The Portfolios

Tribeca Film Festival, New York.

Lost Indulgence, a Zhang Yibai film. City, Chongqing, China.

April 28th, afternoon. Rindy and I met at AMC on 19th near Broadway for Zhang Yibai’s film.

I know Zhang Yibai since I was 15 or so. His first work was a TV series about college loves, it was very fresh and charming work in those days.

After many years, I finally saw another work of his. Curiosity kills the cat. It’s a love story about chinese middle class. But it’s not a sweet one, it’s very gloomy.

Couple years later, Zhang again, in New Yrok- Tribeca Film Festival. I saw their brochure, seems like Zhang’s film is the only one from Aisa. Very impressive! The film is poetic atmosphere as Zhang says during the interview. The whole theme is sad, a love story about low class in China. I just think everyone is unhappy in their life in the movie. Poor people will always be poor in the bottom of the society, that’s why there are always some hopes showing in the movie. Yeah, it’s about hope. Their hopes might not be big, such as save the world, save the animal. But their hopes support them to keep living in the bottom.

Damn, got go to work now…….

Hope chinese people are able to watch this movie in China.

Wake up and Listen. I did. WNYC AM 820. It was a fresh feeling when I heard John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji were talking for a grand new program The Take Away. After few minutes, I turned radio to 93.9 FM, because I believe I like Morning Edition more, I like the old fashion way to get news and informations, clear, calm, professional.

My favorite show from WNYC is BBC World Service at 9am. I love it. It gives me so many information around the world, not just about the United States. It gives me a big picture about what’s going on outside the States. I love to hear about China from BBC, it’s fair and clear. The best part is BBC has so many sharp questions to questioning the government, it’s really funny to hear that some governments could not give the right or clear answers.

Finally, congratulations to The Take Away!

Maybe the best fortune cookie ever?

This was Xianyi’s tonight, and I couldn’t agree more.