Wang Yang's first Chinese-language TV show was "A Date with Luyu", and after understanding, he admired the relaxed program style of Phoenix Satellite TV's Chinese channel, so they had a good relationship with each other, and Flame Movie also provided a promotional trailer for "21" for one of its programs...... This time he came to China, Phoenix Satellite TV had already sent out some program invitations, and made a special trip to Beijing to record.

Since he was able to show his face and had time, Wang Yang readily agreed to the invitation, but he did not choose "Luyu has an appointment", and just recorded an episode last year. In addition to private travel, he knew that there would be a lot of opportunities to come to China to do publicity in the future, and it was not too late to go to "Luyu Have an Appointment" again, this time he wanted to try other programs, so he chose "Qiang Qiang Threesome".

In the small studio with simple decoration, a round table covered with white dining cloth is placed in the direction of the middle of the venue, where the camera and recording equipment are aligned. Wang Yang, who had just come to the recording site, was shaking hands with the host Dou Wentao and the guest host Liang Wendao, and Dou Wentao, who was wearing rimless glasses, said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, I have admired my name for a long time, and your movie has the power to shock people." ”

"Mr. Wang, look up for a long time. Liang Wendao, who was wearing black-framed glasses, black shirts and pants, and a smile on his bookish face, shook hands and said: "Your movie has taught me a lot, and I am really fortunate to meet today." Wang Yang also smiled: "Mr. Liang, look up for a long time." ”

For the two hosts, Wang Yang learned about it through the video materials of "Qiang Qiang Threesome" that he watched before, this talk show is very eclectic, either for the audience, or for gossip on a topic, and the wise and elegant Liang Wendao is particularly favorable. After chatting a few words and getting to know each other, the three of them sat down at the table, and the theme of today's program is "Why go to the cinema".

Extended topics include personal reasons, what the cinema means to the individual, what it means to the audience, and the growth of the Chinese box office.

"I rarely go to the cinema now, and I'm always lazy to watch DVDs at home to save trouble, but when I was a teenager, it was a madness. ”

Liang Wendao sat on the left side of the table in front of the camera, looked at Wang Yang opposite, and Dou Wentao in the middle of the front, and continued: "I miss those days very much now. At that time, I took almost all the money to the cinema to line up to watch a movie, and then I rushed to five scenes a day, and when I came out in the middle, I would use some coins left in my pocket to buy bread to nibble on, and then watch it after nibbling. It sounds hard, but now I think it's incredible!"

He smiled and said, "But at that time, I really felt that my whole body was full of happiness, and I was very comfortable and happy." Why? Because of freedom. ”

"Film scholar You Jing wrote a very beautiful sentence, which could not be better said, to the effect that it is like this. Liang Wendao raised the teacup and took a sip, and stated: "It takes courage to go into the cinema to watch a play. Think of us sitting in the same dark house with a group of strangers who don't know each other, witnessing all the thrilling scenes on the screen. It may make us sweat, or it may make us cry, or even make us red-faced. ”

"Although we can't see it, but the neighbor's breathing is getting heavier, and the atmosphere is tense or gloomy or excited, can't we feel it?"

Dou Wentao and Wang Yang both nodded silently, Liang Wendao made a hand movement, and continued: "The most cruel landscape in the world, the deepest secret of the human heart...... I saw it in public. Without a remote control, I can't adjust the picture and speed, I can't adjust the volume of the voice, I just sit passively in the middle of a group of strangers, and then I am at the mercy of the screen, laughing involuntarily, or crying, reminiscing, and thinking...... Do you need courage to walk into the theater?"

"Yes. Dou Wentao leaned forward and said, "Including me, many people are very nervous when they enter the theater for the first time, and they are restless, and their palms will sweat. Wang Yang smiled and said: "Maybe I was too young for the first time, I watched "Emerald" at the age of four, and I just thought it was very lively and fun at that time." ”

Dou Wentao grew up in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province in 1967; Liang Wendao was born in Hong Kong in 1970 and returned to Hong Kong to study in Taiwan after growing up; and Wang Yang grew up in San Francisco in 1980.

"When I say freedom, it's because it's true. Liang Wendao continued to say what he had just said: "There are some movies that are real about those losses that are hidden in daily life, and the impermanence of fate and the struggle of human nature...... All of this was boldly photographed and handed over to us. Watching a movie, especially a good movie, is a heroic act of recognizing oneself for who you are. ”

He concluded: "You will feel the true emotions in your heart, leaving this vulgar society, leaving the boredom and lies, leaving the school and leaving the expectation...... It is to face oneself, but to be exposed to the crowd. So going to the cinema was a means of freedom in my youth. ”

"I ......was a teenager," Wang Yang said a little weird, in fact, it was 5 or 6 years ago, but since he was 12 years old, he said: "I said earlier that I entered the theater for the first time when I was four years old, and then I fell in love with movies, and I would go to see at least one movie every weekend, rain or shine, of course, if the weather is really bad, I can only watch the video at home." ”

"Maybe I grew up in a different environment, and I didn't feel much about the courage it takes to go into the theater. The cinema is a very interesting place, either you watch you and I watch me, and everyone doesn't disturb each other, or it's like a party, everyone shares and feels together with the screen. ”

Wang Yang smiled and spread his hands: "Why do those TV sitcoms always increase the laughter outside the picture? Because watching TV alone or several people at home is not enough atmosphere, without those laughs, you sometimes can't laugh." That's the herd effect, it's that atmosphere, that atmosphere. Many people in the screening room watch it together, laugh and cry together, and the movie will be particularly good. ”

"And then after watching it, even if it's after watching a movie at home by yourself, you will talk to your friends about it, rate it on the Internet, write reviews, watch other people's comments and discuss it...... The reason why blogs are popular is that there is a kind of sharing and expression. ”

Speaking of chatter, Wang Yang naturally didn't frighten anyone, took a sip of tea, and continued: "So I think the courage needed to enter the theater is not only to face one's own heart in the public, but also to dare to share with others and dare to express oneself." ”

Dou and Liang both looked quietly focused, and after listening to him stop after listening to this paragraph, Liang Wendao nodded and said: "I agree very much, I was very depressed at the time, I was depressed about what I said and did, but I could be released in the cinema." Dou Wentao said with a smile: "To be a filmmaker and a media person, you need this courage!" Liang Wendao immediately said: "In particular, write articles to make movies and make programs...... You have to take yourself seriously. Wang Yang smiled: "We are now three warriors, right?"

The three of them laughed a few times, each picked up a cup of tea to moisten their throats, Wang Yang continued: "I agree with what Liang Wendao just said, movies can make people leave this world and their own lives, only emotions remain. Most of the things on the screen are things you can't experience, no matter who you are, like sci-fi, dinosaurs, horror...... We couldn't get it, but we had it on the screen, and it was a vast world, and we threw ourselves into it. ”

"People's hearts, thinking, I just love those colorful stories, I like my own life, and I also like life on the screen. Comedy and tragedy are good, and I will be happy if I watch a good movie. Wang Yang said: "So going to the cinema to watch a movie is a way to be happy for me when I was a teenager and for me now." I hope to bring that joy to the audience now. ”

"We were curious, to catch up with trends, to understand the outside world. ”

Next it was Dou Wentao's turn, he said with a smile: "In the 80s, the mainland just introduced Hong Kong, Taiwan, and foreign films, after all, they were much better than Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, when they were young, they all asked people to quietly bring videotapes from Hong Kong, and a few people hid in a small room to watch, this is Anthony Onie, this is Kurosawa Akira......"

Wang Yang and Liang Wendao both had calm expressions, and Dou Wentao said: "I remember most 1987, when I was 20 years old and studying journalism at Wuhan University. That year, the mainland introduced the American "Breakdance", and then many people went crazy, and it became fashionable to go to disco to dance. ”

He pointed the fingers of his right hand to his left palm and counted: "School, factory, compound...... The brave ones put cassette recorders and wore bloomers and learned to dance in the square, while the faint ones hid. At that time, the streets were hardly even waving, but breakdancing. Then in 88, Tian Zhuangzhuang filmed "Rock and Roll Youth", which was amazing and caused a sensation all over the country! The actor Tao Jin became popular overnight, the Prince of Thunderbolt, China's Michael Jackson, ......"

"Just like the magic Jan now, almost all young people are idols. Dou Wentao let out a sigh of emotion, Wang Yang smiled, and Liang Wendao smiled and said: "In 88, if I remember correctly, the Little Tigers were established that year, right? ”

Listening to these, although most of the popular scenes are similar, but they really don't understand, Wang Yang quietly listened.

However, this issue of "Qiang Qiang Threesome" is 60 minutes and is broadcast in two episodes, so Wang Yang's words and chatters were fully satisfied, and he talked about a lot of topics, happily recorded the show, and his China tour publicity activities were all over.

(To be continued)