Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

Oprah has done countless programs. From the initial focus on weight loss and child abuse to various social topics later, she has interviewed celebrities from various industries.

The largest number of them are Hollywood stars and book writers, and the people interviewed this time happen to be related to these two industries.

For Oprah, Shanhe was a very suitable interview subject, but also made her somewhat uncomfortable.

A miracle boy writer from China, all the information Oprah has about mountains and rivers can only prove this fact. Oprah knows nothing about his childhood experiences, which gives her a headache. After all, her style is consistent with The interviewee had an in-depth conversation, allowing him to tell his story.

Oprah originally planned to focus on the creation of the book "Parasite" to expand the topic and explore Shanhe's inner views and evaluation of Country M.

But a few hours before the recording, she received a piece of news that changed her mind. Starting from the differences between Chinese people and M people, it would be more attractive to the audience. After all, China is relatively mysterious in the eyes of M people.

After Shanhe arrived at the Chicago TV station's recording hall, he was taken into the dressing room backstage. While waiting on the chair, he could clearly hear the exchanges between the director and Oprah coming from the front desk, and he could also feel the audience arriving one after another. .

He didn't feel nervous at all. Too much publicity had made Shanhe a little numb. Besides, this was country M, so Shanhe didn't have much inner pressure.

Oprah at the front desk began to say the opening remarks, probably some M country humorous jokes, which caused bursts of laughter.

The stage manager next to him said to Shanhe: "Qiu, you can go on stage."

Shanhe walked out of the backstage with steady steps. As soon as Shanhe appeared in front of the stage, the audience applauded and whistled. Shanhe smiled and waved to the audience. He took a rough look and saw that more than half of the audience were in the audience. All black.

Shanhe looked at the scene for a few times, and it looked very familiar. It was exactly the same as the layout of a future domestic program. No wonder she was plagiarizing Oprah!

"Qiu, this is your position. Don't look at my position. Maybe you can be a talk show host in the future, but not now!" Oprah said nonsense seriously.

There was another burst of laughter from the audience, and Shan He was speechless. What's so funny about this!

No matter what he thought in his heart, Shanhe still sat opposite Oprah with a smile on the surface.

"Hello, Oprah, it's my honor to be invited by you. Hello everyone, I'm Qiu Shanhe!"

"So Qiu is actually your last name, and Shanhe is your first name?" Oprah asked casually.

"Yes, according to you M country people, my name is Shanhe Qiu."

"It seems that China and M are very different. The names are the opposite!" Oprah spread her hands and shrugged, "But I still have to call you Qiu. Your name is too difficult to pronounce. Everyone in the audience is confused." Understand, most people from Country M don’t have language talent!”

"I have no objection. In China, calling people with a single byte represents kindness." Shanhe responded.

"Qiu, let me tell you some good news first. In return, you will exchange your growth experience, okay?" Oprah said mysteriously.

"Okay! I hope your news is good enough!"

Oprah smiled proudly, "Qiu, how about you won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Best Literary Novel in Country M? Is this good news?"

After Shanhe heard the news, he wasn't actually very happy. After all, in his opinion, the Book Critics Award was just that. It was either high or low. Winning the award was great, but it didn't matter if it didn't happen.

Of course, on the stage, Shanhe showed a cooperative expression of surprise, "Wow! Is this news accurate? Shouldn't I be the first person to know!"

Accompanied by the applause of the audience, Oprah said with certainty: "It's 100% accurate. If I were you, I would jump up with excitement. Qiu, you really don't look like an 18-year-old boy!"

Shanhe felt disgusted, I was all pretending, my acting skills are so exaggerated, but you still can't say enough!

"Oprah, Chinese literati pay attention to the state of mind. They are not happy about the reputation they have gained, nor are they sad about the glory they have lost. This is the highest pursuit of Chinese literati! When studying Chinese literature, do not take pleasure in things or yourself. Sad." Shanhe gave the Chinese literati's view.

"Wow! China's values ​​are so special. Why do I feel an inexplicable sadness? Is it a romantic poet's feelings?" Oprah responded quickly.

Shanhe looked at Oprah with some surprise. This woman was indeed perceptive. "The author of this article is indeed a poet. He is a benchmark for Chinese literati. If you are interested, you can learn more about it!"

"I will, Qiu, should you fulfill our agreement?" Oprah brought the topic back.

Shanhe nodded and began to introduce his writing process, "My hometown is a small county in China. My literary hobby comes from my father, who is a middle school Chinese teacher. I wrote my first book when I was thirteen. I was very lucky to have published the book and won the award. The others were no different from ordinary people, and even my grades were not very good. I was specially recruited by the school in high school and college, so I didn’t feel like I was a genius. I worked hard and was lucky enough. That’s how I got to where I am today!”

"Finished? It's so short! You Chinese people are too reserved. It seems I still have to ask, in your extraordinary experience, what is the most impressive thing?" Oprah asked, looking at the mountains and rivers.

Shanhe thought for a while, "It should be the success of the Beijing Olympic bid. I am very proud of the honor my participation has brought to my hometown!"

"Can you tell us something? How do Chinese people view this kind of honor?"

"You people from country M may not understand that China is a country that has lasted for thousands of years. What we believe in is not the gods and Buddhas in the sky, but our ancestors. Because of my successful trip to bid for the Olympics, my hometown people wrote me into The records of ancestors that have been passed down for more than a thousand years are called genealogy in our country. This is a supreme honor in China. Only those who have gained honor for their family, worked hard for the country and nation, and even sacrificed their blood and lives are eligible to be included in the genealogy. Enter, I am very proud of what I can do!" Shanhe said with some enthusiasm.

"Wow, is this the power of an ancient civilization? It's incredible. In other words, each of your surnames has its own history and records of ancestors. It's incredible. I seem to understand your beliefs. Yes!" As Oprah sighed, the audience also let out a burst of exclamations.

They were indeed shocked by the description of the mountains and rivers. Country M is a country of immigrants. In its short history of more than two hundred years, the rebellious spirit has been the mainstream. Not to mention their ancestors, they mainly deny the ideas of their fathers. They advocate It is self and freedom!

People in M ​​country are very surprised and curious about this difference.

"Qiu, China has such a long family history. Is this why it only took you one month to understand the crux of Country M and write "Parasite"?" Oprah then asked.

"Oprah, the family history in China is different from that in Country M. The family history in Country M is probably the history of family fortunes, such as the Rockefeller family and the Morgan family. Family history in China is now just a link to maintain blood ties. It is just a link. This kind of spiritual inheritance has very few interests mixed in. As for the idea of ​​"Parasite", it mainly benefited from my experience in the black community, and my host family gave me a lot of help!" Shanhe replied.

"Okay! It seems that the idea of ​​​​understanding China in a short time is unrealistic. Let's go back to "Parasite". You know my experience. This book gave me a lot of sighs. I lived in the environment in the book when I was a child. , I believe many people in the audience are familiar with this kind of environment. As a Chinese, how did you stay in a black community for a full month? To be honest, I think you have to rely on the police to get out of there in three days. !" Oprah turned to "Parasite."

Shanhe rubbed the tip of his nose, "I was indeed scared. On the first day, I saw people with pistols in their waists, swaying past on the street. You could even see people openly taking drugs on the street. To be honest, I still can’t understand why there is such a place in the wealthy M. Fortunately, I have a reliable host family who can protect me from being violated. After a month of getting along with me, I realized that black people have nothing to do with me. What’s the difference? I’ve made a lot of black friends. They are not born to be violent. The environment is the main cause of the tragedy!”

"Is there such a place in China? I heard that many places in China cannot provide enough food and clothing!" Oprah asked.

Shanhe frowned, "Oprah, the poverty in China is very different from that in Country M. The main reason for poverty in China is geographical conditions. Too many people lead to insufficient arable land. Areas far away from cities have inconvenient transportation and no industry. Support, farmers can only rely on meager land income to support themselves. Some places in China are still very backward and need development, but China does not have similar low-level communities. After all, China does not allow private ownership of guns. China’s urban management is relatively The ones from Country M are also more detailed, and there are also slums, but they won’t be so chaotic!”

"I heard that "Parasite" is also very popular in China. How do the ordinary people in China view this situation in Country M?"

"Most Chinese people have the impression that Country M is developed and wealthy. They also don't understand Country M. To be honest, they don't quite understand my novel. They probably can't understand the mood of the Bjork family and treat it more as a story." Come and read. After all, the gap between the two countries is huge!"

"Qiu, it is said that Martin Scorsese came to China specifically to find you in order to direct "Parasite", hoping to get your support. Is this true?" Oprah finally turned the topic to movies.

"It's true. Martin is very sincere. I was very surprised by his arrival. He even prepared a split-shot script. I was moved by his sincerity and talent and am full of expectations for the movie "Parasite"!" Shanhe Start promoting the movie.

The two started gossiping about the movie's starring roles and box office awards.

An hour later, the recording of Oprah's talk show was finally completed. After saying goodbye to Oprah, Shanhe walked out of the Chicago TV station.

"Xiaohe, Oprah is right. You won the award. Bruckheimer also called me just now. Time Magazine may come back to interview you. You are the first Chinese to win the award and the first to win the award. Asians!" Qu Ling said excitedly.

"This award seems to be much more important than we thought!" Shanhe said with some surprise.

York also congratulated Shan He, "Qiu, this is the authoritative award in the literary world of M country. It is called the three major awards in the literary world along with the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award of M country. It's a big deal for you to win the best novel award." news!"