and the identity of the little girl in the photo was confirmed. Later, Li Wan would send her a sum of money every semester. Su Mingjuan's family also knew that the money was saved bit by bit from a few military subsidies. ?
Jinzhai Township has always been very poor because there are few mountains and lots of land. And the annual harvest of Su Mingjuan's family is only enough for the whole family to eat for three months. More often, her father Su Liangyou can only make a living by buying some food rations with the money he gets from going up to the mountains to chop wood and catch eels every morning. Therefore, the tuition fee of Su Mingjuan 100 yuan per semester has become the biggest burden for this family, and Li Wan's support has also made this family on the verge of collapse see hope again. But for Su Mingjuan, the biggest spiritual pillar is not money, but letters written to her by Uncle Li Wan. Those words full of love pen and ink have been treasured in her small box until now. Although I have not witnessed them, I believe that the "love" conveyed in those letters has been deeply rooted in Su Mingjuan's young heart. ?
Later, an old retired couple from Dalian joined the ranks of subsidizing Su Mingjuan. They took out their only pension and comforted them in the letter: Don't worry about our life. The kind and honest father said to Su Mingjuan, "We can't take this money, because we already have the help of others. Your father and your mother can still work and support you and your brother. " Su Mingjuan returned the money to the old man, who didn't want it. Later, with their consent, Su Mingjuan donated all the money to Project Hope. This is really incredible. Su Mingjuan still remembers what her father said to her: "Girl, you should know how to repay kindness." ?
Every New Year, Su Mingjuan's mother, Zhong Yezhen, will repay those who have helped them in this unique way. She will send her sewed pairs of cloth shoes and preserved pieces of bacon to Xie Haidong, Li Wan, retired old couples, and nine college students who donated 100 yuan to her. ?
A special celebrity?
Su Mingjuan is perhaps the most special celebrity in China. Almost everyone has seen her photo, but few people know her name. In order to cooperate with the propaganda work of Project Hope, she has been in junior high school and started to participate in various activities frequently. One day, the old village head came to her house and said to Zhong Yezhen, who was cooking, "Your girl is going to Beijing for a meeting. Hurry up and prepare for her and leave in a couple of days." I don't know what will happen in Su Mingjuan, but I didn't know it was the 14th National Congress of the Youth League in China until I went there. At that time, she was 14 years old, and she was the youngest delegate in the Great Hall of the People. After the meeting, she was elected as an alternate member of the Communist Youth League Central Committee. When she got home, her neighbor came to see her and asked, "How much salary do you get a month?" In their eyes, she is already a great leader from the central government. Of course, there is no salary. Su Mingjuan also knows that this is just an honor given to her by the country. ?
In 2003, Su Mingjuan was admitted to the Department of Financial Management of Anhui University. Although she was only a junior college student, she finally realized her childhood dream of "I want to go to college". Two months after entering the school, she announced that she would request to terminate the support from Project Hope, because she is already a college student and can complete her studies on her own. In her freshman year, she began to work part-time to solve her living expenses, not only as a salesperson, but also as an intern in the Human Resources Department and Finance Department of Motorola Headquarters in Beijing. In addition, she is the head of the Organization Department of the Student Union. In a summer vacation, she also organized several students to go to another poor village in Jinzhai County to do voluntary teaching work. Talking about this experience, Su Mingjuan is still very touched. "The children's conditions in class are very poor, just like when I was in primary school. It is ventilated on all sides and there is only one broken roof. The children's families are also very poor. " Su Mingjuan and her classmates taught the children there for a few days. Later, she learned that there was a little girl in the class. She and her mother were abandoned by her father. Because they had no money and no hukou, they had to build a hut under the eaves of other people's houses. Every day, my mother goes down the river to catch Monopterus albus to support her family. When Su Mingjuan and her classmates went to see them, they found that the family didn't even have a pot. On that day, the students bought pots, vegetables and cooked a meal for them with their own money. When they left, they gave them more than 1000 yuan, which was enough to build a pool to raise the caught eels. On the way back, Su Mingjuan felt so lucky, because a photo, from primary school, middle school to university, she got so many people's help. In this world, there are still people who are still struggling to survive, and dreams are still a luxury for them. If everyone has the courage to do something, then those who are on the verge of despair may change their lives. "And I am not the best example?" ?
In the center of Hefei, there is a monument that Hefei people are proud of-Baogong Temple. Opposite, it is the building of Anhui Industrial and Commercial Bank. Su Mingjuan's office is on the17th floor of this building. Looking out from the French window, the tree-lined Baogong Temple and the bustling street view of Hefei have a panoramic view. Besides generous salary, the unit provides employees with three meals a day and a two-bedroom apartment. Su Mingjuan, like other people in this city, lives a nine-to-five life every day. Sometimes she goes to eat spicy crayfish with her friends, goes shopping to buy clothes, and watches "Happy Boys" in front of the TV every Friday. This kind of life is nothing to many people, even a little boring and dull, but for her, it is simply the best gift from God. ?
Every month, Su Mingjuan sends money home. My parents are nearly half a year old, and their lives have improved a lot because of their daughter. Last year, they changed their black-and-white TV to color TV, paid off their debts, and renovated five blue brick houses. Her biggest concern now is her brother who is in high school. His academic performance is not good. The brother and sister who used to talk about everything now have a "generation gap". This makes her a little anxious, because she knows better than anyone what "going to school" means. Now, Su Mingjuan goes home once a year, and it takes a whole day to travel 400 kilometers. I don't know what she will think when she sees the outside world through the window on the road. But at least one thing is certain, the two ends of this road are two completely different lives. ?
In 2007? On June 23rd, in Hefei, Anhui Province, invited by the Organizing Committee for Volunteer Recruitment of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games (Anhui), China hoped that Su Mingjuan, the spokesperson of the project image, would become the ambassador for volunteer recruitment of the Anhui Olympic Games. According to reports, as of June 22 12, the total number of Olympic volunteers from other provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in Beijing nationwide reached196,973, including11person in Anhui Province.
Su Mingjuan was called "big eyes" by his friends when he grew up.
In July 2008, Su Mingjuan graduated from Anhui University and was hired by China Industrial and Commercial Bank Anhui Branch, and will officially start work on 1 1 24th.
During the interview, while leafing through Chutian Gold Newspaper, she said: "It was the' Hope Project' that saved me and saved thousands of poor children in Qian Qian." She believes that news organizations at all levels in the country have contributed greatly to the implementation of the "Hope Project". He also said that he will continue to help poor children.