Chapter 11 Sudden rise

In Teresa Teng's singing career for nearly 30 years, generally speaking, it has been smooth sailing.Since the age of 14, Teresa Teng has been moving forward all the way, from Taiwan to Hong Kong, and then to Southeast Asia, her singing has spread throughout the Chinese circle, and she has entered the very exclusive Japanese market as a Chinese singer.Just when her singing career was about to reach its peak, a "false passport incident" caused her to fall into unexpected twists and turns, and suddenly fell into the lowest point of her life and career.Years of busy running around, unexpectedly came to a sudden stop with this hairstyle.

In the early morning of February 18, 1979, Japanese media reported that 26-year-old Teresa Teng was detained for the "false passport incident".Several newspapers pointed out that Teresa Deng was detained by the Tokyo Immigration Office for violating Japan's "Immigration Order", and further investigation into the background of the entire incident was required. Japan's "Tokyo Shimbun" published an article signed by Okawa Jiang, titled "Singer Teresa Teng Jailed for a Fake Indonesian Passport" , the article says: "According to reliable sources, at 4:50 last night, Japanese Immigration Bureau policeman Satoki and other people broke into the 18th floor of the Alexander Building in Harajuku and escorted Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng, who was once popular in Tokyo, to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in a police car. According to the police, Ms. Teresa Teng was detained on the charge that the Indonesian passport she was carrying was forged.... Teresa Teng only stayed at the immigration office for a short time that night, and was sent to the detention center of the immigration office at about 6 p.m. for the night..."

"Nihon Keizai Shimbun" also reported on "Teresa Teng's fake passport case, the Immigration Bureau put her on trial": "Ms. Teresa Teng, a Chinese sweet singer who is almost a household name in Japan, flew from Hong Kong to Tokyo this time due to the invitation of Polydox Records Company, and plans to attend the concert specially held by the company. Since Ms. Deng came here in 1973 , The public reputation is very good. The first time I came to Japan, I was warmly welcomed. The woman won the Hongbai Song Hezhan Award the following year, and the "Airport" record she recorded... the best newcomer award in Japan in 1974. This Once, why Ms. Deng came to Japan with a fake Indonesian passport by mistake. It is difficult to guess the inside story. But no matter what the reason, Ms. Deng came to Japan with a fake passport. It is a wise mistake. According to her reputation in Japan and Southeast Asia, Japan is easy to walk on the ground, so it is a sad thing for the singing and dancing industry to cause trouble for this. It is believed that the Immigration Bureau strictly prohibited going out to perform during Teresa Teng's arrest. It is difficult, and we are actively working to clear it up, and strive for an early release."

The process of the "false passport incident" is as follows: At 4:10 pm on February 13th, Teresa Teng, who had finished singing from Japan to Southeast Asia, took the "China Airlines" from Hong Kong alone The flight landed at Taipei Songshan International Airport.She originally wanted to fly back to Japan directly from Hong Kong, but because there was no direct air ticket to Japan, Teresa Teng had to return to Taipei first, and then transfer to Japan.When Teresa Teng got off the plane in Taipei, she immediately approached the transfer counter of "China Airlines" and wanted to take flight CI002 at 4:45 pm that day to Tokyo, Japan.But unfortunately, the "China Airlines" flight to Tokyo that day was full, and Teresa Teng did not book a seat to Tokyo in advance, so there is really no way to arrange a seat temporarily.However, Japan's Polydor Records Company had already arranged the itinerary, and Teresa Teng was anxious to go to Japan to record records, and anxiously asked the airport staff to be accommodating.A staff member of "China Airlines" thought about it for her and suggested to her: first, stay overnight in Taipei, and then take a flight to Japan the next day; second, fly back to Hong Kong immediately, and then transfer to Taipei the next day.

Teresa Teng said that the first method is absolutely unworkable, because the "Taiwan passport" she holds has already crossed the border once within the month, and according to the regulations, it is no longer possible to do it a second time; the second method, if you want to return to Hong Kong, She felt that going back and forth was a waste of time, and she had already made an appointment with Polydor.For Teresa Teng, who traveled to Japan, reputation is God. Teresa Teng, who is decisive and has always had her own opinions, encountered such a difficult problem for the first time, and she couldn't make up her mind at this time.Several journalists present at the time were also trying to find a way for her, and some advised her to go back to Hong Kong first.But she was still hesitating because she was thinking about meeting the appointment in a hurry.

About 10 minutes later, Teresa Teng suddenly took out an Indonesian passport in a hurry and went to the immigration room to ask the customs inspector, "Can foreign passports be used for transit?" The inspector recognized Teresa Teng and told her that there was no Taiwan visa on the Indonesian passport. , so cannot enter.The inspectors have seen the tourist passport No. D003124 issued by the Indonesian government. Although there is a Japanese visa on it, Teresa Teng is a Chinese singer born in Taiwan, and the name of the holder on the Indonesian passport is not Teresa Teng.The inspectors once asked Teresa Teng the source of her passport, and she revealed that this Indonesian passport was given to her by an Indonesian friend in Singapore.With no other choice, Teresa Teng had no choice but to take a flight back to Hong Kong.

The next day, February 14, news came from Tokyo that Teresa Teng entered the country with a forged Indonesian passport and was "detained" by the Tokyo Office of the Immigration Bureau of Japan. She may be deported back to Taipei in a short time. Japan's Tokyo Immigration Office pointed out that Teresa Deng took "China Airlines" flight CI16 from Hong Kong and arrived at Tokyo Haneda Airport on February 14. She entered the country with an Indonesian passport. The reason for coming to Japan was sightseeing. Also printed are Indonesian names.Since the airport staff did not recognize her as the well-known singer Teresa Deng, she was allowed to go through normal inspection procedures at that time.

But on February 15 the next day, the Indonesian embassy in Japan suddenly notified the Tokyo office of the Japan Immigration Bureau, stating that the Indonesian passport held by Teresa Deng was forged. On the evening of February 16, Teresa Teng and Ms. Deng had dinner at the home of her friend, Ms. Ding Weirou, and returned to the hotel around ten o'clock in the evening.At this time, the officials of the Tokyo Immigration Office, together with the staff of the Indonesian embassy, ​​were waiting for Teresa Teng at the hotel. When questioned by officials for the first time that night, Teresa Teng admitted to "entering the country with an Indonesian passport", so officials from the Immigration Office asked her to report to the office automatically on the 17th.Later, after a preliminary investigation, the Security Section "detained" her in the shelter of the institute.Because Teresa Teng confessed that she asked Hong Kong fans to transfer the accidental Indonesian passport to her for 20,000 Hong Kong dollars in order to facilitate access to Japan, which has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan.The Tokyo Immigration Office further pointed out that Teresa Teng, who holds a "Taiwan passport", used to go to Japan with a "Taiwan passport" and a "Certificate of Transit" issued by the Japanese government.Since the Taiwan authorities do not have "diplomatic relations" with Japan, it is troublesome to apply for a visa. Teresa Teng used an Indonesian passport to go to Japan for the first time.However, officials of the Japanese Immigration Office believed that Teresa Teng's confession was ambiguous, and worried that there was a forgery passport group behind the scenes, so she was detained for further investigation and processing.

On February 17, Teresa Teng was sent to a women's shelter set up by the Immigration Bureau in Konan-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo. It happened so suddenly that Teresa Teng couldn't accept it, and the relatives and friends around her were at a loss.The most frightening thing is that the involvement of the media has made the already disturbing things even more complicated.However, the media is like this, the best at concocting news.They can't wait to go to the sky and go to the earth to absorb news like a shadow. When Teresa Teng, who was shining brightly, had such a big event, which media could let go of such an opportunity to tantalize people?

Since February 18, reports about Teresa Teng's "false passport incident" have been released.At that time, Japanese newspapers regarded this incident as heavy news in the entertainment industry, and some articles even mercilessly described the whole incident as "forgery" and "illegal", as if Teresa Teng was really related to the fake passport production group .The news media in Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines also took the lead in making a big splash about Teresa Teng's detention in Japan.As stated in an article published in a Singapore morning newspaper:

"Teresa Teng has been depressed in recent years due to the blows she suffered in love scenes one after another. Now she is hit by the 'false passport incident' again, which is probably worse. Whether Teresa Teng will appear in Southeast Asian getai with a new attitude in the future is still difficult to predict. It is common sense that all things are prosperous and extremely bad, and things must be reversed! This time Teresa Teng suffered such a big humiliation in Japan, but she was praised high and fell hard! I hope Miss Teresa Teng can bear the humiliation and reflect on herself and regain her strength." On the day of the passport incident, after the news came back to Taiwan from Japan, Teresa Teng’s father, Deng Shu, expressed his disapproval of his daughter’s use of fake Indonesian passports, and told reporters who interviewed him that the reason why Teresa Teng held Indonesian passports was for the convenience of work. I hope everyone can understand. After Teresa Teng's "false passport incident" in Japan was publicly exposed by the media of various countries, public opinion in her hometown of Taiwan was even more outrageous. Because Teresa Teng showed her Indonesian passport when she transited through Taipei on February 13, and she once attempted to enter the country with an Indonesian passport, Taiwan's public security agency believed that she was suspected of "using a forged or altered passport". According to Taiwan's "Criminal Law No. Article 216” stipulates that a person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year, criminal detention or a fine of not more than 300 yuan. On the first day of the false passport case, when the truth was not known, many media in Taiwan either ignorant of the truth of the incident or even made out of nothing, or criticized Teresa Teng in unison. A daily newspaper in Taiwan distorted the Teresa Teng passport incident with the title "Teresa Teng's False Passport Incident". The article said: "This time Teresa Teng was detained by the Immigration Bureau in Japan for carrying a fake Indonesian passport. It was all because of her mistake. Originally, she could have obtained a passport issued by Japan in a grand manner, but Teresa Teng, in order to avoid trouble, Or in order to use the passport of the country to raise his identity, he bought a fake Indonesian passport from the black market for US$140,000 in Hong Kong and ventured into the Japanese border. Unexpectedly, due to the rough workmanship of the fake Indonesian passport, and Teresa Teng When entering the customs with a fake passport, she inevitably showed nervousness. The customs officer immediately found out that the passport was a forgery, and Teresa Teng was arrested on the spot. In order to preserve her reputation, she once offered a very surprising sum of yen to eliminate her. Teresa Teng's bribery scheme was exposed by Japanese Immigration Bureau officials on the spot, and he was severely fined immediately. The ticket for the first performance in Shinjuku had to be refunded that night, and Teresa Teng was detained in a detention center outside Tokyo. The scene was embarrassing The misery is unbearable to witness... Teresa Teng came into the country with a fake passport, it is really pathetic." Many Taiwanese newspapers attacked Teresa Teng with highly critical articles, such as "A foreigner went to Fusang country" or "An upright Chinese, what are you doing sneakily" and so on.Some newspapers also treated Teresa Teng's "false passport incident" as treasonous to the "country" and advocated "taking her back" immediately.Some citizens even went to the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office to report that Teresa Teng (real name Teresa Teng) used a fake passport and was suspected of forging documents.