Who does the "old man" in the lyrics of the song "Spring Story" refer to?

The "old man" in the lyrics refers to Deng Xiaoping.

Because of Jiang Kairu's personal background and his affection, respect and gratitude for Deng Xiaoping, he refers to Deng Xiaoping as "an old man" in the lyrics, and because Shenzhen was circled by barbed wire when Jiang Kairu first arrived there, he depicts the creation of the Shenzhen Special Administrative Region (SZAR) as He described the creation of the Shenzhen Special Administrative Region as "drawing a circle".

"Spring Story" is a song composed by Jiang Kairu and Ye Xuchuan, with music by Wang Yougui. It was premiered by Shenzhen chanteuse Liu Shaowen at the final of the Guangdong Youth Songwriting Competition, while the version premiered on CCTV in October 1994 was sung by Dong Wenhua.

Background:

In 1992, the song's lyricist, Jiang Kairu, traveled to Shenzhen alone after reading a long newsletter in the newspaper, "The Winds of the East Are Full of Spring," which reported on the rapid development of Shenzhen. Arrived in Shenzhen was infected by the scene, decided to stay in Shenzhen, and in Shenzhen, an entrepreneurial art troupe to get a job, during which he had a feeling, created the song, drafted in the December 16, 1992 morning.

Song Appreciation:

The song is written in a common way, full of life, the metaphor is fresh and apt and full of deep feelings, written out of the people's support for reform and opening up and the reverence for Comrade Xiaoping, is the real voice of the people ? It is the true voice of the people. The song is a touching and deep-rooted song that chronicles the changes in Shenzhen and even in China as a whole. Although it is a song, The Story of Spring has an epic momentum, and despite its grandeur, it is so intimate that it makes people feel like they are in the spring breeze.