"Legless Philanthropist" Tang Yi: He lost his legs at the age of 7 and later started a mine and built a factory to become a wealthy man helping the disabled. What do you think?

As Balzac said, "Frustration and misfortune are the steps for genius; they are the bottomless abyss for the weak." Tang Yi lost his legs at the age of 7. He did not feel inferior and chose to be strong. He turned misfortune and setbacks into a ladder for him to continuously climb upward.

He opened a repair department at the age of 22 and earned his first pot of gold on the road to entrepreneurship. He then opened more than ten companies including hotpot restaurants, calcium carbonate plants, coal mines, and automobile transportation companies, and eventually became a billionaire. After his career was successful, he never forgot to repay the society and was praised by the villagers as a "legless philanthropist".

Unfortunate Childhood

August 7, 1974, was the saddest day for the Tang family. On that day, after school, Tang Yi went to a lawn near a coal mine to play ox. Out of a child's curiosity, Tang Yi, who saw a coal mine gangue winch for the first time, took a close look. The misfortune happened in an instant. The winch suddenly started and Tang Yi fell into the winch turntable. In an instant, his legs were bloody and bloody, and he passed out on the spot. At this time, Tang Yi was only 7 years old.

When he woke up, Tang Yi was surprised to find that he was lying in the hospital with no parts below his buttocks. The lively and cute boy who once ran in the fields countless times asked his mother: "Where are my legs?"

From his mother's cry, he understood everything in front of him, that his legs would never be gone. , this is a fact, not a dream. This year, Tang Yi was only 7 years old. Although he lost his legs, Tang Yi did not give up on himself. Just like his name, he had strong perseverance.

After being discharged from the hospital, Tang Yi refused to let adults carry him and insisted on going to the ground by himself. He must learn to be self-reliant. At the beginning, Tang Yi learned to use both hands to support the bench and move his body forward slowly. After half a year, he learned to use two hands to support his body and walk.

Reading to change your destiny is a dead end

In this way, Tang Yi supported his body with both hands and insisted on commuting between home and school every day. With his tenacious perseverance, he completed Courses from elementary school to high school. For Tang Yi, changing his destiny through reading is like a life-saving straw.

However, contrary to expectations, God seemed to add more hardships to Tang Yi's life. It was destined that Tang Yi would not go far in his studies, and he had to take a more difficult road. .

In 1985, Tang Yi’s college entrance examination scores reached the undergraduate admission score of a key university. However, he never received the admission notice from the university. Later, the teacher told him that he would not be admitted because of his physical condition. This result was like a bolt from the blue. Tang Yi's years of hard work were all in vain. He was disheartened and thought about death.

He came to a railway bridge holding on to the bench, and when he was about to jump off, he was suddenly pulled hard by a pair of hands from behind. He looked back and saw that the person pulling him was an old man. The old man said to him earnestly, "You have the courage to die, don't you have the courage to live?"

The old man's words instantly awakened him. He saw the hesitant Tang Yi. He couldn't choose death, he had to seriously think about the next path. At this time, there was no sadness in his eyes, only a belief: I want to live with dignity.

Remarkable achievements on the road to entrepreneurship

He wanted to learn a craft, so he went to apprentice with teachers. Because of his disability, the masters were unwilling to accept him as an apprentice. Tang Yi did not give up, and he decided to go to Long Go to the town to become a disciple. From his hometown of Sanhui Town to Longshi Town, there are nearly 30 kilometers of mountain roads between the two towns. It was December and it was snowing. Tang Yi ignored the obstruction of his family and just held a small wooden stool with both hands and took a step in the snow. Moving forward step by step, after more than 7 hours of difficult journey, Tang Yi finally met the master.

When the master opened the door, he saw a covered-up disabled man, holding on to two wet benches, shivering with cold. The master was moved by Tang Yi's persistence and decided to accept him as his apprentice.

In 1988, Tang Yi borrowed 300 yuan as start-up capital and opened an electrical appliance repair department in his hometown. Because Tang Yi was good at his craftsmanship and honest, he soon became a well-known local electrical repairman. In 1989, Tang Yi opened another hotpot restaurant in Sanhui Town; in 1994, he invested in the construction of a calcium carbonate factory. , and opened a car repair shop in the same year.

As if life is on the hook, Tang Yi is going smoother, farther, and higher on the road to entrepreneurship. In 1996, Tang Yi and four other partners, ***, bought the operating and mining rights of the Tangjiawan Coal Mine, which had suffered losses for many years. But not long after, because the coal mine business still did not improve, the four shareholders withdrew their shares one after another, and only Tang Yi persisted.

For a long time afterwards, Tang Yi's coal mine operation became a joke among people in Sanhui Town. Some people say that Tangjiawan Coal Mine is a mess and Tang Yi has no ability to bring it back to life; others say that Tang Yi only has a few money and is just messing around.

Faced with criticism and doubts from everyone, Tang Yi ignored these remarks and boldly carried out technological and management reform of the coal mine. He succeeded. Later, he established Chongqing Hua Busan Mining Co., Ltd., which has now become the heavy calcium carbonate production base with the highest calcium content in southwest China.

In the past 30 years, Tang Yi has gone from repairing electrical appliances to starting many businesses. Now he has formed a group company with business involving multiple industries and assets of over 100 million yuan. He is like an active Hurdlers on the sports field continue to cross one level after another in life.

Legless philanthropist

While disabled, he never forgets to be self-reliant, and when he gets rich, he never forgets to repay the society. In 2009, the Chongqing Disabled Entrepreneurs Association was established, and everyone elected Tang Yi as the president. , Tang Yi was re-elected in 2014. Tang Yi said that he would lead the association to provide a variety of help and services to more disabled people. He kept his word and hired hundreds of disabled people in his company. Tang Yi provides employment opportunities for disabled people, which will rekindle their courage to survive.

Not only that, Tang Yi is also enthusiastic about public welfare and does his best to contribute to the people of his hometown. In recent years, Tang Yi has personally funded the construction of gravel roads in the village, helped the villagers relocate out of dangerous areas, and built a pedestrian bridge across the creek in the town. There are countless such good deeds. Tang Yi has donated more than 4 million yuan in various donations and is affectionately called the "legless philanthropist" by the villagers.

Tang Yi, as a disabled person with high-level amputation of both legs, strives for self-improvement, starts his own business, contributes to society and creates wealth.

His deeds have also been widely publicized by the media and commended by institutions at all levels. From 2006 to the present, Tang Yi has been awarded Chongqing's "Self-improvement Model for Disabled Persons", "National Self-Reliance Model", and " A series of honors including "National Advanced Individual in Employment and Entrepreneurship", "The Most Beautiful Bayu·Moving Chongqing" figure.

We ordinary people use our hands to touch and our legs to walk. We can easily reach every dream place with our legs, but Tang Yi has no legs, so he can only use half of his body. Use your hands to support the bench and move forward.

He once thought about dying, but he still chose to live and live well. From a start-up capital of 300 yuan to having assets of hundreds of millions, his industry spans several industries. Tang Yi proved with facts that he can lead a wonderful life with his hands as well as on the bench.