王力宏哈佛演讲稿

王力宏哈佛演讲稿IneverthoughtIwouldbeaddressingyou,theesteemedmembersoftheOxfordUnion,withoutaguitaroranerhu,withoutmycrazystagehairandcostumes,butIdidperformintheO2ArenainLondonlastweek.I’mnotsureifanyofyou[x]…ButinmanywaysthatissimilartowhatI’mtalkingabouttoday,thatis,introducingChinesepopmusic.See,I’mactuallyanambassadorforChinesepop,whetherIlikeitornot,forbothmusicandmovies,andtodayI’mheretogiveyouaStateofUnionaddress.It’snottheOxfordUnion,it’stheunionofEastandWest.Iwanttofranklyandopenlyandhonestlytalkabouthowwe’vedoneagoodjob,orhowwe’vedoneabadjob,ofbringingChinesepoptotheWest.AndIalsowanttoimpressuponallofyouheretodaytheworkingsofthatsoftpowerexchangeandhoweachofusisinvolvedinthatexchange.Softpower,atermI’msureyou’reallfamiliarwith,coinedbyRhodesScholarandOxfordalumnusJosephNye,isdefinedastheabilitytoattractandpersuade.ShashiTharoorcalledit,inarecentTEDTalk,“theabilityofaculturetotellacompellingstoryandinfluenceotherstofallinlovewiththem”.Ilikethatdefinition.ButIwanttoputitincollegiatetermforyoustudentsintheaudience.ThewayIseeit,EastandWest,arekindalikefreshmenroommates.Youdon’tknowalotabouteachotherasidethatyou’relivingwitheachotherinthesameroom.Andeachoneisscaredtheother’sgonnastealhisshowertimeorwantstopartywhentheotherwantstostudy.Ithasthepotentialtobeabsolutehell.Weallhavehorrorstoriesofthatroommate,weallheardaboutthosestories.IknowalotofstudentshereinOxfordhavetheirownseparatebedrooms.ButwhenIwasafreshmanatWilliamsCollege[crowdinterjects]You’rekidding!Woohoo!WellIhadaroommate.Andhewasthatroommate.Let’sjustcallhimFrank.SoFrankwasmyroommateandFranklikednothingmorethantosmokeweed.[laughter]Andhediditeveryday.AndFrankhada2-footlongbongunderhisbedthatwasconstantlybeingfiredup.ForthoseChinesespeakersintheaudience,Frankwould火力全开onthatbong.SoIguessIwaskindatheoppositeofBillClinton,whotriedmarijuanabutdidn’tinhale:Ididn’ttrymarijuanabutIdidinhale.Everysingleday.Secondhand.Andstrangelyenough,everytimeIgointoourbedroom,Imysteriouslyendupbeinglateforclass.Iwaslike,dudeisitalready10o’clock?So,howmanyofyouhavelivedwiththatFrank,orbeaFrank?Havingaroommatecanbearecipefordisaster,butitalsocanhavethepotentialofbeingthegreatestfriendshipyou’veeverhad.See,Frank,hedidn’tmakeittosecondyear.AndIgottwonewroommatesinstead:StephanandJason,andthesedaysthethreeofusarethebestoffriends.Sogoingbacktomyanalogy,EastandWest,asroommates,dowewanttobeFrank,ordowewanttobeStephandJason,andIthinkinthisdayandage,in2013,weshouldallbestrivingforthelatter.I’massumingweallagreethatthisisthegoalthatweallstrivefor.Now,let’slookatwhereweareinreality,inrecentheadlines,inthemediainclude,Foreignpolicy[maybe?],China’svictimcomplex,WhyareChineseleaderssoparanoidabouttheUnitedStatesorthe[AP,theAssociatedPress?],HumanrightsinChinaworsethanUS.Bloombergsays,onthecoverofthismagazine,Yes,theChinesearmyisspyingonyou[laughter]Andit’ssuchagreatonethatIwanttoshowyouthecoverofthemagazine[laughter][Ed:checkoutthephotoontheright!]Yes,beveryafraid![laughter]There’sactuallyanextremelyhighamountofnegativityandfearandanxietyaboutChina,Sinophobia,thatIthinkisnotjustmisinformedandmisleadingandultimatelydangerous.Verydangerous.AndwhatabouthowWesternersareviewedbyChinese?Well,wehavetermsforWesterners.Themostcommonofwhicharegwailo,inCantonesewhichmeans“theolddevil”,laowai,meaning“theoldoutsider”inMandarin,angmoh,whichmeans“theredhairyone”inTaiwanese,andthelistgoesonandon.Soaretheseroommatesheadingforabestfriendrelationship?Ithinkweneedalittlehelp.AndasChinarisetopower,Ithinkitismoreimportantthaneverforustomorediscerningaboutwhatwebelievebecauseafterall,Ithink,that’sthepurposeofhighereducation,andthat’swhyweareallhere,tobeabletothinkforourselvesandmakeourowndecisions.China’snotjustthoseheadlines.Theburgeoningeconomywithuniquepolitics.Itisnotjusttheworld’sfactoryorthenextbigsuperpower,it’ssomuchmore,abillionpeoplewithrichculture,amazingstories,andasaproductofbothofthosecultures,Iwanttohelpfosteranunderstandingbetweenthetwo.And[x]thatincrediblerelationship,becauseknowingbothsidesofthecoin,Ireallythinkthatthereisalovestorywaitingtobetold,readytounfold.AndI’monlyhalfjokingwhenIsaidlovestorybecauseIbelieveitisthestoriesthatwillsaveusandbringusclosertogether.Andmythesisstatementfortoday’stalkisthattherelationshipbetweenEastandWestneedstobeandcanbefixedviapopculture,andI’mgoingtotryandbackitup.Now,theUNSec-GenBanKiMoonsaid,“Therearenolanguagesrequiredinthemusicalworld.Thatisthepowerofmusic.Thatisthepowerofheart.”Throughthispromotionofartswecanbetterunderstandthecultureandcivilisationofotherpeople.Andinthiseraofinstabilityandintolerance,weneedtopromotebetterunderstandingthroughthepowerofmusic.TheUNSec-Genthinksthatweneedmoremusic,andIthinkthatheisright.Musicandartshavealwaysplayedakeyroleinmylife,inbuildingrelationships,replacingwhatoncewereignorance,fearandhatred,withacceptance,friendshipandevenlove.SoIhaveastrongcaseforpromotingmusicbetweenculturesbecauseithappenedtomeearlyinmylife.IwasborninRochester,NewYork,IbarelyspokeawordofChinese.Ididn'tknowthedifferencebetweenTaiwanorThailand