Wang Jie

Name: Wang Jie
ISBN: 9787225060385

汪林Qinghai People's Publishing House · ChinaApr 2022

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Word count: 124K words
Chapters: 28
ISBN: 9787225060385

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Summary

This book is one volume in the series Stories of Heroic and Model Communist Party Members, and recounts the moving story of the revolutionary hero Wang Jie.

In August 1961, Wang Jie enlisted in the Chinese People's Liberation Army and served as a soldier in the 1st Company of Engineers of a unit of the Jinan Military Region Armored Forces. In February 1962 he joined the Communist Youth League of China. On July 14, 1965, Wang Jie died a heroic death during a training exercise while shielding militia members, and was posthumously recognized as a revolutionary martyr. On September 14, 2009, Wang Jie was named one of the 100 people who have moved China since the founding of New China. On September 25, 2019, he was included in the list of Most Beautiful Strivers.

Editor's review

As a singer who was once immensely popular, Wang Jie's life story is itself full of dramatic ups and downs. This biography by Wang Lin, with its rigorous narrative structure and relatively objective third-party perspective, reconstructs for readers the full trajectory of this musical wanderer from fame to retirement. The book's value lies not only in charting Wang Jie's musical career and representative works but also in probing how his character was shaped by and interacted with the era. In the editor's view, the author has put effort into integrating sources, covering in detail his early hardships, his creative peak, and later key junctures such as disputes with record companies and changes in his voice. Particularly commendable is that the book does not stop at gossip and anecdotes but attempts to analyze the star-making mechanisms and ecosystem of the Chinese-language music scene from the late 1980s to the 1990s, examining one individual's fate within a broader industry transformation. For understanding the popular culture of that particular era, the book offers a case study of considerable reference value. Of course, given the controversial nature of the biographical subject, some events are inevitably narrated with the author's subjective judgment, and readers may keep a critical mind while reading.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in the history of Chinese-language popular music, especially the Hong Kong and Taiwan music scenes of the 1980s and 1990s
Wang Jie's fans or those curious about his life experiences
Observers who wish to understand artists' development and the industry ecosystem through case studies
Readers who prefer documentary-style biographies with an emphasis on factual organization

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting a large amount of unpublished secret gossip or insider revelations
Professional researchers with extremely high demands for music industry analysis or in-depth psychological profiling

Reading tips

It is recommended to listen to Wang Jie's music from different periods alongside the book for a more immersive reading experience
Readers may also pay attention to other musicians of the same era mentioned in the book to build a more three-dimensional picture of the times
For disputes over contracts, copyright, and similar matters mentioned in the book, other industry sources can be consulted for cross-comparison

About the publisher

Qinghai People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1954

Qinghai People's Publishing House is a comprehensive local publisher based in Xining, with publishing areas covering local histories and gazetteers, ethnic history and culture, literature and art, and textbooks and supplementary teaching materials. Judging from the 124 titles in the database, the press has a presence in foreign literature, social culture, history, literature, medicine, and biography. Representative books include Chinese translations of Tagore's poetry collections Gitanjali, Stray Birds, and The Crescent Moon, as well as works on history, culture, and medicine such as The History of Changes in the Yellow River, An Intellectual History of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Pillar Testament: The Legacy of Songtsen Gampo, and Essentials of the Kalachakra Calendar. Its authors include Rabindranath Tagore, Wei Huan, Cen Zhongmian, Li Jingwei, Zhang Zhibin, Huang Mingxin, Chen Jiujin, and Shangzhuot Sangre, reflecting a publishing profile that combines the translation of foreign literature with the compilation of local historical and cultural works and traditional medical texts.

版权信息
引子
一、“秋生”
二、欢庆胜利
三、毛主席的好孩子
四、“服兵役为第一志愿”
五、书写新的历史
六、海岛施工
七、紧张的冬训
八、劳动争先锋
九、用伟大的思想武装头脑
十、发出时代的光和热
十一、学好人好事做好人好事
十二、敢于批评与自我批评
十三、苦练杀敌本领
十四、奔赴抗洪前线
十五、在养伤的日子里
十六、不知疲倦的人
十七、摆正利益关系
十八、艰苦朴素是模范
十九、一切从实战出发
二十、在民兵地雷班
二十一、我们的好教员
二十二、“快闪开——”
二十三、悲痛的时刻
二十四、英雄的生命开鲜花
二十五、永远年轻的战士
后记

FAQ

Is the book's narrative stance objective?

The author, Wang Lin, writes as a biographer rather than a relative or friend, and the overall stance is relatively neutral, mainly organizing public reports and existing materials, though interpretations of certain events inevitably carry a personal perspective. The book also tries to present multiple sides of the story.

Does the book discuss in detail the reasons for changes in Wang Jie's voice?

Yes, the book devotes some space to this question and synthesizes various explanations, including overwork, vocal technique, and health factors, but it does not give a single definitive conclusion; instead, it presents the complexity of the matter.

How is this book different from other biographies or reports about Wang Jie?

Compared with scattered news reports or fan-written stories, this book organizes its material more systematically along a timeline and attempts to connect personal experience with the transformation of the Chinese-language music industry, giving it a certain structure. Its depth, however, remains within the scope of a popular biography rather than an academic work.

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About the author

汪林 Author

Wang Lin is an author about whom limited public information is available; only one work by this author is currently held in the collection, a biographical book titled Wang Jie. Based on the available information, Wang Lin's writing centers on the general category of biography, with the narration of a person's life as its core, following a documentary approach. The title Wang Jie points to a specific figure of that name, around whom the author builds an account of experiences and character. Since the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background, and writing career are not reliably documented, this introduction makes no speculation about the author's life. In terms of the existing work, Wang Lin's writing shows an attention to real people as subject matter, with language and structure serving the documentary requirements of the biographical genre. Although the output is small, the work offers readers a useful reference for learning about the figure concerned and constitutes the basic profile of Wang Lin in Chinese bibliographic records at present.