Monster - this is how the two Chinese representatives, Ji Lian and Zhang Puzhuo, evaluated Shinji.
At first, it was just admiration for his powerful strength, but as time went on, this evaluation had some other meanings, or was closer to the original meaning of the word.
Monsters, as the name suggests, are strange creatures. Exaggerated strength is only one part of it. Other strange things can also be described as monsters.
One morning, Ji Lian and Zhang Puzhuo returned to their residence after boxing and saw Shinji wandering on the street with a microphone in one hand and a small camera in the other.
"Puzhuo, what do you think Xiaozhong wants to do?"
"It looks like it's recording a video?"
"That's not what I'm talking about. I'm not old and confused yet. I know about cameras."
"So you're saying..."
"I mean, why would he record here? This is just a normal street, there are streets in every city. There are only us and him around, no other people or things related to the mysterious world, what's the point of him recording this?"
"If you ask me, I don't know either. It would be better to ask him directly. If he dares to record the video so brazenly, he will definitely tell us the answer."
"That's true." Ji Lian thought for a moment and walked forward, "Xiao Zhong, what are you doing?"
"I'm shooting a personal DV. It will be done soon. Don't worry, it won't delay anything." While speaking, Shinji did not forget to turn off the recorder to avoid recording this sound.
"What is personal DV?" This answer mixed with English was beyond the old man's understanding.
"Just make a short film." Zhang Puzhuo reminded in a low voice.
Hearing this powerful yet friendly voice, Shinji suddenly turned around with his eyes shining, making Zhang Puzhuo feel uncomfortable.
"I, what's wrong with me?"
"Nothing, you're fine, just say whatever you want, once in Chinese and once in English."
"???" Zhang Puzhuo was confused. What was this going to do
"Please, just say anything. This is important to me."
"Oh, oh."
Seeing Shinji's sincere attitude, Zhang Puzhuo didn't hesitate any more. He cleared his throat and said some daily greetings in two languages.
This time, Shinji's eyes lit up even more, and he kept saying, "Very good, this is the effect."
Having said that, without waiting for Zhang Puzhuo to react, he stuffed a piece of manuscript paper into his hand.
"Read this aloud, in a normal narrative tone."
"Read it once, this..."
The manuscript paper was very ordinary, the kind you buy on the street. On it were several paragraphs written in Chinese with a signature pen. The handwriting was a bit sloppy, and there were many corrections, which seemed to have been revised many times.
First paragraph:
"China has the most dramatic natural landscape in the world, with plateaus, mountains, forests, lakes and coastlines. This geographical span is conducive to the formation and preservation of species. No other country has such a large potential for food raw materials. In order to obtain this gift from nature, people collect, pick up, dig and fish. It is this gift from nature that has given birth to the brilliant Chinese food culture..."
There is nothing wrong with it. It is very correct and well written. Even Zhang Puzhuo, a top student in liberal arts, cannot guarantee that he can reach this level. But the problem is:
"Why are you reading this?"
"Because I want to make a personal food show, I have already thought of the name of the show, it is called "A Bite of China"."
"A Bite of China" is the late-night special program that became popular all over China, but it was only the year 2000, and the originality of the program did not exist, so Shinji used it without hesitation. Because it is a personal program, it is impossible to reach the level of CCTV, and the commentary is also a temporary memory, pieced together, but who can blame me for starting early? Even if it is not good, I have to occupy the spot first!
"Making a show?" The master and apprentice found that they could not keep up with Shinji's thinking at all.
"Yes, Chinese culture is brilliant and glorious, but due to cultural differences, most foreigners cannot understand it. But there is one exception, that is food. There is no difference in food, and there is no threshold. I believe that my friends will be interested in China by using this as a business card. Maybe I can even set off a wave of China fever in the clock tower. I am really a genius."
It's a very good and powerful reason, but why is it so weird for a foreigner to say this? Shouldn't this be a question for the group of politicians above to consider? Moreover, it's only been a few days, and you have such an idea. Isn't it a bit too weird
Considering that this guy chose Mount Tai as the meeting place in order to watch the "Eighteen Bends", it is normal for him to do such a thing. Monsters have to be different.
The master and apprentice from the traditional martial arts school were obviously confused by Shinji, but this did not prevent them from helping Shinji. The higher-ups had already issued orders to try to meet the guests' harmless requests and not to lose the dignity of China.
So Zhang Puzhuo became Shinji's narrator and cameraman, and Ji Lian reported the matter through a special channel. A certain boss above saw it and said, "This is a good thing, and he fully cooperated." Not only should we cooperate, we can also organize a promotional program ourselves. If the effect is good, we can promote it. It will truly become a Chinese business card. Regardless of how the clock tower works, it is also good to boost the tourism industry.
The boss is the boss, and he considers the problem comprehensively. The next day, CCTV received an order from above to start preparing the program group. A few months later, the new program was officially launched and became a global hit.
At this time, Shinji didn't know that his actions would cause such a big ripple, and he was still concentrating on recording the program. Because he was responsible for the task assigned by Loreleija, he couldn't do it systematically like CCTV, one episode at a time. Compared with this time-consuming and laborious approach, he chose a simpler unit format, filming the local food in a place, as detailed as possible, and adding shots of wolfing down food, which can be said to be a deviation from the style of "A Bite of China". But again, who made me take the first place? I won't accept it.
All of this stems from the conversation with Elquet on the first night in China. The charm of food is infinite. If it can impress the princess of the True Ancestor, it will definitely impress more people. Although they can't taste it, I can let them see it. At first, Shinji wanted to use photos to accompany the text, but after thinking about it, he felt that the effect was not good, so he changed to directly shoot DV.
After each tape, he would make several copies. In addition to the three participants keeping them as souvenirs, the rest were first sent to the clock tower, and then part of them were shipped to Japan. Each of his good friends received a copy, which not only showed them his current situation, but also satisfied the dream of a spiritual Chinese to promote Chinese culture, killing two birds with one stone.
Soon, the first episode began airing.