“Fool” to Millionaire: Lu Hong’s Cerebral Palsy Triumph

I clicked on Lu Hong’s documentary by chance—never guessing a story about a cerebral palsy entrepreneur would leave me wiping tears.

Once called a "fool" behind his back, this man turned fate’s cruel "hard mode" into a triumph: today, he leads a factory of 30+ disabled souls, raking in 15 million yuan a year. Isn’t that the kind of quiet courage that makes your heart ache, then soar?​

Job interviews spat humiliation at him because of his hands, his walk—but he didn’t fold. He knelt over bike chains to learn the trade, tested one small business after another, and even when a partner stabbed him in the back, he got up.

How? Because his wife held his hand, and his team believed in him. Isn’t that love and trust—the fuel that turns broken plans into comebacks?​

He never let "disabled" stick to him like a label. When his wife struggled with her street stall, he fixed every problem; when his business crashed, he dug for new ways out. He mixed crafts from different worlds to make products people craved, teamed up with the Palace Museum to make his brand glow. And in doing so, he screamed to the world: We aren’t just "disabled"—we’re creators. We matter.​

Now his factory is more than a workplace—it’s a shelter. For 30+ people who know his pain, it’s a place to belong. And his words? They’re not just quotes—they’re lifelines:​

"Someone gets to win. Why not me?" (How many of us have dared to say that when the world says no?)​

"See every step as a mistake, and you’ll never move forward." (A truth we all need to hear on hard days.)​

"If I stop fighting, I stop being me." (That’s the fire no disability can put out.)​

"To keep someone? Solve their battles with them." (Love and business—same heart.)​

When I turned off that video, I sat in silence. Lu Hong’s story isn’t just inspiring—it’s a mirror. It makes you ask: If he can climb mountains with broken legs, why do I let small hills stop me?

May we all carry a little of his fire—refuse to be defined, fight for what matters, and shine even when fate tries to dim us.