Interview Appreciation: The Missionary

Author: Yin Baoguo - a senior writer, social commentator and critic in Shanghai. He has written a large number of essays, interviews and other works, which have been published in China and the United States.

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In a person's life, another hot summer has been encountered by those of us who are still alive. Many people are afraid to go out and stay at home, including me!

Just yesterday morning, I was staying at home, and unexpectedly I met a person who is also cool in his character. He even forgot that he is already old and came from far away in this scorching heat to meet me. It seems that the coolness of his heart is eight degrees higher than the weather outside. What do you think?

When he came to my house and I saw him for the first time, I was shocked. I was afraid that I had recognized the wrong person. His face shape and appearance were simply a combination of two people in society. (One was Shanghai leader Meng, and the other was also the eldest son of Shanghai leader Jiang. They were so similar).

And the hair on his head. I know that many people nowadays like to shave their heads or grow long hair to look like an artist, but he uses a wig, which is also good, keeping him young forever.

He was introduced by a friend. He is currently a music worker and a world-class musician. He recently came back to visit his family...

Of course, after arriving, he began to introduce himself. His surname is Dong, his full name is Rong Can, and currently -

This is how our conversation began.

As he was talking, he started humming old songs and tapping his feet in my humble room. He also played for me the large-scale musical he created in a foreign country. A person like him emerged in my heart, and I can call him - cool!

It seems that I have made a new friend today. I can never have too many people like this.

If he didn't have this cool tone, then when we met in such a hot summer, I would feel that our interaction was unnecessary and boring.

Yes, according to the introducer, he is a musician, and currently a world-class musician. In other words, he is an overseas person, and he doesn't care about the scorching heat in his hometown. He came! Unexpectedly, he also brought his soul with him.

I still remember that Cao Peng came to my house before. It was autumn and the weather was still cool, so we had a conversation in a not-so-cool environment.

Recently, I often watch another famous pianist at home. He is also very cool in this hot summer. Yes! Times are different, keep pace with the times. Who is cooler, the cool nature or the cool man?

If the person who came to my house today hadn’t come, I really wouldn’t have known he existed in this world.

Here, I can now write about his life journey. Basically, I learned it from his self-narration to me, and then I memorized it, and then I wrote it down truthfully. You can know from what he said to me whether he belongs to the same kind of person as me, and whether he is my favorite dish. Let's taste it together.

I have to make it clear that I am not a musician and I know nothing about music. I am just an outsider who comes here to watch the fun. But I do know a few people in the music industry, like Feng Ye, the famous musician at Shanghai Ji Concert Hall. We watch each other almost every day.

On the surface, Mr. Dong's self-introduction is very low-key, but in fact he is very impressive. The people in the music industry he introduced are all big names, both domestic and world-class. When I listen to his works, my heart beats faster, so I feel that he is - cool. (To be continued)