After the opening footage of Oprah's talk show Lin Mingyang's special, Oprah in the TV screen appeared in Lin Mingyang's living room, and the media walked into Lin Mingyang's private space so close for the first time. Not only the audience in front of the TV, but even Oprah in front of the camera was surprised. Lin Mingyang's private life has always been the focus of public attention, but the furnishings in the living room in front of him are no different from those of the ordinary American middle class, neither opulent nor luxurious as everyone imagines.

Oprah started her show while standing behind the sofa in the living room, "Felix Lin's home is very different from what we imagined, in the eyes of many people, there is nothing special about it, but this is where Felix Lin lives, well, the life of a star is not as complicated as everyone thinks. But don't jump to conclusions, our visit has just begun. ”

The camera follows Oprah from the stairwell into the underground parking lot, a special glass wall separates the stairwell entrance from the entire underground parking lot, and a coded security door blocks Oprah and the camera from the door.

Although the lights are on in the next tunnel, it is pitch black in the underground parking lot, and the camera turns around the glass wall before finally returning to Oprah's side.

"There is a very high-end security system in the entire underground garage, and this security gate generates a new code every day, and in order to make it easier for us to visit, Felix told me the code for today. But it was only the first precaution, and without pupil recognition, I couldn't open the outer door of the garage at all, so even if I did, I couldn't drive any of the cars. ”

Oprah explained while entering the password on the touch screen on the side of the door, and after clicking OK, the heavy metal door in front of her slowly opened, the ceiling light of the underground parking garage automatically lit up, and six high-end sports cars with different shapes and colors appeared in the picture.

"It's hard to imagine that under such an ordinary living room, there are all kinds of sports cars with a total value of more than 30 million dollars." Oprah exclaimed, "It is said that the sports cars that can be parked here are not only expensive, but each one has a special meaning for Felix, just like we saw this one, the Bugatti Veilair 16.4, which is the most expensive and famous car in the entire garage." Maybe you remember the movie "17 Years Old Again", and you will definitely remember this car deeply. ”

Oprah introduced the audience to the origin of these luxury sports cars in turn, and soon the camera locked on a red sports car. Oprah's fingers brushed lightly over the body of this car, "Everyone must be curious why there are civilian sports cars like the Dodge Viper among so many high-end cars, but if you pay attention, you will definitely be reminded of a familiar movie scene from this car." ”

"'Wanted' was definitely the most talked about movie last year, and there wasn't one of them. Viewers who have watched that film will definitely not forget the wonderful chase scene where Angelina Jolie is crazy about the car. Dodge produced a total of two such concept sports cars, one of which was completely scrapped during filming, and the other one, which is now seen by everyone! ”

――――Returning to the living room from the underground parking lot, Oprah stood in front of the camera with a smile, "Back here, I don't think anyone is thinking that this is an ordinary family, in addition to the collection of famous cars in the underground garage, there are more surprises waiting for us in Felix's home, such as his bedroom." ”

The live broadcast followed Oprah's slightly obese body upstairs, and the surprise she said did not appear, because Lin Mingyang's bedroom was the same as the living room, and the furnishings were very ordinary, and the camera turned around the room, and the only thing that was peculiar was the Bruce Lee poster on the wall.

"I don't think it's for nothing that Felix likes Chinese kung fu, as you can see from the photo of his idol hanging on the wall." Oprah explained with some regret, and then the TV screen changed, and she returned to the living room before.

"After visiting Felix Lin's residence, it seems like we should cut to the chase, well, welcome Felix Lin!" After Oprah finished saying this, the camera turned, and Lin Mingyang walked into the living room from which direction the camera was pointing.

Because he was interviewed at his home, Lin Mingyang was also dressed casually, and he and Oprah hugged politely when they met, and then shook hands.

"Do you feel nervous about being interviewed at your home?" After the two sat down facing each other on the couch, Oprah asked.

Lin Mingyang shrugged, "I'm not nervous at all, I'm never nervous." ”

"Really, you're not nervous about being interviewed live from the world for the first time?" Oprah asked again.

"You say that, it seems like there's really a little bit of it."

"Just kidding, I know you're not nervous at all. Before we begin, I want to let you know that we have a word for it. Today's question was not discussed, and you promised me that you would answer all the questions truthfully, right? ”

"You also promised me that this interview is mainly about the content of the film "District 9", and I will definitely tell you everything I know about this without reservation." Lin Mingyang's answer is premised, although everyone is most interested in his private life, but that is obviously not the subject of this interview.

Oprah's initial question is indeed closely related to "District 9": "In this film, what is a mothership, a prisoner ship or a slave ship?" ”

"The mothership is a long-range mining vessel."

"Then why did it stop in Johannesburg, is it because it ran out of energy?"

"No, the mothership has fuel. But the commander who controls the mothership dies, and the mothership locks on to the nearest home planet according to an automatic program, only to find the wrong one and arrive on Earth. ”

...... "What fell when the mothership first arrived on Earth?" ”

"It's the command module."

"Why did the command module fall?"

"This human doesn't know, anyway, after the commander died, the mothership's navigation system found the earth and threw out the command module for the purpose of protecting information and resources, or to prevent the spread of the virus."

"Why don't scientists disassemble the mothership? It's like they did with prawns in the medical room. ”

"Scientists are afraid that this will lead to the destruction of cities and even South Africa."

…… After asking a few questions about the plot, Oprah began to dig deeper into the film.

"According to normal scientific logic, aliens who come to Earth should master higher technology than humans. If their technology is not as good as that of humans, humans should have explored their planet first, but why did you put aliens in a very weak position when you were filming "District 9"? ”

"District 9 is an alternative science fiction film - I can even say that it is not actually a science fiction film, because the logic and rules in the film are completely not divorced from the basic framework of human society, and survival is the law of the jungle. And I just want to remind everyone through this film that those facts in life are ignored by the habitual surname. Lin Mingyang replied bluntly.

"Is it racism?"

"The film does allude to racism, but on a deeper level, I want to show the attitude of human beings towards the different. The film's male protagonist, Wikus, is infected by alien energy and becomes an alien little by little. This plot is of course a key part of "District 9", and the second half of the film basically revolves around this. Compared with the depiction of the relationship between humans and aliens in the first half of the movie, the consequences of Wikus's alienation are more explicit expressions of the nature of some of humanity's evils. ”

"On the issue of metamorphosis, I borrowed from Kafka's Metamorphosis, where both Wikus and Samsa change in appearance, but still human on the inside. But the disgusting appearance was enough to disgust humanity with these two former compatriots. In "Metamorphosis", Samsa is disgusted and abandoned by her relatives. Wikus, on the other hand, was hunted and ridiculed by his compatriots, he was everyone's favorite news revelation, and he was an experiment in the eyes of the MNU. In the end of the two, Samsa dies like a real bug, and Wikus escapes into Sector 9 and becomes a biological alien. ”

"Crucially, Wikus's mutation gave him a sense of humanity's true attitude towards the other, and he experienced how terrible the role he once played. This led to a gradual shift in his position, starting with his intent on becoming a human alongside Christopher, and finally at the end he was willing to sacrifice himself to buy time for Christopher and his son to escape from Earth. ”

"Humanity's indifference to his mutated fellow human eventually leads him to introspection and siding with an otherwise alien force. This is actually a metaphor, the attitude of human beings towards others is the attitude towards themselves, and there will be a day when they will reap the consequences. In the movie, it is treated with another species, and in reality, humans treat different groups of people as well - they are all earthlings. ”

"Don't you think your views are a bit pessimistic?" Oprah tried to ask.

Lin Mingyang pursed his lips, with a sneering smile on the corner of his mouth, "Maybe it's a little pessimistic to think so, but the reality is like this." If you don't believe me, turn on the TV every night and watch the international news carefully. ”

"Does anyone think your film of dissecting aliens is a satire of [***] experiments?"

"There are indeed clips of dissecting aliens in the movie, I just think that when those researchers wearing biochemical protective suits are doing experiments with electric drills in **, they have no surnames to speak of. It may be difficult for many people to accept this, so I will put it another way, such scientific researchers have no reverence for life. Life has never been dignified in the laboratory, and all the pain and brutality are just dry physiological reactions and data, and they will only chop you like firewood for the sake of 'sacred' scientific research, no matter what kind of creature you are or an alienated fellow human being. ”

In the face of Lin Mingyang, who has sharp and sharp views, Oprah has completely become a listener, but fortunately, she still forgets her duty: "But movies are different from reality after all." ”

"The scientists of the MNU have to dissect Wikus alive, don't think that this kind of thing only happens in movies, if someone really mutates like this, our scientists will definitely do it."

"But if the sacrifice of a few can be exchanged for the greater good of humanity, is this behavior forgivable?"

"That's what worries me the most, if the interests of the few can be sacrificed, how can the interests of the majority be guaranteed?"

Oprah nodded contentedly, "I'm done with my questions about District 9, can we talk about something else?" ”

"Of course, but I don't guarantee that I will answer all your questions." Lin Mingyang smiled "slyly".

"What do you think about the rumors that you invested in Facebook and YouTube when you were in college, and now that you're the majority shareholder of both companies?"

"Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was also a student at Harvard, and he lived in a dorm room with me before he dropped out, and I did invest in Facebook, and I had a stake in it; As for YouTube, the company's president, Rhett, was my best friend from high school, and I should be one of the founders of this website, which was originally conceived as a platform for amateurs who love to shoot, but now it's getting bigger and bigger, which I didn't expect before. ”

"The combined market value of these two companies now looks like it's at least $20 billion, which means you're worth at least $5 billion now?" Oprah speculated further.

"The size of the company's market value does not mean that the shareholders have that much money in their hands!" Although Lin Mingyang was correcting the other party's statement, he also acquiesced to this fact.

"But you won't be short of money, I can think so?"

Lin Mingyang can get tens of millions of dollars for making any movie in Hollywood, and he also owns the copyright of the "Twilight" series of novels, no one knows his specific worth, but he definitely belongs to the kind of very rich star, so Oprah asks so.

"There shouldn't be a shortage, right?" Because he didn't know what the other party wanted to ask, Lin Mingyang could only nod.

"Then why are you still willing to live with your parents instead of choosing to move out and buy a luxurious villa to live on your own? I mean, other stars in Hollywood seem to like to do this, and you don't seem to be like everyone else? ”

"I think you're actually trying to ask, I'm so rich, why don't I enjoy a luxurious life?" Lin Mingyang smiled, "Do you still have the Mark I mentioned just now?" He is the founder of Facebook, but he still lives in a rented apartment with his girlfriend. I think that in the choice of life, it does not matter how much wealth you have, but what kind of life attitude you adhere to. ”

(To be continued)