Chapter 150: Times Interview
Chen Feng's time at school was very leisurely. Of course, it's also a bit boring. The only thing that interests him a little now is the occasional friendly football and basketball games between his class and other classes. Since the beginning of last semester, their third class has paid from time to time to invite other classes in the school to participate in friendly competitions, not to mention, in this amount of money, the competitive level of their class has also improved by leaps and bounds, although it has not yet reached the point of dominating the campus, but it is also one of the best in the same grade.
This is also thanks to the huge class fee support of their class. Since the establishment of the "Classmates Mutual Aid Fund", there have been five stationery stores and a doll studio, and the accumulated funds have successfully exceeded one million. Except for a part of the class as a class fee, the rest opened a joint account in the name of Hongye, Ling Xiao, Wen Kebang, and Cheng Wei, and deposited it together.
But Chen Feng was slightly surprised when he heard Cheng Wei say that the current deposit in this account was more than 1.2 million. Five of the stationery stores accounted for only 40% of the revenue, while the long doll business accounted for at least 60%. The current studio is still expanding, and the daily orders are a little overwhelmed, and it is very necessary to establish a formal company.
In fact, if they really want to start a company, they high school students can do it even if they are still underage. Because the father of one of their classmates is the deputy director of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce, and there are also children of the tax department, they can do it with a little hello. Not to mention. Most of the students in their class have turned 16 this year, and there are a few who are 18 years old, and the whole class may not be minors in a certain sense.
Chen Feng didn't think it was necessary before, but now when he sees them, he says that this doll studio is developing so rapidly, and if it wants to grow further, it is naturally necessary to be corporatized and formalized.
Therefore, after school that day, Chen Feng asked the whole class to stay together and held an all-class meeting to discuss the corporatization of several stationery stores and doll studios under the name of his class.
As soon as this topic was raised, it was unanimously supported by the whole class, and they all expressed their support for the creation of the company.
Seeing that everyone is so interested in starting a company, Chen Feng naturally did not object, even if he appointed Ling Xiao, the deputy head of the class, and Wen Kebang, plus Hua Rong, the representative of the Chinese class, and a few people who usually write well in the class, a total of six people formed a planning group for the creation of the company, drafted the company's creation contract and rules and regulations, and then handed it over to the whole class for deliberation. After the review of the tongguΓ², they officially created their three-shift company.
Such an order was naturally warmly supported by the whole class, and one by one they became elated.
The next day, Chen Feng received a strange phone call, claiming to be Vincent, the editor-in-chief of Time magazine, who had arrived at the Beijing airport and was about to board a plane to Xiuzhou. Let Chen Feng prepare for the interview.
Chen Feng thought to himself that he had something to prepare, and it was you who had to prepare. However, people will come from afar, Chen Feng still politely greeted for a while before putting down the phone.
A few hours later, at the end of school at noon, Chen Feng received another call from Vincent, saying that they had arrived in Xiuzhou and were staying at the International Hotel, asking if Chen Feng could accept their interview at this time. The location is up to Chen Feng to decide.
When Chen Feng heard this, he couldn't help but admire the professionalism of these people, it was not long after he got off the plane, it is estimated that all of them may have passed the jet lag, and they are about to start interviewing him.
However, Chen Feng didn't say anything to remind them, this interview was naturally to end early, just after lunch, there were still more than two hours before the afternoon class, Chen Feng happily agreed to their interview, and the location was at Chen Feng's own home.
Vincent was overjoyed. Hurriedly said that it would be there soon.
This speed is really fast, and in about twenty minutes, Vincent and his entourage rang the doorbell of Chen Feng's house.
Before, Chen Feng had already informed his parents about this, and they naturally didn't know what Time magazine was, but they heard that it was a famous magazine in the United States, so they didn't say much. It is the son's freedom to be interviewed by whomever he likes to be interviewed by newspapers and magazines.
When Vincent and his entourage arrived, his father Chen Dayong had already gone to work, and his mother couldn't help but go to the leisure center clubhouse in the villa complex to practice aerobics with those neighbor aunts. Momiji is taking a nap in her own house.
Seeing Chen Feng personally come over to open the door for them, Vincent was quite flattered, because in his impression, Chen Feng, a superstar, has a few maids and nannies at home, but as everyone knows, Chen Feng's home is more alternative, and so far the housework in his family, especially stir-frying, cooking and washing clothes, is all cooked by his mother himself.
Vincent is in his forties, a little Jewish, about 1.8 meters tall, with bright eyes, and a very capable appearance.
After the two sides got to know each other and introduced each other, he looked at Chen Feng's family layout with great curiosity.
Speaking of which, Chen Feng's furniture and decorations can only be regarded as very ordinary, and the most expensive is the sofa, which cost more than 50,000 yuan that year. It really made Zhao Xiaolan talk about it for several days. The rest is lackluster, but on the two walls of the hall, there are two calligraphy and paintings by Chen Feng, one is "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is a continuous landscape and the Great Wall, which looks magnificent, and it can be regarded as Chen Feng's proud work, and the other is "Hundred Birds and Phoenix" is also considered to be the best work in all Chen Feng's works, and it is more than enough to fool those ordinary people.
The rest are the two large vases placed on both sides of the staircase, each with more than 2,000 yuan, which is considered a luxury in their home, and the other is the large color TV with a flat surface of more than 80 inches, which also cost more than 20,000 yuan back then.
Vincent's line was full of people, including videographers, photographers, makeup artists, and a number of assistants, plus Vincent personally led the team to be in charge of the interview, a total of 12 people. In addition to them, Zhang Wenhua, the propaganda minister of Xiuzhou City, also accompanied him with two subordinates. This is the national situation in China. Not to mention that foreign media come to the city for interviews, that is, the media from other provinces come to the city to do interviews, and their propaganda departments have to supervise them when they ask them. Unless it's an unannounced visit.
Chen Feng was the owner, because he was alone at home, so he had to greet them personally, take a tray, and go to the refrigerator. Take out some of the various drinks in it and put them on the coffee table.
At the beginning, Vincent was somewhat surprised, because in his original impression, Long, who had already rejected their "Time" interview three times, had a very arrogant temperament, and it could even be said that it was difficult to get close to people, but he didn't expect that when he actually came into contact, he found that Chen Feng was such an easy-going young man.
After beckoning everyone to have a drink together. Chen Feng said to Vincent in English: "Mr. Vincent, I have to rush back to school before half past two in the afternoon. It's almost half-past twelve, and there are still two hours to go. β
The implication, of course, is that I want them to hurry up and interview.
Vincent didn't care, and after hearing this, he hurriedly put down the bottle of iced tea that he had just opened, and said, "Okay, I'll ask the makeup artist to put on a little makeup for you, and then start the interview right away." β
After seeing Chen Feng nodding, a makeup artist stepped forward, took out a large makeup bag, and began to meticulously put on Chen Feng's makeup. During this period, Vincent explained in advance some questions that he would ask Chen Feng, so that Chen Feng could prepare in advance.
After about ten minutes, the makeup was over, and Chen Feng was also very satisfied after looking at it. So, the photographer set up a hand-held camera and began to shoot on the spot, and the interview officially began.
"Long, hello, this time we "Time" can finally invite you to do this show, I am very honored!" Vincent immediately went straight to the point after a little greeting, "Long Why are you the hottest now, where is your trick?"
Vincent had already informed him of this question, and it was not difficult to answer.
"I'm very popular in the international music scene now, and the reason why I'm popular is, of course, because my music works are liked by many people. In a certain way, these musical works of mine have been recognized by the public, beyond the level of ordinary people nowadays. β
"What inspired you to create so many songs that people love?" Vincent continued.
Chen Feng was secretly a little proud in his heart, but he said seriously: "I have answered this question before, and my creative inspiration comes from the bits and pieces of life, it may be a symphony, it may be a novel, or even a TV commercial and a short story." β
"What do you think of the American music scene today?"
Chen Feng replied like a fluent: "The American music scene has always been a bellwether in the world music scene. Because it represents the birthplace of the world's highest, most fashionable and popular music, it is worthy of reference and learning from the music scene in all countries around the world. β
"So, what do you think of American society today?" Vincent asked further.
He added this question on the fly. Chen Feng pondered for a while and replied, "As we all know,
The United States is the most economically developed country in the world today and is a superpower. In the United States, everyone is free, and no one will interfere with what you are legally permissible. After learning to be tolerant of others, people's spirit of self-reliance becomes very strong. Many people earn pocket money in supermarkets at the age of 16 or 17, study for master's degrees, doctorates, beards, and still work in restaurants, and there are many waiters. No one thinks there's anything wrong with that. Even homosexuality and bisexuality, which seem to be perverse in most countries, are basically tolerated by American society. Therefore, neither students nor professors need to hide their gender orientation at all. Even the government's tax registration forms don't force people to fill in their gender. People who are free from social pressure live easily and casually. Compared with the tolerance and humanity of the United States, our Chinese society is much heavier. On the one hand, there is not much space and resources per capita, and on the other hand, the moral norms and traditional consciousness that have been passed down from generation to generation, whether tangible or intangible, are always overwhelming. Chinese are born first and foremost as a member of the group, and only after the group society accepts you can you talk about individuality and individual development; Americans are born first and foremost as individuals, and only when the organizational form of society maximizes the interests of each individual can society and the state be formed. These are two completely different social values. The United States is a country of diverse ethnic groups, and as a foreigner, I think the United States should give immigrants from all over the world more opportunities and be more tolerant. In addition to no longer discriminating against blacks, we should not be discriminated against as yellows. β
Chen Feng's remarks made Vincent's eyes light up when he heard it, and he asked: "You just now have two completely different social values in the United States and China, so which one do you think is better?"
Chen Feng shook his head slightly and said, "This is not a question of good or bad, but a question of whether it is suitable or not." The United States has the history of the United States, and China also has the history of China, and the social values of the two cannot be put together to reflect their own good or bad. β
Vincent smiled and said, "So what do you think of today's Chinese society now?"
This issue is a bit sensitive, Chen Feng can talk about the current situation in the United States without hesitation, but he is somewhat evasive about the current situation of his own country. However, this question is not difficult to answer, the question is whether Chen Feng wants to tell the truth.
"Since China's reform and opening up, we have made a great economic leap that is obvious to all, so that our country's comprehensive national strength has been growing steadily. But this has also led to some very direct social problems, first of all, the cost of environmental pollution due to rapid economic development, for example, our Xiuzhou, for example, used to be famous for its many wetlands and rivers, but now because of the development of industry, it is difficult to find a clean river. The same is true for the development of other cities in the country, for the time being, environmental pollution has not caused great harm to our society, but in my opinion, in the near future, we will all have to pay a heavy price for this. Sustainable economic development should not be just a slogan, but should be implemented in earnest. The other is because of the problem of faith in the period of social transition, after the market economy, the values of the people in our country have been strictly distorted, and they have become money-oriented, and now, there is even a social psychology of 'laughing at the poor and not laughing at prostitutes', which in my opinion is a kind of regression of civilization. It is well documented that in the past few years, the public morality of our society is gradually declining, and we can often see the abdication on the bus, but in recent years, this phenomenon has become less and less, and the same is true for righteous and courageous things, but there are many reports of 'cold-eyed onlookers'. If a nation's morality begins to deteriorate and the people are unwilling or afraid to do good deeds, then it means that the nation itself has a very serious problem. How to enhance the public morality of the public is an issue that our whole nation should ponder. β
Chen Feng's answer made Vincent very satisfied, but on the other side, Zhang Wenhua, the Propaganda Minister of Xiuzhou City, had changed his face a little, and his English was not easy to understand, but he specially brought a translator this time. Hearing Chen Feng's answer from the translator's mouth, his face suddenly turned a little pale. In his opinion, this is a typical "reactionary speech", saying that our country's social morality has been degraded, what is this not reactionary?
If it had been someone else or another media, of course, he would have immediately interrupted and demanded that the issue be deleted. However, how dare Chen Feng, the son of Chen Dayong, the "King of Xiuzhou"? And Time magazine cannot afford to offend it, and if something goes wrong, people will write a report, but it will arouse international public opinion, and then he, the propaganda minister, will have no choice but to walk around.
Therefore, although Zhang Wenhua wanted to interrupt their interview with something in his heart, he actually didn't dare to obstruct it in the slightest, so he could only stare dryly from the side. I wondered how to contact the foreign correspondent privately after the interview was over, and then spend some public relations to get them to delete this "reactionary statement".
"Can you tell us a little bit about how you felt about winning the Grammy?" Vincent said back to entertainment.
Chen Feng smiled lightly and replied, "The feeling at that time was naturally very good. Because I knew the influence of the Grammys in the United States and internationally, and I also knew that I was the first Chinese to win a music award at the Grammys at that time. I am very proud of this honor. β
"Why did you choose to wear the Zorro suit and hide your identity?" asked Vincent with interest. This question is naturally what many long fans are looking forward to.
"You should know. I was only seventeen years old and still a Chinese, so I didn't want to cause too much of a stir. Also, I think it's fun to keep yourself a mystery and not be known to the world. Chen Feng replied frankly.
"At the Grammys, you were not selected for the 'Best Newcomer Award', and then a lot of your fans rallied in protest. How did you feel at the time? Are you really reluctant to attend the next Grammy?" Vincent asked.
"To be honest, I was very surprised and of course very touched to know that my fans had rallied for me to protest against the Grammys. In my own life, this year's Grammy judges are obviously a little unfair to my selection, I am confident that the 'Best Newcomer Award' should belong to me, but the result is given to others, although I don't attach much importance to the Grammy Award, but I still feel that I have been treated unfairly. So at that time, I said on stage that I would not participate in the next Grammys, which was my voice at the time, and it is also my voice now, and it has not changed. Chen Feng said bluntly.
"You were later secretly arrested by the FBI at the airport, reportedly on the grounds that you had conspired to plan demonstrations in major cities in the United States. Can you tell me a little bit about what it was like?" It was the first time Chen Feng had been asked by the media. Before that, it was not that those media reporters did not have the opportunity or did not expect to ask this question, but because this matter was about the face of the FBI and even the US government after all, they were naturally unwilling to exonerate both. also had collective temporary amnesia, and did not ask Chen Feng about this issue.
Since this question was asked, Chen Feng naturally answered with added cheer: "First of all, I want to solemnly state once again that the demonstrations held by fans in major cities in the United States at that time were all organized by themselves. I myself did not have the intention, nor the motivation and ability to organize fan parades in so many cities. At that time, my entourage and I, all with perfectly legitimate passports, were going through airport security to get ready to board the plane, and that was when I was being screened, the federal agents showed up and surrounded me on the spot, and they were all armed and killed Tengteng, and they even shot and threatened me on the ground at my feet while I was arguing with them. In the event that my life was at risk of losing my life, I was forced to take my hands and put in a car. Along the way, the federal police detective who called himself Jack repeatedly threatened me, used the insulting words '***', and even pointed a gun at my head excessively, threatening me to admit that I had instigated the American fan march when I was interrogated, and he also wanted me to pay $10 million bail for it...... It was a nightmare for me. Before that, I had always thought that the United States was a country where the law was supreme and everyone spoke of the law, but obviously I was wrong about that...... Later, thanks to my entourage, I was immediately informed of the incident by the local consulate, and then I was rescued as soon as they were brought to the interrogation room, a terrible experience that I still remember with lingering fears, and I can imagine that if the consulate of our country had not rescued me in time, I would have been subjected to inhuman torture in their interrogation room until I had agreed to all their demands. So, in my opinion, the U.S. government should legislate to severely limit the powers of the FBI, a secret service like the FBI, to ensure the safety of the people at home. Because they may arrest and interrogate me today on a trumped-up charge, then tomorrow it may be someone else who will suffer such a fate. I'm lucky, but not everyone is as lucky as me. β
Chen Feng's answer made Vincent very satisfied, this can be said to be a scoop.
"Because of your innocent arrest by the FBI, a larger fan protest broke out in the United States, and the scale in Los Angeles was unprecedented, and finally it directly developed into a violent incident, causing casualties, and then, you stepped in to turn the tide and quickly put the matter down, and since then, you have established a long fund to help fans who have no money for treatment due to injuries and illness? So far, it is reported that more than 5,000 fans in the United States have received bailouts from the LONG Fund. So, in your opinion, will the scope of the LONG Fund be expanded in the future?
Chen Feng also knows that there are accusations against the Long Fund on the Internet, believing that the Long Fund only rescues Long fans, which is a very narrow and hypocritical public welfare behavior, and should not only be rescued by Long fans, but should be faced with the public.
"The original intention of setting up the LONG Fund was to help my fans who were injured and could not be properly treated, of course, with the further expansion of the fund, the scope of the assistance will also be expanded, and we have now set up a branch in Hong Kong, and after that, we will set up foundations in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, China and other countries to help more people. And so far, our long fund only helps long fans in principle, of course, this principle is not absolute, for example, a newborn, he was born not long ago, naturally will not be my fans, but he has the need to help, our long fund will send someone to review, it will also be natural to pay to help the newborn, so that he can receive treatment. In the future, my wish is that with the further expansion of the LONG Fund, the unwritten restriction of only helping LONG fans will be gradually lifted. β
After Vincent nodded, he quickly changed the topic: "Please talk about the TV series "Winter Sonata" that you are about to star in?"
Seeing that the other party took the initiative to advertise "Winter Love Song", Chen Feng naturally couldn't ask for it, and immediately replied: "This is a very idealized love fairy tale. As far as I'm concerned, it's hard to happen in reality. However, I believe that when people read it, they all hope that this story can happen in our real society, because our human psychology of pursuing truth, goodness and beauty will always be the same. β
"It's your first time participating in a show, and it's the first time you're starring in such a romantic TV series, are you completely sure?"
When Chen Feng heard it, he said eloquently: "Although it is my first time to perform, and I am the first time to play the leading role, my confidence is still very strong. Because, during this time, I have been doing acting training, trying to better integrate myself into the protagonist role of this TV series. Moreover, the producer also told me that when filming this TV series, I didn't have to worry about wasting shots, even if the first shot was not ideal, but the second time, the third time...... After many more times, I think it will definitely work out well and not disappoint my fans and viewers. β
"How's your second album going, how many songs are you going to include in addition to 'Travel Light,' which you already sang at the last Oscars? Can you tell us about the titles of a few of the songs you've already included?"
Chen Feng smiled mysteriously and replied: "There should be no less than nine songs included in this album at the end, all of which I have created myself. So far, I've written six songs, and I'll work on the rest. As for the titles of these six songs, they can only be kept secret for the time being. β
Vincent obviously didn't insist on letting Chen Feng reveal a little insider, and when Chen Feng refused, he changed the topic: "A few days ago, the Beijing Olympic Bidding Committee appointed you as the image ambassador of the Olympic bid, but before that, they had no such plan, can you explain the reason why they hired you this time?"
Chen Feng was naturally a little dissatisfied with the Olympic Bidding Committee's hiring of him so late. But naturally I can't express it to the sharp-eyed reporter of the times in front of me.
"The Olympic Bidding Committee hired me as an image ambassador, naturally hoping that I would make my own contribution to Beijing's Olympic bid. And my family and I are very proud of this honor. Chen Feng said with some official words.
"This time, you served as the image ambassador of Beijing's Olympic bid, and accompanied the propaganda team to do global propaganda work, which has achieved great repercussions in South Korea. Your show on a Korean TV station that night achieved the highest ratings ever in Korea. Similarly, at a Japanese TV station, you participated in a show that had the highest ratings ever on that station. What do you think of these two phenomena?"
Chen Feng smiled: "Of course I am very happy. This shows that I am still relatively popular in Japan and South Korea, and there are many fans who support me and love me. β
Vincent then asked, "What do you think of the million-fan parade in Japan?"
Chen Feng had also been prepared for this question for a long time, and after a little silence, he replied: "The cause of this incident must be very clear to everyone. This is a direct consequence of the deliberate efforts of those right-wingers in Japan to smear me, as far as I know, these protesting right-wingers carried offensive weapons such as sticks with them at that time, and when my fans came forward to reason with them, they attacked them, and it was reported that more than 100 fans were injured, and several of them were seriously injured, and I wish them a speedy recovery. The rioters of these right-wingers are themselves to be blamed, and if the Japanese police had followed normal procedures, they should have arrested the rioters who carried weapons and attacked innocent fans, but unfortunately the Japanese police did not do so at that time. Later, everyone also understood that the barbaric behavior of this group of right-wingers thugs caused public outrage, attracted a lot of fans, and then further clashes took place, and even now the mass march of millions of fans. I am very sorry about this. And as a foreigner, I don't want to interfere much in the political affairs of the Japanese island. It's just that I hope the Japanese government can come up with a solution as soon as possible and try to calm down the matter as much as possible, so that my fans will not be harmed again. β
PS: Continue to ask for monthly passes, ask for flowers......