In 2014, the writer Christopher Beam published a humorous, heartwarming story in The New Republic about an unlikely team of American football enthusiasts in Chongqing who went on to defeat their archrivals in Shanghai to win a championship.
You're probably already thinking this - I hope you'll find a content partner who can focus on pop culture, or just arts and culture overall, movies, tv, music, celebrities, the gamut. We have so much access now - it's not like the old days. But there is so much still needing bridging, I think. Interpretation, reflection, a lot to observe through all these fictional portrayals. And given the popularity of K-dramas, I think people are open to C-dramas all the same. The things you guys think might be lost to us from a more hopeful period are not lost if we look for the right audiences. I've become an addict watching shows on Youtube, whether IQiyi, Croton, Linmon... it's amazing how much there is... rich material over which to generate conversation, exchange, for those willing to engage. It can't all be about tariffs. ;)
I really enjoyed this episode, but you're missing the "American football and China" prequel! In 2009 there was a TV series put on by CCTV and the NFL in which they sent Taiwanese band Mayday (五月天) to the US for a multi-part series explaining the history, rules, and culture of American football to Chinese audiences. The band visited college teams and museums, met with cheerleaders, tried out tailgating, ran drills with kid's leagues... you name it. In one scene, the members of Mayday (which broke through in Taipei with albums that were only half in Mandarin, and half in Taiwanese) stands on the sideline of a Patriots-Giants game chatting with Robert Kraft telling them he wants the Patriots to be the team of China. There's just a lot to unpack there in that one scene alone.
Wow - that is so interesting! Recently watched First Frost on Netflix - beautiful series. I really want to go to Chongqing now. Zhang Ruonan and Bai Jingling were so great in this. What an amazing emotional story. The main song for it is by Mayday - 任性 - "willfulness." A trait that one could get criticized for, so it seems quite a statement with what it's observing and claiming. A nod to the series' protagonist who walks her own path and persists in the face of much adversity.
You're probably already thinking this - I hope you'll find a content partner who can focus on pop culture, or just arts and culture overall, movies, tv, music, celebrities, the gamut. We have so much access now - it's not like the old days. But there is so much still needing bridging, I think. Interpretation, reflection, a lot to observe through all these fictional portrayals. And given the popularity of K-dramas, I think people are open to C-dramas all the same. The things you guys think might be lost to us from a more hopeful period are not lost if we look for the right audiences. I've become an addict watching shows on Youtube, whether IQiyi, Croton, Linmon... it's amazing how much there is... rich material over which to generate conversation, exchange, for those willing to engage. It can't all be about tariffs. ;)
I really enjoyed this episode, but you're missing the "American football and China" prequel! In 2009 there was a TV series put on by CCTV and the NFL in which they sent Taiwanese band Mayday (五月天) to the US for a multi-part series explaining the history, rules, and culture of American football to Chinese audiences. The band visited college teams and museums, met with cheerleaders, tried out tailgating, ran drills with kid's leagues... you name it. In one scene, the members of Mayday (which broke through in Taipei with albums that were only half in Mandarin, and half in Taiwanese) stands on the sideline of a Patriots-Giants game chatting with Robert Kraft telling them he wants the Patriots to be the team of China. There's just a lot to unpack there in that one scene alone.
Wow - that is so interesting! Recently watched First Frost on Netflix - beautiful series. I really want to go to Chongqing now. Zhang Ruonan and Bai Jingling were so great in this. What an amazing emotional story. The main song for it is by Mayday - 任性 - "willfulness." A trait that one could get criticized for, so it seems quite a statement with what it's observing and claiming. A nod to the series' protagonist who walks her own path and persists in the face of much adversity.