Chapter 93 Humility and Pride
When Peter drove Chen Linfeng to the hotel, Sister Mei was standing at the door of the hotel waiting anxiously.
When she saw Chen Linfeng getting out of the car, she felt relieved and hurriedly came up to her, "Why are you so slow? I thought something happened."
"It's okay. Let's chat with Pete halfway. A few words." He didn't elaborate on what just happened.
The assistant guided the two of them to the reserved room.
Chen Linfeng's room is a top-floor presidential suite. When you open the door and walk in, the surrounding furnishings exude a luxurious atmosphere.
In Neon, Kodansha treated him similarly. It seems that Disney Publishing Company has indeed raised his rating. Last time he came, no one treated him like this.
In the evening, Sister Mei came to the room and asked him to discuss the subsequent itinerary.
She has already communicated with the contact person at Disney Publishing Company. In fact, this person is the assistant who came with Pete.
Starting from the day after tomorrow, for three consecutive days, some print media interviews were contacted by the publishing company for preliminary warm-up.
Then there is the cover shooting and interview for Time Magazine. This can only be confirmed after Sister Mei communicates with the other party.
After that, Disney helped to contact some popular talk shows in beautiful countries.
"Sister Mei, it is up to you to arrange the details of the next trip. Don't be too tired. Let's reverse the jet lag first."
Sister Mei nodded and left the room. .
The subsequent three days of interviews with print media were very routine, and reporters were arranged in advance. Chen Linfeng knew the questions he would ask before the interview.
In addition, the reporter did not make things difficult temporarily, so he completed the set task easily.
The next step is the highlight.
When Chen Linfeng arrived at the studio, the staff and photographers were already in place.
Photographer Taylor Stahlman was not in a hurry to take pictures, but first asked the young writer in front of him to sit down and chat.
He is not a very talkative person, but before each shooting, he will first understand the other person's experience, and then understand the other person's character from the conversation.
This helps him choose different shooting methods to reflect the characters in the picture.
This is Taylor’s own shooting habit.
But this time, Taylor was very keenly aware that the subjects photographed this time seemed very different from the past.
This young writer is very talkative and has a very friendly attitude. Sometimes he will make a little joke, although he doesn't get the punchline very much.
Taylor exchanged some views on China with him. The other party would sometimes nod. When he encountered opinions that he probably didn’t agree with, he would just smile slightly and not make much excuse.
In his speech and behavior, he showed the humility unique to the East.
For the entire exchange, Taylor rarely felt good, and even had the urge to say more.
This should be because the other party’s communication skills are very good, which enhances my own experience.
But beneath that friendly and humble appearance, something deeper seems to be hidden.
This is an experienced photographer who understands the faces and expressions of characters.
He inexplicably felt that that humility was just the margin of full confidence.
This is a confident and proud man, Taylor judged.
Although almost all the people who can appear on the cover of Time magazine are such people.
However, this time the object seems to be more unique in this regard.
After thinking about it, Taylor had an initial idea for the shooting.
After communicating with the lighting engineer, he started shooting for the first time.
In the picture, Chen Linfeng is standing, with the light coming from behind, and he seems to be standing in the light in the lens.
Taylor adopted a slightly upward and close-up approach, which allowed him to capture the upper body of the character.
He looked at the effect and felt something, but it seemed like something was missing.
After thinking about it, Taylor asked the staff to bring a single sofa for Chen Linfeng to sit on.
With another book in hand, it feels right this time. Complete elements.
The next step is to shoot continuously for a long time to find the feeling.
Chen Linfeng felt like he was being driven crazy, from smiling, laughing, laughing, to seriousness, nervousness, pursed lips, and contemplation when not smiling.
He tried many ways, but he couldn't satisfy the photographer.
Chen Linfeng was a little unhappy but couldn't vent, so he took advantage of the break and leaned against the sofa, crossing his legs to relax his mood.
At this moment, the photographer shouted, "Now, look here!"
Chen Linfeng looked over reflexively, and the photographer pressed the shutter.
Tyler clapped excitedly, finally achieving the effect he wanted.
A photo with his head slightly lowered but looking down at the camera, with his arms resting on the armrests and a slightly leaning posture, seems to be at ease, perfectly showing a confident and proud humble person.
There was light all around him, but there was a shadow on his face. He looked a little serious, as if he wanted to express dissatisfaction.
This is a person from an Eastern country who will not succumb to Western thinking.
Chen Linfeng took a look at the photo and didn't see anything special about it compared with the others. He just thought it was quite handsome.
That’s good, the filming is finally finished.
Since the interview is scheduled for tomorrow, Chen Linfeng went back to the hotel to rest first.
I turned on the TV and saw the news. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States gave a speech, striving to return American astronauts to the moon as early as 2015 and no later than 2020.
Chen Linfeng puffed and laughed.
This is much funnier than the incomprehensible cute Chinese jokes on other TV stations.
In the previous life, the beautiful country not only failed to return to the moon, but also missed time and time again.
The reason for the delayed ticket is also full of comedy, which makes people doubt its industrial manufacturing strength.
What's more, even whether there was really the first manned moon landing that year is increasingly being questioned.
It's a pity that he didn't wait until the mystery was revealed before wearing it.
Chen Linfeng switched to another station and chose an NBA basketball live broadcast to watch. It happened to be the All-Star Game during the All-Star Weekend.
Whether it is Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, and O'Neal in the East, or Kobe, Duncan, and Yao in the West, they are all basketball stars that Chinese people are most familiar with.
Chen Linfeng watched the game with relish.
At this time, Sister Mei asked him to arrange the next trip.
After participating in the interview with Time Magazine tomorrow, there will be several interview variety shows, the most famous of which is Conan Late Night Show.
This interview show is most famous on the Chinese Internet for Quentin’s awesome jokes, which is simply a classic.
Ginger pattern, beautifully done.
Chen Linfeng asked with great interest, "Sister Mei, you have been running outside every day these days. How do you feel about Emily Ken?"
Sister Mei thought for a while and said, "It's not bad. It's quite prosperous, but it's not as good as I imagined."
"Oh?" Chen Linfeng was very interested.
“What do you imagine America to be like?”
Sister Mei said a little embarrassedly, “I used to read newspapers and magazines, and those who wrote articles all praised the beautiful country. It is paradise. My understanding of paradise is that one needs to be able to support one's old age and be strong and useful.
But from my personal experience these days, there are also many homeless people here, as well as bastards in society. There is a feeling of disillusionment.”
It seems that Sister Mei is still clear-headed.
The next day, when being interviewed by Time Magazine, the reporter opposite also asked this question.
"What do you think of Amelican?"
(End of this chapter)