At the age of 22, he challenged the Guinness World Record and typed 231 letters in one minute, becoming the fastest person in the world to type with his feet; at the age of 23, he stepped onto the stage of the Golden Hall in Vienna, allowing the world to witness China Boy’s Miracle Liu Wei
Liu Wei lost his arms in an accident when he was 10 years old. However, he was not depressed because of this. Instead, he persisted in practicing for 7 hours a day with extraordinary perseverance. Within one year, I reached piano level 7. Liu Wei also joined the Beijing Disabled Persons Art Troupe in 2006 and began arranging his own music. When Liu Wei, with his empty sleeves, walked onto the stage, everyone knew what he was going to perform, but no one could imagine how he was going to play the piano with his feet.
Award Speech: When the rope of fate ruthlessly bound his arms, and when other people’s eyes sighed at the sorrow of life, he still stubbornly gave wings to his dreams and wrote on the keys with his feet: Believe Own. The changing melody is exactly the trajectory of his efforts to fly.
Selection committee member Lu Xiaohua said:
The scenery under your feet is infinite, and the music in your heart is like a dream. Liu Wei, tell people with facts that it is possible if you work hard. In today's China, what other inspirational story can match Liu Wei's piano sound.
After two years of delaying his studies, his mother wanted Liu Wei to repeat the grade, but he refused. With the help of his tutor, Liu Wei used the summer vacation to catch up on the two-year coursework. In the exam at the beginning of the semester, he ranked among the top three in the class. Liu Wei, who has returned to the track of life, has always been obsessed with sports. If football is not good, he will learn swimming instead. At the age of 12, he joined the Beijing Disabled Swimming Team and two years later won two gold medals and one silver at the National Disabled Swimming Championships.
"Win a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games." Liu Wei promised his mother. Unexpectedly, bad luck came again. Excessive physical exertion led to a decrease in immunity, and he suffered from allergic purpura. Doctors warned that training must be stopped or it would be life-threatening. In desperation, Liu Wei said goodbye to Youyou and entered the music world that later brought him success.
The hardship of practicing piano is beyond ordinary people’s imagination. Since the big toe is wider than the keys, there will be legato when pressed, and the toes cannot be spread like fingers to play the piano. Liu Wei just figured out a method of "playing the piano with both feet". I practiced for seven or eight hours a day, which made my back hurt, my feet cramped, and my toes had blood blisters. Three years later, Liu Wei's piano level reached professional level seven.
"There are only two ways in my life, either to die quickly or to live wonderfully." On the stage of "China's Got Talent", Liu Wei played the song "Dream Wedding" , the whole place was silent, only the beautiful melody could be heard. At the end of the song, the audience burst into applause. He is a well-deserved strong man in life. Last year, Liu Wei appeared in the Vienna Golden Hall again. After sitting on the piano bench, beautiful melody flowed from his feet, his ten toes jumped nimbly on the keys, and the whole place fell into silence. After Liu Wei's performance, all the audience and the three judges stood up and applauded.
He said: "I can live like a normal person and support myself. Although I can't feel the happiness of hugging others, I can feel more happiness in the sound of the piano.
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