Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 811 The Most Independent-minded Student

It is now mid-June and the students at Yale University have already entered their summer vacation, leaving the university empty.

At this moment, in the empty campus, students of different skin colors and outstanding temperaments emerged, walking together, adding a new vitality to the empty campus.

The graduation ceremony represents the completion of academic studies and the beginning of dreams for the future. In this pleasant sunny weather, young men and women all have smiling faces, exuding youth, and their joy is beyond words.

"Elland!"

"Sissi!"

The family got off the car at the school gate, and saw the couple Ireland and Jack also getting off the car nearby.

The good friends hadn't seen each other for a long time, so Liu Yifei and Ailande couldn't help but hug each other and chatted.

Chu Xuan and Jack also hugged each other like gentlemen. It had been more than half a year since he met the couple in November last year because of the investment in "Twilight". They had contacted each other once or twice during this period. The couple also called to give their blessings when he and Liu Yifei got married. This made him have a lot of good feelings towards Jack, a foreign friend and collaborator who had both interests and friendship.

"Sissi graduated, and I knew you would come."

"Isn't it the same for you?"

Chu Xuan and Jack smiled at each other. Perhaps it was because these two men were both eccentric people who yearned for love. Based on this common point, they broke the awkwardness of not seeing each other for a long time with just a few words.

"Hello Auntie."

"Hello, Jack."

Jack greeted Liu Xiaoli, and then saw Liu Yifei and Ailande coming over.

"Wow, Auntie, you look younger again."

"Chu Xuan, long time no see. Have you become more attractive after getting married? It takes a long time for Xixi to remember to call me. It seems that she is completely fascinated by you."

Chu Xuan didn't know if there was something wrong with his translation of the English, but he always felt that Westerners' praise for someone was so straightforward and rustic. Rustic compliments like Ireland's were rare in China, but seemed to be very common in the West, and it was also a reflection of Westerners' high emotional intelligence.

But such praise made him feel a little embarrassed, so he could only smile and say, "It should be."

After some greetings, Liu Yifei waved her hand and said, "We'll leave first. See you later."

The seats for the graduates and their families were not together, and she had a speech to give and needed to check the procedures, so she had to go ahead.

"It all depends on your performance." Liu Xiaoli said, waving her fist to encourage her daughter who was about to go on stage to give a speech.

After watching Liu Yifei and Ailande leave, Chu Xuan, Liu Xiaoli and Jack followed the crowd into the school gate.

There were many people in suits and ties, and even more people wearing expensive clothes. All kinds of luxury cars were common, including several Rolls-Royces. They were all family members of the graduates who came to watch the ceremony.

After all, it is a world-renowned university. Regardless of its teaching ability, its level of wealth can be seen.

If this situation happened in China, it would probably become a hot topic.

But the West has never had the concept of low-key, and extravagant and ostentatious forms of luxury are their daily routine and are not surprising.

Chu Xuan followed the crowd to the auditorium and sat down in the back rows with his mother and Jack.

The auditorium is like a medieval church, giving him a sense of calm, solemn, classical and elegant atmosphere. Compared with the grand and modern auditoriums of famous domestic universities that keep up with the times, it gives him a sense of cultural difference where China is progressing and the West is regressing.

This shows how unconfident they are about their own civilization that they would put things from the Middle Ages into the 21st century. It is probably because they cannot produce any good culture to present in their own civilization and can only cherish the historical heritage of the past, not knowing whether it is true or false.

No wonder they try every possible means to disrupt the spread of 5,000 years of civilization in the country. There is no other way. It is too brilliant and they are extremely jealous. Adhering to the nihilistic concept of Western-centrism, they will try to destroy anything that is not theirs and cannot be copied.

"It's started." Liu Xiaoli muttered.

Chu Xuan looked towards the stage and saw someone from the school coming up. He glanced down and saw that there seemed to be quite a few celebrities sitting in the front row, because one of them was a big Hollywood director he knew. That was why he had such a guess. Being able to invite so many people as guests of honor, it seemed that the school attached great importance to the graduation ceremony of the advanced training class.

It is understandable if you think about it. If full-time students are considered normal enrollment, then the continuing education class should be considered "advanced first class". People who come to this school for continuing education come from all over the world and are either rich or noble.

The connections and resources represented by these graduates must be established at all costs. The school invites some celebrities to attend the ceremony to give the families the impression that the school attaches great importance to their children, thereby bringing these bigwigs from all over the world closer to the school. Regardless of whether these bigwigs will become aids to the school in the future, this is ultimately a no-cost business.

Unfortunately, this is often the case in China, so he cannot even think of being "worse" in this regard. Even if he hopes that his country is the best in everything, he still has to look at this fact soberly.

"Wow—"

The school leader was about to speak, and Chu Xuan applauded with everyone else.

This school leader looks like a "sage". His white beard makes him look like a high-end intellectual working in such a school.

Chu Xuan was also a little interested and wanted to hear what this "sage" would say, or whether he would just talk nonsense like some domestic leaders?

"In 1701, the American Age of Exploration ended, and Yale University was established..."

Chu Xuan:? ? ?
Chu Xuan was confused. Let’s not talk about whether the time of this great voyage is correct, but when did you have the Age of Exploration?

If I remember correctly, wasn't it the Age of Exploration in Europe? And they colonized you.

The most important thing is that the origin of Europe's ability to usher in the Age of Discovery lies in the Kunyu World Map brought back by Zheng He from the Ming Dynasty of my country during his voyages to the West.

Without the Kunyu World Map, it would be unknown whether Europe could find the land of North America, and it is possible that the indigenous Indians might still be alive and well on this land.

Let's connect the logic again. You can have what you have today thanks to Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty.

To go into more depth, the original map of Kunyu Wanguo Tu came from the mapping of the Silk Road and early navigation in the Tang and Song dynasties. It was then revised during the Ming Dynasty and later verified and expanded by Zheng He's fleet to create this ancient version of the world map.

The Silk Road was initiated during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Without the Silk Road, there would be no original map. Without this original map, there would be no Kunyu Wanguotu. Without Wanguotu, there would be no European Age of Exploration. Without the Age of Exploration, this land would not have been colonized.
If it hadn't been colonized, it wouldn't have been able to enjoy the fruits of Europe's industrialization. Without the fruits of industrialization, how could there be the America we have today?
Therefore, after tracing back to the origins, we can draw a conclusion: America’s rise can be thanked to Emperor Wu of Han.

Although this is a bit far-fetched, we should not forget our roots.

This old man not only forgot his roots, but also denied their ancestors Europe, and attributed the credit of the Age of Exploration to himself. This...

Chu Xuan sighed, Americans are just so shameless.

The "intellectual" with a white beard and a very "sage" demeanor on the stage perfectly interprets the essence of the sanctimoniousness of "I don't care what you think, I care what I think".

It's really a waste of learning.

However, many people present acted as if it was natural and did not think it was wrong, and they certainly knew nothing about the history of Emperor Wu of Han, Zheng He, and the Map of Various Countries.

This made him deeply realize a saying: Whoever controls the global media discourse power can determine the cognitive ceiling and direction of most people in the world.

The only place these controllers cannot control is our vast country, so they use every possible means to disrupt and sabotage the domestic media.

In his mind, with his career scope, the way to counter this is to promote domestic customs and landforms through film and television dramas, attracting foreigners to travel and learn about my country in person, and then return to their own countries through self-media to spread the word and tell the truth, thereby breaking the global media network from point to surface.

However, the true era of self-media is still a long way off, so we can only think about it for now.

Chu Xuan suppressed his displeasure towards the "learning useless" school leader on the stage for more than ten minutes, but finally he was very impressed after it ended. This old man compiled history from 1701 to the 21st century, and attributed half of the credit for global entertainment and film and television arts to the Americans and this school. Having said that, he still needs some skills. It would be a waste of talent if he doesn't do pyramid selling.

It was the students' turn to give speeches. Chu Xuan thought he could have some peace and quiet, but he never expected that these students, whether intentionally or because they were brainwashed too badly by the media, all praised the Americans and the school.

America is not your country. Have you ever considered the feelings of your own country?
Chu Xuan intuitively felt that this trip was not in vain, as he really saw a series of good shows. Is this the influence of the world's number one empire? It made these people lick their country's boots and knees to the point of losing face. It turned out that reality is more exaggerated than movies. Awesome!
The school leaders and celebrities in the stands were smiling gently and applauding these people. It was obvious that they were accustomed to these scenes, which were very useful to them and what they wanted to see.

This reminded him of a saying: When hypocrisy becomes the norm, it is also a kind of reality.

Just like the world police attacking aggressively in the name of justice, but actually competing for oil in secret with gleaming eyes, when no one in this land thinks such hypocrisy is wrong, then this is the most real and true face of this land, and it is also the cultural propaganda and spiritual proposition that they are proud of.

You think they are wrong, but deep down they believe they are right. This is the unsolvable contradiction between China and the West.

This is enough to lead to a conclusion: pure Chinese films and television will never be accepted by them unless they disappear from the earth.

Chu Xuan silently said in this thought: "It is a very correct decision to make money from them in the way they are used to. Brilliant Times will produce IP to cooperate with Macron and let Macron make and sell it himself."

He once wanted to bring Chinese films and television to overseas on a large scale, but now this idea has disappeared.

"It's Xixi's turn." Liu Xiaoli said softly with great interest, pulling Chu Xuan's arm.

Chu Xuan came back to his senses and inadvertently made eye contact with Liu Yifei on the stage.

He smiled gently and gave strength.

She curved her eyebrows slightly, receiving encouragement from her husband.

Liu Yifei was feeling nervous because the students who had given speeches before her all praised her generously, but her prepared speech did not include these things. Would this make her seem like an outlier?
But if the outlier is essentially a normal person, then she can be the outlier.

She calmed herself down and began her speech.

"I used to see news in my home country that talked about the beauty of foreign countries, which made me yearn for it."

“And when I passed through Europe and set foot on the land of America, I found that the world is a universal place.”

World peace? ... What this means is that every place in the world is the same, no place is special or not special, and no piece of land is special or not special.

At this, school leaders frowned and celebrities lost their smiles.

On the contrary, some students from small and medium-sized countries were shocked all over, and then their eyes sparkled. This simple sentence seemed to make Liu Yifei exude endless charm, making them stare at her with interest and admiration.

"It's just like those people around the world who pursue art. When some of them see Jacky Cheng, the pride of my country's filmmakers, they will cheer: Oh my god, that's Jacky Cheng, he's awesome, I want to be him!"

"When I first came to school, Ms. Scarlett learned that my idol was Audrey Hepburn and asked me if I wanted to be her. I said yes, because my dream since childhood was to become an actress as good as Hepburn."

“You see, not only is the world a unified whole, but art is also a unified whole. We who pursue our artistic dreams are all equal, and we are all working hard to turn our dreams into reality. We are all dream chasers.”

"I was fortunate enough to come to Yale University and receive guidance and education from the school and Ms. Scarlett. The biggest change that has come to me is that if Ms. Scarlett asks me again whether I wanted to be Audrey Hepburn..."

“I would say now: No, I am who I am.”

"I am Liu Yifei, and I am honored to give a speech here."

The unique opening, distinctive self-introduction and independent thought led to applause from the audience.

Even the school leaders and celebrities applauded this very special graduating girl. They tilted their heads to look at their neighbors with a slight smile in the corner of their eyes, as if Liu Yifei's remarks had broken out of a vicious circle that they were accustomed to. The sudden sense of freshness made them look at this girl sideways.

"..."

"I am a person who is very strict with myself, but this is also part of what makes me happy. I am happy that I will become a better me. This is also the spiritual pursuit that I think an actor and a learner who pursues art should have."

"It's like Michael Jackson in the past. A reporter interviewed him and asked him: You are such a good dancer, you are already the world's dance king, why do you still spend enough time practicing dancing every day to make yourself sick?"

"I just want to be a little bit better than the day before, even if it's just a little bit that's hard to notice, that makes me happy," he said.

"Isn't this the happiness of every art pursuer? One day, under the five-star red flag of my motherland, I asked myself, can I do it? Under the red flag that always dispels darkness and gives warm spring breeze, I shouted in my heart: I can!"

"For example, when Jack and I were working together on a film, Jack was over 50 and still working out to keep fit. I laughed at him for accepting his age, but he smiled and said he would keep working as long as he could until he could no longer."

"Oh my god, isn't this the unyielding spirit that every art pursuer should have? One day I came to the Statue of Liberty and asked myself if I could do it. Under the holy sculpture of the immortality of freedom and the eternal faith, I also mustered up the courage to say: I'm sure!"

Liu Yifei smiled, looked at the audience, and added: "and...we are sure!"

There was thunderous applause from everyone present, and some people even said "Oh" passionately. It is not easy to be inspired and motivated by peers, and this is mainly the effect shown by this written description.

Take Michael Jackson of the United States as an example. The place that inspired him was under the flag of his own country.

Take Chenglong in my own country as an example, but the place that inspires me is the Statue of Liberty in the United States.

This is wonderful, and the feeling it gives is very consistent with the world peace mentioned at the beginning.

This made the students present, many of whom were from small and medium-sized countries that had suffered international oppression to varying degrees, feel a sense of equality in ideology, and it aroused their deepest wishes and desires.

Therefore, Liu Yifei's seemingly simple words made them feel friendly and warm, and temporarily dispelled their inferiority complex towards Americans.

"..."

"I like to imagine and I like to imagine everything."

“In my understanding, actors, or performances, are like the concept of four-dimensional space in physics.”

"One-dimensional space is a straight line, just like when a novice actor or a beginner actor is learning to perform, he will always think about performance problems in a straight line without being able to find a good solution."

"Two-dimensional space is a plane, just like when students have some basic acting skills, they play a motionless tree or an immobile object in school assessments or when they join a crew. Although it looks awkward and pitiful, considering that it was just a straight line at the beginning, it is also a kind of growth."

"In three-dimensional space, an independent and full individual can exist, just like we grow up again from a flat surface. We can play supporting roles, even leading roles with lines. This is the real beginning of an actor's career, but it may also be the end of an actor's career."

"Because four-dimensional space contains countless three-dimensional spaces, it can contain countless full individuals. As actors, we are able to play different roles and different individuals to enrich them infinitely. This may be the ultimate dream of most actors."

“This is also my pursuit and my dream.”

"However, everyone has their own experiences. Perhaps when you look back in old age, some people are still in one-dimensional space, some in two-dimensional space, some in three-dimensional space, and some in four-dimensional space."

"But no matter how many dimensions it is, space is infinite. When you fill it with enough wonderful things, you have created your own world, and you will have no regrets in your life."

“Here, I wish all students to have no regrets and find their own happiness. I wish all teachers happiness and health. I hope Yale University can continue to shine the light of education around the world.”

"I am Liu Yifei, an actress from China. Thank you everyone, my speech is over."

Liu Yifei bowed on the stage, and the audience burst into applause.

Many students stood up, and even teacher Si Jia applauded Liu Yifei. She also said to the teacher next to her in a tone full of praise: "She will definitely shine on the international stage in the future. She is also the most independent-minded student I have ever taught."

Several teachers nearby nodded in approval. They were amazed by the female student's speech. There was no false praise or exaggerated performance. There was only love and peace revealed in the world of peace, and the essence and commonality of the artists' pursuits were revealed by using this love and peace as a metaphor.

Finally, the performance is combined with the explanation of the four-dimensional space of physics. On the surface, it seems to be about performance and actors, but in fact it contains the philosophy and path of life that everyone can relate to. Such a peculiar and vast artistic thought, which has never been heard of or seen, can be spoken by a girl who is only 21 years old. It really makes people marvel at her intelligence and talent.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan and Liu Xiaoli also had proud faces. After standing and applauding Liu Yifei, they sat down after seeing Liu Yifei walk down the stage, waiting for the ceremony to end before celebrating with Liu Yifei.

(End of this chapter)