Chapter 16: Idols
In 1992, when most people didn't know what the Internet was, a Japanese high school girl didn't know about Martin. Luther. Who Kim is is actually a very normal thing.
Japanese middle school students like Masami Akiyama usually get information through television and newspapers in addition to their schools. Japan, a country traditionally xenophobic, expects television and newspapers to feature a black American who died decades ago — even though the black man is famous, but that is a very unlikely thing.
Li Guangzhi gave Masami a general introduction to Martin. Luther. Kim's life, and then said:
"The reason why I specifically mention this black leader in the United States is because he has a speech that is very famous all over the world, called "I Have a Dream." The content of this speech is to oppose racial discrimination and advocate that all men are created equal. This is a typical dream of universal value. You can use him as a positive example in your discourse. "There are actually two important reasons why I specifically asked you to choose him as an example. One is that in the first half of this year, black people in Los Angeles launched a riot because of anti-discrimination, almost destroying half of Los Angeles. The impact of this incident is so great that ordinary Japanese people may not be very concerned, but the judges must be very concerned about it. ”
He looked at Maami, who listened thoughtfully, and continued with a sense of accomplishment:
"When you mention this topic in your speech, it is natural that the judges will have a special impression of you, and they will think that you are a rare contestant with an international perspective."
Another reason lies in Martin's speech itself. The text of this speech is so powerful that you can apply it to your own speech. ”
With that, he stood up, cleared his throat, and began to recite Martin Luther King's most popular words in front of the girl.
"I dream of a day when this nation will stand up and truly live up to the true meaning of its creed: we believe that these truths are self-evident and that all men are created equal.
I dream of a day when the sons of former slaves will be able to sit with the sons of former slave owners on the Red Hills of Georgia and share brotherhood.
I dream that one day, even Mississippi, a desert-like place where justice is hidden, oppression is rampant, will become an oasis of freedom and justice.
I dream of the day when my four children will live in a kingdom where they will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the merits of their character.
I have a dream today.
I dream of a day when the valleys will rise, the mountains will fall, the bumpy and winding road will become a smooth road, and the holy light will be revealed and full of the world. ”
Li Guangzhi's recitation is not only standard in pronunciation, but also very emotional, and the words are full of explosive power, which makes people feel a little enthusiastic when they listen to it.
Akiyama Masami looked at him from the sidelines, her face full of admiration and adoration, and she was about to turn into a brainless fan.
In his previous life, Li Guangzhi was very ordinary in other aspects, but in English, he did have some specialty. At that time, he downloaded American dramas on the Internet, and they were all in AVI format without subtitles, not the RMVB format with smaller files but integrated subtitles. It's all about exercising – and of course more about showing off in front of others – your English skills.
He developed his English in college. He entered college in 2000, and at that time, college students had long been out of allocation, and they had to rely on themselves to find a job after graduation. He knew that he had no family background to count on after graduation, and his grades in major classes were not particularly outstanding, so he put a lot of energy into English. It is hoped that he can have a good level of English, so that he will have several more choices when looking for a job in the future.
Back then, in order to take the junior interpreter certificate, he memorized countless things like this English celebrity speech, Western proverbs, celebrity quotes and the like. Although he still failed to pass the final interpreter certificate, his English speaking and reading and writing skills are much higher than those of ordinary graduates.
Later, he did get offers from several foreign companies with this fluent English, but the state-owned enterprise in his hometown at that time also took a fancy to him and was willing to recruit him with a formal establishment. In order to take care of his mother, he finally chose to become a small technician in a state-owned enterprise.
After Li Guangzhi finished reciting, Yami clenched her fists on the side and shouted excitedly "Si Kuoyi", and rushed up and said:
"Brother Guangzhi, your recitation just now is really amazing! I heard my heart beat so much faster! The momentum in your voice really has a power that can make people's hairs stand on end with excitement! ”
Li Guangzhi smiled smugly and reservedly, and said to Yami: "This is mainly the power of words, and the skill of recitation is just to better express this power." And this kind of technique, if you practice hard, you will be able to reach my level in the future. ”
Then he said seriously: "When you have time, you can go to the library and copy the original text of this speech, and use some of the sentences in your own speech." Imagine that when you stand on the stage and use such a series of gorgeous sentences to infect the judges in the audience to the point that even the hairs stand up, isn't it easy to win? ”
After finishing the morning teaching, Li Guangzhi went home as usual and called Gao Dali up, and the two of them took a shuttle bus to the factory to work.
Slightly different from usual, he was a little excited today. Not only because today is the day of the factory's salary, but he also has a vague expectation of watching a good show, what kind of reaction those people in the factory will be when they find out that Fujiwara can't come to work.
Sure enough, no matter where you are, gossip will always be delivered the fastest. During the lunch break, almost everyone in the moving team knew the news that Fujiwara had an accident and couldn't come to work, but there was no unified statement about what happened to Fujiwara, and it seemed that everyone still didn't know the truth.
Two of Fujiwara's group of South American brothers didn't come to work, and the rest of them all looked like mourning. On the contrary, the largest group of Chinese people almost all have a strongly suppressed excitement on their faces. Only Lao Zhang occasionally looked at Li Guangzhi, showing a look of panic.
When eating in the cafeteria, Li Guangzhi deliberately passed by Lao Zhang, and said in his ear without a head or tail: "The police generally think that the person who provided the information is the mastermind." ”
He believes that with this sentence as a foundation, when Lao Zhang knows what exactly happened, he, who has always only known how to protect himself and dare not cause trouble, will never tell others that someone has asked him for the address of Fujiwara's house.
After finishing work in the afternoon, when Lin Dafeng gathered everyone together to pay their salaries, everyone's wages were paid in full. At this moment, not only the Chinese present were smiling. Even those Southeast Asians, who had always had gloomy faces and no expressions, showed a slight joy on their faces.
Although Li Guangzhi's actions yesterday were not for the sake of these Chinese friends, he also made up his mind that he would never engage in such dangerous deeds in the future. But when he saw such a happy scene in front of him, he still felt a sense of satisfaction after doing a good deed.
In the days that followed, his life was very peaceful. Every day is to go to and from work on time, and the only entertainment is to grab TV with Gao Dali at night.
Gao Dali has a very strange hobby for Chinese, and he is actually very keen to watch Japanese sumo wrestling! Most sumo wrestling matches in Japan are broadcast on NHK, so he keeps NHK on the table every night.
Li Guangzhi actually didn't have much interest in Japanese TV programs in this era, although many of the domestic programs he watched in his previous life were imitated from Japan and South Korea, but after all, there was a difference of 20 years, and no matter how bad those domestic programs in his previous life were, they were always more innovative than what they can see now.
However, for Li Guangzhi, a former Japanese drama lover, since he is now in Japan in the 90s, it is still worth watching Fujitai's new Yuejiu drama.
The so-called Tsukijiu drama is a TV drama that is broadcast by Fuji TV every Monday at 9 p.m. Since "Tokyo Love Story" was broadcast in this time in '91 and became a huge hit, 9 p.m. on Monday has become the prime time for TV stations. After that, all the TV dramas that can be broadcast during this time period are all high-profile dramas carefully produced by the TV station.
Many classic Japanese dramas that were later widely circulated in China, such as "Long Vacation", "Love Century", "Under the Same Roof", "Legal Heroes", etc., were all born in Yuejiu dramas.
He checked the preview of the show in the newspaper, and the autumn moon nine drama that is being shown now is something he has not seen in his previous life, called "The Promise of Twenty Years Old". Since it is the ninth day of the month, the actors are naturally the most popular stars at the moment. However, he looked at the cast and only knew two of them. One is S|Goro Inagaki, a member of MAP, and one is Eri Fukatsu, who later played the heroine in "The Great Search Line of Jumping".
After checking it in the newspaper, his original enthusiasm for this drama has lost a lot. Let's not talk about the actor here, he is naturally not interested at all. And actress Eri Fukatsu, looks are not his favorite type.
If you want to talk about the plot of Japanese dramas in this era, it can be said that there is not much attraction to him. No matter how wonderful the story is, it will only be an old-fashioned episode in his eyes when he is reborn. The only things that interested him were the actresses he had loved when he was young.
In his memory, among the more famous actresses in Japan in the past two years, there are only two that he has ever been obsessed with. One is Yuki Uchida, a beautiful athletic girl who is particularly in line with his aesthetics. And the other is the popular lover in the hearts of many people, Rika in the classic Japanese drama "East Love" - Honami Suzuki.
Li Guangzhi watched "East Love" in college, and at that time he liked the role of Rika Akana, and at the same time naturally became obsessed with the actor of the role, Honami Suzuki. In his opinion at that time, Suzuki's smart almond eyes and bright smile that could hit people's hearts were simply the most suitable image of a dream lover!
However, he may not have dreamed that he and his former dream lover would soon have the opportunity to meet, and it was a very wonderful encounter.
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